A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

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First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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ME Head of Home Loans, Patrick Nolan walks through the must-haves to bring along on auction day. “As a quick refresher, when you make the winning bid at auction, you immediately enter into a binding contract. There is no cooling off period, so it pays to have your home loan pre-approved,” says Nolan. “And you’re expected to stump up a deposit – usually 10 percent of the sale price, before you head off to celebrate.
“Sure, you could haul the cash along in a briefcase, but there are easier and safer options to pay on the day.
“The first rule of thumb is to speak with the selling agent. Confirm that you only need a 10% deposit, not more, and enquire about which payment options are acceptable.
Personal cheque
“Personal cheques can certainly be handy at an auction. The beauty here is that you can make the cheque out to the exact figure of the deposit as soon as you make the winning bid. Be sure to confirm if any personal ID is required for personal cheques.
Bank cheque
“Paying by bank cheque is a preferred option among many vendors however the downside is that most financial institutions are closed on weekends or after hours, when most auctions are held. That means arranging your bank cheque in advance with a value of 10% of the highest price you are willing to pay.
“Without knowing the winning bid, your bank cheque could end up being more than a 10% deposit. It’s not the end of the world, it just means the additional cash is now tied up in your new home. The other weak spot is that you’ll pay a fee to have a bank cheque drafted. If you’re unsuccessful at several auctions the cost will start to add up.”
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Sydney had a preliminary auction clearance rate of 67.4 percent for the week ending April 10 according to CoreLogic RP Data. 
Clearances rates were 87 percent in Inner West and 41.4 percent in the South West.
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The long time Mosman home of the late historian, theologian and author Barbara Thiering has been put up for auction.
Barbara and her then husband Barry bought the three Wyong Road bedroom home in 1973 when they paid $62,500. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-mosman-122273930">Set amid established terraced gardens on an elevated 752 sqm parcel, the freestanding home offers views </a>over Quakers Bay.
Known as "that radical Australian theologian woman" during her time at the University of Sydney in the 1970's, Thiering wrote Jesus the Man in 1992 which became an international best seller.
The book was a radical challenge to the established orthodoxy about historical Christianity and suggested Jesus was not of virgin birth, nor did he die on the cross.
She followed Jesus the Man with Jesus and the Riddle (1993), Jesus of the Apocalypse (1995) and THE BOOK THAT JESUS WROTE (1998).
The property has been listed by Nic Yates and Kingsley Yates of Ray White Lower North Shore and goes to auction April 30 with $2.4 million hopes. 
She was born Barbara Houlsby, in Sydney in 1930, the daughter of Jack Houlsby, an accountant, who, having become disillusioned with capitalism during the Great Depression, settled onto a small farm, called Woodlands, at Marsfield, an early exercise in self-sufficiency and alternate lifestyle, in an atmosphere of liberal intellectualism
After obtaining a Bachelor of Divinity from London University, Thiering became involved in the academic and intellectual challenges of the 1960s liberation movements
She completed her PhD on Asceticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1972.
Thiering was an early member of the developing feminist movement in Australia and in particular highlighted the role of women in the modern Christian Church. 
She was appointed to the inaugural NSW Equal Opportunity Tribunal by Neville Wran serving from 1981 to 1993.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Mosman home of late historian Barbara Thiering listed

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The Ray White group will host its first live online auction in Sydney when an inner city apartment in The Rocks goes to April 8 auction.
The agency has been operating live online auctions since 2014 in Queensland, the only real estate network to currently offer this service to buyers and sellers.
Since allowing people to log on and participate in a live auction from anywhere in the world, auctions have seen participants as far as Europe, the Middle East, China and the United States.
Ray White joint-chairman Brian White said the tool has proven to be an "extremely effective way to sell property."
What's billed as Sydney's first true live online auction is a one bedroom apartment at <a href="https://www.raywhite.com/nsw/sydney/1437087/?lang=en" target="_blank">2102 Quay West Gloucester Street</a>, with $700,000 plus hopes through Ray White Sydney CBD agent Michael Lowdon. Sydney's first test run dates back nearly two decades ago.
The first online auction trial was held in 1998 when McGrath Estate Agents offered a Surry Hills terrace. 
There was one online bidder but the property sold for $455,000 to an auction attendee.
Brian White said over 17,000 viewers haved watched the auctions online.
The Rocks property will be auctioned in Ray White's in-room auction room on April 8.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Ray White to host first live auction

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Only 79 auctions were held in Melbourne for the week ending 27 March according to CoreLogic RP Data.
The preliminary clearance rate from 54 reported auctions stands at 74.1 percent.
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<div style="text-align: left;" align="center">A retail investment property at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast has been sold at auction by Ray White Commercial for $9 million.</div>
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<div>The property at 2211 and 2215 Gold Coast Highway was snapped up by a local investor for a yield of nearly 4.9 per cent.
The property attracted 186 enquiries, said selling agent Michael Willems of Ray White, acting on behalf of Michael Kennedy.  
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<div>“We had some very keen bidding and it was a pleasing result to see this standout commercial property in a popular retail and café precinct sold under the hammer for $9 million,” he said.</div>
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<div>The property comprises two buildings on a total land area of 1,555 sqm and includes 14 tenancies generating net rental income of nearly $447,000 per annum. The net lettable area is about 817 sqm.</div>
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Investment property at Gold Coast's Mermaid Beach sells under the hammer for $9 million

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A permitted development site in Melbourne's Prahran is up for auction through Colliers International and expected to attract interest above $8.75 million.
The 850 sqm site at 103-105 High Street has a permit for a development with a total net saleable area of 4,321 sqm comprising seven levels of apartments, ground floor retail and a floor of office space, along with 63 car spaces.
The listing agents are Trent Hobart, Hamish Burgess and Ben Baines of Colliers International.
“Given proposed zoning changes in the area, a development to this height is likely not to be approved again,” Burgess said. 
The site is close to Chapel Street, Greville Street and Prahran train station.
The scheme by architects RotheLowman capitalise on the potential for CBD views.
“This site is situated in a highly sought after city fringe location, with Prahran having experienced tremendous growth of almost 24% in median house prices over the past 12 months,” Hobart said. 
“Given the locational attributes, design by RotheLowman and with a planning permit in place, the site is a low risk development proposition that the buyer will be able to commence marketing immediately."
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Melbourne's Prahran site expected to go under the hammer for at least $8.75 million

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Preliminary clearance rates for the Gold Coast show show 50.0 percent for the week ending 13 March, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
Wollongong in New South Wales had a preliminary clearance rate of 71.4 percent and Victoria's Geelong at 53.3 percent.
 
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Next weekend will be the biggest of the year so far for Sydney and Melbourne with a flood of auctions.
It is the traditional pre-Easter Super Saturday auction bonanza, according to Domain's Dr Andrew Wilson.
More than 900 Sydney homes are expected to go under the hammer in what is one of the biggest days for autumn auction activity.
Melbourne's home auction market paused last weekend for the Labour Day long weekend holiday, however Dr Wilson said next weekend is set to host a record-breaking Super Saturday of autumn auctions.
Around 1600 Melbourne homes are scheduled to go under the hammer over the pre-Easter Super Saturday, an-time record for an autumn offering with the previous record 1341 set on autumn Super Saturday last year.
"This will provide the acid test for what has been a remarkably consistent and robust Melbourne auction market so far this year," he said.
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After the record breaking sale of Darling House last week, the Government Property NSW have listed a further 12 properties in Millers Point.
Being sold on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services, the houses include a four bedroom Victorian style terrace on Kent Street and a former boarding house on Fort Street.
The owners of the heritage listed properties have a responsibility to undertake some sort of maintenance or restoration of their newly acquired properties in accordance with the Conversation Management Plans (CMP's).
Each owner will sign a contract which will highlight their development responsibilities. 
The proceeds from the Millers Point sales are being reinvested into 1,500 new social housing dwellings across New South Wales with 100 already completed.
The biggest sale since the start of the sell off came last Thursday when Darling House secured $7.7 million, $1.7 million over its auction guide.
The sale took the total of sales to over $120 million.
The below properties are the new batch and will be marketed by McGrath Estate Agents and will be auctioned March 30. 
44 Kent Street – a four-bedroom two storey terrace in mid-Victorian style with cantilevered balcony and decorative iron balustrade (above).
53 Kent Street – a three-bedroom three storey residence, one of a pair of Georgian style terraces with added Victorian-era cantilevered balcony.
79 Kent Street – formerly three one-bedroom apartments and two studios, forming the southernmost portion of Winsbury Terrace.
83 Kent Street – a three-bedroom terrace with an Italianate style mid-Victorian front wing.
15, 21, 25 &amp; 29 Windmill Street – three-bedroom dwellings built in 1907–1908 in the Arts and Crafts style. These properties have state significance as examples of early twentieth century public housing developed by the NSW Government Architect’s Branch.
52 &amp; 54 Argyle Place – part of a row known as Undercliff Terrace, these properties were built in 1843 for whaling captain George Grimes and are one of the earliest terrace groups surviving in Sydney.
17 Lower Fort Street – a three to four bedroom terrace, formerly a boarding house, and part of the Milton Terrace.
19 Lower Fort Street - formerly four studio apartments, also part of the Milton Terrace, built in the Victorian Classical style.
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