Busy developer Aqualand Prestige has formally taken the next step in its expansion across Sydney's Lower North Shore, lodging a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for its long-held Archer Street site in Chatswood.

The application covers <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/51-55-archer-street-chatswood-nsw-2067">51-55 Archer Street</a>, a 1,767 sqm amalgamated site on the eastern edge of the Chatswood CBD, where the developer is seeking approval for a 45-level mixed-use tower delivering 114 apartments, including a significant affordable housing component, alongside retail, commercial space and six basement levels of parking.

The SSDA marks the latest milestone for a project Aqualand has been quietly progressing over the past two years. The developer first secured the site for its Aqualand Prestige platform before undertaking an alternative design excellence process with PTW Architects, ultimately avoiding a formal design competition through the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The proposal has evolved considerably from Aqualand's original concept. The revised scheme has been designed around larger owner-occupier product, with an unusually high proportion of three and four-bedroom apartments, targeting the more affluent buyer profile, and downsizer, emerging across the North Shore.

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The 114-apartment mix comprises six studios, 27 one-bedroom apartments, 18 two-bedroom apartments, 50 three-bedroom residences and 13 four-bedroom homes. A quarter of the building will be dedicated to affordable housing, well above the mandated 15 per cent&nbsp;

PTW has structured the building vertically, with affordable housing across levels one to six, premium apartments through levels seven to 31, duplex skyhomes on klevels 32 to 43, a penthouse on level 44, and a rooftop plant level above. Six basement levels will provide resident parking and servicing.

The tower is proposed to reach approximately 154 metres, placing it among a growing collection of residential high-rises transforming Chatswood's skyline.

Rather than competing purely on height, PTW says the design has been driven by creating a slimmer tower capable of delivering significantly larger apartments.

"The primary objective of this project was to create a distinctive building that stands out from the recently approved or built structures in the Chatswood area," the design report states, noting the structural efficiency allows greater investment into apartment quality and resident amenity.

Residents would have access to more than 450 sqm of communal open space including landscaped gardens, swimming pool, rooftop entertaining areas, fitness spaces, community gardens, children's play areas and barbecue facilities.

A major focus of the design has been the public domain.

The ground plane has been opened up through landscaped terraces inspired by Willoughby's sandstone ridges, with native planting, public seating, artwork, retail activation and a series of gathering spaces intended to soften what has traditionally been a hard commercial streetscape.

The landscape strategy references Blue Gum forests once common throughout the area, while incorporating Indigenous storytelling, public art and lighting installations to strengthen the connection to Country.

Chatswood has been one of Sydney's busiest apartment markets over the past 12 months, with a steady pipeline of both new project launches and fresh development applications.

Hyecorp recently launched Celine, a 122-apartment development just along Archer Street, while Changfa and Huirong Group are progressing The Anderson, an 84-apartment project on Anderson Street.

Develotek recently secured approval for a 101-apartment tower on Pacific Highway, while Tian An LFD received the green light for Hammond Greens, its apartment development on the edge of the Chatswood Bowling Club.

Commercial property developer FiveX is also making its move into the residential market. Last month it lodged plans for a 61-storey tower with 490 apartments, which, if approved, would become one of the tallest residential buildings in Chatswood.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-fivex-targets-chatswood-skyline-with-61-storey-tower-after-north-sydney-plans">First look: FiveX targets Chatswood skyline with 61-storey tower after North Sydney plans</a>

Aqualand is also expanding its development pipeline following the launch of its luxury residential brand, Aqualand Prestige. The developer has delivered a string of high-end apartment projects across Sydney's affluent suburbs over the past decade, most recently AURA by Aqualand on Walker Street in North Sydney.

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It has since quietly assembled its next wave of projects.

Earlier this year Aqualand launched Boronia in Roseville, a boutique 111-apartment development on Larkin Street. The project is one of the first significant apartment developments to launch in the suburb ahead of what is expected to become one of Sydney's most active new housing precincts under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing reforms, which allow greater density around train stations.

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The developer has also lodged plans for a two-tower, 413-apartment development on Herbert Street in nearby St Leonards, further strengthening its presence across the Lower North Shore.

Beyond that, Aqualand remains behind the final stage of Barangaroo, where plans will deliver a five-hectare mixed-use precinct comprising new homes, retail, hospitality and community facilities, alongside a new Metro entrance and more than two hectares of public open space, completing the Barangaroo precinct.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/central-barangaroo-development-takes-big-step-with-concept-proposal-approval">Central Barangaroo development takes big step with concept proposal approval</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-aqualand-joins-st-leonards-apartment-party">First look: Aqualand joins St Leonards apartment party</a> 
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First look: Aqualand pushes ahead with Chatswood apartment tower as SSDA lodged for Archer Street

Mass timber is becoming an increasingly popular construction material in apartment developments, but Adelaide developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/otello">Otello</a> is taking the approach a step further.

At its new <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flowe-bowden-18-gibson-street-bowden-sa-5007">Flowe Bowden</a> development, the exposed cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure isn't just about reducing the building's environmental footprint. It also forms the foundation of a broader wellness strategy, influencing everything from indoor air quality and natural materials to the way residents move through and experience the building.

The 115-apartment mixed-use development, designed by Melbourne-based architecture practice Fieldwork, will occupy a prominent island site opposite Bowden Village Reserve, combining one, two and three-bedroom apartments with retail and a dedicated wellness destination.

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Wellness isn't confined to a gym or shared resident facility at Flowe. Instead, Fieldwork embedded the concept into the building itself.

The development has been split into two residential wings connected by a naturally ventilated central breezeway, replacing traditional enclosed corridors with open-air walkways that improve natural light, encourage cross ventilation and create more opportunities for neighbourly interaction.

"Rather than treating wellness as something that only happens on the ground floor, our response integrates it throughout the building, which led us to ask what it really means to design a healthy building," Fieldwork Director Quino Holland said.

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The building's architecture also reflects Bowden's industrial heritage. The lower podium references the area's historic brick and sandstone buildings, while the upper levels transition to exposed CLT, allowing the timber structure to become a defining feature throughout the apartments and shared spaces.

The use of mass timber sits alongside a range of sustainability initiatives, including a fully electric, gas-free design, rooftop solar and a targeted 5 Star Green Star rating.

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Inside the residences, the focus remains on natural, durable materials. Blackbutt engineered timber flooring, exposed CLT ceilings, porcelain surfaces and warm timber joinery create a calming interior palette, while low-VOC finishes and responsibly sourced materials have been selected to improve indoor air quality.

Kitchens have been designed as the centrepiece of each apartment, featuring porcelain island benchtops, timber-look cabinetry and brushed steel tapware, with layouts that maximise natural light and ventilation.

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The more traditional interpretation of wellness comes in the form of Level Eleven, a two-storey wellness club spanning the ground floor, mezzanine and first floor.

The facility will include a gym, yoga and reformer Pilates studios, Finnish and infrared saunas, magnesium hot and cold plunge pools, and dedicated recovery spaces. Unlike many residential wellness facilities, Level Eleven will also operate commercially, allowing the broader Bowden community to access the venue while giving residents exclusive membership benefits.

The ground floor has also been designed around everyday living. A café overlooking Bowden Village Reserve will activate the street frontage, while a bike workshop with tool storage, co-working space and dog wash has been incorporated to support daily routines and encourage interaction between residents.

"Flowe brings together my two biggest passions, creating places and creating healthier lives," Otello founder Daniel Harris said.

"We wanted to create something Adelaide hasn't seen before, a genuinely healthy building, where the way you live is lifted without even trying."

Flowe is positioned directly opposite Bowden Village Reserve and within walking distance of Bowden Railway Station and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, placing future residents just minutes from the Adelaide CBD while remaining connected to one of the city's most established urban renewal precincts.

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Not all apartment amenities are immediately visible.

Swimming pools, gyms, rooftop terraces and residents' lounges have long featured on buyers' wishlists, but as the way Australians live has changed, so too have the features that make apartment living more convenient.

Increasingly, buyers are placing value on the practical aspects of day-to-day life. Fast internet, EV charging, secure bike storage, flexible workspaces and parcel management are becoming just as relevant as lifestyle amenities, reflecting changing habits and expectations.

Online shopping has been one of the biggest drivers of that shift.

Australians spent a record $82.6 billion shopping online in 2025, with almost one in every four retail dollars now spent digitally, making parcel deliveries a routine part of everyday life rather than an occasional convenience.

For apartment residents, however, receiving those deliveries isn't always straightforward.

Without someone home to accept a parcel, deliveries can be redirected to a nearby Post Office, left in building foyers or common areas, or require building management to temporarily store packages. As apartment living continues to grow across Australia's cities, parcel management has become an increasingly important consideration for both residents and developers.

Australia Post's Parcel Locker network is one response to that shift.

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Rather than relying on home delivery, eligible parcels can be directed to a nominated Parcel Locker, where they're securely stored until collected. Once a parcel arrives, residents receive a notification through the AusPost app or SMS and can retrieve it using a one-time code or QR code at a time that suits them.

The network has expanded to more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with Parcel Lockers positioned at Post Offices, shopping centres, supermarkets, transport hubs and, increasingly, within or alongside residential developments.

That growing presence reflects a broader change in how apartment buildings are being planned.

Developers are increasingly considering the operational side of apartment living alongside traditional lifestyle amenities. Just as secure mailrooms, bicycle storage and EV charging have become more common inclusions, parcel management is emerging as another feature that supports everyday convenience.

It also helps preserve the arrival experience within a building. Carefully designed lobbies and communal spaces can quickly become cluttered when deliveries accumulate, while secure parcel solutions reduce the likelihood of missed deliveries or parcels being left unattended.

For buyers comparing apartments, these everyday details are becoming part of the decision-making process.

Location, floorplans and finishes remain fundamental, but the features that simplify daily life are carrying greater weight than they once did. As online shopping continues to shape consumer behaviour, secure parcel delivery is increasingly becoming another amenity worth looking for.

Parcel delivery is joining the apartment amenity checklist

Inca Property Group has lodged a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Dawn, a 53-apartment oceanfront development overlooking Mona Vale Beach.

The proposal, at 35-39 Darley Street East, would replace an existing 18-apartment strata building with a new owner-occupier-focused development comprising 53 two and three-bedroom apartments, including nine affordable built-to-rent residences delivered under the State's infill affordable housing scheme.

Positioned on a 2,679 sqm elevated site around 280 metres from Mona Vale Beach, the development has been designed to maximise panoramic ocean views while responding to the site's sloping topography.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/inca-property-group">Inca Property Group</a> Managing Director Josh Thompson said the State Significant pathway provided greater certainty for projects of this scale.

"This State Significant pathway gives the team real certainty to progress <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/dawn-35-39-darley-street-east-mona-vale-nsw-2103">Dawn</a> through to completion," Thompson said.

"It allows us to acquire a one-off site, design it carefully and deliver the right offering for the suburb, assessed by the NSW Government's planning department."

The project is one of the first developments in the area to be assessed under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy, with the site sitting on the edge of the policy's designated inner area.

The proposal includes three basement levels providing 124 car spaces, alongside a range of resident amenities including a swimming pool, gym, sauna, wellness facilities and private plunge pools for selected ground-floor and penthouse apartments.

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Thompson said Dawn had been designed specifically for owner-occupiers and downsizers, a buyer profile that has driven demand across Inca's recent Upper North Shore developments.

"The majority of buyers in our recent North Shore projects have been downsizers, and we are learning exactly what this market is looking for. Beyond the location itself, we have included resort-style amenities to deliver a genuine lifestyle offering," Thompson said.

Located within walking distance of Mona Vale Beach, the town centre, Mona Vale Golf Club and the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Dawn represents Inca's first Northern Beaches project following the sell-out of Tara on Park in Waitara and Ellis Residences, currently under construction in St Ives.

Construction will be undertaken by Inca's in-house construction arm, GOP Constructions.

Dawn is the latest major apartment proposal for Mona Vale, with the suburb emerging as one of the key beneficiaries of the NSW Government's new Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy.

New developer One Living, led by industry veteran Joseph Scuderi, recently secured a site on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, where it is planning around 140 apartments.

IPM is also planning its third project in Mona Vale, significantly increasing the scale of its previous developments with an 82-apartment proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/159-167-darley-street-west-mona-vale-nsw-2103">159-167 Darley Street West</a>, opposite Bayview Golf Course and less than 800 metres from Mona Vale town centre.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/one-living-enters-sydneys-new-apartment-market-with-northern-beaches-site-acquisition">One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-ipm-plans-third-mona-vale-project">First look: IPM plans third Mona Vale project</a>

First look: Inca eyes Mona Vale with State Significant DA for Dawn apartments

Seasoned Victorian apartment developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/central-equity">Central Equity</a> has logged more than $400 million in sales in its luxury apartment project Palmera Residences at Northcliffe on the Gold Coast.&nbsp;

Central Equity Director Karl Kutner said the sales result reflected a combination of location, product quality and delivery certainty with the project already under construction by building powerhouse Multiplex.&nbsp;

"Surpassing $400 million in sales since launch is a significant milestone and an outstanding endorsement of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/palmera-residences-gold-coast-18-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Palmera Residences</a>,” he said.&nbsp;

"We believe one of the key reasons for this strong result is the confidence purchasers have in knowing the project is under construction with Multiplex. Buyers are increasingly looking for certainty. They want to know that the project they commit to today will be delivered by an experienced team with a proven track record."&nbsp;

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Kutner said it was clear there was still high demand for luxury projects that offered certainty of delivery.&nbsp;

“We are in a market where many residential developments have faced delays due to rising construction costs, labour shortages and financing challenges,” said Kutner.&nbsp;

"But having construction underway has provided our buyers with resounding confidence backed by more than 40 years of development delivery by Central Equity combined with construction by one of Australia's most respected construction companies."&nbsp;

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Central Equity is one of Australia's most experienced privately-owned property developers. Over more than four decades, the company has delivered in excess of 85 residential developments including 10,000 apartments and many thousands of stand alone homes.&nbsp;

Located on Garfield Terrace at Northcliffe, between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, Palmera Residences occupies one of the Gold Coast's most sought after beachside locations. The development has been designed to appeal to owner occupiers seeking premium residences that combine generous living spaces and resort style amenities.&nbsp;

Palmera Residences will feature an exceptional collection of resort style amenities, including two swimming pools: a generously sized family pool with safe shallow zones for relaxed recreation, and a 20 metre lap pool positioned to maximise all day sunlight.&nbsp;

Residents will also enjoy exclusive access to wellness and recreational facilities including a magnesium pool, sauna, yoga studio, expansive fitted gymnasium, resident lounge, outdoor BBQ’s&nbsp;and indoor and outdoor dining areas, together with a dedicated concierge and luxurious hotel inspired entrance foyer.&nbsp;

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A unique feature at Palmera Residences has been designed to enhance the Gold Coast lifestyle which includes both indoor and outdoor gymnasium facilities, together with thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor dining and entertaining areas. A corner café has also been incorporated to provide residents with a destination for their everyday needs.&nbsp;

Kutner said buyer demand had been broad based with purchasers attracted from interstate as well as throughout South East Queensland.&nbsp;

"We're seeing strong interest from owner occupiers, lifestyle buyers and people relocating to the Gold Coast. Many purchasers have been searching for a premium beachside residence where quality, design and delivery are equally important."&nbsp;

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Kutner said the sales milestone was an important achievement, but the focus remained firmly on delivering an exceptional development.&nbsp;

"While reaching $400 million in sales is an important milestone, our priority remains delivering a project that exceeds purchaser expectations,” he said.&nbsp;

"Palmera Residences has been designed to become one of the Gold Coast's landmark residential addresses, and we look forward to welcoming our purchasers to their new homes."&nbsp;

There are a limited number of residences remaining in selected configurations with pricing from $2,950,000 to $8,950,000. Palmera Residences is also crowned by expansive penthouses with wrap around views.

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Construction certainty and strong buyer demand drive major sales result for luxury Gold Coast development

Palmera Residences fly out the door as sales pass $400 million

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The two level penthouse atop Woolloomooloo's Crown Gardens has sold for $6.25 million.
The apartment, that last traded for $2.7 million in 2001, spans 460 sqm of the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-woolloomooloo-127836002" target="_blank">north east corner of the resort-style block.</a>
The lower level of the apartment holds the living and entertaining areas.
There's a state-of-the-art kitchen, lounge room and a large outdoor terrace with Weber gas barbecue.
Upstairs homes the three bedrooms, as well as a walled courtyard. 
Lifestyle Property agent Rohan Alexander sold the apartment which has just been leased at $3,000 a week.
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The redundant Potts Point apartment of printing magnate Michael Hannan has sold for a building record $6,025,000.
The fourth level 2000 built block cost Hannan $4.85 million in 2015, reflecting over seven percent annual price growth.
Spanning 280 sqm, the apartment has has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, plus a loggia style space adjoining the outdoor terracing.
Hannan, a non executive director at PMP, has recently upgraded to the $8,325,000 duplex penthouse crowning the Ikon building up the street.
The three bedroom apartment spans 340 sqm of living space with 95 sqm of terraces. It was bought from New York-based private equity boss Leonard Harlan and wife Fleur.
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The luxury Cottesloe apartment of Elizabeth Gaines, the new CEO to Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's mining company Fortsecue Metals, and husband Kevin Manuel, is under contract.
There was no price indication through Andrew Porteous at William Porteous Property International.
The apartment cost the couple $3.57 million in 2016 when they bought from the Hughes car dealership family, just after Gaines was made CFO at the company.
It became their WA base after they sold on Sydney northern beaches, the former home of model and Myer ambassador Jennifer Hawkins and builder husband Jake Wall at North Curl Curl.
The three level Cottesloe apartment is in a block of just four designed by the architect Blane Brackenridge. 
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Former World Cup winning Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer and wife Ruth have sold their Centennial Park bolthole.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-centennial+park-126602142" target="_blank">The apartment</a> fetched $703,000, easily above the suburb's $622,500 one bedroom apartment median price.
The Southern Highlands based couple had sought $720,000.
They have owned the Cook Road apartment for five years.
It was a bolthole when they visited Sydney, every few weeks from the Southern Highlands.
“We are coming to Sydney less and less, and we thought it was not really a good use of the money,” Dwyer said.
Dwyer, who coached Sydney club Randwick before becoming the Wallabies coach in the early 1980s, have been in the Highlands since 2002.
They downsized in 2014 when they sold Two Gates Farm, a 40-hectare property at Robertson.
They had bought it as land in 2002 for $865,000 then secured $4.7 million for the Richard Rowe-designed pavillion-style house that sat in Annie Wilkes-designed gardens. 
They spent many years living in the English countryside and were looking for a similar feel for their rural retreat.
The couple downsize to a three-bedroom house on 2,000 square metres in Bowral. 
Dwyer won the Rugby World Cup in 1991 against England at Twickenham.
Dwyer coached Australia in 74 Tests and in 144 matches overall, winning 99 of them. His 70 per cent strike rate makes him the most successful coach in Australian rugby history. 
Earlier this year Dwyer says he would be interested in joining a national coaching panel that Michael Cheika signalled he wanted to be established by the end of the year. 
Dwyer attended his first coaching education course at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in the mid-1970s.
After playing 347 matches as a backrower in Randwick's Myrtle Green, Dwyer went on to coach Randwick to six premierships.
This article was first published in the Daily Telegraph.
 
 
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Paul H Dainty and Moreen Anderson, authors of The Capable Executive, have spent $1.5 million on an apartment in Melbourne's Docklands.
The 27th floor in the 2013-built Yarra Point building has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a study.
A balcony off the open plan living and dining area looks out over the Yarra River and the city skyline.
The unit last traded for 1,590,950 in 2013.
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<div>Waratahs backorder Michael Wells was the buyer of an $890,000 Lane Cove apartment at onsite auction earlier this month.</div>
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The 24 year old Wells, who is studying commerce law at Macquarie University, gave his girlfriend, Amelia a big hug after the hammer came down.
They were up against six other registered bidders, at the auction conducted by Belle Lane Cove agent Patrick Lang.
The auction was broadcast live on Sky News's Saturday afternoon real estate show.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/9-19-ralston-st-lane-cove-north-nsw-2066" target="_blank">pre-auction price guidance was $825,000</a>, but the opening bid was $845,000.
Wells' first bid was next at $860,000.
At 6 foot 3 inches he stood out in the auction crowd.
The refinished 1960s unit last sold for $575,000 in 2011.
CoreLogic calculate the Land Cove two bedroom median unit price sits at $830,000.
It had been a $600 a week rental during 2016.
As a youngster he was selected to the Australian Sevens Program for the 2014/15 Sevens World Series after strong performances for the North Harbour Rays in the 2014 National Rugby Championship.
He has also represented Australian Schoolboys in 2011 and Australia at the U20 level and has played for Northern Suburbs in Sydney’s Shute Shield.
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The king of Melbourne casual dining Chris Lucas has bought a Sydney bolthole ahead of the opening of the Chin Chin restaurant in Surry Hills this month.
Lucas, head of The Lucas Group, has quietly paid $3.4 million for a two bedroom Potts Point apartment. 
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It is in the 2015 built SJB Architects designed Wylde Street building ensuring the Geelong-born restaurateur gets gun-barrel views over Sydney Harbour.
Lucas is spending time in Sydney as any day now his first restaurant outside of Melbourne will be opened.
Chin Chin in Melbourne still sees lines of customers seeking meals at the popular Flinders Lane eatery which opened in 2011.
It will be located on the ground floor of the Griffiths Teas Building on Wentworth Avenue.
Lucas is viewed as something of a serial restaurateur, being joined in his next Melbourne project with Sydney restaurateurs Martin Benn and Vicki Wild, who closed their acclaimed fine diner Sepia to make the move to Melbourne to join Lucas in running the new venture. His group are set to employ 1000 staff, including 200 chefs by year's end.
His two bedroom, two bathroom Potts Point apartment last traded off the plan in 2013 when Oceanlinx chief financial officer Colin Parbery paid $2.45 million.
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Michael and Judy McMahon, the longtime owners of Rose Bay's iconic restaurant Catalina's, were previous owners in the complex.
The couple sold their Potts Point apartment late last year for $3.3 million having paid $2.6 million for the three bedroom apartment off the plan in 2013.
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The children's TV show host Jack Yabsley has settled on his first apartment in Sydney's inner west.
Yabsley, who is best known for hosting Seven's Saturday Disney when he was in his early 20s, paid $715,000 for the Ashfield apartment with girlfriend Lauren Wiley, a production and casting administrator at Michael Cassel Group. 
Yabsley, now 31, has also taken to directing.
He has directed as written short films The Virgin and Super Nice, as well as directing Kings of Baxter, a documentary following 14 juvenile justice detainees creating a production of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Set in a 1940s block of eight, the Art Deco style two bedroom apartment on the ground floor matched the $715,000 CoreLogic median price for a two bedroom unit in the suburb.
It came with a study and a renovated bathroom.
Belle Property Ashfield agents Tommy Ajaka and Rick Nicholson sold the apartment that last traded for $437,000 in 2012, reflecting near 12 percent annual growth.
Yabsley, who has worked extensively in children's TV, was recently the host of Seven gameshow Match It.
He is occasionally a reporter on Sydney Weekender.
Jack's hosting career began in 2004 when he was a regular presenter on Totally Wild on Network Ten.
He moved to the Seven Network and hosted Saturday Disney from 2007 to 2011.
Last year he was a voice in the family animation series Hoot Hoot and Go!
Wiley has previously worked at the Sydney Theatre company under the co-artistic directorship of A-listers Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton.
This article was first published in the Daily Telegraph.
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Children's TV show host Jack Yabsley buys in Sydney's inner west

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The former Federal Minster Ian Macfarlane has bought an apartment on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
He has paid a savvy $1.25 million for an apartment in the Jedda complex which <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-qld-mooloolaba-123072514" target="_blank">overlooks Mooloolaba Beach</a>.
The apartment last traded for $1.25 million in 2006 and then was completely refurbished three years ago.
Villa Prestige Property agent Linda Shore-Perez was asking $1.5 million for the apartment that had been on the market for nearly 200 days.
Set on the top floor, the unit has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a private rooftop with jacuzzi.
There are views to the Point Cartwright lighthouse and Old Women Island.
The Mount Lofty-based Macfarlane represented the Groom electorate for 18 years before retiring last year, then becoming the chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian Mansion Australia section.
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Ian Macfarlane buys Sunshine Coast apartment

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The Sir Norman Foster-designed Lumiere Sydney CBD apartment of cyber bullying warrior Tara Moss is under contract.
Moss, who recently hosted the critically acclaimed ABC documentary Cyberhate, has taken advantage of the booming Sydney property market, although it did spend 88 days on the market.
She had failed to sell the two bedroom Lumiere apartment back in 2012 when it came with $1.06 million hopes. After the five year property boom, that seems to be slowing down, it's been sold presumably around its $1.65 million asking price through Focus Property Management agent Bernie Mitchell.
It's a huge win for Moss, who will have scored nearly 100 percent price growth since her $850,000 purchase in 2008, a year before she married poet and philosophy professor Brendt Sellheim, 
The unit had also been a consistent rental after Moss' tree change eight years ago to the Blue Mountains with her Sellheim.
The couple live in a three bedroom Blackheath retreat with their six year old daughter.
The acreage on the outskirts of town had been operating as the popular weekend cafe Bushrock Cafe before they bought it for $585,000 in 2009. 
In the Sydney rental market, Moss found tenant for the Bathurst Street apartment initially at $895 a week, then $1,000, and most recently $1,150 a week, a steady increase over its five years rental stint.
Set in the 2007 Foster + Partners designed Lumiere Tower, the 107 sqm apartment features a large courtyard from its commanding 15th level position.
The Canada born TV presenter has been handy with the pen since she published her debut novel when she was 23.
Named Fetish, the novel went on to win the Sassy Award for Best Novel in 1999 and was shortlisted for the 2000 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.
Moss, UNICEF Australia's national ambassador, has written 11 bestselling fiction and non-fiction books.
The much in demand public speaker recently gave a keynote talk in Adelaide at the Mobile-ising Women in Business conference.
Her ABC six part series tells her own story of dealing with online threats and examines the phenomenon of online abuse.
This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph.
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