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 Walden pairs house-scale living with North Sydney connectivity

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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Advertising copywriter Tom Vizard, son of the former prominent television and radio personality Steve Vizard, is selling in South Yarra.
He's listed his two bedroom Edwardian brick semi with approved renovation plans.
Vizard has updated the two bedroom home since paying $785,000 in 2015. A rear courtyard sits on the 100 sqm Myrtle Street parcel.
Marshall White Stonnington agents Fraser Cahill and Michael Martin have a guide of $900,000 to $990,000 for its September 15 auction.
Vizard was a creative copywriter at St Kilda-based agency Cummins&amp;Partners for five years before joining Melbourne marketing and ad agency Thinkerbell.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian
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Tom Vizard, son of former media personality Steve Vizard, selling in South Yarra

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The little used, dress circle Whale Beach weekender of businessman David Gonski has been listed for sale.
LJ Hooker Palm Beach listing agent David Edwards says it has some of the finest oceanfront views on the peninsula.
He has a $5.5 million to $5.9 million guide for the cliff-top Rayner Road home.
It last traded for $5.1 million in 2009 when bought from former Whale Beach surf lifesaving club president and Mallesons partner Tony Bancroft.
David Gonski has been a rare visitor, while retaining a retreat on the Gold Coast.
The home features open plan living zones which are connected to private outdoor decks.
There are three bedrooms, which each have water views, as well as a temperature controlled wine cellar.
The designer kitchen adjoins a sandstone terrace with built-in barbecue that overlooks the nine metre swimming pool.
It sits on 710 square metres of native landscaped gardens.
The home was bought in a company name directed by wife, Boston-born dermatologist Orli Wargon, and son Michael, a partner at law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Outgoing Sydney Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland and wife Kelly snappily sold Hurlstone, their Centennial Park home mid-week for $4.45 million.
There had been $4 million hopes for its scheduled late September auction.
Ireland doesn't need to be so close to the SCG HQ now he's retiring from the role after a decade at the end of this year.
The couple bought the 1910 Cook Road home, which has been re-designed by Pierre Della-Putta, for $1,745,000 in 2007.
The Brisbane bound couple retain a long-time Norman Park house, which cost $465,000 in 2005, and two years ago bought a three bedroom Teneriffe apartment just outside of Brisbane for $1,175,000.
He will remain a director on the board and has entered into a long-term consultancy arrangement with the club in business operations and list management.
Under his tenure, Ireland has been involved in five grand final appearances and two premierships. 
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Outgoing Sydney Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland sells Centennial Park home

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The millionaire mining businessman Nick Curtis and his wife, Angela have emerged as the buyers of one of 'Aussie' John Symond's Elizabeth Bay investment apartments.
They paid $7.25 million for the Onslow Avenue apartment.
Symond had paid $6,125,000 for the three bedroom, three bathroom apartment in 2015, before it became a $3,900 a week rental to the Curtis clan.
With full-width waterfront balcony, it sits in the six level, nine apartment complex designed by PTW Architects' Andrew Andersons.
For a longtime the couple owned on Queen Street, Woollahra having bought in 2004 from the 2SM radio broadcaster John Laws and wife Caroline, and before that at Mosman and Castlecrag. 
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Mining millionaire buys one of Aussie John Symond's Elizabeth Bay investment apartments

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Karlie Verkerk, the Masterchef semi-finalist, and her childhood sweetheart Adam Frazer are selling their Art Deco Paddington apartment.
Despite her success on the ninth series of the popular Channel Ten show, Verkerk's future isn't leading to her becoming a chef.
The 26 year old, who describes her cooking as modern asian fusion, wants to be a food critic.
Verkerk has journalism experience, having studied journalism at Southern Cross University, and having edited at The Block magazine, Real Living magazine and Homes + Magazine.  
One of her other passions is interior design, which helped in the renovation of the couple's 1950s classic apartment.
Since their $670,000 purchase in 2015, the Gosbell Street apartment has been updated with fresh interiors, from white floorboards to a modernised kitchen.
The apartment with 57 sqm of indoor and outdoor space features its own rooftop terrace.
BresicWhitney Darlinghurst agents Nic Krasnostein and Emily Davidson initially had a guide of $750,000 for its September 8 auction, but that has increased to $775,000.
Last year a similar sized one bedder in the block fetched $780,000.
Verkerk was born in South Australia but moved to Sydney when she was young, living on the northern beaches.
She got her cooking skills from her father Dirk, who introduced her to spicy dishes as a child.  
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Verkerk and Frazer recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary.
During the filming of the show last year, Verkerk told the Daily Telegraph she was getting one-on-one mentoring from Masterchef judge Matt Preston on how to become a professional food reviewer.
'To have someone of his calibre offer his help is mind-blowing," Karlie said.
She worked closely with Preston on his latest cookbook, Yummy, Easy, Quick, which was released late last year.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Masterchef semi-finalist Karlie Verkerk and her partner are selling in Paddington

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The international award-winning filmmaker Alexandra Liveris has bought a Tamarama apartment.
It is the middle apartment in a boutique triplex designed by JPR Architects.
The three bedroom, three bathroom apartment was bought off the plan through 1st City Double Bay agents Julian Hasemer and Rod Fox.
Liveris is set to be sandwiched by renters as the apartment above was recently for rent at $3,000 a week, while the unit below was available at $3,600.
Alexandra's 2017 short film Eyes of Exodus won the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival and the Audience Award at Aspen ShortsFest.
She most recently directed and was the cinematographer on seven documentaries for Google Labs that reached 18 million unique viewers. 
Alexandra, who studied documentary film and video at Stanford University, has previously worked with the NY-based Clinton Foundation and also on the now defunct Charlie Rose show. 
Alexandra's brother Nick has just moved back to Sydney, where he's spent $5.25 million in Rose Bay.
Their parents Andrew and wife Paula own an $8.5 million Point Piper duplex but have been based near his Dow chemical HQ in Michigan.
Andrew Liveris was a Donald Trump appointee and had previously worked on an advisory panel for Barack Obama.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Morning Herald.
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Acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Liveris buys in Tamarama

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Catering queen Simmone Logue has bought a Bellevue Hill bolthole as she adjusts to life without her long-time partner, celebrity agent Harry M Miller.
She has spent $1.4 million on an apartment on Bellevue Hill's dress circle Cranbrook Road.
It is in a boutique Art Deco block of just six.
The three bedroom classic unit comes with period details and high ceilings throughout.
There's also a sun room. 
Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay agents Ric Serrao and Patrick Cosgrove sold the apartment.
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Logue has been renting nearby.
Miller, who died in July, retained his beachside retreat at Wombarra, north of Wollongong. It was in 2004 when he paid $2,225,000 for timber house on 1,045 sqm.
The two storey house was part of a 1920s South Coast subdivision where the ragged ranges meet the Pacific Ocean, hidden in well-established bushland.
The house was hot by a flood last year and has only just become habitable again.
Logue was recently down at the Wombarra retreat with her family, as well as Miller's daughter Justine. 
She posted a picture on Instagram of the fireplace and the sea with the caption "Missing my Harry."
Miller sold his Manar, Potts Point apartment for $2.75 million in 2009 and before that had an 41st apartment in Horizon in Darlinghurst, where they had resided.
Before the Wombarra purchase, Miller had Eagle View, a 20 hectare Foxground weekender which was sold in 2005 for $2,625,000 featuring a 300 square Ray Siede-designed homestead.
His longtime home was a Woolloomooloo warehouse with four bedrooms, guest accommodation, internal lift that whisks visitors from the Park Avenue-style foyer to the two floors above, plus parking for five, polo practice pit and French-walled garden.
The warehouse had been bought in 1979, when warehouse living was in its pioneering days, for $122,000, selling it for $2.55 million in 1999 to music man Michael Gudinski.
The 790 square metre space was once described by international architecture photographer Tim Street-Porter as a contemporary palazzo set into the busy urban landscape of Woolloomooloo.
Logue's own long-time family retreat has Essington Park, a country homestead near Oberon in the NSW Central Tablelands region.
It was where Miller kept his horses.
Logue started her own cake business in 1990 after moving to Sydney having grown up in the Hunter Valley.
She set up a shop in Balmain and branched out into ready to eat meals and catering.
Logue now has a team of 80 staff and two cafes. In 2016 she released a cookbook, In The Kitchen, which became a best-seller.  
This article first appeared in The Sunday Morning Telegraph.
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Restaurateur Simmone Logue has downsized following her husband's passing

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NSW Education Standards Authority chairman Tom Alegounarias and his wife Annetta Tourta have sold their Summer Hill home for $2.75 million having downsized locally.
<a href="https://www.harristripp.com.au/properties/view/14_rosemount_avenue_summer_hill_nsw_2130-sale-1P4139" target="_blank">The four bedroom home </a>on the dress circle Rosemount Avenue had $2.6 million hopes.
it last traded for $331,500 in 1992.
The home has been extended several times over the years, including adding a separate games room and adding a versatile loft retreat.
The home was described as a fluid melding of heritage style and contemporary appeal by Harris Tripp agent Jay King.
Earlier this year the couple downsized, spending $1.53 million on a three bed home nearby.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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NSW Education Standards Authority chairman sells in Summer Hill

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John Zeigler, the retired Asia Pacific chairman of the ad agency DDB, and wife Lisa are selling Palmilla, their luxury Toorak home.
The Heyington Place home was commissioned in the 1930s by the establishment Shelmerdine family.
The Zeiglers have undertaken the home's transformation over their near 16 year ownership. They paid $3.4 million back in 2002.
All furnishings and finishes have been exclusively designed or sourced, from the French Oak and travertine flooring to the bespoke wrought iron and glass internal doors.
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The six bedroom, five bathroom home sits in private 2,285 square metres of established gardens with a gas heated swimming pool and a tennis court.
The family room features a fireplace wrapped in floor to ceiling sandstone and banks of glass, taking in the garden views.
The basement garaging for over 10 cars doubles up as another entertainment space with a bar.
Kay &amp; Burton South Yarra agent Michael Gibson has a $27 million to $29.5 million guide. 
Zeigler stepped down from DDB in 2015 after spending nearly three decades with the agency.
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Toorak trophy home Palmilla listed by former ad boss with near $30 million hopes

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Palmilla, the luxury Toorak home of the retired APAC chairman of ad agency DDB John Ziegler and wife Lisa, has sold. 
There's been no price reveal but it's suggested it fell just short of the recent price hopes of $23 million plus.
The Heyington Place home (above and below), commissioned in the 1930s by the Shelmerdine family, had been initially offered in spring last year with a guide of $27 million to $29.5 million.
The Zeiglers paid $3.4 million back in 2002.
The six bedroom, five bathroom home sits in private 2,285 square metres of established gardens with a gas heated pool and a tennis court.
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The basement garaging for over 10 cars doubles up as entertainment space with a bar.
Carmyle, the grand Toorak trophy home that was among the earliest in the suburb, has also been sold, believed to be for around $13.5 million.
It was listed for sale in October with a guide of $12.5 million to $13.75 million.
It was listed by the Gunter family, who have owned the home since 1969.
The 23-room Victorian Italianate manor (below) was designed by Francis Maloney White in the late 1870s for Scottish pastoralist Archibald Fisken.
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The home has up to 14 bedrooms, six bathrooms, a number of kitchens, a reception hall, a refined sitting room and a ballroom.
Now on 2000 square metres, the estate once extended from Kooyong Road to Albany Road. 
This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.
 
 
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