The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

Joel Robinson

Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

Bottega House secures landmark riverfront site in St Lucia 

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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Melbourne had 90 million dollar suburbs in the three months to June 30, 2016.
It was up from 77 in March. 
There were just the three suburbs which entered the list for the first time in the June quarter with a median house price of $1 million or more.
Property Observer found two recent Toorak sales around its $4.5 million median price.
There was <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-122272074" target="_blank">a $4.2 million sale</a> on Leighton Court (above).
<img src="/images/2016/07/26/700_toorak2.jpg" alt="">
There was <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-121478674" target="_blank">a $4.3 million</a> on Orrong Road (above).
 
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Suburb"}'>Suburb</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Jun-16 Median"}'>Jun-16 Median</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TOORAK"}'>TOORAK</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4500000}'>$4,500,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EAST MELBOURNE*"}'>EAST MELBOURNE*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3520000}'>$3,520,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CANTERBURY*"}'>CANTERBURY*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2720000}'>$2,720,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BRIGHTON"}'>BRIGHTON</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2715000}'>$2,715,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ST KILDA WEST*"}'>ST KILDA WEST*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2427500}'>$2,427,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"HAWTHORN"}'>HAWTHORN</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2260000}'>$2,260,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CAMBERWELL"}'>CAMBERWELL</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2146250}'>$2,146,250</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BALWYN"}'>BALWYN</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2068750}'>$2,068,750</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MIDDLE PARK*"}'>MIDDLE PARK*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2000000}'>$2,000,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CAULFIELD NORTH"}'>CAULFIELD NORTH</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1994000}'>$1,994,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ARMADALE*"}'>ARMADALE*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1992000}'>$1,992,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MALVERN*"}'>MALVERN*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1970000}'>$1,970,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ALBERT PARK*"}'>ALBERT PARK*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1955000}'>$1,955,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KEW"}'>KEW</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1942500}'>$1,942,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"HAWTHORN EAST"}'>HAWTHORN EAST</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1930000}'>$1,930,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ELWOOD*"}'>ELWOOD*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1900000}'>$1,900,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MONT ALBERT*"}'>MONT ALBERT*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1890000}'>$1,890,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BLACK ROCK*"}'>BLACK ROCK*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1852500}'>$1,852,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KEW EAST*"}'>KEW EAST*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1835000}'>$1,835,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SURREY HILLS"}'>SURREY HILLS</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1835000}'>$1,835,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"GLEN IRIS"}'>GLEN IRIS</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1782500}'>$1,782,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SANDRINGHAM*"}'>SANDRINGHAM*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1767000}'>$1,767,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"HAMPTON"}'>HAMPTON</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1765000}'>$1,765,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BRIGHTON EAST"}'>BRIGHTON EAST</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1760000}'>$1,760,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"IVANHOE EAST*"}'>IVANHOE EAST*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1700000}'>$1,700,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MALVERN EAST"}'>MALVERN EAST</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1681000}'>$1,681,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BALWYN NORTH"}'>BALWYN NORTH</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1680000}'>$1,680,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MCKINNON*"}'>MCKINNON*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1650000}'>$1,650,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PORTSEA*"}'>PORTSEA*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1630000}'>$1,630,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CARLTON*"}'>CARLTON*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1610050}'>$1,610,050</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SOUTH YARRA"}'>SOUTH YARRA</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1602500}'>$1,602,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ELSTERNWICK*"}'>ELSTERNWICK*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1577500}'>$1,577,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CARLTON NORTH*"}'>CARLTON NORTH*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1500000}'>$1,500,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ASHBURTON*"}'>ASHBURTON*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1498000}'>$1,498,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MONT ALBERT NORTH*"}'>MONT ALBERT NORTH*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1490000}'>$1,490,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ALPHINGTON*"}'>ALPHINGTON*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1435000}'>$1,435,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SOUTH MELBOURNE*"}'>SOUTH MELBOURNE*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1425000}'>$1,425,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TEMPLESTOWE"}'>TEMPLESTOWE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1412750}'>$1,412,750</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"WINDSOR*"}'>WINDSOR*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1410000}'>$1,410,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ST KILDA EAST*"}'>ST KILDA EAST*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1405000}'>$1,405,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BEAUMARIS"}'>BEAUMARIS</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1400000}'>$1,400,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PARK ORCHARDS*"}'>PARK ORCHARDS*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1400000}'>$1,400,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"IVANHOE"}'>IVANHOE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1395000}'>$1,395,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CAULFIELD SOUTH"}'>CAULFIELD SOUTH</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1388000}'>$1,388,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"WONGA PARK*"}'>WONGA PARK*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1385000}'>$1,385,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ABERFELDIE*"}'>ABERFELDIE*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1382500}'>$1,382,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BOX HILL*"}'>BOX HILL*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1380500}'>$1,380,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PORT MELBOURNE"}'>PORT MELBOURNE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1380000}'>$1,380,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ESSENDON"}'>ESSENDON</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1377000}'>$1,377,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PRAHRAN"}'>PRAHRAN</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1370000}'>$1,370,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BENTLEIGH*"}'>BENTLEIGH*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1357500}'>$1,357,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ORMOND*"}'>ORMOND*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1330000}'>$1,330,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CAULFIELD*"}'>CAULFIELD*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1317500}'>$1,317,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CARNEGIE*"}'>CARNEGIE*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1300000}'>$1,300,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"FAIRFIELD*"}'>FAIRFIELD*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1275000}'>$1,275,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"FITZROY NORTH*"}'>FITZROY NORTH*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1275000}'>$1,275,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MOONEE PONDS"}'>MOONEE PONDS</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1265000}'>$1,265,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"DONCASTER"}'>DONCASTER</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1255044}'>$1,255,044</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ASHWOOD*"}'>ASHWOOD*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1244150}'>$1,244,150</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"FLINDERS*"}'>FLINDERS*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1240000}'>$1,240,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MOUNT WAVERLEY"}'>MOUNT WAVERLEY</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1226000}'>$1,226,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BOX HILL SOUTH"}'>BOX HILL SOUTH</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1225500}'>$1,225,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"RICHMOND"}'>RICHMOND</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1222500}'>$1,222,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MURRUMBEENA*"}'>MURRUMBEENA*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1220000}'>$1,220,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CLIFTON HILL*"}'>CLIFTON HILL*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1218000}'>$1,218,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BLACKBURN"}'>BLACKBURN</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1197750}'>$1,197,750</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ST KILDA*"}'>ST KILDA*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1190000}'>$1,190,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"STRATHMORE"}'>STRATHMORE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1182500}'>$1,182,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"DONVALE"}'>DONVALE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1180000}'>$1,180,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"NORTHCOTE"}'>NORTHCOTE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1170000}'>$1,170,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"WILLIAMSTOWN"}'>WILLIAMSTOWN</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1155000}'>$1,155,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"DONCASTER EAST"}'>DONCASTER EAST</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1150000}'>$1,150,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ASCOT VALE"}'>ASCOT VALE</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1141000}'>$1,141,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"GLEN WAVERLEY"}'>GLEN WAVERLEY</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1140500}'>$1,140,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BURWOOD"}'>BURWOOD</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1135500}'>$1,135,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"HAMPTON EAST*"}'>HAMPTON EAST*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1127500}'>$1,127,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BOX HILL NORTH"}'>BOX HILL NORTH</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1123000}'>$1,123,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PARKDALE*"}'>PARKDALE*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1105000}'>$1,105,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BENTLEIGH EAST"}'>BENTLEIGH EAST</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1080000}'>$1,080,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TEMPLESTOWE LOWER"}'>TEMPLESTOWE LOWER</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1080000}'>$1,080,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BULLEEN"}'>BULLEEN</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1061500}'>$1,061,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"HEIDELBERG*"}'>HEIDELBERG*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1061500}'>$1,061,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"VERMONT SOUTH"}'>VERMONT SOUTH</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1057500}'>$1,057,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MARIBYRNONG*"}'>MARIBYRNONG*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1030000}'>$1,030,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KEILOR*"}'>KEILOR*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1025000}'>$1,025,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"YARRAMBAT*"}'>YARRAMBAT*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1023000}'>$1,023,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ABBOTSFORD*"}'>ABBOTSFORD*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1012500}'>$1,012,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BRUNSWICK EAST*"}'>BRUNSWICK EAST*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1012500}'>$1,012,500</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BLACKBURN NORTH*"}'>BLACKBURN NORTH*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1004000}'>$1,004,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"CLAYTON*"}'>CLAYTON*</td>
<td data-sheets-numberformat='[null,4,"\"$\"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1000000}'>$1,000,000</td>
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Toorak triumphs atop Melbourne's 90 million dollar suburbs: REIV

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Tennis veteran Wayne Arthurs and wife, Caroline, have sold their Toorak home having it listed through Sotheby's International at $2.95 million.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-townhouse-vic-toorak-122821366" target="_blank">The Russell Barrett-designed townhouse</a> was bought for $2.475 million in 2014.
The contemporary home on 415 sqm has four bedrooms, a formal sitting room and a garden courtyard.
It was bought around the time their Kooyong home, with tennis court, was sold for $3.525 million.
The former Davis Cup player, who has coached at the National Academy since 2010, retired at Wimbledon 2007.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
 
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Wayne Arthurs sells Toorak home

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Melbourne business scion Tony Smorgon and his wife Jennifer Smorgon have set a fresh record price for Melbourne homes after the sale of their Toorak mansion for a reputed $24 million plus.
The newly built seven-bedroom home at 4 Robertson Street was bought by Shirley Ching Hua Hsieh.
The property was sold in around three weeks through Marshall White agent Marcus Chiminello.
The house was designed by Casper Architecture &amp; Design and Thomas Hamel Interiors and was offered with its specially designed furniture. The block cost $4.52 million in 2005.
This Toorak mansion is the most expensive house ever sold in Melbourne, but fell short of the Victorian record of $26 million at Portsea.
The Melbourne $24 million record was set by the sale of the former Baillieu family home at 39 St Georges Road, Toorak in 2010.
The old property, held for generations by the Baillieus, was bought by <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-70-million-stamoulis-mansion-in-toorak-could-be-australias-most-expensive-home-20150410-1mhbcb/" target="_blank">business scion Harry Stamoulis</a>, who knocked it down to build a mansion which was recently completed.
Portsea’s historic Ilyuka, a Spanish-mission style clifftop estate, changed hands for a record-topping $26 million in 2010.
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Toorak's record price home sold by the Smorgon family 

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Cloyne, the most glamourous of 1920s Toorak residences, has been sold again.
This time its been bought by emerging childcare centre entreprenuer, Darren Misquitta. He co-founded Oxanda Education whose program focusses on music, movement, creative play, social development and physical fitness. 
It's a home which can only be described as tempered eclecticism along with Karina, wife, and their two young children, who have been living at a classy Altona home.
The five bedroom, five bathroom Harold Desbrowe-Annear-designed house, with prominent port corchere on its Toorak Road frontage, last sold at $3.8 million in 2014 to a Chinese businessman and before that in 2011 at $3.5 million. No price has emerged yet after the Sotheby's International sale. 
Cloyne has a fascinating past after being built for Louis Nelken, reputedly a former Royal family butler, who married into the establishment Baillieu family. 
They finally left Cloyne with a swell party in 1955 attended by establishment families, Baillieu, Hordern, Myer, Manifold, Chirnside and even the Dekyvere's from Sydney.
The swinging 1960s then saw Coyne owned by the flamboyant playboy Don Busch. The tycoon, but inexperienced pilot, died in 1970 in a Mustang plane crash at Bendigo in country Victoria.
It sold in 1971 for $145,000 to Toorak hotelier William Drever.
Long describe as one of the most architecturally significant buildings in Melbourne, Sothebys agent Greg Herman it was "truly a Melbourne landmark".
Comprising grand entrance, formal sitting room, informal sitting/dining room and kitchen, they open north via French doors to the swimming pool and cabana.
There is a paneled study, ballroom and private guest quarters.
Cloyne comes with a jewel-like quality with a Venetian window motif.
Misquitta was best known as Killara Resources Limited's Indonesian based executive director.
He studied extensively through Europe, working closely with major financial institutions on risk management policies and international finance. He has also spent time in China studying Chinese commercial law.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian's Mansion Australia section.
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1920s Toorak trophy Cloyne sold

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A Toorak mansion belonging to the Smorgon dynasty has been offered for sale fully furnished in a very odd marketing move.
On its listing <a href="https://tenplay.com.au/news/national/may/lavish-melbourne-mansion-up-for-sale" target="_blank">Channel 10 News</a> speculated it was expected to be the most expensive property ever sold in Victoria.
The trophy estate at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/4-robertson-st-toorak-vic-3142" target="_blank">4 Robertson Street </a>would need to break the $26 million record.
The vendors are Tony and Jennifer Smorgon, members of the prominent Melbourne business family.
Its bespoke interiors were designed by the Sydney based Thomas Hamel which are included in the offering by agent Marcus Chiminello at Marshall White.
The Age reported insiders whisper that the home cost more than $15 million to build on land valued between $12 million and $14 million.
It has a six bedroom house and a self-contained apartment for staff.
The gardens, including a 25-metre pool and spa, were designed by Paul Bangay.
The house was completed in early 2012, designed by architect Russell Casper, with consultant architect Andy Skurman after a three year build.
Robertson Street has just half a dozen mansions and connects Grange and Orrong roads where Tony's brother, Norman Smorgon, and his wife, Tania, sold last year for $19.2 million to the Verrocchi family, who own the Chemist Warehouse empire.
Norman and Tony are the sons of businessman and philanthropist Jack Smorgon.
Portsea's clifftop estate, Ilyuka retains the Victorian real estate record at $26 million in 2010 while metropolitan Melbourne's house record stands at $24 million for the sale of the former Baillieu family estate on St Georges Road, Toorak to Harry Stamoulis.
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Toorak record price prospect listed by the Smorgon family

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More than $20 million is tipped for 1 Edzell Avenue,Toorak.
Perched over <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/1-edzell-avenue-toorak-vic-3142-2012714262" target="_blank">four levels above the Yarra River</a>, it has been listed through Kay &amp; Burton agent Ross Savas.
There's an infinity pool, lift, boathouse and private jetty, this freshly renovated and extended home maximises every inch of its select Toorak setting. 
A walled entry opens to the ground-floor panelled marble reception area, and on to living, dining and theatre rooms, a study, and a generous stone terrace facing the river, the infinity pool seemingly suspended over its banks. 
The first floor houses four bedrooms, including the master with en suite, walk-in wardrobe and dressing area. The two lower levels include a gym, climate-controlled cellar, four-car garage and large study. Luxury bespoke finishes give the home a warm, intimate feel throughout.  
Steps meander down through Paul Bangay-designed landscaping to a gazebo, boathouse, deck and jetty over the Yarra. 
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Toorak riverfront trophy home with $20 million plus hopes

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More than $6.5 million is expected when the Cecil family auction their Toorak family home next weekend.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-122376258" target="_blank">10 Cole Court</a> two-storey, three bedroom house sits on a 1047 square metre block.
It will be auctioned by RT Edgar agents Warwick Anderson and Ada Taylor.
The Cecil family are fourth generation owners of menswear retailer Henry Bucks
The home was converted in the 1950s by Sir Roy Grounds out of stables for the now razed Southdean estate.
Toorak's median house price is $3,510,000 according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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Southdean, Toorak stables conversion listed for auction 

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Just two Stephen Jolson designed apartments in the recent Toorak complex remain for sale.
The boutique development at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-toorak-121757586" target="_blank">29 Washington Street</a> comprises six apartments designed and furnished by Melbourne architect and interior designer Stephen Jolson.
It includes the ground floor garden apartment with private north facing swimming pool and the stunning first floor terrace residence with full length frontage.
The uber contemporary apartment 2 on the ground floor has three bedrooms, study, retreat, 2 ensuites plus powder room, study and pool.
The asking price is $6,295,000.
Apartment 3 on the first floor also features three bedrooms and three bathrooms with an asking price of $3,995,000.
Kay &amp; Burton agents Andrew Sahhar and Peter Kudelka are the listing agents.
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Stephen Jolson-designed apartments on Washington Street, Toorak

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The Toorak home of the former ANZ boss Mike Smith and his wife Maria, has been listed for sale.
Set in landscaped gardens with mature French lime trees, the five bedroom home comes with pool and a tennis court wrapped in hedging. 
The expressions of interest campaign closes March 22. 
It was designed by architect Wayne Gillespie with renovations by Rob Mills
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-121970422" target="_blank">Ross Savas at Kay &amp; Burton</a> is seeking $14 million plus.
Late last year Smith and his wife Maria purchased former Olympic Committee member Kevan Gosper’s three-bedroom apartment in <a href="/expert-insights/buying/kevan-gosper-sells-tower-of-power-south-yarra-sub-penthouse">South Yarra’s botanical gardens precinct</a>.
The Smith's paid $9.75 million for the Hopetoun Avenue home in 2008.
The retain the landmark Spray Farm winery on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Mike Smith and his wife, Maria bought historic <a href="/news/anz-boss-mike-smith-buys-historic-spray-farm-on-bellarine-peninsula">Spray Farm at Bellarine in 2014</a>.
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Retired ANZ banker Mike Smith lists Toorak home

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Cloyne, the landmark Toorak residence, has been seemingly sold again through Sotheby's International agents Greg Herman and Robert Curtain.
Other interested buyers have been advised there is a conditional contract on the property following an undisclosed accepted price offer.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-116643555" target="_blank">five bedroom, five bathroom Harold Desbrowe-Annear-designed house</a>, with prominent porte cochere on Toorak Road, last sold in 2014 at $3.8 million to a Chinese businessman who had a quick change of mind.
Its last disclosed asking price was around $4.3 million.
Back in 2011 it fetched $3.5 million. 
Cloyne is one of the few substantially intact homes designed in the 1920s by Harold Desbrowe Annear.
It was built at 611 Toorak Road, Toorak in 1926 for Louis Nelken, reputedly a former Royal family butler, who married into the establishment.
Louis Nelken married Lesley Chrystal Madden, the daughter of chief justice Sir John Madden, in 1921 dressed "in girlish frocking of white satin with georgette over-scallops and a bodice strewn with pearls."
Brother Guy Madden did the giving away, and a handful of relatives saw the knot tied in the Madden Cliveden flat parlour. The party then motored to the Alexandra Club. 
They finally left Cloyne with a swell party in 1955 attended by members of the Victorian establishment families, Baillieu, Hordern, Myer, Manifold, Chirnside and also the Dekyvere's from Sydney.
In the 1960s Coyne was owned by the then flamboyant playboy Don Busch, who commissioned an extensive refurbishment which was carried out over eight years. The tycoon, but inexperienced polite, died in early 1970 in a Mustang plane crash at Bendigo in country Victoria.
It sold in 1971 for $145,000 to Toorak hotelier William Drever at an auction by Ernest Trebilcock. Drever, who was accompanied by his lawyer Rodney Davidson, sold in 1992 to the Dutton family for $1.11 million. They resold in 1999 for $1.47 million. It was 
Long describe as one of the most architecturally significant buildings in Melbourne, Sothebys agent Greg Herman it was "truly a Melbourne landmark".
Comprising grand entrance, formal sitting room, informal sitting/dining room and kitchen, they open north via French doors to the swimming pool and cabana.
There is a paneled study, ballroom and private guest quarters.
Other owners of the historic home were the luxury car dealer Jeff Dutton and his wife, Gay, who sold in 1999 for $1.47 million.
The Australian Dictionary of Biography write that after World War I, Annear prepared several fine, simple designs which freely used the classical vocabulary.
"Notable among these are the graceful Church Street bridge, Richmond (1924), and Cloyne at 609 Toorak Road (1929), which has a jewel-like quality and is unified by the judicious repetition of a Venetian window motif.
"Such excellent buildings as Cloyne have unjustly been presented as an embarrassment by some of Annear's later admirers, but he believed those who argued for a utilitarian architecture were asking for a non-architecture: they 'did not know definitely what architecture consists of'.
"In fact he pursued throughout a tempered eclecticism," <a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/annear-harold-desbrowe-5036">it suggested</a>.
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