One of North Sydney's best-known commercial buildings could become hundreds of new homes, with insurance giant Zurich Australia lodging a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) to transform 5 Blue Street into a mixed-use residential development above North Sydney Station.

Rather than demolishing the existing building and starting again, Zurich is proposing an adaptive reuse project that would convert the landmark office building into a 15-level residential development delivering 62 apartments, 86 affordable co-living dwellings, activated retail and significant upgrades to the Blue Street Plaza.

The proposal reflects a growing trend of commercial property owners repositioning ageing office assets into residential housing as Sydney grapples with housing supply shortages and changing workplace demand.

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Located directly above North Sydney Metro and train station, the 3,051 sqm site occupies one of the most strategically positioned parcels of land on Sydney's Lower North Shore.

Designed by fjcstudio, the proposal seeks to retain and adapt much of the existing structure while creating a contemporary residential address that better connects with the public domain surrounding North Sydney Station.

The application proposes two basement levels, ground floor retail, affordable co-living accommodation across the podium levels, and apartments above, while preserving and enhancing the publicly accessible Blue Street Plaza.

Rather than pursuing maximum apartment numbers, Zurich has opted for a housing mix heavily weighted towards larger owner-occupier residences.

The proposal includes 62 build-to-sell apartments comprising 12 one-bedroom, 19 two-bedroom, 29 three-bedroom apartments and two premium penthouses. It also incorporates 86 affordable co-living dwellings, which would be managed in perpetuity by a Community Housing Provider.

That balance between traditional apartments and affordable housing reflects the NSW Government's push to increase housing diversity around major transport infrastructure.

The proposal has been lodged concurrently with a rezoning application, with Zurich arguing the site is ideally positioned to support additional housing given its immediate proximity to public transport, employment and services.

"The proposal aims to respond to the housing challenges facing Sydney through the delivery of diverse housing types in a highly accessible location," the design report by fjcstudio states. It also seeks to improve pedestrian amenity through upgrades to Blue Street Plaza while creating a high-performing residential building that responds to the surrounding context.

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Rather than replacing the commercial building, fjcstudio has developed a design that works with the existing structural framework above the rail corridor, an approach that significantly reduces demolition while allowing the site to be repositioned as a mixed-use residential precinct.

The existing structural constraints have informed much of the building's design, including its relationship with Blue Street and surrounding public spaces.

The building has been designed as a slender tower rising above a clearly defined podium, with vertically expressed façades intended to reduce the perceived bulk while reinforcing North Sydney's emerging skyline.

According to fjcstudio, the architectural language responds directly to the surrounding commercial towers while maintaining a finer grain expression more closely aligned with the neighbouring Lavender Bay streetscape.

The tower incorporates articulated façade elements, landscaped podium edges and recessed upper levels to soften its appearance and improve pedestrian amenity below.

A significant component of the proposal is the revitalisation of Blue Street Plaza.

The existing public space has long served as one of the primary pedestrian connections between North Sydney Station, Greenwood Plaza and Blue Street, yet its role is expected to become even more important following the opening of Sydney Metro.

Zurich's proposal seeks to strengthen that role by improving landscaping, introducing new retail frontages, enhancing pedestrian permeability and creating more active edges throughout the day and evening.

Ground floor retail would wrap the plaza, while separate residential and co-living entries have been designed to improve wayfinding without reducing street activation.

Landscape design has been integrated throughout the podium and public realm, softening what is currently one of the most heavily urbanised parts of North Sydney.

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fjcstudio has carefully oriented apartments towards Sydney Harbour and the CBD while using privacy blades and articulated façades to minimise overlooking between neighbouring buildings.

Large framed openings along the western elevation maximise harbour outlooks, while the eastern apartments have been angled towards the south-east to improve privacy from neighbouring development.

The project forms part of the continuing transformation of North Sydney from a predominantly commercial CBD into a genuine mixed-use city centre.

Since the completion of Victoria Cross Metro Station, developers have increasingly shifted their attention towards residential projects capable of leveraging the area's unparalleled transport connectivity.

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FiveX recently lodged plans for a 61-storey, 490-apartment tower that would become one of the tallest residential buildings in North Sydney if approved.

Aqualand continues to expand its Lower North Shore presence following the completion of AURA on Walker Street and its recent St Leonards and Roseville proposals.

Developers are also progressing projects throughout Walker Street, Miller Street and the Victoria Cross precinct as demand for well-located owner-occupier apartments continues to strengthen.

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First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station

Busy developer Aqualand Prestige has formally taken the next step in its expansion across Sydney's Lower North Shore, lodging a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for its long-held Archer Street site in Chatswood.

The application covers <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/51-55-archer-street-chatswood-nsw-2067">51-55 Archer Street</a>, a 1,767 sqm amalgamated site on the eastern edge of the Chatswood CBD, where the developer is seeking approval for a 45-level mixed-use tower delivering 114 apartments, including a significant affordable housing component, alongside retail, commercial space and six basement levels of parking.

The SSDA marks the latest milestone for a project Aqualand has been quietly progressing over the past two years. The developer first secured the site for its Aqualand Prestige platform before undertaking an alternative design excellence process with PTW Architects, ultimately avoiding a formal design competition through the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The proposal has evolved considerably from Aqualand's original concept. The revised scheme has been designed around larger owner-occupier product, with an unusually high proportion of three and four-bedroom apartments, targeting the more affluent buyer profile, and downsizer, emerging across the North Shore.

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The 114-apartment mix comprises six studios, 27 one-bedroom apartments, 18 two-bedroom apartments, 50 three-bedroom residences and 13 four-bedroom homes. A quarter of the building will be dedicated to affordable housing, well above the mandated 15 per cent&nbsp;

PTW has structured the building vertically, with affordable housing across levels one to six, premium apartments through levels seven to 31, duplex skyhomes on klevels 32 to 43, a penthouse on level 44, and a rooftop plant level above. Six basement levels will provide resident parking and servicing.

The tower is proposed to reach approximately 154 metres, placing it among a growing collection of residential high-rises transforming Chatswood's skyline.

Rather than competing purely on height, PTW says the design has been driven by creating a slimmer tower capable of delivering significantly larger apartments.

"The primary objective of this project was to create a distinctive building that stands out from the recently approved or built structures in the Chatswood area," the design report states, noting the structural efficiency allows greater investment into apartment quality and resident amenity.

Residents would have access to more than 450 sqm of communal open space including landscaped gardens, swimming pool, rooftop entertaining areas, fitness spaces, community gardens, children's play areas and barbecue facilities.

A major focus of the design has been the public domain.

The ground plane has been opened up through landscaped terraces inspired by Willoughby's sandstone ridges, with native planting, public seating, artwork, retail activation and a series of gathering spaces intended to soften what has traditionally been a hard commercial streetscape.

The landscape strategy references Blue Gum forests once common throughout the area, while incorporating Indigenous storytelling, public art and lighting installations to strengthen the connection to Country.

Chatswood has been one of Sydney's busiest apartment markets over the past 12 months, with a steady pipeline of both new project launches and fresh development applications.

Hyecorp recently launched Celine, a 122-apartment development just along Archer Street, while Changfa and Huirong Group are progressing The Anderson, an 84-apartment project on Anderson Street.

Develotek recently secured approval for a 101-apartment tower on Pacific Highway, while Tian An LFD received the green light for Hammond Greens, its apartment development on the edge of the Chatswood Bowling Club.

Commercial property developer FiveX is also making its move into the residential market. Last month it lodged plans for a 61-storey tower with 490 apartments, which, if approved, would become one of the tallest residential buildings in Chatswood.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-fivex-targets-chatswood-skyline-with-61-storey-tower-after-north-sydney-plans">First look: FiveX targets Chatswood skyline with 61-storey tower after North Sydney plans</a>

Aqualand is also expanding its development pipeline following the launch of its luxury residential brand, Aqualand Prestige. The developer has delivered a string of high-end apartment projects across Sydney's affluent suburbs over the past decade, most recently AURA by Aqualand on Walker Street in North Sydney.

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It has since quietly assembled its next wave of projects.

Earlier this year Aqualand launched Boronia in Roseville, a boutique 111-apartment development on Larkin Street. The project is one of the first significant apartment developments to launch in the suburb ahead of what is expected to become one of Sydney's most active new housing precincts under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing reforms, which allow greater density around train stations.

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The developer has also lodged plans for a two-tower, 413-apartment development on Herbert Street in nearby St Leonards, further strengthening its presence across the Lower North Shore.

Beyond that, Aqualand remains behind the final stage of Barangaroo, where plans will deliver a five-hectare mixed-use precinct comprising new homes, retail, hospitality and community facilities, alongside a new Metro entrance and more than two hectares of public open space, completing the Barangaroo precinct.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/central-barangaroo-development-takes-big-step-with-concept-proposal-approval">Central Barangaroo development takes big step with concept proposal approval</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-aqualand-joins-st-leonards-apartment-party">First look: Aqualand joins St Leonards apartment party</a> 
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First look: Aqualand pushes ahead with Chatswood apartment tower as SSDA lodged for Archer Street

Mass timber is becoming an increasingly popular construction material in apartment developments, but Adelaide developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/otello">Otello</a> is taking the approach a step further.

At its new <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flowe-bowden-18-gibson-street-bowden-sa-5007">Flowe Bowden</a> development, the exposed cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure isn't just about reducing the building's environmental footprint. It also forms the foundation of a broader wellness strategy, influencing everything from indoor air quality and natural materials to the way residents move through and experience the building.

The 115-apartment mixed-use development, designed by Melbourne-based architecture practice Fieldwork, will occupy a prominent island site opposite Bowden Village Reserve, combining one, two and three-bedroom apartments with retail and a dedicated wellness destination.

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Wellness isn't confined to a gym or shared resident facility at Flowe. Instead, Fieldwork embedded the concept into the building itself.

The development has been split into two residential wings connected by a naturally ventilated central breezeway, replacing traditional enclosed corridors with open-air walkways that improve natural light, encourage cross ventilation and create more opportunities for neighbourly interaction.

"Rather than treating wellness as something that only happens on the ground floor, our response integrates it throughout the building, which led us to ask what it really means to design a healthy building," Fieldwork Director Quino Holland said.

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The building's architecture also reflects Bowden's industrial heritage. The lower podium references the area's historic brick and sandstone buildings, while the upper levels transition to exposed CLT, allowing the timber structure to become a defining feature throughout the apartments and shared spaces.

The use of mass timber sits alongside a range of sustainability initiatives, including a fully electric, gas-free design, rooftop solar and a targeted 5 Star Green Star rating.

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Inside the residences, the focus remains on natural, durable materials. Blackbutt engineered timber flooring, exposed CLT ceilings, porcelain surfaces and warm timber joinery create a calming interior palette, while low-VOC finishes and responsibly sourced materials have been selected to improve indoor air quality.

Kitchens have been designed as the centrepiece of each apartment, featuring porcelain island benchtops, timber-look cabinetry and brushed steel tapware, with layouts that maximise natural light and ventilation.

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The more traditional interpretation of wellness comes in the form of Level Eleven, a two-storey wellness club spanning the ground floor, mezzanine and first floor.

The facility will include a gym, yoga and reformer Pilates studios, Finnish and infrared saunas, magnesium hot and cold plunge pools, and dedicated recovery spaces. Unlike many residential wellness facilities, Level Eleven will also operate commercially, allowing the broader Bowden community to access the venue while giving residents exclusive membership benefits.

The ground floor has also been designed around everyday living. A café overlooking Bowden Village Reserve will activate the street frontage, while a bike workshop with tool storage, co-working space and dog wash has been incorporated to support daily routines and encourage interaction between residents.

"Flowe brings together my two biggest passions, creating places and creating healthier lives," Otello founder Daniel Harris said.

"We wanted to create something Adelaide hasn't seen before, a genuinely healthy building, where the way you live is lifted without even trying."

Flowe is positioned directly opposite Bowden Village Reserve and within walking distance of Bowden Railway Station and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, placing future residents just minutes from the Adelaide CBD while remaining connected to one of the city's most established urban renewal precincts.

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Otello launches wellness-focused Flowe Bowden with Adelaide-first mass timber apartment design

Not all apartment amenities are immediately visible.

Swimming pools, gyms, rooftop terraces and residents' lounges have long featured on buyers' wishlists, but as the way Australians live has changed, so too have the features that make apartment living more convenient.

Increasingly, buyers are placing value on the practical aspects of day-to-day life. Fast internet, EV charging, secure bike storage, flexible workspaces and parcel management are becoming just as relevant as lifestyle amenities, reflecting changing habits and expectations.

Online shopping has been one of the biggest drivers of that shift.

Australians spent a record $82.6 billion shopping online in 2025, with almost one in every four retail dollars now spent digitally, making parcel deliveries a routine part of everyday life rather than an occasional convenience.

For apartment residents, however, receiving those deliveries isn't always straightforward.

Without someone home to accept a parcel, deliveries can be redirected to a nearby Post Office, left in building foyers or common areas, or require building management to temporarily store packages. As apartment living continues to grow across Australia's cities, parcel management has become an increasingly important consideration for both residents and developers.

Australia Post's Parcel Locker network is one response to that shift.

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Rather than relying on home delivery, eligible parcels can be directed to a nominated Parcel Locker, where they're securely stored until collected. Once a parcel arrives, residents receive a notification through the AusPost app or SMS and can retrieve it using a one-time code or QR code at a time that suits them.

The network has expanded to more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with Parcel Lockers positioned at Post Offices, shopping centres, supermarkets, transport hubs and, increasingly, within or alongside residential developments.

That growing presence reflects a broader change in how apartment buildings are being planned.

Developers are increasingly considering the operational side of apartment living alongside traditional lifestyle amenities. Just as secure mailrooms, bicycle storage and EV charging have become more common inclusions, parcel management is emerging as another feature that supports everyday convenience.

It also helps preserve the arrival experience within a building. Carefully designed lobbies and communal spaces can quickly become cluttered when deliveries accumulate, while secure parcel solutions reduce the likelihood of missed deliveries or parcels being left unattended.

For buyers comparing apartments, these everyday details are becoming part of the decision-making process.

Location, floorplans and finishes remain fundamental, but the features that simplify daily life are carrying greater weight than they once did. As online shopping continues to shape consumer behaviour, secure parcel delivery is increasingly becoming another amenity worth looking for.

Parcel delivery is joining the apartment amenity checklist

Inca Property Group has lodged a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Dawn, a 53-apartment oceanfront development overlooking Mona Vale Beach.

The proposal, at 35-39 Darley Street East, would replace an existing 18-apartment strata building with a new owner-occupier-focused development comprising 53 two and three-bedroom apartments, including nine affordable built-to-rent residences delivered under the State's infill affordable housing scheme.

Positioned on a 2,679 sqm elevated site around 280 metres from Mona Vale Beach, the development has been designed to maximise panoramic ocean views while responding to the site's sloping topography.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/inca-property-group">Inca Property Group</a> Managing Director Josh Thompson said the State Significant pathway provided greater certainty for projects of this scale.

"This State Significant pathway gives the team real certainty to progress <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/dawn-35-39-darley-street-east-mona-vale-nsw-2103">Dawn</a> through to completion," Thompson said.

"It allows us to acquire a one-off site, design it carefully and deliver the right offering for the suburb, assessed by the NSW Government's planning department."

The project is one of the first developments in the area to be assessed under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy, with the site sitting on the edge of the policy's designated inner area.

The proposal includes three basement levels providing 124 car spaces, alongside a range of resident amenities including a swimming pool, gym, sauna, wellness facilities and private plunge pools for selected ground-floor and penthouse apartments.

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Thompson said Dawn had been designed specifically for owner-occupiers and downsizers, a buyer profile that has driven demand across Inca's recent Upper North Shore developments.

"The majority of buyers in our recent North Shore projects have been downsizers, and we are learning exactly what this market is looking for. Beyond the location itself, we have included resort-style amenities to deliver a genuine lifestyle offering," Thompson said.

Located within walking distance of Mona Vale Beach, the town centre, Mona Vale Golf Club and the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Dawn represents Inca's first Northern Beaches project following the sell-out of Tara on Park in Waitara and Ellis Residences, currently under construction in St Ives.

Construction will be undertaken by Inca's in-house construction arm, GOP Constructions.

Dawn is the latest major apartment proposal for Mona Vale, with the suburb emerging as one of the key beneficiaries of the NSW Government's new Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy.

New developer One Living, led by industry veteran Joseph Scuderi, recently secured a site on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, where it is planning around 140 apartments.

IPM is also planning its third project in Mona Vale, significantly increasing the scale of its previous developments with an 82-apartment proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/159-167-darley-street-west-mona-vale-nsw-2103">159-167 Darley Street West</a>, opposite Bayview Golf Course and less than 800 metres from Mona Vale town centre.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/one-living-enters-sydneys-new-apartment-market-with-northern-beaches-site-acquisition">One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-ipm-plans-third-mona-vale-project">First look: IPM plans third Mona Vale project</a>

First look: Inca eyes Mona Vale with State Significant DA for Dawn apartments

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An AFL footballer syndicate has listed the Waterside Hotel on Flinders Street with $15 million hopes.
The syndicate includes former Richmond players Wayne Campbell, Stuart Wigney and Brendon Gale (who is also the club's current CEO).
Wigney was its general manager after its 2004 purchase.
The freehold at 508 Flinders Street, on the corner with King Street, will be sold with a two to three year leaseback to the pub's operators.
There is no confirming paperwork with 508 Flinders Pty Ltd, but Nathan Brown and St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt are reportedly other members of the syndicate that owns the three-storey brick pub with two bars.
They purchased the 1850s hotel for $3.85 million in 2004.
It has been listed by CBRE, Fairfax Media advised.
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Former AFL Melbourne captain David Neitz has sold his Fitzroy investment property ahead of this weekend's scheduled auction through Nelson Alexander Real Estate.
It is three levels with four bedrooms at 61 Leicester Street.
He paid $650,000 in 2001 and listed it with $1.05 million plus hopes.
It was set for <a href="https://www.nelsonalexander.com.au/properties/buying/fitzroy-61-leicester-street#.VO-1gTpMKqQ" target="_blank">14 March auction</a>.
It was available for rent at $850 a week in early 2013.
David Neitz, who retired after 306 games in 2008, was appointed late last year as a specialist key-position coach at the Hawks.
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The Hawthorn AFL footballer Jordan Lewis sold his two-bedroom Victorian semi for $1.1 million at weekend auction.
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Lewis had bought the 1890s Hawthorn East semi for $690,000 in April 2009.
Five bidders triggered the sale around $150,000 above reserve through Jellis Craig agent Richard Winneke, who sold it last time too.
There are approved plans for a second story extension at the white-washed, single fronted semi-detached Victorian home on its 226 square metre block.
The house has 95 square metres space.
CoreLogic RP Data put Hawthorn East's <a href="/news">median</a><a href="/news"> house price at $1.45 million</a>, down on its 2014 peak. 
The house previously sold at $445,000 in 2001 and $245,000 in 1998.
In 2014, Lewis won his club's best and fairest award, as well as All-Australian recognition, as the Hawks won back-to-back premierships.
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Former AFL Melbourne captain David Neitz has $1.05 million plus hopes for his Fitzroy investment property currently listed through Nelson Alexander Real Estate.
It is three levels with four bedrooms at 61 Leicester Street.
He paid $650,000 in 2001.
It goes to <a href="https://www.nelsonalexander.com.au/properties/buying/fitzroy-61-leicester-street#.VO-1gTpMKqQ" target="_blank">March 14 auction</a>.
It was available for rent at $850 a week in early 2013.
David Neitz, who retired after 306 games in 2008, was appointed late last year as a specialist key-position coach at the Hawks.
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David Neitz lists in Fitzroy

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The former Crows coach Brenton Sanderson has his redundant Glenelg South home for March auction.
The house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-glenelg+south-119070231" target="_blank">13 Farrell Street</a> has been listed through Harris Real Estate’s Phil Harris with $1.55 million expectations.
It was bought in 2013 for $1,431,500 and previously sold at $1.43 million in 2011.
It is marketed as within walking distance of main attractions - the beach, Broadway Kiosk, Foodland and Jetty Road - and in the zoning for Brighton Secondary School.
Sanderson and wife, Veronika, quit Glenelg South for Melbourne where he now works as the AFL’s national academy head coach.
In a shock move, Adelaide sacked Sanderson following the conclusion of the 2014 season, replacing him with former Port Adelaide assistant Phil Walsh.
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Former Adelaide Crows star, now a Melbourne Demons midfielder, Bernie Vince has listed his redundant Adelaide home.
The 1970s house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-lockleys-119019831" target="_blank">59 Rutland Avenue, Lockleys</a> is listed through Gary J. Smith.
It has three bedrooms, a rumpus room, pergola and deck overlooking an inground swimming pool.
Agent Steve Stretch has not given any public price indication ahead of its 1 March auction.
The creamy coloured is close to Harbour Town, the airport, Linear Park and some of the best beaches in Adelaide.
The house on 850 square metres, with subdivision potential subject to City of West Torrens approval, was bought for $660,000 in 2010.
Vince played 129 games for the Crows and won the club's best and fairest award for the 2009 season.
After reluctantly being traded to the following the 2013 season, he finished third in the Demons' best and fairest last year.
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The Adelaide Crows have signed a four year partnership with The Domain Group, whom they thought was Australia’s largest real estate media business.
The Domain<a href="https://www.domain.com.au/"></a> Group’s logo will appear on the Club’s match day shorts and media backdrops.
The Domain Group, a division of Fairfax Ltd, rolled out its new Domain property guide delivered free to almost 75,000 Adelaide homes last spring in a hope of competing with the long established News Ltd local publications. REA runs realestate.com.au and is majority owned by News Corp, the publisher of The Advertiser, Sunday Mail and Messenger newspapers.
Domain will be second only to long-term major sponsor Toyota in the hierarchy of Crows’ corporate supporters.
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The Domain Group chief executive Antony Catalano - a Carlton supporter - said the business's aggressive push into South Australia was because South Australia had been a market that had "not been particularly well served by other media businesses".
Last year Domain Group approached local real estate agents to buy into their digital advertising joint venture.
Domain has also finalised a new partnership that will see Patersons Stadium renamed as Domain Stadium under three-year naming rights sponsorship.
It follows the expiry of the Patersons Securities naming rights partnership at the end of 2014 in their partnership with the WAFC.
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Swinford, the renovated Toorak investment property of Tanya Hird, the wife of returning Essendon coach James Hird, sold at $4.2 million late last year.
It was renovated after being bought for $2.76 million in early 2011.
Set on 837 square metres close to Kooyong Village, it was speculated it came with $4.75 million plus hopes.
The five-bedroom property at 7 Toorak Avenue has been for private sale through agents Ross Savas and Michael Armstrong at Kay &amp; Burton since February this year.
Tania and James Hird reside<a href="/news/james-hird-toorak-mansion-the-home-of-1930s-high-society"> at another, much photographed, Toorak property</a> bought in 1998 for $2.4 million.
Hird's and Essendon unsuccessfully challenged the legality of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) investigation into the Essendon Football Club's supplement program during the 2012 season at the Supreme Court in September of last year.
Hird decided to appeal the verdict, despite the club's decision not to, and his appeal was <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-30/james-hirds-federal-court-asada-appeal-dismissed/6057234" target="_blank">dismissed by the Supreme Court</a> last Friday.
He is <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-02/hird-considers-high-court-action-in-afl-asada-case/6064464" target="_blank">reportedly considering</a> whether to appeal to the High Court.
Hird played 253 game for Essendon between 1992 and 2007, becoming one of the game's most decorated players.
He won the Brownlow Medal in 1996, captained Essendon to premiership glory in 2000 and was All-Australian on five occasions.
He returned to Essendon for the 2011 season as coach.
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James Hird secured $4.2 million for Swinford, his Toorak investment property

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Lance 'Buddy' Franklin, the former Hawk AFL champion turned Sydney Swan, secured $1.73 million when his contemporary Brighton East house was recently sold.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton+east-118055423" target="_blank">The 55 Hodder Street offering</a> had $1.6 million to $1.7 million price guidance, but no sale price has been revealed until the settlement details were lodged last week.
The records show it appears it was a cash buyer, with no registered mortgage on the Melbourne house.
After renting briefing elsewhere in Brighton, Franklin bought the house on its 678 square metre block in late 2010 for $1,635,000 through hockingstuart.
He secured a $95,000 gain, reflecting less than 1.5% annual price gain over nearly fours years of ownership.
The four-bedroom, two bathroom home with a pool had also sold at $1.45 million in 2006 on its completion.
He is not yet known to have bought any Sydney property. 
Franklin controversially switched to Sydney following Hawthorn's 2013 premiership victory on a nine year, multi-million dollar contract.
He kicked 79 goals in his first season as a Swan, but his new team succumbed to the Hawks in this year's Grand Final. 
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Buddy Franklin secured $95,000 gain on Brighton East offering

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The AFL North Melbourne Roos footballer Daniel Wells secured $1,005,000 for his 1880s Port Melbourne home turned investment property when it was bought by Geelong Cats player Josh Caddy.
After the recent property handball, it remains an investment property listed at $700 a week, but finding tenants at around $675 a week when listed through Infolio Corp.
Wells, the two-time Kangaroos club champion, had paid $585,000 in 2004. 
He initially lived at the Albert Street, Port Melbourne property but then on marrying school teacher, Mariangela Laudato rented it out in 2006 asking $480 a week. It came with a $510 asking price in 2008, and most recently at $560 a week in 2010.
The hockingstuart agents for the three bedroom Victorian cottage with 112 square metre space had been quoting in excess of $800,000, then $850,000. There were the three bidders.
The initial whispers it was bought by a Geelong footballer were confirmed after its recent settlement.
It was marketed on realestate.com.au as: "Ready to move in for immediate enjoyment with an exciting scope to further improve or further extend (STCA) if so desired."
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