Design-led developer-builder Lowe Living has unveiled its latest residential development, Jardin House, marking its first foray into Melbourne's blue-chip City of Boroondara.

Located a short walk from Camberwell Junction, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/jardin-house-by-lowe-living-camberwell-335-camberwell-road-camberwell-vic-3124">Jardin House</a> has been designed to appeal to affluent local downsizers and established families seeking a low-maintenance alternative to the large homes that have long defined Camberwell and surrounding suburbs.

The project will comprise a collection of two and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 92 sqm to 280 sqm, alongside a limited number of penthouse residences featuring rooftop terraces spanning more than 100 sqm, with optional private pools.

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Lowe Living Co-Founder and Managing Director Tim Lowe said Camberwell represented a natural next step for the developer as it expands into some of Melbourne's most tightly held residential markets.

"Jardin House is an important project for our team as it marks the next evolution of our portfolio into different well-established blue-chip pockets of Melbourne," Lowe said.

"Camberwell, with its incredible walkability, family-led neighbourhood feel and superb access to education and transport, makes it a natural choice for us."

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Designed by Tristan Wong Architects, with interiors by Hecker Guthrie and landscaping by Acre, the development takes inspiration from the Art Deco architecture that remains a defining feature of many of Camberwell's established streets.

A curved facade, arched openings, textured brickwork and sculpted forms reference the suburb's architectural heritage, while extensive landscaping softens the building's presence and creates a strong connection to the surrounding tree-lined streetscape.

The project will be set behind a secure gated entrance, with residents arriving through landscaped gardens designed to create a transition between the public realm and private residences.

Inside, the residences feature natural stone and timber finishes, full-height glazing, Miele appliances and generous open-plan living areas designed for long-term owner occupation.

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While the apartments themselves have been designed to attract discerning owner-occupiers, it is the amenity offering that sets Jardin House apart from many other boutique projects currently launching across Melbourne.

The centrepiece is a 350 sqm private bathhouse curated in partnership with Aurora Spa &amp; Bathhouse founder Lyndall Mitchell.

The wellness precinct includes mineral pools, hydrotherapy experiences, a Himalayan salt room, sauna, steam room, cold plunge pools and dedicated relaxation spaces, creating what Lowe Living describes as a private wellness retreat exclusively for residents.

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The collaboration follows Lowe Living's recent partnership with Aurora at Maison Savoy in Brighton, although Jardin House is the first project to incorporate both indoor and outdoor wellness experiences.

Emma Lowe, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lowe Living, said wellness was becoming an increasingly important consideration for apartment buyers.

"Collaborating with Lyndall Mitchell from Aurora Spa &amp; Bathhouse for a second time is an intentional nod to creating residences that are more than just homes, but a way to enrich the lives of our residents through wellness and longevity," Lowe said.

The amenity offering is complemented by a Technogym fitness studio, residents' lounge, private dining spaces and concierge services.

The launch comes as developers increasingly target Melbourne's established eastern suburbs, where rising land values, ageing housing stock and growing downsizer demand are creating opportunities for boutique apartment projects.

Lowe said the company expects significant generational wealth transfer across suburbs such as Camberwell in coming years, creating further demand for luxury apartment living.

"Camberwell is a blue-chip suburb where homes regularly transact for multiple millions of dollars," he said.

"The generational change of wealth in these locations expected in the coming years is significant, so we see an opportunity to create exclusive residences that appeal to older families and downsizers in order to meet this demand."

Apartments at Jardin house start from $1,195,000. The project forms part of Lowe Living's near-$1 billion portfolio of new developments across Melbourne.

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Lowe Living launches Jardin House in Camberwell

As <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/north-sydney-nsw-2060">North Sydney</a> continues its transition from a commercial centre into a more layered residential and lifestyle precinct, a new generation of apartment developments is reshaping expectations around scale, amenity, and long-term liveability.

Improved transport connections through the Victoria Cross Metro, continued investment in dining and public spaces, and a constrained supply of new luxury apartments have sharpened demand for homes that combine proximity to the CBD with the privacy and outlook traditionally associated with harbourside houses.

At 177 Walker Street, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/aland">ALAND</a>’s new apartment development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-walden-north-sydney-177-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The Walden</a> enters the market with a distinctly residential approach to high-rise living. The 30-level tower will deliver 161 residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to sub-penthouses and a full-floor penthouse, all oriented to capture uninterrupted views across Sydney Harbour, the Opera House, and out toward the Pacific Ocean.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a>, the project takes advantage of the site’s natural topography and elevated position above the harbour. Rather than relying on density alone, the architecture focuses on outlook, orientation, and spatial flow, with every apartment occupying a corner position to maximise natural light and cross ventilation.

Rothelowman says the site itself shaped much of the architectural response.

“The site has a long history in terms of its inevitable transformation and when we came in, we took inspiration from the idea of reestablishing a sense of the site’s natural terrain and fall. Our scheme aims to integrate with the terrain and the landscape, using the undulating site to slowly reveal glimpses and views of the harbour. The rotation of the tower off grid means every apartment has a view and is naturally cross ventilated. The building's colour palette is quintessentially Sydney, with bronze and sandstone and a luminescent green colour in the glass, making it very earthy and grounded in its location.”

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Inside the residences, the emphasis moves toward larger-format living typically associated with standalone homes. Kitchens sit at the centre of the apartments, connecting directly to open-plan dining and living areas before extending outward into expansive winter gardens and balconies. Calacatta marble, bespoke joinery, integrated appliances, and custom metal detailing are used throughout, while three distinct interior palettes, Terrace, Opera, and Harbour, allow buyers to personalise the spaces without compromising the architectural consistency of the project.

The larger residences place particular attention on separation between entertaining and private zones. In many apartments, master suites occupy the outer corners of the floorplates, allowing bedrooms to benefit from floor-to-ceiling glazing and harbour outlooks independent of the living spaces. Dressing rooms and ensuites continue the material palette through fluted detailing, freestanding baths, and layered stone finishes.

Rothelowman says the design intent centred on creating homes that feel enduring rather than transient.

“Our philosophy is all about the way people live in these spaces, and we wanted to create homes that reflect the quality of life in this unique Sydney location. The apartments showcase expansive living spaces that are generous, sophisticated, and bold, with the ability to connect with views throughout each apartment.”

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A separate four-storey amenity building known as The Pavilion expands the residential offering beyond the apartments themselves. Positioned alongside the tower, the building consolidates wellness, recreation, and social spaces into a dedicated resident retreat. Facilities include a 20-metre rooftop pool and sundeck, sauna, spa, ice bath, wellness studio, gymnasium, concierge service, wine cellar, residents’ lounge, private dining spaces, and dedicated co-working areas with meeting rooms and boardroom facilities.

The amenity mix reflects the buyer profile emerging in North Sydney, where owner-occupiers and downsizers are increasingly prioritising convenience, apartment scale, and long-term usability over purely investment-driven decisions.

The Walden also represents a significant milestone for ALAND, marking the company’s first major move into Sydney’s inner-city luxury apartment market after more than two decades delivering large-scale residential communities across Greater Sydney. Founder Andrew Hrsto says the Walker Street site stood apart because of both its positioning and its rarity.

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“As a company, we had been searching for a site in one of Sydney’s blue-chip locations, spanning the Eastern Suburbs, the Sydney CBD and the North Shore, and when we had the opportunity to purchase this site, we immediately recognised that it could be something iconic.”

At launch, The Walden recorded more than $103 million in sales, with buyers drawn to the project’s harbour positioning, apartment scale, and proximity to the Metro, which now connects North Sydney to Barangaroo in three minutes and Martin Place in five.

ALAND has commenced construction, and is expecting a completion date in 2028.

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The ACT will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to abolish stamp duty for all first home buyers, with no income caps and no property price thresholds from 1 July.

The move, announced as part of the ACT Budget, completes a key election commitment from the Barr Government and removes what Chief Minister Andrew Barr described as one of the biggest barriers to entering the housing market. The reform forms part of the ACT's long-running transition away from transaction taxes and towards a broader-based property tax system.

"This budget marks a major milestone in our long-term tax reform program," Barr said, adding that the government had maintained a sustained focus on removing barriers to home ownership. He said stamp duty had long been one of the largest upfront hurdles facing buyers and that from July, "that barrier is gone" for first home buyers in the Territory.

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The changes come alongside a range of measures designed to encourage new housing supply, including support for the delivery of so-called "missing middle" housing such as terraces, townhouses and low-rise multi-unit developments.

The announcement has renewed debate around whether the ACT's approach could provide a blueprint for improving housing affordability nationally.

New research from OurTop10.com.au, conducted by Primara Research, suggests the Territory's decade-long reform agenda has produced outcomes unmatched elsewhere in Australia.

While stamp duty costs have increased by an average 67 per cent nationally over the past decade, the ACT has recorded growth of just 15 per cent, the lowest increase of any jurisdiction.

The Territory has also emerged as one of the strongest performers on housing delivery. Based on population-weighted housing targets, the ACT is sitting less than one per cent behind its target. Victoria is the next closest at seven per cent behind, while the national average sits 25 per cent below target. New South Wales is tracking 39 per cent behind.

The latest reform removes one of the final barriers facing first home buyers in Canberra.

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The average Australian home buyer currently pays $61,714 in stamp duty. In the ACT, that figure is $38,399 despite the Territory having the third-highest median house price in the country.

Until now, the ACT's first home buyer concession scheme only applied to purchases up to $1.02 million, around $51,000 below Canberra's median house price of $1.071 million. In practical terms, many first home buyers were unable to access the median-priced home without losing the concession.

From July, those restrictions disappear.

Every first home buyer in the ACT will pay no stamp duty, regardless of income or purchase price.

Canberra remains one of Australia's most expensive housing markets, with dwelling values increasing 82 per cent over the past decade. However, that growth ranks only 11th among Australia's 15 major housing markets, suggesting affordability pressures have been less severe than in many other parts of the country.

Simon Ma, CEO of OurTop10.com.au, said the latest reforms recognise that many first home buyers have simply outgrown thresholds set years ago.

"Many first home buyers aren't just looking for a way onto the ladder, they want a home their family can actually live in," Ma said.

"In a market where the median house price is over a million dollars, a concession scheme that cuts out at $1.02 million was never going to get them there.

"Removing the ceiling entirely means ACT first home buyers can now pursue the home they actually want, rather than limiting themselves to a price point designed for a very different market."

Whether other states follow remains to be seen. But at a time when most jurisdictions are struggling to improve affordability while also increasing housing supply, the ACT has quietly become the national test case for both.

15% stamp duty growth. Just 1% off the national housing target. Zero stamp duty for FHBs. Is the ACT the blueprint for the great Australian dream?

ACT abolishes stamp duty for first home buyers

A rooftop pool and spa overlooking the Brisbane CBD, private dining spaces, expansive landscaped gardens and a residents' lounge are set to crown <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/callista-on-park-west-end-49-mollison-street-west-end-qld-4101">Callista on Park</a>, the final residential building within Brisbane's West Village precinct.

The rooftop amenity collection has been designed as an extension of the lifestyle already established throughout West Village, providing residents with a series of indoor and outdoor spaces that capitalise on the building's elevated position above West End.

A swimming pool and heated spa form the centrepiece of the rooftop offering, surrounded by landscaped gardens developed through a collaboration between developer Sekisui House and ASPECT Studios. The design incorporates expansive lawn areas surrounded by English garden-inspired planting.

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Residents will also have access to two barbecue and outdoor dining areas positioned to take advantage of views across Brisbane's skyline, neighbouring Mollison Park, and the surrounding inner-city landscape.

For larger gatherings, the rooftop includes a private dining room centred around a substantial stone island bench, complete with a full kitchen and a 10-seat dining table set beneath four-metre-high ceilings. The space has been designed to overlook both the rooftop gardens and the Brisbane CBD skyline.

A separate residents' lounge provides an additional indoor retreat connected to the broader rooftop amenity offering, creating another space for residents to work, relax or entertain guests.

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The attention to detail extends beyond the rooftop.

Upon arrival, residents will enter through a lobby featuring a bespoke ceiling light installation developed in collaboration between Sekisui House and Alcorn Middleton Architecture. The arrival experience is complemented by private resident mailboxes and carefully considered interior finishes designed to reflect the premium positioning of the building.

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The amenity offering forms part of Callista on Park, the final residential release within the decade-long transformation of the former Peters Ice Cream Factory site into West Village, one of Brisbane's most established mixed-use communities.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> and being delivered by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/hutchinson-builders">Hutchinson Builders</a>, Callista represents the most premium residential offering within the masterplanned precinct.

Construction is now entering its final stages, with scaffolding beginning to come down and completion expected in the first quarter of 2027.

Prices for the three-bedroom plus MPR apartments start from just over $2.6 million.

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Callista will mark the final opportunity to purchase within West Village, where residents have direct access to more than 35 retail, dining, wellness and medical operators including Harris Farm Markets, Woolworths, Function Well and Goodlife Health Clubs, Metro Arts, and a growing collection of restaurants and cafés.

Located just 800 metres from the Brisbane CBD, the precinct also places residents within walking distance of South Bank, West End's dining scene, riverfront parklands and major public transport connections.

For Sekisui House, which has delivered more than two million homes globally, Callista serves as the concluding piece of the West Village masterplan, bringing together the precinct's heritage character, parkland setting and emphasis on walkability in a final collection of larger-format residences.

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Rooftop pool, private dining and skyline gardens to crown West Village's final apartment release, Callista on Park

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/wahroonga-nsw-2076">Wahroonga</a>’s enduring appeal has long been tied to its balance of bushland, established amenity, and access to some of Sydney’s most respected education and healthcare institutions.

Along Fox Valley Road, that combination is becoming increasingly sought after by buyers looking to remain connected to the Upper North Shore lifestyle while prioritising walkability, wellbeing, and convenience.

Developer Capital Corporation's initial vision of a 62-hectare site on Fox Valley Road was that they could create their own walkable community, bordered by&nbsp;more than 25 hectares of bushland and adjoining Coups Creek.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-residences-at-wahroonga-estate-169-fox-valley-road-wahroonga-nsw-2076">The Residences at Wahroonga Estate</a> draws directly on the area’s natural landscape, with walking trails and green corridors linking into sections of Lane Cove National Park. The surrounding network of bushwalks, cycling tracks, and reserves reinforces the suburb’s long-standing reputation as one of Sydney’s most nature-oriented residential pockets, while still maintaining close ties to village retail and transport infrastructure.

The address places residents within minutes of Wahroonga and Turramurra villages, where cafés, local grocers, boutiques, and everyday services support a highly localised lifestyle. Popular nearby venues including The Fox Café and Breeze Valley Café provide easy options for morning coffee or casual dining, while longstanding retailers such as IGA Wahroonga Fresh and Novella Fine Books continue to anchor the area’s village character.

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Healthcare access remains one of the defining locational advantages of the estate. Sydney Adventist Hospital, known locally as The San, sits directly adjacent and is one of the largest and most respected private hospitals in New South Wales. The hospital precinct incorporates specialist medical services, radiology, physiotherapy, and outpatient care, contributing to growing buyer demand from downsizers and owner-occupiers seeking long-term convenience and peace of mind.

Research commissioned by Capital Corporation found that health and wellbeing considerations are increasingly influencing downsizing decisions, particularly among buyers wanting to remain within familiar neighbourhoods while accessing medical infrastructure more easily.

Education has also historically underpinned demand across Wahroonga and the broader Upper North Shore. The estate sits close to several of Sydney’s leading private and independent schools, including Knox Grammar, Abbotsleigh, Barker College, Pymble Ladies’ College, Ravenswood School for Girls, and Loreto Normanhurst. Co-educational options including Wahroonga Adventist School and Sydney Adventist School further strengthen the area’s appeal to established families looking for long-term schooling pathways within a tightly held catchment.

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Transport connectivity supports the suburb’s liveability without compromising its quieter residential character. Wahroonga and Turramurra train stations provide direct rail access into the Sydney CBD, while the nearby Pacific Highway and M1 motorway strengthen links across the North Shore and broader metropolitan area. At the same time, the heavily treed streetscape and low-density character continue to distinguish the precinct from more urbanised parts of Sydney.

The Residences at Wahroonga Estate forms the first stage of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/capital-corporation">Capital Corporation</a>’s broader masterplanned vision for the precinct, delivered alongside the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/group-gsa">GroupGSA</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/coco-republic-interior-design">Coco Republic</a>, the development integrates landscaped communal spaces including a pet-friendly Green Spine, resident lounge, BBQ pavilion, and direct bushland access, reinforcing the project’s focus on outdoor connection and community-based living.

Now under construction by Gold Star iCIRT-rated builder <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/dasco-australia">DASCO</a>, The Residences at Wahroonga Estate will deliver a collection of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments priced from $990,000, with completion anticipated in 2027.

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Capital Corporation to cater to Upper North Shore downsizers by creating walkable community at The Residences at Wahroonga Estate

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Craig Campbell, the executive producer and creator of The Project, is selling his Balaclava warehouse conversion.
The designer home, in a 1910s former foundry, features exposed brick feature walls, vaulted and beamed ceilings and full width steel framed windows and doors.
It has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The living room with built in bar opens to the private courtyard with water feature. 
Marshall White Bayside agents Sam Hobbs and Fiona Ansell-Jones have a $2.6 million to $2.8 million guide for its October 27 auction.
Campbell, who co-owns Roving Enterprises with tv presenter and comedian Rove McManus, paid $285,000 in 1994.
The article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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The Project creator Craig Campbell lists Balaclava conversion 

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Businessman and art collector Greg Hargrave is selling his full floor apartment in the 35 Spring Street building on the garden fringe of the Melbourne CBD.
Hargrave, the former Skilled Group boss, paid $7,949,728 for the empty shell in 2013, four years before the contemporary block was completed.
NPM Melbourne agent Sam Nathan and Colliers International agent Brett Griffith are <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-melbourne-129470874" target="_blank">marketing the apartment</a> with a guide of $16 million to $18.5 million.
They suggest its the most significant mansion-style apartment to have been completed within Melbourne.
He engaged interior architect and design firm KPDO to focus on the inside, and landscape architect Myles Baldwin to create the outside garden terracing.
The level 19 apartment with natural stone and timber finishes features a private garden that runs its entire length which looks out over the Treasury Gardens.
Spanning nearly 850 square metres of indoor and outdoor living, the apartment is divided into two wings. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms in one wing.
There are three living zones in the other.
Last year Hargrave sold his 25th penthouse atop the long established 99 Spring Street for $7 million. 
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian.
 
 
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Sydney glamour couple Buddy and Jesinta Franklin have bought the Swans star's father, Lance senior, a $340,000 property in Perth's Yanchep.
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As Buddy Franklin shuffles his interstate property portfolio, the Rose Bay couple did well on their purchase as it had previously sold for $375,000 in 2016.</div>

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The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-wa-yanchep-127509862" target="_blank">coastal Yanchep home</a> (above and below), 50 kilometres north of Perth, had been on the market for 150 days after it was initially listed with $379,000 plus hopes.

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Built in 2004, the four bedroom property on 570 sqm has a separate games room at the rear of the property. 
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Franklin Snr had been living in the property that was bought when he was with the Hawks.

Buddy paid $863,500 for the Donvale home, 20 kilometres east of Melbourne, 10 years ago, in the same year when he picked up the 2008 AFL premiership and the Coleman Medal as the top goal scorer over the season.

The four bedroom, three bathroom 2000-built home marketed as a Palladian-inspired executive home has a guide of $1.4 million to $1.5 million for its November 10 auction.

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He moved to the Swans in 2014 on a bumper nine-year, $10 million contract, two years after he and Jesinta, a former Miss Universe Australia model, began seeing each other.

When he moved to Sydney, Franklin paid $2.35 million for the couple's Rose Bay home, which they painted a striking charcoal colour last year, shortly before recently spending $60,000 adding a lap pool to the rear of the 305 sqm parcel.

In 2014 he secured $1.73 million when his contemporary Brighton East house was sold having bought the house in late 2010 for $1,635,000

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They wed in 2016 at a ceremony in the Blue Mountains.

Before being drafted No. 5 in 2004, and playing schools football at Wesley College, he was a Melbourne Demons supporter, as his father and grandfather had done. 

While the initial preference was to play for the Eagles or Fremantle, his parents Lance and Urshula shifted from Perth to Melbourne once they learned that Franklin had been drafted by a Melbourne-based club.

They sold their 29 ha wheat farm on Rabbit Proof Fence Road, Minnivale, 160 kilometres from Perth, in 2003 at $79,500.

His father Lance was a good footballer from Melbourne, and also played hockey for Victoria, before moving aged 21 to Perth. 

This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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The Lake House at Cressy, Tasmania's finest example of Georgina architecture, has been quietly sold.

The price is suggested as $9.3 million according to CoreLogic when offloaded by Virgin Australia co-founder Rob Sherrard who had restored the home after he paid $4,805,000 in 2004.

It's been bought by local farmer Robert Price.

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The low-key Price has only ever been referred to the once, a UK Country Life magazine mention when he became engaged last year to Elle Clarke, daughter of Tom and Mandy Clarke of Quorn Hall, a Campbell Town seven generation wool growing family whose pastoral activities date back to the 1830s.

The Lake House, south-west of Launceston, was built in 1830 by London shipowner Robert Corney, inspired by British architect Sir John Soane.

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The stately colonial property has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms over its three levels.

There are two renovated farm houses, stables, coach house and gardener's cottage on the 490 hectares.

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Price's parents, Athel and Annie Price, are from Bolfracks House, Scotland, a 1,620 hectare farm listed last year at £11 million ($20.5 million). They also have farming land in New Zealand.

This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.

  

 

 
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Tasmania's The Lake House quietly sells for $9.3 million

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The award winning Peregian Beach home of professional surfer Julian Wilson has gone under contract.
The luxury Pelican Street home had around $4 million hopes when listed late last month.
Wilson paid $3,325,000 for the Tim Ditchfield-designed home with external zinc cladding and concrete and timber features in 2015.
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In 2009 it was awarded House of the Year and received a Regional Commendation by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Crafted with a split-level floorplan, the home has walls of glass which look out to the ocean.
An outdoor entertainers terrace with built in barbecue overlooks the infinity-edge swimming pool and spa.
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There are four bedrooms, a home office and a media room.
Wilson, a Coolum Beach native, was ranked number three on the World Surf League Championship Tour last year.
He was famous for swimming toward surf legend Mick Fanning when he was attacked by a shark in South Africa.
 
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Surfer Julian Wilson has offer on luxury Sunshine Coast home

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Singer and dancer Rhys Bobridge, known professionally as Rhys, has bought a home in Botany.
The Adelaide-born burlesque performer, who finished runner up on Network 10's inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia in 2008, has spent $2.1 million on a renovated 1950s home.
Offering direct access to Sir Joseph Banks Park, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a split level entertainment deck.
NG Farah Kingsford agent Joe Recep sold the home in just 18 days.
Rhys has been performing his hit show Boylesque across Sydney night club venues.
His cover version of the dance track Hot Summer, used on station promotions for Network Ten, reached number 39 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
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Singer and dancer Rhys Bobridge buys Botany home for $2.1 million

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Art dealer Evan Hughes, son of the late renowned art collector Ray Hughes, has listed the Paddington home he shares with his entertainment lawyer wife Kate Hughes.
They plan to upsize locally.
Modernised since paying $1.55 million in 2015, the 1920s Sutherland Street terrace has three bedrooms and one bathroom.
He was upsizing at the time, selling his nearby Mary Place terrace to creative director Seamus Dinnigan.
The Sutherland Street home sits on 215 square metres with a rare long rear lawn.
The November 3 auction comes with $2.1 million hopes.
Hughes endeavoured to move into politics in 2016 when he ran against Malcolm Turnbull for the seat of Wentworth.
He recently inherited his late father's Blue Mountains cottage in Blackheath.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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The Strathfield trophy home of the late leviathan bookmaker Harry Barrett has been listed for sale by his widow Pat.
The noted bookmaker and used-car salesman and his wife bought it from Andrew Kelly, the then boss of Strathfield Car Radio.
Set privately behind gates and a walled entry, the home spans 725 square metres.
It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a billiard room, home theatre and study.
On the 2365 square metre grounds, there's a swimming pool, a cabana with its own sauna, and an all weather tennis court.
George Ellis and Co Strathfield father and son listing team Sam and Joseph Georges say the estate is reminiscent of an opulent Hollywood mansion.
They have it listed for November 3 auction.
The Barrett's paid $1.9 million for the Redmyre Road home in 1996 when it was sold through Sam Georges.
Barrett, famous for his betting battles with the late Kerry Packer, died in 2011 being absent from his Randwick racetrack stand for only the last few weeks of his life.
He begun on the flat at Randwick in 1972, and by the early 1990s, Barrett had an annual turnover of about $100 million, bolstered by the combative media tycoon Kerry Packer's passion for the punt.
"One day during the Easter carnival in that big year I held $9.6 million," he once let slip to Richard Zacariah, the then Sunday Telegraph columnist.
Barrett also briefly hit the front pages after he bought Sydney's most conspicuous waterfront mansion, Altona, in 1991 through Bill Bridges at W. J. Bridges Real Estate for $6.1 million. 
He thought he got a good buy, though Pat jestingly thought he was off his trolley.
Within a year the Barrett's decided to stay at the Strathfield house they'd bought 17 years prior for $112,000, and Altona was on-sold for $5.25 million to Matt and Fiona Handbury, publishers of Better Homes and Gardens.
Altona had 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, although Harry never occupied Altona but rather, he and his family - while still living at Strathfield - stayed in the boatshed at weekends.
"I'm a very basic guy - it was just too big," Barrett told me on selling Altona.
Rival bookmaker Mark Read once accused Barrett of wearing the same tie for 20 years, with Barrett countering: "I've only got one neck."
The current Strathfield residential record stands at $8.8 million for a Chalmers Road, Strathfield property owned by Sanity boss Ray Itaoui which was sold by George Ellis &amp; Co.
It was on the former holding - then known as the White House - long owned by famous Bullen Circus Family.
West Australian miner Andrew Forrest paid $5.98 million to buy his Sydney base in Quay Grand on Macquarie Street.
It was bought from Strathfield Car Radios chief Andrew Kelly and his wife, Marol, who had Garth Barnett fit out the apartment.
They paid $3.6 million after the block's completion in 1999.
This article was first published in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Late bookie Harry Barrett's Strathfield home listed

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AFL Swans star Lance 'Buddy' Franklin has listed his Melbourne home for November 10 Jellis Craig auction with expectations of between $1.4 million and $1.5 million.
Franklin purchased the property 10 years ago while at Hawthorn, costing $863,500 through Fletchers.
It was then marketed as a newly-built Clendon Vale Palladian-inspired executive home. 
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The four bedroom, three bathroom manse at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/14-woodhall-wynd-donvale-vic-3111" target="_blank">14 Woodhall Wynd, Donvale</a> had been home to his dad, Lance Franklin senior, until he recently moved back to WA.
Franklin lives in Sydney's Rose Bay having paid $2.35 million in 2016.
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Lance 'Buddy' Franklin lists Melbourne investment property

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Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques and wife Kristy are selling their Clovelly home with a house project up the road.
The all-rounder paid $1.17 million <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-townhouse-nsw-clovelly-129554898" target="_blank">for the townhouse</a> in 2010.
Spanning three levels, the home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a lower level retreat adjoining the two car garage.
The open plan living space with bamboo floorboards and high ceilings open to a private courtyard with integrated barbecue, timber seating and landscaped garden beds.
There are district views from the upper level balcony.
The Agency's Bethwyn Richards and Anji Lake are marketing the property for a November 10 auction. 
The first open yesterday saw 18 groups through with a $2 million price guidance.
Henriques proposed to Krista Thomas, a former KIIS FM newsreader, last year during a romantic holiday at Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. 
Henriques, who previously captain New South Wales, will be pulling on the magenta for the seventh year in a row in this year's T20 Big Bash.
He has played for Australia in all forms of the game.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.  
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