<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sunland-group">Sunland Group</a> has officially lodged plans for its first Gold Coast apartment project since the departure of the Abedian family from the company three years ago, unveiling a new high-rise proposal for a prominent Broadbeach corner site on Old Burleigh Road.

The application was submitted by an entity directed by Tom Jamieson, stepson of longtime Sunland leader Soheil Abedian, and Riaz Rezvanipour, brother-in-law of Sahba Abedian, Soheil’s son.

Sunland acquired the 1,283 sqm site on the corner of Old Burleigh Road and Armrick Avenue for $9.5 million late last year and is now seeking approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/99-101-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">42-storey tower with 81 apartments</a>.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a>, the proposed tower at 99-101 Old Burleigh Road would deliver a predominantly larger-format apartment mix aimed at the owner-occupier market. Plans include 17 two-bedroom apartments, 55 three-bedroom apartments, and nine four-bedroom residences across 35 residential levels.

The development also incorporates three basement levels, four podium parking levels, two levels of communal recreation facilities, and rooftop plant and equipment. A total of 189 car spaces are proposed, significantly exceeding the 90 spaces required under the planning scheme.

The architecture adopts a sculpted, curvilinear form, with deep wraparound balconies and integrated landscaping intended to soften the tower’s vertical expression. The planning report states the building’s “slender footprint/form provides a complimentary yet varied built form within the local streetscape” and contributes to “a varied, yet ordered skyline.”

Contreras Earl noted in its Architectural Statement that from the early stages, the project addressed a fundamental challenge: how to accommodate the required residential yield while avoiding the conventional model of a tower sitting on a rigid, fully resolved parking podium.

“The most direct response would have been to consolidate parking into a singular, flat podium and extrude a repetitive tower above,” the statement said. “While efficient, this approach would result in a consolidated built form with limited engagement with the surrounding landscape and public realm.”

Instead, the conventional podium model was “deliberately rejected”. The architects described the base of the building as “a landscaped architectural condition where structure, planting and circulation are integrated”.

“Rather than presenting a continuous built mass, the base of the building is articulated through a series of concrete planter elements that organise the podium into a fragmented system,” the statement said. “This approach reduces the perceived bulk of the lower levels while establishing a more permeable interface with the streetscape and adjacent open space.”

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The site sits within the High Density Residential Zone and inside the City of Gold Coast’s unrestricted “HX” building height area, where the planning framework anticipates intensified residential development tied to the expanding light rail corridor. The planning report notes the area is undergoing “transition toward more intense development forms” given its proximity to Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, and high-frequency public transport infrastructure.

Positioned directly opposite Broadbeach Park and within walking distance of Florida Gardens light rail station, the development would sit among a rapidly evolving stretch of Old Burleigh Road that has become one of the Gold Coast’s most active apartment development corridors.

The application joins a growing pipeline of luxury residential projects reshaping Broadbeach, including nearby developments by 5Point Projects, Polycell, and Graya.

The planning report argues the project contributes toward the Gold Coast’s long-term housing targets under the South East Queensland Regional Plan, which forecasts the need for more than 100,000 additional high-rise dwellings across the city by 2046.

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The Abedian family departed Sunland Group in late 2023, ending a four-decade association with the company, and subsequently established the private development firm Abedian &amp; Co. The group is currently delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/greenmount-residences-cnr-hill-street-and-marine-parade-coolangatta-qld-4225">Greenmount Residences</a> at Rainbow Bay and recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/18-mary-avenue-14-18-mary-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">18 Mary Avenue</a> in Broadbeach.
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First look: Sunland Group returns to Broadbeach new apartment market with new Old Burleigh Road tower plans

The Minns Labor Government has established the new Bays West Delivery Authority to lead the development&nbsp;of the Bays West Precinct and Blackwattle Bay Precinct.&nbsp;

The Authority is charged with creating Sydney’s newest precinct, a thriving, connected, sustainable hub with White Bay Power Station as its cultural heart. Its vision is to build on the area’s natural, cultural and industrial history to shape a vibrant new neighbourhood.

The precinct will deliver up to 8,500 well-located homes, including a minimum of 10 per cent affordable and essential worker homes. Combine new housing with public open space, opening public access to the waterfront for the first time in more than 100 years, while retaining important deep-water facilities to support Sydney’s working harbour.

Located just minutes from the Sydney CBD and connected to a world-class metro, ferry, walking and cycling links, the Bays West precinct will rebalance housing growth towards well-serviced inner-city locations and help tackle the state’s housing crisis.

The Bays West Delivery Authority,&nbsp;an agency of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will report to the NSW Minister for Lands and Property who already has oversight of major precinct renewal projects including at Blackwattle Bay and Barangaroo.

As part of the broader Bays West transformation, the Minns Government recently announced that a proposal from Lendlease to redevelop part of the Bays West Precinct has progressed to Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s unsolicited proposals process.

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The Minns Labor Government has also confirmed the Bays West precinct will have a new suburb name. This will be the first major suburb built in close proximity to Sydney’s CBD in decades and will encompass the area currently being referred to as Bays West, including Glebe Island and the White Bay Power Station. Served by a new Metro station just five minutes from the CBD, it will become one of the most populous suburbs in the Inner West and one of Sydney’s premier cultural destinations.

An early works program is taking shape, which&nbsp;includes the first stages of an international design competition.&nbsp;

The aim of the Bays West&nbsp;International&nbsp;Design Competition is to&nbsp;ensure design excellence is embedded in the project from the start. The competition will deliver an&nbsp;urban framework that defines the character, ambition and long-term identity of&nbsp;this&nbsp;former industrial precinct as it transitions to a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable residential&nbsp;neighbourhood.

The competition will be led by the Bays West Delivery Authority in partnership with Government Architect NSW.&nbsp;

It will launch with an invitation for a global Expressions of Interest, before moving to an invitation-only stage that will be assessed by a panel that&nbsp;will provide advice to Cabinet who will select a winner.

Premier of NSW, Chris Minns said the establishment of the new Authority is the first step in transforming the Bays West precinct into a vibrant, livable suburb minutes from the Sydney CBD and two stops from Hunter St Station on the Metro West line.

“The Authority will deliver well-located homes close to the heart of the city and integrate the new precinct with Blackwattle Bay and the new Sydney Fish Market.

“This is a generational opportunity to build a new suburb on the city’s edge and open the harbour foreshore to the public for the first time in a century.”&nbsp;

Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said the new Bays West Delivery Authority established by the Minns Government will turbocharge the development of Sydney’s newest suburb.

“The Authority is working at a record pace to deliver an international design competition, planning pathways and a financial model so that this development benefits Sydney with well-designed homes in a central location, close to public transport, jobs, entertainment and essential services.

“If we want Sydney to stay liveable and affordable, we need to be bold about using underutilised government-owned land to deliver homes for the future while making sure essential working harbour functions can be accommodated.”

Bays West Delivery Authority established to "turbocharge" Sydney’s newest suburb

Around 400 additional homes could be built at Southwark Grounds on Port Road, lifting total site capacity from 1300 to around 1700 dwellings.

A recently approved code amendment would allow apartment towers of up to 14 storeys in some areas of Renewal SA’s redevelopment of the former West End Brewery.

Renewal SA Acting Chief Executive Shane Wingard said he welcomed the code amendment, with the increase in heights and homes making a positive impact on the supply of high-quality, well-connected housing close to the city.

“By going higher across some parts of Southwark Grounds, we are adding a substantial number of very well-located homes with little impact on project delivery time or planned open space,” Mr Wingard said.

Since the project officially launched in 2025, Mr Wingard said more than 12,000 enquiries had been received about living at Southwark Grounds.

“The very strong early interest we’ve seen since homes were first released in the precinct reinforces our plans to create more housing opportunities,” he said.

The Southwark Grounds code amendment was launched in December last year, with community engagement undertaken over five weeks from January.

It proposed increasing maximum building heights from eight to 14 storeys on the eastern section of Southwark Grounds, and to 12 storeys across the remainder of the site, with minimum building heights ranging from two to four storeys.

The code amendment was implemented through an Early Commencement policy in late January, allowing developers to quickly explore the viability of increased height and housing yield while other planning processes continue.

One of the first developers delivering apartment sites have already finalised redesigns to increase the number of apartments following the code amendment.

Samaras’ development adjacent to the future Colonel Light Park is now planning to deliver 125 apartments across 11 storeys, significantly greater than original plans of around 50 apartments across four storeys.

The developer is also exploring the potential for additional affordable housing outcomes.

Most of the apartments at Southwark Grounds will be delivered within a master-planned precinct on a large parcel of land on the eastern portion of the site, covering around two-thirds of its 8.4 hectares.

Wingard said detailed precinct planning over the coming months may identify further opportunities to increase yield further that could see total apartment numbers at Southwark Grounds, exceed this number.

Affordable homes at Southwark Grounds will also see a net increase, with Renewal SA maintaining its commitment to a minimum of 20 per cent affordable housing across the development.

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Civil works have begun across the site, with construction under way on the first new roads surrounding a townhouse precinct in the south‑west corner of Southwark Grounds. This includes Renewal SA’s 17 Founder’s Row homes, which are on track for completion by Christmas.

“We expect to have people living at Southwark Grounds by the end of the year, so delivering roads and public spaces for those residents is among our highest priorities.”

Construction of 40 townhouses off Anderson Street, known as West Village and being delivered by Contour, is forecast to begin in mid‑2026. Kolabb’s Anderson Lane development will follow shortly after, delivering a further 26 townhouses.

Southwark Grounds is a state government‑led urban renewal project now set to deliver around 1,700 homes over the next decade.

Homes will be supported by a supermarket, a range of retail and hospitality offerings anchored by a revitalised Walkerville Brew Tower, a childcare centre, car parking and well‑connected public spaces.

400 new homes planned for Adelaide's former West End Brewery site

Brisbane developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/cavcorp">Cavcorp</a> has lodged plans for a new mixed-use residential development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/55-wyandra-street-teneriffe-qld-4005">55 Wyandra Street</a>, Teneriffe, anchored by an 85-metre public laneway designed to reconnect the suburb’s riverfront with the Gasworks precinct.

The buildings, known as Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane, would replace the existing Queensland Cotton head office site with a 15-storey residential tower transitioning to eight storeys toward Helen Street. The project has been designed by Plazibat Architects and lodged as a code assessable development application for 93 apartments across a 3,401 sqm mixed-use site within the Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront neighbourhood plan.

Central to the scheme is the transformation of an existing service easement into a publicly accessible cross-block connection linking Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the new laneway will act as both a pedestrian shortcut and a landscaped civic space between the Teneriffe Riverwalk, ferry terminal, and Gasworks precinct.

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“The revised proposal delivers a legacy public-realm cross-block link, permanently secured for community use, transforming an existing private easement into a safe, high-quality pedestrian connection between the Teneriffe heritage riverwalk and the Gasworks–Long Island precinct,” the planning report states.

The laneway will sit beneath a large subtropical loggia integrated into the podium levels of the development. The design incorporates deep landscaping, water gardens, lobby spaces, business lounges, and ground-floor apartments to create what Cavcorp describes as a climate-responsive “urban verandah.”

The tower itself has been designed as a slender form with recessed floorplates and curved translucent corners inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. The building height aligns with the Commercial Road precinct controls, which permit towers up to 15 storeys within proximity to Longland Street.

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The project will comprise a mix of larger-format apartments aimed at owner-occupiers, downsizers, and families. The proposed apartment mix includes 11 loggia apartments across the lower levels, 50 four-bedroom Sky-Terrace apartments from levels three to seven, and 32 Sky-Pool Homes occupying the upper tower levels. The Sky-Pool Homes will feature private thermal plunge pools integrated into oversized balconies.

According to the application, the apartments are intended to reinterpret the scale and character of Teneriffe’s woolstore conversions and Queensland homes within a vertical residential format.

“The sky-pool homes build on Cavcorp’s previous projects and introduce a distinct apartment typology to Teneriffe, informed by both local and international precedent and responding to an identified market demand for enhanced safety, space and amenity,” the planning submission notes.

A major focus of the proposal is its five-level wellness and lifestyle offering, extending from the basement through to the rooftop.

Amenities proposed include a rooftop Swim &amp; Racquet Club with a 25-metre Olympic lap pool and tennis court, coworking spaces and libraries, golf simulators, wine storage, concierge facilities, business lounges, pet wash areas, and rooftop longevity-focused wellness spaces with spas, outdoor fitness zones, and landscaped terraces.

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All parking will be concealed within basement levels accessed from Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the deep-basement engineering approach allows the entire ground plane to prioritise landscaping, pedestrian movement, and active frontage rather than vehicle infrastructure.

The development continues Cavcorp’s concentration in Newstead and Teneriffe, where the Brisbane developer has delivered a number of apartment projects including Lucent, Le Bain, and Luminare, as well as the Long Island Wellness Precinct nearby. Several of those projects have received national design and architecture awards, including recognition under Brisbane’s “Buildings that Breathe” program.

Cavcorp unveils wellness-focused Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane apartment buildings

Focus Group Investments has lodged plans for a new apartment development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/64-70-hanover-street-fitzroy-vic-3065">64–70 Hanover Street</a> in Fitzroy, seeking to utilise the Victorian Government’s recently introduced Great Design Fast Track pathway to accelerate approvals for the project.

The proposal is among the latest developments to emerge through the state-led initiative, which was established to fast-track well-designed residential projects in activity centres and transport-connected inner-city locations. The pathway allows qualifying developments that meet elevated design and housing benchmarks to bypass traditional council planning timeframes and instead be assessed directly by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Designed by SJB, the development will comprise a mix of apartments above activated lower levels, with a strong focus on architectural articulation, landscaping, and communal amenity. The design response seeks to balance the industrial character of Richmond’s former warehouse precincts with a more contemporary residential form.

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Proposed are 63 new dwellings, a wide ranging mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and townhouses and duplexes. They will be spread across a part-three, part-eight storey building.

The Planning and Urban Context Report by Tract says the development is of an "exemplary architectural standard" and has been carefully crafted by SJB Architects.

"Dwellings&nbsp;will benefit from excellent access to natural light, cross-ventilation opportunities and extensive communal space," the report noted.

The architectural material highlights the project’s integration of landscaped elements and communal spaces throughout the building. The proposal also incorporates sustainability initiatives aligned with the Victorian Government’s push for higher-performing apartment developments under the fast-track program.

The Great Design Fast Track was unveiled by the Victorian Government in 2024 as part of a broader housing supply strategy aimed at accelerating the delivery of new homes. Projects assessed through the pathway must demonstrate high-quality architecture, sustainability outcomes, and housing diversity while being located close to public transport and existing infrastructure.

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Focus Group, founder and led by Paul De Lutiis, is increasingly active across Melbourne’s inner suburbs, targeting well-connected urban renewal locations suited to medium and higher-density residential development. The Fitzroy proposal continues that strategy, leveraging the area’s strong transport links, established retail amenity, and proximity to the CBD.

Fitzroy has been one of the most popular spots for developers and buyers in recent years. The likes of PACE Development Group, SMA Projects, Crema Group and Chapter Group, currently selling projects in the suburb.

First look: Focus Group Investments taps Victoria’s Great Design Fast Track for Fitzroy apartments

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The warehouse-style Kaur House at Fitzroy has sold for $2,910,000.
The property on <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-fitzroy-126080870">15 Little George S</a><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-fitzroy-126080870">t</a>, is designed by architect Andrew Maynard and spans three levels.
It features a living and dining 'zone' opening to an entertainers' courtyard, an integrated Miele kitchen, three large bedrooms and American Oak and concrete floors.
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Warehouse-style Kaur House, Fitzroy, sold

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A Webb Street Fitzroy property has sold for $6.6 million at Teska Carson auction.
A Melbourne developer is looking for approval for a multi-storey project at 93-97 Webb Street.
The property is on a 989 square metre site, zoned Commercial 1, has frontages of 23 metres to Webb Street, 13 metres to Charles Street and a third access via a right of way on the eastern boundary.
The property, includes a 900 square metre brick warehouse and office and was sold subject to a short term lease-back, expiring February 2018, at a rental of $150,000 per annum plus GST.
According to marketing agents, Teska Carson’s Tom Maule and Matthew Feld, who sold the property in conjunction with Nelson Alexander’s Peter Smyth and Simon Verduci, the auction drew a large crowd with five bidders vying for the development opportunity.
Tom Maule said the boutique apartment market has very much matured in recent times with the emphasis now on satisfying a growing owner-occupier predilection for quality two and three bedroom apartments within relatively close proximity of their existing homes.
"This allows downsizers, in particular, to take advantage of a potentially financially attractive move, including off-the-plan stamp duty savings, to a familiar area, and often closer to essential amenities such as shopping and transport,’’ he said. 
Mr Feld said developers were now also providing prospective apartment purchasers with the opportunity to influence the layout and design of apartments.
"These are apartments that are purchased by people who will actually live in them and, for most of those people, over a long period of time, and so it stands to reason that they wish to influence the end product as much as is possible and that may even extend to landscaping and external finishes,’’ he said. 
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Webb Street Fitzroy property sold for $6.6 million

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The historically and architecturally significant 122 Nicholson St, Fitzroy was passed in at its weekend auction.
It was passed in on a $3.2 million vendor bid as more than 100 people watched, The Herald Sun reported.
Built in 1862 and extended in the 1880s, the boom-style residence was last auctioned for $2.37 million a decade ago.
It remains for sale for $3.5 million through Nelson Alexander Fitzroy.
Designed in neo-Renaissance style at Fitzroy, it had been listed with initial price expectations between $3.5 million to $3.8 million.
The guidance was amended to $3.3 million to $3.5 million during the campaign.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-fitzroy-125932210" target="_blank">122 Nicholson Street</a>, the property was the home of architect J.B Denny.
The property sold in 1998 for $660,000 and in 2007 at $2.37 million.
J B Denny erected a four-room cottage on the site in the 1860s. Denny was the architect and at that time was also superintending architect at St Patrick's Cathedral. 
He is recorded as occupier of an enlarged house on this site until it was sold. It appears that at that time alterations were made to the building and its present appearance basically dates from that period.
The house, situated at the corner of King William Street, features a two tier arcade, a notable example of boom style house design.
The 1890s home sits opposite the Exhibition Building, minutes from the CBD and Brunswick Street.
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Neo-Renaissance Fitzroy trophy home passed in at auction

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A warehouse-style house at Fitzroy has been listed with price guidance between $2.6 million to $2.8 million.

Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-fitzroy-126080870" target="_blank">15 Little George Street</a>, the property was completed in 2014, a year before it was last sold for $2.14 million.

It was designed by Andrew Maynard.

Being three levels high to comes with views of the city.

It features three large bedrooms with the top floor being the ensuite as well as a north side living and dining area that opens towards the courtyard.

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The kitchen has Miele appliances and there are also a study nook and two bathrooms available on the property.

Other features includes a garage and a wine rack.

The median price of a house in Fitzroy is $1,447,500, an increase of $97,500 compared to last year’s median price.

The property is offered through Jellis Craig agents Bev Adam and Hamish Adam.
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Fitzroy warehouse home listed for between $2.6 million to $2.8 million

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A Bendigo Bank site in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Camberwell has sold for $7.03 million under the hammer.
It sold on a sharp 4.2% yield.
The <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-vic-camberwell-502443590" target="_blank">4 Prospect Hill Road</a> property is a two-storey freehold building, with five-year leases to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd on the ground floor, and to CIPL Ltd over the first-floor office space.
The selling agents were Chris James, Chris Kombi and David Bourke of Fitzroys.
The 788 sqm building is on a 431 sqm site with dual frontages to Prospect Hill Road and the Market Place Carpark.
Bourke said the tenancy profile and dual frontages were key drivers and the sale reinforced the confidence in Camberwell Junction.
“The property is positioned near the Burke Road and Prospect Hill Road intersection, at the heart of the popular retail precinct, and the wider area has been the beneficiary of increased residential development on its doorstep,” he said.
“The introduction of developments such as Aerial, Solstice, Elmington, Middle Burke and others have recently brought hundreds of new apartments into the area.”
About 1,500 new apartments are in the pipeline around Burke Road and Camberwell Junction.
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Bendigo Bank site in Camberwell fetches $7 million at auction

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A four bedroom house designed in neo-Renaissance style at Fitzroy, Victoria has been listed with price expectations between $3.5 million to $3.8 million.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-fitzroy-125932210">122 Nicholson Street</a>, the property was the home of architect J.B Denny.
The property was last sold in 2007 at $2.37 million and in 1998 for $660,000.
J B Denny erected a four-room cottage on the site in the 1860s. Denny was the architect and at that time was also superintending architect at St Patrick's Cathedral. 
He is recorded as occupier of an enlarged house on this site until it was sold. It appears that at that time alterations were made to the building and its present appearance basically dates from that period.
The house, situated at the corner of King William Street, features a two tier arcade, a notable example of boom style house design.
The 1890s home sits opposite the Exhibition Building, minutes from the CBD and Brunswick Street.
Enlarged from its cottage origins it has a highly flexible floor plan comprising of four bedrooms, formal sitting, living and dining rooms.
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A kitchen opens up to the informal living/meals area.
There are two cellars.
Other feature includes a courtyard along with ornate cornice work.
The median price of a house in Fitzroy is $1.394 million.
The property is offered through Nelson Alexander agents Arch Staver and Mason Staver.
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Grand Italianate Neo-Renaissance Fitzroy house listed with $3.5 million plus hopes

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A leading beauty firm has leased space in a laneway in the Melbourne CBD.
The shop at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-vic-melbourne-502310898" target="_blank">22 Russell Place</a> has been leased by Nailist by Seepair Pty Ltd.
The high-end nail and beauty services provider will take up the CBD space on a sublease, at a net annual rent of $78,000 plus outgoings and GST.
The deal was negotiated by Fitzroys’ Terence Yeh, who acted on behalf of I Love Ugly Pty Ltd.
The 53 sqm shop has frontage to Russell Place and is in the Melbourne CBD’s retail core, between Bourke Street and Little Collins Street.
“This laneway gem generated strong interest from a variety of businesses, including fashion retailers, cosmetic retailers, cafés and boutique bars all looking to secure a presence in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, and take advantage of the high exposure afforded by the frontage.”
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Beauty firm takes prime space in Melbourne's CBD

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Fitzroys has sold the Rustica Café premises under the hammer for $1.77 million, reflecting a yield for a sub-divided title arrangement of 3.5%.
Chris James and David Bourke sold the 121 Power Street property just a few months after the 111sqm shop was leased to the highly regarded Rustica Cafe Group.
James said the fiercely contested auction saw bidding from nine parties push the sale price to 20% above the reserve, and to a building rate of nearly $16,000 per sqm.
The high-exposure property is on the corner of Burwood Road, at the base of the prime development site “Maple”, and sold with a new five-year lease with options returning $62,500 per annum net.
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James said the strength of the enquiry was a reflection of the demand for quality commercial property with ability to generate secure income as well as a vote of confidence for the area’s prospects.
“The inner-east has received a large number of medium and high-density residential and commercial developments in the area recently, and the high number of apartments in the pipeline is further underpinning demand from tenants for a presence through Hawthorn and to nearby Camberwell Junction and Burke Road,” he said.
The Rustica Café recently opened and follows the Rustica Canteen sites at Guildford Lane in Melbourne’s CBD and on Swan Street in Richmond, created by Fitzroy’s Rustica Sourdough founder Brenton Lang with Tristan White and Matt Vero.
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A retail property in Carnegie, Melbourne, has sold for $3.35 million.
The 66 Koornang Road property comprises a land area of 212 square metres and a building area of 150 square metres is leased to a Vietnamese restaurant trading as Pho 66.
The lease returns $84,872 per annum plus outgoings and GST and the sale reflected a yield of 2.53 percent.
Fitzroys agents Chris Kombi and Chris James said the sale reflected a land rate of $15,800 per square metre.
Kombi said the property attracted more than 150 buyer enquiries and had seven bidders at auction.
"The property is located just metres from the new Carnegie Railway Station currently under construction, which is part of the state government's $5 billion level crossing removal initiative and due for completion in 2017,” Kombi said.
"The property’s future value is underpinned by a rapidly growing residential catchment with a major transformation currently underway within the Koornang Road Activity Centre with a number of high rise residential developments completed nearby and approximately 15 others in various stages of planning and development."
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Fierce bidding for Carnegie Vietnamese restaurant

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A two-storey building adjoining North Brighton Train Station has sold under the hammer for $2,255,000.
The 206 square metre site comprises a ground floor café and first floor office accommodation.
The property is zoned commercial 1 and sold on a sharp 3.3 percent yield with a new lease to the café Too Many Chiefs, with other tenancies consisting of first floor offices, and external signage.
The site has a frontage of greater than 50 metres to North Brighton Train Station, and a public car park at rear.
Fitzroys division director Mark Talbot said that the sale set a Bay Street, Brighton record for a single-front property on Bay Street.
Talbot said there was fierce competition amongst three bidders who were keen to capitalise on the property’s positioning on the Brighton shopping strip.
“The precinct is surrounded by an established residential community that is slated for further population growth, and has a number of top-class education facilities nearby,” he said.
Talbot said the vendor was Realgrade Pty Ltd, with the buyer a local investor.
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