An entity directed by HSN's Rafi Assouline and Rebel Property's Allen Linz has filed plans for an impressive new precinct in Woolloomooloo.

The major mixed-use development would transform a prominent William Street site into a new residential village anchored by affordable housing and a large public park.

The proposal, submitted as a State Significant Development Application, covers 164-172 and 174-194 William Street, a 6,398 sqm site between Forbes Street and Dowling Street on the southern edge of Woolloomooloo.

Designed by fjcstudio in collaboration with Bangawarra, Studio Bright and Tribe Studio Architects, the scheme would deliver 227 apartments across four residential buildings ranging in height up to 18 storeys, alongside retail space, public domain improvements and a new publicly accessible park.

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It's another design scheme for Rebel, who took <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-rebel-property-group-takes-woolloomooloo-precinct-to-nsw-government">concept plans to the NSW Gov late last year</a>.

The latest plans will be a mix of 167 build-to-sell apartments and 60 affordable apartments, with the affordable housing component representing 15 per cent of the project's gross floor area. The apartment mix includes 12 one-bedroom, 53 two-bedroom, 89 three-bedroom apartments and 13 penthouses, while the affordable housing component would comprise 42 one-bedroom and 18 two-bedroom apartments.

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Rebel Property is seeking to take advantage of the NSW Government's infill affordable housing bonus provisions under the Housing SEPP, which provide additional floor space and height in exchange for the delivery of affordable housing for a minimum of 15 years. The planning pathway allows a 30 per cent increase in floor space ratio and building height where 15 per cent of the development is dedicated to affordable housing.

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At the centre of the development is a 1,356 sqm sunlit public park designed to become a new community gathering space at the gateway to Woolloomooloo. The park would be complemented by a network of pedestrian laneways connecting William Street with the surrounding streets, improving permeability through what is currently a largely impermeable block.

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The design team says the public domain has been heavily influenced by the site's topography and Aboriginal cultural heritage, drawing on the escarpments, gullies and landscape characteristics that historically defined the area before urbanisation. The landscape design has been developed in partnership with First Nations consultancy Bangawarra.

The project would be delivered across four separate buildings. The William Street East and William Street West buildings, designed by fjcstudio, would contain the majority of the apartments. Melbourne-based Studio Bright has designed the Forbes Street building, while Tribe Studio Architects is responsible for the Dowling Street building.

Rebel had secured approval for the concept plans late last year.

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First look: HSN, Rebel, advances Woolloomooloo precinct plans

A locally heritage-listed furniture showroom on Water Street is set to become the centrepiece of a new mixed-use residential development as local developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/keylin-group">Keylin</a> seeks approval for <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/lotus-on-water-street-290-water-street-fortitude-valley-qld-4006">Lotus on Water Street</a>, a 15-storey project on the Fortitude Valley side of Spring Hill.

The proposal spans 290 Water Street and 137-141 Warry Street, combining several properties into a 2,869 sqm site that sits between Fortitude Valley, Spring Hill and the rapidly evolving Victoria Park precinct. Keylin's plans would deliver 132 apartments alongside new retail, hospitality and commercial space, while retaining and repurposing the historic Brunswick Home Furnishers Showroom that fronts Water Street.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/jackson-teece">Jackson Teece</a>, Lotus on Water Street comprises a 12-storey residential tower rising above a three-storey podium and communal rooftop terrace. The development includes 76 apartments classified as multiple dwellings and a further 56 units proposed as short-term accommodation, designed to be flexibly used as either accommodation or permanent residences. The apartment mix comprises six one-bedroom, 54 two-bedroom and 16 three-bedroom homes.

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Residents would have access to an extensive rooftop recreation level spanning more than 1,200 sqm of communal open space. Plans include a pool, gym, sauna, infrared sauna, yoga area, library, private dining room, barbecue facilities and landscaped entertainment spaces, making the rooftop the project's largest shared amenity offering.

At street level, the proposal focuses on the adaptive reuse of the heritage buildings along Water Street, where 518 sqm of retail and commercial space is planned across shop, office and food and drink outlet uses. A permeable residential lobby would be positioned between the retained heritage buildings, creating a pedestrian connection between the historic streetscape and the new tower behind.

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The heritage retention strategy is central to the scheme. The development application notes that the Brunswick Home Furnishers Showroom and adjoining heritage buildings will remain, with only non-significant structures on the site earmarked for removal under a previously issued Heritage Exemption Certificate. Levels one and two of the new podium are recessed behind the heritage façades to maintain their prominence within the streetscape.

Jackson Teece has drawn inspiration from the site's manufacturing history when designing the podium. The planning documents state that the façade incorporates perforated metal screening that references the woven and rattan furniture historically produced on the site. Cascading and climbing plants are integrated throughout the podium to soften the building's presentation and screen parking levels behind. The landscape strategy also informs the project's name, Lotus on Water Street, drawing on the historic Spring Hollow waterholes that once ran through Spring Hill and the blue water lilies associated with Meeanjin, Brisbane's traditional name.

The proposal also incorporates the neighbouring property at 141 Warry Street, currently occupied by a healthcare service. The existing building would remain, with nine dedicated parking spaces allocated within the new development to support its ongoing operation. In total, Lotus on Water Street proposes 117 car spaces, including 110 resident spaces and seven visitor bays, alongside 100 bicycle spaces.

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The site sits within the Spring Hill East Precinct of the Spring Hill Neighbourhood Plan and is positioned around 650 metres from both Fortitude Valley Station and Exhibition Station. It is also within walking distance of the King Street precinct, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston Quarter and Victoria Park, which is earmarked to become a major venue precinct ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Planning documents describe the location as a key gateway between Spring Hill and Fortitude Valley and highlight the area's increasing importance as new transport infrastructure and Olympic-related investment reshape Brisbane's inner north. The development team argues the project will contribute additional housing supply while activating a section of Water Street that has historically received less investment than other parts of the Valley.

Keylin has become increasingly active across Brisbane and southeast Queensland, assembling sites in strategic inner-city locations. They are currently selling and delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/oria-spring-hill-447-gregory-terrace-spring-hill-qld-4000">Oria Spring Hill</a>, just over 140 apartments due for completion in 2027.

Keylin plans heritage-led Lotus on Water Street apartment development in Fortitude Valley

Roseville is poised for a wave of new apartment development following the NSW Government's rezoning of land around Roseville Station under its Transport Oriented Development program.

The new planning controls have unlocked significant development potential within walking distance of the station, with a number of sites expected to be amalgamated and redeveloped in the coming years as developers seek to take advantage of the increased density allowances.

One of the more restrained developments in the precinct, and set among the first to be delivered having commenced well before the recent changes, is Hyecorp's Juliet. The boutique apartment project is already well under construction and remains on track to welcome residents by the end of the year, offering a markedly different proposition to many of the larger-scale developments now likely to emerge across the suburb.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/juliet-roseville-64-pacific-highway-roseville-nsw-2069">Juliet</a> will comprise just&nbsp;34 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments opposite Roseville Station. For Hyecorp, which has delivered projects across Sydney's Lower North Shore for more than three decades, Roseville presented a rare opportunity to address a growing gap in the market.

"<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/roseville-nsw-2069">Roseville</a> has long been one of the North Shore's most tightly held and desirable suburbs, offering a unique combination of village charm, established greenery, excellent transport connections, and proximity to some of Sydney's best schools and lifestyle amenities," Hyecorp said.

"We recognised a growing demand from local homeowners seeking to downsize without leaving the community they have built their lives around. The location presented a rare opportunity to create homes that cater specifically to that buyer profile."

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The six-level development has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/pbd-architects">PBD Architects</a> as a collection of residences that feel more like homes than apartments. The brief centred generous floorplans, abundant natural light, quality finishes, and strong connections to outdoor space.

PBD Architects drew inspiration from Roseville's established garden suburb character, creating a building that sits comfortably within its surroundings rather than dominating them. The architecture incorporates natural materials, soft forms, layered landscaping, expansive balconies, and generous setbacks to strengthen the connection between residents and the suburb's leafy environment.

"The focus was on designing spacious, house-like residences for discerning owner-occupiers and downsizers who wanted to remain on the North Shore without compromising on comfort, privacy, or design," PBD said.&nbsp;

"Every apartment was to feel considered, timeless, and highly functional."

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Inside, residences feature engineered timber flooring, stone kitchen benchtops and splashbacks, integrated Fisher &amp; Paykel appliances, ducted air conditioning, and large outdoor entertaining areas designed to take advantage of district and treetop views.

Residents will also have access to a rooftop barbecue and lounge area, alongside practical amenities including parcel lockers, EV charging capability, bicycle storage, a dog wash bay, and a basement car wash facility.

The majority of purchasers so far have been local owner-occupiers from Roseville, Lindfield, Chatswood, Killara, and the broader Upper North Shore, many of whom are transitioning from larger family homes.

"Buyers are looking for spacious, house-like apartments that allow them to downsize without feeling like they are sacrificing comfort or functionality," Hyecorp noted.

"They value large kitchens, generous living areas, ample storage, quality finishes, secure parking, lift access, and low-maintenance living."

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Juliet sits directly opposite Roseville Train Station and within walking distance of Roseville Village, while Chatswood's retail and dining precinct is only minutes away. The development is also surrounded by some of Sydney's most established schools, including Roseville College, Ravenswood, Pymble Ladies' College, and Knox Grammar, as well as nearby parklands and golf courses.

Juliet is currently more than 75 per cent sold ahead of its anticipated completion in late 2026.

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Juliet to sit quietly amid Roseville apartment boom

Sherpa Property Group has unveiled the third instalment of its Flourish series, securing full approval for the two-tower, $500 million Flourish Soleira development in Palm Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-soleira-1150-1154-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Soleira</a> will rise from a prominent site in the commercial heart of Palm Beach, the long-time home of Cash Converters and a range of local retailers.

The project will introduce a new retail and dining precinct at ground level, beneath 286 apartments.

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“We’re very committed to not only providing affordable residential offerings that are much needed in Palm Beach, but also delivering a vibrant new commercial heart that complements the extraordinary growth of the southern Gold Coast,” Sherpa Property Group founder Christie Leet said.

The development will sit under Sherpa's Flourish brand, which is aimed at providing a pathway into the beachside suburb for locals, first-home buyers and downsizers. In a move designed to assist first-home buyers entering the market, Sherpa has reserved all one and two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments exclusively for eligible first-home buyers.

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“Our vision through Flourish is to create a vibrant retail and lifestyle focal point within the Palm Beach centre zone, delivering thriving communities underpinned by lifestyle-rich locations,” Leet said.

“So far, Flourish has been an incredible success, and we hope to carry this momentum as we progress the next two Flourish projects in Palm Beach.”

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Located across 1150-1164 Gold Coast Highway and 3 Sixth Avenue, the development will comprise two towers. The northern tower will deliver 154 apartments, while the southern tower will add a further 132 residences, helping address ongoing demand for new apartments in the tightly held coastal suburb.

Flourish Soleira will also feature the most extensive rooftop amenity offering ever delivered in Palm Beach.

The two towers will be connected by a skybridge, with residents gaining access to a rooftop recreation deck featuring a full-width swimming pool, hot and cold plunge pools, wellness spaces, a gymnasium, private dining facilities, massage treatment rooms, barbecue areas, a basketball court, golf simulator, indoor and outdoor dining spaces, sun lounges and extensive landscaping.

LPS Group is expected to start construction later this year.

Sherpa is already well advanced on construction of its debut Flourish project, Flourish Amargo, located just around the corner from Soleira. Meanwhile, Flourish Oasis, positioned opposite Amargo, recently commenced construction and has nearly sold out its collection of 47 apartments.

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Sherpa unveils $500m mixed-use Palm Beach precinct, Flourish Soleira

Are mortgage holders set to get a reprieve from the RBA in 2026?

Big Four bank NAB believes so. They are now expecting the next move from the RBA to be a cut, rather than a hike, which they had pencilled in for August. They are unsure of the timing of the cut however, they note in their latest&nbsp;NAB Economics RBA Watch.

NAB Chief Economist, Dr Sally Auld, said recent data suggests the economy has lost momentum and the outlook for rates has shifted, noting that the broader economic backdrop has changed since earlier in the year.

“The next move in the cash rate is likely to be down, but the timing is uncertain," Dr Auld said.

"In February, growth was above trend, the economy was operating above capacity and there was uncertainty over the restrictiveness of rates. None of these conditions exist today,” she outlined.

Dr Auld said recent data pointed to softer momentum across the economy while acknowledging that at the same time, uncertainty remains a key feature of the outlook.

“Both Q1 GDP data and the NAB business survey suggest momentum in the economy has slowed, meaning that growth has likely peaked for the cycle. That said, we are cognisant there is still considerable uncertainty around the outlook, both with respect to activity and inflation.”

Dr Auld said inflation risks and labour market outcomes would be important to watch.

“On the prices side, we are still forecasting above target core inflation through to mid-2027. Margins will compress and weaker labour market outcomes are a risk.”

She said tighter financial conditions are expected to weigh on housing and activity.

“Tighter financial conditions will be reflected in a slowing in house price growth and housing credit growth. In summary, we have greater conviction that the next move in rates is down, but less conviction on the timing.”

Mortgage relief? NAB forecasts RBA rate cut, not hike, after softer economic conditions

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With her passion for restor­ation projects in Italy, the fashion designer turned tourism property entrepreneur Collette Dinnigan is selling her Paddington charmer.
It’s the Mary Place investment terrace bought from her brother, creative director Seamus Dinnigan, for $1,925,000 in 2017.
The popular rental is a rare 1850s freestanding cottage spanning just 70 sqm of internal space. The terrace with two bedrooms and one bathroom has been listed by Ivan Bresic at BresicWhitney.
Seamus Dinnigan had bought the home for $1.08 million in 2015 from gallery owner Evan Hughes and his lawyer wife, Kate.
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Dinnigan quit the fashion world after 24 years in 2014, and turned to real estate with her entrepreneurial husband Bradley Cocks. They’re spending more and more time in Italy.
Initially the couple was renovating a 100-year-old farmhouse in Puglia, and are keen to take on other projects.
They retain a Darling Point bolthole, along with retreats in the Southern Highlands and at Milton on the NSW south coast.
Further south their stylish Rosedale Airbnb cottage was burnt down during the summer bushfires. It was incinerated on New Year’s Eve along with most of the houses in the clifftop precinct.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Collette Dinnigan lists Paddington investment

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Five-time Olympian Mary Hanna is looking to sell her Bellarine home and equestrian training centre.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-lifestyle-vic-bellarine-700072898" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">80 Scotchmans Road</a> lifestyle property is for sale through an expressions of interest campaign closing March 1.
Hanna, born Mary Sutherland, and her husband Rob Hanna, are seeking $7 million to $7.7 million for the holding.
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Set on 24 ha, the property includes indoor horse-training spaces, staff accommodation, 13 stables and 13 paddocks with post and rail fencing.
The main house comes with four bedrooms and four bathrooms as well as a number of other luxuries including a pool, cellar and separate self contained apartment.
The granite residence holds views over The Heads, Melbourne, Geelong and the You Yangs.
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Charles Stewart Real Estate’s Andrew Rice is handling the sale.
He told RealEstate.com.au it “would be up there as one of the best properties on the Bellarine (Peninsula)”.
He said a mix of wealthy individuals, international buyers and business owners would consider the home.
It is located 25 minutes from Geelong, 10 minutes from Drysdale and its just under 10 minutes to Portarlington.
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Olympian May Hanna lists Bellarine home and equestrian centre

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An unfinished mansion in Toorak has been listed with $80 million hopes.
David Yu, of Ausvest Holdings, paid $5 million for the 7,200 sqm holding in 1991.
Located at 29-31 St Georges Road, the property, well hidden from the street behind trees and a high wall, was bought from then-Hoyts boss Leon Fink who had half-built a French Renaissance-style mansion.
Estate agent Andrew Baines confirmed the listing.
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Empty Toorak home listed with $80 million hopes

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The film and television director Rachel Perkins has quickly sold her former Bondi Beach bungalow on its second marketing attempt.
There was a $2.8 million guide through Phillips Pantzer Donnelley agent Debbie Donnelley for its scheduled February 29 auction, but it sold this week.
Perkins and her former partner, filmmaker Richard McGrath, sought $3 million in late 2018, when Sydney was still in the midst of a downturn.
There was only one bidder who offered $2.4 million.
The former couple paid $1.5 million in 2010 for the three-bedroom California bungalow.
Perkins, who directed outback crime drama Mystery Road, has spent $2.22 million on a freestanding home in Leichhardt. 
Late last year Perkins gave the ABC’s annual Boyer Lecture, which she titled The End of Silence.  
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Film and TV director Rachel Perkins quickly sells Bondi Beach bungalow

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Surrounded by picnic benches, the Big Potato on Robertson’s main street has again hit the market at $920,000.
The vendors, Heather and Neil Tait, bought the 2000sq m site in 2014 for $450,000 to potentially extend their supermarket site, which is also up for sale at $1.2 million.
The Big Potato is 10m tall and 4m wide. Tourist buses <a href="https://www.allhomes.com.au/sale/80-hoddle-street-robertson-southern-highlands-region-177769803" target="_blank">stop on Hoddle St</a> and the visitors take selfies.
Modelled on the sebago variety of potato, the landmark was built in the 1970s by potato grower Jim Mauger, who hosted the Babe set.
The Southern Highlands’ rich red soil is ideal for potato growing, with 100 growers back in the ’60s.
The Big Potato joined the fad which at last count sees 140 big things across Australia — ­including the 1960s Big Banana at Coffs Harbour.
The Taits acknowledge it’s among the ugliest of structures, with the listing agent Steve Myers suggesting it could be demolished or cheekily even relocated to behind the Big Merino down the highway at Goulburn.
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The Big Potato at Robertson in the Southern Highlands listed at $920,000

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Tennis legend Pat Rafter has secured an investment near the border of New South Wales and Queensland.
He snapped up a four bedroom home in Tweed Heads West, paying $540,000 after it spent less than two weeks on the market. He has plans to lease the property.
The two level family home sits about an hour north of his Byron Bay base, where the two-time grand slam champ now resides.
He's finished the build on 38 hectares at Broken Head, next door to Chris Hemsworth's mega mansion.
He recently completed a tennis court and a clubhouse, having finished the home with a construction cost believed to be around $3 million. He paid $1.35 million for what was just a paddock five years ago.
It was the second home he's built, having previously resided on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
He had John Burgess design his Sunshine Beach absolute beachfront which he sold for $15.2 million in 2017.
The property, touched up over the last few years, is <a href="/news/former-sunshine-coast-home-of-tennis-legend-pat-rafter-set-for-record-sale">back up for sale with $20 million hopes</a>.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte and her family are set to make the move to Byron Bay.
The Wollongong-born former Neighbours star, her drummer husband Cam­eron McGlinchey and their two children have sold their home in Melbourne’s bayside Brighton (pictured above).
They’ll be renting first before buying acreage in the hinterland.
The redundant Brighton home cost $2,525,000 ­shortly after selling her former Elizabeth Bay apartment for $830,000.
The couple, who wed in 2011, have been together since 2006 when they met while in the band Rogue Traders, which is reforming.
“I’m ready for the next chapter in my life,” she told her social media followers.
Bassingthwaighte has also closed her children’s clothing label Chi Khi.
She soon finishes up as Roxie Hart in what she has described as her “dream role” in the ­production of Chicago in Melbourne.
They’re joining the rush of Melburnians making the move to the NSW hot spot for influencers.
Model and Myer ambassador Elyse Knowles and boyfriend Josh Barker did it last year, fresh from winning The Block Elsternwick.
The couple have been renting a home 700m from Tallow Beach, with plenty of space for their much photographed Weimaraner dogs Isla and Harlow.
It came with an established organic fruit tree ­orchard, including mangoes, ban­anas and papaya.
The big news out of Byron this week was the ­entrepreneurial sea-changers Tom Lane and wife Emma are seeking buyers for their organic business ­incubator, The Farm at ­Ewingsdale. The buyers are being ­offered the whole, or just a stake in the farm. 
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Celebrity fitness trainer Michelle Bridges has sold her Potts Point apartment in a hush hush off market sale.
The luxury Macleay Street abode with city and harbour views sold late last year — but has yet to settle.
It is tipped to have fetched $6 million-plus, a huge windfall for Bridges, who held the property in her own name only.
Bridges has a Southern Highlands retreat overlooking the rolling hills at Kangaloon.
The Potts Point Pomeroy apartment was bought with then business manager and then-husband Bill Moore in 2013 just as the five-year Sydney property boom began, costing them $2.9 million.
Bridges and Moore snapped it up at below its 2010 sale price of $3.2 million, when it was sold by prominent Sydney interior designers Marco Meneguzzi and Michael Love.
The apartment was transferred into Bridges’ name in 2016 after her relationship with Moore ended.
Bridges spent $2.7 million in 2017 on a Southern Highlands weekender, Summerside, a 4.1ha estate featuring a five-bedroom homestead amid Michael Bligh gardens.
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Fitness trainer Michelle Bridges sells Pomeroy, Potts Point apartment

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The Palm Beach trophy home Melaleuca has hit the market with $20 million hopes.
It has been listed by Caroline Jumpertz, the daughter of the late media legend Sam Chisholm after 26 years of family ownership.
It is located between billionaire Gretel Packer’s $24 million home and the Kalua estate that sold in 2012 to retired car dealer Laurie Sutton in 2012.
It sits on 2564 square metres opposite the beach, with access from Florida Road and Ocean Road.
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Sam Chisholm, who died in 2018, aged 78, bought a modest weatherboard for $3.1 million in 1994 and then commissioned a pavilion-style residence from Susan Rothwell.
Melaleuca was once owned by novelist Morris West who sold it in 1978 for $195,000.
Palm Beach’s most recent trophy sale saw Dominic Roche buy Palm Haven on the Pittwater beachfront last year.
Last year <a href="/news/entrepreneur-markus-kahlbetzers-bridgelane-buys-sam-chisholms-bundarbo-station">Chisholm's Bundarbo Station</a> sold to agriculture entrepreneur Markus Kahlbetzer.
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Chisholm family Palm Beach trophy home Melaleuca hits the market with $20 million hopes

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Manhattan Homes boss Nathan Johnson and his barrister­ wife Jess Glancey have sold their family home at Grasmere, near Camden, which come onto the market late last year as the family seek out a seachange.
The six-bedroom, five-bathroom house on a 2.75ha block comes with home theatre, gourmet kitchen, billiard­ room, pool, spa and sauna. There are also separate two-bedroom guest premises.
Stuart Davies and Mark Inglis, from Davies Inglis Property Camden, secured the sale.
They think the buyer will be someone with an extended family, who loves to entertain and wants to have the acreage lifestyle, knowing they also have a future investment as they can subdivide any time.
The couple purchased the property from Jess’s parents.
“Mum and Dad built their dream home and we moved here when I was five,” she said. “We grew up here riding motorbikes and horses.
“Dad planted all the trees as seedlings and now they’re beautiful, big trees. So there was definitely nostalgia.”
They purchased the subdivision lot with the original family home and embarked on their five-year journey of planning and building their new home. “It was definitely a full circle moment for me ­having ­my kids sleep in my childhood bedroom in the old house before we knocked it down,” Jess said.
“It’s so exciting seeing your vision come to life.
“I remember the day they installed the chandelier was an absolute wow moment. It was the final thing to complete­ the house.
“I described it like someone had put earrings on my home.”
Nathan says his business, Manhattan Homes has taken design cues from the house.
He has a package called “Manhattan Industrial” that features polished concrete floors and exposed steel.
“The next step for us is a seachange,” he said. “We’ve always been drawn to acreage and the peaceful rural life but we feel like we want to try something different.
“Somewhere coastal, but we haven’t chosen any particular­ location just yet.”
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