Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

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First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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SIERA kicks off construction at Northcliffe tower Exhale

Local Little Bay residents, along with buyers from premium postcodes across Sydney’s affluent Eastern Suburbs, have dominated purchases in developer-builder Urban Property Group’s first Eastern Suburbs apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a>.

The $250 million coastal project, one of the first new developments in the area in several years, has proven particularly popular with downsizers, especially those from Coogee and Bondi. One Double Bay downsizer paid $4.7 million for a four-bedroom penthouse, setting a new local apartment price record in the process.

Buyers have been attracted to the combination of coastal tranquillity, premium design and amenity-rich neighbourhood living. The walkable village setting, along with proximity to three of Sydney’s leading golf courses, New South Wales Golf Club, St Michael’s Golf Club and The Coast Golf Club, has also been a key drawcard.

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Built across two low-rise buildings designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/hill-thalis-architecture-urban-projects-pty-ltd">Hill Thalis</a> and set along a lush, landscaped green spine, designed by leading landscape architect <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/arcadia-landscape-architecture">Arcadia</a>, ESTE Little Bay offers a collection of one, two, three and four-bedroom residences with interiors by Richards Stanisich.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> Sales Director, Tom McIvor said the response to ESTE has been "nothing short of extraordinary."

“Buyers have been quick to recognise ESTE as a rare opportunity to invest in a coastal sanctuary that offers both seclusion and connectivity to the heart of Sydney,” McIvor said.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">SRM Residential</a> Senior Director, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">Clayton Ross</a> said the local market has responded incredibly well, driven by ESTE’s exceptional location and the rarity it offers.

“We’ve seen strong interest from a variety of buyer groups, all of whom are drawn to the exclusivity and quality of the build and construction by the 4.5-star iCIRT-rated builder / developer, Urban Property Group. There’s truly nothing else like it along Sydney’s coastline.”

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The project also includes robust buyer protections, including Resilience Insurance’s Latent Defects Insurance, providing 10 years of structural cover, and an independent iCIRT-rating of the developer.

“The iCIRT-rating adds another layer of confidence,” Ross added. “Buyers see it as a safeguard for their investment and their lifestyle.” A highlight of ESTE’s offering is its exclusive wellness amenities, including a heated rooftop infinity pool and outdoor heated spa, a state-of-the-art Technogym fitness centre, and a sauna.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a> is topped out and is on track to complete towards the end of 2026, with residents moving in before Christmas.

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The mass migration of car dealerships from Essendon's Keilor Road is all but complete with the last super site at planning.

Holden's former dealership at 203-211 Keilor Road is now subject to a Peddle Thorp-designed scheme that would turn the sizeable 5,300 square metre site into a showcase of contemporary green design. The pending rebirth of the Holden dealership follows in the footsteps of similar sized lots along Keilor Road which have been developed or hold planning approval.

At Keilor road's expense, the bulk of car dealerships have chosen the expanses of the AutoCentro precinct within Essendon Fields.

Holden's departure is Panorama Investments Pty Ltd gain, the entity snared the site during a 2017 sales campaign. The proposal was lodged with City of Moonee Valley during March this year.

<h2>203-211 Keilor Road application summary</h2>

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<figcaption>Keilor Road perspective. Planning image: Peddle Thorp</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Site area: 5303.52 sqm with a primary 110m frontage to Keilor Road</li>
	<li>Proposed 7 levels at 23.7m in height</li>
	<li>121 apartments: 17 x 1BR, 85 x 2BR, 19 x 3BR</li>
	<li>Ground floor retail/commercial space: 2,130sqm</li>
	<li>2 basement levels for 247 vehicles and 131 bicycles</li>
	<li>Internal green space/courtyard and rooftop terrace</li>
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Retail tenancies will front the primary Keilor Road frontage, along with the secondary Cooper Street and Roberts Street frontages. The design's southern aspect has chosen a particularly green method of addressing the neighbouring detached properties.

Vertical and horizontal green plantings boards serve to bolster privacy whilst also providing a softer, more aesthetically pleasing outlook form the perspective of existing adjoining properties. 

Between the green facade and Peddle Thorp's inclusion of design features such as elevated bridges and an angular build form expression to Keilor Road, 203-211 Keilor Road has been billed as capable of "setting a benchmark in urban design and architectural resolution for the area".

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<figcaption>Interface with adjoining detached properties. Planning image: Peddle Thorp</figcaption></figure>In the wider Keilor Road context, 203-211 Keilor Road is the latest project which adds to an already robust pipeline of projects. At construction is <a href="/buildings/parkside-apartments-64-keilor-road-essendon-north">Parkside Apartments</a> at 64 Keilor Road, whilst <a href="/buildings/curve-294-296-keilor-road-essendon-north">Curve Apartments</a> at 294-296 Keilor Road is awaiting the arrival of a builder onsite.

These projects combined will add approximately 125 apartments.

<a href="/new-apartments/113-keilor-road-essendon">113 Keilor Road</a> and 261 Keilor Road are more modest apartment projects in waiting, although two relative brutes stand to add 350 apartments between them. <a href="/new-apartments/144-160-keilor-road-essendon-north">144-160 Keilor Road</a> and <a href="/new-apartments/165-169-keilor-road-essendon">165-169 Keilor Road</a> are both substantial approved apartment projects, with the latter also accounting for a former car dealership.
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Keilor Road's last car dealership goes to apartments and goes super green

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A heavily industrial pocket of Lidcombe may turn high rise residential if a planning application for 2 Hill Road is looked upon favourably.

Flush against the Western Motorway and surrounded by industrial estates, applicant HP Subsidiary Pty Ltd is hoping their $114 million bid for three residential buildings gains approval, after being submitted with Parramatta City Council during May. 2 Hill Road sits on the periphery of the Carter Street Precinct, a zone earmarked for urban regeneration under a <a href="https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/plans-for-your-area/priority-growth-areas-and-precincts/carter-street">plan</a> backed by the NSW Government.

The application shapes as one of the first for the area which has yet to see development of any substance.

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<figcaption>Street level perspective. Planning image: integrated DESIGN group</figcaption></figure>Architecture practice integrated DESIGN group has taken on design duties for the project which consists of 302 apartments. The split sees 126 single bedroom, 159 dual bedroom and 17 triple bedroom apartments across three separate buildings.

The apartments will be supported by 379 car parking bays across 5 basement levels. The tallest building within the application spans 16 levels or 53 metres, marginally taller than an adjoining 15 level tower, whilst a more modest 6 level structure rounds out the built form.

The smallest building will feature a rooftop terrace shrouded in a lattice-like structure with a sight line over Haslams Creek.

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<figcaption>Haslams Creek perspective. Planning image: integrated DESIGN group</figcaption></figure>The 14,724 square metre triangular currently serves as an open air storage yard. Approximately half the site is dedicated toward open space, with landscape architect SiteDesign + Studios taking on design responsibilities for the ground plane.

In their report on the project, they highlight the opportunity presented by the sprawling site:

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The landscape design for the proposed residential development will provide an extensive area of usable landscaped open space with direct access to the public domain and the proposed Share Way, east of the existing stormwater channel.

The design includes important linkages to the pedestrian and cycle networks proposed under the Carter Street Precinct DCP and suggests ways in which high quality public spaces could be enhanced e.g. a future bicycle bridge opposite the proposed central pedestrian spine could be provided by others to enable a direct link to Newington and the Parramatta foreshore beyond.

The design includes displays of Public Art Work using local community artists and water features which extend the axii of the resident lobbies into the public domain, visually connecting with Haslams Creek or other key points in the public domain.
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Having only been submitted last month, the City Significant Development is some time off a final decision.
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The erection of a tower crane for 233 East has seen the overall number of apartments under construction within Ringwood surge to approximately 600.

These 600 apartments are spread across seven separate apartment developments of varying sizes, yet the overall figure is representative of the underlying demand for apartment living in the outer eastern suburb. 233 East is at this stage the highest profile development to begin construction owing to its height and location.

Opposite Eastland and fronting Maroondah Highway, the LSA Architects-designed project will add just shy of 100 new apartments. At 10 levels it will also be the area's tallest apartment building upon completion.

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<figcaption>233 East is at construction</figcaption></figure>The balance of projects at construction is located well back from Maroondah Highway in a pocket bound by Bond Street, Ringwood Street and the Ringwood Bypass.

Largest at construction is the tri-building Eden Square project; Head contractor Hamilton Marino is well into the build phase with the eventual outcome some 200 plus apartments adjacent to the Mullum Mullum Creek. Eden Square is noteworthy in that its premier residences managed to sell for $2.55m and $2.5m respectively.

Next in terms of size is Nelson Bourke Apartments at 1-7 Nelson Street. Builder Buxton has taken the floor plate above ground for the dual building development that will result in 111 apartments.

The balance of developments at construction adding to the 600 apartment figure includes Venus Apartments, Ark Apartments and The Edge Apartments.

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<figcaption>Nelson Bourke Apartments progress</figcaption></figure>Another development due for a construction start is The Selection with Method Constructions signage up across the site. The builder is set to begin works on the Embrace Architects-designed project which includes 49 apartments and two ground floor retail tenancies.

The project's marketing campaign billed it as Ringwood's premier apartment development, which includes seven levels of living above two basement levels. The Selection's facade will predominantly consist of exposed concrete, charcoal steel frames, perforated metal screens and shaded glazing wraps.

Whilst the number of apartments under construction within Ringwood is at an all-time high, a newly assembled display suite has appeared at 33-35 Ringwood Street.

The display suite's arrival may well signify the signifying the imminent launch of the DKO Architecture-designed seven level apartment development that hit planning with 38 apartments in tow.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/rwdko.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="33-35 Ringwood Street. Planning image: DKO"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="363" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/rwdko.jpg?itok=suHxqfRQ" title="33-35 Ringwood Street. Planning image: DKO" width="580"></a>

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Ringwood's has 600 apartments under construction, as a new project nears launch

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Project partners Pellicano Group and Perri Projects have taken their massive South City Square project back to planning in order to rework future stages of the development.

The project is very much representative of the boom in development that has been seen across Woolloongabba, although the bulk of South City Square has yet to be built. Earlier this month planning documents were lodged, seeking to alter the composition of future stages of the project which in time willencompasses more than two hectares.

Primarily fronting Logan Road, the applied for changes changes are relevant to the southern portion of the site and look to supersede planning approval granted during late 2016.

Initial buildings on the Logan Road and Deshon Street intersection were completed during 2017.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image3_11.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="South City Square as of late 2017. Image: Aussie Bhoy / Skyscrapercity"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="383" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image3_11.jpg?itok=mRoy71di" title="South City Square as of late 2017. Image: Aussie Bhoy / Skyscrapercity" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>South City Square as of late 2017. Image: Aussie Bhoy / Skyscrapercity</figcaption></figure>Changes sought within the new application include:

<ul>
<li>Adding a new parcel of land at 178 Logan Road and removing 31 Sword Street</li>
	<li>Changing the staging for the development proposal</li>
	<li>Delivering a supermarket and central square as a stand alone stage (owing to Woolworths signing on)</li>
	<li>A change in design for what will be known as Building 6</li>
	<li>Building 4 will be split to create two separate buildings known as Building 4 and Building 5 (18 and 15 levels)</li>
	<li>Inclusion of retirement living </li>
	<li>Additional parking</li>
</ul>
Overall seven separate developable buildings between 4 and 18 levels are in the wings, although Stage 3/Supermarket is noted as being at construction.

In line with a swag of applications that have targeted retirement living across Brisbane in recent times, South City Square aims to follow suit. Planning consultant Urbis noted "A vertical Retirement Facility is also proposed to be introduced into the development to meet Brisbane’s growing demand for retirement facilities and enhance the diversity and mix of uses included in South City Square.

The introduction of this use has tangible benefits to the broader community who may be looking for retirement options in Woolloongabba."

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image1_11.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The development as envisaged upon completion. Planning image: DBI "><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="349" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image1_11.jpg?itok=0fe8QgB3" title="The development as envisaged upon completion. Planning image: DBI " width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The development as envisaged upon completion. Planning image: DBI</figcaption></figure>To this point the sprawling $600 million mixed-use project has held a nominated completion date of 2023. The initial plan consisted of six residential buildings and one hotel in addition to the major retail, dining and entertainment aspects at ground level.

It's likely that Brisbane's soft apartment market has in part contributed to the rebalancing of the project's uses. 
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Brisbane's South City Square changes composition

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Northcote will sport a uniquely designed and essentially daring new mixed-use building should Darebin City Council provide approval for a current application on dsiplay.

A distinct step away from most Melbourne buildings of a similar scale, Sharif Abraham Architects have gone above and beyond in terms of designing a striking visual marker. The long thin structure addressed 38 Arthurton Road is tucked up against the South Morang rail line and Herbert Street, making for an elongated site.

The design is noted as taking three to four years to refine within the planning documents, with the result a predominantly mesh facade capped by an almost whimsical double roof level which accommodates a 152 space childcare centre. 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image104.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="38 Athurton Road from differing angles. Planning image: Sharif Abraham"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="297" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image104.jpg?itok=fgUs2Lpg" title="38 Athurton Road from differing angles. Planning image: Sharif Abraham" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>38 Athurton Road from differing angles. Planning image: Sharif Abraham</figcaption></figure>Alongside Sharif Abraham Architects, LR &amp; EC Enterprises Pty Ltd is the entity behind the development. Jointly they have dubbed 38 Athurton Road 'The Parent' due to its robust form and holistic and considered design response to its surrounds.

"It is practical, flexible and fun and will provide an exceptionally high quality environment for its future users, whilst integrating with its surrounds, particularly having regard to the emerging character along Arthurton Road toward High Street."

Included in the design are 28 one and two bedroom apartments, with 5 offices and a retail pod at ground level. Three basement levels accommodate parking for the project whilst a mid building double height void/terrace is present at the northern end.

The void is expected to provide visual relief to the design whilst also enhancing the architectural integrity of the development.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image101_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="External finishes laid out. Planning image: Sharif Abraham"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="252" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image101_0.jpg?itok=ggaCgh2D" title="External finishes laid out. Planning image: Sharif Abraham" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>External finishes laid out. Planning image: Sharif Abraham</figcaption></figure>Materials prevalent across the design include differing modes of metal screens, cladding and shutters alongside timber and concrete elements. The 'bling' factor comes by way of a pod atop the building finished with tinted rainbow glass in a orange hue.

The orange-hued glass feature is also replicated across an oversized sphere which forms part of the childcare facility.

Referenced above is the changing urban dynamic of the Arthurton Road and High Street precinct. A swag of new mid-sized apartment developments have taken their place along High Street, although Arthurton Road has been comparatively sluggish.

Waiting in the wings and opposite the Sharif Abraham Architects design is Meydan Group's Arthurton Gardens project which is expected to yield hundreds of new apartments in the years to come.
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Sharif Abraham's super sleek Northcote design on show

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The Chinese-backed influence over Box Hill's skyline has strengthened once more with advertised plans unveiling LongRiver Group as the force behind a 37 storey skyscraper slated for 843 Whitehorse Road.

Opposite their similarly sized <a href="/buildings/east-central-tower-820-whitehorse-road-box-hill">East Central Tower</a> at 820 Whitehorse Road which is currently at sales, 843 Whitehorse Road's $90 million construction value would see 287 apartments built above a retail, office and showroom podium. Latest designs for the tower were submitted earlier this month and show 111 three bedroom apartments included which equates to 43% of all dwellings.

This 43% figure positions the tower as being unique in that very few if any towers of this magnitude have attempted to include such a high proportion of three bedroom apartments.

As per <a href="/buildings/east-central-tower-820-whitehorse-road-box-hill">East Central Tower</a>, Fender Katsalidis Architects were handed the design duties for the current application and have in turn created a tower which compliments their initial design. This is especially the case for the tower components of either tower, with the principal difference being the white banding that discerns <a href="/buildings/east-central-tower-820-whitehorse-road-box-hill">East Central Tower</a>.

Agent Savills handles the sale of what is now a BP Service Station during mid 2017, with a sales tag of $22.5 million.

<h2>843 Whitehorse Road application summary</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image78_2.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="843 Whitehorse Road and East Central Tower in context. Images: Fender Katsalidis"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="382" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image78_2.jpg?itok=eRXVferf" title="843 Whitehorse Road and East Central Tower in context. Images: Fender Katsalidis" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>843 Whitehorse Road and East Central Tower in context. Images: Fender Katsalidis</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Site area: 1,972 sqm, 2 frontages, 49.25m to Whitehorse Road</li>
	<li>Proposed: 37 storey tower at 117.9m</li>
	<li>287 apartments: 9 x 1BR, 167 x 2BR, 111 x 3BR</li>
	<li>371 car parking spaces and 132 bicycle parking spaces over 4 basement levels and 6 podium levels</li>
	<li>5 retail tenancies between 25sqm and 570sqm, with a total retail floor area of 1,053sqm</li>
	<li>962sqm double height car showroom</li>
	<li>3 office tenancies with a total area of 2,073sqm</li>
	<li>Amenities: Level 6 common area spanning 1,864sqm, including open terrace, pool, spa and sauna, gym, yoga room, dining and lounge room, theatre and wine store. Level 30 communal lounge and dining facilities</li>
</ul>
Property and Infrastructure consultancy APP provides comment on the project via their website:

<blockquote>
With impressive architectural quality delivered by Fender Katsalidis, the development includes approximately 300 apartments, key retail spaces and an architecturally enunciated car showroom. Fender Katsalidis Australia will now continue on developing the apartment interiors, striving for opulent finishes.

The site is located directly opposite Longriver’s current development, East Central Tower at 820 Whitehorse Road. The two sites at 820 Whitehorse Road and 843 Whitehorse Road will create a strong synergy for the area and compliment Box Hill’s current development boom to service an anticipated population increase of 37,000 within the next 20 years.

The overall design and development will continue to be refined in 2018, before commencing construction.
</blockquote>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image80_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="843 Whitehorse Road shadowed by a scheme for 835 Whitehorse Road. Images: Fender Katsalidis"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="370" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image80_6.jpg?itok=i2XoC7K6" title="843 Whitehorse Road shadowed by a scheme for 835 Whitehorse Road. Images: Fender Katsalidis" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>843 Whitehorse Road shadowed by a scheme for 835 Whitehorse Road. Images: Fender Katsalidis</figcaption></figure><h2>Three of many</h2>

The aforementioned East Central Tower joins 874-878 Whitehorse Road as LongRiver's other Box Hill developments. The latter will eventually become a DoubleTree by Hilton with 200 guest rooms in tow; it was recently given the green light by VCAT.

<a href="/developments/box-hill-vic-3128">Box Hill's development scene</a> and skyline is experiencing great change at the moment. Fender Katsalidis have added a scheme for 835 Whitehorse Road directly west of 843 Whitehorse Road, which site at approximately 130 metres; 835 Whitehorse Road has been subject to <a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/whitehorse-could-be-sitting-on-multimilliondollar-box-hill-block-if-planning-report-recommends-it-be-rezoned/news-story/7cafaa06a2565a00cabec4354344a80b">development overtones</a> of late.

The sites accommodating East Central Tower and CBD Development Group's tri-towered development immediately east of 843 Whitehorse Road are preparing for demolition, whilst demolition is all but complete on Box Hill Institute's 1000 Whitehorse Road. Plans for a 29 and 24 storey development which also covers 16-18 Spring Street are with the State Government.

In the midst of all the pending development, Golden Age Group's SKY ONE Box Hill continues to rise; upon completion is will become Box Hill's tallest tower.

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<figcaption>SKY ONE Box Hill is the latest Box Hill tall on the move</figcaption></figure><h2>Application team</h2>

<ul>
<li>Developer: LongRiver Group</li>
	<li>Architect: Fender Katsalidis Architects</li>
	<li>Site Survey/ Existing Conditions Plan: Bosco Jonson</li>
	<li>Urban Design and Context Report: Urbis</li>
	<li>Waste Management Plan: Leigh Design</li>
	<li>Traffic Impact Assessment: Ratio Consultants</li>
	<li>Wind Impact Assessment: Vipac Engineers and Scientists</li>
	<li>Sustainability Management Plan: WGE</li>
	<li>Economic Benefits Analysis Report: Essential Economics</li>
	<li>Landscape Plan: John Patrick Landscape Architects.</li>
</ul>
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LongRiver Group's three bedroom surprise for their third Box Hill skyscraper

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The Inner West Council has released for public viewing the much anticipated plans for the rebirth of the Balmain Leagues Club. Dubbed Rozelle Laneways, the development was submitted to Council during May and would see the $135 million proposal bring Balmain Tigers back to their Rozelle home which is currently in a state of disrepair.

The application is in unison with Chinese-backed Heworth Development who for their part would hope realise 173 apartments across three apartment buildings. Balmain Tigers would take on a new 2,200 square metre club, with extensive landscaping and public spaces included across the development which is located at 152 Victoria Road.

A degree of uncertainty surrounds the application with <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/apartment-plans-for-old-balmain-leagues-club-site/news-story/d47230bd3d0e5c6bd10822c838e4b20c">reports</a> that a compulsory acquisition is on the cards as the New South Wales Government looks to take over the site for infrastructure needs.

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<figcaption>Waterloo Street perspective. Planning image: Scott Carver</figcaption></figure>Despite the possibility of State Government intervention, the development team has pushed on with the application, headed by architects Scott Carver. 

For their part, the design practice has envisaged the project as "an opportunity to create a unique cultural and community focus and place to live and work for the residents of Rozelle and Balmain. This redevelopment proposes the idea of bringing back the Balmain Tigers, one of Australia’s founding rugby league clubs, to their historical home and creating a new public Town Square connected to the surrounding streets, shops and homes through a network of laneways that extend the character of the Rozelle neighbourhood."

Seven key design pillars are incorporated into the development. They are:

<ul>
<li>A Commercial and Community Anchor: A new Town Square provides a large outdoor venue for community events as well as day to day spaces for eating, meeting with friends and children’s play and rest. </li>
	<li>A new Balmain Leagues Club: The facility is designed as the centrepiece of Rozelle Lanes. It is located adjacent to the Town Square at Darling Street level to promote the connectivity of the club to the surrounding streets and community.</li>
	<li>Club Terrace: In the tradition of the surrounding neighbourhoods a Club Terrace provides a north facing and shaded public space of pocket parks and grand stairways to Victoria Road.</li>
	<li>Creative Commercial Community: These form a campus of indoor and outdoor spaces for collaborative work ideally positioned in the heart of the Rozelle Commercial Neighbourhood closely connected to public transport.</li>
	<li>Food and Beverage Precinct: They would provide a 7 day per week economy within the heart of Rozelle whilst being separated from the traffic of Victoria Road. A supermarket is located beneath the Town Square.</li>
	<li>Affordable Housing: A component of the residential apartments will be designated as Affordable Housing to cater for low to moderate income households.</li>
	<li>Residential Apartment Village: situated against Victoria Road to provide an acoustic buffer to the Town Square and to preserve the scale and character of Waterloo Street.</li>
</ul>
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<figcaption>Rozelle Square as rendered. Planning image: Scott Carver</figcaption></figure>The Balmain Leagues Club component will be complementary to the intended Town Square in that it is an internal/external space that is designed with a variety of flexible areas, including a bar, cafe, restaurant and lounges that adapt throughout the day, enriched with a variety of food, events and entertainment."

Rozelle Square's anchor point will be The Tigers Club with Scott Carver endeavouring to form a seamless transition between all sub precincts across the site. Reinforcing the strong street level design dynamic is the heavy inclusion of green spaces that will be tiered across a number of levels throughout the development.

For its part the Balmain Tigers board is satisfied with progress over the course of 2018, <a href="https://weeklytimes.com.au/new-development-plan-balmain-leagues/">stating</a> "Discussions with the new owners have been very cordial and positive concerning the club’s future and assurances of their support have been received. It continues to be at the foremost of our minds to honour the legacy of those who established Balmain Tigers in 1908 and to all those who guided it through its long and distinguished history."

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Balmain Leagues Club's development plans unveiled

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Weeks after launching its maiden Melbourne residential project, Guangzhou-backed R &amp; F Property Australia has availed itself as the buyer of Box Hill's 9-11 Prospect Street.

The developer has taken the permitted site back to planning with the intentions of pushing through a new design conceived by Hayball. The site was offered for sale over a year ago with approval for an Artisan Architects-designed 25 level mixed use development in place.

Sold by Savills for $11,932 per square metre, the 1,475 square metre site was noted as sold to a China-backed developer at the time.

The reworked Hayball design "does not represent a significant departure from the existing approved proposal on the site and continues to warrant support" according to urban planner Message Consultants. R &amp; F Property Australia will be invariably hoping that the new design, which effectively adheres to the dimensions of the permitted design, is looked upon favourably by Council.

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<figcaption>Hayball's design for 9-11 Prospect Street</figcaption></figure>Much like the approved design, the developer is looking for the nod create a 25 storey mixed use development above five basement car park levels. Also mirroring the approved design, flexible office spaces will account for levels 2 and 3, followed by apartments above.

187 apartments, 2,860 square metres of net leasable area, 217 car parking spaces and 79 bicycle spaces were within the initial Artisan Architects-designed tower. Comparatively R &amp; F Property Australia's reworked application is eyeing 193 apartments, commercial space over levels 2 and 3, plus provisions for 204 vehicles and 127 bicycles.

Of the 193 intended apartments, the split sees a 14% reduction in one-bedroom apartments relative to the approved scheme, with a corresponding 12% increase in two-bedroom apartments and a 2% increase to three-bedroom apartments.

Amenities have been boosted within the Hayball design, and see a lap pool, gym, sauna and communal lounge in place.

According to Hayball, "the existing approved plans have been revised to improve the internal amenity and livability for the occupants. The building is expressed externally as a refined, coherent and elegant form."

Further, "the arrangement of active frontage along the ground plane and the integrated landscape response to the podium levels improves the street-scape and the pedestrian experience. Residential amenity is improved with the introduction of natural light and ventilation to all residential corridors in the tower levels.

Simplification of construction within the building further improves the residential amenity by maximised ceiling heights and increasing daylight penetration within apartments."

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image52_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="9-11 Prospect Street's new exterior takes shape under Hayball's guidance"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="250" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image52_6.jpg?itok=rrSfa3vo" title="9-11 Prospect Street's new exterior takes shape under Hayball's guidance" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>9-11 Prospect Street's new exterior takes shape under Hayball's guidance</figcaption></figure>R &amp; F Property <a href="/developments/box-hill-vic-3128">Australia's box Hill</a> unveiling comes little more than a month after the firm <a href="/news/live-city-footscray-begins-construction-pushing-r-fs-current-apartment-pipeline-beyond-3-000">officially launched Live City Footscray</a> to the market.

Expected within the first stage of Live City are 208 apartments with builder LU Simon tasked with delivering an initial 15 level tower. Future buildings across the site are expected to range between eight and eighteen storeys, with an overall apartment count of approximately 1,450, in addition to retail, commercial office space and public uses.

Lead image: Savills
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R & F Property Australia enters the Box Hill apartment market

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Today I'm looking at a planning application within my former stomping ground of Oakleigh, which has seen a crop of apartment buildings begin to emerge in the suburb.

Developer Alpha Property 14 - which also has projects in the works in Hampton, Brunswick and Collingwood - has lodged an application to develop an eight storey residential building at 102-108 Drummond Street, Oakleigh.

The Plus Architecture-designed building is located on the corner of Dalgety and Drummond Streets, in close proximity to Dandenong Road and within walking distance of Chadstone Shopping Centre.

The area is undergoing gradual, yet significant transformation with multi-residential development adding to the mix of office and commercial buildings along Dandenong Road and federation style homes nestled within the tree-lined back streets.

102-108 Drummond Street notwithstanding, Apartments.com.au is currently tracking seven projects within Oakleigh, three of which are in close proximity of the site; Oros, 8 Degrees and 16-18 Dalgety Street.

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<figcaption>Future Development in the area. Planning Image: Plus Architecture</figcaption></figure>102 -108 Drummond Street will add a further 109 residential apartments, comprising 41 x 1 bedroom apartments and 68 x 2 bedroom apartments into the area, with the primary pedestrian entry located off Drummond Street.

Additionally, the application seeks to provide 114 basement car parking spaces, including 5 visitor car spaces accessed via Southern Laneway.

Plus Architecture's design response is based on five key elements;

<ul>
<li>
Mass Breakup which articulates form</li>
	<li>
Horizontal Breakup which articulates scale</li>
	<li>
Vertical Rhythm which generates systematic arrangement</li>
	<li>
Opening Density which plays on light and shadow</li>
	<li>
Lightness and Mass as a means of form stratification from the ground upward</li>
</ul>
The design seeks to reduce the mass via the introduction of vertical rebates across its street frontages, while a gradation between solid and light is employed across the facade, as the building rises from the ground upwards, shifting from a solid robust base opening up to a recessed glazed upper volume on top.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/plans-102-108-drummond-st-oakleigh_hero.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="102-108 Drummond Street hero shot. Planning Image: Plus Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="303" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/plans-102-108-drummond-st-oakleigh_hero.jpg?itok=fFX6fW2T" title="102-108 Drummond Street hero shot. Planning Image: Plus Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>102-108 Drummond Street hero shot. Planning Image: Plus Architecture</figcaption></figure><blockquote>
The building responds to the juxtaposition of its unique location in many ways. The form is first broken down into smaller versions of the larger mass, to remain sensitive to the nearby lower level houses, giving it a townhouse feel. It is then carefully articulated horizontaly and then vertically, curating a carefully planned rhythm through the facade.

The upper levels of the building are setback and recessed to remain sensitive to the local scale of buildings.

The landing of the building with the ground plane was extensively considered to ensure the interface with the street is engaging, broken up and sensitive in its relationship with the street. It offers a well designed intermittent space 
inspired by the movement between front yard and doorstep that is the common language of surrounding residential properties.

The green space that surrounds the site was an important consideration of the design process. It features native tree lined streets along Drummond and Dalgety, large front gardens to local houses, and a large parkland at the end of Drummond Street

- Plus Architecture Design Statement
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<h2>Project Team</h2>

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<li>Developer - Alpha 14 Property </li>
	<li>Architect - Plus Architecture </li>
	<li>Structural Engineer - Adams Engineering </li>
	<li>Services Engineer - JBA Consulting Engineering </li>
	<li>Town Planner - Tract Consultants</li>
	<li>Fire Engineer - John Patrick Landscape Architects</li>
	<li>ESD - Efficient Energy Choices</li>
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Laurence Dragomir

Marching to the beat of a different Drummond in Oakleigh

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Beulah International has moved swiftly to capitalise upon the exceptionally strong demand for middle ring eastern suburb luxury apartments with the launch of their latest project.

The Grounds of Kew will look to tap into the buyer market from today after the developer secured the site late in 2017. Enlisting Fender Katsalidis Architects, Beulah International went about reworking the existing approved scheme for the 2,411 square metre site, resulting in 20 oversized apartments.

Owner-occupiers and local downsizers are firmly in sight, reflected by The Grounds' pricing model which sees apartments beginning at $1.415 million and peaking at $4.920 million.

Beulah International Executive Director Adelene Teh notes that the project is aimed at the generation looking to retire in something that is the pinnacle of design, and has accordingly dubbed The Grounds a ‘hyper luxury’ development.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image46_11.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The Gardens of Kew exterior perspective"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="334" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image46_11.jpg?itok=TqkZE1Ez" title="The Gardens of Kew exterior perspective" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The Gardens of Kew exterior perspective</figcaption></figure>In a circulated project release, Beulah International Executive Director Adelene Teh provides the following commentary of the project and its place in the market:

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Kew is one of the most prestigious addresses in Melbourne and is an untapped market when it comes to hyper-luxury, modern developments.

Few in Melbourne are currently building in these key areas for the generation looking to retire in something that is the pinnacle of design and incredibly spacious with massive kitchens and butler's pantries, wine cellars, walk-in-robes and plenty of storage; as we acknowledge that these are still key important elements to the residents.

From every touch point, there is personalisation and high quality materials used. “Residential design is FKA’s bread and butter, they have an amazing understanding of how individuals like to live and always ensure the spaces are designed efficiently and responds to the residents' needs.
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For the above-mentioned price range, the corresponding apartment sizes range between 106 square metres and 300 square metres in two, three and four bedroom apartments. Garden designer Paul Bangay has accounted for the design of all associated courtyards which range in size from 200 square metres to 300 square metres.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image48_13.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Living spaces within the development"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="223" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image48_13.jpg?itok=Y2FG4kFQ" title="Living spaces within the development" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Living spaces within the development</figcaption></figure>The Apartments.com.au Project Database lists 16 active developments currently within Kew, although a modest number are currently on offer in terms of sales. The Grounds of Kew joins <a href="/buildings/68-walpole-street-kew">64 Walpole Street</a> and Grocon's <a href="/new-apartments/denmark-kew-102-denmark-street-kew">Denmark Kew</a> as the suburb's most notable projects which are at registrations or sales.

The Grounds of Kew is another in the string of current Beulah International projects around Melbourne.

Another luxury development on the developer's agenda is Fawkner House which will see 10 large-scale dwellings created in South Yarra. Rob Mills Architecture &amp; Interiors has designed the new Domain precinct address which /Beulah international expects will become a landmark for the area.
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