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Benalla is ranked as one of Victoria's slowest selling locations for townhouses, according to Investar’s latest market report.
The property investment firm states that an average two bedroom townhouse in Benalla can expect to be on the market for 458 days before being sold.
This is followed by Iverloch at 451 days and Shepparton at 403 days.
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<td>Suburb</td>
<td>Postcode</td>
<td>Dwelling type</td>
<td>Bedrooms</td>
<td>Days on market</td>
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<td>Benalla</td>
<td>3672</td>
<td>Townhouse</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>458</td>
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<td>Iverloch</td>
<td>3996</td>
<td>Townhouse</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>451</td>
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<td>Shepparton</td>
<td>3630</td>
<td>Townhouse</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>403</td>
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<td>Sehpparton</td>
<td>3630</td>
<td>Townhouse</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>388</td>
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<td>Bendigo</td>
<td>3550</td>
<td>Townhouse</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>384</td>
</tr>
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This list was produced using live on the market sales listing data.
It is also calculated by distinguishing between both dwelling type and bedroom number level. It is designed to identify the slowest moving suburbs based on the average days a listing spends on the market at a suburb and property type level.
High average days on market indicates that the market is turning over stock slowly which may indicate that demand is weaker than supply creating a stronger negotiation point for buyers.
Townhouses for sale at Benalla at the median price of $202,000 include a two bedroom townhouse at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-townhouse-vic-benalla-123601882" target="_blank">2/39 Market St</a> (above) that is for sale for $205,000. It last traded for $160,000 in 2014.
Similarly, a two bedroom townhouse at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-townhouse-vic-benalla-123146674" target="_blank">9 Riverview Road</a> (below) is for sale for $220,000. It last traded for $205,000 in 2011.
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Benalla is Victoria's slowest market for selling townhouses: Investar

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A 600 square metre freehold office/retail building at Windsor has been sold for $3.93 million.
Located at 86-90 High Street the property was purchased by a private local buyer.
The property is a character-filled, double-storey corner building that is primed for owner-occupancy, investment or development.
It was sold by Colliers International agents Ben Baines and Jeremy Gruzewski at an auction.
It can be configured into a retail showroom, residential storage, office and car parking space, the property presents significant value-add opportunity under a Commercial 1 zoning with vacant possession.
Baines said the property appealed to a wide range of developers, investors and owner-occupiers.
“We received 180 enquiries and 25 requests for contract prior to the auction, with five parties competing at auction,” he said.
“This is the seventh property we have sold in the past six months in Prahran/Windsor.
“The strong demand for each opportunity is indicative of the successful gentrification that has occurred in Windsor over the past three to five years.”
Gruzewski said he had witnessed land rates in the area increase by approximately 45% during the past three to four years.
“The eventual purchaser saw great value in the current improvements and appreciates its underlying redevelopment potential as well,” he said.
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Windsor building fetches $3.93 million at auction

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A 779 square metre double storey building circa 1860 in the South Australian town Kapunda is for sale.
The Ford House, located at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-other-sa-kapunda-502191774" target="_blank">80 Main Street</a>, has an old world charm. 
Most recently, it has been operating as a bed and breakfast, coffee lounge and antiques shop.
It could be converted to a residence, subject to council consent.
Its ground floor consists of a kitchen and meals area, dining room, reception room, lounge or bedroom.
There is also a cellar with main bathroom and laundry, while the first floor consists of four double size bedrooms all with ensuites.
The property is offered through Hambours Real Estate agent David Mosley.
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Kapunda's 1860 Ford House for sale

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Six Fitzroy units have hit the market in one line, a potential opportunity for boutique developers and investors.
Colliers International’s Hamish Burgess and Ted Dwyer have been appointed to auction the block of six two bedroom units at 320 George Street, Fitzroy.
The prime-located 570 square metre allotment, within walking distance of Brunswick, Smith and Johnston streets, is anticipated to draw interest around the $3.8 million mark.
Suitable for a luxury townhouse development, there is scope for redevelopment for up to six high-end dwellings.
Leased on a monthly basis for an annual income of about $124,848, the units also represent a passive investment opportunity for discerning buyers.
320 George Street will go to auction on December 9. 
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Six Fitzroy units with townhouse development potential to go under the hammer

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Beecroft and Kariong hold the top spot in NSW where a house will take the fastest to sell, according to Investar’s latest market report.
The property investment firm states that the average time that a house will be on the market in Beecroft and Kariong will be 41 days.
This is followed by Narellan and Frenchs Forest with 43 days and Allambie Heights with 44 days.
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Suburb
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Postcode
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
Bedrooms
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
Days on market
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Beecroft
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2119
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
41
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Kariong
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2250
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
41
</td>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Narellan
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2567
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
4
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
43
</td>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Frenchs Forest
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2086
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
43
</td>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Allambie Heights
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2100
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
44
</td>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Stanmore
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2048
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
44
</td>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Kirrawee
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2232
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
45
</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Mangerton
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2500
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
46
</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" width="106">
Seaforth
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
2092
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="106">
48
</td>
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For the median price of $1,200,000 purchasers can expect to buy a house such as the five bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-beecroft-123919034" target="_blank">127 Murray Farm</a> (above) that is for sale for between $1,250,000 - $1,350,000.
Similarly for the median price of $530,000 purchasers can expect to buy a house such as the three bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-kariong-123345862" target="_blank">3 Whitehead Close</a> (below) sold for $540,000.
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Beecroft, Kariong among NSW's quickest localities to sell: Investar

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Windsor ranks among the top Queensland suburbs with four stars meaning that it will outperforms or is likely to outperform other suburbs the majority of the time, according to SQM’s latest report.
The report gave Windsor a ranking of 4.21.
This is followed by Eight Mile Plains with 4.12 and Brendale with 4.1.
Windsor is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane
4030 Windsor 4.21
4113 Eight Mile Plains 4.12
4500 Brendale 4.1
4161 Alexandra Hills 4.06
4157 Capalaba 4.03
4061 The Gap 4.02
4035 Albany Creek 4.01
4128 Tanah Merah 4.01
A four bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-windsor-123807942" target="_blank">35 Bess Street</a> (above) is for sale for over $1.05 million and a four bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-windsor-123519262" target="_blank">37 Sixth Avenue</a> (below) that sold for $1.9 million are the kind of properties you can expect to buy in Windsor.
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Windsor property ranked by SQM among top Queensland suburbs to outperform

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Prominent Sydney hotel owner and developer, Iris Group, has paid $39 million for a huge Newcastle site.
It comes with approval for a 55,000 square metre residential, retail and commercial development.
Savills, the selling agent agent, suggests it is one of the most significant property transactions in Newcastle in several years.
It was sold by GPT and Urban Growth NSW.
The so-called East End (Newcastle CBD) Portfolio covers four city blocks and 1.66 hectares of premium land, the majority bordered by Hunter, Newcomen, King and Perkins streets.
The property was recently DA approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) for 47,800 square metres of residential, 4900 square metres of retail, and 2700 square metres of commercial space.
According to Savills Director Residential Site Sales, Stuart Cox, who managed the marketing campaign with Neil Cooke and Ben Azar, the site offered a vertical village of "the like the City had never seen before."
Iris Group CEO, Sam Arnaout said he was both excited and honoured to have won the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the liveability of the City of Newcastle.
He said while the property’s location and development approval were the most important factors, Newcastle’s surging population growth and concomitant demand for apartments along with the NSW Government’s $500 million commitment to revitalise the Newcastle City Centre were key additional considerations.
The portfolio’s existing improvements include a mix of 25 commercial and retail use buildings with a gross floor area of approximately 23,500 square metres.
They contain 81 tenancies, of which 25 are currently vacant, returning net annual income of $1.15 million.
 
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Berkeley Vale enjoying fast price growth: Investar

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A boarding house at Camperdown is for sale.
Located at <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://metrocommercial.com.au/property/rental/1973" target="_blank">9-13 Marsden Street</a> the property will have 37 custom built and ensuited flatettes.
There are also two communal areas with outdoor terraces with a four level building plus basement.
Eight carspaces are available including dedicated motorcycle and bicycle spaces.
It is close to Sydney University and has direct access to the CBD with an estimated completion on October 2017.
The property is offered as a turnkey arrangement or alternatively handover can be facilitated.
Expressions of interest close December 9 through Metro Commercial Property Group Neville Green and Jerry Leis.
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Boarding house at Camperdown for sale

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A quaint historic fire station designed by renowned Queensland architects at Yeronga in Brisbane’s south-west is being offered for sale.
Ray White Industrial Milton has the landmark 1930s-built property.
The fire station at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-yeronga-124081858" target="_blank">785 Ipswich Road</a> is on the market for the first time in more than 15 years. It last traded for $230,000 in 2001.
Ray White Industrial Milton’s Aron Burtenshaw says the astute buyer will secure a piece of Brisbane’s rich cultural history.
“Currently zoned emergency services, the 280 sqm two-level building on a 1,062 sqm block could be used as an office or residence, or enhanced with additional development (STCA).
“An office approval was granted in 2001 but was never finalised.
"We have already had strong interest from a range of buyers including doctors and art businesses seeking a live and work option.”
Built in 1934, the Old Yeronga Fire Station next to Yeronga Park is one of the earliest designs from leading Queensland architecture company Conrad and Gargett, who also designed Old Government House and Customs House in Brisbane.
During the Second World War an effigy of Adolf Hitler was hung from the fire station’s awning, while the US and Dutch armies created a bivouac camp for more than a thousand soldiers in Yeronga Park behind the fire station.
The fire station provided firefighting services to the surrounding areas until 1974 when the building was passed on to the SES who used it as a base and training centre for 24 years.
The current owners, who are relocating to Redcliffe, bought it in 2001.
It comes with original finishes and fittings including an original fire pole man hole, but no pole, along with the working counter levered garage doors.
The fire station auction will be held onsite December 7.
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Historic fire station at Yeronga for sale 

Kew has long been regarded as one of Melbourne's premier residential suburbs. It's a location defined by its grand period homes, leafy streets and some of the city's most prestigious schools, yet it has often sat just outside the spotlight cast on neighbouring Hawthorn and Camberwell.

Increasingly, however, buyers are recognising that Kew offers much of what draws people to those suburbs, with a quieter residential setting, exceptional amenity and long-term owner-occupier appeal.

Within a few minutes' walk, residents can access Kew Junction, one of Melbourne's most established village centres. Cafés, bakeries, restaurants, supermarkets, boutique retailers and everyday services are all on the doorstep, with local favourites including Centonove, Adeney Milk Bar Cafe, and Frank &amp; Harri creating the type of walkable lifestyle that has become increasingly difficult to find in Melbourne's inner east. Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, Glenferrie Road's renowned shopping and dining precinct in Hawthorn and the retail, dining and entertainment offerings of Camberwell Junction are both just a short drive or tram ride away.

The suburb is equally well connected. Tram routes 48 and 109 provide direct access to the CBD, while High Street and Cotham Road connect residents to the wider inner east.&nbsp;Nearby access to the Eastern Freeway also places the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne Airport within easy reach, adding another layer of convenience for weekend travel.&nbsp;It's a rare combination of connectivity and tranquillity, where quiet residential streets sit just moments from some of Melbourne's most established shopping and lifestyle precincts.

For families, Kew remains one of Melbourne's most tightly held addresses. Carey Baptist Grammar School, Xavier College, Methodist Ladies' College, Trinity Grammar, Ruyton Girls' School and Genazzano FCJ College are all nearby, while the Yarra River parklands, walking trails and sporting clubs provide another layer of lifestyle appeal.

It's within this established pocket that developer Ricdanic is delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/wimba-ave-kew-9-11-wimba-avenue-kew-vic-3101">Wimba Ave</a>, a boutique collection of just 13 residences across two buildings named after its location on the tree-lined Wimba Avenue,&nbsp;within one of Kew's most prestigious pockets where homes have been known to sell up to and above $8 million.

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The residences prioritise the space that buyers are increasingly searching for but struggling to find in established suburbs. Living areas extend beyond five metres in width, ceiling heights range from three to five metres, and apartments open onto private gardens averaging around 125 sqm. Selected residences also feature balconies of approximately 60 sqm, while premium inclusions include Miele appliances, double-glazed windows, EV readiness, fully electric systems and a 7.2 NatHERS energy rating.

Architect Chris Idle says opportunities to deliver homes of this scale within established suburbs have become increasingly uncommon.

"There are very few opportunities to do these kinds of developments in leafy, established suburbs," he says. "To get this level of amenity, natural light, and architectural freedom in such a setting is extremely rare."

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The architecture draws on Kew's established character through the use of handmade Krause bricks, while landscaping by John Patrick introduces 23 plant species, including nine native varieties, creating an environment which focuses just as much on nature as it does the building.

Construction on Wimba Ave is well underway by renowned high-end builder Sinjen, with completion expected in late 2027. Prices start from $2.22 million.

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The enduring appeal of Kew's tree-lined streets and village lifestyle

"For me, it's the location." That was the first thing Chris pointed to when reflecting on why he and his wife Marita decided to purchase at Candela Ivanhoe, the under-construction new apartment development by Salter Brothers in the heart of the north-eastern M​elb​ourne​ suburb. ​

"We've lived here before… everything is here," Chris said.

"Our doctor is around the corner, there's dentists, pilates, everything we need, restaurants, fast food places, two train stations, Ivanhoe and Darebin, both in walking distance. You don't need anything else."

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Just 10 kilometres from Melbo​urn​e's CBD, Ivanhoe combines direct city connectivity with the amenity of an established village community. Residents have access to highly regarded schools, expansive parklands, public transport, and a thriving retail and hospitality precinct centred around Upper Heidelberg Road, all within a neighbourhood that has retained its leafy character despite its proximity to the city.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/candela-ivanhoe-40-upper-heidelberg-road-ivanhoe-vic-3079">Candela Ivanhoe</a> sits within the heart of this established landscape, positioned just moments from Ivanhoe Village and within walking distance of many of the suburb's most sought-after amenities.

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From Candela, residents can access cafés, grocers, wine bars, restaurants and essential services on foot, while Ivanhoe Station and Darebin Station provide direct connectivity across Mel​bour​ne. The development is also surrounded by some of the suburb's best-known lifestyle destinations, including Pinkie, Laurent, Enni, Docasa and Woodfire Pizza e Cucina, alongside Ivanhoe Plaza, Woolworths, pharmacies and specialty retailers.

Green space is another defining feature of the suburb. Darebin Parklands, Ivanhoe Park, Nellie Ibbot Park and the Yarra River trail network provide extensive opportunities for recreation, while Ivanhoe Golf Course and Ivanhoe Tennis Club continue to underpin the area's long-established lifestyle appeal.

The suburb's education offering further strengthens demand. Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Mary Immaculate Primary School and Ivanhoe Primary School have helped establish the area as one of Melbou​​rne's most sought-after schooling precincts, attracting families and downsizers alike who want to remain connected to the area.

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While location was the priority for Marita and Chris, the project itself also needed to meet their expectations.

"Whilst location was paramount, I was also looking at design of the environment and Candela ticked every box," Marita said.

"We're just thrilled with our choice."

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Developed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/salter-brothers">Salter Brothers</a>, Candela Ivanhoe has been designed to complement its village setting, with an emphasis on generous floorplans, natural light and practical everyday living.

Residents will have access to a range of shared amenities, including a communal rooftop garden and dedicated residential lounge, complemented by a ground-floor café and lifestyle wellbeing centre, helping foster the sense of community already emerging among future owners.

That approach has resonated strongly with the market. More than 90 per cent of purchasers at Candela Ivanhoe are owner-occupiers, with buyers ranging from downsizers and second-home buyers to young families and first home buyers, creating a genuinely multi-generational community of grandparents, parents and children. It reflects a broader shift across Melbo​​urne's apartment market, where buyers are increasingly prioritising neighbourhood quality, lifestyle amenity and long-term liveability.

Currently under construction by Ironside, Candela Ivanhoe comprises 58 apartments. Candela Ivanhoe is scheduled for completion in the coming months, and residents can move in from September. One to four bedroom residences, prices from $649,000 and limited opportunities remaining.

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Location and lifestyle drive demand at Candela Ivanhoe

As apartment buyers increasingly look beyond the four walls of their residence, the quality and depth of shared amenity has become a defining factor in how developments are designed and experienced, particularly in the high-rise, new apartment development space.

In Southbank, where high-density living continues to evolve, developers are placing greater emphasis on creating environments that support wellbeing, connection, and convenience as part of everyday life.

That approach sits at the heart of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/aura-at-melbourne-square-7-hoff-boulevard-southbank-vic-3006">AURA</a>, the latest residential tower in <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/osk-property">OSK Property</a>’s $3.5 billion Melbourne Square precinct. Rising 67 storeys above Hoff Boulevard, the 673-apartment development has been conceived around what OSK describes as a “vertical wellness ecosystem”, a layered collection of amenities that extends throughout the building rather than being confined to a single podium level.

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The amenity offering begins on the seventh level within the AURA Club, a dedicated resident hub focused on health, relaxation, and daily convenience. Here, residents will have access to an indoor swimming pool, cold plunge, spa, sauna, and steam room, alongside a fully equipped gym, reformer Pilates studio, and yoga room.

The wellness facilities are complemented by a range of spaces that acknowledge the changing ways people live and work. Work-from-home lounges and co-working areas sit alongside a library, music room, games room, cinema facilities, and open-air terrace spaces, providing residents with flexible environments that can adapt throughout the day.

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Beyond the internal amenity, AURA introduces a series of Japanese-inspired gardens that form a quieter counterpoint to the tower’s social spaces.

Landscaped retreats feature curated outdoor dining, tranquil courtyard seating, fire pit, and a tea house pavilion. Rather than functioning as simple recreational areas, the gardens have been designed as places for reflection and informal gathering, drawing on principles of balance, nature, and calm that underpin the project's broader design philosophy.

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The social amenity continues to evolve as residents move higher through the building. Levels 49 and 50 house the Meridian Club, where a lounge bar, conservatory spaces, and private dining rooms take advantage of elevated city views. At the summit of the tower, the exclusive Cumulus Club spans Levels 66 and 67, offering additional lounges, private dining, and meditation and treatment rooms positioned above Melbourne’s skyline.

For OSK Property, the extensive amenity offering reflects a broader focus on wellbeing as a core component of apartment living rather than an added feature.

“Aura stands tall as an exemplar of holistic wellness – its focus on social, physical and mental health culminate in a building that is calming, restorative and relaxing, where residents will have their own sanctuary within the well-connected and sought-after Southbank,” says OSK Property CEO Chong Boon Woon.

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AURA’s amenity strategy extends beyond the tower itself through its integration with the wider Melbourne Square precinct.

Residents will have direct access to Kennedy Park, Southbank’s 3,745 sqm landscaped public park, alongside a full-line Woolworths supermarket, childcare centre, hospitality venues, and approximately 1,600 sqm of additional retail planned within AURA’s lower levels. Together, these elements create a highly connected residential environment where daily needs, recreation, and wellness are woven into the fabric of the community.

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As Melbourne’s apartment market continues to mature, developments are increasingly judged by the lifestyle they provide beyond individual residences.

Through its combination of wellness facilities, landscaped retreats, social clubs, and precinct-wide amenity, AURA represents a shift toward a more comprehensive model of vertical living, one where shared spaces play as significant a role as the homes themselves.

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AURA elevates amenity living at Melbourne Square

Builder-developer Scion is the latest to target Sydney's booming Hills Showground Metro precinct, filing plans for more than 100 apartments within walking distance of the station.

Scion has lodged a concurrent rezoning and State Significant Development Application for <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/27-33-middleton-avenue-castle-hill-nsw-2154">27–33 Middleton Avenue</a>, where it plans to replace four existing homes with an 11 and 14-storey mixed-use development comprising 109 apartments, six affordable housing dwellings, and a ground-floor café.

Designed by BHK Architects, the proposal includes three levels of basement parking with 174 spaces, more than 1,200 sqm of communal open space, and extensive landscaping across the 3,791 sqm site.

The development has been designed as two buildings connected by a recessed wintergarden spine, with the 14-storey building positioned to the south and the 11-storey building to the north.

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The apartment mix has been weighted towards owner-occupiers, with 13 one-bedroom apartments, 55 two-bedroom residences, 31 three-bedroom apartments, six three-bedroom lofts, and four four-bedroom homes. Six apartments will be dedicated as affordable housing in line with the NSW Housing SEPP.

According to the Architectural Design Report by BKH, the proposal seeks to create "a place-responsive architecture" inspired by the natural landscape surrounding Cattai Creek, while strengthening the public domain through landscaping, active frontages and a neighbourhood café.

Atlas Urban, in its Urban Design Report, says the proposal takes a different approach to increasing density around Hills Showground Station by favouring a more slender, vertically articulated built form over a conventional mid-rise outcome. The report argues this allows for greater deep soil planting, improved solar access and a better public domain outcome, while still delivering additional housing close to rapid public transport.

The site sits around 500 metres from Hills Showground Metro Station, within a precinct earmarked for significant residential intensification following the opening of the Sydney Metro Northwest line. Planning documents accompanying the application note that Greater Sydney's population has grown by more than one million people since planning for the precinct first began, reinforcing the need to accelerate housing delivery around existing transport infrastructure.

Scion is expanding its development pipeline which also includes <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/chatham-west-ryde-2-6-chatham-road-west-ryde-nsw-2114">Chatham in West Ryde</a>, 62 apartments which are approaching completion. They also have a State Significant Development Application with the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority for <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/96-anzac-avenue-west-ryde-nsw-2114">145 apartments on Anzac Avenue</a>, also in West Ryde.

First look: Scion plots Castle Hill apartment development near Hills Showground Metro Station

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a>&nbsp;has unveiled its scaled-back plans for a pair of towers rising up to 49 storeys directly opposite Bella Vista Metro Station.

The builder-developer will deliver 674 apartments and a new mixed-use hub at the gateway to the station precinct.

The State Significant Development Application has been lodged under the Housing Delivery Authority pathway for the 6,979 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/9-11-mawson-avenue-bella-vista-nsw-2153">9-11 Mawson Avenue</a>, with the apartments sitting above a mixed-use podium. Initial plans were for closer to 900 apartments across two 40-storey towers.

Located around 30 metres from the Bella Vista Metro Station entrance, the development is intended to act as a catalyst for the long-planned Bella Vista Station Precinct, transforming a vacant site into a transit-oriented residential and commercial destination.

Planning documents describe the project as delivering "a high-density mixed use destination that combines housing, retail and community-serving uses in a highly accessible setting."

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/turner-studio">Turner</a>, with landscape architecture by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/arcadia-landscape-architecture">Arcadia</a>, the project comprises 674 apartments, including 102 affordable housing dwellings representing 15 per cent of the residential floor space. The housing mix spans studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments, alongside a collection of townhouse-style residences integrated into the podium levels. The development also includes specialist disability accommodation and an elevated provision of adaptable and liveable housing.

The mixed-use podium has been designed to create an active urban centre around the Metro station, incorporating a 1,423 sqm supermarket, a 3,029 sqm gym, specialty retail spaces, a 100-place childcare centre and a publicly accessible "city room" community space. A secondary laneway, active frontages and landscaped public areas are intended to improve pedestrian connectivity through the site and strengthen links between the station precinct and surrounding neighbourhood.

In the project's design report, Turner said the proposal responds to Bella Vista's emerging role as a higher-density centre within Sydney's north-west growth corridor.

"The project transforms a strategically located site into a high-density mixed use destination that combines housing, retail and community-serving uses in a highly accessible setting," the report states.

"Active frontages, a publicly accessible city room, a secondary laneway and a mix of uses including a local supermarket, child care centre and gym create a more complete and socially useful urban environment for residents, workers and the wider community."

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Urban Property Group has been one of the busiest developers across Greater Sydney this year.

The developer is progressing around 1,000 apartments across <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-urban-property-group-plans-next-major-wollongong-tower">two projects in Wollongong</a>, with several thousand more homes in the pipeline across Newcastle, Castle Hill, Little Bay and Penrith.

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