<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.

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First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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SIERA kicks off construction at Northcliffe tower Exhale

Local Little Bay residents, along with buyers from premium postcodes across Sydney’s affluent Eastern Suburbs, have dominated purchases in developer-builder Urban Property Group’s first Eastern Suburbs apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a>.

The $250 million coastal project, one of the first new developments in the area in several years, has proven particularly popular with downsizers, especially those from Coogee and Bondi. One Double Bay downsizer paid $4.7 million for a four-bedroom penthouse, setting a new local apartment price record in the process.

Buyers have been attracted to the combination of coastal tranquillity, premium design and amenity-rich neighbourhood living. The walkable village setting, along with proximity to three of Sydney’s leading golf courses, New South Wales Golf Club, St Michael’s Golf Club and The Coast Golf Club, has also been a key drawcard.

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Built across two low-rise buildings designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/hill-thalis-architecture-urban-projects-pty-ltd">Hill Thalis</a> and set along a lush, landscaped green spine, designed by leading landscape architect <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/arcadia-landscape-architecture">Arcadia</a>, ESTE Little Bay offers a collection of one, two, three and four-bedroom residences with interiors by Richards Stanisich.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> Sales Director, Tom McIvor said the response to ESTE has been "nothing short of extraordinary."

“Buyers have been quick to recognise ESTE as a rare opportunity to invest in a coastal sanctuary that offers both seclusion and connectivity to the heart of Sydney,” McIvor said.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">SRM Residential</a> Senior Director, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">Clayton Ross</a> said the local market has responded incredibly well, driven by ESTE’s exceptional location and the rarity it offers.

“We’ve seen strong interest from a variety of buyer groups, all of whom are drawn to the exclusivity and quality of the build and construction by the 4.5-star iCIRT-rated builder / developer, Urban Property Group. There’s truly nothing else like it along Sydney’s coastline.”

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The project also includes robust buyer protections, including Resilience Insurance’s Latent Defects Insurance, providing 10 years of structural cover, and an independent iCIRT-rating of the developer.

“The iCIRT-rating adds another layer of confidence,” Ross added. “Buyers see it as a safeguard for their investment and their lifestyle.” A highlight of ESTE’s offering is its exclusive wellness amenities, including a heated rooftop infinity pool and outdoor heated spa, a state-of-the-art Technogym fitness centre, and a sauna.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a> is topped out and is on track to complete towards the end of 2026, with residents moving in before Christmas.

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Eastern Suburbs buyers snap up ESTE Little Bay apartments

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

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A South Yarra apartment that belonged to the late 1940s Melbourne Lord Mayor Sir Francis Raymond Connelly fetched $1.22 million at recent auction, nicely above its $1.05 million reserve.
His widow Lady Patricia lived at the two bedroom top floor Domain Road from 1949 until her death last year. 
He served three terms as lord mayor in the 1940s. 
Connelly was a progressive reformer who supported a Greater Melbourne planning authority seeking a 'brighter' city, urging the relaxation of laws on liquor and shopping hours and even Sunday entertainment. 
He was prominent in the development of the Lord Mayor's Camp at Portsea.
In 1948 Connelly was knighted, then shortly after he married 27-year-old Patricia Anne Holschier.
They travelled to London where Connelly began the campaign which was to secure the Olympic Games for Melbourne in 1956.
One of Connelly's last acts was to light a replica of the Olympic torch following the 1949 announcement that Melbourne had been awarded the Games.
He died days later with 2000 attending his requiem mass celebrated by Archbishop Mannix.
Connelly's estate was sworn for probate at £41,750.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian Mansions Australia section.
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South Yarra unit of late 1940s Melbourne Lord Mayor Sir Francis Raymond Connelly sold

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A South Yarra townhouse was sold by Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn before its scheduled weekend auction.
Kay &amp; Burton South Yarra selling agent Nicole Gleeson secured the sale for an undisclosed price in excess of the $3 million to $3.3 million quote range.
The three-bedroom pad sold to a local downsizer.
It was bought new seven years ago for $2.35 million.
The UK-born executive migrated to Melbourne in 1992 and joined Telstra in 2012 as their chief financial officer.
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There's whispers Telstra CEO Andrew Penn and wife Kallie Blauhorn have bought in Prahran.
 
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Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn sells South Yarra townhouse

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A South Yarra retail property has been listed for sale.
The <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/207-commercial-road-south-yarra-vic-3141-2013765585" target="_blank">207 Commercial Road</a> property is located in the heart of Stonnington. It spans 110 sqm.
It is being marketed as a good opportunity to secure a freehold shop. The property has a rear lane access and popular food and cafes are close by with high exposure.
The property has a zoning permit for a Commercial 1 and there is a development opportunity available (STPA)
It is  next door to Prahran Market.
The property is offered through Beller Commercial agents Glenn Ye and Fred Nucara.
It last changed hands for $1,515,000, according to Corelogic RP Data.
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South Yarra freehold shopfront listed for sale

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A development opportunity in South Yarra’s Forrest Hill precinct is on the market with expectations for more than $5 million.
The property, 30-32 Claremont Street, is marketed by Teska Carson is situated on the eastern side of Claremont Street.
It features a 750 square metre, two level, brick, office/warehouse and four car spaces on a 490 square metre site zoned Mixed Use with 12 metres frontage to Claremont Street.
Teska Carson’s Michael Ludski said this property represents one of the last remaining high-density development opportunities within this tightly held, prime inner-city location, only three kilometres from the Melbourne CBD.
"The property falls within the former Forrest Hill industrial area, which has become a very highly regarded precinct, underlined by its extraordinary transformation in recent years on the back of significant residential and commercial development within the immediate South Yarra vicinity,’’ he said.
"Melbourne’s nation leading population growth, particularly in the coveted inner-eastern suburbs, was the key driving force that would continue to provide developers with quality opportunities.
"Melbourne’s population growth has driven a very strong residential and commercial development market in Melbourne in recent years, especially in areas that offer essential amenity including the best retail, transport and schooling options.
"South Yarra has been at the forefront of that development growth and will continue to be as long as blue-chip opportunities such as Claremont Street remain available."  
The property will be sold subject to a 12 month lease from October.
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Blue chip development site at South Yarra

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Adman Scott Whybin, the former boss of Whybin/TBWA, has emerged as the $11 million buyer of a luxury bachelor pad penthouse in South Yarra.
The Rothelowman designed apartment sits atop the Hawskburn development built for developer Peter Gibson by Crema Constructions.
Gibson has been developing high-end apartments, houses and townhouses for more than 35 years in Toorak and South Yarra, and has recently moved into delivering larger-scale projects, still targeting luxury owner-occupiers, with his son, Christo.
The $11 million sale came with an eight-car basement garage with private lift up to the 650sq m space on the fourth floor.
It has just the three bedrooms and three bathrooms with floor to ceiling glass offering 360 degree views of the city sklyine.
He has been a longtime South Yarra local since making the move south from Newcastle, via Sydney and London.
Whybin founded the advertising agency Whybin\TBWA resigning last year after 21 year. It came a year after he'd been inducted into the AdNews Hall of Fame.
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Adman Scott Whybin buys South Yarra penthouse

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In South Yarra, an early example of renowned late architect Wayne Gillespie’s work, sold for $270,000 higher than its reserve.
<div class="wp-caption">There were three bidders for 200 Walsh Street South Yarra.</div>
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<div class="wp-caption">The four-bedroom late 1970s property sold for $4.77 million through Kay &amp; Burton.</div>
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Wayne Gillespie designed South Yarra home sold

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Telstra chief executive officer Andy Penn is selling his South Yarra home.
It was bought new seven years ago for $2.35 million.
The UK-born executive migrated to Melbourne in 1992 and joined Telstra in 2012 as their chief financial officer.
He expects between $3 million to $3.3 million for the Peter Street home at its September 2 auction.
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Andy Penn, the Telstra CEO, lists South Yarra house

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The international interior designer Thomas Hamel has bought a South Yarra bolthole.
The Hawksburn Road home cost $2.06 million.
Hamel retains a $2.9 million Illawarra coastal retreat outside Sydney. The Otford coastal property was bought from the former Premier of NSW Nick Grenier and his ex-wife, and former Mayor of Sydney, Kathryn Grenier.
His former Sydney weekend was recently onsold by the former managing director of Goldman Sachs Australia Robert Tsenin and wife Estelle at Killcare Heights.
The couple secured $1.45 million having paid $1.47 million in 2003 when it was bought from Hamel and the antique dealer Martyn Cook.
In 2015 Hamel has sold his flat in the Sydney CBD block, Broughton House to financier Simon Mordant and his wife Catriona - bought fully furnished through Christies International.
He lists New York - his home up until 30 years ago - London, Paris and Istanbul as the best cities in the world in which to discover treasures.
But he also has had a soft spot for Melbourne.
Since setting up Thomas Hamel &amp; Associates in Sydney in 1993, he has worked with a who’s who of Australian society, designing interiors for clients in Melbourne, Sydney, Palm Beach and Portsea and, even their holiday houses in glamorous locales such as the south of France, London, Florida, Hawaii and Colorado. One of his first clients were Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull. 
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian Mansions Australia section.
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Interior designer Thomas Hamel buys South Yarra bolthole

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Rocky's fruit and veg wholesaler Daniel D'Andrea has bought a grand Edwardian home in the sought after Como House precinct in South Yarra.
He has paid $11.1 million for the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-south+yarra-123454670" target="_blank">Fulham Avenue home</a> that sits on two titles covering a sprawling 2240 sqm.
The home has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. There is a self-contained apartment.
A championship size tennis court and swimming pool sit in the grounds.
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RT Edgar agents Jeremy Fox and Oliver Booth sold the home which was on the market for over 550 days with various agents.
They initially priced the home on their initial listing at between $12 million and $14 million in September last year.
Late last year the home next door was bought by Swisse vitamins chief executive officer Radek Sali for $12.5 million from Stokehouse restaurant owners Frank And Sharon Van Haandel, who have since bought the Toorak home of veteran caterer Peter Rowland.
 
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South Yarra trophy home sells for over $11 million

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Malaysian-backed developer Beulah International is looking to well and truly underline the push by many of Melbourne's developers into the luxury apartment market by reworking an approved scheme for a prime Toorak Road land holding.

Currently at planning, Beulah International have chosen to scrap an earlier approved BDLC-designed project involving 37 apartments in favour of 10 grand-sized dwellings. Spanning 146 -150 Toorak Road West, the developer paid $17.5 million for the 1,784sqm site during 2016 and now holds the land under subsidiary Toorak Road West Project Pty Ltd.

The permit had the potential to be reconfigured to 14 oversized apartments, although Beulah International have gone further in eyeing 10 massive apartments.

Prahran-based Robert Mills Architects has assumed control over the project's design trajectory, facilitating a complete redesign and in the process shaving an entire floor off the approved envelope.

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<figcaption>The site's now obsolete scheme. Image: CBRE City Sales</figcaption></figure>As with a variety of other projects throughout inner Melbourne, 146-150 Toorak Road West has been reworked from an initial 1 x single bedroom / 16 x dual bedroom / 20 x triple bedroom format to a more luxuroius configuration which sees 8 triple and 2 quadruple bedroom apartments. 33 car parking spaces are to service the dwellings.

The sheer size of each apartment highlights Beulah International's lofty expectations for the project when it eventually reaches sales. It will invariably be billed as one of Melbourne's most sought after and tightly held addresses, with expansive floorplans to match.

3 bedroom apartments are slated to have internals between 260sqm and 313sqm, with four bedroom apartments spaced between 389sqm and 381sqm. Add outdoor terraces and the largest combined space on offer comes in at a hefty 478sqm.

According to planning documents, all apartments will have tiled bathrooms, carpeted bedrooms and timber floors to kitchens, living, sitting and all other areas. The dual top floor apartments have perforated concrete slabs which allow natural light to penetrate into various living spaces; these voids double as sculptural features.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image12_9.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="A rendered apartment within Paragon Tower. Image: Beulah International"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="313" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image12_9.jpg?itok=YxunoK5m" title="A rendered apartment within Paragon Tower. Image: Beulah International" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>A rendered apartment within Paragon Tower. Image: Beulah International</figcaption></figure>Beulah International's South Yarra development is their fourth Melbourne apartment foray, following on from the now complete Gardenhill Doncaster and the in development Hallmark Ivanhoe and Paragon Tower which accounts for the Celtic Club site on La Trobe Street.

Underlining the developer's push into bespoke projects is their forthcoming South Melbourne venture which sees 27 high-end townhouses on the agenda.
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