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A Noarlunga, South Australia mortgagee offering has been listed for sale via auction with a price guide of $195,000.
The unit last sold for $195,000 in 2015 and previously in 2012 for $200,000.
Brian Pounsett of Harcourts is marketing the property.
Situated at 8/21-23 Witton Road, the abode comprises a one bedroom, one bathroom unit with a carport.
Built in 1950, the upstairs strata unit holds sea and mountain views as well as a timber deck.
Featuring 48 square metres of internal space, the apartment was last listed as a rental in 2013 seeking $185 per week.
It is located within proximity to public transport, the Port Noarlunga township and is just a walk to the beach with its jetty and world heritage reef.
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The median sale price for a home in <a href="/developments/port-noarlunga-sa-5167">Noarlunga, SA</a> is $420,000, according to the latest CoreLogic data.
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Age Group has announced Ace Hotel, the US lifestyle hotel branded chain, will form part of its Surry Hills project.
Located on Wentworth Avenue and designed by Bates Smart, the 18 storey hotel will be built around Tyne House.
It will feature 264 rooms, a ground floor lobby bar, restaurant and cafe, conference facilities, gymnasium and a rooftop bar and restaurant.
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Established in 1999, Ace Hotel has cemented itself as a household name in the United States with locations including New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Chicago, Seattle, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Portland, as well as London Shoreditch and the soon to open Ace Hotel Kyoto.
“Traditional 5-star hotels are finding it hard to compete with lifestyle-driven hotels which place a greater emphasis on experience, culture and art,” Golden Age Founder and Managing Director Jeff Xu said.
“Cities abroad have been faster to adopt this new trend but Australia is still a young market, and there's a demand for it.
“Ace Hotel is one of the best and draws inspiration from the characteristics of the city they operate in.
“Surry Hills is known for being a culinary hub with a stylish culture and acts as a great canvas to design a hotel from.”
To ensure the hotel caters to the local market, an Australian design firm will be appointed to design the hotel’s interiors and rooftop bar, alongside Atelier Ace, Ace Hotel’s in-house creative and development team.
Golden Age has 10 years of hotel experience, with Ace Hotel marking the group’s first Sydney hotel project.
Ace Hotel Sydney is scheduled to open in 2021. 
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In the past 12 months, almost 20% of fridges tested have been delivered non-functional, had a noticeable fault which caused it to be returned, or failed energy testing, according to Choice. 
Choice say it rigorously test up to 40 fridges per year.
Fridges are purchased and delivered using the same process any Australian would to ensure they get the <a href="https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/kitchen/fridges/articles/how-to-avoid-buying-a-faulty-fridge" target="_blank">most authentic buying process</a> possible. 
"We've had a huge number of fridges fail our testing lately," said Choice white goods expert Ashley Iredale.
"As Australians often spend hundreds or thousands on a fridge, this is not acceptable.
"Fridges are also supposed to last 10 to 15 years, which means that you could be stuck with problems for a very long time." 
Some fridge brands fared worse than others. Beko, for example, is particularly prone to faults and general poor performance, said Iredale.
Two of the Beko models tested by CHOICE scored less than 50%. 
"Beko is a popular brand, but we've had so many problems with these models that we're considering a moratorium on testing them," said Iredale. 
"When your new fridge arrives, put a thermometer into the fridge and freezer to make sure that it's at the right temperature. If your fridge isn't performing as it should, contact the retailer.
"If your fridge is faulty the consumer law gives you the protection to get a repair, replacement or refund, depending on the nature of the fault. And because this product is so large, the retailer or the manufacturer should be paying the transport costs when something goes wrong."
If you're thinking of purchasing a new fridge, Iredale recommends checking out the<a href="https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/kitchen/fridges/review-and-compare/fridges" target="_blank"> independent fridge reviews</a>. 
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More new fridges than ever failing on delivery: Choice

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<h2>A home in Sydney's Dover Heights, sold earlier this month for $3.57 million in an auction that attracted strong competition at Cooley Auctions.</h2>
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The house, at 6 Elvina Street, features five bedrooms, and two bathrooms.
It sits on a 550 square metre block, and is within walking distance to Bondi Beach.
Bidding started at $2.6 million, and, while several bidders opted out once offers reached the $3 million range, two individuals went back and forth 29 times before the winning price was reached. 
The home previously traded in 2000, when it sold for $1.22 million.
The median house price in Dover Heights is currently $3.95 million. 
Georgia Cleary and Alexandra Churchill, from BradfieldCleary Double Bay, listed the property.
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A Morley, West Australia mortgagee home has been listed for $235,000.
The villa last sold for $280,000 in 2008, meaning this latest marketing campaign marks a $45,000 reduction in value.
Max Comben of Max Comben Group - Realty is marketing the property.
Situated at 7/6 Tuart Place, the abode comprises two bedrooms, one bathroom and a one car garage.
Located in a small complex, the villa is adjacent to parkland and 12 kilometres from the Perth CBD.
According to the listing new floor coverings were installed recently and it has been given a fresh lick of paint.
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The median sale price for an apartment in <a href="/developments/morley-wa-6062">Morley, WA</a> is $450,000, according to the latest CoreLogic data.
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Three final retail properties in Sydney CBD's Central Park has been sold for $174.5 million at a 5.5 percent yield. 
Frasers Property Australia and Sekisui House Australia, the joint venture partners behind the award-winning $2 billion Central Park, have sold the assets to a consortium comprising Fortius Funds Management and SC Capital Partners Group on behalf of its RECAP V Fund.
Central Park Retail comprises three freehold retail assets – Central Park Mall, DUO Retail and Park Lane Retail – with a total combined GLA of 14,600 sqm.
Central Park Mall, the largest of the three assets, opened in late 2013.
It is anchored by a high performing Woolworths supermarket and state-of-the-art Palace Central cinema complex.
 It houses a diverse mix of entertainment, fashion and experiential retailers, complemented by an alfresco dining precinct.
The Central Park development transformed a former brewery site into a mixed-use precinct with retail, commercial, hotel, education, student accommodation and residential uses. 
 
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Central Park Retail was located in a trade area undergoing rapid gentrification and redevelopment, with retail expenditure projected to increase by 4.2 per cent per annum, Sam Sproats, at Fortius Funds Management said.
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The Central Park precinct's customer traffic and sales have grown 33 per cent and 56 per cent respectively since 2014.
The assets were sold in one line by Lachlan MacGillivray at Colliers International.
 
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Three industrial assets with a combined value of more than $26 million in the Sutherland Shire have been listed for sale. 
The first property, 7 Box Road, Taren Point (pictured above) is a 4,036 square metre office and warehouse owned by John Fisher, expected to fetch around $13 million. 
7 Box Road has a 12 metre internal warehouse clearance with a modern office and showroom spanning over two levels.
It features access for trucks through two on-site separate driveways and roller doors as well as 30 car spaces.
The asset has a 12-month lease back, giving investors ample time to locate a new long-term tenant. 
25 Wurrook Circuit &amp; 5-7 Meta Street, Caringbah (pictured below) is a 4,208 square metre parcel of industrial land.
It comprises three lots side by side, with exposure across two street frontages. 
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The land is zoned B7 Business Park allowing for office buildings and warehouse and strata developments.
Owned by the Coptic Orthodox Church, it is anticipated to sell for more than $7 million. 
Finally, Colliers are also selling 5-7 Resolution Drive in Carinbah (pictured below); a ground floor warehouse with office space and 12 car parks being sold for around $6.7 million.
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The property is located at close proximity to major transport hubs such as Sydney Domestic Airport, Port Botany, Sydney CBD, and Caringbah Train Station.  
“The industrial market is as strong as we’ve ever seen it, due to low land supply and low vacancy. Many owners are capitalising on this and cashing out,” said Trent Gallagher, National Director, Property Sales and Leasing at Colliers International. 
“There is a shift from South Sydney users around the airport coming to the Sutherland Shire due to the lack of industrial land in south Sydney and cheaper values in the Sutherland Shire along with cheaper outgoings.
“Land values have doubled in the past three years, meaning more buyers are shifting south.” 
Both properties are being sold via an Expressions of Interest campaign.
7 Box Road, Taren Point closes late November while 25 Wurrook Circuit and 5-7 Meta Street, Caringbah closes end of October.
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Invested Australia Property Fund have listed the 11- storey office building located at 757 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, to market.
It comes with an expected price guide of in excess of $90 million.
Cushman &amp; Wakefield have been appointed to undertake an expression of interest campaign which commences 14 October.
Completed in 2014, the state-of-the-art building comprises 9,422 sqm of A grade office space. 
The building is fully-leased with a weighted average lease expiry of about five years. 
The property’s strong income profile is supported by the anchor tenant - multi-billion dollar technology company, Asea Brown Boveri.
The building occupies a corner position on Ann Street, one of Fortitude Valley’s main thoroughfares, and Morgan Street. 
Brisbane’s renowned rooftop bar, Bar Eleven, is also located on the top floor.
The building is located just one kilometre from Brisbane’s CBD in the tightest-held Brisbane fringe market, the Urban Renewal precinct. 
According to Cushman &amp; Wakefield research, vacancies in the area have dropped from 14.2% to 12.1% between January 2019 and June 2019.
Cushion &amp; Wakefield’s Joint Head of Middle Markets, Peter Court said the entire commercial component of the asset is structured on a net lease basis, providing smooth, predictable cash flow for investors. 
“This, combined with the building being 100% leased, a multi- billion dollar blue chip anchor tenant, and a strong local office leasing market adds to the attractiveness for prospective buyers that are chasing diminishing yields in other asset classes.”
The A-grade tower was designed by Nettleton Tribe and completed in 2014.
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Sydney property set to be back on the boil: James Nihill 

66% of non home owner millenials plan to buy property within 5 years: Gateway Bank

Property developer One Living, backed by former Macquarie banker turned investment manager Chris Green’s investment firm, has unveiled plans to bring more institutional capital into housing to help address the national supply crisis.

The New York-based investor has focused his firm, GreenPoint Partners, on addressing the supply shortage hitting middle market housing in Australia.

It is backing the new One Living business to develop more than 1000 units along the eastern seaboard. The new firm is starting with a development on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with around 140 apartments planned. They are eyeing off more sites across the city.

With cost pressures rising in the industry, One Living’s model is to be a vertically integrated developer-builder, so it can respond directly to the housing gap by removing the cost inefficiencies embedded in traditional residential delivery.

“We are building a platform designed to operate at scale and starting in a market where there’s a clear need for quality, attainable housing,” One Living joint managing director Joseph Scuderi said.

“It’s that missing middle – it’s that attainable end of housing… that’s what most Australians invest into and what Australians can actually afford.”

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GreenPoint Partners brings years of experience assembling and scaling real estate operating businesses across major markets. And Green sees a big opportunity in Australia.

“For its size, sophistication and importance to the community, Australia’s living sector has remained largely under-institutionalised, which represents significant opportunity,” Green said. “GreenPoint identified that gap, assembled the right team, and is backing One Living to build a platform that is aligned to market needs.”

Green said being a builder-developer would give the company the capacity and flexibility it required to deliver reasonably-priced homes.

“We want it to be at that attainable level; not super high end luxury but at that attainable level,” he said.

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One Living will undertake a component of affordable housing in its schemes, which it will own and operate, and it could also run build-to-rent on some sites.

Green praised local policy settings.

“The NSW government is being very supportive, strategic and pragmatic in terms of how do we generate more supply of housing,” he said. “We think it’s actually positive for development and the bit that’s been lacking at that attainable level is that it’s lots of relatively small private developers, whereas we want to create an institutional platform.”

One Living is also&nbsp;looking at high-density projects and could take on more institutional funding in the future.

“The way we will be able to achieve economies of scale is through size,” Green added.

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One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition

It's been several years since there's been an opportunity to buy a brand new townhome in Melbourne's coastal suburb of Mordialloc. Even apartment developments in recent times have been few and far between in the area.

Local developer LDS Property identified the gap in new housing, securing a site on White Street, directly opposite&nbsp;Woodlands Golf Club Mordialloc. They've recently launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/wm-residences-mordialloc-102-white-street-mordialloc-vic-3195">WM Residences</a>, just 13 townhouses which they have already started building.

Projects by Buxton Director Heath Thompson, who is selling WM Residences, says the townhouses x that perfect middle ground be

"Mordialloc residents have had limited options to downsize within the suburb, often forcing them to look elsewhere despite long-standing ties to the area," Thompson says.

"With very little comparable new supply coming to market, projects like WM Residences are well placed, particularly as buyers look to capitalise on current conditions amid constrained supply."

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The development, designed by regarded architecture firm&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/ewert-leaf">Ewert Leaf</a>,&nbsp;adopts a deliberately restrained architectural approach, focusing on simplicity, durability and liveability rather than overt design gestures.

The boutique scale is central to the offering. With only 13 three-bedroom residences, each home is configured to prioritise functional layouts and everyday use, supported by private terraces and secure two-car garages.

Ewert Leaf’s design response leans into a calm, neutral material palette. Interiors are defined by oak flooring, white walls and soft finishes, creating a consistent and understated backdrop. The approach avoids trend-driven detailing in favour of longevity, with an emphasis on natural light and spatial clarity.

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Beyond aesthetics, the homes are designed to meet contemporary performance expectations. Each residence targets a minimum 6-star energy rating, incorporating double glazing, comprehensive insulation and all-electric Bosch appliances.

The project’s location supports a walkable coastal lifestyle, sitting within close proximity to Mordialloc’s foreshore, Main Street retail strip and the train station. Local cafés and dining venues, including Suburbia Deli and Hendriks Café, are within a short walk, reinforcing the area’s established neighbourhood character.

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While <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/mordialloc-vic-3195">Mordialloc</a> is often defined by its beach and pier, the project taps into other areas of day to day living, offering easy access to local food, casual dining and transport, rather than positioning itself purely as a lifestyle retreat.

WM Residences reflects a continued trend across Melbourne’s coastal suburbs towards smaller-scale, design-led townhouse developments, particularly on infill sites where proximity to amenity is already established.

With construction commenced prior to its market entry, the project aligns with a growing preference among buyers for developments with visible progress and defined delivery timeframes.

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WM Residences fills gap in Mordialloc townhouse market

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Developer GURNER™ Group has revealed $1.65 billion in residential sales nationally across the 12 months to December 2025, driven largely by the continued momentum of its Docklands wellness-focused precinct, Elysium Fields.

The sales result was generated across seven projects in Victoria and New South Wales, headlined by Elysium Fields, GURNER™’s $2.75 billion mixed-use precinct planned for Harbour Esplanade in Docklands.

The project has recorded more than $500 million in sales across the first three towers, equating to around 580 apartments sold.

The first tower, Helios, has now sold out of its 240 private residences, with GURNER™ preparing to release a premium penthouse collection comprising 15 three-bedroom penthouses in coming weeks.

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Elysium Fields is being developed on the long-held 20,000 sqm Docklands site at 208-226 Harbour Esplanade, which had remained undeveloped for more than two decades prior to GURNER™ taking over the project around four years ago.

Construction has now commenced across four towers ranging between 18 and 30 storeys, with Hamilton Marino and Maxcon appointed as builders.

Once complete, the precinct is expected to comprise around 1,100 residences, alongside retail, hospitality and public realm uses integrated throughout the site.

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Designed by Fraser &amp; Partners in collaboration with GURNER™ Design House, the project has been positioned around the developer’s broader focus on wellness-led residential living.

“We don’t sell apartments. We create a true luxury lifestyle that simply doesn’t exist elsewhere in the market today,” Founder and Executive Chairman Tim Gurner said.

“To deliver that requires an extraordinary level of detail, coordination and discipline across multiple verticals, from design and hospitality through to wellness and service.”

“We’ve always believed that living extends far beyond the physical residence. It’s about how you feel the moment you arrive, how you live day-to-day, and the ecosystem that supports that.” 
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The project’s design places a heavy focus on landscaping, wellness amenities and biophilic design principles.

Plans include around 3,700 sqm of landscaped gardens and open space throughout the precinct, alongside a retail and dining offering spanning approximately 5,000 sqm.

The broader public realm strategy centres around what GURNER™ describes as the “Path of Life”, an urban forest and landscaped pedestrian environment intended to connect the various buildings and wellness spaces across the precinct.

The apartments themselves will incorporate a range of wellness-focused inclusions, including purified air and water systems, circadian lighting, antimicrobial surfaces, and optional in-home wellness upgrades.

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Gurner said the company’s experience through its Saint Haven wellness clubs had directly informed the residential offering now being incorporated into Elysium Fields.

“We’re seeing a clear global shift toward longevity, performance and proactive health,” Gurner said.

“Our role is to deliver that in a way that feels seamless, highly private and beautifully resolved within the environments we create.”

A large component of the wellness offering is planned through the resident amenity and health facilities proposed within the precinct.

That includes plans for bathing and recovery facilities spread throughout the towers, incorporating mineral pools, saunas, steam rooms, flotation therapy, red light therapy and wellness lounges.

The developer is also seeking approvals for what it describes as a “reverse ageing medical clinic” within the precinct.

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According to project information released by the group, the proposed facility would include cryotherapy, IV infusion therapy, infrared and dry saunas, PEMF beds, MRIs, DEXA scans, brain scans and blood analysis services.

Within the first tower, Helios, residents will also have access to a dedicated amenity offering known as the Sky Private Club.

The upper 15 levels of the building will include private lounges, dining spaces, rooftop amenities and optional private wellness studios integrated within residences.

The Helios tower itself comprises 260 apartments ranging between 60 sqm and 300 sqm, including a collection of penthouses.

That includes a planned two-storey penthouse spanning around 600 sqm with uninterrupted bay views.

The Elysium Fields precinct is being delivered in partnership with Digital Harbour Holdings, a consortium that includes the Liberman family, which controls the development rights across the Docklands site.

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The sales result comes as GURNER™ continues expanding its national development pipeline beyond Victoria.

“We have a strong pipeline across Australia and are now focused on scaling into key markets including New South Wales and Queensland, while continuing to build on our Melbourne base,” Gurner said.

“We currently have more than $3 billion in the market, growing to over $5 billion by October, and expect to materially outperform last year in the 2026 calendar year.”

The result also reflects the continued strength of the upper-end apartment market in Melbourne, particularly for owner-occupier-focused product with large-scale amenity and lifestyle offerings.

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Record result anchored by the Group’s “utopian” Elysium Fields precinct – defying market headwinds in Docklands.

Elysium Fields drive Gurner to $1.65 billion in apartment sales over 2025

National Australia Bank (NAB) will fund <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/palmera-residences-gold-coast-18-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Palmera</a>, a $1 billion, 52-level luxury residential tower being developed by Central Equity in one of the Gold Coast’s most tightly held coastal locations at Northcliffe.

The project, launched recently by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/central-equity">Central Equity</a>, one of Victoria’s largest private residential developers, comes at a time when construction funding for large residential developments has become increasingly competitive as lenders tighten exposure to the sector.

Multiplex has been appointed the builder, and construction is now underway.

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Since its first project, Central Equity has delivered more than 85 residential developments with a combined end value exceeding $8 billion.

Palmera reflects Central Equity’s growing focus on the Gold Coast luxury apartment market and continues a relationship between Central Equity and NAB that dates back to the late 1980s, when the bank funded one of Melbourne’s earliest inner-city residential towers at a time when high-rise apartment living in the CBD was largely unproven.

“NAB’s funding of Central Equity’s $36 million CBD development in the late 1980’s to the financing of the billion-dollar tower today highlights the long-term relationship between the two organisations in delivering major residential projects” said Central Equity Founder and Chairman Eddie Kutner.

He said NAB’s early support was instrumental in helping establish the company’s development model.

“When we commenced our first residential tower in the late 1980s the concept of funding off-the-plan apartments was still largely untested in Australia,” Kutner said.

“NAB recognised the opportunity early and supported the project when others were uncertain. That relationship has now continued for more than 37 years across many developments.”

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Central Equity was established in 1987 when Melbourne’s CBD and Southbank precinct were still dominated by warehouses and commercial buildings. Fewer than 100 residents lived in Southbank at the time, and large-scale residential development in the inner city was not widely considered.

Recognising changing demographics and lifestyle preferences, the company began developing high-rise residential projects designed to bring permanent residents into the city centre.

Central Equity has provided accommodation for approximately 40,000 residents across Melbourne’s CBD and Southbank, while also incorporating supporting infrastructure including essential lifestyle facilities like retail spaces, childcare facilities and neighbourhood activity centres.

Central Equity has spent many years assembling the Palmera development site on the corner of Garfield Terrace and Frederick Street in Northcliffe, creating a supersite of around 3,300 sqm.

The developer said the Palmera apartment tower reflects its long-term view of the Gold Coast as a growing and increasingly diversified economy.

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Supported by infrastructure including the light rail network, major road upgrades expanded education, hospital and medical facilities and continued expansion at the Gold Coast Airport with more international and domestic flights.

Positioned in the tightly held Northcliffe precinct, the 52-level tower will deliver 347 apartments, targeting buyers seeking a high-end coastal lifestyle, from downsizers to interstate investors.

Designed by Marchese Partners with interiors by DBI, Palmera has been conceived as a next-generation residential offering, featuring a collection of oversized apartments, with premium three-bedroom residences offering sweeping northern views stretching from Surfers Paradise through to Burleigh Heads.

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NAB funds $1 billion Surfers Paradise apartment development, Palmera

Two years after completing one of the newest developments in North Sydney, developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/aqualand-australia">Aqualand</a> is turning its attention to the rapidly evolving St Leonards apartment market.

The developer, which completed AURA by Aqualand on North Sydney's Walker Street, has lodged plans for a 5,918 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/33-37-herbert-street-st-leonards-nsw-2065">33-37 Herbert Street, St Leonards,</a> seeking approval for a pair of residential towers rising above a shared podium opposite Royal North Shore Hospital.

The proposal forms part of the broader transformation underway across the St Leonards-Crows Nest precinct, where former industrial and commercial sites are increasingly being redeveloped into high-density mixed-use projects tied to major transport infrastructure.

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According to the planning documents, the site sits “within the St Leonards–Crows Nest Strategic Centre, identified by the NSW Government as a key area for accommodating future jobs and housing across Sydney.”

The proposal has been designed by fjcstudio, formerly FJMT Studio, and is being progressed through the State Significant Development pathway due to its scale and affordable housing provision.

The scheme would comprise 413 apartments, including 46 affordable housing units, alongside retail and commercial uses fronting Herbert Street. The project would also include communal open space, landscaping, a swimming pool, gymnasium, children’s play areas and podium-level resident amenities.

Planning documents show the development would consist of a part-13, part-39 storey tower form positioned above a four-storey podium.

“The development comprises a unified podium that activates the street interface, and two setback towers to accommodate new housing supply while maintaining an appropriate human scale at ground level,” fjcstudio noted in its Design Report.

The northern and southern towers have been shaped to respond to the surrounding skyline while also limiting overshadowing impacts to nearby public open space, particularly Talus Reserve.

The design report said the differing tower heights were intended to “contribute to a varied skyline while responding to the surrounding built form context and solar access considerations.”

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The site sits directly opposite Royal North Shore Hospital and within walking distance of both St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

While the site itself sits just outside the formal Crows Nest Transport Oriented Development boundary, the planning documents repeatedly reference its alignment with the broader TOD objectives reshaping the Lower North Shore.

“The site is located adjacent to St Leonards Station and in close proximity to Crows Nest Metro which is within the Crows Nest Transit Orientated Development Accelerated Precinct which has been identified by the NSW Government to support housing delivery,” the Design Verification Statement noted.

According to fjcstudio, the project has been designed to respond to the broader transition occurring across St Leonards, where increasing residential density is being concentrated around transport infrastructure and employment hubs.

“The broader precinct is undergoing significant change, with a mix of existing mid-rise buildings and newer high-density developments,” the report stated.

“Recent and approved projects indicate a consistent shift toward taller built form, typically organised as tower-and-podium typologies with more active ground levels.”

The proposal includes close to 6,000 sqm of retail and commercial space across the ground floor and podium levels, designed to create a more activated street edge along Herbert Street.

Aqualand’s plans would also introduce a landscaped podium shared between the two towers, with communal open space in the form of a podium rooftop designed to support resident interaction and improve urban greening outcomes. The scheme would also introduce pocket parks at the northern and southern ends of the site, including a landscaped area at the corner of Herbert and Ella streets designed to improve pedestrian amenity and soften the streetscape.

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The proposal is being progressed through the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority pathway, which was introduced to accelerate housing supply across the state. The application was declared State Significant Development in April 2025 following an expression of interest process.

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St Leonards has been particularly active with new developments in recent weeks. Developer SP Setia’s <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-sp-setia-targets-st-leonards-skyline-with-40-storey-tod-tower">plans for a new 42-storey tower</a> recently went on exhibition through the same pathway, while <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">Stockland’s 52-storey tower proposal</a> was also recently unveiled.

Aside from the St Leonards project, which is expected to take around nine months to move through the approvals process ahead of a potential 2027 launch, Aqualand is also preparing to launch Boronia, a new apartment project in Roseville comprising around 111 apartments on Larkin Street.

The developer also has approvals in place for the next stage of the Barangaroo precinct, which will feature new residential, retail, hospitality and community uses, alongside a new metro entry across the five-hectare site.

More than 50 new retail destinations are planned for Central Barangaroo, alongside a 270-metre-long boulevard connecting Hickson Park to Nawi Cove. Together with Harbour Park, more than 50 per cent of the precinct will comprise public open space and parkland.

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