A new 25-storey apartment tower proposed for Mercer Street would push Geelong’s western gateway skyline higher, with Morphy Birrell Property Group lodging plans for a project directly beside one of the city’s most significant heritage streetscapes.

The <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/fk-australia">FK</a>-designed development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/65-67-mercer-street-geelong-vic-3220">65-67 Mercer Street</a> has now been referred to Victoria’s Planning Minister. The site sits opposite the Geelong rail corridor and immediately south of the heritage-listed St Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church and Ashby Hall precinct.

Rather than compete with the neighbouring ecclesiastical buildings, the proposal adopts a sculpted podium intended to reference the materiality and scale of the heritage context. Planning documents note the design draws cues from the “dark stone brick” church and surrounding masonry buildings, while the tower above transitions into a softer, curved form oriented toward Corio Bay and the Geelong waterfront.

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The development forms “Stage 5” of Morphy Birrell Property Group’s broader Mercer Street precinct strategy, following the completion of the 21-storey Miramar tower on Cavendish Street and several additional approved redevelopment stages nearby. Planning consultants Ratio said the proposal “represents an exemplary development outcome” aligned with the strategic ambitions for Central Geelong’s continued urban renewal.

The mixed-use project would replace an existing low-rise commercial building and surface parking area on the 3,320 sqm corner site. FK’s urban context report describes the proposal as a residential development comprising apartments, resident amenities, commercial space, and integrated landscaping positioned to maximise bay views and northern sunlight access.

Renders show a deeply articulated tower with curved balconies stepping above a lower masonry podium that frames a landscaped forecourt facing Mercer Street. The design intentionally preserves sightlines toward the adjacent church buildings, with the podium scaled to reinforce the heritage edge before the tower recedes upward.

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The planning report highlights the site’s strategic location within 400 metres of key Geelong destinations including Cunningham Pier, the Geelong Station precinct, Deakin University, and the convention centre. Bus services run directly along Mercer Street, while the Corio Bay foreshore sits around 100 metres north of the site.

The proposal arrives amid accelerating redevelopment across central Geelong, where planning policy continues to encourage higher-density housing close to transport infrastructure and the waterfront. Mercer Street in particular has emerged as a focal point for taller apartment development due to its proximity to Geelong Station, the bay, and major civic infrastructure.

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Morphy Birrell Property Group targets 25-storey Geelong tower beside landmark church precinct

Development giant&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hamton">Hamton</a> and joint venture partner Hostplus have revealed the next residential stage of their $3 billion Moonee Valley Park masterplan, lodging plans for 512 more apartments within the precinct on surplus racecourse land at 110 Wilson Street, Moonee Ponds.

The proposed development, dubbed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/trackside-house-110-wilson-street-moonee-ponds-vic-3039">Trackside Gardens</a>&nbsp;in the planning application, follows the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/vic/first-look-exclusive-hamton-and-hostplus-reveal-sixth-stage-of-moonee-valley-park-masterplan">recent unveiling of the sixth-stage Cox Place Precinct</a> and continues the long-running transformation of the Moonee Valley Racecourse into one of Melbourne’s largest urban renewal projects.

Positioned on the north-eastern edge of the racecourse adjacent to CityLink, Trackside Gardens will comprise three residential buildings rising between 61.8 metres and 86.4 metres within a heavily landscaped precinct shaped by Hamton’s Nature Based Cities framework.

The project forms part of the broader Moonee Valley Park redevelopment being delivered by Hamton, Hostplus and the Moonee Valley Racing Club, which is reshaping the 40-hectare racecourse site into a mixed-use neighbourhood with housing, retail, commercial space, hotels, parkland and community infrastructure.

Trackside Gardens sits separately to the recently proposed Cox Place Precinct, a five-building stage comprising around 1,100 residences, two build-to-rent buildings, two build-to-sell towers, retail, office space, and a hotel overlooking the racetrack. Together, the projects continue to accelerate housing delivery across the precinct.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/dko-architecture">DKO Architecture</a> with landscape architecture by Tract, Trackside Gardens has been conceived as a botanical-style residential precinct prioritising canopy planting, communal green space, and vertical landscaping.

“The architectural vision for the proposed development centres around buildings in a botanical park setting that champions the important role of nature,” the planning submission states.

“The proposal incorporates principles of biophilic design, with landscape and environmentally sustainable development influencing the ultimate design response of the buildings and prioritising the ground plane to ensure a high amenity for both occupants and visitors.”&nbsp;

Trackside Gardens will deliver 512 apartments across the three buildings, alongside 518 basement car spaces and 523 bicycle spaces. Around 20 per cent affordable housing is proposed across the broader North East Precinct, equating to around 158 dwellings.&nbsp;

The affordable housing component will be concentrated within the Wilson East building, while the remaining apartments are expected to be delivered as build-to-sell residences.

Trackside Gardens has been designed around Hamton’s Nature Based Cities initiative, founded by Executive Chair Paul Hameister OAM in partnership with the University of Melbourne, Urbis, Ark Resources and Tract. The initiative promotes integrating higher-density urban development with significant biodiversity, tree canopy and landscape outcomes.

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A comprehensive landscape strategy would introduce deep soil planting, vertical greening, communal gardens, and new pedestrian links throughout the site.

Planning documents state the development is targeting a 5 Star Green Star Buildings rating, a 7.5-star average NatHERS rating, and “Exemplary” Nature Based Cities certification.&nbsp;

The proposal joins an expanding pipeline of approved and proposed buildings within Moonee Valley Park, including the recently launched Eveline apartments and the approved Grandstand North and South towers.

Hamton has increasingly focused on precinct-scale, nature-led communities across Melbourne’s middle-ring suburbs, with projects spanning Hawthorn, Kew, and Moonee Ponds.

Hampton unveils Trackside Gardens, latest stage of $3 billion Moonee Valley Park masterplan

The Paul Gedoun-led <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/ss-projects">S&amp;S Group</a> has achieved another milestone in its $1 billion transformation of Rainbow Bay on the southern Gold Coast with the completion of the company’s third project in four years, the $160 million <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/esprit-217-227-boundary-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Esprit</a> residences.

Delivered by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/hutchinson-builders">Hutchinson Builders</a> and designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cottee-parker-architects">Cottee Parker Architects</a>, Esprit buyers have now moved into the 94 apartments across two interconnected buildings at 217-227 Boundary Street.

The successful settlement of Esprit marks another astounding chapter in the S&amp;S story, which launched its highly successful Flow apartments three years ago and created its own ultra-luxury branded fingerprint on an area craving new luxury residences.

Most early purchasers have secured gains of well over $1 million since the project launched in 2021.&nbsp;

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S&amp;S Projects Founding Director Paul Gedoun said the completion of Esprit reflects sustained demand for premium apartments in tightly held coastal locations.&nbsp; 
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“Esprit has attracted buyers seeking a combination of quality design, considered amenity and a location that is becoming increasingly difficult to replicate,” said Gedoun.

“We identified some years ago that Rainbow Bay is a unique market where supply of luxury residences is limited, and we see the settlements in Esprit further underpinning this thinking - that for both owner-occupiers and investors.”&nbsp;

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A key feature of the development is ‘Club Esprit’, a 1,000sqm residents-only rooftop level combining wellness and recreation, believed to be a first for the Gold Coast, and which is fast becoming a signature of the S&amp;S brand.

Positioned to capture views across Snapper Rocks, Rainbow Bay and the Tweed River, the rooftop includes a 25-metre lap pool, gym, yoga lawn, sauna and steam facilities, ice bath, private dining spaces, outdoor cinema and landscaped areas for residents.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/pezet-matheson">Pezet Matheson</a> Director Jayde Pezet, who led the sales campaign for Esprit and S&amp;S’s Flow and Awaken apartments, said the project’s performance reflects both the strength of the product and the depth of demand for premium apartments on the southern Gold Coast.&nbsp;

“In some cases, we’ve seen values double since launch, which is a clear reflection of how tightly held Rainbow Bay has become and the level of demand for well-executed projects in this market,” said Pezet.&nbsp;

“Buyers recognised early what S&amp;S Projects was delivering here, and that conviction has been rewarded as the project has progressed towards completion.”&nbsp;

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Esprit offers a mix of two- three and four-bedroom apartments and sits within walking distance of the beachfront, cafés and local amenities, reinforcing its appeal as both a lifestyle and investment destination.

The project is the third completed by S&amp;S Projects in Rainbow Bay, following Flow Residences and Awaken Residences, which together have contributed to the suburb’s emergence as one of the Gold Coast’s most sought-after coastal pockets. &nbsp;

S&amp;S Projects is continuing its investment in the area with Radia, a $215 million development currently under construction.&nbsp;

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Gedoun said the completion of Esprit signals continued confidence in the southern Gold Coast market.&nbsp;

“We’ve seen strong interest in well-located, high-quality apartments, particularly in areas where future development opportunities are limited."

“That’s been a key factor in the performance of Esprit and the broader Rainbow Bay market”.

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Owners move in as Esprit completes at Rainbow Bay

Few developers can boast a portfolio across South East Queensland's luxury markets quite like <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mosaic-property-group">Mosaic Property Group</a>.

The builder-developer, founded in 2004 by Managing Director Brook Monahan, has projects in planning, on the market, and under construction, from Burleigh Heads and Broadbeach to Kangaroo Point and South Brisbane.

With a pipeline exceeding $2 billion, Mosaic remains highly selective when it comes to development sites, having spent years refining its strategy around feasibility research and product planning. The group is set to continue growing into 2026 and beyond.

In Brisbane, Mosaic currently has three projects in the market. It is in the final release stage at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-bedford-by-mosaic-16-30-prospect-street-kangaroo-point-qld-4169">The Bedford</a> in Kangaroo Point, which is approaching complete sellout ahead of its late 2027 completion.

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Designed in collaboration with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bda-architecture">BDA Architecture</a>, The Bedford comprises 128 two- and three-bedroom residences. A selection of ultra-luxury Masterpiece Series Skyhomes, positioned across the top levels, offer expansive floor plans and sweeping views of the river and city.

High-end inclusions, such as natural stone benchtops, bespoke cabinetry, and Miele appliances, feature throughout all apartments, alongside the Rooftop Recreation &amp; Retreat Sky Terrace. This includes a resort-style pool with sun deck and loungers, spa, cold plunge pool, sauna, steam room, private dining room with a full kitchen, residents' lounge, multiple barbeque and relaxation zones, an outdoor viewing deck, and landscaped gardens with water features, all oriented to sweeping city and river views.

A gym with indoor and outdoor zones, and a golf simulator, further enhances recreational choice within the building.

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A defining feature of the development is its integrated mixed-use component, which will deliver Kangaroo Point's first major supermarket, alongside a café and liquor store, bringing long-awaited convenience to the peninsula.

Monahan says The Bedford represents the culmination of a near-decade-long journey, after first identifying the A-grade Prospect Street site in 2016. While they came close to acquiring it at the time, the site was ultimately purchased by Woolworths' development arm, Fabcot. The opportunity resurfaced in 2024 when the site, vacant for nearly three decades, was brought back to market.

Monahan says Mosaic projects often begin years before any formal plans are drawn. Their new South Brisbane development is no exception, with the site first earmarked in 2018.

"We aren't opportunistic," Monahan says. "Every site purchase is carefully considered. As seen with Kangaroo Point and South Brisbane, it can take years to eventuate. There are sites we're looking at now that we may not secure for several years."

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A similar story unfolded at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-carter-by-mosaic-77-linton-street-kangaroo-point-qld-4169">The Carter</a> in Kangaroo Point, opposite The Gabba. Like The Bedford, it is also approaching sellout of its 125 two- and three-bedroom apartments. The majority of sales are attributed to returning customers and referrals, with a balanced mix of investors and a strong majority of owner-occupiers.

BDA Architecture was again engaged to design the 22-storey building, which will feature a suite of wellness and lifestyle amenities, including a golf simulator and cinema, a commercial-grade gym, and a rooftop recreation level with a pool, steam room, sauna, cold plunge, teppanyaki bar, private dining spaces, and landscaped terraces.

Construction is on track for completion in mid-2027.

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Mosaic's latest offering is its most ambitious yet, boasting a rare, north-facing riverfront position on Montague Road in South Brisbane.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-riversdale-by-mosaic-south-brisbane-91-montague-road-south-brisbane-qld-4101">The Riversdale by Mosaic</a> is a 39-storey tower comprising just over 200 residences and Masterpiece Series Sky Homes. Designed in partnership with Bureau Proberts, it will feature nearly 3,000 sqm of genuine, internationally benchmarked six-star, hotel-style amenities, including a wellness precinct, pool, gym, massage and treatment rooms, cinema, golf simulator, and extensive outdoor dining areas across a two-level rooftop deck.

Early works are underway, with full construction expected to commence in the second half of 2026, and an anticipated late 2029 completion.

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Since 2012 alone, Mosaic has completed more than $2 billion in projects and is set to deliver another $2 billion worth of developments, comprising hundreds of luxury apartments, each defined by Mosaic's signature standards of quality, detail, and delivery.

"We never arrive, there is no finish line," says Monahan. "Our ambition is to keep evolving what luxury means, creating design- and lifestyle-led residences in incredible locations, places people genuinely aspire to and want to live, homes that are loved deeply and endure long beyond their moment."

Mosaic's Midas Touch

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> (Urban) has broken ground at Keira Place, its new major mixed-use residential precinct in the heart of Wollongong CBD.

Held at 120-122 Smith Street, the groundbreaking marked the commencement of construction on Stage 1 of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/keira-place-120-122-smith-street-wollongong-nsw-2500">Keira Place</a>, with the opening of the new display suite. 
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Keira Place is a State Significant Development that will deliver new housing supply, affordable homes and inclusive living options within walking distance of Wollongong’s CBD, coastline, transport, hospital and education precincts.

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Stage 1 is now under construction and will deliver 150 apartments across two residential buildings, including 27 affordable housing apartments and 18 specialist disability accommodation dwellings, along with activated ground-floor retail and commercial space. 
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Urban Co-CEO Patrick Elias said the groundbreaking represented a significant milestone for Wollongong and reflected Urban’s long-term commitment to regional cities.

“Today’s groundbreaking is about turning approvals into homes and moving quickly to deliver much-needed housing in Wollongong’s city centre,” Elias said. 
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“Keira Place will provide a diverse mix of homes close to jobs, transport and services, while setting a high benchmark for quality, durability and consumer protection.”

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Hon. Paul Scully MP, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Member for Wollongong said Keira Place is exactly the kind of development Wollongong needs – delivering new homes close to transport, employment and services, while supporting the continued growth and renewal of the CBD.

"This project reflects the Minns Labor Government's commitment to increasing housing supply in well-located areas." 
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Wollongong Lord Mayor Cr Tania Brown said Keira Place would deliver lasting community benefits for the city. 
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"Keira Place is a welcome addition to Wollongong's CBD delivering new housing, affordable homes and activated street-level spaces that will benefit our community for years to come," Brown said. 
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"Urban Property Group's investment reflects the confidence that quality developers have in Wollongong's future, and I look forward to seeing this precinct come to life."

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">Cox Architecture</a>, with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/dko">DKO,</a> Keira Place prioritises liveability and long-term performance, with landscaped shared spaces, generous apartment layouts and a pedestrian-friendly streetscape along Smith Street. 
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Residents will have access to landscaped podium areas, communal rooftop amenities with views to Mount Keira and the Wollongong skyline, and convenient ground-level retail.

The development will have 10-year Latent Defects Insurance by Resilience Insurance.

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Groundbreaking marks start of construction at Keira Place in Wollongong CBD

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Chinese businessman and keen yachtie Wilson Lee and his wife Baoyu Wu have emerged as the buyers of the Bellevue Hill trophy Leura home.
Located on <a href="https://www.raywhite.com/nsw/bellevue-hill/1345342/?lang=en">Victoria Road</a>, it sold for $30.8 million a year ago on delayed settlement terms through Ray White Double Bay’s Michael Finger.
The property was built for the Knox family in the 1890s.
It was last traded in 1986 to Ken and Christine Allen for $7.3 million after its restoration by property developer Bill Shipton.
Lee is chief of Noah Group, a Chinese wealth manager, however locally he is well known for his super yacth Ark 323.
It came from Shanghai’s Noah Sailing Club last year as the first all-Chinese crew to compete in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
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Leura, Bellevue Hill trophy home sold for $30.8 million

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Contemporary artistic couple Marc and Gillie Schattner have secured a quick flip on their Bellevue Hill home.
They paid $3.9 million for the three level home just 11 months ago. It sold short of its initial $6.5 million price guidance, but higher than its $5.69 million rejected offer.
The recently refurbished Mediteranean-style family home on 956 sqm on Suttie Road has five bedrooms.
Gillie and Marc are famous for their contemporary art which is scattered through the home. 
They often enter work into Sculptures by the Sea with 'Shandu the buried Rhino' a popular choice for onlookers this year. 
This article first appeared in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Bullish sale by Marc and Gillie in Bellevue Hill 

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The 1880s Bellevue Hill hilltop estate, Rona, joins the lengthening list of trophy homes for sale, but stands out as the stunning inland Sydney offering this spring.
The now-modernised sandstone home sits on the Ginaghulla Road dress circle.
It dates back to the days when Edward Knox, of the then prominent CSR sugar family, commissioned the trophy home when, fearful of insanitary harbourfront conditions, the pioneer plutocracy took to the ridges.
This year there's plenty for sale on the harbourfront including Altona and Wingadal at Point Piper, Elizabeth Bay's Boomerang and Elaine at Double Bay, but few inland.
There's none better the very private 5,700 sq m estate with its Victorian Rustic Gothic Revival style home that has been home for the past 12 years to the property developer Terry Agnew and his wife, Kyril.
With 180 degree harbour views, the modernised five bedroom sandstone mansion comes with a separate accommodation in its former stables. 
Gone is the gothic gloom, as the home is now crowned by a glass ceiling in its grand hall.
It light and luxury, with all the mod cons including air-conditioning and hydronic heated stone floors while retaining appealing heritage elegance with Kauri ceilings and doors and joinery. The gardens have sweeping lawns, alfresco terraces, pool and north-south tennis court.
Bart Doff at Laing &amp; Simmons Double Bay has the spring offering inconjunction with Ben Collier at McGrath Estate Agents.
"This is truly one of Sydney’s finest residential estates, a trophy residence of unparalleled prestige, size and significance," Bart Doff said.
It was 1989 when the Knox family sold Rona to the Tempo cleaning company businessman John Schaeffer who sold it in 2004 to the Agnew's in what then ranked as Sydney's fourth-highest residential property sale.
Schaefer took the opportunity to add former stables and the tennis court block reversing the 1949 subdivision of the original 3.2 hectare estate. 
It's last listing saw a who's who of Sydneysiders who inspected the home including Packer casino chief Rob Rankin and the recruitment headhunter Julia Ross.
To watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQa2C9ciTDI" target="_blank">video of the listing, click here.</a>
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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The contemporary artistic duo Marc and Gillie Schattner - best known for their bronze and fibreglass dog sculptures - are selling their Bellevue Hill home.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/55-suttie-rd-bellevue-hill-nsw-2023" target="_blank">The listing</a> comes just 10 months after they paid $3.9 million.
Gillie and Marc are famous for their contemporary art which is scattered throughout the home as well as public art across the country.
Their recently refurbished Mediteranean-style family home on 956 sqm is surrounded by low maintenance gardens and alfresco terraces. 
Spread over three levels, the home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a fully fenced pool with teenage retreat.
The price guidance is $6 million to $6.5 million with the duo have been lured by expectations the home will attract strong Chinese interest.
Marc, a former advertising industry executive, and Gillie made a quick profit on their previous Bellevue Hill home. They sold on Arthur Street for $5.15 million having only paid $3.35 million two years earlier in 2013.
The husband and wife team has received critical acclaim with their work featured in major collections all over the world.
Their iconic characters, Rabbitgirl and Dogman, tell their own spectacular love story while celebrating the powerful spiritual relationship that can exist between man and animal.
Their quirky fibreglass pieces of contemporary art typically weigh 30kg with the bronzed sculptures even heavier.
They first met in Hong Kong around 30 years ago, marrying soon after in the foothills of Mount Everest. 
The couple are soon rebuilding their Alexandria studio which has triggered them to hold a clearance auction next month.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Schattner artistic duo list Bellevue Hill home

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A trophy home on Bellevue Hill's Ginahgulla Rd has been listed for sale.
It has harbour views from its elevated 923sq m block which has a swimming pool.
The home is listed with a guide of $19.1 million to $21 million.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bellevue+hill-123531410" target="_blank">four bedroom home</a> also features a media and billiards room, a library, gym, sauna and an air conditioned wine cellar.
It is owned by David Maloney, a partner at the law firm Allens, and his wife Erin Flaherty. 
Maloney bought the property in 1992 for $2.3 million.
It is listed with Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger and co-agent Ken Jacobs of Christie’s International. 
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Bellevue Hill trophy home listed

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The James, New York based, investment banking family have secured $18 million for their Rose Bay Avenue, Bellevue Hill, home which was listed last year through Alison Coopes.
The marketing described the home as a thoroughbred.
Alan James, the New York based, Macquarie investment banker sold his Rose Bay Avenue home to another Macquarie banker Sebastian Barrack.
The property was architect Professor Leslie Wilkinson's first residential commission in 1923.
The seven bedroom, five bathroom house comes with heated pool, pool house and floodlit lawn tennis court on 2,415 square metre.
Sebastian Barrack has headed the agricultural commodities division at Macquarie Bank which he joined in 1999 via Macquarie's acquisition of his division at Bankers Trust Australia.
It last sold in 2002 when the Dawson Damer family secured $9.03 million, swapping its for another Wilkinson-designed house, Greenway in Vaucluse.
Sydney University's founding dean of architecture, Professor Leslie Wilkinson, designed the grand heritage-listed Georgian-style home for the Laidley-Dowling family, in collaboration with architect, John D Moore.
The Dawson-Damers bought for $6.15 million in 1991 from the Perth-based John Bond who'd paid $675,000 in 1979. The then Perth-based, Bond Corporation executive had extensively upgraded the seven bedroom home through Andre Porebski, and also Garth Barnett during the Bond decade. 
Wilkinson undertook just 40 house designs, finishing in 1968 with Anthony Coote's $80,000 Vaucluse waterfront, once briefly owned by Paul Hogan, who sold it for $11 million in 2004 to Precision Group's Shaun Bonett, the young property tycoon from Adelaide.
In 2013 Karl Lagerfeld sold his Gramercy Park, New York pied-à-terre to the Macquarie banker Sebastian Barrack for US$4.5 million.
Lagerfeld had purchased the stark white, three-bedroom apartment in 2006 for $6.575 million.
 
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$18 million paid for Professor Wilkinson-designed Bellevue Hill home

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Bondi Beach sharkbite victim, turned author Glenn Orgias and his wife Lisa have sold their Bellevue Hill home as they seek something closer to the beach.
The freestanding Victorian home was scheduled for auction but Ray White Double Bay agent Gavin Rubinstein secured an earlier sale at an undisclosed price.
Set on 421 sqm, the four bedroom River Street home had been bought for $3.4 million two years ago.
Orgias wrote Man in a Grey Suit, about his 2009 run in with a great white shark, which earned rave reviews.
The couple previously owned at Bondi Beach.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Man in Grey Suit author Glenn Orgias sells in Bellevue Hill 

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Jamie Douglas, who was chief executive of Man Investments Australia for three years, and wife Heather only bought Godsall House, the Professor Wilkinson-designed Bellevue Hill home in May last year.
But they have now put it <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bellevue+hill-123425834" target="_blank">up for sale</a>, having boomeranged back to London.
Douglas had previously been managing director at JP Morgan London’s chief investment office before he joined Man’s hedge fund outfit.
He had bought it for $9 from the architect Nick Tobias and his author wife Miranda Darling. 
Some $10 million plus is now being sought for the late 1920s residence trophy home through Ashley Bierman and Elliott Placks, of Ray White Double Bay.
The Tobias couple purchased at North Bondi for $7.05 million. 
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Professor Wilkinson Bellevue Hill home returns quickly to market

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The Bellevue Hill home of the Australian Godolphin boss Henry Plumptre has been sold for more than $6 million- just a week after its listing.
It last traded for $5.25 million in 2008 when bought by Darley Australia Pty Ltd controlled by the ruler of Dubai Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
Godophin breeds horses in Australia, France, Japan, Ireland, America and the UK.
The Bulkara Road house sold through James Keenan, of Ray White Double Bay.
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Godolphin sells Bellevue Hill home 

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The modern Bellevue Hill architectually-designed home that appeared on ABC's Dream Build series in 2013 has been listed for sale.
The 2010 new-build took on the best parts of the 1960s home designed by architect Henry Rossler that sat on the 923 sqm land parcel.
The old house was impractical for owner Felicity Jansen - nicknamed Flip - and her family, so it was demolished to make way for the 'Flipped House'.
With the help of architect Steve Koolloos, Felicity also drew inspiration from the work of her late architect father, who was interested in mid-century Modernism along with the use of its natural products.
This is reflected in the homes used of stone, glass, wood and concrete in the home built by JBC Constructions over around 18 months.
Features like the carved wooden front door are a replica of the one her father designed and made for Felicity's childhood family home. 
She said her new home echoed the design of the home she grew up in.
She paid $5.25 million for the block in 2006.
The four bedroom home won a commendation for Marsh Cashman Koolloos Architects at the 2013 RAIA NSW awards.
It comes with a Cheminees Chazelles double-side, wood-burning fireplace, a home office, a guest retreat and a water-edge pool that falls into the surrounding pond. The garden, designed by Paradisus, took inspiration from by the geometry practiced by the modern Brazilian architecture Oscar Niemeyer.
Alison Coopes at Agency by Alison Coopes is taking offers on the Bulkara Road property with $10 million plus likely interest. 
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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