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

Joel Robinson

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

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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	Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and are priced from $3.65 million.
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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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Sydney's July 11 weekend auction clearance rate was down to a year low of 80%. It represented the biggest of recent gentle declines amid five of six recent weekends of falling clearance rates.  
Sydney previously recorded an initial clearance rate of 83.3% (revised to 80.6%) and 72.7% recorded over same weekend last year.
The near 600 offerings was a record July volume.
The most popular suburb for auctions in Sydney was Maroubra with 11 followed by Blacktown with eight. There were seven auctions scheduled for Marrickville, Baulkham Hills, Wahroonga, Liverpool and Chester Hill.
Sydney’s south hosted the most number of auctions with 94 scheduled followed by the west with 76, the inner west and the city and east each with 71, the upper north shore 67, the south west 60, Canterbury Bankstown 47, the lower north 38, the northern beaches 33, the north west 31, and the central coast 17.
While Sydney auction clearance rate down to year low 80%, Dr Andrew Wilson at APM noted was Melbourne solid at 79.2%.
With less volume, some 560 auctions in Melbourne on Saturday, Melbourne's preliminary clearance rate of 79.2 per cent on Saturday, higher than the 78.7 per cent of the week before. The Melbourne numbers were just below the 548 auctioned last weekend, but ahead of the 478 auctioned over the same weekend last year.  Reservoir hosted the most number of auctions in Melbourne on Saturday with 14 followed by Richmond 13, Port Melbourne, Glen Waverley and St Kilda each with nine. 
The last weekend of July sees more than 700 homes scheduled for auction in Sydney.
Sydney will struggle with these high numbers to maintain the high clearance rates achieved earlier in the year, Dr Wilson forecasts.
"The preliminary clearance rate for the city was 80 per cent, which, while high in most markets, was the lowest rate of 2015 for a weekend not affected by holidays," he said.
"The reduced clearance rate is another early sign, along with the the surprise drop in home loans recorded in May, which point to a market that is passing the peak of house price inflation," he told Fairfax Media.
Sydney's top sale was $4.45 million for a 1319 square metre Chiswick property, with perched views over Five Dock Bay where its original cottage - three bedrooms plus sunroom - will be replaced with a new home. 
Lochlan Grahame of Cobden &amp; Hayson <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/for-sale/52-burns-crescent-chiswick-nsw-2046-2012048897?topspot=1" target="_blank">had nine registered bidders</a>.
A four-bedroom apartment atop the Portofino building in Bay Road, Sandringham sold for $3.3 million through Biggin &amp; Scott Brighton, as Melbourne's highest weekend sale.
Brisbane's top $1.7 million sale at Cleveland was an offering on its second auction marketing campaign. It had $1,890,000 plus private treaty hopes since last November's unsuccessful auction.
In Canberra the top sale was a 1975 built family home on a 1417-square-metre block in Beaumont Close, Chapman, 12 kilometres from the city, sold for $1.01 million through Deborah Blaine at Peter Blackshaw Woden and Weston Creek. It had been listed with $875,000 plus hopes. 
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Most expensive
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_0" align="left">Sydney</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_0" colspan="2">52 Burns Cr, Chiswick NSW 2046, 3 br House, Cobden &amp; Hayson Drummoyne</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_0">$4,450,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_1" align="left">Melbourne</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_1" colspan="2">31/49-51 Bay Rd, Sandringham VIC 3191, 4 br Unit, Biggin &amp; Scott Brighton</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_1">$3,300,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_2" align="left">Adelaide</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_2" colspan="2">69 Avenue Rd, Highgate SA 5063, 4 br House, LJH Kensington | Unley</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_2">$1,230,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_3" align="left">Brisbane</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_3" colspan="2">16 Raby Bay Bvd, Cleveland QLD 4163, 4 br House, LJH Cleveland</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_3">$1,700,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_4" align="left">Canberra</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_4" colspan="2">14 Beaumont Cl, Chapman ACT 2611, 4 br House, Peter Blackshaw Real Estate Woden &amp;</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_4">$1,010,000</td>
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Most affordable
</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_0" align="left">Sydney</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_0" colspan="2">4/11-17 Davidson St, Greenacre NSW 2190, 3 br Unit, Town and Country</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_0">$425,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_1" align="left">Melbourne</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_1" colspan="2">6-7 Raymond St, Melton South VIC 3338, 2 br House, Raine &amp; Horne Melton</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_1">$163,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_2" align="left">Adelaide</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_2" colspan="2">64 Overland Rd, Croydon Park SA 5008, 2 br House, RW Flinders Park</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_2">$373,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_3" align="left">Brisbane</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_3" colspan="2">11 Woodview St, Browns Plains QLD 4118, 3 br House, RealWay Property Consultants Metro</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_3">$332,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_4" align="left">Canberra</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_4" colspan="2">14/89 Britten-Jones Dr, Holt ACT 2615, 3 br Townhouse, Luton Properties - Gungahlin</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_4">$380,000</td>
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Melbourne likely to take strongest auction mantle as Sydney's 80% at year low

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Champion swimmer Geoff Huegill, and his wife Sara, have now listed their three-level, four-bedroom Darlinghurst terrace for August 6 auction.
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The 133 square metre offering cost $1.97 million in late 2011. They bought it and still own 60% percent of the terrace, after it<a href="/news/geoff-huegill-and-wife-sara-hills-list-darlinghurst-terrace"> was bought in partnership with Geoff Huegill’s in-laws</a>.
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Sara Huegill, nee Hills, was in the Sweaty Betty PR fashion firm prior to their 2011 marriage.
The couple reportedly want mid-$2 million.
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A $1,565,000 sale nearby at 473 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst was secured earlier this year with three bedrooms, two bathrooms. 
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August auction for Darlo's Geoff Huegill and Sara Hills

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An Ashfield studio was Sydney's cheapest weekend sale.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-studio-nsw-ashfield-119988145" target="_blank">It sold at $382,000</a> to an investor.
The recent rent was $340 a week, reflecting a gross 4.6% yield. Rents hadn't changed much over the past four years when $330 a week was sought.
It last sold in 2003 at $192,000, reflecting 5.89% annual price growth at 23/8 Cavill Avenue.
The selling agents were Melody Kochman and Frank Mazzotta at PRDnationwide Bexley North. Melody Kochman indicated to Property Observer that a fresh coat of paint could possibly see the studio secure a slightly higher $350 a week.
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Some eight contracts were issued, for the studio with car space, with two being to unsuccessful first home buyers.
There were just the eight sales at weekend auction across Sydney at $500,000 or less.
Just one was a house - at Mount Annan at $472,000 - and two were townhouses.
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Ashfield $382,000 studio sale Sydney's auction cheapest

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This week, the preliminary clearance rate across the combined capital cities was recorded at 78.1%, the strongest result in 4 weeks. There were 1,273 reported auctions this week, with total auction volumes at 1,626. Due to the school holidays, this week the number of homes taken to auction was substantially lower than last week (2,249), but remained higher than at the same time last year (1,442) when the clearance rate was recorded at 68.9%.
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76.7% of Melbourne’s reported auctions sold this week, compared to a clearance rate of 78.5% last week and 71.4%last year. This week, 617 Melbourne auctions were held, down from 1,007 last week, but higher than the 549 held at the same time last year. Across Melbourne’s individual sub-regions the performance was varied this week. The stand out performer was the Outer East region, where 93.7% of homes were sold, followed by the Inner East, where the clearance rate was 85.7% this week.
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The preliminary auction clearance rate for Sydney was 84.5% this week with 711 auctions held. Last week, 896 residential properties were taken to auction across Sydney with a success rate of 82%. Auction conditions across Sydney continue to outperform when compared to the same time last year. One year ago, 72.4% of the 597 auctions across the city cleared. Sydney’s strongest performing sub-region this week was the Sutherland region, where 92.8% of reported auctions were successful, followed by the Inner South West (92.1%), and the Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury region (91.6%).
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For Brisbane the number of homes taken to auction this week was 113, down from 140 last week and also lower than one year ago (126). Based on the preliminary results, 68.9% of Brisbane homes taken to auction sold this week, compared to 46.2% the previous week and 59.5% last year. There have been 30 Gold Coast auction results reported this week, with a preliminary clearance rate of 50.0%.
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Across Adelaide 86 homes were taken to auction this week with a clearance rate of 75.4%. Last week, 69.9% of the 84 Adelaide auctions were sold, while one year ago the clearance rate was 64.6%.
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Perth’s preliminary clearance rate this week is 30.0%, across 20 reported results. In comparison, over the previous week, Perth’s clearance rate was 68.0%, the strongest result for the city so far this year, while at the same time last year, 50.0%of Perth auctions were successfully sold.
There were 57 Canberra auctions this week, with a preliminary clearance rate of 75.0%.
Across Tasmania, only 1 result has been reported so far this week with an unsuccessful result.
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 Auction markets slowing on volume front: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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The Sydney home of late entertainer Stuart Wagstaff has been sold for $1,165,000 at auction today.
Wagstaff died in March this year aged 90. An investor beat off nine other registered bidders to secure it at above its $1 million official reserve.
<img src="https://i3.au.reastatic.net/800x600/653cae99727960c0e1af797f545237ac51084b379d85ee1cf0408e4bfb678da7/main.jpg" alt="33/37-45 Barry Street, Neutral Bay" title="33/37-45 Barry Street, Neutral Bay" data-index="0">
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The eighth floor apartment at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-neutral+bay-119984653" target="_blank">33/37-45 Barry St, Neutral Bay</a> has two bedrooms, along with a large entertaining balcony with views of the city.
Raine &amp; Horne Neutral Bay selling agent David Buttel had initial $950,000-plus expectations for the top floor 106 square metre Kentwood block offering with car space.
It was the actor's home for eight years, paying $660,000 in 2007 in the 1978 Mirvac-built complex.
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Stuart Wagstaff's Neutral Bay apartment sells

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An auction clearance rate of 76 per cent was recorded this weekend with 479 Melbourne auctions reported to the REIV.
It was down on the 79 per cent success rate recorded on the last weekend in June, and less than the 77 per cent the weekend before.
It was 73 per cent this weekend last year.
There were 864 auctions reported to the REIV last weekend.
The REIV was expecting about 600 auctions in 218 suburbs on the July 4 weekend.
The top auction locations on the weekend were Reservoir and Yarraville with nine auctions in each, followed by Dandenong North with eight auctions.
<img src="https://i3.au.reastatic.net/800x600/505317257e35a7311bbf0888ea063992a1ac9afac3517b5ad97f59f652a5fa65/main.jpg" alt="675 Moorooduc Highway, Moorooduc" title="675 Moorooduc Highway, Moorooduc" data-index="0">
With many suburbs heading into winter hibernation, the top sale (above) was a <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/675-moorooduc-highway-moorooduc/Property-Details-buy-residential-8918176" target="_blank">hobby farm at Moorooduc</a> on the Mornington Peninsula. It was a single level 40 square home on the 28 hectares offered through McEwing Partners.
TOP 5 HOUSES
1. 675 Moorooduc Highway, Moorooduc $3,352,000 2. 17 Elmhurst Road, Blackburn $3,010,000 3. 10 Landen Avenue, Balwyn North $2,688,888 4. 9 Malua Street, Ormond $2,618,500 5. 42 Bell Street, Fitzroy $2,385,000
TOP 5 BARGAIN HOUSES
1. 10 Plantation Avenue, Frankston North $270,000 2. 4/41 Leonard Avenue, Noble Park $281,000 3. 2 Benalla Street, Dallas $317,000 4. 32 Warringa Crescent, Hoppers Crossing $350,000 5. 25 Billingham Road, Deer Park $363,500
 TOP 5 APARTMENTS
1. 302/2 Pier Street, Port Melbourne $2,525,000 2. 3/15 Parring Road, Balwyn $1,410,000 3. 9B Hillside Avenue, Bentleigh $1,320,000 4. 14 Davies Street, Port Melbourne $1,250,000 5. 19A Clements Street, Bentleigh East $1,200,000
TOP 5 BARGAIN APARTMENTS
1. 1/62 Victoria Street, Hastings $281,000 2. 6/55 Wellington Street, Flemington $320,000 3. 6/47 Rathcown Road, Reservoir $343,000 4. 1/29 Gladstone Parade, Glenroy $350,000 5. 19/48 Passfield Street, Brunswick West $350,000
<a href="https://www.reiv.com.au/Property-Research" target="_blank">Source REIV</a>
A clearance rate of 78 per cent was recorded throughout June 2015, compared to 72 per cent last June.
"This is the highest clearance rate for the month since 2009," REIV chief Enzo Raimondo advised.
There were around 2,300 auction sales in June 2015 compared to 2,100 over the same period last year. 
The suburbs with the highest number of auction sales for the month were Balwyn North (39 sales), Reservoir (38 sales) and Glen Waverley (37 sales).
Balwyn Norh maintained its regular appearance in the REIV top five sale with 10 Landen Avenue, Balwyn North fetching $2,688,888 in is recently notified sale result.
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Moorooduc's time to shine as Melbourne weekend auction success rate slips to 76%: REIV

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Melbourne notched up a clearance rate of 79% compared to 77% last weekend and 73% this weekend last year.
There were 763 auctions reported to the REIV on the weekend.
Auction sales have continued to track higher with around 14,000 sales so far this year, the highest on record, Enzo Raimondo the REIV chief said.
"The outer Melbourne region experienced the strongest auction sales growth in the year date, up 20 per cent from the same time last year," Enzo Raimondo advised.
The top sale was a Malvern development site after eight bidders gathered in the backyard of the five-bedroom early-1900's Edwardian home on Friday afternoon.
It sold at $4.78 million after being advertised as "an exceptional opportunity to potentially develop as a luxury apartment complex." 
It had high ceilings, Baltic pine floors and stained glass windows. The 1,045 sqm site was near Spring Road.
 
TOP 5 HOUSES 
1. 1269 High Street, Malvern $4,780,000 (pictured above) 2. 20 Studley Avenue, Kew $4,580,000 3. 27 &amp; 29 Clyde Street, Box Hill North $3,565,000 4. 1A Monomeath Avenue, Canterbury $3,500,000
Malvern listings have been attracting very active attention on the realestateview.com.au website in the latter stages of autumn and early winter.
Analysis showed the top two most clicked sold listings on the website were in the inner eastern precinct, of varied price.
The list (below) coincided with a marketing campaign (below) by the website to promote its listing successes.
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1) <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/29-hughes-street-malvern-east/Property-Details-sold-residential-8700900" target="_blank">29 Hughes Street, MALVERN EAST, VIC, 3145</a> Sold for $2,310,000 (pictured above)
A classic Californian-style four bedroom family home that blends the best of indoor and outdoor living. Complete with Blackbutt floorboards, wine cellar and large well-equipped kitchen, this trophy home features a full tiled solar heated pool as centrepiece.
2) <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/the-avenue-malvern-east/Property-Details-sold-residential-8611342" target="_blank">The Avenue , MALVERN EAST, VIC, 3145</a>, Sold for $825,000
Classic charm abounds in this renovated Art Deco home with raised ceilings, contemporary exposed joinery and immaculate finishings. Close to all amenities including schools, trams, cafes and parkland. 
3) <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/51-1-wellington-crescent-east-melbourne/Property-Details-sold-residential-8687258" target="_blank">51/1 Wellington Crescent, EAST MELBOURNE, VIC, 3002</a>, Price undisclosed
This two level penthouse is located in the Wellington Gardens complex and includes a third level entry, vast living areas and a leafy outlook. The complex itself features recreation and health facilities and secure entry.
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Successful Malvern auction listings catching the most clicks

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Last month 29 Terry Street, the so-called Surry Hills skinny terrace, sold under the hammer for $965,000 to a Chinese investor.
Today the neighbouring <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-surry+hills-119927281" target="_blank">31 Terry Street</a> - listed trying to match or better that result - was passed in at $805,000.
It too is a two-storey terrace with a 2.85 metre width, a land size of 38 square metres and an internal size of 48 square metres.
Listing agent, Wiseberry’s David Cradock said next door was a good benchmark, but after today's auction told Property Observer the neighbouring price had "stunned" the market. It is now for sale at $949,000.
The weekend's initial auction clearance rate was 82%, according to Australian Property Monitors, the fourth consecutive weekend with a weakening success rate. Pymble had the top house price at $4.7 million and Liverpool the cheapest apartment at $338,000.
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The terrace was last sold in 2001 for $299,000. In January 2013, the home had a weekly asking rental price of $460.
Council rates are $789.60 p.a and water rates are $940 p.a.
The current $460pw rental was suggested as having potential of $600pw with renovation.
The narrow 1870s Sydney terrace is located near Central Station between Foveaux Street and Kippax Street.
A renovated 38 square metre terrace three doors away sold at $633,000 in May two years ago.
Another Surry Hills weekend offering sold through Cooley Auctions for $1.2 million when offering by Charles Touma at Belle Property. It was a renovated 1890s Victorian terrace on a 103 sqm parcel (below) at 79 Goodlet Street.
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The two bedroom Goodlet Street offering with 80 sqm space sold at $760,000 in 2009. It had been up for rent at $770 a week in early 2014.
There were strong results out west with auctioneer Rob Trovato securing the sale of a development site offering (below) at 60 Blaxcell Street, Granville for $1.575 million.
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There were 40 plus registered when offered through Soon Tee at LJH Granville.
<img src="https://i2.au.reastatic.net/456x342/91c26cc12d7fa108155885aef991e30a76cd3409f5d9367427be7999b09d91bf/main.jpg" alt="60 Blaxcell Street, Granville" title="60 Blaxcell Street, Granville" data-index="0">
The four bedroom brick veneer 1950s home sat on a huge 1052 sqm corner block of land with 16 metre frontage. It last traded in 1996 a $212,000.
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Second Surry Hills skinny terrace auction result suggests Sydney shedding its price exuberance

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<div>The Sydney weekend auction market produced another strong result at the weekend although APM senior economist Dr Andrew Wilson acknowledges the trend has clearly weakened over recent weeks.  </div>
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<div>"Saturday’s 83.2 percent clearance rate was the lowest non-holiday rate reported since March 7," he noted. The revised result sits even lower, though still in the 80s. </div>
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<div>There was a $1.26 median house price across Sydney auction and an $843,500 median apartment price. Just the five sales below $500,000 in the Sydney metropolitan suburbs. </div>
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<div>The most expensive property reported sold at auction at the weekend was a 1960s three bedroom home at 4 Sverge Street Mosman sold for $3,050,000 by McGrath Mosman. 
Mosman again had the highest sale across Sydney - at $3.05 million at 4 Sverge Street - again through McGrath, albeit at half last weekend's $6 million top reported sale.
The weekend sale was a 1960s original on 768 square metres.
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<div>The most affordable property reported sold at the weekend was a two bedroom Canley Vale apartment (below) that fetched $365,000, then outside of Sydney a two bedroom home at 39 Allambee Crescent, Blue Haven that sold for $295,000 by Raine and Horne Charmhaven.</div>
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<div>The Canley Vale apartment sold a $163,000 in 2008, reflecting a very healthy 12% annual growth.</div>
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<div>Saturdays result was slightly lower than last weekend’s 83.3 percent but well ahead of the 75.1 percent recorded over the same weekend last year. </div>
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<div>"Sydney’s weekend clearance rates however have now fallen over three consecutive Saturdays which may indicate early signs of the usual mid-year hibernation for the market as buyers and sellers re-focus on a spring campaign," Dr Wilson suggested.</div>
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<div>Sydney's overall weekend clearance rate was a smidge down at 83.2%, compared to last weekend's initial 83.3%, which was then revised down to 81.9% after the late notified results.</div>
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<div class="separator">Saturday’s weekend result was achieved from high auction numbers for this time of the year with 686 listings – just below last weekend’s 692 but well ahead of the 580 listed over the same weekend last year.</div>
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<div class="separator">Over 650 auctions are expected next weekend.</div>
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<div>The Blue Mountains again reported the highest regional clearance rate with 100% from just two reported auctions.</div>
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<div>Next highest was the north west with 96.2 percent with just one of the 26 reported auctions failing to sell under the hammer.</div>
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<div>The inner west followed with 87.5 percent, the northern beaches 86.7 percent, Canterbury Bankstown 86.5 percent, the lower north shore 86.2 percent, the city and east 85.5 percent, the west 83.3 percent, the upper north shore 81.3 percent, the south 80.0 percent, and the south west 69.0 percent.</div>
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<div>The central coast with a 66.7 percent clearance rate.</div>
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<div>Sydney’s upper north shore hosted the most number of auctions of the suburban regions with 98 scheduled.  Next highest was the inner west with 93 followed by the south 87, the city and east 74, the lower north and the west each with 60, Canterbury Bankstown  43, the northern beaches 42, the north west 33, the central coast 19 and the Blue Mountains with 2 auctions scheduled this weekend.</div>
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<div class="separator">The most popular suburb for auctions in Sydney on the weekend was Wahroonga with 12 followed by Mosman with 11, Baulkham Hills 10, Hurstville and Blacktown each with nine.</div>
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