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<p>Sylvia Myers, wife of high net wealth adviser Lawrence Myers, has bought at Cottage Point.</p>
<p>The five-bedroom weekender on deep water frontage sold for $4.25 million.</p>
<p>It comes with a private jetty.</p>
<p>It last sold at $1.35 million in 2002.</p>
<p>Domain reported it was sold by a<span>rtist </span><span>Tracy Greenstone.</span><span><br></span></p>
<p><span>It is one of 52 homes in the neighbourhood.</span></p>
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<p>The NSW Government has announced building industry reform, introducing protection for consumers during the building certification process.</p>
<p>Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said the <em>Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018</em>, effective on 1 July, will tighten the NSW Government’s regulation of building certifiers, restoring consumer confidence in the industry.</p>
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<p>“We have now strengthened the regulation of building certifiers, improving their accountability and independence and providing greater protections for consumers,” Mr Anderson said.<br><br>Certifiers will be required to attain a higher level of ongoing education in order to achieve registration, ensuring that only those with the requisite competence, skills and knowledge are authorised to carry out certification work.</p>
<p>The Act also outlines minimum limits for insurance that certifiers are required to hold.<br><br>“Many building owners might not have known that they have the right to choose a building certifier, so we’ve embedded this protection in building and certification contracts to make it crystal clear.”<br><br>Strengthened contract requirements for certification work will ensure that there is no conflict of interest between the certifier and the builder.<br><br>The Government has also moved to strengthen compliance and oversight of certifiers in four key areas. This includes:</p>
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<li>a certifier code of conduct with restrictions on a certifier’s ability to practice in the event of a breach in the previous 12 months; and</li>
<li>the provision of more information to homeowners, ensuring they have the transparency they need on a certifier’s compliance history.</li>
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<p>These reforms are accompanied by the Government’s historic building reform package, the <em>Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020</em> and <em>Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020</em>, which passed in early June.</p>
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NSW home building certification reform for greater consumer protection

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<p>The NSW Government has established an expert panel of building and construction specialists to help support the removal of unsafe cladding across the state.</p>
<p>Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, Kevin Anderson, said the Cladding Product Safety Panel has been tasked with assisting the NSW Building Commissioner, building owners, councils and other regulators by identifying, and where necessary testing, the safest ways to remove and replace high-risk cladding.</p>
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<p>“The Panel will provide expert advice on how to undertake rectification work where unsafe cladding has been identified,” Mr Anderson said.<br><br>“It will also, for the first time, provide consistent and clear advice on what products can safely be used when replacing combustible cladding.<br><br>“We know it can be confusing for owners and insurers who are sourcing products to replacing unsafe cladding. The panel will provide details of which products and installation systems can be used safely and comply with the Building Code of Australia, relevant Australian Standards and insurance requirements.”<br><br>The eight-member panel will be chaired by Professor Mark Hoffman, who led the investigation into building failures at Mascot and Opal towers. It consists of members with expertise in building and construction, product testing, building surveying, certification and fire safety engineering.<br><br>NSW Building Commissioner, David Chandler OAM, said the Panel will be available to advise councils and industry when they are scoping rectification work on the suitability of building products being proposed to replace unsafe cladding.<br><br>“The panel will help building owners and occupants to be more confident that remediation and certification work will be compliant and safe,” Mr Chandler said.<br><br>“We also need to ensure that work will be accepted by insurers without conditionality. The Panel will work closely with the insurance industry to make sure this occurs.</p>
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<p>The NSW Government is revamping how it regulates shared accommodation to improve the rights and responsibilities of occupants, Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, announced today.</p>
<p>Mr Anderson said the new package of reforms will increase protections for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents and implement recommendations made in the Boarding Houses Act 2012 Statutory Review Report, including rewriting the Act to become the Shared Accommodation Act.</p>
<p>“The Boarding Houses Act was a landmark piece of legislation when introduced in 2012. Our reforms will build on it to ensure the protections introduced for boarding house are improved and expanded to apply to the wider range of people who now live in shared accommodation,” Mr Anderson said.</p>
<p>“Whether it’s a student or someone getting back on their feet, thousands of people stay and live in shared accommodation each week, and it’s time the legislation caught up to reflect the reality of 2020.</p>
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<p>“The changes will ensure stronger protections are in place for occupants in shared accommodation such as prescribing standard form agreements, minimum notice periods and requiring a property to be ‘fit for habitation’.”<br><br>The new legislation will cover all shared arrangements where someone rents a space as their principal place of residence and shares a kitchen, bathroom or bedroom with others. This is likely to include arrangements where people live in boarding houses as well as some co-living premises, student accommodation and private lodging arrangements.<br><br>Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward said the review also provided an opportunity to better support people with disability living in boarding houses.<br><br>“Consultation with people with disability, providers and advocates highlighted the need to ensure supports delivered in assisted boarding houses are consistent with those offered under the National Disability Insurance Scheme,” Mr Ward said.<br><br>“We will continue to work closely with residents, proprietors and the sector to enable people to with disability to exercise choice and control over the supports they receive.”<br><br>Drafting of the new Act has commenced, with targeted sector consultation planned for the second half of 2020. The <a class="is-external" href="https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/tp/files/77910/Report%20on%20the%20Statutory%20Review%20of%20the%20Boarding%20Houses%20Act%202012.pdf" target="_blank">Boarding Houses Act 2012 Statutory Review Report</a> is available.</p>
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<p>Amendments to the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Regulations 2000 are being drafted in Western Australia to include new plumbing standards for subdivision plumbing work in relation to survey strata schemes.</p>
<p>The changes are outlined in Industry Bulletin 125 – New requirements for plumbing services to survey strata lot developments.</p>
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<p>The new standards for plumbing services in relation to survey strata schemes commenced operation on 15 August 2020.</p>
<p><span>Plumbing services to individual survey strata lots consist of sanitary drainage service lines and connection points, and water supply service lines and connection points. </span></p>
<p><span>The requirements apply to survey strata developments consisting of two or more survey strata lots.</span></p>
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<p><span>Prior to 2015 the Water Corporation provided guidance and direction to land developers in the form of ‘Plumbers advice kits’ for the provision of sanitary drainage service lines and connection points and </span><span>to;</span><span>water supply services to individual survey strata lots.</span></p>
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<p><span>The developer would then engage an LPC to install the services where necessary as part of the process towards obtaining titles for the lots. This generally ensured that survey strata lots were provided with suitable plumbing services prior to the lots being sold and building commencing.</span></p>
<p><span>In 2015 the Water Corporation came to a decision that it was not in their remit to enforce requirements for plumbing services to individual survey strata lots beyond providing a connection point at the main lot boundary. Since then there have been consistent issues regarding the provision of plumbing services to individual survey strata lots including:</span></p>
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<p><span>• lots that are not serviced being ‘built out’ when a house is built on another lot that is between them and the main sewer connection point; and</span></p>
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<p><span>Where sanitary drainage services are required a developer must engage an LPC to install a suitable sanitary drainage service line(s) and connection point(s) to each lot. </span></p>
<p><span>Where water services are required the developer must enter into an agreement with a water services provider (in most instances the Water Corporation) to either install infrastructure, or provide direct services </span><span>or </span><span>multi-metering to each lot on the survey strata scheme, or alternatively engage an LPC to install water supply services to each lot on the scheme.</span></p>
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<p>Just as COVID-19 hit, inspectors from Consumer Affairs Victoria indicated will be checking more estate agent trust accounts, more often, for discrepancies.  </p>
<p>Victorian estate agents held 5,188 trust accounts worth $2.43 billion at the end of 2019. </p>
<p>Inspectors were conducting random desktop inspections of estate agents’ trust accounts, searching for inconsistencies that may point to misuse of trust money, in addition to their usual on-site inspections.  </p>
<p>These desktop checks will significantly increase the amount of trust account inspections undertaken each year.  </p>
<p>During 2018-19, Consumer Affairs Victoria conducted 425 trust account inspections for compliance with relevant laws and processed more than 4,300 trust account audits.  </p>
<p>Increasing the number of trust account inspections will allow Consumer Affairs Victoria to act faster to identify estate agents who have broken the law.  </p>
<p>Estate agents will be required to produce documents to prove trust money is being handled appropriately, with inspections conducted on top of the yearly trust account audits. </p>
<p>There are strict laws surrounding how estate agents should keep and file money they receive.  </p>
<p>Advance funds must be deposited into an estate agent’s trust account, and records must be kept showing details of each trust money transaction.  </p>
<p>Acting Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria Michelle Osborne said failing to handle trust account money appropriately may result in the delay or failure of property purchases, causing emotional and financial stress for those involved.  </p>
<p>“Consumer Affairs Victoria takes the misuse of trust account money seriously and has zero tolerance for estate agents who do so,” said Ms Osborne.  </p>
<p>“Good agents who have done nothing wrong have nothing to fear from the new approach.”  </p>
<p>Failing to appropriately manage trust money is a significant offence, with estate agents facing fines of up to $82,000, or 10 years’ imprisonment. </p>
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Consumer Affairs Victoria increasing the number of trust account inspections

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<p>Australian home prices are being protected at present by income support measures and bank payment holidays, according to AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver.</p>
<p>But higher unemployment, a stop to immigration and rent holidays will push prices lower into next year.</p>
<p>"Home prices are expected to fall by around 10 percent to 15 percent from their April high," he advised this week.</p>
<p>"Melbourne is particularly at risk on this front as its Stage 4 lockdown pushes more businesses and households to the brink," he added.</p>
<p>Notwithstanding this Oliver expects the RBA to leave monetary policy on hold for the sixth month in a row.</p>
<p>"Having provided massive monetary stimulus back in March the RBA is still in “watch and wait” mode, and the policy focus remains largely on fiscal policy.</p>
<p>"Given the uncertainty around the pace of recovery and the risks flowing from Melbourne’s lockdown, the RBA is likely to reiterate its dovish forward guidance on rates and note that it stands ready to do more if needed."</p>
<p>Oliver thinks it will ease further sometime in the next six months as its own forecasts have the attainment of full employment and the sustainable achievement of the inflation target as being more than two years away.</p>
<p>"In terms what it might do if it eases further it has all but ruled out negative interest rates, foreign exchange intervention and the direct monetary financing of government spending, but sees still lower but positive interest rates and the purchase of more government bonds as possible options.</p>
<p>"A rate cut to 0.1% would hardly be worth the effort which leaves more bond buying and more cheap bank funding as the main tools for any further easing.</p>
<p>" The RBA should also move more explicitly to inflation average targeting like the Fed.</p>
<p>"This would mean tweaking its forward guidance to commit to not increasing the cash rate until full employment is reached (as opposed to when “progress is being made towards full employment”) and inflation is sustainably within the 2-3% target band (as opposed to when its “confident inflation will be sustainably” in the band)."</p>
<p>Rate hikes are three years away, he concluded.</p>
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Australian home prices to fall by up to 15 percent: Shane Oliver

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<p>Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal action against Thomas Aloysius, 47, of Hallam, for alleged breaches of the <em>Estate Agents Act 1980</em> (the Act) and its Regulations. </p>
<p>It is alleged that, while working as an estate agent’s representative between May and June 2017, Mr Aloysius: </p>
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<li>advised a vendor that he had received an offer of $600,000 to purchase the vendor’s property, when the offer made by the purchaser was $620,000, and</li>
<li>accepted a $20,000 partial deposit from the purchaser into his personal bank account, instead of the required trust account. </li>
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<p>Mr Aloysius faces six charges: </p>
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<li>Three relate to his alleged misuse of the $20,000, in breach of the Act. </li>
<li>Three relate to alleged breaches of the Estate Agents (Professional Conduct) Regulations 2008; these include that Mr Aloysius:
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<li>engaged in conduct detrimental to the industry’s interests and reputation. </li>
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<p>The matter was brought to our attention through a consumer complaint. </p>
<p>Estate agents or agent’s representatives who misuse trust funds can face penalties including fines, or jail for more serious breaches under the Act. </p>
<p>The matter will be heard in the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court.</p>
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Consumer Affairs Victoria commences criminal action against Thomas Aloysius over alleged missing $20,000 partial deposit

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<div>Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry at VCAT into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee.</div>
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<div>Mr Lee, 60, of Caroline Springs, trades under the business name Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency.  </div>
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<div>CAV allege that Mr Lee breached his duties under Victoria’s estate agent laws by:  </div>
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<li>not complying with an existing condition on his estate agent’s licence </li>
<li>not always acting fairly and honestly in his work as an estate agent, and </li>
<li>engaging in conduct detrimental to the estate agent industry’s reputation or interests. </li>
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<div>It is also alleged that Mr Lee:  </div>
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<li>is not a fit and proper person to hold an estate agent’s licence.  </li>
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<div>The action against Mr Lee follows an investigation as part of our estate agent compliance monitoring program.<br> </div>
<div>VCAT will hear the matter at a date to be set.  </div>
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<div>CAV have previously taken action against Mr Lee in 2019.</div>
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<p>The estate agent trading as Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency was reprimanded, and had a condition placed on his licence, after breaching his duties under the <em>Estate Agents Act 1980</em> and its regulations. </p>
<p>Tsun Ngai Lee, then 59, of Caroline Springs, agreed that, among other things, he did not: </p>
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<li>trust ledger accounts </li>
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<li>have his trust accounts audited within the required timeframe </li>
<li>keep money in the trust account until it was paid to the person entitled to it </li>
<li>at all times act fairly and honestly in his capacity as an estate agent.</li>
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<p>Mr Lee also agreed that he had engaged in conduct detrimental to the estate agent industry.</p>
<p>Our staff identified the breaches during inspections at Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency. </p>
<p>The matter was heard at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.  </p>
<p>The tribunal ordered that a condition be placed on Mr Lee’s licence prohibiting him from handling trust monies or operating an estate agency trust account until he: </p>
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Consumer Affairs Victoria launch disciplinary inquiry into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee

<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> has lodged plans for a $750 million, three-tower mixed-use precinct that would complete the long-running redevelopment of Carlton's former Carlton United Breweries site.</p>

<p>The proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/185-195-queensberry-street-carlton-vic-3053">46-78 Bouverie Street and 185-195 Queensberry Street</a> spans a 6,468 sqm site, the last remaining undeveloped parcels within the former brewery's 2007 masterplan.</p>

<p>Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the development will comprise two purpose-built student accommodation towers and a third build-to-sell apartment tower above a shared commercial podium and basement.</p>

<p>Across the three towers, SP Setia is proposing 606 build-to-sell apartments and 1,499 student accommodation units containing 2,009 beds.</p>

<p>The apartments will sit in the tallest tower, which will rise nearly 200m and 55 storeys. It will become&nbsp;one of the more substantial new build-to-sell apartment projects at the northern edge of Melbourne's CBD.</p>

<p>The apartment mix is weighted toward smaller inner-city product, with 188 studios, 206 one-bedroom apartments, 192 two-bedroom apartments and 20 three-bedroom apartments</p>

<p><img alt="First look: SP Setia plans three-tower finale for Carlton’s former CUB precinct" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8271bc87-1b0a-41b7-ac73-a425ee375261" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/3_2.png?VersionId=G4lw23o90B1boX4k4dj7rdz2ZEajS9wy" /></p>

<p>Part of the precinct will be a large-scale&nbsp;3,684 sqm supermarket and a further 2,198 sqm of speciality retail, creating close to 5,900 sqm of new commercial space within the precinct.</p>

<p>But one of the biggest components of the proposal is what sits between the buildings.</p>

<p>Around 4,650 sqm, or roughly 72 per cent of the site, will be publicly accessible open space, incorporating plazas, pedestrian connections, landscaped laneways and retail spill-out areas.</p>

<p>The ground plane is intended to finally complete pedestrian connections envisaged when the CUB masterplan was first approved nearly two decades ago, stitching together Victoria Street, Queensberry Street, Bouverie Street and Swanston Street through the former brewery precinct.</p>

<p>Urbis said the development would "complete the CUB precinct", with the public realm providing important north-south and east-west connections through what is currently the final undeveloped portion of the masterplanned site.</p>

<p>SP Setia is also exploring a new linear park within the Bouverie Street road reserve, with the concept to be developed further with the City of Melbourne through the planning process.</p>

<p>The proposal is being pursued through the Victorian Government's Development Facilitation Program under Clause 53.23 for significant residential development with affordable housing.</p>

<p>The planning report acknowledges the proposed heights exceed those contemplated under the original Comprehensive Development Plan and masterplan, but argues the built-form context has changed considerably over the past two decades.</p>

<p>Urbis said the three towers would instead create a stepped transition between Carlton and the Hoddle Grid, rising progressively from the 94.1-metre Tower One along the Queensberry Street edge to the 199.44-metre Tower Three closer to the established CBD-scale buildings to the south.</p>

<p><img alt="SP Setia" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e885a07a-592c-40fc-bf82-e6dbaf32da54" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-21%20at%208.52.24%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=7s_ErUkSKAdY1mAWp3GRZgMNCGtwhk5m" /></p>

<p>SP Setia plans to deliver the development across three stages.</p>

<p>Stage One would deliver the basement, podium and retail areas for the entire precinct alongside the first student tower. Tower Two would follow in Stage Two, before the 606-apartment Tower Three is delivered as the final stage.</p>

<p>If approved and delivered, the project would close out a redevelopment process that has been underway since the former brewery masterplan was approved in 2007, adding more than 2,600 student beds and apartments to a precinct already home to Swanston Central, the Barak Building, RMIT Design Hub and several large student accommodation developments.</p>

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SP Setia plans three-tower finale for Carlton’s former CUB precinct

<p>Melbourne developer Lowe Living is seeking to add to its growing bayside apartment pipeline, filing plans for a boutique eight-residence development in tightly held Middle Park.</p>

<p>Lowe Living, which has built much of its development portfolio across Melbourne's affluent bayside and south-east suburbs, is behind the plans for the 730 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/123-125-erskine-street-middle-park-vic-3206">123-125 Erskine Street</a>, just off Armstrong Street and within the Armstrong Street Neighbourhood Activity Centre.</p>

<p>The developer is seeking approval for a five-storey residential building above two basement levels, with just eight large-format apartments and 18 car spaces.</p>

<p>“This is a deliberately very different proposition for us,"&nbsp;Tim Lowe, Co-Founder of Lowe Living, said.</p>

<p>"Eight residences is exceptionally boutique, but that's precisely what this site calls for.</p>

<p>“There is a strong community in Middle Park and the surrounding suburbs who have spent decades building a life here. They no longer want the maintenance of a large period home, but they aren't prepared to compromise on space, quality or location. We think there is a real opportunity to capture that hyper local market. A site like this rarely comes to market.”</p>

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<p>The low-density proposal has been designed by Cera Stribley and is being progressed through the Victorian Government's Great Design Fast Track pathway, having already secured eligibility from the Minister for Planning.</p>

<p>The Office of the Victorian Government Architect supported its eligibility after finding the proposal demonstrated consistency with the program's seven design principles, while the project's financial feasibility has also been independently confirmed by Invest Victoria.</p>

<p>The project is targeting the downsizer market, with the planning documents describing the homes as larger-format residences and noting the two penthouses could otherwise have been configured as four separate apartments.</p>

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<p>The site has dual frontage to Erskine Street and Canterbury Place and currently comprises a collection of commercial buildings used as offices, including a former heritage bakehouse, a former stable, a later gabled addition and a central courtyard.</p>

<p>It sits within the Commercial 1 Zone and the Armstrong Street Commercial Precinct heritage overlay, with the existing property classified as a contributory heritage place.</p>

<p>Heritage has subsequently played a significant role in Cera Stribley's design.</p>

<p>The front section of the former bakehouse facing Erskine Street will be retained, including its return walls, street-facing hipped roof and chimneys, while the Erskine Street façade and part of the western return wall of the former stable will also be incorporated into the new development.</p>

<p>Levels four and five will be set back five metres from the retained stable façade, while bricks removed through demolition are proposed to be salvaged and reused within the new building where possible.</p>

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<p>Rather than presenting as a single five-storey building to Erskine Street, Cera Stribley has broken the development into a series of distinct forms.</p>

<p>A three-storey infill element will sit between the retained bakehouse and stable façades, with the upper levels recessed behind the heritage fabric. Canterbury Place will similarly feature two three-storey podium forms, separated by a central pedestrian accessway, before the upper two levels step back from the street.</p>

<p>A pedestrian through-link will run through the centre of the project between Erskine Street and Canterbury Place, creating entrances from both sides of the site and introducing landscaping and communal areas through the ground plane.</p>

<p>Landscape architect Acre has designed planting across the ground level, private terraces and upper levels, including a feature canopy tree at level three and integrated planting and arbours across the level four terraces. Five existing Erskine Street trees are proposed to be retained.</p>

<p>Sustainability is also a significant component of the Great Design Fast Track application. The apartments are targeting an average eight-star NatHERS rating, with no residence below 6.5 stars, while the project has achieved a 75 per cent BESS score. Seven of the eight apartments are designed for cross-ventilation, with the remaining residence using mechanically assisted natural ventilation.</p>

<p>The plans also incorporate an 8kWp rooftop solar system, a 5,000-litre rainwater tank and infrastructure allowing future electric vehicle charging for every residence.</p>

<p>Lowe has a strong portfolio across Melbourne's blue-chip suburbs. They recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/jardin-house-by-lowe-living-camberwell-335-camberwell-road-camberwell-vic-3124">Jardin House by Lowe Living</a> in Camberwell, their first development in the Stonnington LGA.</p>


Lowe Living unveils Middle Park apartment development

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	<li data-end="442" data-section-id="8tsh6o" data-start="289"><strong data-end="374" data-start="291">DVB Projects is preparing to launch its second Gold Coast apartment development</strong>, with demolition now underway at 137 Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach.</li>
	<li data-end="573" data-section-id="1nyxl3e" data-start="443"><strong data-end="513" data-start="445">The 34-level tower will comprise just 49 ultra-luxury residences</strong>, including half-floor, full-floor and penthouse apartments.</li>
	<li data-end="717" data-section-id="oiyimj" data-start="574"><strong data-end="646" data-start="576">The launch follows strong demand at DVB's nearby Sea Glass project</strong>, which is more than 50 per cent sold and currently under construction.</li>
	<li data-end="888" data-section-id="epk9o9" data-start="718"><strong data-end="787" data-start="720">The development adds to the transformation of Old Burleigh Road</strong>, with premium beachfront apartment projects continuing to reshape the tightly held Broadbeach strip.</li>
</ul>

<p data-end="1011" data-start="790"><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/dvb-projects">DVB Projects</a> is preparing to launch its second Gold Coast apartment development, with demolition now underway on the Broadbeach site as the Sydney developer moves closer to bringing the ultra-luxury project to market.</p>

<p data-end="1296" data-start="1013">The 34-level tower at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/137-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">137 Old Burleigh Road</a> will comprise just 49 residences, ranging from half-floor apartments through to full-floor homes and a penthouse. The launch follows the strong sales performance of DVB's nearby Sea Glass development. More than half of the apartments at Sea Glass, on the other side of Broadbeach, have been snapped up, well ahead of its late 2027 completion</p>

<p data-end="1296" data-start="1013"><img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2944b4be-c84e-4b54-8dc1-c712e76704c0" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/E02_Exterior_Street%20Level%20Entrance.jpg?VersionId=YoNig7pRdrE3HCue7sUj78LzJteeQf3H" /></p>

<p>The start of demolition at 137 Old Burleigh Road signals DVB Projects’ underlying confidence in the Gold Coast’s luxury beachside apartment sector.</p>

<p>“We see the Gold Coast as one of the most compelling lifestyle markets in Australia, particularly at the premium end where demand continues to deepen,” said Dean Brown, Managing Director of DVB.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“This project has been carefully designed to respond to that demand - delivering large-format residences with a level of quality, privacy and amenity that is still relatively rare in the apartment market on the beachside."</p>

<p>Brown says the site itself is "exceptional."</p>

<p>"Old Burleigh Road is one of the most tightly held beachfront strips, and opportunities to deliver a project of this scale and calibre in this location are extremely limited.”</p>

<p><img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="398f377a-c037-455e-9250-0c5e0d84c35b" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/I12_FF%20Balcony.jpg?VersionId=NwOiRWGMubR1c8wthuEfggklcja7al9." /></p>

<p>The project will comprise 40 half-floor residences of approximately 260 sqm, alongside eight full-floor residences spanning around 524 sqm.</p>

<p>A single penthouse will crown the building, featuring a private pool, barbecue area, indoor gym and dedicated entertaining spaces.</p>

<p>Residents will have access to a resort-style suite of amenities, including a 20-metre pool with daybeds, a gymnasium, hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, and private residents’ lounge and dining facilities.</p>

<p><img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d1642bb0-9a66-4427-a022-dfc0988c6287" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/A02_Pool%20to%20View.jpg?VersionId=c0IXPyn_Gp_Kn3XCwzMrqIVkAdCEwVXP" /></p>

<p>Sales agent Todd Matheson, of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/pezet-matheson">Pezet Matheson</a>, which is marketing both 137 Old Burleigh Road and Sea Glass, said 137 Old Burleigh Road would address a clear gap in the market for genuine luxury products.</p>

<p>“There are very few opportunities on the Gold Coast where buyers can secure a residence of this size and quality in a new building,” Matheson said.</p>

<p>“What we’re seeing is a growing cohort of downsizers and interstate buyers who still want space - they’re not willing to compromise on living area, entertaining or finishes.</p>

<p>“This project has been designed with that buyer in mind. It offers the scale of a home, combined with the convenience and security of apartment living, in one of the coast’s most desirable positions.”</p>

<p><img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="59aae0ca-5639-4320-8aca-d0bf60f48e43" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/E01_Exterior%20Hero.jpg?VersionId=DS8Zfy2WtgUEtdfe0TEUuf1W1GfcZq8S" /></p>

<p>Located on a 1,156 sqm site one block from the beachfront, the development will replace an ageing walk-up building and is expected to contribute to the ongoing transformation of the Old Burleigh Road strip into one of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious residential corridors.</p>

<p>With the development moving into the delivery phase, 137 Old Burleigh Road is slated to hit the market later this year.</p>

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DVB Projects to launch second Broadbeach apartment tower as demolition commences

<p><a data-end="327" data-is-only-node="" data-start="250" href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/norus-projects" rel="noopener" target="_new">Norus Developments</a> has lodged plans for a new apartment development in Clayton that would add further momentum to the suburb's emerging Green Street corridor.</p>

<p>Plans have been lodged for the consolidated site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1359-1365-centre-road-clayton-vic-3168">1359-1365 Centre Road</a>, where Norus is seeking approval for 218 apartments across a 12-storey apartment building designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/life-architecture-and-urban-design">Life Architecture</a>.</p>

<p>The proposal sits within the Clayton Major Activity Centre at the threshold of the planned Green Street corridor, a landscaped pedestrian connection intended to improve links through the precinct towards Clayton Railway Station.</p>

<p>The development would replace the site's existing collection of low-scale residential and commercial buildings with a single consolidated building, introducing significantly greater housing density to this part of Centre Road.</p>

<p>A retail tenancy is proposed at ground level to activate the Centre Road frontage, accompanied by transparent street interfaces and landscaping intended to create a more pedestrian-focused edge to the development.</p>

<p><img alt="First look: Norus Developments plans landscape-led apartment project for Clayton’s emerging Green Street" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0a5a763a-d9e9-4253-af2f-88008de27ebf" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Clayton%20a.png?VersionId=S2WJJbat1XVkZwB9SnYtygirXgWHiklX" /></p>

<p>The building has been designed with stepped massing and upper-level setbacks to manage its transition towards surrounding residential properties. The planning report describes the approach as one that integrates the building into the landscape rather than treating landscaping as a secondary element.</p>

<p>"A strong landscape and public realm strategy underpins the proposal," Urbis states in the planning report.</p>

<p>"Public benefits include an affordable housing contribution, a new pocket park, generous landscaped setbacks, deep soil planting and integrated Water Sensitive Urban Design."</p>

<p>The report adds that these elements are intended to create "a permeable, pedestrian-focused ground plane that enhances walkability, supports urban cooling and reinforces the emerging Green Street character."</p>

<p>Biophilic and passive design principles extend through the residential levels, with planting, daylight, natural ventilation and views towards landscaped areas forming part of the amenity strategy.</p>

<p>Parking would be concentrated away from the public realm, with 145 car spaces proposed from the rear laneway rather than dominating the Centre Road frontage.</p>

<p>The proposal follows an extensive pre-application process with the City of Monash. Three formal meetings were held between the project team and Council from December 2025 to March 2026, with the scheme evolving through several concept iterations before the current design was lodged.</p>

<p>The project arrives as Clayton prepares for substantial change around its established activity centre and the wider Suburban Rail Loop precinct. Its position on Centre Road places the development within an existing concentration of shops, services and public transport, while the Green Street connection is intended to strengthen pedestrian access towards Clayton Railway Station.</p>


First look: Norus plans landscape-led apartment project for Clayton’s emerging Green Street

<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/gardner-vaughan-group">Gardner Vaughan Group</a> has officially commenced construction on Bronze on Chevron, celebrating the sod turning of its first-ever Gold Coast development and marking a significant milestone in the company's continued expansion across South East Queensland.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Following the successful delivery of premium residential developments throughout Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bronze-on-chevron-8-mawarra-street-chevron-island-qld-4217">Bronze on Chevron</a> represents Gardner Vaughan Group's entry into the Gold Coast market. Bronze will deliver 119 one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments above two ground-level retail tenancies.</p>

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<p>The recent sod turning ceremony was attended by Deputy Mayor Mark Hammel, President of the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club, Cassandra Sedgman, project consultants, purchasers, project partners and invited guests to celebrate the commencement of construction.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gardner Vaughan Group Chief Executive Officer Simon Betteridge said Bronze on Chevron represented an exciting new chapter for the business.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We've spent almost four decades building homes that respond to the way people want to live, and we're excited to bring that experience to <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/chevron-island-qld-4217">Chevron Island</a>," Betteridge said.</p>

<p>"Bronze on Chevron is particularly significant because it marks Gardner Vaughan Group's first development on the Gold Coast following many successful projects across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast."</p>

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<p>Betteridge said the ground breaking is a proud moment for the&nbsp;team and their purchasers, who can now see their future homes beginning to take shape.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"As both developer and builder, we're able to oversee every aspect of the project from design through to construction, ensuring the quality and attention to detail Gardner Vaughan Group has become renowned for."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Designed by acclaimed architectural practice <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cottee-parker-architects">Cottee Parker</a>, Bronze on Chevron has been thoughtfully designed to complement Chevron Island's evolving streetscape while embracing its relaxed coastal lifestyle.</p>

<p>The development will offer generous residences with refined interiors, premium finishes and resort-style amenities, with completion anticipated in early 2029.&nbsp;</p>

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The development will offer generous residences with refined interiors, premium finishes and resort-style amenities, with completion anticipated in early 2029

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