<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

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First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Veteran radio broadcaster John Laws has sold a longtime property investment in the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf.
But it is not the two storey trophy apartment held by Laws and his wife Caroline since they made the move from Queen Street, Woollahra.
The redundant investment - an apartment, car space and prized marina berth - was sold off market for $2.9 million.
The investment cost $660,000 off the plan in 1997, with the berth costing $340,000 in 2006.
The apartment has been sold to Sascha Griffin, the entrepreneur who made her name as the Pinklily shoebox queen, and her husband Scott Feneck. They recently pocketed $7 million plus in the sale of their six bedroom, eight bathroom home, once known as Petersham Fire Station, which came with approval for a 13 room boutique hotel.
The finger wharf apartments were completed in early 2000 by the Hunters Hill property developer Lang Walker after the wharf was saved from demolition in the early 1990s.
Built between 1910 and 1914, the wharf, at 401 metres long, is the longest timber-piled wharf in the world.  
Laws, who has owned at the wharf since the early days of its apartment conversion, has been a regular at its restaurants. 
His initial 258-square-metre patio retreat - which included two car spaces and a berth - cost $3 million in 2000.
Laws expanded his ownership upstairs when he paid $15 million four years later with a purchase from agri-business investor Rodney Price and his wife Loeen.
The 580-square-metre apartment acquisition came with two 90-square-metre balconies and included a 40-metre berth on plus six car spaces.
There are just the nine modern units at the tip of the wharf. 
Their record price exceeded the $14.35 million paid in 2003 by actor Russell Crowe for a third-floor apartment at the wharf.
Laws, a legend of Australian radio, offered a distinctive voice which earned him the nickname the Golden Tonsils.
Despite retiring in 2007, he returned to radio in 2011, as the host of a morning program on 2SM and the Super Radio Network.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph
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The Concord West spec home of the veteran Tigers star hooker Robbie Farah was passed in when auctioned on the weekend.
The bidding opened at $1.9 million, and passed in at $2.12 million.
Just two of the six registered parties completed.
Negotiations post auction took the highest offer to $2.2 million.
The renovated Myall Street offering was a joint venture between Robbie, and brothers Jason and Eddie.
Its Raine &amp; Horne listing agent Dib Chidiac was giving $2 million to $2.2 million price guidance after its new rear extension.  
It was reported mid-week the Wests Tigers tabled a one-year contract extension to extend his career into the 2019 NRL season.
Farah recent notched up 250 games with the Tigers.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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South Sydney Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess and wife, Phoebe have been looking at upgrading homes along the eastern suburbs' coastline.
They have been quietly seeking buyers of their Maroubra mansion (pictured above) before committing to any purchase.
Their four bedroom French provincial inspired home with swimming pool and home theatre was bought for $3.8 million in early 2016, with their daughter Poppy following soon after.
The couple are expecting their second child, with Phoebe indicating this week on instragram she was at 20 weeks.
The home, on one of Lurline Bay's most exclusive streets, is only minutes from the coastal walkway and the popular Mahon ocean rock pool.
Maroubra became their home base after they decided to offload their apartment on the Bondi Beach dress circle.
Burgess paid $2,065,000 for the off the plan apartment in the Pacific Bondi block in 2012, and sold for $3 million earlier this year. 
It was bought by CBRE Asia Pacific executive chairman Rob Blain and wife Julianne, the Hong Kong-based couple snapping the apartment up pre-auction through Beau Champion, Burgess' former team mate turned NG Farah Real Estate agent.
There had been a $2.7 million guide.
The Burgess's have been looking along the coast as far as Vaucluse.
In 2016 Burgess offloaded his former Rushcutters Bay home, the first property he bought when he arrived on Sydney's shores.
He paid $1,075,000 in 2011 for the apartment when he was just an NRL new-comer.
Located in the Advanx building, the two bedroom, two bathroom apartment sold at $1.8 million.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Leon McNiece, founder of Goodlife Health Clubs and more recently Totalfusion, and wife Michelle, have relisted their former Hawthorne home.
The couple have owned the Aaron Avenue home since they paid $4.7 million in 2007. In 2013 they traded up to six bedroom Hawthorne home nearby, paying $7.48 million.
They also own a $3.5 million weekender in Palm Beach.
Their redundant Hawthorne home, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-hawthorne-128704326" target="_blank">set on 605 square metres on riverfront land with its own pontoon</a>, is designed to take advantage of its waterfront position with views over the Brisbane River.
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There's four bedrooms, a home office, fully-equipped home theatre and an undercover entertainers deck.
Tropical gardens surround a salt water swimming pool.
Ray White East Brisbane agent David Price has the listing
McNiece, a fitness entrepreneur, established the Goodlife Health Club chain in 1998, selling the chain to Macquarie Leisure Trust for $60 million in 2007.
It was regarded as the second-most profitable business in the $60 billion fitness industry behind the big name Fitness First franchise.
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This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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The Woollahra garden apartment of Graham McConnonchie, co-founder of Zoggs swimwear goggles line, and his wife, Jeanette has been scheduled for August 20 auction.
The innovative goggles were created 26 years ago and then endorsed by Dawn Fraser.
They were the first brand to provide UV protection and split yoke straps.
The Figtree Lane apartment, which has three bedrooms and two bathrooms with 350 square metre space close to Cooper Park, has been listed by veteran Double Bay agent Peter Anderson.
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Set in a north facing bushland block of nine, it has been their home since 1994.
There have been around 20 sales of similar apartments among the 250 three bedders in Woollahra over the past year.
There have been two sales in the block at $2.8 million plus in the past two years.
Some 12 years after the launch of Zoggs, the brand was bought by the UK-based Kendal Group headed by Daniel and Leo Gestetner, with their son Neil remaining as its product development managing director. 
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Zoggs goggles co-founder's Woollahra apartment slated for auction

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Accomplished actor Aimèe Horne, best known for portrayal as Polly in the Australian tour of British comedy Fawlty Towers Live, has bought her first Sydney home.
She has snapped up a freestanding Leichhardt home (pictured above) for $980,000 before its scheduled auction.
It looks to be a savvy purchase with the home having traded for $960,000 three years ago.
The 1890s cottage has two bedrooms, attic storeroom, and separate living and dining areas with polished floors.
There's a renovated kitchen complete with cafe-style alfresco breakfast bar in the rear private outdoor entertaining area.
Hudson McHugh Leichhardt agent James Price sold the home.
The Adelaide-born actor has starred in productions for the Sydney Theatre Company, Company B and Griffin Theatre, was praised by the British funny man John Cleese in 2016.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Actor Aimèe Horne buys in Leichhardt

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Just weeks after an $11.3 million vacant New Farm block was sold, another nearby riverfront knockdown opportunity has hit the market.
It is 33 Maxwell St, a 941sq m block, in one of the city’s most prestigious pockets.
It features 18.3m frontage to the Brisbane river with private pontoon. 
Tina Quintner, who has owned New Farm Bikes for around three decades, has watched the cityscape evolve into a world city in this time. 
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Ray White New Farm agents Nicholas Given and Matt Lancashire said the opportunity was attractive for its development potential in Brisbane’s blue chip suburb.
Professional town planners have identified a number of potential development scenarios. Take advantage of the current demolition approval, bring your architect and town planner to what is one of Queensland’s most sought-after riverfront land opportunities,” Mr Lancashire said. 
It is within walking distance to the CBD, James Street precinct, Merthyr Village, New Farm Park and the redevelopment of the historic Howard Smith Wharves.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian
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Second prestige vacant New Farm block in just over a month on the market

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An Airlie Beach home in the historic Chesapeake Estate has hit the market with $3 million hopes.
The property <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-mandalay-128053370" target="_blank">dates back to the 1980s</a> when eccentric Kiwi millionaire Ron McDonald had a vision to create a 76 hectare compound community with a target market apparently of deposed African dictators.
Their welfare was to be ensured by a team of ex-SAS guards.
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McDonald made his money selling air-conditioning units in Saudi Arabia.
His brochures for the community dubbed, Parc Exclusif promised parklands, houses, apartments and a private hospital. 
After buying a steep rain-forested hillside just east of town, McDonald began building the infrastructure for the thwarted proposed estate.
The three bedroom Mandalay Road home is listed for $3 million by Robyn Tyson at Professionals Whitsundays agency.
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It is being sold by author and investor Bruce Bickerstaff, who bought the home from Hogs Breath Cafe chain founder Don Algie in 2000.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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Airlie Beach home with colourful backstory hits the market

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The expatriate former NRL bad boy Todd Carney has listed the first Sydney apartment he bought.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-wentworth+point-128961202" target="_blank">His redundant Wentworth Point unit</a> was bought in the days when when he was a young Canberra Raider, paying $395,000 for the one bedroom apartment in 2007.
Set in the Lipari building, opposite the Pulse health club and just footsteps to the lively Mediterranean-style piazza, the 86 square metre sixth floor apartment has been listed through Cobden &amp; Hayson Drummoyne agent Frank Colacicco at $480,000.
A year earlier the Goulburn-born Carney had cemented himself as an emerging half back star scoring 12 tries in 18 games in his breakout season.
He was on his way to being the 2010 Dally M medallist.
Now Carney is playing in the UK, having recently signed a short-term contract with Hull Kingston Rovers.
He played late last month under coach Tim Sheens.
His skills were praised post match, albeit not long on the field given he's only just flown to the UK.
Carney, who will wear the number 40 shirt during his time in east Hull, is seen as a key figure for the upcoming qualifiers campaign which begins this month as Rovers fight for Super League survival.
Carney first made the switch to Super League in 2015 when penning a two-year deal with Catalans Dragons, then the Salford Red Devils for the 2017 campaign. He is set to play against the Devils in the next round.
He was briefly back in Australia earlier this year to sign a deal with Queensland Cup side, Northern Pride, with a view to a return to the NRL.
The 32 year old retains an impressive portfolio including a Coogee two bedroom apartment that cost $880,000 near the beach in 2010.
Carney's portfolio includes a $607,000 one bedroom unit in Waverley.
He also bought an investment off the plan at Sans Souci paying $460,000 for the one bedder.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Todd Carney lists his first Sydney purchase in Wentworth Point

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Former ANZ chief economist Warren Hogan has listed in Cremorne.
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<div>Some $3.7 million is expected at its August 23 auction by Hogan and his wife Samantha, who are off to the upper north shore.</div>
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<div>Renovated since it last traded in 2012 at $1,525,000, <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/real-estate-agent/colin-craig-1394428/" target="_blank">Colin Craig at Ray White Lower North Shore</a> has the listing.</div>
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<div>Potential investor buyers have been given a $2500 a week rental estimate for the Davidson Parade home.</div>
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<div>Warren Hogan is an industry professor at UTS Business School and a former Federal Treasury official.</div>
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This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph</div>
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