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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A retail property in Melbourne’s St Kilda leased to popular restaurant and bar Mr Wolf, run by celebrity chef Karen Martini, has been listed.   
The <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-vic-st+kilda-502602694" target="_blank">9 Inkerman Street</a> property comprises a large retail premises of 130 sqm and will be auctioned off on November 23 through Savills. 
The price expectations are at least $1.25 million,
The property is being marketed by Savills’ Clinton Baxter, Jesse Radisich and Mark Stafford.
Stafford said “we are expecting bidding of at least $1.25 million at auction, representing a compelling starting annual investment yield of 5% net.”
Baxter added that the property provides investors with a blue-chip investment within one of Melbourne’s most popular suburbs and one that is also securely leased to a well-established hospitality business. 
The restaurant, Mr Wolf, was established in 2004. The cooking show judge and author recently exercised the option for another five-year lease term that started in August, with two further five-year options to follow.
The rental is a conservative $63,000 per annum, with the tenant paying all usual outgoings, and there are fixed 3.5% annual rental increases.
Radisich expects the property to attract investors and self-managed superannuation funds wishing to secure a retail investment with guaranteed growth and a long history of strong trade.  
 
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The St Kilda apartment of Comedy Festival director Damien Hodgkinson and Damien Easton, of the Melbourne Brain Centre, has been listed.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-st+kilda-126509566" target="_blank">The apartment in The George</a>, a heritage-listed 1850s building on Fitzroy Street, comes with $1.2 million to $1.3 million price guidance.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment known as the old “War Room” was once home to Jet frontman Nic Cester.
Cester had paid $485,000 in 2004, just after Jet rose to national prominence. He sold for $900,000 in 2010.
It comes with original floorboards, soaring ceilings and five fireplaces.
There is secure parking for two.
Offers are due October 31. 
The buyer has the first right of refusal to purchase the adjoining one-bedroom apartment, originally the servants' quarters.
Commercial zoning enables the property to be utilised as a bespoke design studio or artist's sanctuary.
The George was built in 1857 for wealthy holidaymakers.
In the 1980s it was the epicentre of the punk scene before undergoing its transformation in the 90's under late local legend, the restauranteur-turned-developer Donlevy Fitzpatrick who oversaw the restoration of the building.
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The War Room in St Kilda's The George listed for sale

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A four bedroom penthouse St Kilda apartment has sold for $3.61 million making it Melbourne’s most expensive weekend auction sale.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-st+kilda-126255338" target="_blank">18/21 Marine Parade</a>, the property has views of the bay.
It features open plan living and dining area as well as quality kitchen.
There is an alfresco terrace for entertainment featuring its own side awnings and has potential to be converted into an indoor-outdoor room with the addition of an overhead louvre/roof.
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An informal meals area and second terrace separate from the main living areas are also available.
Main bedroom features its own ensuite and views of the water along with two more bedrooms and another area that can either be converted into a study or fourth bedroom.
Other features includes three car spaces, two storerooms and laundry.
Acland Street, Tram Route 96 and St Kilda Botanical Gardens are within walking distance of the property.
The property was offered through Wilson agents Graeme Wilson and Sam Sanders.
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The iconic Stanthorpe estate on St Kilda Hill, which was built in 1874 for Scotland-born merchant Andrew Sutherland, has been listed for sale.
Also known as Stafford House and The Manse, the double-storey mansion on a 2880 sqm Barkly Street parcel has in recent years been occupied as offices.
The arched entrance hall with Ferguson &amp; Urie stained glass window still has the Sutherland family crest.
An St Kilda commercial property has been listed for sale.
Located at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-vic-st+kilda-502518158" target="_blank">42 Barkly Street</a>, the 1814 sqm property is currently a commercial zone 1 landholding.
There is off-street parking for 25 plus cars as well as access via St Kilda Road.
The property has a wide variety of potential including owner occupier, corporate or organisation headquarters, medical offices, gallery or hospitality or residential (STCA).
 
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Retired St Kilda footballer and coach Grant Thomas and his wife Kerry have sold in Brighton.
They had $9 million-plus hopes for their non-waterfront that sold for $9.1 million.
The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom abode came with a separate studio on its 1443-square- metre block.
The home also configured with a pool, spa and tennis court, was built after the block cost $2.44 million in 2001.
Its build features on the website of Loewe Projects, a prestige building company owned by another St Kilda ex-footballer, Stewart Loewe.
Kay &amp; Burton marketed the home.
Thomas has enjoyed a media career on the AFL since his retirement in 1985. He was coach at St Kilda for five years until 2006.
The couple retain a Great Ocean Road property in Johanna.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian Mansion Australia section.
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The 420 St Kilda Road, Melbourne office block is under offer.
The developer CEL Australia, an offshoot of Singapore listed property group Chip Eng Seng, had $65 million-plus hopes for the 10-level office building.
It last traded at $45 million for in December 2013 when <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-vic-melbourne-500937343" target="_blank">the Savills marketing</a> noted the 10,528sq m space had a net passing income of $3,675,000 per annum.
CEL listed it in the hope of capitalising on the recent strong performance of the St Kilda Road office precinct where residential conversion has helped drive down the vacancy rate from a peak of 14.2 per cent to six per cent over recent times.
The 420 St Kilda Road spaces serves as CEL's local head office alongside tenants, ANZ Bank and APP Corporation.
The corner site of 2,286sq m came with 105 metres of total street frontage to St Kilda Road and Kings Way.
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Acland Street has always distinguished itself as one of Melbourne's more divergent strips.

It is also the starting point for Tram 96, which sees in excess of 30,000 individuals utilising Acland Street each week. Despite concerns from traders and local residents regarding the strip's overhaul, regeneration works were carried out over the course of 2016.

Tram 96's high patronage required that Public Transport Victoria carry out necessary infrastructure works, thus prompting Council to initiate the mass overhaul of Acland Street. Encapsulating the stretch between Carlisle and Barkly Streets, the overhaul's main aim was to "become an exemplar of innovative place and transport integrated urban design."

City of Port Phillip, Public Transport Victoria and Yarra Trams went about creating a new and inviting integrated streetscape.

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<figcaption>Number 96 in its new surrounds. Image: John Gollings</figcaption></figure>Multi-disciplinary design studio McGregor Coxall and BKK Architects were installed by City of Port Phillip as design leads only seven months prior to the targeted (and achieved) opening of the terminus. According to McGregor Coxall, "a team-based approach was applied to design, spearheading a multi-disciplinary team of consultants and stakeholders including Northrop Engineers, Relume Lighting, Morris Accessibility Consultant’s, PTV, Yarra Trams and the City of Port Phillip."

At the heart of the design was the desire to create a best-practice and more adhesive urban outcome, with the integration of transport infrastructure and a new public realm critical.

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‘Kerb to kerb’ thinking was replaced with a ‘façade to façade’ approach that ensured a seamless and fully integrated design of the terminus into its public surrounds, blurring the boundaries between street and infrastructure. By relocating the terminus a new plaza was created, designed as an open community canvas, robust and flexible to offer a wide range of community and arts events.

Overall, a net gain of 30% additional pedestrian space has been reclaimed by the proposal.
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The design was closely developed and tested with suppliers in an attempt to de-risk the delivery of the project on all levels. Ongoing community consultation, short tracked approval processes with all authorities and stakeholders ensured the development of a streetscape that met all demands and expectations, while maintaining a holistic design approach right to the end.

This included the customisation of standard PTV approved furniture and platform processes in an attempt to de clutter and de-barrier the streetscape resulting in a seamless and border free urban environment.
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Large bluestone circles set across the streetscape are designed to evoke the idea of bubbles, "tying the street conceptually to St Kilda beach - the foam of the sea, sparkling sand crystals, the rising bubbles in your drink on the beach." The circular pattern also affirms the area's individual identity and provides a contrast to City of Melbourne and its rectangular geometry.

Yarra Trams CEO Nicolas Gindt said: "Yarra Trams is proud to work in partnership to create places for people. This plaza project offers new vitality and accessibility to an urban space, and we are happy to see it already being used by its community."

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<figcaption>Acland Street in action. Image: City of Port Phillip</figcaption></figure>It is perhaps the constant and varied use of the new space as a result of the development that is Acland Street redevelopment's best aspect.

McGregor Coxall maintain the new Acland Street is a genuine public space which invites local residents and visitors to enjoy, showcase local art, culture, performances and pop-up events. To that end the strip has and become a focal point for community activity within St Kilda, with music events, yoga classes and art installations featuring since its completion.

‘Vibrant Acland Seed Grants’ provides funding to those wanting to initiate activities in the new plaza across a programme that will span 2017.

Over recent months Acland Street has been home to Regenesis, a public art work consisting of a woven bamboo chamber coupled with a light and sound installation which intends to draw attention to climate change. Its tenure was elongated due to positive public feedback.

The prompt delivery and continuing diversity of Acland Street's regeneration is a benchmark for other similar projects across Melbourne. Here's hoping they are delivered in a similarly timely manner.

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<figcaption>Regenesis by Cave Urban. Image: artclimatechange.org</figcaption></figure>
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Concept to reality: Acland Street's rejuvenation in review

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It's become a bit like a five setter.
The tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt and wife Bec now have new estate agents marketing their redundant luxury St Kilda Road, Melbourne penthouse offering.
It is the third change of estate agents during its <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-melbourne-125699578" target="_blank">on-off-on six year listing</a>.
There's been no recent asking price amendment which remains at $10 million plus.
Their redundant Yve apartment does comes with a freshened look since the former Sydney based couple have moved out to their recently acquired Toorak manor house.
Gone is the dominant red furniture replaced by decor with more welcoming cream and light colours. 
The pool table has stayed with the listing through WhiteFox agent Ryan Fisher.
The initial agents listed the apartment in 2011 asking $15 million for the two level apartment with 740 sqm internal space, 440 sqm balcony space and an eight car garage.
The price was dropped by $5 million in 2014.
For many years when the family was based in the Bahamas, the vast pad was rarely used.
Hewitt bought the apartments on level 19 and 20 for a $8.325 million total in 2004 shortly before their a whirlwind romance in 2005 when was a Wimbledon champion and she was a star of the enduring soapie, Home and Away.
The Hewitts quit their Sydney property portfolio, selling their luxury Kenthurst acreage for $5 million late last year in a quick sale.
The Hewitt's since moved into a new Georgian mansion, without any tennis court, in the bluechip Toorak paying $12.7 million through Sotheby's agent Phillip French.
The Yve penthouse is not Hewitt's first extended property marketing offering.
His hometown Adelaide property took six years to sell at West Lakes.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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New agents marketing Lleyton Hewitt's Melbourne penthouse

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Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has sold her St Kilda investment apartment for $450,000.
Payne, who famously rode Prince of Penzance to success in the 2015 Melbourne Cup despite being a $100 outsider, has made a loss on the apartment she bought off the plan for $463,000 in 2014.
Set in the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-vic-st+kilda-124693306" target="_blank">STK development on St Kilda Road</a>, the apartment has one bedroom and an undercover balcony with views to the Dandenong Ranges.
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The recent sale through McGrath St Kilda agents Michael Townsend and Cristina Wills came when its price was dropped from $479,000 on its initial February listing to $460,00.
Last month Payne was honoured with the Longines Ladies Award in Washington DC for her achievements in equestrian sports.
Her historic Melbourne Cup win, which made her the first female to win the iconic race, is set to be adapted into a film.
The $15 million film, titled Ride Like A Girl, will be directed by acclaimed Australian actor Rachel Griffiths.
Payne has decided she will stop riding at the end of next year.
 
 
 
 
 
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Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne sells St Kilda investment

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Round The Twist author Paul Jennings and actor Mary-Anne Fahey have sold their four-bedroom St Kilda property, in advance of its scheduled auction through Whitefox Real Estate. The home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/20-acland-st-st-kilda-vic-3182">20 Acland St</a> sold for an undisclosed amount between its $1.9 million to $2.09 million asking price, after two early offers had been made. 
It is located only one block from the St Kilda beach foreshore.
Built in Art Deco style, the terrace home offered two master wings with their own walk in robe and ensuite. 
Downstairs includes multiple living zones with an open fireplace, centrally located kitchen, guest bedroom and bathroom with laundry. An open plan family room opens onto a private courtyard garden which captures the North-East sunlight. 
Jennings has sold more than 8.9 million books, including Unreal!, Grandad’s Gifts, The Cabbage Patch Fib, The Gizmo and Round the Twist, which spawned an iconic TV series.
The couple, who originally paid $1.55 million for the house, are looking to downsize to a single-level home.
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