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>

Joel Robinson

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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A Box Hill landbank between two planned apartment towers has sold for $8.25million, demonstrating the ongoing demand for development opportunities.
The sale of the 1,004sqm property at 13 Prospect Street reflects a strong land rate of $8,217 per sqm.
Savills Australia’s Nick Peden, Clinton Baxter and Jesse Radisich brokered the deal on behalf of a local private vendor, who first purchased the property several decades ago.
More than 65 interested parties reviewed the opportunity, with the eventual purchaser being a private Chinese developer, Peden said.
Box Hill was arguably “Melbourne’s most active and robust development location”, with unmatched interest from Chinese developers and the suburb’s Chinese community, the Savills team suggested.
Box Hill is anticipated to become Melbourne’s second high-rise CBD, they said.
The transaction marks Savills 12th major development site sale since the end of 2016 for more than $133million in the past 18 months, Peden said.
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Chinese developer secures Box Hill development site for $8.25 million

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Box Hill's emerging hotel sector will welcome another operator with Avani Hotel confirmed for Central Park Box Hill.

The 20 level development which has yet to appear above ground is backed by H&amp;F Property and is in the hands of builder Maxcon. H&amp;F Property is a Melbourne-based development firm which brings together Richard and Eddie Hirsch (United Petroleum) and Daniel Faigen (Deague Group).

Daniel Faigen confirmed to Apartments.com.au that Minor International will occupy 75 suites within the mixed-use project under their Avani Hotel brand, with the balance dedicated to 93 private apartments.

Minor International's Avani Hotel is an upmarket designer brand; the hospitality and leisure company also controls Oaks Hotels &amp; Resorts which are prevalent across Melbourne's CBD.

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<figcaption>SJB Architects have included significant amenities within Central Park Box Hill</figcaption></figure>Supplementing Avani Hotel and the private apartments is 1,500 square metres of consulting suites within the podium, owing to the development's location opposite Box Hill's medical precinct.

According to Daniel Faigen Minor international was drawn to the development due to its high-quality design. Created by SJB Architects, Central Park Box Hill includes extensive outdoor rooftop amenities which include an indoor/outdoor dining areas, full-size kitchen, gym, pool and sauna.

Minor International's push into the Melbourne market will see its Box Hill presence supplemented by a new CBD hotel which is slated to open next month. Avani Central Melbourne will be located within the 55 level Avant tower at 60 A'Beckett Street which is rapidly approaching construction completion.

Daniel Faigen noted that H&amp;F Property and Minor International are in discussions regarding the prospect of further outlets across the developer's land portfolio.

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<figcaption>Bruce Henderson Architects have created 107 Darling Road.</figcaption></figure>Looking ahead and H&amp;F Property's upcoming project at 107 Darling Road will signify the developer's first foray into the fledgling build to rent sector.

Small in stature, 107 Darling Road will consist of only 9 high-end townhouses split between 7 x 3 storey townhouses with private lifts and 2 x 2 townhouses. Bruce Henderson Architects have undertaken the design for the development which includes underground car parking.

Daniel Faigen explained that on the back of H&amp;F Property's particular success in selling the designated 3 bedroom stock within their completed Grace Apartments at 1555 Malvern Road, the developer recognised the underlying depth for this product in the area. Consequently the compact site was always earmarked as a boutique project.

H&amp;F Property also has another significant development in the pipeline which Daniel Faigen has described as a "very special building." More details on that particular project in coming weeks.
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H&F Property secures Avani Hotel for Box Hill; Malvern East is next on the agenda

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<li>City of Melbourne's Central Melbourne Design Guide</li>
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With apologies around the 2 minute mark, it's not always nice living in Brunswick where you can live under the flight path of choppers!

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Alastair Taylor

Weekly Podcast: Episode 3 - Central Melbourne Design Guide, Box Hill and Skyrail

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After consecutive years of towers upon towers coming to the fore, Box Hill is in a planning lull.

Although the development scene is still exceptionally strong, the dearth of major applications at planning is allowing the suburb to absorb current stock. At this stage 837 Whitehorse Road is the major project under assessment; it is looking to add apartments and a hotel component on what is now a Bridgestone dealership.

In terms of major projects at sales, <a href="/buildings/panorama-box-hill-826-834-whitehorse-road-box-hill">Panorama</a> and <a href="/buildings/east-central-tower-820-whitehorse-road-box-hill">Central East</a> are the developments of note, although CBD Development Group have signage up across 851 Whitehorse Road. The developer settled the permitted site late last year and now has the right to develop near on 500 apartments and a hotel.

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<figcaption>Plus Achitecture's Box Hill giant</figcaption></figure>Epworth HealthCare, Box Hill Institute and the Salvation Army's plans for an integrated Box Hill Health and Education Precinct are progressing.

In line with Epworth's approved expansion coming to fruition, the tripartite agreement also includes Box Hill Institute creating "a state-of–the-art nurse training facility to supply the hospital’s nursing requirements. It will also allow for a significant upgrade to Box Hill Institute’s music, fashion and arts facilities and see the Salvation Army move to a new purpose-built facility on Whitehorse Road."

As part of the plans, a new residential tower reaching 29 levels is likely to be delivered above the nurse training centre. It's expected that as many as 1,568 residents, workers and students will be added via the development.

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<figcaption>Epworth's intended Box hill expansion</figcaption></figure>757 Station Street has bucked the apartment trend with builder Xerri Group placing its signage on the long-vacant site. Expected is a basement plus four level childcare complex which replaces a scheme of 39 apartments for the corner 1,386 square metre landholding.

999 Whitehorse Road has begun construction after a highly successful sales campaign which accounted for all 100 plus apartments within the Hayball-designed apartment building.

A mix of one and two bedroom apartments, 999 Whitehorse Road is a follow-up project by the same developer and architect which oversaw the delivery 8 Wellington Road last year, which accommodates 82 residential apartments over 8 levels.

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<figcaption>Chloe's progress on Irving Street</figcaption></figure>Irving Avenue's position over Box Hill Gardens continues to see developers eyeing off remaining lots that have not yet gone the way of high density. Post a number of recent apartment project completions and the pending completion of Chloe, further developments are in the pipeline.

21 Irving Avenue is at planning, seeking a fourteen-storey mix-use tower development. Orbit Architecture are showcasing a project at 11-13 Irving Avenue dubbed Valise, which "seeks to provide 86 apartments of a varied mix of typologies (2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom over 10 storeys) with an emphasis on high-quality architectural design that is a sensitive inclusion within in its evolving precinct.

Additional street front activation is proposed through the medical suites to Bruce Street linking up with the food and drink on Irving Avenue fronting Box Hill Gardens." 

11-13 Irving Avenue spans 1,476 square metres and was successful sold by agents Buxton late last year.

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<figcaption>Orbit Architecture's take on a new 11-13 Irving Avenue</figcaption></figure>On the flipside, an Orbit Architecture-designed application for a hotel on the corner of <a href="http://www.orbitarchitecture.com.au/portfolio_page/station-street-hotel/">Irving Avenue and Station Street</a> was rejected by Whitehorse late last year. At 11 levels it was to have included 76 guest suites and ancillary facilities.
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Deague Group has settled 500 apartment sales over just two days for its Box Hill development, The Whitehorse Towers, which is the tallest residential tower outside the Melbourne CBD.
The twin-tower project – one 36 storeys high, the other 24 storeys – had around 25 per cent of buyers from offshore.
Some 70 per cent of buyers were investors.
Around 20 per cent of buyers paid in cash.
It was developed by the Deagues and investment platform Ironfish, which had a minority stake in the project where valuations for the apartments came in around $1000 per square metre above the original price points.
Fairfax Media suggested apartments were pre-sold on an average of around $8600 per sq m.
The project includes a 100-room Art Series hotel, The Chen. The project topped at at 115 metres.
Of the 511 apartments in the project, 400 were settled last Friday at the offices of law firm HWL Ebsworth with a further 100 settled yesterday,
The remaining 11 are due to be finalised with the next few days.
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Savills Melbourne has just sold another major Box Hill property suitable for high-rise residential development.
It sold to a local developer with Chinese connections. 
The property at 843 Whitehorse Road, corner Wellington Road, in central Box Hill is currently used as a BP petrol station.
It will likely be developed for high-rise residential or hotel use.
According to Savills’ Clinton Baxter, who brokered the deal with colleagues Nick Peden and Jesse Radisich, the property sold at a price of $22,550,000 representing a land rate of $11,400 per square metre.
Zoned Commercial 1 and recently added to Box Hill’s “Major Development Precinct” giving it a huge uplift in development potential, the 1972 square metre site benefits from a corner position and uninterrupted views towards the CBD.
Mr Baxter said the property had been the focus of intense interest from numerous local and Asia-based developers seeking to secure the site for development, with the long-term owner ultimately electing to accept a compelling offer made in private negotiations.
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“Box Hill is the most dynamic and rapidly evolving suburb of Melbourne – the transformation occurring currently is absolutely breath-taking.  Within 3-5 years, Box Hill will have a more impressive skyline than some capital cities such as Hobart or Canberra” Mr Baxter said.
Mr Peden said that “with most major sites throughout Box Hill having been sold to developers over the past 2 years, a genuine shortage of suitable sites for high-rise development is starting to occur, pushing up land value throughout the suburb.”
He said the location in close proximity to Box Hill Central Shopping Centre and Railway Station, Box Hill Institute and Box Hill Hospital were attributes which would enhance the prospects of the future redevelopment of the property. 
The vendor was a local private family that had held the property for an extended period.
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Developer snaps up major site in dynamic Box Hill for $22.55 million

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High-rise development sites number four and five have come under the microscope along Box Hill's Prospect Street, further pushing its credentials as the suburb's next major apartment strip.

Running parallel to Whitehorse Road, Prospect Street is "in an area inviting substantially increased intensity of use and activities consistent with an increased urbanisation." Latest into the limelight is 34-36 Prospect Street which is a major residential tower on behalf of ZL Prospect Pty Ltd.

Designed by Toauk Architects, the proposed development is currently at advertising with City of Whitehorse. Expected is a 31 level tower reaching 95 metres that includes 196 apartments, 2 retail tenancies, 1,152sqm of commercial space and 5 basement levels for 184 vehicles.

34-36 Prospect Street's provisional apartment mix sees 46 single bedroom, 138 dual and 12 triple bedroom dwellings within a tower that is dominated by a black and gold exterior.

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<figcaption>34-36 Prospect Street. Image: Taouk Architects</figcaption></figure>Taouk Architects describe the project as follows:

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34-36 Prospect Street presents an urban design response to a location that is both capable of supporting, and is targeted for an intensive development in accordance with both the Box Hill Transit City Structure Plan and the City of Whitehorse Planning Scheme.

A mixed use development is consistent with the requirements of the Planning Scheme, and will contribute to Prospect Street as a safe and activated pedestrian corridor through the Box Hill Activity Centre.
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34-36 Prospect Street's offering follows on from last week's announcement by Savills that 15-17 Prospect Street had successfully sold to Chinese-based interests for $12.91 million. Billed as capable of handling 20 plus levels of residential living, the 1,305sqm site sold for a rate of $9,340 per sqm.

As with the majority of Prospect Street, the current low-rise commercial building is expected to make way for a mixed-use scheme. Backing onto rail lines, 15-17 Prospect Street is by no means alone on the southern side of Prospect Street.

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<figcaption>15-17 Prospect Street. Image: Savills</figcaption></figure>9-11 Prospect Street has approval in place for 187 apartments across a 26 storey, Artisan Architects-designed tower. It too will include commercial use across its lower floors, with 2,915sqm of leasable space within the podium.

At the time that 9-11 Prospect Street was at planning, a 1,004sqm site at 13 Prospect Street and a 1,653.7sqm site at 31-35 Prospect Street were offered for sale jointly between Colliers and JLL. Both sites are utilised as at grade car parks, with neither yet to reach planning.

With the five identified development sites set aside, Prospect Street still has a substantial supply of low-rise sites capable of eventually accommodating mixed-use towers.

In theory as many as 10-12 additional future towers could possibly rise on Prospect Street, assuming all sites are developed to their full capacity, allowing Prospect Street to become one of Box Hill most intensely developed precincts.
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Prospect Street shapes as Box Hill's next go-to development strip

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A Spotlight Group-owned development site at Box Hill has been sold to the CBD Development Group for almost $50 million.
The 4,268sqm property at 851 Whitehorse Road (above and below), on the corner of Wellington Road, has a permit in place for three residential towers, up to 37 levels high with 517 apartments and a 150-room hotel.
Colliers International’s Development site sales team managed the international expressions-of-interest campaign, which attracted multiple offers from local and offshore parties.
Highlighting the continued development capital flowing into the suburbs of Melbourne, the deal reaffirms the underlying confidence in the suburban apartment market from the Asian origin developer community in Melbourne, agent Bryson Cameron said.
“The campaign was highly competitive and the vendor received multiple offers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne developers, ultimately selling to the locally based CBD Development group.”
Mr Cameron said several of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, such as Box Hill and Glen Waverley, were considered “international destinations of choice” among some of the world’s most prominent developers.
“This is due to the strong fundamentals of our apartment market, including healthy migration, easy access to education, retail and transport, and a local demographic that understands apartment living,” he said.
The sale price represents almost $100,000 per apartment for high-density land outside the CBD.
The deal follows the successful sale Colliers International negotiated for the “air rights” land above The Glen Shopping Centre, which sold for close to $60million.
The proposed development also has a three-tower design for 539 apartments above the future extended shopping centre.
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“The Glen was a different style of campaign, where we ran an off-market invite-only process due to the complexities of selling future unbuilt air rights land,” Mr Hobart said.
“The sale price reflects more than $105,000 per apartment and was purchased by the Golden Age Group, which will deliver a luxury apartment offering on top of the shopping centre.”
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Box Hill development site fetches almost $50 million

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Panorama Box Hill is shaping as the latest skyscraper project destined for the irrepressible eastern suburb.

Registrations of interest are now being taken for the predominantly residential development which looks set for a major Whitehorse Road land holding. No address for Panorama Box Hill has been given via the project website, perhaps because it's likely 826-828 Whitehorse Road which has yet to receive formal approval from City of Whitehorse.

Lodged during December 2016, 826-828 Whitehorse Road is still going through the planning rigmarole; it is the only Whitehorse Road site capable of accommodating such a large project at planning. Nonetheless the emergence of the Panorama Box Hill website is no doubt designed to test the waters prior to the project's eventual launch.

Peddle Thorp are the architects of choice, creating a "curvaceous design which transcends all design norms. Heralded as the future of modern living in Box Hill, a glass atria allow sunlight and air flow to all residences, for natural healthy living."

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<figcaption>Box Hill's latest living option. Image: panoramaboxhill.com.au</figcaption></figure>During July 2016 Savills agents Clinton Baxter and Nick Peden commented on 826-828 Whitehorse Road's sale.

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The sale is a tremendous endorsement of the Melbourne and Box Hill development market placing Box Hill property on a par with land rates being achieved close to Melbourne’s CBD, and demonstrating the development powerhouse that Box Hill has become in recent years.

The intense competition from prospective purchasers reflected an ongoing confidence in what has been a tremendous market in Melbourne generally, and in areas like Box Hill specifically, over the last few years.

The vendors were also fully cognisant of the tremendous strength of the Box Hill market, one of the strongest localised areas anywhere in Australia, and the opportunity to sell in the wake of Savills successful sale of the adjacent property at 820 Whitehorse Road for $18.18 million late last year at what was a record price.
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The wider media have reported that a Chinese developer had secured 826-828 Whitehorse Road for $30.8 million; a new Whitehorse record of $11,623 per sqm for the 2,650sqm site.

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<figcaption>Panorama Box Hill. Image: panoramaboxhill.com.au</figcaption></figure>Conjecture regarding its location aside, Panorama Box Hill is pushing to become one of <a href="/developments/box-hill-vic-3128">Box Hill's tallest developments</a>.

Whitehorse Towers, Sky One Box Hill, East Central Tower and 845-851 Whitehorse Road all count themselves as having 30 levels or more, with Whitehorse Towers all but complete and Sky One Box Hill to emerge above ground in the coming months. Panorma Box Hill's floor count beyond 30 should see it join the suburb's club of talls.

Another prospective Box Hill tall is 837 Whitehorse Road. Lodged wit Council during May, the application seeks the right to construct a multi-level mixed use development comprising accommodation and a residential hotel. The 1,485sqm landholding is adjacent to 845-851 Whitehorse Road Box Hill which holds approval at 37 levels.

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Another Box Hill brute emerges from the pack

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A Box Hill site with the potential for high-rise development is on the market with price expectations around $10 million.
The 1305 square metre site at, 15-17 Prospect Street, features a two level office building with 31 metres frontage to Prospect Street.
It is currently leased to Cummins South Pacific, with the lease expiring May 2018 at a net annual rental of $1,000,840.
It is on the market through Savills’ Clinton Baxter and Nick Peden, and Colliers’ Peter Bremner and David Minton.
Peter Bremner said there was no doubt that the outstanding level of surrounding retail and lifestyle amenity would ensure that any redevelopment of the site would be highly sought after by end users.
"Box Hill is very well serviced by retail, educational and medical facilities, parks and gardens, public transport and access to Melbourne’ s arterial road network," he said.
"Should the purchaser proceed with a redevelopment of the property there is sure to be a ready market for the end product, alternatively an owner-occupier would be well satisfied with both the existing premises and the location."
Nick Peden said Box Hill is forecast to require 5242 new dwellings to accommodate its rapidly growing population by 2036, while commercial property demand remains strong with low vacancy rates in both office and retail sectors.
"The withdrawal of numerous commercial spaces for residential development has underpinned the strong and growing demand for commercial property,’’ he said.
The property will be sold by expressions of interest closing Wednesday, July 12 at 2pm.
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