<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/consolidated-properties">Consolidated Properties Group</a> (CPG) is approaching the launch of its latest Brisbane riverfront development, Castile, on the dress circle Skyring Terrace in Newstead.

VIP buyers are now being engaged, with a full public sales launch coming later this year.

Positioned as the final opportunity to secure a new absolute riverfront residence on the East bank of Newstead, Teneriffe or New Farm, Castile at 47 Skyring Terrace has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a> as a timeless addition to the Brisbane skyline.&nbsp;

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The name Castile draws on themes of permanence, sophistication and legacy, reflecting a broader vision centred on enduring architecture and timelessness in the rarest of riverfront positions.&nbsp;

CPG Chairman and CEO Don O’Rorke said the project had been envisioned as a future Brisbane icon.&nbsp;

“With 47 metres of direct river frontage and never to be built out views, 47 Skyring Terrace is the definitive address on the Brisbane River,” O’Rorke said.&nbsp;

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“Rather than following trend-based apartment design, Castile draws inspiration from Brisbane’s great heritage buildings, reinterpreting classical architecture into a contemporary riverfront landmark designed to stand proudly for the next 100 years,” he said.&nbsp;

The approved development will comprise 227 apartments across a 25-storey tower alongside a boutique six-storey riverfront building of just 12 residences.&nbsp;

Construction is scheduled to commence in September 2026.

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Australia’s online shopping habits have shifted dramatically over the last decade. As eCommerce volumes surged, so too did the frustrations that came with traditional parcel delivery: missed deliveries, long Post Office queues, parcel theft and the challenge of being home during business hours.

Australia Post’s Parcel Lockers emerged as one of the more practical responses to that changing consumer behaviour.

What started as a relatively niche delivery option has evolved into a nationwide network of more than 1,400 self-service Parcel Lockers positioned at train stations, shopping centres, supermarkets and Post Offices across the country. The system allows Australians to send, collect and return parcels 24 hours a day, fundamentally changing how many people interact with deliveries.

The appeal is relatively straightforward: flexibility.

Instead of waiting at home for a delivery driver or rushing to a Post Office before closing time, users can direct eligible parcels to a Parcel Locker location of their choice. Once the parcel arrives, Australia Post sends a notification with a collection code or QR access through the AusPost app, allowing customers to retrieve their package at any time within the collection window.

For apartment residents in particular, the system has become increasingly valuable.

Higher-density living has created logistical challenges around deliveries, especially in buildings without concierge services or secure parcel rooms. Missed deliveries are common, while parcel theft has become an increasing concern as online shopping volumes continue to rise.

Australia Post itself has repeatedly highlighted the growing issue of “porch pirates” during peak shopping periods, encouraging customers to use Parcel Lockers as a safer alternative to unattended home deliveries.

That security aspect is one of the key reasons the Australia Post Parcel Locker network has grown so rapidly.

Parcel Lockers are positioned as secure, monitored collection points that reduce the risk of theft while also improving delivery efficiency for Australia Post. Instead of multiple redelivery attempts, parcels can be consolidated into a single secure destination.

The Parcel Lockers themselves are free to use through a MyPost account and support a range of parcel sizes up to 16 kilograms and dimensions of approximately 35 x 44 x 61 centimetres.

Beyond receiving parcels, the system has increasingly become integrated into the broader eCommerce ecosystem.

Customers can now use Parcel Lockers to return online purchases, while retailers have embraced the model as a way to improve delivery success rates and reduce friction in the shopping process. Australia Post has actively expanded partnerships with major retailers and promoted Parcel Lockers as part of a broader out-of-home strategy.

The timing of that expansion aligns with broader changes in Australian shopping behaviour.

The acceleration of online retail during and after the pandemic placed enormous pressure on delivery infrastructure. Parcel volumes reached record highs, particularly during Black Friday and Christmas periods, with Australia Post delivering more than 100 million parcels during peak festive seasons.

That growth forced logistics providers to rethink the “last mile” of delivery, widely regarded as the most expensive and operationally difficult stage of the process.

Parcel Locker systems have increasingly been viewed as part of the long-term solution.

The concept itself is not unique to Australia. Parcel Locker networks have become common globally, particularly across Europe and Asia, where dense urban environments and apartment living create similar logistical challenges. But Australia’s geography and suburban sprawl made adoption slower initially.

Now, however, the convenience factor is driving mainstream usage.

For commuters, Parcel Lockers near train stations allow parcels to be collected on the way home from work. For apartment dwellers, they remove the uncertainty around access and missed deliveries.

The rise of the AusPost app has also streamlined the experience, centralising notifications, tracking and Parcel Locker access into a single platform. Australia Post has increasingly pushed customers toward app-based delivery management, partly as a way to combat phishing scams and fake delivery notifications, which have become more sophisticated in recent years.

The Parcel Locker model is also beginning to influence property development itself.

Parcel management has become a growing consideration in apartment building design, particularly as online shopping becomes embedded in everyday life. Many new residential developments are now incorporating dedicated parcel rooms or Parcel Locker systems into foyers and communal spaces.

For developers, parcel management is increasingly viewed as part of the broader resident amenity offering, alongside gyms, wellness spaces and communal work areas.

That reflects a wider evolution in how residential buildings are designed.

Apartment buyers are placing greater emphasis on convenience, security and operational functionality, particularly in higher-density urban environments. Parcel delivery, once considered a minor operational detail, has become an increasingly important part of that equation.

Australia Post’s Parcel Locker network sits at the centre of that behavioural shift.

What began as a simple alternative delivery option has evolved into a key piece of infrastructure supporting Australia’s growing eCommerce economy and changing urban lifestyles.

And as online shopping continues to expand, the role of Parcel Lockers is likely to become even more embedded in how Australians live, shop and receive goods.

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Perth’s new apartment market recorded its strongest quarter of sales since Q4 2021, with 412 apartments sold in Q1 2026 and a record quarterly sold value of $537 million, according to Urbis’ latest Apartment Essentials results.

Urbis said the March quarter result reflects strong, highly product‑specific demand across both ends of the market, from more attainable projects delivering at scale, through to premium stock being absorbed by equity‑rich downsizers.&nbsp;

David Cresp, Partner at Urbis, said the key story in Perth is not demand, it is the market’s ability to convert demand into delivered housing.&nbsp;

“This is the strongest sales quarter since Q4 2021, and it reinforces that demand in Perth is real and it’s local,” David Cresp said. “But the task now is delivery, turning that demand into projects that can actually be built and completed.”&nbsp;

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<h2>Affordable product leads, premium demand remains resilient</h2>

Sales in Q1 were led by more affordable projects, with The Boulevard (SKS Group) recording 115 sales in the quarter, the presentation noting this is only the second time a single project has surpassed 100 quarterly sales. The project was able to offer more affordable housing product right next to a train station.&nbsp;

Palmyra West (Finbar) also delivered strong results with 28 sales in Q1, following 84 sales in Q4, with an average price of under $800,000, underscoring depth of demand for well‑located, attainable new stock.&nbsp;

At the premium end, Urbis said downsizer demand is continuing, with the results highlighting Romeo (Applecross, Finbar) recording 75 sales and reaching almost 50% sold in one quarter.

Jual (Shenton Park, Celsius Property) also posted a strong quarter with 28 sales, reaching 39% sold in one quarter.

Urbis noted that Perth apartment demand is not speculative, not investor‑led, and not uniform, describing it as localised, often equity‑driven and highly product‑specific, a pattern reflected in the polarisation between strong “attainable” performers and premium downsizer product.&nbsp;

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<h2>Prices underpinned by costs, and the delivery risk is growing</h2>

Urbis said pricing pressure is cost not demand‑driven: construction costs and delivery risk are now a central constraint, with the results noting build costs remain elevated and volatile, and that energy, fuel and labour uncertainty weigh on feasibility.

David Cresp said a growing challenge for private Build‑to‑Sell developers is simply securing a builder in the current environment.

“Developers are really feeling the pressure from a building market that was operating at capacity and securing a builder is challenging,” David Cresp said, adding that even where a builder can be secured, “trying to get to the price that makes the development financially viable is incredibly challenging in the current market.”&nbsp;

Urbis’ broader WA commentary also notes that industry remains at or above capacity with lot and housing creation, and that many builders are limiting new sales to manage stretched workforces and fixed‑price contract pressures, conditions that flow directly into apartment feasibility and delivery timing.

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<h2>Supply: improving later, but still constrained, and Perth lags eastern benchmarks</h2>

While near‑term supply remains constrained, Urbis’ forecast shows completions lifting “Supply is forecast to be back above 1,500 apartments per annum for the first time since 2019”, with 1,775 completions forecast for 2026, and volumes remaining above that level over the following years.&nbsp;

Looking further ahead, completions are forecast to reach 2,500 in 2028, with the report noting 32% of that total is social/affordable, reflecting the role of government‑supported delivery in rebuilding the pipeline.&nbsp;

However, Urbis said Perth remains behind comparable markets on pipeline scale. In a national comparison of projects under construction, the report shows under construction Perth Build‑to‑Sell (BTS) at 3,446 apartments versus the Gold Coast at 7,922. Mr Cresp said “The challenge for Perth is how to we grow the delivery pipeline”.

Urbis’ conclusion is that Perth’s market is increasingly defined by product discipline and delivery certainty, with the research identifying “delivery certainty is key” and calling out builder risk and procurement models as core success factors, alongside “timing and staging”.&nbsp;

Perth apartment sales hit strongest pace since late 2021 as builder capacity tightens

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sammut-developments">Sammut Group</a> has secured development approval for its latest Brisbane apartment project, marking the Sydney developer’s next step in expanding its Queensland pipeline following the success of its debut Gold Coast development, Coast.

The approved project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/44-glen-road-toowong-qld-4066">44 Glen Road, </a><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/toowong-qld-4066">Toowong</a> will deliver a 15-storey riverfront apartment building with 42 residences, significantly increasing the scale of the site’s previous approval for a smaller luxury scheme. Designed by Bureau^proberts, the development will comprise a mix of predominantly four-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments positioned to maximise Brisbane River and city views.

Sammut Director Julian Sammut said the group had been actively searching Brisbane for several years before identifying Toowong as the right fit.

“Brisbane was the right step for Sammut,” Sammut said.

“With the success of Coast we thought we should definitely look to do more in Queensland alone. We then pushed up to look at Brisbane. We've been looking for I'd say two to three years actually and it was hard to find the right location.”

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Sammut said suburbs including New Farm and Teneriffe were considered before the group ultimately focused on Toowong due to its strong downsizer demographic and limited supply of developable riverfront land.

The site was acquired off-market after what Sammut described as a lengthy negotiation and planning process, with the developer pursuing an uplift to the original approval.

“We are DA approved now which is very exciting,” Sammut said.

“We've had our change approval come through and we've obviously doubled the height, 15 storeys plus rooftop. We've got 42 amazing apartments that are going to be coming to market soon.”

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Bureau^proberts said the design responds to Toowong’s evolving urban character, balancing contemporary apartment living with the area’s established residential identity.

“A place where traditional Queensland living has taken place for centuries; Toowong is seeing a shift of contemporary influence, commercial and retail hubs mixed with well-considered residential offerings – all the while maintaining its character and charm,” the architect noted in planning documents submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The architecture practice said the project’s form was shaped by its riverfront setting, flood considerations, neighbouring building scales, and view corridors.

“They said the mix of four and two-bedroom apartments capture the ‘fundamental qualities of Queenslander living,’ translated into the context of a contemporary subtropical building.”

The development sits just off Coronation Drive within walking distance of Toowong’s retail precinct and the upgraded Regatta ferry terminal, while also benefiting from proximity to the incoming green bridge connection to West End. Sammut said the accessibility and amenity offering were central to the site’s appeal.

The approval adds to growing residential activity along the Toowong riverfront, joining nearby projects including Consolidated Properties’ Monarch Residences and Spyre Group’s ARC Residences.

Sammut secures approval for debut Brisbane apartment development in Toowong

Developer Lanevick is heading back into Sydney’s apartment market after focusing more heavily on the luxury townhouse and terrace sector in recent years.

Lanevick, founded and directed by Steve Maroun, is expecting to receive approval in the coming months for a new apartment development in Gladesville, with the aim to launch it to the market later this year.

The 51-apartment project, designed by Studio Johnston, will comprise a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments positioned toward the Hunters Hill downsizer market.

“Traditionally it’s been difficult for people in that market to downsize because there just hasn’t been the right product available,” Maroun said.

“We’re targeting buyers who might have 30 to 40 per cent of their house value sitting in the bank after downsizing.

“They still want good spacious entertaining areas, they still want quality design, but they also want flexibility and the ability to enjoy life a bit more after working hard for a long time.”

The project sits near Boronia Park and within close proximity to the Parramatta River foreshore, an area Maroun says offers more of a Hunters Hill lifestyle than a traditional apartment precinct.

“From a lifestyle perspective, it’s really more Hunters Hill than Gladesville,” Maroun said. “You’re close to the foreshore, close to parklands, and still connected back into the village precinct.”

From level four and above, apartments will capture water views&nbsp;toward Sydney Harbour. Communal amenity will include rooftop entertaining areas, wellness spaces, and a gym tailored toward owner-occupier buyers.

“We’ve really designed these apartments around that buyer coming from the Hunters Hill LGA and what they’re actually looking for in their next chapter.”

The proposed development has also been designed to respond to the changing character of the broader Gladesville town centre, where a growing number of mixed-use and residential proposals are expected to emerge over the coming years.

“Gladesville presented a rare opportunity to deliver a genuinely design-led residential project within an evolving lifestyle precinct, just moments from the growing Gladesville town centre, and we’ve approached the project with a strong focus on architecture, liveability and long-term community value,” Maroun said.

Maroun said Lanevick saw a first-mover advantage within the precinct as planning controls continue to evolve to accommodate greater housing density.

“We think there’s a real opportunity there that hasn’t really been serviced properly yet,” he said.

“There’s going to be a broader evolution of the whole Gladesville village precinct over time, particularly with more activation and mixed-use outcomes.”

The Venus Street proposal will include a commercial and retail component at ground level designed to contribute to that evolving streetscape activation.

“A big part of the thinking was how do you activate that area properly and create more vibrancy and amenity, which is what Hunters Hill has been looking for,” Maroun said.

Lanevick’s focus since 2020 has largely been on smaller-scale luxury townhouse and terrace developments. The developer recently completed Royale Randwick, also designed by Studio Johnston, where prices reached $3.65 million. The project was featured in the UDIA NSW 2026 Professional Development Prospectus and was also named a finalist for Development of the Year.

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All the big life changes have merged for James Mathison into the same scenario. Job issues, new baby and shifting home.
But the dumped breakfast TV presenter James Mathison held his nerve to knock back $1.11 million when his Bondi apartment went to auction this week, just days after the official cancellation of the Network 10 breakfast show Wake Up.
The Confidential column of the Daily Telegraph came across the listing by Mathison and partner Carlie Fowler who were hoping for $1.2 million for the two-bedroom two-bathroom apartment.
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Thankfully the Henderson Street offering through Ray White Woollahra did sell post-auction the next day, achieving the desired $1.2 million for the Bondi Vue apartment. <a href="https://www.raywhite.com/nsw/bondi/1129146/" target="_blank">The website says </a>the apartment is under offer.
They paid $1.06 million in 2012 after James sold his Clovelly apartment for $700,000. The often sardonic Mathison, last spotted by Title Tattle MC-ing an REIV event, had bought the apartment for $630,000 in 2008, in his Australian Idol co-hosting days.
The couple, parents to one-year-old daughter Luca, are expecting their second child in December.
The News Ltd report says the couple are upsizing to a three-bedroom property in the eastern suburbs.
Property Observer gleans they had the apartment available for lease recently at $1,050 a week.
Mathison remains under contract to Channel 10.
The 206 square metre apartment comes with a 111 square metre courtyard.
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100 Roscoe Street, the 1930s Bondi investment rental semi, has been sold for $2 million by landscaper Will Danger. It had been listed at $1.8 million through Debbie Donnelly at Phillips Pantzer Donnelley. 
Last traded for $1,287,500 in mid-2012, its interior and gardens have had a subsequent transformation.
Set 300 metres from the beach, the sea-blue painted three bedroom, two bathroom property comes with garage on its 260 square metre block. 
All three bedrooms are doubles with the main having an ensuite. The decor was by Robert Plumb.
It has been <a href="https://staybondi.com.au/bondi-100/" target="_blank">a lucrative rental</a>.
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Will Dangar's landscaped Bondi 100 investment rental at Bondi sells pre-auction

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Smaller suites in secondary building assets are seeing solid demand, according to Ray White Commercial.
Noting the Sydney CBD strata market has been a strong performer in the total CBD office rental market, head of research for Ray White Commercial Vanessa Rader, said that Sydney CBD’s strata market is approximately 10% of the total market.
Gross face rents achieved for smaller office suites across the CBD averaged $579 per square metre as of March 2014. This is 2.65% up on 2013’s face rent achieved.
“This is a better result than the prime office market which currently averages $778 per square metre, a 1.89% increase on the previous 12 months,” said Rader.
The prime CBD office market has dramatically different incentive levels from the secondary market.
“The secondary market has a far more variable incentive structure which varies depending on lease size, term, quality and lease type,” she said.
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“Incentives can range from as low as 5% to as high as more than 35% (for sublease space), shown as a combination of fit out and rent free periods,” she said.
“Quality small suites in attractive, modern assets continue to the highly sought after by small businesses and can be somewhat sheltered from high incentive levels offered in the prime market and achieve strong effective rental rates.”
Currently, D grade office assets are the best performing for occupancy in the CBD – with the vacancy rate at just 6.7%. The C grade assets are recorded a 7.8% vacancy rate. 
“This result when compared to the total Sydney CBD vacancy rate of 9.0% demonstrates the ongoing, solid demand for smaller suites in these secondary assets,” she said.
“These assets also showed the greatest six monthly absorption rate of all quality grades, with a total absorption of 10,873 square metre.”
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The Green Building Council of Australia’s 6 Star Green Star rating has been awarded to Barangaroo South’s Tower 2 commercial building. The Office Design c3 certified rating identifies sustainable building practices.
The 42-storey Tower 2 is the largest building to receive this rating, and it is currently under construction.
New South Wales Environment Minister Rob Stokes said that supporting the sustainability in the commercial office sector is something the state government is behind.
“It is great to see sustainability made a priority in this project, reinforcing NSW as a leader in the area of environmental innovation,” said Stokes.
Tower 2 is one of three buildings that collectively create the International Towers Sydney, and it includes Westpac and Gilbert + Tobin as anchor tenants.
Lend Lease chief executive officer, property, Australia, Tarun Gupta, said that the internationally-recognised rating helps benefit corporate tenants, residents, retailers and visitors, with a sustainable view across the entirety of Barangaroo.
“Lend Lease's aim is to make the precinct Australia's first carbon neutral community,” said Gupta.
“Energy-efficient design, on and offsite low carbon and renewable energy teamed with zero carbon waste treatment and commuter carbon emission offsets, will result in a net carbon neutral outcome for the precinct's operational energy use.”
An on-site blackwater treatment plant, which has the capacity to supply a million litres of recycled water to the precinct and local suburbs, is an initiative of the precinct.
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Car sharing club GoGet has partnered to provide up to 44 car share vehicles in the $2 billion Central Park complex on Broadway in Sydney.
The joint-venture developers, Frasers Property and Sekisui House, have sensed the global trend with the newest batch of inner city residents re-assessing the way they integrate personal vehicles and public transport into their lives.
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Vehicles, including hatchbacks, wagons, vans, utes, Yaris, Audis and 8-seater people movers will be available at <a href="https://www.centralparksydney.com" target="_blank">Central Park</a>.
Frasers Property Australia CEO Guy Pahor welcomed Australia’s largest GoGet SuperPod with cars available to the 1,000 plus residents, along with Chippendale locals.
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Frasers Property has been a longtime supporter of the carpooling initiative, having introduced a 10 car share pod at its Trio development in Camperdown in 2009.
“The considerable environmental benefits that the GoGet car share scheme brings, through less congestion on the roads and less car trips, contribute to the world-leading sustainability agenda of Central Park.”
He noted that buyers are driven by price points, with investors deciding sometimes that a car space does not add more to the value of the apartment.
“What drives the value of the apartments is the social and physical infrastructure within walking distance from Central Park.”
The cost of a car space in Central Park is about $75,000.
GoGet co-founder Bruce Jeffreys says <a href="https://www.goget.com.au/pod/1189/" target="_blank">the largest cluster of car share vehicles in Australia</a>, allowed motorists to select a car to fit their mood or errand.
When completed, Central Park, at Broadway, at the south of the city, will have 2,200 apartments and more than 5,000 residents.
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Not all apartments will have parking spaces, with around half currently having a space allocated to their unit.
“Increasing numbers of urban dwellers are living in the city without a car,” GoGet chief executive Tristan Sender said.
This reflected a drop in car ownership and an increase in car sharing among Sydney residents.
With enthusiasm from Clover Moore's town hall, the city saw around a 20% increase in car share spaces in the past year to 589 on-street parking spaces for car-sharing services, up from 489 spaces in April 2013. The City of Sydney aims to have 10% of all households using car sharing programs by 2016.
GoGet allows consumers to book a car by the hour, with costs ranging from around $6.35 to $9.90 an hour. The company has more than 1,300 vehicles in Australia with 1,110 of those in Sydney.
GoGet members pay a monthly fee, using the phone or internet to book and then a smartcard to unlock the vehicle.
GoGet was founded seven years ago and now has almost 50,000 members of which 36,000 are in NSW.
An wtart-up called Car Next Door, based at the Fishburners start-up hub in Ultimo, has emerged but does not own the cars in its network. It facilitates neighbourhood car sharing where car owners earn money by renting out their car to members on the network. The owners set a price per hour/day with Car Next Door taking a 25% stake.
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The prolific author Deborah Abela and her television director partner Todd Decker secured $950,000 for their Glebe weatherboard cottage.
The couple are trading up to a nearby $1.32 million Darghan Street Victorian terrace.
They bought their two-bedroom Colbourne Street cottage for $600,000 in 2005.
It has the tiniest of office/study off the living room. Her books for children include the <a href="https://www.deborahabela.com/site/Max_About" target="_blank">Max Remy Superspy</a> series.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-glebe-116836215" target="_blank">McGrath's Michael Glynn</a> had hopes of $900,000-plus ahead of the scheduled weekend auction.
Abela worked in the script department of Southern Star, the television production house, then the kids' show Cheez TV as a producer and writer before leaving in 2001 to write full-time.
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The Block Vaucluse 2010 contestants Erin and Jake Michael have sold their Coogee apartment pre-auction for $668,500.
They are moving on following the birth of their son, Jagger last September. The couple married in September 2010.
Their two-bedroom Nathan Street apartment cost $406,000 in 2008.
They then spent around $100,000 on renovations for the 59 square metre apartment.
LJ Hooker Double Bay agent Sean Poche had been telling inspectors of <a href="https://doublebay.ljhooker.com.au/MB1F93" target="_blank">8/3 Nathan Street</a> more than $600,000. 
Erin is a <a href="https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:x8FKPN_ZZwIJ:https://www.facebook.com/erinmichaelstyling+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=au" target="_blank">freelance interior and food stylist</a>, working briefly for Real Living Magazine, and remains an accredited sports dietitian.
Contestants are now being sought for <a href="https://theblock2015.castasugar.com" target="_blank">another series of The Block </a>to be aired in 2015 after the Prahran office block conversion series, which will go to air later this year.
The location is yet to be confirmed.
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Post-Prahran 2015 Block contestants sought as Erin and Jake from the Block 2010 sell Coogee apartment

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Fridcorp, the luxury Melbourne apartment developer, sold 141 apartments off the plan on Saturday in Sydney as apartment buyers search for something affordable in SONO (south of Newtown).
Some $100 million worth of the available 198 apartment stock sold in the first release in $145 million development, <a href="https://www.evebyfridcorp.com.au" target="_blank">Eve Apartments</a> in Erskineville through CBRE. 
Designed by DKO and Hecker Guthrie, Eve is Fridcorp’s first project outside of Melbourne. The apartments will have blond timber floors, streamlined galley kitchens and floor-to-ceiling doors leading out to balconies. There is also a communal rooftop garden.
The marketing campaign by Fridman’s founder Paul Fridman secured 5,000 names in pre-launch registration of interest for the apartments on the corner of Eve and Macdonald Streets.
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Fridcorp acquired an adjacent Erskineville site in Sydney’s inner west beginning in March last year for $17.5 million which will see the project expand.
CBRE Residential Project Marketing managing director David Milton thinks proximity to public transport as a key influence in much of Erskineville's sales success of recent times. He noted that intending Eve owner occupiers exceeded the recent 65% that was evident at Leighton Properties' nearby Erko project.
Eve is a staged project overseen by Sydney operative, Craig Minahan and Colliers co-founder Bill McHarg with its partner, the mezzanine financier, Wingate Group which has $15 million of equity in Fridcorp’s project. 
The weekend success prompted Fridman to say: “You wouldn’t see this in Melbourne and in fact never in 17 years have I seen anything like this."
“My gut instinct is there is more demand than supply and it will continue to be that way for some time," he told the Australian Financial Review.
Fridman recently suggested the heat had come out of the Melbourne apartment market and while there was still demand, buyers had become more educated and discerning in their expectation of quality locations and fair pricing.
Fridman noted Sydney's average apartment costs more than the average Melbourne house.
Fridcorp’s Eve apartments were on average 15-20% dearer than the developer’s Melbourne apartments.
The two bedroom two bathroom apartments at Eve sold for an average of about $800,000, compared with Melbourne selling at around $670,000.
“Melbourne has more land to develop on whereas in Sydney it is hard to get land, so I think that is part of the appeal. We will probably sell out the rest over the next couple of weeks,” Fridman said.
<a href="/expert-insights/buying/fridcorp-s-eve-to-launch-tomorrow-in-erskineville">Eve's</a> one bedroom, one bathroom apartments are available from $525,000; two bedroom, one bathroom apartments from $750,000; two bedroom, two bathroom from $780,000; three bedroom, two bathroom from $1.1 million.
Of the apartments, 65% are one-bedroom from 50 square metres, 30% are two-bedroom from 72 square metres and 5% are three-bedroom, from 95 to 125 square metres.
Back in 2002 the property developer Austcorp International unveiled a new urban development, Motto, designed by Allen Jack + Cottier at Erskineville with prices starting at $329,000 for a 50 square metre one-bedder without parking and at $558,000 for an 82 square metre two-bedder.
David Milton was there in 2003 when 40 deposits were taken on the first weekend, with most interest from owner-occupiers, principally young professional couples.
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Eve in Erskineville secures $100 million in sales

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Positioned opposite Victoria Park on a substantial 3,718 square metre block, Mimosa, the 1894 heritage listed Victorian Italianate mansion at St Marys has been sold.
The western Sydney home fetched $2 million mid-week. The suburb's median house price is at a record $377,500, <a href="/news">according to RP Data</a>.
Retaining original grandeur, it was the first <a href="https://www.dukesestateagents.com.au/Property.aspx?Property=702&amp;s=St%20Marys%20&amp;=mi&amp;=ma&amp;=t&amp;=be&amp;=ba&amp;=c" target="_blank">time offered in over 60 years</a>.
"It presented an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure a local landmark," the Dukes Real Estate Penrith marketing said.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-st+marys-116045467" target="_blank">It was sold through Craig Caughlan </a>who listed it last November with $1.95 million plus hopes.
Caughlan, noting that many house sales have been for consolidation and residential redevelopment, estimated the sale at least doubled the previous record.
It was built for master tanner Andrew Thompson, in the early Penrith district days.
The local St Marys historical society notes it was built in 1894 by local builder Joseph Sainsbury.
Mimosa was considered to be the most expensive home built in the district at that time. 
Apparently Andrew Thompson preferred to light the house with acetylene gas in preference to electricity and the home wasn’t switched to electricity until the 1950s.
He has started his first tannery with the help of an Irishman named John Briggs and he was the first Australian tanner to import the South African "<a href="https://www.stmaryshistoricalsociety.org/tributewi2004.htm" target="_blank">Mimosa</a>" bark which he found superior to the local product - this "Mimosa" emblem was used as his trade mark on his products and his family home in Pages Road. 
Andrew married John’s daughter Lydia in 1873. 
He died on his property “Lenore” on 30th October, 1918 and willed the family home to his spinster daughter Mary Thompson.
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Mimosa, the 1894 mansion sells at five times St Marys median

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The James, New York based, investment banking family have listed their Rose Bay Avenue, Bellevue Hill, home through Alison Coopes.
<a href="https://www.alisoncoopes.com/resources" target="_blank">The marketing</a> describes the home as a thoroughbred, but gives no price indication though Title Tattle gathers expectations are close to $25 million.
It is likely to sell to a Professor Leslie Wilkinson devotee.
It last sold in 2002 when the Dawson Damer family sold for $9.03 million, swapping its for another Wilkinson-designed house, Greenway in <a href="/news">Vaucluse</a>.
The property, 1 Rose Bay Avenue was Wilkinson's first residential commission in 1923.
The seven bedroom, five bathroom house comes with heated pool, pool house and floodlit lawn tennis court on 2,415 square metre.
Sydney University's founding dean of architecture, Professor Leslie Wilkinson, designed the grand heritage-listed Georgian-style home for the Laidley-Dowling family, in collaboration with architect, John D Moore.
The Dawson-Damers bought for $6.15 million in 1991 from the Perth-based Alan Bond family who'd paid $675,000 in 1979.
Wilkinson undertook just 40 house designs, finishing in 1968 with Anthony Coote's $80,000 Vaucluse waterfront, once briefly owned by Paul Hogan, who sold it for $11 million in 2004 to Precision Group's Shaun Bonett, the young property tycoon from Adelaide.
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