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>

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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;

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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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SIERA kicks off construction at Northcliffe tower Exhale

Local Little Bay residents, along with buyers from premium postcodes across Sydney’s affluent Eastern Suburbs, have dominated purchases in developer-builder Urban Property Group’s first Eastern Suburbs apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a>.

The $250 million coastal project, one of the first new developments in the area in several years, has proven particularly popular with downsizers, especially those from Coogee and Bondi. One Double Bay downsizer paid $4.7 million for a four-bedroom penthouse, setting a new local apartment price record in the process.

Buyers have been attracted to the combination of coastal tranquillity, premium design and amenity-rich neighbourhood living. The walkable village setting, along with proximity to three of Sydney’s leading golf courses, New South Wales Golf Club, St Michael’s Golf Club and The Coast Golf Club, has also been a key drawcard.

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Built across two low-rise buildings designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/hill-thalis-architecture-urban-projects-pty-ltd">Hill Thalis</a> and set along a lush, landscaped green spine, designed by leading landscape architect <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/arcadia-landscape-architecture">Arcadia</a>, ESTE Little Bay offers a collection of one, two, three and four-bedroom residences with interiors by Richards Stanisich.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> Sales Director, Tom McIvor said the response to ESTE has been "nothing short of extraordinary."

“Buyers have been quick to recognise ESTE as a rare opportunity to invest in a coastal sanctuary that offers both seclusion and connectivity to the heart of Sydney,” McIvor said.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">SRM Residential</a> Senior Director, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">Clayton Ross</a> said the local market has responded incredibly well, driven by ESTE’s exceptional location and the rarity it offers.

“We’ve seen strong interest from a variety of buyer groups, all of whom are drawn to the exclusivity and quality of the build and construction by the 4.5-star iCIRT-rated builder / developer, Urban Property Group. There’s truly nothing else like it along Sydney’s coastline.”

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The project also includes robust buyer protections, including Resilience Insurance’s Latent Defects Insurance, providing 10 years of structural cover, and an independent iCIRT-rating of the developer.

“The iCIRT-rating adds another layer of confidence,” Ross added. “Buyers see it as a safeguard for their investment and their lifestyle.” A highlight of ESTE’s offering is its exclusive wellness amenities, including a heated rooftop infinity pool and outdoor heated spa, a state-of-the-art Technogym fitness centre, and a sauna.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a> is topped out and is on track to complete towards the end of 2026, with residents moving in before Christmas.

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Avon Court in Hawthorn has been formally listed for sale after being offered privately earlier this year with $45 million to $50 million price hopes.
The 2025 square metre nine bedroom mansion on a 4,250 square metre holding last sold for $19.8 million in 2014 in an off market purchase by the Du family from Kew.
The anti-underquoting marketing laws introduced by the Andrews Government in May last year means it has now a disclosed $40 million asking price.
The 4645 square metre property shares a side fence with ex-Australia Post boss Ahmed and Dionnie Fahour’s matrimonial Hawthorn mansion which was listed with $40 million to $44 million earlier this year, without success through Marshall White.
The 18-20 Shakespeare Grove offering has been described by RT Edgar agent Helena Chow as “one of Melbourne’s finest”.
It has been <a href="/expert-insights/buying/avon-court-hawthorn-21-million-sale-intrigue">sold many</a> times over recent years.
Autobarn boss Garry Dumbrell paid $20,250,000 in 2009 when it was sold by the former Richmond Football Club president Clinton Casey and his wife, Leslie.
Avon Court had traded for $5.7 million in 2003 with a rumoured $9 million or more spent on building two new wings, a cinema, gymnasium, sauna, 10-car garage and replacement tennis court.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Avon Court in Hawthorn listed with $40 million hopes

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Despite the roller coaster share price, Anthony Eisen the boss of the controversial by now pay later lender, Afterpay has bought on Wategos Beach at Byron Bay.
It's the holiday home previously rented by the likes of Kate Moss and Elle Macpherson, who paid $14,000 a week.
It was sold by Boorowa farmer Charlie Arnott, of the Arnott’s Biscuits family to the boss of the ASX-listed payday lender.
This week, Kim Kardashian promoted the digital lender which has been attracting the supervisory interest of the Australian Senate and banking regulators given debt vulture accusations. 
Arnott bought the Marine Parade property in 2009 for $5.5 million from Sausage Software founder Steve Outtrim.   
Overlooking Wategos Beach, is the epitome of a classic beach house.
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Set on the exclusive Marine Parade, The White House has been designed to frame the expansive ocean views from its elevated north facing location.
Four of the five bedrooms have ocean views, while the hub of the home is the second level open plan living and dining area which opens out to a large ocean facing entertaining deck.
The top floor of the striking tri-level home is occupied by the master retreat which has its own ensuite and private balcony, also facing the beach.
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The White House sits a few houses down from the Byron Bay record breaker, which has stood since 2006.
Sydney developer Danny Goldberg paid $16 million for Wategos House, a six bedroom beachfront set on 1,500 square metres opposite the popular Rae's on Wategos restaurant.
Boorowa farmer Charlie Arnott, of the Arnott’s Biscuits family, secured around $7.6 million.
Known as The White House, it was listed in September 2017 with initial hopes of $8.9 million, and sold after 90 days on the market by Ruth Gotterson, of McGrath, but the deal then fell through.
Eisen was found late last month as the replacement buyer.
This article was first published in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Afterpay boss Anthony Eisen buys Arnotts family heir Byron Bay trophy home The White House

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Scarborough, a luxury 30 hectare estate in the foothills of the Jamberoo Valley, has been listed for sale.
The private property, described as a <a href="http://www.inspiredre.com.au/property/19143997-jamberoo-nsw-2533/" target="_blank">modern classic Australian country home</a>, has views over the rolling countryside to the Pacific Ocean.
The 365 sqm, four bedroom home was built by Strongbuild at the end of a long sealed bitumen driveway.
There are multiple full-length windows and doors designed to take in the views.
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The surrounding lawned gardens feature citrus trees, while the terraced gardens below are planted with a mixture of bottlebrush and other native shrubs together with south coast rainforest trees. 
In the grounds there's 230,000 litres of water storage and gas boosted solar hot water.
Inspired Real Estate agents Perrie Croshaw and Leanne Pugh have the listing.
Jamberoo is a village around 11 kilometres inland from Kiama on the South Coast.
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Jamberoo Valley trophy Scarborough listed for $3.95 million

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A Lavender Bay Victorian terrace re-invented by the late interior designer George Freedman, has been listed for sale at $7.2 million.
Freedman undertook the transformation for the Halpern family in 2000, two years after the <a href="https://theagency.com.au/15408/2-waiwera-street-lavender-bay" target="_blank">Waiwera Street home</a> on its 172 square metre holding traded for $860,000.
It went on to sell for $4.05 million to the current vendor in 2011.
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It has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, an upper level media room and an Italian marble table in the open plan lounge and dining space.
The kitchen and second living space opens to a garden courtyard with pond.
The views of the harbour can be captured from the rooftop terrace which comes with an outdoor kitchen.
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The Agency's Dino Lee is marketing the property in conjunction with Ballard Property.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, the American émigré left an indelible mark on his adopted home town after he moved to Australia in the late 1960s to “Manhattanize” the headquarters of the Bank of New South Wales.
“For all the opulence in many of Marsh Freedman’s designs, it was always balanced with tempered restraint guided by Modernist principles,” wrote John Engelen of the dedece design store.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Lavender Bay trophy home with George Freedman interiors listed

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A newly built Sovereign Islands home, complete with vertical garden on its facade, has been listed at $6.98 million.
From the street, half of the home is covered with vertical gardens with automatic irrigation. 
The "green wall' was chosen to provide more interest with street elevations and provide a more approachable design. 
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The vacant 820 square metre waterfront block last traded for $1.38 million in late 2016 before the buyer, developer Roger Noble, engaged Zoran Architecture to build the opulent mansion, complete with interiors from Designer Details.
"A lot of thought went into the species of plant to use and we settled with rhipsalis from the succulent family as it best deals with the elements," Noble said.
It spans 1,085 square metres of living space across its three levels, serviced by an internal lift.
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Built to face north over the water, the full concrete <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-sovereign+islands-129127498" target="_blank">home on The Sovereign Mile</a> comes with cinema room.
The designer kitchen, finished in gloss charcoal oak veneer, is accompanied by a full butlers kitchen.
There's six bedrooms in total, including an opulent master suite with his and hers bathrooms and walk in wardrobes, and a separate one bedroom apartment.
The basement level has parking for six cars and a grotto entertainment area with wellness centre featuring a top of the range Sawo Scandia sauna.
Ray White Sovereigh Islands agents Edin Kara and Ali Mian have the listing.
The street record was set in 2009 when the three-level mega-mansion Utopya, filled with waterfalls and glass walls, sold for $9 million.
The Michael Tomlinson-designed six bedroom, 10 bathroom waterfront with 15 seat cinema on-sold for $7.25 million in 2014.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Newly built Sovereign Islands home with vertical garden facade home listed

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The Lakeside Retreat south of Port Douglas in the Mowbray Valley has $4 million hopes through Callum Jones from The Pink Agency.
The tropical five hectare estate borders pristine creek frontage.
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It features two Queenslanders, the main four bedroom residence designed by architect Garth Chapman.
Its wraparound timber verandah with two alfresco entertaining areas overlooks the swimming pool. 
The guest retreat, on its own adjoining two hectare plot, was built by the prior owner.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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Lakeside Retreat south of Port Douglas listed

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Churston Lodge, the 1930s Armadale home, has been snapped up before the weekend scheduled auction.
The four bedroom home with a Stuart Rattle renovation sits on a 1370 square metre Hampden Road holding.
It had a guide of $6 million to $6.5 million, having last traded for $1.05 million in 1995.
It was listed by the Toorak dentist George Paltoglou, who's little-used twitter handle is the "flossdaddy".
The home features an entry foyer with signature timber panelling.
There's a music room, a formal dining rooms and a formal sitting room with open fireplaces.
The pool is surrounded with bluestone flagstones along with a cabana.
RT Edgar agents Holly Gillham and Warwick Anderson sold the home, without price disclosure other than saying it fetched "significantly above" the reserve price.
An impressive 35 groups attended the first open for inspection.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Armadale trophy home Churston Lodge snapped up pre-auction

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Australia's most expensive home has hit the market which has reignited the optimistic obsession about a $100 million sale.
It's the Double Bay offering by the executors of the late Lady (Mary) Fairfax. 
The home, Fairwater, has been in the Fairfax media dynasty family since 1901 when Sir James Oswald Fairfax paid £5,350.
The two-storey, late Victorian mansion - which was designed by architect J. Horbury Hunt for stockbroker, Francis Joseph in 1881, is set on five subdividable blocks on exclusive Seven Shillings Beach. 
There will be no immediate formal website marketing for the home that dates back to 1881, but interested parties will be led through the landmark home by Christie's International agent Ken Jacobs.
Setting the benchmark, Jacobs sold the current national record setter, the neighbouring Elaine, for $71 million last year to billionaire Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar and wife Kim Jackson.
Fairfax Media has wrongly reported the listing went to Sotheby's.
Fellow Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes will no doubt be on Jacob's radar as a propsective buyer. He recently sold his Braelyn, his Centennial Park trophy, for $16.5 million.
James Packer, who sold his Vaucluse home La Mer for a record $70 million in 2016, Australia's second biggest sale, is unlikely to be interested despite offloading his Bondi triplex for $29 million earlier this year, given his desire to have a Barangaroo apartment as his bolthole for his rare trips back to Sydney.
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The wayward $100 million price estimate was based on extrapolating the 53-metre beach frontage premium to the entire 6,900 square metre land holding, with the New South Head Road frontage clearly unlikely to warrant the Seven Shillings beachfront premium.
The SMH headline suggested $100 million while the article speculated as high as $112 million.
The Fairwater listing today has immediately triggered a fresh bout of unsourced $100 million plus speculation.
The market has been tested before, but came up wanting as Aussie John Symond's opulent Point Piper mansion, once dubbed 'Aussie Stadium', was touted as having $100 million buyer interest from China, however the Aussie Home Loans founder <a href="/news/aussie-john-symond-listing-point-piper-harbourfront">opted against the sale.</a>
Phoneix Acres, in Vaucluse, sold for $65.25 million last year, having been listed with initial record setting hope.
Fairwater is the largest privately-owned harbour side landholding, spanning 11,210 sqm.
"Fairwater represents an extraordinary opportunity to acquire Australia’s most desirable residential holding," Jacobs said.
"The property’s appeal reflects its unquestionable position as Australia’s most revered and significant home. 
"It is remarkable that an estate offering such rare and unrepeatable features still exists in Australia today; this opportunity will not come again.
"A revered harbour side estate of this size, 5.5 kilometres from the CBD of a major international city is rare by any standard.
"Fairwater is a world class showpiece offering unprecedented attributes of historical significance, design circa 1882 by famed architect John Horbury Hunt."
Nine years later there were additions completed in the Arts and Craft style.
No price expectation or sales date have been issued, however Jacobs will be hoping to sell it for quicker than Elaine which took three years to sell.
The house is in better condition than next door, and it has often been referred to as likely to fetch more than Elaine. Jacobs will be hoping for a quicker sale than Elaine, which took <a href="/expert-insights/elaine-double-bay-the-tired-trophy-home-too-lonesome-for-one-billionaire-buyer">three years to sell.</a> Fairwater is 4100 sqm larger than Elaine.
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No formal price guide was ever offered on the 2013 listing of Elaine, but an absurd $100 million calculation published on its 2013 marketing debut in the Fairfax press cruelled its initially sale prospects. 
 
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For a brief time, the property was to be gifted to the people of NSW, but this proposition was later ditched.
"What is Fairwater without the garden, it's just another big old house," she said in 1990 when faced with $350,000 annual land taxes.
By 1996 Lady Fairfax said a trust of seven was being established to oversee the estate, headed by her close friend, the former chairman of National Australia Bank, Sir Rupert Clarke. 
Lady Fairfax made the announcement at the 1996 Monaco National Day celebrations but later declined to comment on her intended gift.
She had moved into Fairwater with her husband, Sir Warwick in 1969. The previous occupant was Sir Warwick's mother, Lady (Mabel) Fairfax, who died in 1965.
Fairwater is expected to attract strong overseas interest. 
The state government would secured $6.94 million stamp duty on the touted $100 million sale, and if the buyer is from overseas the duty payable on the purchase will be $14.9 million given an extra $8 million foreign buyer duty.
The listing comes just weeks after the will of the late Lady Mary Fairfax’s was revealed with some suggesting it was set to remain in the famous family’s possession for decades to come.
According to never before published provisions reported by The Australian, in her will the four beneficiaries are the US-based Warwick Fairfax Junior, adopted children Charles Fairfax and Anna Cleary, as well as lawyer Garth Symonds, Lady Mary’s son from a previous marriage.
Lady Mary's will which was written in 1999 did not include Sir Warwick's three children from his previous marriages. They were dubbed 'The Excluded Class'.
There is no explicit mention of how Fairwater is to be bequeathed in the will, although the trustees have the “power of sale” of all assets in the trust fund. 
Three executors were selected for their expertise in commerce, the law and finance — Lady Mary’s long-term adviser and confidante Bruce Solomon, former top tier lawyer and barrister Jim Momsen, and former KPMG partner Peter Done.
The fourth executor is Lady Mary’s longstanding personal assistant Lee Thomas.
Five months after Lady Fairfax's death, the title documents were transferred to the executors of the will.
The will does outline that “live-in” staff members employed by Lady Mary at the time of her death can “continue to live-in at Fairwater”. 
There was a fairly tasteless Fairfax Media article shortly after Lady Fairfax's death suggesting Sydney estate agents were circling the potential offering, though no facts were published.<img src="https://www.urban.com.au/images/2018/9/6/Mourning%20agents.JPG" alt="">
Source: Domain.com.au 23/9/17 
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Lady (Mary) Fairfax's Fairwater, Double Bay home to be sold

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Point Piper has its priciest listing since 2016 with the offering of the waterfront Routala.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-point+piper-129247630" target="_blank">Wunulla Road home</a> has been listed by Gordon Fell, founder of Rubicon property trust empire, and wife Phillipa.
Dr Fell, who has been a chairman of Opera Australia, recently founded hotel investment company Sequitur Hotels.
The Fells have listed the home given their three children have departed the home and the couple are travelling overseas more often.
They're looking to double their money, having paid a national record $28,750,000 in 2007 when buying from horse breeder Warwick Miller.
The harbourside mansion was bought just before the GFC, when Dr Fell sold his Rubicon property empire, which subsequently collapsed.
David Coe’s finance group Allco paid $331 million for the management company that oversaw Dr Fell’s $5 billion property funds empire Rubicon.
Allco later collapsed under its debt load. 
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Built in 1999 by leading architect Michael Dysart, Routala is set in 1,380 sqm of Myles Baldwin gardens.
It comprises six bedrooms, a home office, library, self-contained guest quarters and a formal dining room.
There's a 5,000 bottle climate-controlled wine cellar, fully integrated home cinema with wet bar and seven car basement garaging, complete with workshop and home gym.
Crowning the home is a rooftop terrace with views across Sydney Harbour.
Down by the water meeting the private deepwater jetty is a gas heated swimming pool, his and hers changing rooms and a kitchenette and a covered alfresco entertaining area with barbecue, fire pits and sunken seating.
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Gordon and Phillipa, who have work commitments overseas, renovated throughout in 2016. 
Brad Pillinger has the listing, with an economic campaign with 12 uninspiring images going up on website earlier this week.
The campaign doesn't feature any images back towards the house from the water.
Nor are there any drone shots, which for whatever reason have become ubiquitous in every house campaign these days.
There is a somewhat styled picture of the harbourside table, with empty wine bucket, some empty wine glasses with the plates about to be laid out.
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Last year's highest sale in Point Piper was the complication off market purchase of the half complete re-build of Deauville, which sold for $39 million.
The completed home would have been closer to $45 million, or more, but involved an undisclosed construction completion component.
It was bought by luxury car importer Neville Crichton, who sold his former Point Piper home for $62 million in 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
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Point Piper waterfront Routala listed for $55 million

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Aloha, a Spanish Mission-style Elsternwick home built by the Reece plumbing family has been listed for sale with a $2,395,000 asking price.
Built in the mid 1920s, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-elsternwick-128722518" target="_blank">the home</a> is described as Miami-style. It comes with the first Italian mosaic tiles imported into Australia in the downstairs powder room.
A restoration maintained the many glamous features from the era, including its classic terrazzo porch, the lead light windows and doors, Degue-designed light fittings and a copper Arts and Crafts fireplace.
Aloha is etched above the covered carport at the three bedroom St Georges Road address which has been restored since last sold at $480,000 in 1998.
Its first floor was originally built as a dance studio, which is now two bedrooms, a living area, kitchenette, bathroom and a terrace balcony for entertaining.
Rodney Morley and Rochelle Butt at Rodney Morley Real Estate have the listing. There have only been three owners with the Reece family selling in 1974 for $444,500.
The company was created by Harold Reece who sold plumbing products from the back of his truck. His first store was in nearby Caulfield with the company now having more than 450 outlets nationally.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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