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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Prominent eastern suburbs developers HSN are back to the popular Bondi locale, setting their sights on Bondi Beach this time having previously developed Ellipse in Bondi Junction.&nbsp;

The property group, along with their construction arm HSN Construction, has lodged plans for a residential development across an amalgamated 1166 sqm site at 55 Hall Street.

Located just 350 metres from the sand of the iconic Bondi Beach, PBD Architects have been engaged to design the four-storey shop-top project, which will deliver just 16 apartments above ground floor retail space.&nbsp;

In keeping with market demand and residential options in the area, a mix of floorplans will be constructed, with one one-bedroom apartments, 12 two-bedders and four three-bedroom apartments.&nbsp;

“The surrounding context has seen some impressive developments come to fruition in the past decade, many of which have contributed to the Australian coastal character of the area,” PBD said in their application plans.&nbsp;

“The site functions as a development that seeks to activate the Hall Street street frontage, with the design sympathetic to the pattern of development and desired future character of Bondi.”

The overall style of the Hall St residences is eclectic, however it fits in with the wider neighbourhood’s context through its Australian coastal style.&nbsp;

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Framed glazing throughout maximises the solar orientation of the apartments, while also capitalising on the views.&nbsp;

A mix of fluted precast concrete will make up the base of the development, complemented by natural stone and a mix of brown and green hued elements.

A close collaboration with renowned landscape architects, Bates Landscape has resulted in a synthesis of building design, further corroborating the design with the natural surrounds. &nbsp;

The landscape proposal draws upon the unique ecological character of the Bondi area, with planter boxes utilised throughout the building facade, as well as across the ground floor, seamlessly connecting the project to the natural neighbourhood.&nbsp;

The site’s location near to the best Bondi has to offer will also means future residents will be within walking distance to a number of cafes, restaurants, bars and supermarkets, as well as a range of public transport options, providing connection to a wider range of facilities, including schools and the Sydney CBD.&nbsp;

There’s been a string of developers who have taken to the popular street in recent times, including <a href="/news/nsw/first-look-allen-linz-and-eduard-litver-team-up-for-new-hall-street-bondi-apartments">Allen Linz and Eduard Litver’s $12.5m project across an amalgamated site at 34-38 Hall St.&nbsp;</a>

The four-level building will have ground floor retail, apartments above, and two-levels of basement parking, with the block bookended by the heritage Post Office to the east.

Embece Studio were enlisted to design the plans for the project, taking inspiration, not dissimilar to PBD, from the neighbourhood’s surrounding landscape and greenery.

The well-known Sydney property investor and developer, <a href="/news/nsw/vaughan-blank-set-for-apartment-development-on-bondi-beachs-hall-street">Vaughan Blank, has also submitted $9.4 million plans to transform the old Westpac building on Hall St.&nbsp;</a>

He'll be creating a new shop-top housing building, with 15 apartments and retail premises on the ground floor, designed by BANG Architecture.&nbsp;

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HSN has lodged plans for a residential development across an amalgamated 1166 sqm site at 55 Hall Street.

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First look: HSN lodge apartment plans for Bondi’s popular Hall Street

From its famous beaches to its vibrant nightlife offerings, Sydney’s Eastern suburbs have unsurprisingly seen continuing strong demand and strong increase in property values.

With apartments embraced by homebuyers in Sydney’s East, new off-the-plan units have become a popular and affordable alternative to the traditional home.

Urban takes a look at the top four apartments available for purchase in the East.

1. Young &amp; Fennelly, Randwick 
Developer: Cbus Property

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Young &amp; Fennelly, a new stage at Cbus Property’s Newmarket Residences, offers an exclusive collection of parkside terraces.

Designed by Bates Smart, the development features 127 residences, with two residences still available in three-bedroom configurations.

Offering a modern take on traditional terrace living, the double-storey homes feature entertainer kitchens with stone islands, panelled timber detailing and private central courtyards.

The site is set upon former stables, and draws upon a classic Art Deco aesthetic to draw upon Randwick’s established residential setting.

2. Marmont, Double Bay 
Developer: Fortis

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Nestled discreetly behind Double Bay’s main boulevard, New South Head Road, Marmont is a new collection of eight oversized two and three-bedroom apartments.

Delivered by Fortis and designed by MHNDUnion, the contemporary development features copper panelled exteriors and terrazzo lobbies.

Each level offers two residences that boast expansive interiors, engineered timber oak floorboards and bespoke joinery.

The homes also provide secure garage parking via a street-level driveway, private storage and secluded terraces.

3. Estelle, Bondi 
Developer: K2 Property Development Group

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Representing the sophisticated new face of Bondi, Estelle is a new collection of 14 bespoke one, two and three-bedroom apartments positioned amongst Sydney’s coastal East.

Designed by MHN Design Union and Lawless &amp; Meyerson, the development showcases a distinctive design that features landscaped common gardens, metallic façade and modern bay windows.

The surrounding gardens provide contrast against the bold material palette, while interiors feature floor-to-ceiling windows to frame the verdant views.

All residences feature security parking, convenient lift access and full-length balconies that capture sea breezes and offer private entertaining space.

4. Kew Bondi 
Developer: Positive Investment Enterprise

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Offering 15 apartments across four levels, Kew Bondi provides convenience and luxury at its Bondi Road address.

Delivered by Positive Investment Enterprise, each apartment features flexible floorplans, lofty living spaces and a North Bondi outlook with ocean views.

Residences have been designed by PBD Architects with high-quality fixtures and finishes. Buyers can also choose between a contemporary or urban colour scheme to add a personal touch.

Amongst the leafy surrounds of Bondi, Kew offers secure parking space with direct access to Bondi Road and Edward Street, as well as natural materials in its design.

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Several apartment complex opportunities have been listed around Bondi.

There is a block of eight units, known as 48 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (pictured below) to be sold in one line on February 23 through Sotheby’s.

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A whole strata block of four on Bondi North’s Ben Buckler peninsula was listed last month. Each semi style unit at 138 Hastings Parade comprises two bedrooms plus study, plus outdoor area.

Its marketing was through Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay agents Ric Serrao and Dion Markovics. 

There are plans for an additional level penthouse.

Serrao also has a former block of four apartments listed on O’Brien Street (pictured in title). It has been a synagogue with upstairs accommodation.

It has been listed in conjunction with Metro Commercial.
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Several apartment complex opportunities have been listed around Bondi including a former block of four apartments listed on O’Brien Street

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Global advertising leader Brent Smart, who recently left Saatchi &amp; Saatchi New York to move to IAG in Sydney, has bought a house in Bondi.
Smart paid $2.5 million for the family home with wife Amanda Kennedy.
Spread over two levels, the contemporary residence has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and an alfresco dining courtyard.
Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay agent Ric Serrao and Michelle Brooks sold the home after it spent 77 days on the market.
Smart was recently named IAG's first ever chief marketing officer after being the CEO at Saatchi &amp; Saatchi in New York for three years.
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Bondi Rescue star Trent 'Singlet' Falson has spent $770,000 on an apartment - just 800 metres from the iconic beach.
The one bedroom apartment comes with a landscaped courtyard and barbecue area perfect to entertain his many mates.
It's set in the tightly held 2000 built Hallmark block of six.
Mark Horn at Little Real Estate Central sold the home after offering a buyers' guide of $780,000.
Falson was born and raised in Bondi, surfing the waves of the north end from the age of five.  
Singlets joined the North Bondi Surf Club as a nipper at 10, then moved up the ranks to the senior club, where he did patrols and trained at an elite national level as a specialist board paddler.
After winning a national board paddling title at the age of 16, Singlets became a lifeguard for Waverley Council in 1997. 
The single father of two had a break to give the corporate world a go, working in jobs varying from pharmaceutical sales to aircraft refuelling.
Falson returned to lifeguarding after a 12 year break three years ago.
"I discovered there are some horrible jobs out there and doing what you love is more valuable than money.
"I missed the job and the team," he said on his return to the top rating show.
"It’s hard to explain what a tightknit team we are and the camaraderie we share.
"I feel lifeguarding is where my strengths lie and where my passion is and I couldn’t satisfy that passion anywhere else."
Trent made headlines at the start of last year when he and co-star Anthony 'Harries' Carroll saved Hugh Jackman's son Oscar. 
Other Bondi rescue boys have homes within the neighbourhood, the most impressive being Dean 'Deano' Gladstone, who traded Randwick for Bondi Junction in 2015.
He spent $2.25 million on a four bedroom freestanding family home, after he sold in Randwick for $2.21 million.
The Logie Award-winning Channel Ten show began in 2006 and has aired 136 episodes across its 12 seasons.
Bondi Rescue won five Logie's for Most Popular Factual Program.
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Australia's millionaire matchmaker Trudy Gilbert and her husband Philip have quickly sold their resort-style North Bondi home.
The couple didn't even have to wait for the first Saturday open for inspection, selling it in the early bird January market in just in 11 days.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-north+bondi-124530274" target="_blank">The five bedroom, three bathroom home</a> on a 460 sqm corner parcel features a tropical garden with gas heated pool.
Trudy, who founded Elite Introductions in 2005, paid $2.95 million for the property in 2013 when it was bought from former NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal.
The sale was secured by Century 21 Rose Bay's Danny Taylor and Jeff Freund, who gave a guide of $4.2 million.
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Millionaire matchmaker's North Bondi home sold

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The garish 1920s Bondi manor of chiropractor Kevin Du-Val has sold after price hopes were reduced to $2.64 million.
Birrell Street Manor, one of Bondi's most recognisable properties, hit the market with a $2.7 million guide last month through Sweetnams Real Estate Balgowlah’s selling agent Steven Forshaw.
Featured recently on Channel 9's Unreal Estate, the ground floor of the home has been used as a chiropractic clinic as well as a residence.
Set on a corner 205 sqm parcel, the freestanding terrace has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and separate lounge and family rooms.
There's an extra external kitchen and barbecue area outside with a spa.
Du-Val has thrown lavish parties over his ownership, which has seen the Village People and late singer songwriter Peter Allen grace the home. 
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Bondi's Birrell Street Manor sells

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Weekend bidding showed signs of the frenzy typically seen in the televised auctions of The Block.
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At Bondi Beach - 13 years since the renovation series began and eight doors along - a dilapidated stripped-bare one-bedroom unit fetched a stellar $961,000.
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The buyer was a family from nearby Dover Heights who will lease it out after they renovate the apartment with no car space. 
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<div>"It went berserk," McGrath selling agent Simon Exleton told Fairfax Media. </div>
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The Sunday Telegraph reported there were more than 50 registered bidders. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-bondi+beach-123490502" target="_blank">The Bondi Beach one bedroom apartment</a> was 60 sq m with sunroom.
The first floor unit last for $54,500 in 1986, reflecting just shy of 10 percent annual price growth.
A renovated offering in the block of 16 apartments sold for $770,000 a few months ago.  
The price guide for 6/85 Roscoe Street - just one block from the iconic beach - was $660,000 with the auction opening with a $720,000 opening bid.
Even a Richmond cottage that failed to sell in its televised auction on The Block’s first Melbourne season fared well at weekend auction fetching $1.32 million.
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The three bedroom 41 Cameron Street workers cottage renovated by sisters Katrina Chambers and Amie Godde last fetched $860,000 in 2011, a few days after the televised event. 
RT Edgar Hawthorn had the house with a price guide of $1 million to $1.1 million. 
With annualised price growth of 8.7 percent, it sold at $70,000 over reserve, one of the 1090 offerings across Melbourne, according to CoreLogic.
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Bondi Beach's $961,000 one bedder doer-upper

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GUEST OBSERVER
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) official Brian Parker has announced his union is banning work on the art-deco redevelopment of Sydney’s historic Bondi Pavilion. The work is part of a A$38 million “refurbishment” that residents – including actor Jack Thompson and musician Dave Faulkner – are concerned is designed to privatise public space.
But why is the CFMEU sticking its neck out over these issues, which overwhelmingly do not impact its blue-collar base?
To answer this question, it’s important to look at who joined Parker on the platform at a recent rally – veteran unionist, ex-Communist and conservationist Jack Mundey. Mundey is a Sydney folk hero. He popularised the term “green ban” – which the CFMEU has dubbed its recent efforts to save Sydney’s heritage – in the 1970s.
Today, opponents of the West Village development in Brisbane, WestConnex in Sydney and the recently halted East West Link in Melbourne are all asking similar questions to those of the 1970s. Why are multibillion-dollar projects put ahead of green spaces and affordable housing? And why do ordinary people so rarely get a say over the cities they inhabit?
The story of Mundey’s union, the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF), and its successful campaigns to save historic locations like The Rocks and green spaces like Kelly’s Bush shows why this radical heritage speaks to contemporary Australia.
<h2>Civilising the industry</h2>
Mundey came to prominence when the Australian construction industry was booming. Meredith and Verity Burgmann note that new building approvals across the country soared from A$1.7 billion in 1966 to A$2.9 billion in 1971. This meant inner suburbs and CBDs were being remade with new construction.
Boom times for construction also meant boom times for building unions: workers were in demand and in a better position to bargain. The BLF in New South Wales gained in both members and power during this period. This allowed it to rethink the role of unionism.
But the BLF members didn’t just discover a green thumb and decide to be the saviours of inner Sydney. They were among the most exploited of workers: low-skilled, often from migrant backgrounds, and working in an unsafe industry with low rates of pay.
When Mundey and his supporters won control of the union in 1968, they first turned to “civilising” the industry. This included both significant improvements in health and safety and the use of militant tactics to win wage parity with other workers in the industry.
Fixing these basic issues was a requirement for workers to consider more socially conscious demands.
When workers were later interviewed, they revealed Mundey nurtured a rapport through these traditional trade union struggles, which got members onside for the wave of green bans to follow. The unashamedly working-class BLF began to adopt issues beyond “normal” trade union politics.
<h2>Housewives meet unionists</h2>
Among the union’s first “bans” took place after the Battlers for Kelly’s Bush – an all-female committee from well-to-do Hunters Hill – cautiously approached the BLF in June 1971 to save one of Sydney’s last remaining harbourside green spaces.
The women were initially reluctant. Images of macho builders' labourers violently picketing sites and sawing down goalposts at the SCG prior to a controversial Springboks rugby game were fresh in their memories. Similar images are associated with the CFMEU today; their members are regularly labelled thugs, gangsters and criminals.
However, the Hunters Hill committee was impressed by an initial meeting with BLF official Bob Pringle, who proposed a union ban on the site.
Committee members remember the BLF as having political and social “vision”. But Mundey remembers the decision to place the ban as divisive for his newly democratised union:
Some opined that since [builders' labourers] couldn’t afford to live in Hunters Hill … we should not become involved.
It was, however, “quality of life” issues that won the day. Mundey was successfully able to sway his members by posing the issue as one of:
… [a] millionaire developer, hell-bent on building luxury homes and apartments for the fortunate few at the expense of the many who would lose a natural outdoor space of beauty and recreational value.
Workers were increasingly realising that rather than just being passive victims of urban development, they could and should be able to have a voice in the fate of the cities they were building.
The BLF approved the first green ban at the request of a 600-strong community meeting. Such consultation became a hallmark of its politics.
The union undertook similar bans in working-class suburbs like The Rocks, Woolloomooloo and Surry Hills – not only as “the builders’ labourers could identify easily with the people affected”, but because they had pioneered a politics that put preserving urban spaces ahead of developers’ profits.
The BLF’s 1975 deregistration by an alliance of government, bosses and rival unions capped off this period of experimentation.
<h2>The ‘right to the city’?</h2>
Clearly, the example of Mundey, the BLF and the green social consciousness they pioneered speaks to contemporary Australia.
A lack of rental affordability, spiralling house prices and continuing sell-offs of prime public land for development make the slogan of “people before profits” eminently appealing. Yet today’s industrial relations landscape is marked by significant restrictions and penalties for strike action.
The return of limited green bans could complement a broader strategy, perhaps borrowing divestment strategies from the climate change and refugee rights movements. Union super funds provide significant funding to construction projects, and an activist union might choose carefully – in consultation with communities – which ones are deserving of their members’ money.
In so doing, we might start to make a better, more liveable city.
Jon Puccini is UQ research fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland and author for The Conversation. He can be contacted <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/jon-piccini-202430" target="_blank">here</a>.
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Bondi Pavilion ‘green ban’: why revive an old union heritage protection tactic?

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Two private local investors have snapped up separate boarding houses in Bondi Junction for $2.25 million each, reinforcing the view that Sydney’s eastern suburbs are one of the city’s most sought-after investment areas for boarding houses. 
Both 2B Ben Eden Street and <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-nsw-bondi+junction-501635489" target="_blank">89 Old South Head Road</a> were offered to the market separately or in one line. 
The sales represent yields of 4.2% for Ben Eden Street and 4.6% for Old South Head Road.  
The selling agents were Tony Braham and Simon Lytton of CBRE’s Metropolitan Investment Properties team. 
The 242 square metre site at 2B Ben Eden Street offers six self-contained modern studio apartments, each with its own bathroom and kitchenette, whilst the 272 square metre Victorian terrace at 89 Old South Head Road offers11 rooms over two levels. 
The sites benefit from R3 Medium Density Residential zoning, providing future development potential. 
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