The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

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>

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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The Melbourne developer Gurner has revealed the first design details for its proposed Saint Moritz project.
It is its most ambitious project to-date with a $550 million end value.
It will have 120 beachside residences along with venues anchoring the ground level.
The pricing of the residences average $3.5 million.
Gurner is currently amending the exisiting permit for 14 – 16 The Esplanade, St Kilda, to halve the number of apartments from 240 to 120.
“ We believe the luxury end of the market has been waiting for something like this to come along," Tim Gurner said. 
Fender Katsalidis is the lead architect, with Koichi Takada Architects appointed to design one of the three buildings.
The interior designer is David Hicks.
Jack Merlo has been tasked with the landscapes. 
The first of the three buildings, Pacific House, is set to launch mid-year, featuring 45 residences averaging $4 million. 
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The $30 million penthouse that sits atop Pacific House will offer 650sqm of internal space along with a substantial 175sqm terrace with private pool, six bedrooms, a seven car private garage with direct access lift, four living rooms, in-home sauna and gym. 
The double-storey penthouse will have a cascading two-storey water feature surrounded by marble-clad walls, a solid Nero Marquina bathtub with 180 degree water views, another internal pool that submerges into the rooms below - complete with transparent glass that can be viewed from the lower level - a floating fireplace and a 1000-bottle, temperature-controlled wine cellar, accessible via a sculptural spiral staircase.  
Tim Gurner is confident they will achieve a Melbourne record.  
“We initially designed the penthouse with a floorplan of over 1,300sqm and an even bigger price-tag however the early feedback we have received from our local and international clientele was that a penthouse of this size would be too big even for them,” he said.
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Gurner will offer a full design customisation package included within the purchase price. 
"The service will allow purchasers to work directly with David Hicks and Tim Gurner to create interior spaces that are only limited by one’s imagination – bowling alleys, infra-red sauna and steam-rooms, cigar rooms, poker rooms, art galleries or perhaps even sound-proofed home offices or recording studios," said Gurner. 
“Literally anything is possible at Saint Moritz,” he said.
The 120 private residences encompassing two, three bedroom, four, five and six bedroom offerings, comes with prices ranging from $1.4 million to $30 million-plus. 
The project is currently taking registrations of interest with sales to launch in mid 2019. 
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The Victorian Government’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has given the green light to stage one of the six skyscraper development Melbourne Square.
Melbourne Square, developed by OSK Property, intend to develop the carpark site bordered by the Westgate Freeway and Kavanagh, Balston and Power Streets in Southbank.
Tan Sri Ong Leong Huat, chairman, OSK Property, said stage one features an urban park, supermarket, childcare and two residential towers with over 1,000 apartments.
“We hope it will be a place for people of all ages to enjoy, with its beautiful public park drawing people in from across the city," he said.
“This is an important project for Southbank’s future and provides the delivery of critical community infrastructure in this popular suburb."
Ian Sutter, director, Cox Architecture said Melbourne Square was one of the only remaining opportunities to fulfil Melbourne City Council’s vision to make Southbank more verdant.
“The new neighbourhood around Melbourne Square takes one of the last development opportunities in Southbank and, via a prescient and sensitive masterplan, provides a true mixed use precinct with a verdant, green space at its heart,” he said.
“A deliberate decision was made to significantly exceed the open space area requirements for Southbank – we believe this is an essential feature in providing a superior quality of life for the community.
Sales and construction of stage one commence in 2017. For more information visit <a href="https://www.oskproperty.com.my" target="_blank">https://www.oskproperty.com.my</a>.
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Quest Apartment Hotels has opened Quest Mounts Bay Road in central Perth, the second from Quest in Perth's CBD. It features 71 fully self-contained studio and one-bedroom apartments.
Quest East Perth will open in September.
Zed Sanjana, chief executive officer of Quest said Western Australia is experiencing a tourism resurgence, along with significant growth across the education and agricultural sectors.
“The Australian headquarters of many global companies are located in the City of Perth due to its proximity to key international markets. Strong growth is expected to continue over the next decade as major industries strengthen and diversify, thereby expanding the workforce in the CBD," he said.
“State Government investment in WA is strong, with an ongoing commitment to several major redevelopment projects, including the $1 billion Gateway WA project improving access to and from the Perth Airport precinct, the $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital and the new $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital.”
Quest Mounts Bay Road franchisee Don Goode said the new property is ideally located for both the corporate and leisure guest, within walking distance of Mount Hospital, the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Esplanade Station, Elizabeth Quay, the Perth Arena, and the State Theatre.
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The Chinese property developer Greenland tested the Sydney off the plan market with its weekend launch.
It secured the off the plan sale of around 100 apartments in its new Lachlan’s Line precinct, in Sydney’s north-west. 
The mixed-use development, nbh at Lachlan’s Line will consist of 900 apartments across six towers at Macquarie Park which is set to become Sydney’s fourth CBD with a wave of new development currently underway.
The first stage weekend offering had one bedroom apartments priced from $580,000 to $750,000. 
The one bedroom plus study apartments were priced from $650,000 to $880,000, with two bedroom, two bathroom apartments priced from $950,000 to $1.27 million.
There were four bedroom, three-storey townhouses priced at over $2.5 million in the complex designed by two architecture firms, Bates Smart and Turner, which will include a corporate space to be occupied by the City of Ryde Council. 
Sherwood Luo, the managing director of Greenland Australia, said there had been a strong response from the market. There were a reported 180 apartments available to purchase in the first offering.
“Nbh at Lachlan’s Line will become a lifestyle-oriented community with a beautiful big park anchoring the development as well as a huge 6000 square metre activated retail precinct featuring restaurants, cafes and gourmet grocers which will become a new destination for Sydneysiders." 
Mr Luo also credited the day’s sales tally to the "highly respected reputation which Greenland has built as a global developer." 
“Greenland has developed several of the tallest residential towers and largest urban complexes in the world,” he said. 
CBRE Residential Projects agent Tim Rees said the results "surpassed expectations." That's a reference to the recent insights on Sydney's residential off-the-plan property market from CBRE Residential who've acknowledge the days of 100 percent whole block sellouts are over.
These days Sydney had returned to a “new normal”, the CBRE Residential managing director, David Milton suggested, amid increased media headlines suggesting reduced demand and higher stock levels could spell trouble. 
Although the cost of buying property in Australia has increased for foreign buyers and lending is more restricted, David Milton remains confident, and does not foresee a long-term impact on demand from these buyers.
“There are some short term settlement issues with FIRB buyers, but longer-term they will find a solution," he recently suggested.
Offshore funded sales will continue to account for a significant part of the market, he anticipates. 
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Brookfield Multiplex has completed Walker Corporation’s $300 million Tower Two at the landmark Collins Square development at 727 Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD.
The building features a 38 storey office tower and is the the second building Brookfield Multiplex has constructed in the development, the first being the $205 million 25 level Tower One in 2013.
Collins Square is a $2.5 billion development consisting of five inter-connected commercial office towers for a combined total of 185,000 sqm of net lettable area. It is due to be completed mid-2018.
Some 39,500 cubic metres of concrete was poured during construction, as well as 3,800 tonnes of reinforcement and 518 tonnes of post-tensioned concrete. The curtain wall design façade was constructed using 38,000 square metres of low-e glass.
The development has received a 5 Star Green Star Design and is targeting an As Built v3 Rating as well as a NABERS Energy 5 Star rating.
Brookfield Multiplex is also currently constructing Tower Four of the Collins Square development, a $180 million 21-level mixed-use tower comprising large open floor plates, and is scheduled for completion in August, 2016. 
 
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South Sydney Rabbitohs prop George Burgess has snapped up a garden apartment in Randwick's Epoque boutique development.
Recently engaged to model Joanna King, Burgess paid about $2 million for the MHNDU designed three bedroom apartment. <a href="https://epoqueliving.com.au/" target="_blank">There's eight in the block</a> listed through D'Leanne Lewis at Laing &amp; Simmons Double Bay. Prices range up to $2.6 million with 2017 completion.
They currently own in a Chifley duplex, where he lived next door to former team mate Tim Grant who recently sold for around $1.65 million through McGrath agent Marnie Seinor.
George clearly didn't fancy buying brother Sam's apartment, who took his Bondi Beach apartment off the market last week having decided to lease it out with a $1950 a week asking price. It was also available at $2600 a week furnished.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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George Burgess buys off the plan in Randwick's Epoque

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Construction is complete on Salta Properties’ third residential project in the Victoria Gardens Precinct, A Place to Live.
Located at 8 Burnley Street, the 61 apartment development was completed this month with an end value of $35 million.
Designed by multi-awarding winning architects and trusted project partner of Salta Properties, SJB, A Place To Live brings a graceful curvilinear silhouette and natural timber looks to the area.
Salta Properties’ managing director, Sam Tarascio, said A Place To Live was another exciting chapter of the company’s masterplan for the Victoria Gardens Precinct.
“As we complete this property we will be moving focus to our next residential development located across the road in Abbotsford, set to be released in mid-May,” said Mr Tarascio.
The building comprises six stories of one, two and three bedroom apartments, lifestyle amenities including gym facilities, a café and community centre on the ground floor adjacent to soon to be upgraded Williams Reserve.
A Place To Live follows the success of Salta Properties’ residential developments Richmond A Place To Live and Green Square and are all within minutes of each other and the company’s retail hub Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre.
All apartments at A Place To Live were sold prior to construction.
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Salta finishes latest Victoria Gardens Precinct development

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Poly Real Estate are launching the second stage of the Poly Horizon development in Sydney's in Epping Saturday May 7, with studio apartments starting from $420,000, one-bedroom and study apartments starting from $555,000, two-bedroom apartments from $820,000 and three-bedroom apartments from $1.4 million.
The second stage release features 266 apartments across two towers. 
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Poly marketing director Philip Best, says the first stage sold 83 percent within five hours of launch.
CBRE residential projects senior director, Tim Rees said the project has also been particularly popular with higher-net worth first home buyers, the majority of whom plan to be owner-occupiers.
“We’re expecting a similar result to the launch of Stage One as we’re already seeing a significant level of interest in the project’s second stage,” he said. 
For more information <a href="https://polyhorizon.com.au" target="_blank">click here</a>. 
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The Hermitage in south-west Sydney’s Gledswood Hills suburb is a masterplanned community by Japanese developer Sekisui House whose vision is to “create homes and communities that improve with time and last for generations”.
The $750 million Hermitage, when complete in 2022, will offer up to 2,000 premium home sites across a number of precincts.
Gledswood Village spans more than seven hectares and is a mixed-use precinct. The proposed mix of Gledswood Village will include a combination of convenience and boutique operators, public spaces and community facilities. 
The $300 million Gledswood Village will have retail, cinema and entertainment, food, a public school for 600 pupils, child care, a swimming centre and a medical centre.
Project Director Craig D’Costa said as a responsible developer with a focus on creating sustainable communities, we place people at the heart of every project we undertake.
"The appointment of a community engagement specialist is consistent with our commitment to the residents of The Hermitage, as we believe in the importance of the community in helping to create and shape the foundations of our developments," he said.
The development will complement the Hermitage, which features 35 hectares of parklands and green spaces, with its crown jewel being a nine-hole Par 3 golf course and driving range designed by golf legend Greg Norman.
It will comprise apartments, terraces and villas and is expected to house more than 6,000 residents.
Sekisui House recently announced that it had received development approval for the golf course.
In addition, there are 10 park locations dispersed throughout the masterplan with 50 kilometres of cycle and pedestrian pathways.
The Hermitage attracted considerable buyer interest, with 28 of the first 59 lots in the first release sold within days of its launch in early 2012.
The Camden LGA, in which Gledswood Village falls within, is amongst the fastest growing in Sydney with a forecast 204% growth in population, representing an increase of over 119,000 people by 2031.
Sekisui House has 11 major developments underway across Australia, with Central Park in Sydney in conjunction with Frasers Property Australia one of its top projects.
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Wyndham Harbour Marina, on the western shores of Port Phillip Bay near Werribee in Melbourne, was declared officially open recently.
Welcoming the event, the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) said it was a major indication of the importance of residential marina developments to the Victorian economy.
"The marine sector in this state as an industry is worth $4.5 billion to the Victorian economy and provides over 17,700 FTE jobs," said Steven Potts, chief executive of the BIAV.
The projected increase of the population in the central coast area of Victoria, including Port Phillip and Western Port, to nearly 8 million by 2050 from 4.6 million, will see a doubling of boating activities and boost Victoria's 'Blue Economy'.
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Potts said developments such as Wyndham Harbour Marina provide a pathway for the private sector to assist in development of Blue Infrastructure, for which the Victorian government or local councils do not have sufficient funds.
The event was attended by Hon. Tim Pallas, State Treasurer.
There are over 172,000 registered boats in Victoria, and with a rapidly growing population, the number of boats in the State is set to double due to increases in population and pressure on green space, seeing the community turning to the blue space of Port Phillip and Western Port Bays.
 
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