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>.

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

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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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Casa Sul Mare, a strikingly contemporary home on the Henley Beach promenade in Adelaide, is under offer.
The modern home with keypad entry was built in 2012 after the former two level 385 square metre home was bought for $575,000 in 2011.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-henley+beach-130212834" target="_blank">It sits on the exclusive section of the Esplanade</a>, overlooking Henley Beach west of Adelaide. 
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The lower ground level of the home is the focal point, described as the party level.
Accessed by lift, on the floor is an infinity edge swimming pool with a space.
It's solar and electrically heated and has a fully remote controlled system with LED strip lighting.
Adjoining the pool is a home theatre lounge area with wall print of Hollywood A-listers Orlando Bloom, George Clooney and Angelina Jolie framing the projector screen.
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Also on the floor is a living and dining area, courtyard and a sauna.
On the ground level is the main kitchen, living and dining space which opens to a waterfront facing balcony complete with outdoor kitchen alfresco area.
There's a second casual living space at the rear of the home.
Upstairs on the top level sits the four bedrooms, each with their own ensuites.
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The Jarrah floored master suite comprising a private balcony, study area, bathroom and walk in wardrobe.
Toop &amp; Toop agents Bronte Manual and Anthony Toop had set a $3.5 million price guide.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Casa Sul Mare on Adelaide's Henley Beach under offer 

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Interior designer Jonathan Richards and his wife Olivia Benyon have sold their contemporary Darlinghurst home for $4.6 million.
It won a commendation in the 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards, with Richards acknowledging the project was very much a collaboration with his wife, Olivia Beynon.
Constructed in the 1890’s, the building saw a reworking by Promena Projects of the floor plan and rationalising of space to meet the modern needs of a young family of four, having lived in the space for some years before embarking on the renovation.
Located on West Avenue, it comes with a four bedroom house-like main residence plus two ground floor studio apartments.
There's private courtyard space plus roof terracing.
It was originally constructed as a two-level residence with a horse stable on the ground floor. 
Described by Richards as a “lovable mongrel”, the building through the years has had many different uses including a mechanic’s warehouse. 
It has been offered by BresicWhitney agents Shannan Whitney and Melinda Antella who suggest its design celebrates its industrial soul.  
The marble gas kitchen comes with Wastberg light fittings above the built-in leather banquette and oak kitchen table that make the hub for the family to gather. It is in lieu of a dining room.
The 1880s <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-darlinghurst-130936878%20%20%20" target="_blank">West Avenue property</a> had a buyers' guide of $4.7 million.
Richards had been a director at SJB Interiors before setting up a new company, Richards Stanisich, with fellow SJB director Kirsten Stanisich last year. 
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Interior designer architect Jonathan Richards sells Darlinghurst trophy home

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The Neil Clerehan-designed Barwon Heads mid-century modern has been snapped up weeks before its May auction for $6.75 million.
It was built in the late 1960s after the Gubbins family purchased their Riverside Terrace block on the river near Geelong for $1,960.
It traded for the first time in over three decades, having last sold for $160,000 in 1986 when bought by the Stasiuk family.
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The Gubbins family sold the home in 1978 for $111,000, and there have only been two subsequent owners since.
Set behind towering intact Moonah trees on a 1,620 square metre double block, the single level, double brick modernist home is strategically located as close to the water as much as possible.
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Its Fletchers Bellarine Peninsula listing agents exceeded their record breaking $6.5 million hopes.  
The record stood at $4.4 million, set in 2017 when a Paringa Lane waterfront sold quietly.
This article was first published in The Weekend Australian. 
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Neil Clerehan-designed Barwon Heads home snapped up pre-auction

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Hamilton's Newnham has been relisted for sale.
The agents are seeking offers above $3.8 million. 
The four-bedroom, three-bathroom grand-old dame of a home at 60 Riverview Terrace was constructed in the early 1900s.
It sits on 1026 square metres.
It was built in 1901 by department store owner William Overell.
In the late 1920s, the front verandas were closed in and arches and Taj Mahal inspired domes were added.
The property had previously been for sale for a year with a price guide in the mid-$3 million range.
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Hamilton's Newnham relisted with $3.8 million plus hopes

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Tudor Lodge, the Armadale landmark, has been offered to the open market for the first time in 64 years by the horseracing Dibb family.
The grand five bedroom home sits in 2,250 square metres of mature landscaped gardens <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-armadale-130591610" target="_blank">on Avalon Road</a>, one of the largest landholdings in Armadale.
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Kay &amp; Burton South Yarra agent Michael Armstrong, who is marketing the home with Michael Gibson, says the "true A grade property" will be a great test of the market.
They're asking between $11 million and $12 million.
The home is respondent with racing trophies.
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Landmark Armadale trophy home Tudor Lodge listed for $11 million plus

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A Jorge Hrdina-designed clifftop home at Killcare Heights, on the NSW Central Coast, has been listed for sale with $5 million hopes.
Sandstone, copper and hardwoods feature in the pavilion-style property, one of the most spectacular homes on the Central Coast.
It is the home of Chris Lee, the widow of former AAPT executive Lee Casey who in retirement wrote the book about the region titled The Bouddi Peninsula: A Very Special Place. 
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With sweeping ocean views back towards Sydney, the home was a collaboration in 2000 between Hrdina and John Fielding of Bellevarde Constructions.
The NSW chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects recognised the home in its 2003 housing category awards.
Hrdina noted the building had to feel anchored and balanced.
Having seen Machu Picchu, he wanted a heavy building that grew out of the ground.
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There are two 980 kilogram sliding glass doors facing into southerlies of up to 130 kilometres per hour.
Its interiors are anchored by a striking sandstone fireplace.
The 700 square metre building block, not far from the track to Putty Beach, cost $400,000 in 1995. 
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The Macdonald Street ridgeline home has been listed through Belle Property agent Cathy Baker.
The neighbouring property sold at $4.55 million in 2016 after six months on the market.
It was designed by Castlepeake Architects.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Spectacular clifftop Killcare Heights home listed with $5 million hopes

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Wetheral, the 1930s Moss Vale home constructed by the renowned builders Alf Stephens &amp; Sons, has been listed for sale.
The five bedroom home was built of full brick and tile on its 3,350 square metres of established gardens and lawns.
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It also has four bathrooms, grand formal rooms with an open fireplace, and a study.
There's an attached self-contained B&amp;B studio.
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The surrounding gardens features a chook pen, veggie garden and orchard.
Raine &amp; Horne Southern Highlands agents John Kidd and Lynette Anstee are marketing the home.
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1930s Moss Vale trophy home Wetheral listed

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The tightly held homes of Centennial Park have long featured among Sydney's top homes.
Indeed ever since Federation, the vantage point overlooking the park has been a desired location.
The best is found on Martin and Lang roads, that directly face the public parklands proclaimed by governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1811.
The two streets hold 18 of Centennial Park's top 20 house sales. There have been six homes that have broken through the $10 million barrier, the first in 2006.
Last year it was the tech-billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie who secured a $16.5 million record for Braelin, set on a 2149 square metre Lang Road parcel which had cost $12 million in 2015.
The single storey 1918-era mansion, which sold to the philanthropic couple, Brian and Gene Sherman through The Agency agent Ben Collier, was designed by architect Donald Esplin for lord mayor of Sydney, Sir Allen Taylor.
The family of the Atlassian co-founder were off to Double Bay with $100 million Fairwater in their sights. 
Historic Crossways, which ranks as one of the finest Federation Arts &amp; Crafts homes in Australia, holds second place.
The art collector Naomi Triguboff Travers bought the 1800 square metre holding on Martin Road from the Zavattaros family who paid $10 million in 2006.
It was designed by B.J. Waterhouse of Waterhouse &amp; Lake in 1908 for surgeon Dr Gordon Craig. 
Now set in Paul Bangay gardens, the property was renovated in the 1990s by architect Espie Dods for then owners, former McGuigan Wines director James Smiley and his wife, Jane.
Murralla, the Martin Road home, holds third place on the property podium. It fetched $12 million in 2015 having been the longtime home of Justice Deirdre O’Connor, the former Australian Industrial Relations Commission president, and barrister Michael Joseph.
The restored Queen Anne mansion, which sits on 2,300 square metres with championship all-weather tennis court with night lights, a pool and two-storey stables, was built after the building block's 486 pound sale pursuant to the 1905 Centennary Park Sale Conveyancing Act.
It was best known as the home of the late celebrity-maker Harry M Miller who paid $220,000 in 1973 and sold in 1979 for $567,000 to the gynaecologist Dr Robert Diamond and his wife, Elaine. In 1977 Miller hosted Prince Charles for Christmas drinks.
Harry M Miller joined writer Patrick White and other local residents in Jack Mundey's green ban protests to save Centennial Park in the early 1970s after the state government announced plans to bulldoze many of the private houses and concrete Centennial and Moore parks to provide an envisaged Olympic venue in a bid to host the envisaged games.
Muralla was the inspiration for the central family home location of the Patrick White book The Eye of the Storm.
The property was offered as a $6000 a week rental late last year.
Sibylla, the six bedroom Lang Road house, is currently for rent at $6000 per week. It was a rental too during the ownership of Elizabeth Dangar, the late doyenne of Australian market research, who named the house after her daughter.
She had transform the Federation into a modern version of an Italian Renaissance villa. In 2000 her koi carp died during a short-term $25,000 a week rental by director George Lucas, who had been filming Star Wars: Episode II at the nearby Fox Studios.
Centennial Park's popularity for overseas celebrity visitors saw the legendary Culture Club singe Boy George, on 2017 assignment as judge of The Voice Australia, rent the Leckie's Lactura for somewhere near $7,000 a week.
There are the three current significant trophy homes for sale.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-centennial+park-130433310" target="_blank">Warwick, the modernised Federation</a> which resonates charm, has been listed for sale through Ben Collier. The Martin Road home was once owned by the University of NSW as its residence for its Vice-Chancellor.
Walsholme, another parkside home comes with rooftop tower and terrace with wet bar. The Lang Road home with 12-foot pressed metal ceilings has been listed through Ballard Property.
Centennial House, modernised by architects Tobias Partners, has been listed for sale through Sothebys. There's been a $2.1 million spend on the Martin Road home since it last traded for $8 million in 2009. With Palladian symmetry, they sought to create a contemporary dwelling that would sit comfortably among its more traditional neighbours.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Warwick listed in tightly held Centennial Park 

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A beachside Yamba home in coastal northern New South Wales is on the market for the first time in almost 40 years.
The four bedroom, three bathroom residence located at 1 Church Street is a family-sized beach house.
Atherstone is described by Ray White Yamba agent Daniel Kelly as a classic Queenslander style residence.
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Mr Kelly said, relevant sales in the area suggest the value of the property "should sit somewhere above $1 million.”
Yamba is roughly 3 hours to the Brisbane CBD, 2 hours to the Gold Coast, and 8 hours from Sydney or a 1 hour flight.
Aetherstone is situated within a short walk of beaches, cafes, restaurants and the famous Pacific Hotel.
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Mr Kelly said "the owners have given very clear instructions to sell now."
The home goes to auction January 27.
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Beachside Yamba home listed after almost four decades

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One of Perth's most prized homes has hit the market at Mosman Park.
<a href="https://porteous.com.au/property/1-chidley-way-mosman-park-wa-6012/" target="_blank">The walled Chidley Way riverfront reserve mansion</a> was built by Burswood Casino founder Dallas Dempster in the 1980s.
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Much traded in the last decade, it has been offered by eye surgeon Phillip McGeorge and wife Katherine who have transformed the home since their $11 million acquisition in 2012.
The McGeorge's undertook a two year renovation at the home which is largely limestone and glass.
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A 25 metre lap pool runs along the front of the home which William Porteous at William Porteous Properties International Dalkeith is seeking offers around $16 million.
The McGeorge's bought the home on Chidley Point from the property developer Luke Saraceni who had paid $16 million for the home in 2008.
Its earlier owners included stockbroker and mining company investor David Rigoll; the Firepower boss Tim Johnston and wife Sandra; and Lorraine Copley.
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Perth's top sale this year has been the Taj on Swan site in Peppermint Grove for $17 million to businessman John Gillett, a former Moran Health Care executive.
The highest house sale was when the Seven West media tycoon Kerry Stokes spent $11 million on an inbetween home in Dalkeith.
He bought the home of mining company chairman Dr Wolf Martinick as a bolthole while he rebuilds his longtime riverfront mansion.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian.
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