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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First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

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Bomera, the heritage sandstone Italianate mansion on the Potts Point clifftop, has reportedly been sold to the steel baron, Sanjeev Gupta for around $34 million.

His purchase was foreshadowed three weeks ago in the Sunday Telegraph.

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The Sunday Telegraph identifying Sanjeev Gupta as the buyer nearly a month ago.

Gupta is soon set to vacate his Bellevue Hill rental, Barford.

It was six years ago that Bomera was bought for $12.5 million by Leanne Catelan, the daughter of the late RP Data founder Ray Catelan.

Bomera had had ambitious $25 million hopes in 2010, but had sat on the market for two years before Catelan swooped on the 160 year old mansion.

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Reports of Sanjeev Gupta had been rubbished in the Wentworth Courier.

Catelan bought it from Spanish property developer Jorge Fernandez and wife Monica, who had commissioned heritage architects Graham Brooks &amp; Associates to restore the residence. 

They had bought the property in 2001, paying $6.55 million. It had been owned by the Defence Department, along with its neighbour, Tarana, since the 1940s. Tarana, which was also acquired by the Fernandez's, was converted into a luxury triplex. 

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Built by architect John Frederick Hilly for colonial merchant William McQuade in 1856, Bomera sits on a sprawling 2,150 sqm Wylde Street parcel, in landscaped grounds featuring a swimming pool.

It has five bedrooms, a grand ballroom overlooking Woolloomooloo Bay, a musician's gallery, billiards room and wine cellar.

The former stables are now a three bedroom cottage.

The official listing in March this year had been some 18 months in the making.

Local Potts Point agent Jason Boon was in talks to secure the listing and its sale (photographed above at Bomera).

LJ Hooker Double Bay agent Bill Malouf finally had the listing, in conjunction with Ballard's Clint Ballard.

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Steel baron Sanjeev Gupta buys Potts Point trophy home Bomera 

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The former La Strada premises in Potts Point have been listed for sale by Giovanna Toppi, the restaurant family matriarch.

The listing comes as her neighbours pursue an <a href="/news/100-million-plus-macleay-street-potts-point-shop-top-residential-site-consolidation-put-to-market">apartment project for the Macleay St strip</a>.

The adjoining offering is four buildings combined to seek $100 million-plus for the 2170sqm holding.

Toppi’s <a href="https://www.raywhite.com/nsw/potts-point/2185560/" target="_blank">piggybacking 322sqm corner-site offering</a> last sold in 1979 for $348,000, with the elegant restaurant opening soon after with her late husband Walter.

La Strada took its name from the Fellini film released around the time Toppi arrived from Naples.

She came by herself with little money and no English, starting as a dishwasher but working her way up to head chef at Buona Sera, owned by Ettore Prossimo.

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She went on to own and run O Sole Mio, Giovannas, La Strada and then, of course, from 1988, Machiavelli with daughters Paola and Caterina. Until it closed in 1996 the restaurant, with its distinctive black and white marble flooring designed by Frank Grill, was the place to eat for any visiting star. Her black-vested waiters, the legendary Ricky Spinelli and Franco Perez, served countless steak dianes and crepe suzettes.

All the celebrity diner photos, including Elton John, Sylvester Stallone, Sammy Davis, Rod and Rachel Stewart and Shir­ley Bassey, were hung in the discreet entrance. Now operating as Spitroast, Ray White Randwick agent Sam Capra has the listing in conjunction with R&amp;W agent Jason Boon.

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Even if there’s a rush of listings, with just 13 weeks until Christmas, many leading estate agents are wondering whether they will have sufficient sales commission to buy the family presents to put under the tree.
It looks like 2019 will see the fewest, and cheapest, tally of Sydney trophy home sales in the past seven years. Last year all top 20 sales sold for $20 million or more, grossing $675 million, up on $550 million worth in 2017.
But my tally so far sees just $325 million, with $12 million sales sufficient to qualify for the 2019 list. And the year’s top sale, which was Alex Ma’s $30 million Vaucluse in March, appears not to be proceeding to settlement. There will likely be a forfeited 10 per cent deposit.
That leaves a $23.5 million Rose Bay harbourfront sale (pictured above) sitting in top spot having sold to lawyer Amanda Banton through Ben Collier of The Agency.
There are unsubstantiated claims of two $15 million Mosman sales.
The Wentworth Courier reported in August there had been a $60 million offer from a Hong Kong buyer for Ganeden (below), the Vaucluse home of lawyer John Landerer. But this hasn’t eventuated in a sale.
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It sits next to La Mer, which James Packer and his then wife Erica sold in 2015 for $70 million in what ranks as the third-highest sale of all time through Christie’s agent Ken Jacobs.
Matt Allen’s Darling Point house is forlornly for sale having come with a starting guide price of $70 million in March last year.
A Coolong Rd, Vaucluse home (below) comes with a $55 million price tag. Pastoralist Garrick Hawkins and wife Evelyn <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-vaucluse-132019478" target="_blank">started its public marketing</a> this week through Jacobs.
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There are whispers Bomera, the Italianate mansion at Potts Point, has had a $35 million plus offer. I’d reckon it would be the perfect bolthole for the steel baron Sanjeev Gupta who’s set to downsize from his Barford, Bellevue Hill rental.
The upper North Shore sees Mandalay, the Federation Queen Anne-style Gordon home to Jane and Geoff Selig, listed with record $14.5 million hopes.
The lack of sales is causing severe stress at estate agencies.
So bad even bitter rivals McGrath and The Agency could possibly contemplate mutual solutions. The debt free McGrath has $10 million cash to potentially buy back its glory days.
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Top 20  Sydney trophy home listings shrink in 2019

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The Potts Point apartment of the late international model Annalise Braakensiek has been listed for rent by the estate’s executor, who has quickly ­accepted a rental application.
Braakensiek paid $600,000 for the one bedroom apartment, just a few months before her death in January.
The apartment, on Victoria Street, was up for $550 a week.
The Sunday Telegraph recently ­reported she left her ­estate to friends and family but nothing to her estranged husband.
The apartment was the bolthole for the model, who divided her time ­between Europe and the US.
She had planned to decorate the 53 square metre unit in her signature style with accents of Bali.
It comes with trendy oak floating floors and a large balcony in the refurbished 1980s complex.
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The owners of four adjacent buildings in Potts Point have now joined forces to market a large 2170 sq m residential apartment project site on Macleay Street.
Two apartment buildings at 91-93 Macleay Street (above) and another at 10-12 Hughes Street were originally rushed to market in June.
But now the owners of the two smaller adjacent buildings, also on Macleay Street, have added their holdings to the amalgamated offering.
The buildings are in a mixed-use zone but there is no DA approval.
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The initial disjointed offering was when the owners of the 43 apartments in the Nati Stolliar-built Axus and Reigate, on Hughes St, and its seven retail spaces in the two blocks had listed their properties as a combined site spanning 1242 square metres.
The two substantial holdings are at 91-93 Macleay Street and 10-12 Hughes Street. The latest additions to the site are the former Opium Den restaurant and the Blue Parrot backpacker premises.
There was no public initial price guide for the combined block, but JLL cited Double Bay sales of $45 million and $55 million.
Domain now advises it's a $100 million plus offering, as a supporting local agent R&amp;W comes onboard.
The proposal has been driven by the AXUS body corporate who always sought including all four of its neighbouring properties.
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The AXUS building land area is 940 sqm.
Under current planning controls, AXUS has a maximum allowable GFA of 4689 sqm.
An amalgamated site of all five potential properties has a maximum allowable GFA in excess of 9200 sqm, Brent Heatley from the strata manager, SRC has suggested.
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The Macleay and Hughes Street corner holding, the former La Strada Restaurant premises, and now Spitroast, is not part of the offering, but is set to be listed separately shortly. 
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Stand-up comedian Carl Barron has sold his remaining Potts Point apartment.
Barron offloaded his $5.5 million luxury 16th-level unit in the Rockwall Apartment complex two months ago, and he has now quietly sold his nearby investment apartment for $2.8 million.
It's been bought by the local Waples family, who live in nearby Elizabeth Bay.
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It is in the Mirvac-built Ikon high-rise tower, which has been caught up in the combustible fire panel controversy.
He previously called the two-bedroom apartment home, having paid $1,825,000 in 2008.
It became a $1500-a-week rental in 2013, after he spent $4 million on the Rockwall apartment.
The no-frills funnyman, just back from a recent European tour that included Oslo, Antwerp and Amsterdam, may spend more time in the Southern Highlands, where he has an 8 hectare hideaway at Mount Murray, which cost $1,755,000 in 2017.
He once said that if he had more time, he’d take up birdwatching.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Retired veteran Liberal politician Bronwyn Bishop is seeking tenants for her long-held Potts Point investment apartment.
She’s hoping to buck the trend of the falling Sydney rental market, asking $660-a-week, up from the $650-a-week it had been listed for in 2018.
The two-bedroom Macleay Gardens apartment has seen a steady increase over the years.
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The only time it went backwards in asking rent was in 2010 when she sought $500-a-week tenants, down from the $510 in 2007.
Bishop, who was a federal MP for almost three decades, paid $268,000 for the apartment in 1996.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
 
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The Larmont Hotel in Sydney's King Cross has been listed for sale with $55 million hopes.
The 103 room, five-star hotel is ranked seventh in Sydney by TripAdvisor having undergone an extensive $8 million transformation before re-opening its doors in late 2017.
The building last traded for $23.2 million in 2014 when it was sold by 8Hotels group, the boutique hotel group of the Melbourne-based hotelier Paul Fischmann, who had paid $18.2 million in 2013.
It was bought by listed Singapore real estate developer Tee Land, who, along with Lancemore Group hoteliers Jan and Peter Clark, spent $12 million on acquiring the privately held apartments on levels 11 and 12 and turning the 24 units into more rooms.
It became Larmont Sydney by Lancemore, having previously operated as the 76 room Diamant Hotel. Levels seven to 10 are commercial strata offices.
Set behind the King Cross icon the Coca-Cola sign, Larmont has a number of rooms with extensive terraces that look across the city skyline and the harbour.
Rooms start at $215 a night.
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Each room is designed by Hassell studio and is fitted with modern furniture, marble bathroom vanities, freestanding baths and rain showers.
They have semi-open bathrooms which allows guests to take in the city views.
It also has an in house restaurant, Hyde.
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Gus Moors and Karen Wales are marketing the building, with two retail tenancies also to be listed.
The Larmont is currently ran by the Lancemore Group, a family ran business who are offering a hotel management agreement for the successful buyer.
The Lancemore Group have six hotels across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, including Lindenderry on the Mornington Peninsula and Alamanda at Palm Cove near Cairns.
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Potts Point's Larmont Hotel building for sale

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Tony Benjamin, the $12.7 million buyer of the Potts Point premises sold by pub baron Justin Hemmes, has bought a strategic adjoining holding within the heritage row of 1905 Queen Anne-style terraces.
He’s paid $2.45 million for the 180 square metre art gallery space on the rear ground floor of the Yellow House.
Yuill/Crowley occupy the Macleay Street premises which comes with a 130 square metre basement.
The $13 million corner site has a 373 square metre floorplate occupied by Arida Fashion and the now closed Fish Shop.
The third piece of the jigsaw, the two-star Holiday Lodge, has been owned by Benjamin (inset) since paying $3.29 million in 2009.
There are whispers Benjamin plans a boutique hotel although previous endeavours have failed to proceed.
The Benjamin family made their fortune in Queensland bulky goods outlets.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Tony Benjamin expands Macleay Street, Potts Point presence with art gallery purchase

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The comedian Carl Barron has secured the snappy sale of his luxury Potts Point apartment.
There’s no price reveal yet, but he had been seeking $5.5 million buyers for his 16th-floor unit in Rockwall Apartments through Richardson &amp; Wrench.
Barron, who is Australia’s biggest live touring comedian, paid $4 million in 2013.
The three-bedroom apartment has a bow-fronted sunroom capturing all the Harbour Bridge and Opera House night-time Vivid views.
The no-frills funnyman, just back from a recent European tour which included Oslo, Antwerp and Amsterdam, was paying strata levies of $5792 per quarter.
Barron retains an apartment around the corner in Ikon on Macleay Street, which cost $1,825,000 in 2008.
He may spend more time in the Southern Highlands, where he has an 8 hectare hideaway at Mount Murray, which cost $1.755 million in 2017. He once said that if he had more time, he’d take up bird watching.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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