<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

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.

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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Avon Court in Hawthorn has been formally listed for sale after being offered privately earlier this year with $45 million to $50 million price hopes.
The 2025 square metre nine bedroom mansion on a 4,250 square metre holding last sold for $19.8 million in 2014 in an off market purchase by the Du family from Kew.
The anti-underquoting marketing laws introduced by the Andrews Government in May last year means it has now a disclosed $40 million asking price.
The 4645 square metre property shares a side fence with ex-Australia Post boss Ahmed and Dionnie Fahour’s matrimonial Hawthorn mansion which was listed with $40 million to $44 million earlier this year, without success through Marshall White.
The 18-20 Shakespeare Grove offering has been described by RT Edgar agent Helena Chow as “one of Melbourne’s finest”.
It has been <a href="/expert-insights/buying/avon-court-hawthorn-21-million-sale-intrigue">sold many</a> times over recent years.
Autobarn boss Garry Dumbrell paid $20,250,000 in 2009 when it was sold by the former Richmond Football Club president Clinton Casey and his wife, Leslie.
Avon Court had traded for $5.7 million in 2003 with a rumoured $9 million or more spent on building two new wings, a cinema, gymnasium, sauna, 10-car garage and replacement tennis court.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Forres, an 1880s Hawthorn property once home to James Martin, the youngest Australian to die serving at war, has been listed for November 15 auction.
The history of the six bedroom Mary Street home was described in the 2001 book Soldier Boy: The true story of Jim Martin, the youngest ANZAC by Anthony Hill.
The 14 year old soldier lived at Forres when he enlisted in 1915, claiming to be 18 years old.
He was deployed to Egypt before going to Gallipoli, where he died of typhoid on a hospital ship.
The facade remains intact, with a rear extension by local architect John O’Laughlin. 
The home was built for Hector McDonald, a solicitor who worked for the Grace Park Syndicate, which undertook the sales of the residential allotments.
The Martin family leased it and ran it as a boarding house.
It is set for November 15 auction through Jellis Craig agents Richard Winneke and Campbell Ward with $8 million hopes.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian.
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Youngest Anzac soldier's Hawthorn home listed for auction

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Hong Kong-born Australian artist John Young and his art director wife Kate Mizrahi are selling their Girraween, their long-held Hawthorn home which comes with arched hallway and classical ceilings.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-hawthorn-129416174" target="_blank">grand double-storey 1880s Victorian era home</a> on Power Street cost the couple $1.5 million in 2003.
They've since renovated the four bedroom, two bathroom home which comes with library.
There's double-glazed windows behind its high fence.
The home sits in 1,190 sqm grounds, with a country-inspired rear garden which comes with established kitchen garden and potager shed.
Kay &amp; Burton Hawthorn agents Sam Wilkinson and Scott Patterson have a $4.4 million to $4.6 million guide.
Young's first exhibition was in 1979.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian. 
 
  
  
 
 
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A Chinese investor has fought off a number of local rivals to secure a Hawthorn office building for $9.85 million.
It was on a tight 4.78% yield through CBRE.
Some four parties put in 108 bids as the price raced past the former record to post a new building rate record for the area of $13,979 a square metre.
The previous record had been the $10,578 a square metre paid for 1 Oxley Road in May. 
Located directly across the road from Swinburne University, the recently refurbished 500 Burwood Road property comprises 714 square metres of office space over two levels on a 1998 square metre site, including 21 car spaces and rear access.
It was sold fully leased to long standing tenant, Australian design and construction company Qanstruct, on an eight year lease at gross annual rental of $500,000.
The former Congregational Church proved to be a big attraction for the successful buyer.
The vendor was Qanstruct MD Mark Ruff.
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An unrenovated Hawthorn double-fronted Victorian-era home has been scheduled for September 8 auction.
It comes with an indicative selling price of $4.3 million to $4.7 million.
It has been offered by Sam Macaluso and Peter Vigano from Jellis Craig.
Set on a 1274 square mettres of prime inner city land, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-hawthorn-129065370" target="_blank">58 Wattle Road</a> comes with three bedrooms, study room, wine cellar, and rear gardens.
It is close to Glenferrie Road hub, shops, Lido Cinema, transport, Swinburne University of Technology and private schools.
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The suburb's median house price sits at<a href="/developments/hawthorn-vic-3122"> $2,287,500</a>, according to CoreLogic. 
Comparable properties in 8 Mary Street and 2 Wellesley Road were sold at $4.56 million and $4.5 million. 
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Victorian-era Hawthorn home to go under the hammer

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A Richmond based architect has paid $2.94 million for a leased investment property with development upside at Hawthorn East. 
According to selling agents, Teska Carson’s Michael Taylor and Richard Munday, the 9 Mayston Street property attracted strong enquiry from a broad range of buyers including investors and developers. 
The property attracted small investors and SMSFs with a secure lease to a national tenant, but also offered long term development upside and as such attracted a strong contingent of prospective purchasers.
"The location within one of Melbourne’s most popular and tightly held retail precincts also offered excellent capital growth prospects,’’ Taylor said.
Located near the intersection of Camberwell Road, the property comprises a 470 square metre single level, warehouse/office/showroom premises in good condition with rear roller door access to Gillman Street.
The 562 square metre site has 11 metres street frontage and is zoned Commercial 1 under the City of Boroondara planning scheme and is situated within a tightly held precinct within close proximity of Burke Road, Camberwell shops, Swinburne University and Burwood Road retail.
The property was sold subject to a lease to long standing tenant, Ultra Tune, at a current rental of $90,000 per annum plus outgoings and GST on a five year term with two, five year options and annual 4% increases.
Munday said the purchaser bought the property with the intention to develop in the long term.
The vendor was a local investor.
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Offers close tomorrow (Tuesday June 19) for the Hawthorn home of the former Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour.
Invergowrie has $40 million to $44 million hopes.
The marketing campaign copped a neighbouring rival listing when Avon Court (pictured above) was listed recently off market with $45 million to $50 million price hopes. 
The Hawthorn trophy home, Invergowrie was bought by Fahour bought off-market with wife Dionnie in 2013 for $22 million, when he was Australia’s highest-paid public servant.
The Victorian record likely remains unchallenged as it sits at around $52.5 million for the Stonington mansion in Malvern.
Its June 19 expressions of interest public marketing has surprised industry players since most record setters sell off-market or at private boardroom auctions.
Its marketing was launched on the listing agent's instragram, but there have been no internal photos made available.
Domain spruiked its internal access, but readers were only offered written impressions, not pictorial.
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Fahour, now executive chairman of packaging group Pro-Pac, had renovated the historic home that sits on a 1.11 hecatre block, having lodged $4.5 million renovation plans.
Its features a five-bedroom main home, plus a three-bedroom brick house, a bluestone two-bedroom cottage and an old bluestone hall that can be used as a garage, gym or studio.
He reinstated a tennis court.
The property, once known as Burwood, features a working bell tower and a billiards room.
Fahour is downsizing after recently buying a $16 million mansion in Kinkora Road, Hawthorn. 
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Offers close tomorrow on Ahmed Fahour's Hawthorn trophy home, Invergowrie

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Avon Court in Hawthorn has been listed off market with $45 million to $50 million price hopes.
The 4645sq m property shares a side fence with ex-Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour’s Hawthorn mansion which was listed with $40 million to $44 million only last week.
Avon Court last sold for $19.8 million in 2014 in an off market purchase by a Chinese family from Kew.
Avon Court, the high profile Hawthorn mansion, features nine bedrooms.
The 18-20 Shakespeare Grove offering has been described in The Herald Sun by RT Edgar agent Helena Chow as “one of Melbourne’s finest.”
The building area is 218 squares (2025sq m).
It has been sold many times over recent years.
Autobarn boss Garry Dumbrell paid $20,250,000 in 2009 when it was sold by the former Richmond Football Club president Clinton Casey and his wife, Leslie.
Avon Court had traded for $5.7 million in 2003 with a rumoured $9 million or more spent on building two new wings, a cinema, gymnasium, sauna, 10-car garage and replacement tennis court.
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The former Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour has $40 million to $44 million hopes for the Hawthorn trophy home, Invergowrie.
Fahour bought it off-market with wife Dionnie in 2013 for $22 million, when he was Australia’s highest-paid public servant.
The Victorian record remains unchallenged as it sits at around $52.5 million for the Stonington mansion in Malvern.
Its June 19 expressions of interest public marketing has surprised industry players since most record setters sell off-market or at private boardroom auctions.
Its marketing was launched on the listing agent's instragram.
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Fahour, now executive chairman of packaging group Pro-Pac, had renovated the historic home that sits on a 1.11 hecatre block, having lodged $4.5 million renovation plans.
Its features a five-bedroom main home, plus a three-bedroom brick house, a bluestone two-bedroom cottage and an old bluestone hall that can be used as a garage, gym or studio.
He reinstated a tennis court.
The property, once known as Burwood, features a working bell tower and a billiards room.
Fahour is downsizing after recently buying a $16 million mansion in Kinkora Road, Hawthorn.
“Despite the negativity surrounding some aspects of the property market at the moment, I don’t think there’s been a better time in the history of Melbourne real estate to sell a prestige or trophy home,” listing agent Marcus Chiminello told The Australian.
It last traded when sold by Peter Hill, the skateboarding Globe International co-founder and his wife, Angela.
The colonial-gothic style mansion on Coppin Grove home - once a finishing school for the city's young ladies - previously traded at $10.75 million in 2002. 
The first president of the Legislative Assembly, Sir James Palmer, began building the estate in 1846. He had been the mayor of Melbourne in 1845.
Invergowrie (pictured below) is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
At one time it was owned by theatrical entrepreneur George Coppin, who is said to have tried to demolish it. The building was saved when businessman Sir William McPherson bought it. Sir William (pictured below) rose to political heights as premier of Victoria in 1928.
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On his death, the property was handed over to the Association of Headmistresses of Independent Schools when it became the Invergowrie Homecraft Hostel and was later headquarters of the Victorian Post Secondary Education Commission.
It was bought by the Coogi knitwear entrepreneur Jacky Taranto in 1992 for $2.7 million who sold in 2002 to the Hills.
Chiminello said the vendor wanted to ensure the estate would be properly maintained and cared for.
“They don’t want it to be handed over to someone who will leave it vacant for 10 months of the year.” 
Images courtesy of the State Library of Victoria and The Invergowrie Foundation.
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Ahmed Fahour seeks $40 million plus for Hawthorn's Invergowrie

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The former Melbourne AFL star Todd Viney has listed his Hawthorn home.
The former club captain paid $2.7 million for the home in 2007 when he was the assistant coach at Hawthorn. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-hawthorn-127704010" target="_blank">The 1880s Hawthorn Grove home</a> is set on 775 square metres in a row of three identifical double fronted tuck pointed brick Victorian residences.
Period details including bull-nose iron lacework, a tessellated tile verandah and coloured leadlight glass still feature.
The home has five bedrooms, a home office and a refurbished family space.
Marshall White Boroondara agents James Tostevin and Sally O'Connell have a guide of $4.4 million to $4.8 million for its March 24 auction. 
Viney spent 12 years playing in the VFL and AFL for Melbourne. He played in over 230 games and was named in Melbourne’s team of the century. 
He was involved with coaching at Hawthorn and Adelaide but has been at Melbourne since 2010 where his son Jack is the co-captain.
He is the player personnel manager but is set to take on more fitness, coaching and recruiting responsibilities this year.
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