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

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

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

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

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

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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SIERA kicks off construction at Northcliffe tower Exhale

Local Little Bay residents, along with buyers from premium postcodes across Sydney’s affluent Eastern Suburbs, have dominated purchases in developer-builder Urban Property Group’s first Eastern Suburbs apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a>.

The $250 million coastal project, one of the first new developments in the area in several years, has proven particularly popular with downsizers, especially those from Coogee and Bondi. One Double Bay downsizer paid $4.7 million for a four-bedroom penthouse, setting a new local apartment price record in the process.

Buyers have been attracted to the combination of coastal tranquillity, premium design and amenity-rich neighbourhood living. The walkable village setting, along with proximity to three of Sydney’s leading golf courses, New South Wales Golf Club, St Michael’s Golf Club and The Coast Golf Club, has also been a key drawcard.

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Built across two low-rise buildings designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/hill-thalis-architecture-urban-projects-pty-ltd">Hill Thalis</a> and set along a lush, landscaped green spine, designed by leading landscape architect <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/arcadia-landscape-architecture">Arcadia</a>, ESTE Little Bay offers a collection of one, two, three and four-bedroom residences with interiors by Richards Stanisich.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> Sales Director, Tom McIvor said the response to ESTE has been "nothing short of extraordinary."

“Buyers have been quick to recognise ESTE as a rare opportunity to invest in a coastal sanctuary that offers both seclusion and connectivity to the heart of Sydney,” McIvor said.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">SRM Residential</a> Senior Director, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">Clayton Ross</a> said the local market has responded incredibly well, driven by ESTE’s exceptional location and the rarity it offers.

“We’ve seen strong interest from a variety of buyer groups, all of whom are drawn to the exclusivity and quality of the build and construction by the 4.5-star iCIRT-rated builder / developer, Urban Property Group. There’s truly nothing else like it along Sydney’s coastline.”

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The project also includes robust buyer protections, including Resilience Insurance’s Latent Defects Insurance, providing 10 years of structural cover, and an independent iCIRT-rating of the developer.

“The iCIRT-rating adds another layer of confidence,” Ross added. “Buyers see it as a safeguard for their investment and their lifestyle.” A highlight of ESTE’s offering is its exclusive wellness amenities, including a heated rooftop infinity pool and outdoor heated spa, a state-of-the-art Technogym fitness centre, and a sauna.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a> is topped out and is on track to complete towards the end of 2026, with residents moving in before Christmas.

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Damien Bray, the Singapore-based marketing entrepreneur, has sold in Avalon Beach.
Villa Nirvana was promoted as a residence of Zen-like simplicity and serenity.
No pricing has yet been revealed for the very popular Airbnb abode which is set on nearly a full acre on Ruskin Rowe.
There have been 24 sales above $2 million on Ruskin Rowe since 1998, topping, to date, $3,475,000 last September.
The Bray home, with strong Balinese influences, breezeways, terraces and a 15 metre pool, last traded in 2007 at $1,925,000.
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Marketing entrepreneur Damien Bray sells Villa Nirvana at Avalon

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The Avalon Beach home of Sarah Turnbull, who wrote the international best seller Almost French, and her lawyer partner Frederic Veniere, has sold in just nine days.
They had a guide of $1.9 million for the three bedroom, plus study, Riverview Road home through Belle Property Avalon agents Greg Griffin and Alexander Schreiber.
The couple paid $1,295,000 for the 1950s, three bedroom cottage with gun barrel views over Pittwater in 2008.
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Three bedroom homes in Avalon Beach have a current median house price of $1.6 million.
Another local, fashion magazine editor Justine Cullen, still awaits a buyer.
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This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Best-selling author Sarah Turnbull quickly sells Avalon home

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Justine Cullen, the recently married editor of Jones, the DJ's department store prestige fashion quarterly magazine, is yet to sell her Avalon Beach home of the past five years.
But despite its popular beachside chic design, like many Sydney vendors, she's facing the headwinds of ultra-cautious buying enthusiasm.
McGrath Avalon agents Jonathan Fletcher and James Baker gave an initial $2.1 million guide for its February auction, but the guidance had dropped to $1,975,000 before its weekend auction.
It now comes with <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-avalon+beach-130268130" target="_blank">a $1.82 million to $2 million price guidance</a>.
Behind a white picket fence, the home has four bedrooms, separate lounge and dining spaces and a designer stone kitchen.
Cullen has owned the Avalon home since 2014 when she paid $1.46 million for a quaint 1950s fibro cottage.
Two years later she undertook a full scale designer renovation, which included expanding the living area of the home by carving an opening on one side, where a Mediterranean-style swimming pool now sits.
A staggered deck with custom built bar and barbecue leads down to the lawn and private garden sanctuary on the 570 square metre block.
Over the Christmas break Cullen, the former editor-in-chief of Elle Australia, married former TV presenter turned producer Hayden Guppy in Texas.
Cullen is expecting her fourth son in March, her first with Guppy. 
Their wedding came during a road trip across America. It involved stops off in Alabama, Montana and Mexico. 
She recently Instragammed she was getting "nostalgic and sentimental" ahead of selling her "beach shack which we’re officially about to outgrow".
They're leaving their "dream street", moving one street away.
It has been a busy time for Cullen whose first issue of Jones featured Fernanda Ly on the cover. The autumn magazine, released earlier this month, is aimed at their professional shoppers who have an average $136,000 household income which is $33,000 higher than the average population.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Food providore pioneer Simon Johnson and his partner, medical diagnostic firm manager David Nichols, have bought back into the Northern Beaches market.
They've traded in Whale Beach for Avalon, settling on a luxury Riverview Road waterfront.
The couple, who split their time between their London home and Sydney, paid $4.1 million for the updated 1950s modernist home on two titles.
Acclaimed modernist architect Arthur Baldwinson designed the home some six decades ago.
The home has been added to, but original features such as the glass atrium kitchen and striking sandstone fireplace have been retained.
Glass was used extensively wrapping the lounge and dining zones, which open to the waterfront deck with views across Pittwater.
At the bottom of the 1070 square metre sloping parcel is a fully self-contained boathouse, jetty, pontoon and private sandy beach.
The sale through LJ Hooker Avalon agent David Watson came with a rare full certificate to title to low water mark.
Johnson and Nichols sold their Iain Halliday-designed Whale Beach weekender after two decades, having paid $1.1 million in 1997. 
They sold the luxury Rayner Road home with sauna, steam room and outdoor marble jacuzzi for $7 million.
The four bedroom property was billed as Halliday’s favourite residential design in Vogue.
Simon Johnson began providing food in 1992 from a small warehouse in Pyrmont.
He sold the business in 2011 for a reported $20 million, but stayed on a management contract until last year. 
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
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Food providore pioneer Simon Johnson buys Avalon waterfront home

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Australian model Gemma Ward has quickly sold her clifftop Avalon Beach investment property.
<a href="https://www.firstnational.com.au/buy-residential-real-estate/house-67-marine-parade-avalon-nsw-11009100104" target="_blank">The unrenovated shack</a> featured in the news around the world when the tenant, hairdresser Lanell Latta, was murdered in the home last month.
Latta had been renting the home with her partner and two sons when Ward bought the house in June last year.
Latta's youngest son, Joel Woszatka, stands accused of the murder. 
When Ward bought the two bedroom home on the 1,1000 square metre oceanfront block it came with approved plans to build a "dream home", designed by award-winning northern beaches architect Atelier Haefeli.
There were plans for a four bedroom Hampton-style residence with separate study, multiple informal and formal living areas, pool and lift access.
But any designs for the project ended when it was listed for sale by Ward and her photographer husband David Letts.
She's not make a profit out of the unrenovated property - they're happy to take a pre-auction offer of $1.65 million, just four days into its marketing.
They paid $1.6 million last year through Pacific First National agent Steve Crooks, who also sold the home this time round.
The couple were splitting their time between Newport and Byron Bay.
Two years ago Letts paid $1.6 million for a Suffolk Park home.
The three bedroom beach home is bordered by dense trees, shielding it from Tallow Beach which can be accessed via a sandy track.
The couple have two children after Gemma gave birth to baby number two earlier this year.
Baby boy Jet Ocean joins three year old Hawaiian born daughter Naia in the Ward clan.
From Perth, Ward made her Australian Fashion Week debut at only 15 years old and went on to become the youngest model to appear on the American edition of Vogue. 
In 2007, Ward earned $3 million from her doll-face looks, to be ranked by Forbes magazine as the 10th most highly paid model in the world. 
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Gemma Ward offloads unrenovated Avalon Beach investment shack

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Bassike fashion designer Deborah Sams and her husband Toby have sold their Avalon Beach property.
They adjusted the price on what they were seeking for their designer digs.
The contemporary residence with swimming pool was initially listed with $2.5 million to $2.75 million hopes which were then amended to $2.2 million to $2.4 million.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-avalon+beach-125264914" target="_blank">Whale Beach Road offering</a> was bought in 2005 for $630,000.
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They commissioned a redesign by architect Kelvin Ho which was completed in 2011.
The couple’s Blueys Beach holiday home is under construction following the beachside block being bought two years ago for $975,000.
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Bassike fashion designer sells Avalon Beach house

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The Avalon Beach village restaurant space that cafe queen Jackie Milijash bought just before her death last year sold ahead of yesterday's scheduled auction.
The beloved business woman had secured the Old Barrenjoey Road commercial property with a view to opening a new coastal establishment.
She'd given the existing restaurant and bar premises a makeover with the intention of eventually redeveloping the site with plans by Iain Halliday from BKH. 
Lara Rowell at Fine &amp; Country Avalon Beach sold it to the neighbouring owner for around $1.85 million.
Milijash was credited with helping create Sydney's cool cafe culture with Jackies at Bondi then Paddington which is now operated by former staffer turned foodie Myles Davis, who's back from the London cafe scene.
She had owned a Paddington terrace home just around the corner on Gipps Street which she sold in 2015 for $1.95 million, having paid $1.22 million in 2011.   
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Late cafe queen Jackie Milijash's Avalon Beach restaurant sold

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The Avalon Beach restaurant space that cafe queen Jackie Milijash bought just before her death last year is being sold by the administrators of her estate.
The beloved restaurateur and business woman paid $1.95 million for the Old Barrenjoey Road commercial property with a view to opening a new establishment.
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She renovated the existing restaurant and bar premises to make a functioning space for the next few years, with the intention of eventually redeveloping the site. 
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Ian Halliday from BKH had drawn up the concept drawings for a commercial/residential development. 
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Lara Rowell at Fine &amp; Country Avalon Beach has set an April 8 auction date.
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Milijash was credited with helping create Sydney's cool cafe culture when she launched Jackies in Bondi in 1989.
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Now operated by former staffer turned foodie Myles Davis, who's back from the London cafe scene, overseen by her mother, Janina, Jackies Cafe in Paddington remains a favourite of the likes of A-listers Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Naomi Watts.
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This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Late cafe queen Jackie Milijash's Avalon Beach restaurant space listed

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Television producer Anita Jacoby has relisted her former Avalon Beach home.
She took the long-held waterfront off the market in May just before winter arrived on the northern beaches.
It has been scheduled for <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-avalon+beach-123942142" target="_blank">November 29 auction</a>. The price guide for 139 Riverview Road is $3.85 million to $4.2 million.
It previously had a price guide of $3.85 million to $4.23 million with LJ Hooker's David Watson.
Jacoby hasn't moved far. Her and accountant husband John Cary spent $5.7 million late last year on a six bedroom waterfront surrounded by tropical gardens.
 Still smitten with Pittwater she said recently that most people don’t realise how beautiful the peninsula is."
“I’ve been all over the world and Pittwater is world class to me.”
Jacoby is best known for her work on Enough Rope and The Gruen Transfer.
Jacob paid $206,000 for the 1021 sqm property in 1985 and commissioned award-winning architect Peter Tout to build the four bedroom home about 20 years ago.
This time round it's been listed by James Baker at Raine &amp; Horne.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Television producer Anita Jacoby relists Avalon Beach home

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Radio broadcaster Rove McManus and his wife, actor Tasma Walton, have sold their Avalon Beach home. 
Coming with ocean views, the couple, who have a two-year-old daughter, Ruby, initially sought $3.2 million.
But less than $3 million was secured by the Gold Logie award winner who bought the 1525 sqm clifftop property in 2011 for $2.57 million from the McBeath family.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-avalon+beach-122646818" target="_blank">The five-bedroom home sold</a> through Raine &amp; Horne features a wraparound terrace, open-plan living areas and a swimming pool.
The tri-level floorplan was designed by architect John Cochran with a Moroccan-inspired aesthetic in 2008.  
The impressive main entertaining terrace is equipped with a built-in barbecue/outdoor kitchen that adjoins the in-ground pool.
At the rear of the property is an artists’ retreat and deck, along with a gate for direct access to Bangalley Head.
The couple are likely to relocate to the coastal eastern suburbs.
Southern Cross Austereo have been worried this year by the lack of audience takeup for their Rove and Sam breakfast show on 2DayFM. 
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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