<p>JWLand has completed the final residential stage of its Lyneham precinct, Northbourne Village, with De Burgh now welcoming residents who have begun settling into their new homes.</p>

<p>A selection of the 350 studio, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments remains available within the two-building <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/de-burgh-at-northbourne-village-40-de-burgh-street-lyneham-act-2602">De Burgh</a>, which occupies a prominent position along Northbourne Avenue.</p>

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<p>The apartments at De Burgh have been configured to prioritise natural light, privacy, and usable outdoor space, with ground-floor homes featuring private courtyards and upper-level apartments opening to generous balconies. Double-glazed windows are standard across the development, supporting acoustic comfort and improved energy performance.</p>

<p>Kitchens are fitted with Fisher &amp; Paykel appliances, while all residences include ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning integrated with app-based controls, allowing residents to manage lighting and climate remotely. These inclusions reflect a broader focus on durability, efficiency, and everyday functionality rather than short-term finishes.</p>

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<p>Shared amenity is delivered through a resident gym, rooftop garden, lounge spaces, parcel lockers, and landscaped communal areas that connect De Burgh to the wider Northbourne Village environment.</p>

<p data-end="789" data-start="624">Nick Babic, Marketing Project Manager at JWLand, said the completion of De Burgh gives buyers a level of certainty that off-the-plan purchases cannot always provide.</p>

<p data-end="1117" data-start="791">“There’s no need to wait or play guessing games. You can come and see the spaces firsthand, and genuinely picture yourself living there today. That includes not only the apartments, but the amenities as well. It’s easy to imagine enjoying a coffee in the central courtyard or spending time with other residents in the lounge.”</p>

<p>The completed status of the project aligns with strong buyer demand for finished stock, particularly among first home buyers, young professionals, and downsizers seeking certainty around timing and cost.</p>

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<p>With pricing ranging from $463,000 to $1.588 million, much of the offering sits within reach of buyers looking to enter the Inner North apartment market.</p>

<p>De Burgh’s location underpins its buyer appeal, positioned approximately 600 metres from the light rail and three kilometres from Canberra’s CBD, with direct access to <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/lyneham-act-2602">Lyneham</a> wetlands, Sullivan’s Creek parkland, and the established hospitality and retail precincts of Lyneham and Dickson.</p>

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mikah.m@urban.com.au

Canberra's newest apartment building: JWLand completes De Burgh at Northbourne Village

<p>One of Victoria’s largest private developers, Central Equity, has commenced construction on Palmera, its $1 billion luxury residential development at Northcliffe on the Gold Coast, appointing Tier 1 builder Multiplex to deliver the project.</p>

<p>The fast-track to construction is being undertaken ahead of Central Equity officially launching the project to market.</p>

<p>The company says the move reflects its confidence in both the calibre of its offering and the Gold Coast’s long-term fundamentals, underpinned by one of Australia’s strongest growing economies, continued population growth and sustained infrastructure investment.</p>

<p>A diversifying employment base across health, education, professional services and tourism has helped insulate the local economy from volatility, while limited new supply in established coastal locations continues to support demand from owner-occupiers and downsizers seeking long-term lifestyle value.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/palmera-residences-18-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Palmera</a> is being constructed in the prestigious Northcliffe residential neighbourhood on an expansive 3,239 sqm site. It is located at 18 Garfield Terrace near the Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club and the patrolled Northcliffe surf beach, situated between Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise.</p>

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<p>Offering a mix of spacious three-bedroom apartments over 52 levels, Palmera is designed to deliver a full suite of premium residences to buyers looking for the ultimate coastal lifestyle that the Gold Coast has to offer.</p>

<p>The project’s premium apartments will deliver northern views across the Surfers Paradise beachfront and extending all the way around to Burleigh Heads and beyond.</p>

<p>Palmera will be crowned by its top four levels, being a limited collection of penthouses and skyhomes that further elevate the residential offering through generous proportions and uninterrupted panoramic views.</p>

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<p>The appointment of Multiplex as the builder represents a major milestone for Palmera and cements Central Equity’s commitment to the Gold Coast after delivering more than 85 residential projects over the past four decades. It will be the 20th project collaboration between Central Equity and Multiplex.</p>

<p>“The commencement of construction at Palmera marks a major milestone for the project, with Tier 1 builder Multiplex appointed to deliver the development in the highly sought-after Northcliffe residential precinct on the Gold Coast,” said Central Equity Executive Director Karl Kutner.</p>

<p>“Our commitment to commence immediate construction is in line with our resounding confidence in the Gold Coast over the long term. The city has evolved and proven to be one of Australia’s most dynamic and resilient property markets in recent years.”</p>

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<p>Multiplex, one of Australia’s largest builders, has been shaping skylines and delivering iconic projects around the world since 1962. In that time, the Tier 1 global contractor has delivered projects with a combined value of more than US$130 billion.</p>

<p>“Having worked with Multiplex on many previous developments, we are pleased to be extending our relationship further with Palmera,” Kutner added.</p>

<p>“Multiplex brings an unparalleled depth of experience to ensure that Palmera fulfils the vision we have laid out for this strategic location and is delivered to the highest standards,” he said.</p>

<p>Multiplex Regional Managing Director Michael Sinclair said Multiplex was delighted to be aligning with Central Equity yet again.</p>

<p>“Central Equity is creating a stunning new addition to the Gold Coast skyline, and we look forward to bringing their vision to life with a world-class construction team and program. We are proud to be working alongside Central Equity on our 20th project together.”</p>

<p>Palmera has been designed by Marchese Partners, with interiors by DBI.</p>

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<p>Residents will have private access to extensive, state-of-the-art amenities, featuring two large pools including a generously scaled, family-friendly pool with safe shallow zones, and a 25-metre lap pool facing the western side, ensuring maximum sunlight all day.</p>

<p>Also available exclusively to residents is a sauna, magnesium pool, yoga studio, expansive gym, resident lounge, outdoor BBQ and dining areas. Residents will also be welcomed by concierge and luxurious entry foyer.</p>

<p>Located on Garfield Terrace in Northcliffe, Palmera enjoys a prime coastal position just moments from the patrolled Northcliffe beach and the G:link light rail, providing effortless connectivity along the Gold Coast’s beachfront suburbs, linking the Gold Coast University Hospital in the north with Nobby beach and Burleigh Heads to the south once the extension completes later this year.</p>

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Joel Robinson

Central Equity unveils Palmera on Garfield Terrace, Surfers Paradise

<p>The idea of a low-maintenance forever home located close to the city were the two driving factors behind a recent purchaser’s journey at Murcia, the under-construction East Brisbane apartment development by Sarazin.</p>

<p>Last year, Lois and her husband purchased a two-bedroom plus multi-purpose room (MPR) apartment in the new building, which is being constructed by Hutchinson Builders and is on track for completion in late-2027.</p>

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<p>The couple’s number one priority was to remain within easy commuting distance of the city for work. Murcia is positioned alongside the new Cross River Rail, with Woolloongabba Station just 300 metres from the front door.</p>

<p>They are currently living in their Annerley unit, which they have owned for several years, after recently moving out of their inner-city apartment, located on the very same street as Murcia.</p>

<p>“We had watched the development for a long time, and when construction activity began, that’s when we felt confident to buy,” Lois said.</p>

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<p>The timing also made sense. By moving back into their Annerley unit, they are able to save money ahead of settlement, while looking forward to returning closer to the city once Murcia is complete.</p>

<p>“We see Murcia as a forever home, as opposed to an investment, or something we need to appreciate massively in value and move on from in a few years,” Lois said.</p>

<p>“We secured an apartment large enough to grow a family, so we’re expecting to call Murcia home for a very long time.”</p>

<p>The couple plan to grow their family, but without the added maintenance demands of owning a standalone house further from the city. Working with Sarazin and architect HAL, they were able to slightly tweak the floorplan, converting the two-bedroom plus MPR layout into a functional three-bedroom apartment.</p>

<p>An added bonus was the recently revised communal space plans, which now incorporate a dedicated working-from-home area, complete with work pods, and shared desks.</p>

<p>“It means the third bedroom doesn’t have to become a part-time office and part-time bedroom,” Lois said, adding that residents have the benefit of working from home without actually being inside their apartment.</p>

<p>The rooftop wellness amenity was another standout compared to living in an established complex or a house. A signature feature of Sarazin developments, the rooftop will include a full gym, hot and cold plunge pools, a steam room and sauna, and a hotel-style pool with cabanas.</p>

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<p>Buyer journeys can vary significantly, from purchasing in the established market to buying new, or choosing between houses and apartments. Lois said they knew immediately that buying off the plan was right for them.</p>

<p>“We wanted something new, with less maintenance, and we weren’t quite ready to make the full financial leap straight away. The timing and deposit structure gave us the flexibility we needed.”</p>

<p>Designed by HAL Architects and inspired by the Spanish city of Murcia, the development takes a Mediterranean-influenced approach to architecture and landscaping, with a strong emphasis on shared spaces.</p>

<p>“The design feels considered, the amenities support how we actually live, and the location keeps us connected to the city without feeling right in the middle of it.”</p>

<p>Murcia is Sarazin’s second development in the area, following the completion of Silk One just up the road in 2022. They have several more projects coming to market in Woolloongabba ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Summer Olympics.</p>

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Close to the city, built for the future: Inside a growing family’s move to Murcia in East Brisbane

<p data-end="202" data-start="55">While most developers are aiming high across the Gold Coast, John Kearney’s <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/immerse-projects">Immerse Projects</a>&nbsp;has scaled back its plans for its Kirra Beach project.</p>

<p data-end="332" data-start="204">As first reported by Apartments.com.au in April 2025, Immerse <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/first-look-immerse-projects-plan-new-apartments-at-kirra-beach">lodged plans for 105 apartments</a> on its 2,026 sqm Haig Street site.</p>

<p data-end="484" data-start="334">The developer has now revised the proposal, reducing the 14-storey building to nine storeys and cutting the total number of apartments from 105 to 65.</p>

<p data-end="718" data-start="486">The new scheme will also feature a broader mix of apartments. It will comprise 23 two-bedroom units, 17 three-bedroom units, and 25 four-bedroom apartments, the latter a configuration that was not included in the original proposal.</p>

<p><img alt="Lot 11 C2859, 7 Haig Street, COOLANGATTA QLD 4225" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="972e3bbf-c3e6-4308-b098-5821e571f829" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Haig%20Street%20perspective%201.png?VersionId=3jkyNU0n7TW08DpkoEsY62bXWTb3UHxY" /></p>

<p>The building will rise to a compliant height of 29 metres, aligning with the Building Height Overlay.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The built form incorporates three basement levels accommodating 197 resident car parks and 13 visitor spaces, alongside storage and servicing areas. Level two is dedicated in part to communal amenity, including a lap pool along the western boundary, pool deck, spa and cold plunge pools, gym, work-from-home and meeting spaces, and landscaped areas designed to enhance privacy and outlook.</p>

<p>The typical floorplate will have eight apartments per level.</p>

<p><img alt="Lot 11 C2859, 7 Haig Street, COOLANGATTA QLD 4225" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="002d2594-9cf4-4ee4-bb2a-9a0546ac1cc5" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Haig%20Street%20site.png?VersionId=Qk.Cm0K9RziXrWu0Q4u2eOjEM3CwNhhC" /></p>

<p>The subject site is currently occupied by two 1970s-era walk-up buildings, Giraween and Caribbean, comprising 14 apartments.</p>

<p>Immerse Projects, led by building veteran John Kearney, who also heads construction firm Greyburn, has become increasingly active in the Kirra and broader southern Gold Coast market. The group recently completed Rhyhthm Kirra Hill on Garrick Street. They have another site locally, on McLean Street, which has approved plans for 58 apartments.</p>


First Look: Immerse favours four-bed apartments in Kirra Beach switch

<p data-end="237" data-start="86">The development wave is continuing in the affluent suburb of Woollahra following last year’s planning reforms introduced by the Minns Labor Government.</p>

<p data-end="840" data-start="239">In early 2025, the NSW Government implemented significant changes to its Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy, altering planning controls to allow greater density for new apartment projects within an 800-metre walking distance of stations and town centres in the Woollahra Local Government Area, overriding existing local controls. Buildings are now permitted to rise up to six storeys within 400 metres of a station or centre, or eight storeys where affordable housing is incorporated, and up to four storeys within the 401 to 800 metre radius, which can increase to six storeys with affordable housing.</p>

<p data-end="1055" data-start="842">Since then, a significant number of development applications have been lodged, and numerous sites have transacted, some at record highs, with the increased density provisions now working in favour of developers.</p>

<p data-end="1217" data-start="1057">Lower North Shore developer Abadeen are behind the latest project. They are planning a six-storey residential building at 101–115 Edgecliff Road, on the border of Woollahra and Bondi Junction.</p>

<p><img alt="First Look: Lindos Group plans six-storey adaptive reuse apartment project in Woollahra’s Fletcher Precinct" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="17a75a04-3ecd-4b0f-af9f-54514690721b" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Edgecliff%20DA%20front.png?VersionId=r0MiKualBGqKrjVj6hJZHsEiwl9QzF0D" /></p>

<p data-end="1402" data-start="1219">The proposal would replace a trio of interwar flat buildings on the amalgamated 1,514 sqm site, which has three street frontages to Edgecliff Road, Adelaide Street and Australia Lane.</p>

<p data-end="1645" data-start="1404">Importantly, as noted in the documents, the project represents a 200 per cent increase in bedroom density, from 32 bedrooms to 66, rather than a significant increase in the number of apartments, which will rise only slightly from 28 to 29.</p>

<p data-end="1998" data-start="1647">The scheme proposes four one-bedroom units, 13 two-bedroom units, and 12 three-bedroom apartments. The submitted planning documents note that, based on market research and background analysis, one of the primary target markets will be downsizers seeking to remain in the local area while moving out of larger freestanding homes they no longer require.</p>

<p data-end="2222" data-start="2000">“This allows for new housing supply opportunities beyond just the subject site,” the Design Report by architecture firm Squillace states. The current unit mix comprises 24 one-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom units.</p>

<p data-end="2384" data-start="2224">The top level of the new development will feature a rooftop deck with a pool, barbecue facilities, integrated seating, and a communal vegetable and herb garden.</p>

<p data-end="2726" data-start="2386">“Providing these facilities is beneficial in encouraging increased interaction between occupants, which in turn fosters a greater sense of community,” Squillace’s report notes. The firm adds that the vegetable and herb garden, in particular, offers social value, with volunteering opportunities creating further interaction among residents.</p>

<p><img alt="First Look: Lindos Group plans six-storey adaptive reuse apartment project in Woollahra’s Fletcher Precinct" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9619b7bb-291d-417a-a006-f36d14a97cb1" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Edgecliff%20DA%20perspective.png?VersionId=PYeMKcgOnEV7XVztARQ_YVDlvHcuyZaW" /></p>

<p data-end="2865" data-start="2728">Squillace describes the intent as delivering additional housing supply while maintaining the heritage character of the Fletcher Precinct.</p>

<p data-end="3072" data-start="2867">“Our objective is to design a high-quality benchmark building that enables considered additions and the adaptive reuse of the existing three brick residential flat buildings,” the architecture firm states.</p>

<p data-end="3555" data-start="3074">The site is located within a heritage conservation area, with all three existing buildings identified as contributory items in the Woollahra Development Control Plan. Rather than pursuing wholesale demolition, the proposal retains the primary brick façades and tiled pitched roof forms along Edgecliff Road and Adelaide Street. New upper-level additions are set back from the existing parapets and articulated with horizontal and vertical shadow lines to provide visual separation.</p>

<p data-end="3787" data-start="3557">“The proposed design seeks to retain the primary brick façades and roof forms to the street, demonstrating how existing building fabric can be preserved while increasing housing density within conservation areas,” the report adds.</p>

<p data-end="3787" data-start="3557">Prior to Christmas, around <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/rose-bay-apartment-market-fires-up-with-200m-in-new-developments-filed">$200m of new projects</a> were filed in Rose Bay alone, within the Woollahra LGA.</p>

<p data-end="3787" data-start="3557">The suburb of Woollahra is subject to the most change in the Woollahra LGA, with the&nbsp;Minns Labor Government to deliver&nbsp;Sydney’s first new heavy rail station in more than a decade, enabling up to 10,000 new homes by rezoning land around&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/woollahra-nsw-2025" target="">Woollahra</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/edgecliff-nsw-2027" target="">Edgecliff</a>&nbsp;stations.</p>

<p><em>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/next-stop-woollahra-train-station-delivering-up-to-10-000-new-homes-in-the-heart-of-sydney">Next stop Woollahra train station - delivering up to 10,000 new homes in the heart of Sydney</a></em></p>


First Look: Woollahra development wave continues as Abadeen plots six-storey apartment block

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<p>A Brighton local turned up to summer's first bathing box auction as a “tyre kicker”, but then spent $305,000 to buy it. </p>
<p>Michael Abell was the only bidder for bathing box 76D.</p>
<p>He'd almost bought one 25 years ago for $15,000. </p>
<p>Nick Johnstone Real Estate auctioneer Nick Johnstone wore boardshorts, thongs and a Santa hat for the occasion.</p>
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<p>Johnstone made a $300,000 vendor bid before Abell's $305,000 offer.</p>
<p>The sale was negotiated after the property passed in. </p>
<p>The bathing box was finished last month as part of a Bayside Council masterplan for the beachfront. </p>
<p>The<em> Herald Sun</em> reported council’s corporate services director Jill Colson said there are no further plans for any more bathing boxes. </p>
<p>A bathing box at 76C sold for $337,000 about 18 months ago close to the peak of the market, and 76B sold for $318,000 the same day. </p>
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Local buys freshly built Brighton bathing box 

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<p>The Easter break's special Victorian auction treat - a bathing box on the Rosebud foreshore - went wanting, when it failed to sell with just the one bidder at its onsite weekend auction.</p>
<p>"You could start with a bid of $1 million if you like, but I won't move it to Sorrento," the Mornington Peninsula auctioneer Stephen Wilson told the crowd.</p>
<p>There was a $200,000 opening bid.</p>
<p>"It's the best boatshed and position in Rosebud," Wilson said.</p>
<p>Then the auctioneer placed a $225,000 vendor bid.</p>
<p>"You can go fishing ..you can go swimming, but here you don't need to even get sand in your feet," he said.</p>
<p>Just the one higher offer took the top bid to $230,000 when <a id="LPlnk30240" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-rosebud-129412790" target="_blank">boatshed 82A</a> was put to auction on Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p>Post-auction the top bidder was told there was a $280,000 reserve price.</p>
<p>Some years ago it had a $345,000 asking price.</p>
<p>Located at the beach end of Rosebud Parade, not far from the busy cafes on Point Nepean Highway, <a id="LPlnk250717" href="https://www.norrisre.com.au/index.cfm?pagecall=property&amp;propertyID=3311136" target="_blank">boatshed 82a</a> is the closest bathing box to the pier.</p>
<p>With the leasehold holding is a 8m x 4m boat shed constructed of brick and a colourbond roof that dates back at least 70 years.</p>
<p>The smaller Rosebud boat sheds for sale start from $85,000.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.urban.com.au/images/2019/4/18/Boat%20shed%202.JPG" alt=""></p>
<p>It was the quietest Easter since 2012 with just 378 homes taken to auction across the combined capitals, according to CoreLogic.</p>
<p>There were limited city auctions over Easter, but coastal agents across the country endeavoured to find buyers ahead of the upcoming winter hibernation.</p>
<p>A newly constructed four bedroom Blairgowrie home didn't find its weekend buyer either on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula.</p>
<div>It was passed in on a $2 million vendor bid with the marketing having sought $2.2 million.</div>
<div>Set on a 688 sqm, the residence at <a id="LPlnk878221" href="https://www.melbournesothebysrealty.com/property/blairgowrie-34-charles-street" target="_blank">34 Charles Street</a> with 61 squares of space has views across Port Philip Bay.</div>
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<p>It was designed by siblings, architect Elise Ross and construction by local luxury builder Simon Ross with plenty of use of timber, American Oak flooring, Silvertop Ash panelling and Blackbutt decking.</p>
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<p>"It is a family passion-project by the Ross family," Peninsula Sotheby's International Realty listing agent Hamish Opray said, noting there was a "sophisticated Scandinavian-inspired aesthetic throughout."</p>
<p>The three level floorplan incorporates distinct, self-contained living zones serviced by an Italian imported hydraulic lift.</p>
<p>There is a solar-heated glass tiled pool.</p>
<p>Sydney had the priciest weekend auction offering which was a vacant block at <a id="LPlnk949594" href="https://djwproperty.com.au/property/20-macintyre-crescent-sylvania-waters-nsw-2224/" target="_blank">20 Macintyre Crescent, Sylvania Waters</a>, billed as having the potential to be a holiday home.</p>
<p>It was an 808 sqm building block with approved plans for a luxury residence with an extra wide 30m water frontage with deep water mooring facility to accommodate vessels up to 28mertes in length plus dry dock and jet ski facilities.</p>
<p>The house plans have been designed by Rabi Moussawel of RM Designers.</p>
<p>“The vision was to design a house which made the owner feel like he was on holidays every day of the year," Moussawel said in the marketing.</p>
<p>"From the moment you enter the house you experience the luxurious double height ceiling space like a hotel foyer.</p>
<p>"This luxury home is alive with ocean drama, swaying palm trees, quiet sunrises, and flamboyant sunsets.</p>
<p>"It is a rare architectural masterpiece, connecting outside with inside and enjoying spectacular, unobstructed views of the water.</p>
<p>"Fish in the morning, swim during the day and jet ski in the afternoon.... why travel when you are already on holidays.”</p>
<p>DJW Property agent John Basa said it was it was passed in at $3,965,000, below its reserve price of $4.1 million.</p>
<p>Its last sale was in 2009 when the 1965 home was bought for $2,315,000, having sold pre GFC at $2.9 million in 2004.</p>
<p>Realestate.com.au advised the NSW clearance rate, based on 97 auction results over the past week, sat at 59 percent.</p>
<p>South Australia also secured a 59 percent success rate over the past week from 29 results.</p>
<p>Queensland had a 33 perecent clearance rate from 39 results.</p>
<p>There were two offerings at 1770, the small town promoted as the gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, near Gladstone where explorer Captain James Cook briefly landed in May 1770.</p>
<p>A detached architect-designed duplex at <a id="LPlnk616864" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-seventeen+seventy-130810014" target="_blank">4a/4b Orton Court </a>failed to sell.</p>
<p>With ocean views over Bustard Bay, the duplex offering was the winner of 2014 Queensland Master Builders Association award after being constructed in 2014 by Gibson Homes.</p>
<p>"No expense was spared in construction using corrosion resistant materials to ensure low maintenance," its PRDnationwide marketing advised.</p>
<p>"The properties were passed in," PRD agent James White said. They have been $3000 a week peak season asking rentals.</p>
<p>Orton Court is named after Captain Cook's clerk Richard Orton whose earlobes were slashed during the drunken night when Cook's crew anchored in Bustard Bay. </p>
<p>A 1770 entry level home set amid tropical gardens also did not sell at <a id="LPlnk45130" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/628-captain-cook-drive-seventeen-seventy-qld/property-details-buy-residential-11083832/" target="_blank">628 Captain Cook Drive</a> though PRD. </p>
<p>The classic holiday home comprised two bedrooms, open plan kitchen and living room with a large sunroom and balcony area, to capture the views. </p>
<p>It last sold at $210,000 in 1991.</p>
<p>Victoria's success rate was put at 58 percent with just 26 results.</p>
<p>Rosebud was among the busiest auction locations.</p>
<p>A three bedroom one bathroom house, listed through Paul Cunnington and Tullie Roberts of Barry Plant, was sold at an undisclosed price.</p>
<p>Situated at <a id="LPlnk852269" href="https://www.barryplant.com.au/property/599338/79-first-avenue-rosebud/" target="_blank">79 First Avenue</a>, the home had come with a price guide of $520,000 to $570,000.</p>
<p>Set on 385 sqm, the renovated home last sold in 2008 for $290,000.</p>
<p>Another Rosebud property, marketed as a "grand weatherboard ready for a makeover" was pulled from auction.</p>
<p>The four bedroom one bathroom house set on 760 sqm, had a price guide of $520,000 to $550,000 through Barry Plant.</p>
<p>Situated at <a id="LPlnk782957" href="https://www.barryplant.com.au/property/599619/14-hayes-avenue-rosebud/" target="_blank">14 Hayes Avenue</a>, the listing noted the property had the potential to be subdivided or become a two unit site.</p>
<p>The median price for a home in Rosebud is $605,000, according to CoreLogic, with the median days on market before a sale at 32 days. </p>
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<p>A beach box on Mount Martha's South Beach has sold for $342,500.</p>
<p>Recently painted, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-mount+martha-129536402" target="_blank">box 90</a> is located in prime position, directly across from the village shops and restaurants.</p>
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<p>The nearby <a href="/news/vic/recently-restored-mount-martha-beach-box-listed">beach box 98</a> has been listed with a guide of $310,000 to $340,000.</p>
<p><span>It's been restored since trading for $215,000 in 2014.</span></p>
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<p>A bathing box built in the early 1960s on Point King Beach at Portsea has hit the market.</p>
<p>The box, with a small deck and steps leading to its entrance, maintains its original wooden features, including a rear bench and shelving.</p>
<p>It has been <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-portsea-130147850" target="_blank">offered publicly for the first time</a> by Ilze Moran and Warwick Anderson from RT Edgar Portsea. </p>
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<p>They have a set a potential guide of $300,000 to $330,000 for bathing box 1 Point King Road at its Australia Day auction.</p>
<p>The most recent sale on the bay was in April last year when <a href="/news/brighton-bathing-box-plus-cranbourne-north-sales-among-weekend-auction-records">one of Brighton's newest beach boxes</a> sold for $337,000.</p>
<p>Another offering further down the Portsea beach is where <a href="/expert-insights/buying/boatshed-8-point-king-beach-portsea-listed-with-high-hopes-for-january-auction">bathing box number 8</a> has been listed with a $450,000 to $495,000 guide for its January 20 auction.</p>
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<p>Portsea sales have neared $1 million.</p>
<p>The Portsea boatshed was sold for close to $1 million <a href="/news/portsea-boatshed-sells-for-just-shy-of-1-million">by the Boykett family</a>.</p>
<p>Changing hands for the first time in almost 70 years, boatshed 17 Fisherman’s Bend Foreshore had been listed with an asking range of $910,000 and $1 million in mid-2018.</p>
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<p>Kay &amp; Burton secured <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-portsea-129683114" target="_blank">the sale of the boatshed</a>, which is not connected to power or water.</p>
<p>The buyers were local holidaymakers.</p>
<p>The last Fisherman’s Beach sale by Kay &amp; Burton was in 1991.</p>
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<p>The last confirmed record price was when Portsea boat shed 23 fetched a record $615,000 in late 2015.</p>
<p>Set at the foot of the track to Shelley Beach it had been tightly held for over four decades.</p>
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<p>A Portsea boatshed has been sold for close to $1 million by the Boykett family.</p>
<p>Changing hands for the first time in almost 70 years, boatshed 17 Fisherman’s Bend Foreshore had been listed with an asking range of $910,000 and $1 million.</p>
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<p>Kay &amp; Burton secured <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-portsea-129683114" target="_blank">the sale of the boatshed</a>, which is not connected to power or water.</p>
<p>The buyers were local holidaymakers.</p>
<p>The last Fisherman’s Beach sale by Kay &amp; Burton was in 1991.</p>
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<p>The last confirmed record price was when Portsea boat shed 23 fetched a record $615,000 in late 2015.</p>
<p>Set at the foot of the track to Shelley Beach it had been tightly held for over four decades.</p>
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<p>Melbourne secured the nation's strongest weekend auction success rate which included a record $337,000 auction price for a Brighton beach bathing box.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-128010046" target="_blank">Bathing box 76B</a> was a “surprise” purchase for his family by a grandfather of 10.</p>
<p>The red and white striped bathing box sold along with the neighbouring box, another recently built by the Bayside council, No. 76C, which sold for $320,000.</p>
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<p>“(This is for) my children and 10 grandchildren. We’ll spend weekends here.</p>
<p>“There’s no better place than this," he told the Herald Sun.</p>
<p>Both offerings, about 6mx4m in size, had reserves of $290,000. </p>
<p>Auctioneer Nick Johnstone said both required to pay GST on top of the purchase prices.</p>
<p>The previous highest reported price for Dendy Street beach was $326,000, achieved by box 85, which Johnstone sold just before Christmas in 2016.</p>
<p>Box 60 sold for an undisclosed figure above $330,000 in 2017. </p>
<p>The council has built and auctioned one or two boxes a year since 2013 as part of a project to fill in gaps between the existing ones and raise money to better the beach.</p>
<p>Only Bayside residents and ratepayers can purchase the Brighton sand shacks.</p>
<p>Melbourne's top notified sale was at Mount Eliza at $3.59 million.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-127979866" target="_blank">four bedroom 1928 bungalow,</a> set on 1250sqm, above the Moondah Beach bathing boxes , had been held for three generations.</p>
<p>Its stately lounge room came with intact period details that include decorative timber panelling and rarely encountered ceiling molds depicting native wildlife.</p>
<p>The home at 6 Kunyung Road was listed with $2.5 million to $2.75 million price guidance through Vicki Sayers at RT Edgar.</p>
<p>Its price guidance was based on three 2018 sales on the clifftop location. </p>
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<p>It did not come with a bathing box.</p>
<p>Melbourne saw an increase in clearance rate and volumes with a total of 1,326 Melbourne homes taken to weekend auction returning a preliminary clearance rate of 65.5 per cent, up on the 63.6 per cent last week when a lower 914 auctions were held.<br><br>The sales included a record price at Cranbourne North.</p>
<div>Tulliallan, the Georgian-style mansion at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-cranbourne+north-127922766" target="_blank">160 Wheelers Park Drive</a> fetched $2.35 million when sold to a Narre Warren South family.</div>
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<div>There had been $1.8 million to $1.98 million price guidance for the six-bedroom, five-bathroom residence on 3200sq m of parklike grounds.</div>
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<div>Melbourne's cheapest result was <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-vic-essendon+north-127980890" target="_blank">11/3 Royal Av, Essendon North</a> which fetched $215,000.</div>
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<div>The price guide had been $200,000 to $220,000 for the recent $210 a week studio rental.</div>
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<div>It last sold at $150,000 in 2006.</div>
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<div>It was not the cheapest across the nation as there was a $185,000 sale in Adelaide.</div>
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<div>The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/1-desmond-rd-hackham-sa-5163" target="_blank">1 Desmond Rd, Hackham</a> offering has previously traded at $215,000 in 2009.</div>
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<p>The double brick Hackham home was marketed as being in very average condition, so there was opportunity to either renovate or knock the house over and build two properties.</p>
<p>Nationally the number of homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities rose this week, with a total of 2,539 held, according to Corelogic.</p>
<p>The higher volumes returned a preliminary clearance rate of 62.5 per cent. Last week, there were 1,799 capital city auctions returning a 62.2 per cent final clearance rate.</p>
<p>More homes in Sydney went to auction this week at 805 compared to 551 last week.</p>
<p>Sydney's cheapest sale was $366,000 at Lakemba.</p>
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<p>The two bedroom <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-lakemba-128009818" target="_blank">2/61 Colin Street </a><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-lakemba-128009818" target="_blank">ground floor unit</a> had traded at $299,000 in 2005.</p>
<div>As volumes rose across Sydney this week, the preliminary clearance rate dropped below 60 per cent for the first time since the first week of February.</div>
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<div>The preliminary clearance rate showed 59.8 per cent, however this will likely revise lower as unreported results are finalised.</div>
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<div>Some 74 offerings were withdrawn from Sydney auction.</div>
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<div>They included a Canada Bay property associated with the family of the bankrupted property developer Salim Mehajer which was pulled from weekend auction.
<p>The family’s Canada Bay investment property site has a rundown 1970s home at <a href="http://www.timerealty.com.au/1P0567" target="_blank">555 Lyons Road West.</a></p>
<p>The auction sign had “withdrawn” slapped across the sign.</p>
<p>Canada Bay Council had rejected Mehajer’s plans.</p>
<p>Channel 7 reported the inner-west plot was bought in 2015 for $1.4million but revised plans to build a multi-storey home with views over the Parramatta River failed to proceed after 22 neighbours in total objected to the development application.<br><br>“We’ve had an offer, but it wouldn’t be accepted,” Century 21s Fay Petrou told The Sunday Telegraph.</p>
<p>The property developer and former deputy mayor of defunct Auburn council rose to prominence in 2015 for his lavish wedding to now ex-wife Aysha.</p>
<p>The weakest Sydney region was Blacktown at 22 percent.</p>
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<div>Canberra's top sale was secured pre-auction when $2.2 million was paid for <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-act-narrabundah-128039250" target="_blank">58 Sprent Street, Narrabundah</a>
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<div>Canberra returned a lower 64 percent clearance rate.</div>
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<div>Brisbane's top sale was also a pre-auction result.</div>
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<div>The renovated and extended 1900 Queenslander style home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/115-elizabeth-st-toowong-qld-4066" target="_blank">115 Elizabeth Street, Toowong</a> sold at $1,715,000 through Adcock Prestige.</div>
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<div>CoreLogic calculated Brisbane's clearance rate at 54 percent.</div>
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<p>Brighton had its first beach box auction of the year yesterday when the baby-blue and white Bathing Box 26 had $340,000 hopes.</p>
<p>The listing came soon after No. 60 (above and below) fetched $340,000 late last year. </p>
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<p>Buyers must live in the City of Bayside to be eligible to purchase one of the 80 or so Brighton’s bathing boxes.</p>
<p>No. 60 had come with a price guide of $270,000 to $297,000 late last year, and sold before its December 2 scheduled auction through Marshall White.</p>
<p>It topped the previous record, set in 2016 when a newly-built hut sold for $326,000.</p>
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<p><span>Bathing boxes have a rich history in Melbourne. </span></p>
<p><span>Built in the 1890s to preserve bathers modesty, they have become increasingly valuable due to their scarcity, with fewer than 2,000 boxes in Victoria.</span></p>
<p>They are a tightly held asset with many bathing boxes retained by families and handed down over generations.</p>
<p>And with no additional bathing boxes likely to be ever built on the Mornington Peninsula, this ensures exclusivity.</p>
<p>Bathing box - sometimes known as boat sheds or beach boxes - values rarely go backwards. In the 1970's, the price of a Melbourne bathing box might have set you back $1,000. In the 90's they averaged $30,000. Currently they average $150,000 with the highest sale price in Portsea recently selling for over $600,000.</p>
<p>The record stands at $615,000 when a 20 sqm timber shed on Shelley Beach at Portsea sold at auction in 2015.</p>
<p>Sotheby's Peninsula's Rob Curtain is marketing another box on Shelley Beach with $600,000 price aspirations (below). Despite the price, it is being marketed by Curtain as the most affordable foreshore investment on the golden sands of Shelley Beach. It is 100 metres from the bottom steps of the car park at Hemston Ave. It is "ideal for families and friends to enjoy summer days and sunset dinners on the sand," though there is no power or water connected.</p>
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<p>2017 has certainly been another strong year for the beach box.</p>
<p>Records have fallen at Brighton, where earlier this month Box 60 sold for over $330,000, having expected to fetch between $270,000 and $297,000.</p>
<p>The yellow and blue striped box topped the record set late last year when a newly built box sold for $326,000.</p>
<p>There's a box at 76E which is hoping to take the record price. It has a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-126970182" target="_blank">price tag of $340,000.</a></p>
<p>There are more than just the boxes at the popular Dendy Beach in Brighton however.</p>
<p>Property Observer has listed 10 - five sales of bathing boxes across this year and five for sale.</p>
<p>SOLD</p>
<p>1. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-residential+land-vic-mornington-201305317" target="_blank">34 Shire Hall Beach</a>, Mornington - Sold price undisclosed</p>
<p>One of the most attractive bathing boxes (to an Aussie eye), sold at the beginning of the year (top and below)</p>
<p>The Shire Hall Beach box at Mornington, ablaze with the Australian stars and stripes, had been professionally painted.</p>
<p>Complete with skylight, the newly built box sits at the end of a row of just five boxes. It had been for sale at $85,000 plus for several years.</p>
<p>It comes complete with skylight.</p>
<p>It is positioned just steps from the car park that leads to Shire Hall Beach and walking distance to Mornington’s Main Street.</p>
<p>Fish and chips and shops are just a stroll away to take back to the beach box and enjoy the view.</p>
<p>It was next to the coral reef themed box which was auctioned off with the bidding hitting $150,000 last January.</p>
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<p>2. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-124770578" target="_blank">100 Earimil Beach South</a>, Mount Eliza - Sold $110,000</p>
<p>A box on Earimil Beach South in Mount Eliza comes with postcard views of the water from its quaint looking deck.</p>
<p>Meters from the waters edge, box 100 featured fully lined walls, selated timber floor boards and dual access, with double doors and the front and a single door on the side.</p>
<p>It was freshly painted before its sale.</p>
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<p>3. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-125513626" target="_blank">34 Ranelagh Beach, Mount Eliza</a> - Sold $155,000</p>
<p>A completely renovated bathing box on Mount Eliza's Ranelagh Beach is as private as they come.</p>
<p>With no neighbour within 80 metres either side of the box, it feels like its set on its own private part of the beach.</p>
<p>Sold with a vast 35 sqm space over two levels, (almost as big as my Sydney apartment), the box has an upper level bedroom.</p>
<p>It was sold fully furnished and complete with fixtures, fittings decorations and extensive water sports equipment.</p>
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<p>4. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-rye-126854538" target="_blank">6 Boat Shed, Rye</a> Sold $120,000. It was listed with price hopes of $100,000 to $110,000, but fetched $120,000 when sold pre-Christmas.</p>
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<p>It stands alone on a grassy part of the foreshore near Daly Avenue nestled amid trees.</p>
<p>It was recently renovated.</p>
<p>It was marketed as "a bright investment offering a lifestyle of family fun in the sun." </p>
<p>5. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-vic-chelsea-124716538" target="_blank">Beach Box 1010 Chelsea foreshore </a>Sold $67,500</p>
<p><span class="property-price property-info__price">Selling agent Luke Howard advised you had to be <span>a rate payer in the city of Kingston to buy on the Chelsea Foreshore. "For the lucky purchaser, gone are the days of carting chairs, umbrellas, boards, inflatables and everything else back and forward to the beach," he said.</span></span></p>
<p>FOR SALE </p>
<p>6. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-rosebud-122723310" target="_blank">97 Rosebud foreshore, Rosebud</a> $34,950 This was the cheapest on offer. It was listed this time last year at $39,500. It sold at $20,000 in 2009. It is set <span>in the middle of the Rosebud foreshore opposite the Rosebud Hotel.</span></p>
<p>7 <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/79-boatshed-rosebud-foreshore-rosebud-vic-3939-2012977539" target="_blank">79 Rosebud foreshore, Rosebud</a> $55,000 This was the next cheapest found. It needs a bit of work.</p>
<p>8. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-rosebud-127192426" target="_blank">176 Beach Box, Rosebud</a> $120,000 to $130,000 Agent Craig Leo will auction it Sunday 28 January. </p>
<div class="listingInfo rui-clearfix">9. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-studio-vic-mount+eliza-126409082" target="_blank">48 Beach Box, Moondah Beach, Mount Eliza</a>, $85,000-$93,000 </div>
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<div class="listingInfo rui-clearfix">10. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-126525766" target="_blank">64 Beach Box Ranelagh Beach, Mount Eliza</a> $145,000. Beach Box 64 on Ranelagh Beach comes with a view of the city lights over the bay and the bonus of space for car parking directly behind. The iconic Ranelagh Club is just a moments walk away. </div>
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The 10 best beach bathing boxes of 2017

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<p>A Brighton Beach bathing box on the popular Dendy's Beach has sold for a record $330,000 plus.</p>
<p>It topped the previous record, set last year when a newly-built hut sold for $326,000.</p>
<p>Marshall White agent Barb Gregory secured the pre-auction sale of <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-brighton-126914706" target="_blank">Bathing Box 60</a>. It was expected to fetch between $270,000 and $297,000.</p>
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<p>On top of purchasing and maintenance costs, owners have to pay about $1650 each year in licensing fees and council rates.</p>
<p>The first box that traded at auction was in 1999 at $58,000.</p>
<p>Brighton houses have sold up to $22 million.</p>
<p>Listing agent Barb Gregory, once a proud owner of a $3200 beach box, regrets when she and her friends sold it a few years later.</p>
<p>There will no doubt be high hopes for <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-126970182" target="_blank">Bathing Box 76E</a> now, which goes to auction this weekend (below).</p>
<p>Its the second time the box has been listed in less than two years. It has $300,000 hopes for its weekend auction having last traded for $285,000 in January last year.</p>
<p>It was built by Bayside City Council in 2015.</p>
<p>Julian Augustini at Hodges Brighton has the listing.</p>
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Brighton bathing box edges record price

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<p>To own one of the Brighton Beach bathing boxes, you have to own a home in the Melbourne bayside suburb.</p>
<p>The 82 bathing boxes that line the beach surged in price last year, with a newly-built hut selling for $326,000 record.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-126914706" target="_blank">latest box 60 listing</a> (above and below) is expected to fetch between $270,000 and $297,000 at its December 3 auction with Marshall White agent Barb Gregory.</p>
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<p>On top of purchasing and maintenance costs, owners have to pay about $1650 each year in licensing fees and council rates.</p>
<p>The first box that traded at auction was in 1999 at $58,000.</p>
<p>Brighton houses have sold up to $22 million.</p>
<p>Listing agent Barb Gregory, once a proud owner of a $3200 beach box, regrets when she and her friends sold it a few years later.</p>
<p>This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.</p>
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