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A tightening white collar employment market and weaker business conditions for the private sector saw leasing activity in the Adelaide CBD office market sink below the five year average last year.
The latest quarterly Savills Spotlight Adelaide Office market report revealed that 74,697 square metres of leasing activity took place in central Adelaide in the year to December - down 8.1% on 2012 and well down on the five year average of 125,590 square metres.
Of the 74,697 square metres reported leased in central Adelaide, the government and community sector was most active leasing about 45% of the stock reported leased.
Despite a positive contribution from the fringe precinct, overall net absorption across the city and fringe was 4,108 square metres.
Adelaide’s combined office market vacancy rate for the CBD and fringe markets stood at 11.8% as at December 2013. Of the two markets, the CBD has the highest vacancy rate at 12.4%, while the fringe is 8%.
Dissecting the results for the CBD market, Savills said that prime grade stock recorded positive absorption of 20,094 square metres over the period but noted that it was down 14,003 square metres on the previous year.
Secondary grade stock recorded negative absorption of -22,943 square metres. "These figures show that most demand for prime grade stock is coming from within the CBD, with only a small proportion of tenants moving into prime space from other office precincts," said the report.
The city fringe recorded net positive absorption of 2,030 square metres - down on the previous 12 months but up on the five year average of 1,835 square metres.
While Savills is tipping leasing activity to remain subdued in the short-term, it expects tenant demand to improve, predicting positive net absorption to return to the CBD market in the medium term.
Helping to drive that shift in leasing conditions, it says will be the introduction of newly refurbished office space onto the leasing market in late 2013 which "should provide a number of opportunities for existing and new tenants during 2014".
"The next 12 months are forecast to have an increase in lease expiries over the past 12 months which should help drive an increase in leasing activity in central Adelaide."
More stringent rules surrounding mandatory NABERS Energy rating disclosure, it adds, were also likely to have a negative impact on older office space in Adelaide, particularly for properties seeking to attract government tenants.
Average CBD net face rents remained steady in the final quarter of last year - ranging from $310 to $410 per square metre per annum.
Savills said incentives remained steady for premium grade buildings over the quarter due to relatively strong leasing demand. However, A and B grade incentives increased as a result of increased supply and the resulting increase in competition, it noted. 
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Name: Jesse Manuel
Position: Manager – rural and agribusiness
Company: Colliers International
Office Location: Adelaide
How long have you been in the industry?
About 10 years. I started in residential real estate in a small country town. Given my farming background I moved to a boutique rural agency in Adelaide before joining Colliers International in 2007 as one of the original start-up members of the Rural &amp; Agribusiness specialisation.
What’s happening in the area you specialise in? 
Consolidation. Many of the well-positioned larger producers and long-standing industry participants with minimal debt have taken advantage of their position, acquiring neighbours and competitors. There is considerable interest in Australian agriculture from Chinese buyers such food companies and major private investors. Institutional investors from Europe and the US are also emerging as an important segment of the buyer market for large scale farming assets.
Describe the most interesting property you have sold?
By virtue of the asset class I deal with, nearly all of the assets seem ‘interesting’ to people from outside the industry. We have sold a vertically integrated oyster business comprising extensive water and land-based operations, chicken meat farms, large scale forestry plantations and country mansions.
What are the ingredients to being successful in your job? 
Be passionate, eager to learn and expand your network, and never ever give up.
What aspects of your role do you enjoy the most?
Dealing with new people and interesting properties on a daily basis, and the thrill of a deal!
Where would invest a spare $750,000?
$750,000 won’t go a long way in commercial farming but I would say the chicken meat sector is one of the best-performing agribusiness industries currently, so that would have to be a consideration. I would also invest in a vineyard in a renowned region such as the Barossa Valley because values are on the way up.
Which football team do you support?
The mighty Adelaide Crows! We’ll make top four this year.
What’s your favourite app or techno gadget?
Google maps.
How do you use social media? 
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://au.linkedin.com/pub/jesse-manuel/20/9b5/219" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> is very helpful in finding contacts within organisations you don’t have relationships with. We also like promoting our deals and sharing research reports with our clients.
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In profile: Colliers International's manager - rural and agribusiness, Jesse Manuel

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A retail shop in Melbourne's Footscray, home to international fast-food chain Nando's, has been listed for sale. 
The 150 square metre property, known as Shop 1, 250 Barkly Street, is leased to Nando's on a 5+5+5 year lease to 2027, with annual 3% fixed rent increases. 
The annual rent is $65,672. 
The selling agents are Jamie Perlinger and Adam Thomas of Burgess Rawson. 
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Nando's Barkly Street, Footscray retail shop listed

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A large industrial facility in the Perth's premier industrial precinct of Welshpool has been listed for sale or lease.
Located at 33 McDowell Street, the property is being offered for sale at a price of $11.95 million with vacant possession or leased on flexible terms.
The property, which has the potential to be divided into several separate tenancies, has two large warehouses, loading docks and office to provide almost 14 square metres of refurbished warehousing.
One warehouse covers 7,769 square metres and the other 3,442 square metres, with the office space covering 864 square metres.
Knight Frank industrial director Jarrad Grierson said the property had a substantial land area of 2.89 hectares and had previously been the headquarters of a local manufacturing company.
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Industrial facility in Welshpool, Perth listed for sale or lease

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Property developers and investors are expected to jockey for position when a five-level office building in South Melbourne goes under the auctioneers hammer later this month. 
The 71 Palmerston Crescent property, located 3 kilometres south from the Melbourne CBD, is scheduled to go under the hammer on 27 March and is tipped to fetch more than $7 million.
The property offers a net lettable area of just over 2,710 square metres, 39 car parks, a communal rooftop entertaining and barbecue area.
Colliers International’s Jeremy Gruzewski and Peter Bremner have been appointed to sell the property.  
“The building is currently configured into 11 office areas plus a retail premise, all but one of which are currently leased,” Bremner said. “The property has a current net passing income of approximately $621,110 per annum however the potential fully let net income is estimated at $721,502 per annum.”
The property also offers the possibility of future redevelopment potential.
Gruzewski said that at a minimum, the site had the potential to develop "up to four lightweight units for either residential or commercial use (STCA)".
He also added that "given recent residential redevelopment in the area and a recent zoning change to Commercial 1, it is possible a redevelopment of a much higher density and height could be carried out, thus providing a solid exit strategy for a prudent property investor.”
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Five-level South Melbourne office building set to spark $7 million plus scrap

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A retail complex at Oxenford on the Gold Coast has sold for $2.145 million to a local private investor.  

The sale of 110-112 Old Pacific Highway reflected a yield of 7.8%.  It houses four tenants - Ray White, a dentist, The Salvation Army and a Seafood &amp; Pizza eatery, which occupy a total of 570 square metres of retail space. The combined net income is about $175,750 per annum.

The tenants have between one and four years left remaining on their lease with options ranging between three to five years. The largest retail tenancy - the Salvation Army - covers an area of 220 square metres at a rent of $48,920 per annum.

The sale was negotiated by Mr Mason Kidman and Alan Robertson of Colliers International.

Mr Mason said the property was a straight forward income producing investment which was managed entirely by the previous owner. 

He expects the property will also benefit from significant infrastructure and commercial development that is currently in planning or under construction, pointing out that there was about $43 million worth of projects already underway in Oxenford.

Mr Mason said that the retail complex was positioned over two titles on a land area of 1,556 square metres and it had potential for future development, as it fell under a Zoned Central Oxenford Local Area Plan with allowance of up to three storeys build.

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Gold Coast retail complex sells for $2.145 million

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A local investor has snapped up a commercial retail site at Capalaba in Brisbane's east for $3.7 million.  
The 1 Moreton Bay Road property is anchored by a Cash Converters outlet and sits on a site area of about 4,224 square metres, with the building area at about 1,542 square metres.
Ray White Commercial Bayside’s Nathan Moore and Michael Keddy were the selling agents, acting on behalf of a private seller.
“This freehold property has three tenancies with a potential net rental income of more than $320,000 per annum,” said Mr Moore. 
Cash Converters started a 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 lease in January, 2011 and have exercised the first option.
An outdoor furniture is another tenant in the property, while the third tenancy is currently vacant.
“We are working with a number of parties to finalise a lease over this prized corner location,” said Mr Keddy. 
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Local investor snaps up Capalaba, Brisbane retail site for $3.7 million

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Furniture retailer Homeland Furniture is expanding its business into the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales after signing a lease at the Sentinel Property Group's Hunter Supa Centre at Rutherford.
The retailer has secured 785 square metres of retail space at the centre on a five year lease with a further five year option, at a gross annual rental of $145,225 a year.
The Hunter Supa Centre, at 343 New England Highway, Rutherford, is on a 50,690 square metre site which features three separate buildings with a total lettable area of 19,768 square metres plus 438 parking bays.
The Brisbane-based Sentinel acquired the centre in May 2013.
More than 85% of the centre is underpinned by national tenants, including Fantastic Furniture, Petbarn, Betta Electrical, Loot Homewares, The Outdoor Furniture Specialists, Bubs Baby Shops, Plush, Genesis Fitness and Repco.
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Homeland Furniture secure Hunter Supa Centre, Rutherford lease

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Growing business confidence and easier access to capital could see Melbourne's strata office in for a big year in 2014.
Full-floor office sales in the last quarter of last year came in at more than 13 and that level of strong level of activity spilled into the start of this year.
DTZ manager of CBD Strata Sales, landlord and institutional investor services, Danny Clark said: “We are being inundated with strata office enquiries, and 2014 is set to be a strong year for sales in the sector with growing business confidence and easier access to capital.”
Such is the competition, DTZ CBD strata sales and leasing executive, Samuel Bell added that it recently concluded the sale of a vacant floor at level 1, 20 Queen Street (pictured below), which attracted fierce competition from both owner occupiers and investors.
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The sale, he said, further highlighting the fact that investors were now prepared to carry the risk on vacant floors.
“We are starting to see increased competition from both local and offshore investors looking for quality investments; however, full floor investments are a rarity in the Melbourne market. This competition, coupled with a shortage of available stock, is leading to record sales per square metre," said Mr Bell.
The 20 Queen Street floor was 390 square metres and sold for $1.1 million.
Nearby, at 620 Bourke Street, a 567 square metre floor on level 4, fetched $2.075 million.
Levels 1 and 2, at 420 Collins Street - combines floor size of 780 square metres - sold for $2.9 million.
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Brisbane has welcomed its first international hotel in more than a decade, with Starwood Hotels opening its Four Points by Sheraton in the city centre.
State Minister for Tourism, Jann Stuckey, said it showed confidence in the sector, which the government promised to grow as one of the four pillars of the economy.
The Four Points hotel boasts 246 rooms and suites and is expected to contribute to visitation numbers by bringing thousands of guests each year.
The Newman government is aiming to double annual overnight visitor expenditure from $15 billion in 2010 to $30 billion by 2020.
Ms Stucky described the new hotel as "big boost for the local precinct" and that it was another step in the revitalisation of this part of the city’s CBD, which would see "significant redevelopment in the coming years".
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Four Points by Sheraton hotel opening in Brisbane city centre a "big boost for the local precinct"

<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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