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Property valuation and consultancy firm, LandMark White has appointed Chris Nicholl as its new chief executive. 
In appointing the 20 year real estate veteran, the board said Mr Nicoll's experience in strategic planning, project execution, his accumulated knowledge of professional real estate services, and markets across Asia
Pacific, would assist in "setting and implementing the future direction of LandMark White". 
Mr Nicolls takes over from Brad Piltz. 
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The arrival of some of the world’s top hotel brands in Perth is set give the ageing market a shake-up, forcing upgrades of existing stock and boosting the five-star options in the city.
The impending shake-up was revealed in Colliers International's Between the Flags – Hotels Research and Forecast report which found that almost two thirds of hotels in Perth’s CBD were either built or converted from other uses prior to 1990, with only a handful of new developments in recent years.
With a slew of prominent luxury operators now lining up to put their stamp on the WA capital, "Perth’s hospitality market is in for a facelift", the report said. 
Last week, the Ritz-Carlton announced its plans for a 204-room luxury hotel at Elizabeth Quay. It comes as Crown Towers earmarks a new hotel at Burswood, the Westin at the FESA site on Hay Street, while the old Treasury buildings redevelopment on St George’s Terrace is all slated for hotels of five stars or above. Hilton Hotel has also signalled plans for Perth. 
The arrival of the luxury hotels is expected to significantly boost it the city's five-star options.
Colliers puts the number of five-star hotels in Perth at seven, which combined make up about 1,937 rooms and account for 26% of the city's available hotel accommodation. 
Hotels graded between three and three and a half stars account for 24% of Perth’s accommodation, while four and four and a half star hotels make up the remaining 50%.
“As it stands today, the market in Perth is fairly evenly divided between four groups of ratings – three to three and a half star, four star, four and a half star and five star, which all account for roughly a quarter of available accommodation each, give or take a few percentage points,” said Colliers International director of investment services, Wayne Lawrence.
“However, if we have a look at the calibre of some of the operators and projects in the pipeline in Perth for the next few years, with the likes of the Ritz-Carlton, Westin and Crown, we are going to see that balance become more skewed towards the top end of town and that luxury market.”
Mr Lawrence said that was also likely to have a flow-on effect to Perth’s existing hotel stock.
"The Perth market was marked by a prevalence of old stock, which was below international hotel standards, but with the strength of the corporate market and the limited supply of rooms there wasn’t really a lot of pressure for operators to address that,” he said.
However, with the resurgence of the tourism market and the introduction of these high-end premium operators to the city, he said we’re getting some new life in the sector and that would provide motivation for some of those existing operators to look at refurbishing and upgrading their facilities.
The transition taking place between the corporate and tourism markets was also explored in the report.
Colliers manager of research and urban economics, Michael Knight, said that high levels of corporate travel associated with the resources boom had seen Perth’s hotel market consistently leading other Australian capitals in occupancy and revenue benchmarks in recent years.
Corporate activity peaked in 2012, with the average occupancy rate exceeding 90 per cent in Perth. Last year, he noted, that the occupancy rate sank over the course of the year to an average monthly rate of 83.5% as resources-related spending began to drop off.
However, Mr Knight expects that the tourism market was likely to be a winner from the easing in corporate travel.
“We had a situation for a while there where corporate occupancy of Perth hotels was at a level where tourism struggled to get a look in,” he said.
“With that market now pulling back, we should see hotel vacancy rates and room rates move to a point where they are more appealing to the general tourism market – and it’s worth noting that the general leisure market has shown signs of increasing over the past 12 months.”
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Perth's hospitality market set for a 'facelift' with arrival of top hotel brands

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Name: Tom Doran<img src="/images/2014/04/02/tom-doran-profile.png" alt="" style="float: right;">
Position: Associate director - retail sales leasing and projects
Company: Doran Commercial
Office location: Neutral Bay - Sydney
How long have you been in the industry? 
13 years
What's happening in the area you specialise in? 
Retail investment stock continues to tighten buoyed by the low interest rates, falling retail vacancy and the influx of Asian investors.
Describe the most interesting property you have sold? 
10 years ago we sold the Stoned Crow at Crows Nest. The Stoned Crow was renowned for its "Cougar" segment of the market. Being a young impressionable 19 year old at the time i certainly had my eyes wide open when conducting late night inspections.
What are the ingredients to being successful in your job?
Energy, empathy and enjoying yourself.
What aspects of your role do you enjoy the most? 
I love meeting an array of high successful and interesting people. From Wallabies, media celebrities and heart surgeons to Olympians, politicians, mums and dads
Where would you invest a spare $750,000? 
The retail investment market is strong currently. Traditionally investors prefer leased investment rather than vacant possession stock that has to be leased. With the retail leasing market strengthening buying retail strata and leasing can be highly profitable. Before purchasing vacant retail strata you need to ensure that the following is clarified before purchase
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<li>Access to grease trap and exhaust</li>
<li>What services are available into the shop</li>
<li>Are there any restrictions on usage or trading hours?</li>
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Which football team do you support?
The mighty Manly Sea Eagles. Go Manly!
What's your favourite app or techno gadget? 
The flashlight on my iphone is crucial in retail property. When entering older buildings or tenancies without power, this is a crucial part of the trade.
How do you use social media? 
We love social media in our office. We have made a commitment to keep our clients as up to date as possible with trends, forecasts and recent transactions. We have tried to break down our social media into segments so that we can provide information the median expects. Our rough rule of thumb is below
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<li>Linkedin - Strictly business</li>
<li>Facebook - Combination of business and fun</li>
<li>Instagram - Combination of business and fun</li>
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In profile: Doran Commercial's associate director - retail sales leasing and projects, Tom Doran

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It was a pub that no one knew about until Paul Hogan put it on the map. Now the Walkabout Creek Hotel - which became famous in the blockbuster hit movie Crocodile Dundee has been sold. 
Empty-nesters Frank and Debbie Wust emerged as the buyers of the pub at McKinlay in Northern Queensland for a "significant six figure sum".  
It is believed the couple are committed to maintaining the hotel’s iconic status.  
Mr Wust, who since 1990 has been a miner at the Callide Mine, 120 kilometres south-west of Gladstone, was attracted to the idea of buying the Walkabout Creek Hotel on his way to the Boulia Camel Races.
“We were visiting a friend in Boulia, who previously owned an outback hotel himself, and on the way home we stopped at the Walkabout Creek Hotel and the rest is history,” he says.
The vendor was publican Paul Collins.
“After 28 years behind the bar, Paul had decided to call time on his stint at the illustrious pub, which was originally built in 1900 as the Federal Hotel,” says sales agent, Nathan Henderson - principal of Raine &amp; Horne Ingham &amp; Beaches. 
The Walkabout Creek Hotel has 18 single rooms and a caravan park which provides 30 powered and unpowered sites, plus two residential houses. 
Picture courtesy of Ken Hodge/flickr.
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Crocodile Dundee's watering hole, the Walkabout Creek Hotel, sold

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Canberra Airport has selected Toga Far East Hotels (TFE Hotels) to be its operating partner for a new hotel to be built adjacent to the airport’s new terminal.
The new hotel, scheduled for opening in late 2015, will operate under the 4.5 star Vibe Hotel brand.
TFE Hotels is a joint venture between Toga Group and Far East Orchard and it is a leading operator in Australasia with a network of over 65 accommodation assets across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Among some of the hotel brands it operates are Medina Serviced Apartments and the Rendezvous Hotels.
The new $480 million terminal was opened in March 2013 and currently handles about three million passengers a year. But the terminal is built to process up to eight million domestic and international passengers a year.
Karen Wales and  Ross Beardsell of JLL's Hotels &amp; Hospitality Group led the selection process on behalf of Canberra Airport.
"The expansion of Canberra Airport is expected to underpin accommodation demand over the medium term and could well be enhanced should the Airport be successful in attracting short haul international flights", said Ms Wales.
Construction of the Bates Smart-designed Vibe Hotel Canberra is due to start in May. The hotel, which will be just 150 metres away from the new terminal, will have a business travel focus and feature a 191-rooms.
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Canberra Airport partners up with TFE Hotels for new hotel

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Potential takeover target Australand Property Group has upgraded its full year earnings by up to 20%, thanks to positive conditions in the residential property market.
The upgrade, which also included a 19% lift in its distribution guidance to 25.5c, comes less than a week after rival property group Stockland swooped on a 19.9% strategic stake in the company - a move widely considered to be a prelude to a full takeover. 
Australand now expects its operating earnings per security for 2014 to be 17-20% higher than the previous year.
In a market update, the company said that "as part of its usual quarterly review process, the Group has revisited its earnings expectations, having particular regard to positive market conditions in the residential sector."
Specifically, it said the group’s residential division continued to experience strong demand and price growth across a number of projects and as a result it now expects that the 2014 residential earnings contribution will be higher than previously expected.
Australand managing director Bob Johnston said: “We are very pleased with the continued momentum in our Residential division.”  
“Year to date sales activity has been encouraging, particularly in NSW.” 
Management also announced that it had commenced the process of closing out its existing interest rate derivatives book and was re-hedging its interest rate exposure at prevailing market rates.  
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Australand upgrade full year earnings by up to 20%

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The Burnside Village Shopping Centre located near Nambour on the Sunshine Coast has sold to a Queensland investor for $6.2 million.
Burnside Village is a 1,895 square metres single-level convenience centre anchored by an IGA Supermarket. 
Built around 2008, the centre offers parking for about 90 cars and has 12 specialty shops including a medical centre, pharmacy, bottle shop, bakery, café, hairdresser, Indian restaurant and Pizza Capers.
The selling agents were Jon Tyson and Michael Harcourt of Savills Retail Investments. 
Mr Tyson said the sale of Burnside Village demonstrated the continued strong appetite of private investors to secure quality, well-located Queensland retail investments. 
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Sunshine Coast shopping centre sells for $6.2 million

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In a further sign of confidence in the Brisbane residential market, Walker Corporation has snapped up a 3,500 square metre development site in the city's Fortitude Valley for $22.2 million.
The 80 McLachlan Street site is in the early stages of planning for what will be a 15 level twin tower residential development of 336 apartments.
The site has been purchased with a delayed settlement period which will allow Walker to develop a full plan for the site, which pending on local council approval, will end up being a mixed use residential, retail and lifestyle development, linking the city to the Valley.
The vendor was AP Eagers. 
Walker is "bullish about the future of residential development in Brisbane", following the success of its $150 million Westmark Milton development in Milton, where 68% of the 171 apartments in tower one have been pre-sold. 
"With construction on the site to commence in June, 2014, buyers are being driven by an inner city undersupplied by quality stock and interstate buyers seeking a toehold in fast-moving Brisbane residential market", said the company. 
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More than 200 people turned up to see a retail shop in Melbourne's St Kilda sell under the hammer for $3.6 million - some $600,000 above the price expectations. 
Such was the strong competition for the two-storey retail property, at 143 Acland Street, that more than 70 bids from eight individual parties were received, with the majority of interest coming from Chinese and Malaysian buyers. The buyer was a Victorian private investor. 
The sale price equated to a building rate of $19,355 per square metre and reflected a tight yield of 3.7%.
The building is situated on a 236 square metre block in the middle of an iconic retail strip and had not been offered to the market for more than 60 years.
CBRE’s Josh Rutman, Mark Wizel and Rorey James were the selling agents.
“This record auction result is yet another example of the significant financial benefit vendors are recognising when offering their property to the public in an on-market basis when compared to off-market," said Mr Wizel.
He added that the strong interest from Asian investors is an indication that these offshore groups were becoming more aggressive and gaining further confidence in investing outside of the Melbourne CBD.
Mr James said the record building rate, which translated to $19,355 per square metre, was a strong result that set the benchmark for 2014.
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Acland Street, St Kilda retail shops sells under the hammer for $3.6 million

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A small retail shop on the fringe of the Melbourne CBD has sold for $630,000. 
Located at 759 Bourke Street, the 57 square metre Docklands shop was sold on a net yield of 5.7%. 
It is leased to hair salon Blow Dry Bar, returning $41,600 plus GST.  
Fitzroys selling agent Andrew Hewett said astute investors were now considering Docklands again following the huge increase in population from rapid development over the past 12 years.
“There is no doubt now that Docklands has cemented itself as a large business precinct, connected to the CBD and boasting a number of attractions,” he said.
The Bourke Street shop is located between the two NAB office towers in Docklands and opposite the new purpose-built Medibank Private development.
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Docklands retail shop sells for $630,000

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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