Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

Joel Robinson

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

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The buyer of a Toorak mansion for $19.1 million – at $5 million over the quoted price range – has been slow to hand over the deposit after its recent private auction.
The price of 2 Myvore Court two weeks ago threw pricing in the top end of the upmarket Melbourne suburb into exaltation - and now confusion.
But agents are adamant the sales are intact.
The Australian Financial Review pinpointed the buyer as Orna Ida, the wife of expatriate businessman Yoav Ida.
Her lawyer Jonathan Kenny, who bid for Ms Ida at the May 30 auction, said he had indications the deposit was coming.
"My instructions are that they're on the way.
"As far as I know, not [yet received]," Mr Kenny told The Australian Financial Review on Tuesday.
Toorak had a median house price just above $4.2 million in February, CoreLogic figures show.
"Toorak's alive with the sale, but it's not a sale yet because the deposit hasn't been paid," buyers' agent David Morrell said.
"It's nuked the market. Every vendor in Toorak now thinks his house is worth $4 million or $5 million more than the reserve."
"It is a Melbourne Game Changer," buyers advocate Mal James said of the sale in an article he published online and then subsequently withdrew when word swept around the market.
The mansion developer Chris Holland recently completed at 2 Mysore Court.
There has been another Toorak purchase by the Ida family in limbo too.
Kenny also helped other members of the family buy 3 Myvore Court – which sold two days after 2 Myvore Court for reportedly more than $8 million.
Kenny said Ms Ida, a citizen of both Australia and Israel, was not currently in Australia.
Real estate agent Jock Langley of Abercromby's, who marketed 2 Myvore Court, declined to discuss the sale with the AFR.
"The property's sold," Mr Langley said. "I'm not prepared to have any discussion with you in relation to any part of the sale. We're not at liberty to discuss it."
Kay &amp; Burton agent Andrew Sahhar, who handled the $8 million plus sale of 3 Mysore Court, also declined to comment.
There has been unconfirmed reports of an unpaid deposit for a $9 million plus Woorigoleen Road sale through Marshall White.
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Vendors await deposits from Toorak mansion buyers in $36 million spree

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A five bedroom Toorak house has been listed for sale.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-125303894" target="_blank">57 Grange Road</a>, the 1474 sqm property was designed by architect Nick Saunders with gardens by Jack Merlo.
It was last sold in 2001 for $1.775 million and again in 1998 for $1.4 million while the block of land was sold in 1978 for $169,500
The family room features open fireplace and extends to a north west facing blue stone terrace.
Dining room overlooks swimming pool with extensive garden and tennis court.
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Living areas are served by marble kitchen featuring state-of-the-art appliances.
The main bedroom that features a dressing room, ensuite and study room offer views of the surrounding landscape.
Upstairs consists of four bedrooms all with its own walk-in robes/built-in robes and two central bathrooms.
A rumpus room is also available and has a bar plus a glass walled Olympic sized gym.
Other features include a five car garage and a self-contained granny flat.
Expressions of interest closes on June 14 and it is offered through Marshall White agents Marcus Chiminello and Nicole French.
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Nick Saunders-designed Toorak house listed

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An expatriate Australian family has paid just short of $20 million for a new five-bedroom Toorak home.
It was a four-level house on a 790-square-metre block at 2 Mysore Court that fetched $19.8 million.
It sold at an invitation-only private auction held by Abercromby’s Real Estate agent Jock Langley who had suggested a $14 million price guide. 
The mansion has extensive smart technology, an 18-seat cinema and an infinity pool with a lift providing access to its four levels. It provided 100 square metres of living and entertaining areas, plus a six-car basement garage.
It cost property developer Chris Holland $4.45 million in 2015 before he built the new glass encased home developed with interior designer wife Wendy.
Jack Merlo landscaped gardens now surround the home on its 790 sqm block.
The architect designed five bedroom home offers around 100 sqm of family living and entertaining space.
A rooftop entertaining terrace with rumpus room comes with views of the Melbourne city skyline.
A stand out feature is the cutting edge, THX certified 18 seat cinema with bar.
The smart home embodies integrated entertainment systems throughout, plus C-Bus and a solar panel system.
There's a climate controlled wine cellar, gym, games room and tranquil infinity pool with water wall courtyard.
Four of the six homes on the cul de sac had sold last year, with one at $7.25 million.
This neighbouring 1980s-style house with a tennis court at 3 Myvore Court has now resold for $8 million plus ahead of its scheduled Kay &amp; Burton auction.
The property sits on 1324 square metres of land.
The exclusive Toorak cul-de-sac is near the corner of Toorak and Glenferrie roads.
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$20 million Toorak home bought by expats

Toorak the most expensive Melbourne suburb to purchase property: REIV

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A five-bedroom Toorak mansion designed and owned by commercial architect Theodore Berman, who died last month, has been sold for more than $17 million.
The price of the single-level home on 2221 square metres at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-125246778" target="_blank">1 Heymount Close</a> marks a slight premium to the neighbouring property on 2322sq m that sold in March for $16.7 million. 
The buyer was a local, selling agent Rodney Morley said though demand from Asian buyers was also strong.
Berman was a commercial architect who designed many of the country's Parkroyal hotels.
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Toorak mansion sells for $17 million 

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The Davis Cup coach Lleyton Hewitt and wife Bec have spent $12.7 million on a newly built Georgian style Toorak residence.
It comes after the Hewitt's recent departure from Sydney with the recent $5 million sale of their home in Kenthurst which cost $3 million in 2006, just before he won the Queen's Club Championship in Wimbledon. Bec and Lleyton were both big celebrities in their own right before they combined their star power, after a whirlwind romance in 2005.
He was the then Wimbledon champion and she was a star of the enduring soapie, Home and Away.
There's no tennis court on the Hewitt's new Toorak abode set on one of Toorak's finest boulevards.
The new Georgian style residence was recently built by Peter Johnston's Royale Constructions.
Their Melbourne base, a $10 million penthouse atop the Yve building on St Kilda Road remains for sale on the Sotheby's International website.
The apartment offers 710 sqm internal space and 443 sqm outdoor living space over levels 19 and 20.
The couple are now spending most of their time in Melbourne, although he has a new endeavour, leading the elite Albany Tennis Academy at Windsor High School in The Bahamas where they first moved  when they purchased a $3.8 million property in 2009.  
"This new chapter of my career at the Albany Sports Academy allows me the opportunity to train, lead and grow rising stars from around the world in the game I love," Hewitt said on its launch earlier this month. Albany is a luxury resort community jointly owned by Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els.
This article was first posted in the Saturday Telegraph.
 
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Lleyton and Bec Hewitt spend $12.7 million on Georgian Toorak trophy home

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Veteran Melbourne caterer Peter Rowland and wife Susan have sold their longtime Toorak mansion which was listed last month with $10 million hopes through Marshall White Armidale agent Justin Long.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-124803974" target="_blank">Their elegant Parisian style home</a> complete with large banquet hall with antique limestone fireplaces had been home for three decades having bought the 748 sq m block for $1,175,000 in 1991.
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Its facade was such a hit that a spate of copycat homes followed in the neighbourhood.
The sale possibly topped $100 million in trophy home sales so far this year.
Another quick Toorak sale saw ANZ chief financial officer Nick Freeman sell his contemporary five bedroom home opposite Toorak House which had $6 million hopes through Abercromby's.
There's still no settlement on the former Toorak house of his ex-boss Mike Smith, who sold his home earlier this year on its second marketing campaign.
It looked like the retired banker had found a buyer late last year, however the deal fell through after the Chinese buyer failed to get Foreign Investment Review Board approval. 
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian Mansion Australia section. 
 
 
 
 
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Veteran Melbourne caterer Peter Rowland sells grand Toorak Mansion

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The tennis icon Lleyton Hewitt and wife Bec have been spotted coming and going from a newly built Georgian style Toorak residence.
But it's not yet apparent if they are renting or have bought the recently sold prestige property.
It comes after the Hewitt's formal departure from Sydney with the recent sale of their redundant home in Kenthurst.
Settlement shows they sold the seven bedroom Kenthurst retreat for $5 million after being on the market for around two weeks last spring through Guardian Realty agent Gavin Wakely.
The luxury Kenthurst family home came with a golf green with bunker and practice net, outdoor entertaining area with built in barbecue, pool plus two tennis courts.
The couple had paid $3 million in 2006, just before he won the Queen's Club Championship in Wimbledon.
There's no tennis court on the Hewitt's new Toorak abode.
Set on one of Toorak's finest boulevards, the new Georgian style residence was recently built by Peter Johnston's Royale Constructions.
It had been a 1960s architect designed home before it was bulldozed by Johnston who paid $3.81 million in late 2015.
Their Melbourne base, a $10 million penthouse atop the Yve building on St Kilda Road remains for sale on the Sotheby's International website.
The apartment offers 710 sqm internal space and 443 sqm outdoor living space over levels 19 and 20.
The couple are now spending most of their time in Melbourne, although he has a new endeavour, leading the elite Albany Tennis Academy at Windsor High School in The Bahamas where they retain a home.
"This new chapter of my career at the Albany Sports Academy allows me the opportunity to train, lead and grow rising stars from around the world in the game I love," Hewitt said on its launch earlier this month. Albany is a luxury resort community jointly owned by Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els.
Bec and Lleyton were both big celebrities in their own right before they combined their star power, after a whirlwind romance in 2005.
He was the then Wimbledon champion and she was a star of the enduring soapie, Home and Away.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Tennis icon Lleyton Hewitt checking out Toorak trophy

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A Toorak riverfront home has been sold just two and a half weeks after hitting the market, for a figure close to its asking price.
Marshall White Armadale selling agent Justin Long secured the sale of <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-toorak-124683646" target="_blank">106 St Georges Road</a> at an undisclosed, but it’s understood to be in the vicinity of $9.5 million. 
A family bought the five- to six-bedroom house, which boasts its own private jetty at the foot of the 1750 sqm block.
It is one of just 22 or 23 Toorak homes to border the Yarra River, according to Long.
The house was designed to offer river views from its two levels, with each room opening to north-facing balconies, overlooking lush gardens and a riverside pool.
CoreLogic records show the property’s last sale before this was in 2015 for $7.5 million.
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Riverfront Toorak trophy home sold

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Chinese buyers have trumped local bidders for properties in Melbourne’s upscale suburb of Toorak, with more than $50 million of property sold there over the past weeks.
Theses deals include 2 Heymount Close (above) and 9 Hill Street, with the two mansions selling for a combined $31 million at private auctions, according to Fairfax Media.
Buyers’ advocate David Morrell, who bid on behalf of local buyers for these homes, told Fairfax Media that Chinese buyers were back in the market over the past weeks after disappearing for nearly 12 months.
Describing the scenes at the private auctions, Morrell said buyers were bidding against each other through Mandarin- or Cantonese-speaking agents.
Both properties sold well over the reserve — the Hill Street property was on the market at $14 million and sold for about $14.6 million.
The four-bedroom home at 2 Heymount Close — with scope for redevelopment — was on the market at about $16.15 million and sold for $16.72 million.
“We can’t make the numbers stack up,” he said. “It’s not that we can’t afford it, but we just don’t want to be overpaying.”
The marketing for the two properties was done by Michael Gibson at estate agents Kay &amp; Burton.
The purchases by Chinese buyers comes in despite China tightening the screws to contain capital outflows from the country.
The equivalent of $275 billion exited the country via yuan payments through the 12 months to October 2016, versus a $101.5 billion inflow in the same period of 2015, as the Chinese currency weakened to an eight-year low against the dollar, Bloomberg reported.
Last month, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison had ordered the forced sale of 15 residential properties in Victoria and Queensland bought illegally by buyers from China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, the UK and Germany.  Of the 15, six were owned by Chinese.
“Last year there was half the number of transactions as there were the year before — you’ll find this quarter there’s even less,” Morrell said.
“And you only need to drive around Toorak and see why — everyone’s renovating.”
A five-bedroom Victorian terrace on about 1050 square metres at 1 Cross Street is believed to have sold for about $8 million to a local buyer.
Kay and Burton declined to comment on any of the prices, but said three of the four properties were sold to local families.
"Local buyers have been out in force this year, greater than last year,” Gibson said. 
“Not everyone gets off an aeroplane and buys a property — that happens infrequently these days,” he added.
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