<section data-scroll-anchor="false" data-testid="conversation-turn-5" data-turn="user" data-turn-id="e65dbe94-e3b6-47f7-b62a-9cbb30c9bf79" data-turn-id-container="e65dbe94-e3b6-47f7-b62a-9cbb30c9bf79" dir="auto">Time &amp; Place’s plans to transform the former David Jones factory building in Surry Hills into a mixed-use residential precinct have gone on exhibition through the NSW Government’s In-fill Affordable Housing pathway.</section>

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The Marlborough House proposal, lodged for the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marlborough-house-47-97-marlborough-street-surry-hills-nsw-2010">47-97 Marlborough Street</a> site, would see the adaptive reuse of the heritage-listed warehouse building alongside the construction of new residential additions and a separate apartment building on the northern portion of the site.

The proposal seeks approval for 172 apartments across three buildings, including 15 per cent affordable housing managed by a community housing provider for at least 15 years from occupation.

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Interior view from the Northern Building Penthouse overlooking the park

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The redevelopment is planned for the prominent 3,413 sqm site bounded by Marlborough Street, Goodlet Street and Lansdowne Street, directly opposite Eddie Ward Park and around 200 metres from the Surry Hills light rail stop.

Time &amp; Place acquired the former David Jones building in 2024, marking the first time the property had changed hands in around 50 years.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal centres around the adaptive reuse of the former David Jones factory, originally constructed between 1913 and 1935 in the Inter-War Chicagoesque architectural style.

Wardle noted in its Architectural Design Report that the building “occupies a significant place in the industrial and cultural history of Surry Hills” and at its peak was “the largest department store manufacturing facility in Australia, employing over 800 people and fuelling the growth of Sydney’s fashion and retail industries.”

The practice said the project positions itself “not as an isolated intervention, but as a contributor to the civic, social, and architectural grain of the precinct.”

The proposal would deliver 75 apartments within the retained southern heritage building, 59 apartments within the central addition, and a further 38 apartments within the new northern building fronting Lansdowne Street.

Planning documents show the scheme would comprise a mix of heritage apartments, new-build apartments, townhouses and penthouses.

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The development would also include a ground-floor retail tenancy on the corner of Marlborough and Lansdowne streets, rooftop communal open space, a landscaped pedestrian link along the western edge of the site, and basement parking accessed from Lansdowne Street via a car stacker system.

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The scheme emerged from a competitive design process run by Urbis, with Wardle ultimately selected as the winning architect ahead of FJC Studio, TZG, Architectus and Wilkinson Eyre.

The Design Integrity Panel later described several aspects of the Wardle scheme as fundamental to the project, including “the stepped character of the new addition to the north of the site”, the landscaped western pedestrian link, and the “garden arrival” experience separating the original Marlborough House from the heritage addition.

Wardle’s design heavily references the site’s industrial and heritage history, while also responding to the surrounding Surry Hills streetscape.

The Architectural Design Report describes Surry Hills as “a finely grained neighbourhood with beautiful and expressive brickworks throughout the suburb,” with the proposal introducing a material palette intended to sit comfortably alongside the existing warehouse fabric and neighbouring terraces.

The report also outlines the project’s relationship with Eddie Ward Park and the broader landscape context of the area.

“Marlborough House occupies a site of deep cultural memory and the neighbouring Eddie Ward Park is of local ecological significance, where natural systems, topography, and stories have long shaped human experience,” Wardle noted in the report.

The architects said the proposal sought to “rebind built form to Country” through landscape, materiality and the adaptive reuse of the heritage structure.

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The project is also being progressed under the NSW Government’s in-fill affordable housing provisions, allowing developments that include affordable housing to access additional height and floor space incentives.

Under the plans, 2,593 sqm of the project’s floor space would be dedicated to affordable housing, slightly exceeding the required 15 per cent threshold.

In its Design Excellence Strategy, Urbis said the project aimed to “sensitively adapt and enhance the heritage-listed building on site through alterations and additions that preserve its historical significance” while delivering “high-quality market and infill affordable housing development in Surry Hills.”

Time &amp; Place has been one of the most active developers nationally in the last 12 to 24 months. Late last year they completed&nbsp;The Queensbridge in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/southbank-vic-3006">Southbank</a>, a mixed-use tower with 353 apartments and a hotel. They are currently selling Park Modern, 246 apartments near the famous Botanic Gardens in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/south-melbourne-vic-3205">South Melbourne</a>, and have future projects, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-wilmot-173-burke-road-28-hope-street-glen-iris-vic-3146">The Wilmot</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/glen-iris-vic-3146">Glen Iris</a>, the redevelopment of the Northcote Plaza, and another tower in South Melbourne.

The developer broke into Sydney just a few years ago with Two Tides in Manly. They have another project nearby, which is at the ultra-luxury end of the market on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/shoreline-manly-beach-89-90-north-steyne-manly">North Steyne</a>, fronting the beach.

It is also continuing to work through the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-time-place-settles-on-design-for-the-chimes-potts-point-redevelopment">redevelopment of The Chimes building</a> on Macleay Street in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/potts-point-nsw-2011">Potts Point</a>, as well as a project on <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/time-place-to-take-on-mosman-apartment-market">Mosman's Redan Street</a>.
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Joel Robinson

First look: Time & Place unveils Marlborough House redevelopment designs for former David Jones warehouse in Surry Hills

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bottega House secures landmark riverfront site in St Lucia 

Auctions

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As a result of the Anzac Day commemorations on Saturday, which is traditionally the busiest day for auctions, it was a quiet week for auction activity.
There were 550 auctions held across the combined capital cities this week, with a preliminary auction clearance rate of 84.3%. While this is the highest auction clearance rate on record, it is likely that the clearance rate will revise down as the remaining auctions are reported.
Last week, a clearance rate of 78.9% was recorded across 2,603 capital city auctions. At the same time last year, auction volumes were higher than this week, but still low off the back of Easter, with 881 properties taken to auction and a clearance rate of 64.6%.
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In Melbourne, Australia’s largest auction market, a preliminary auction clearance rate of 87.4% was recorded across 169 auctions this week. Last week, Melbourne’s final clearance rate was recorded at 79.5% across 1,266 auctions, while this time last year, 373 properties were taken to auction across Melbourne and a clearance rate of 63.0% was recorded. The busiest Melbourne sub-regions this week were Melbourne’s Inner region and the Inner South region, where 27 and 26 auctions were held respectively.
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Sydney’s preliminary clearance rate this week was 91.9% across 192 auction results. There were a total of 249 auctions held across the city. Excluding this week, last week’s clearance rate of 87.0% across 988 auctions was the highest clearance rate on record for the city. It will be interesting to track this week’s final auction clearance rate once the remaining results have been reported.
Looking back at this weekend last year, 361 auctions were held across Sydney and a clearance rate of 71.3% was recorded. Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs hosted the most auctions of any Sydney sub-region this week, with 62 properties taken to auction. The preliminary clearance rate for the region is 95.7% across 47 results.
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There were 39 Brisbane auctions this week and so far 11 results have been reported, with 10 sales. Last week, auction volumes across the city were much higher with 140 auctions held across the city and a 46.4% clearance rate recorded.
Much like Brisbane, the number of homes taken to auction this week fell across the Gold Coast with 32 properties up for sale this week. Of the 21 results reported, just over half (52.4%) were successful.
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A total of 59 Adelaide homes were taken to auction this week, with a preliminary clearance rate of 55.0% across 20 results, down from 69.7% last week when 97 auctions were held across the city.
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In Perth, just 10 auctions were held this week. So far, only 2 successful sales have been reported to CoreLogic RP Data. Last week, the final auction clearance rate for Perth was 28.6% across 36 auctions.
Canberra’s clearance rate was 78.6% this week, up from 65.6% last week.
There was only 1 Tasmanian auction held this week. The property was reported as sold.
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Auction volumes drop due to Anzac Day commemorations: Shana Miller

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Vendors shied away from auctions this weekend out of respect for Anzac day commemorations.
According to CoreLogic RP Data, there were 550 auctions across Australian capital cities in the week to April 26. Last week, there were 2,603 capital city auctions.
There were around 150 auctions actually scheduled across Australia on Anzac Day, with many sold before auction.
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This week's auctions saw a capital city clearance rate of 84.3%, up from last week's 78.9% clearance rate.
Sydney recorded an a particularly high clearance rate of 91.1% over the week. There were 249 auctions there in total, with RP Data collecting results for 192 of those auctions. The clearance rate, likely bolstered by the low number of auctions on the weekend, comes after a record breaking 87% clearance rate in Sydney last week, when 988 auctions took place.
On week last year, which did not have Anzac Day fall on a Saturday, Sydney recorded a 71.3% clearance rate.
There were 169 auctions in Melbourne this week, with a clearance rate of 87.4%. Last week, 1,266 auctions occurred across Melbourne, with a 79.5% clearance rate. Melbourne's inner city and the inner south region were particularly busy this week, despite the Anzac day commemorations, with around 26 auctions occurring in each area.
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Last week, Victorian premier Dan Andrews called conducting auctions on Anzac Day "<a href="/news/reiq-says-agents-ought-not-trade-on-anzac-day-while-victoria-likely-to-introduce-ban">pretty ordinary</a>", while the Real Estate Institute of Victoria discouraged agents from auctioning properties on the day.
In Brisbane, there were 39 auctions. Of the 11 results reported so far to CoreLogic RP Data, 10 were sales. The previous week, there were 140 auctions held across the city, with a 46.4% clearance rate. The Gold Coast recorded 32 properties up for sale, with sales comprising around half of the reported results.
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland also instructed members to avoid auctioning homes on Anzac Day.
Adelaide had 59 auctions scheduled for this week. So far, 20 results have been reported to CoreLogic RP Data, with a 55.0% success rate. Last week, there was a 69.7% clearance rate across the city's 97 auctions.
Just 10 auctions took place in Perth this week, with just two results reported. In Canberra, there were 23 auctions, with 11 of the 14 reported auctions resulting in success.
Just one Tasmanian property was auctioned this weekend, resulting in a sale.
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Buyers keen to bid on 550 capital city Anzac week auctions: CoreLogic RP Data

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There were 9,362 private treaty house sales and 4,973 private treaty unit sales across the capital cities in the past four weeks, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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Source: CoreLogic RP Data
Private treaty sales generally represent around 85% of all dwelling sales across the country. However, in the most recent period they may have made up a greater proportion sales, given that most avoided auctioning their homes on Anzac day. There were around 150 auctions actually scheduled across Australia on Anzac Day, with many sold before auction.
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Source: CoreLogic RP Data
Only 550 auctions occurred this week, according to CoreLogic RP Data's preliminary figures.
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14,335 capital city private treaty sales in past four weeks: CoreLogic RP Data

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Given that Anzac Day falls on Saturday this year, traditionally the busiest day for auctions, the number of auctions being held this week is much lower than usual. 
Currently CoreLogic RP Data is expecting 433 capital city auctions to take place during the week ending 26 April, with just 591 held nationally. At the same time last year, there were 881 capital city auctions held.
In Melbourne, 143 homes will be taken to auction this week. Last week, Melbourne’s final auction clearance rate was recorded at 79.5%, with 1,266 auctions held across the city. Melbourne’s clearance rate last week was the second highest on record this year, with the highest recorded over the Easter weekend, when volumes were considerably lower.
Last week, Sydney’s final auction clearance rate came in at 87.0% across 988 total auctions. This is the highest clearance rate on record for the city, with nine of the top ten clearance rates on record for the city having occurred this year. There will only be 174 auctions held across Sydney this week, with the majority of the auctions held prior to the weekend, given the Anzac Day commemorations.
There are 31 Brisbane auctions currently being tracked by CoreLogic RP Data, down significantly from 140 last week, when the final auction clearance rate was 46.4%.
Adelaide’s final auction clearance rate for last week was 69.7%, with 97 auctions held over the week and 76 results reported. There will be 54 auctions held across the city this week, with the majority of the auctions held on weekdays and on Sunday.
There are 22 Canberra auctions scheduled this week, down from 65 last week. 65.6% of Canberra’s auctions that were reported last week were successful at auction, with Canberra’s auction success rate becoming increasingly strong.
In Perth, 36 auctions were held last week and the clearance rate fell to 28.6%. This week, there are only six auctions scheduled across Perth.
The busiest suburbs for auctions this week are Bondi Beach in Sydney and Surfers Paradise in Queensland’s Gold Coast. Both suburbs have six auctions being held this week.
Shana Miller is a research analyst at <a href="https://www.myrp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RP Data</a>.
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Anzac Day shifts focus away from auctions this weekend: Shana Miller

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Grimes Cottage, at 50 Argyle Place in Millers Point, has been listed by the NSW government.
It is reportedly set to fetch more than $4 million at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-millers+point-119602867" target="_blank">its 21 May auction</a>.
The Colonial Georgian freestanding home comes with six bedrooms, north-facing garden, along with a self-contained studio flat.
There are views of the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks from its rear verandah.
Set on 416 square metres, the 1830s home was dubbed by the Australian Financial Review as a "jewel" within the social housing portfolio in the area.
McGrath agent Richard Shalhoub holds the listing.
To date, Government Property NSW has sold 12 out of the 293 properties that were used as government housing, fetching around $26.8 million.
The terraces along Kent Street, Argyle Place, Windmill Street and Lower Fort Street have fetched between $1.624 million and $3.95 million.
Minister for Family and Community Services, Brad Hazzard, recently announced that the money made from the sales had gone towards building 10 new two-bedroom seniors living dwellings in Lurnea in Sydney’s south west. 
The sales campaign, which is expected to generate more than $500 million for new housing projects outside the city,<a href="/news/nsw/millers-point-state-government-terrace-sell-off-resumes-post-election"> resumed </a><a href="/news/nsw/millers-point-state-government-terrace-sell-off-resumes-post-election">earlier</a><a href="/news/nsw/millers-point-state-government-terrace-sell-off-resumes-post-election"> this week</a> after the state election.
Grimes Cottage was built by whaler Charles Grimes who built a row of early 1840s terraces depicted in artist Conrad Marten’s work in 1843. 
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Grimes Cottage, Millers Point listed by NSW state government

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There were just 13 sales at $500,000 or less at weekend auction - when a record 88% clearance rate was secured.
And within what's commonly ascribed to Sydney, just the seven sales. There were 737 auctions scheduled on the weekend, with the initial results by Australian Property Monitors <a href="/expert-insights/buying/stellar-88-weekend-sydney-auction-success-rate-ensures-sales-from-a-to-z">including 626 results</a> analysed by Property Observer.
The cheapest weekend auction was $220,000 at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, on Sydney's outskirts. It was a two bedroom unit at 3/67 Lurline Street which sold through McGrath Real Estate. It's last sale price in 2011 was at $220,000 and at $212,000 in 2010. It's most recent asking rent was $280 a week, so reflected a 6.6% rental yield.
The cheapest Sydney house was $380,000 when the three bedroom 42 Eton Road, Cambridge Park (pictured above) was sold by R&amp;W Rooty Hill.
The only other Sydney district house was $480,000 at 81 Warburton Crescent, Werrington County.
A Darlinghurst apartment sold for $390,000. It was a one bedder at 12/6 Farrell Avenue. And at nearby Potts Point a one bedroom unit at 3/114 Victoria Sreet fetched $441,000.
A Kirribilli studio fetched $460,000 at 32/33 Bues Point Road, (below) 22 sqm internal plus 8 sqm balcony. Currently tenanted on an expired lease receiving $395 per week, the furnished apartment was marketed by Perry Calkin at Blues Point Real Estate as having a proven track record of offering good solid returns.
The price guidance was over $400,000. It's $460,000 sale reflected a 4.4% yield, before costs that include $730pq strata, $160pq water rates and $210pq council rates.
A one bedroom Sutherland unit fetched $480,000.
The Central Coast secured four sales under $500,000 including two house sales at Blue Haven sold through R&amp;H Charnhaven  at $342,000 and $386,000, and a villa at Woy Woy that fetched $455,000. There was a $380,000 Point Clare house sale at 19 Wendy Drive.
There was a four bedroom house sale at $367,000 at Blue Bay near The Entrance too.
A two bedroom Bexley unit slipped in at $500,000.
The 11/65 Queen Victoria Street, Bexley flat sold through McGrath St George.
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Katoomba, Central Coast home or Kirribilli studio: The stark sub-$500,000 weekend auction choices

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The property at 33 Parer Street, Maroubra (pictures from recent sale above) fetched $1.46 million at weekend auction<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-maroubra-119358383" target="_blank"> through N G Farah agent Cameron Airlie</a>.
The two bedroom semi on 310 square metres had last sold <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-maroubra-112969235" target="_blank">at $1 million in March 2013</a> (pictures from previous sale below).
Can you spot the $460,000 difference? 
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I can't. But am advised there was just a fresh coat of paint. It has gone up 20% per year, so a bit more than the supposed overall annual Sydney median price growth.
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Damien Cooley, the chief auctioneer at Cooley auctions, advised there were 13 registered bidders.
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This time the price guidance was $1.2 million plus while in 2013 it was around $900,000, according to <a href="/news">CoreLogic RP Data records</a> which also show the suburb's median has increased from $1.1 million to $1.4 million over the period. 
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Spot the $460,000 two year price difference in Maroubra sale

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Albert Park-bound BRW Rich-Lister and Flight Centre founder Geoff Harris sold his Port Melbourne beachfront reserve home for more than $5.25 million shortly after it was passed in at Saturday auction.
It was listed through Hocking Stuart Albert Park after paying $12 million for Hollyford, <a href="/news/flight-centres-geoff-harris-the-12-million-hollyford-albert-park-record-setter">a landmark Albert Park mansion</a> in May last year.
The Port Melbourne home <a href="/expert-insights/buying/strongest-melbourne-saturday-auction-rally-since-2010-consistently-nudging-80">passed in on a $5.25 million bid</a>, then sold later for an undisclosed price. 
It was bought off the plan from Mirvac for $3.75 million in 2006, with a six-car garage and a heated pool.
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Port Melbourne townhouse sells for $5.25 million plus post auction

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Sydney Swans player Daniel Hannebery has his North Bondi home listed for 7 May auction.
Ric Serrao of Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay/Bondi has the two-storey home listing.
It was bought in August 2012 pre-auction for $1.48 million.
News Ltd report about $2.2 million is tipped for the four-bedroom semi, so while not quite the actual millionaire or billionaire he has ridden the coastal eastern suburbs wave.
The previous owner of the 1930s semi had it too for three years, but only made $150,000.
<a href="/news">CoreLogic RP Data </a>suggest the median house price has moved within the period from about $1.55 million to $2 million currently. 
There is a nearby single storey offering going to 23 April which ought provide some price indications.
It was the home of the late Luigi Coluzzi, whose cafe in Darlinghurst was a place for decades where artists rubbed shoulders with politicians, actors, leading lawyers and late night taxi drivers.
Luigi Coluzzi died last year, aged 84, with his two-bedroom home last traded in 2000 for $571,700.
It goes to auction on 23 April through McGrath agent Peter Starr in conjunction with Raine &amp; Horne's Ric Serreo.
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Near Bondi millioniare Daniel Hannebery lists North Bondi semi

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The national auction clearance rate have hit 79.2 per cent, the second strongest result on record, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
It is the strongest result since September 2009. 
There were 2,541 auctions held across the combined capital cities, in the week ending April 19. 
Last week, the final auction clearance rate was recorded at 77.2 per cent with 1,674 residential properties taken to auction.So far this year, with 12 weeks of auction results having been reported, the combined capitals have seen clearance rates above the 75 per cent mark in eight of these weeks.
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There were 1,252 Melbourne auctions held this week, with a preliminary auction clearance rate of 78.7 per cent. Over the year to date, Melbourne’s clearance rate has been outperforming when compared to the same periods over the past four years, however the number of homes taken to auction so far this year is slightly below last year. The best performing Melbourne sub-region this week was Melbourne’s Outer East where 73 auction results were recorded, with a clearance rate of 93.2 per cent. Auction activity was also solid across the Inner South region (86.8 per cent). 
In what was yet another strong result for Sydney, this week’s preliminary auction clearance was 88.3 per cent, the strongest clearance rate for the city on record. There were 950 auctions held across Sydney this week, up from 671 over the previous week. Since the last week in January this year just shy of 9,890 Sydney homes have been up for auction and the number of transactions is around 8,300. The high success rate shows that vendors and buyers within this market are well aligned, which is also reflected in the short time it is taking to sell a Sydney home by private sale. Much like last week, Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs performed well this week, with 62 auctions held and so far, 95.9 per cent of reported auctions sold. A similar result was obtained across North Sydney and Hornsby (95.0 per cent) and Blacktown (94.7 per cent). 
Brisbane’s preliminary clearance rate this week was 48.3 per cent, down from 54.4 per cent last week, which was the second highest clearance rate for the city this year. There were 139 Brisbane auctions this week, compared to 117 last week. The Gold Coast was host to 103 auctions this week. Based on the results reported to CoreLogic RP Data so far, 65.8 per cent have been sold. 
In Adelaide, the preliminary clearance rate was 70.5 per cent, compared to 68.6 per cent last week. As the year progresses, Adelaide’s clearance rate is becoming increasingly strong. 
There were 37 Perth auctions this week and so far 19 results have been reported, with just 21.1 per cent selling. Last week there was a 57.1 per cent clearance rate for Perth. 
Canberra’s clearance rate was 73.7 per cent this week, compared to 72.7 per cent last week. 
In Tasmania, 6 auctions were reported to CoreLogic RP Data with 2 sales. Last week, 8 auctions were reported with 4 sales. 
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