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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The film and television director Rachel Perkins has listed her Bondi Beach Californian bungalow she shared with former partner, filmmaker Richard McGrath.
She was recently nominated in the small-screen category for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for her outback crime drama Mystery Road.
Having bought the house in 2010 for $1.5 million, and raised her son Arnhem there, Perkins has moved to Leichhardt.
She bought a free-standing house last year for $2.22 million.
Belle Property is seeking about $3 million ahead of <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bondi+beach-129763442" target="_blank">the December 3 auction</a>.
It comes with council-approved plans for an architecturally designed second storey with another bedroom and bathroom.
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Colliers International are selling a Bondi trophy asset, located in the suburbs strongest retail position.
It comes with price expectations of more than $10 million.
The mixed use holding, 62 Hall Street (pictured above), contains a ground floor pharmacy and six apartments to be sold at auction on August 30th.
“Hall Street is now considered the heart of Bondi as it is not as volatile to the seasons as Campbell Parade, so it doesn’t fall victim to the fluctuations of trade as experienced by the beachfront retailers,” stated Miron Solomons from Colliers International.
The property is located opposite Toga’s Boheme development, and adjacent to popular Hall Street retailers including Da Orazio Pizza and Porchetta, Gelato Messina plus the Adina Hotel and Harris Farm.
“The building is near new, with multiple defensive income streams from both retail and residential tenancies.
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Mixed-use Hall Street, Bondi asset on the market

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A Bondi Beach development site has been sold off market for a reputed $20 million.
It is currently a block of two apartments and a commercial shop, boutique retailer Mister Zimi is located on the ground level at the 43-45 Hall Street property.
It was a prized land offering of 1180 sqm.
Jeremy Wiesner at new agency Wiesner Property sold the property quietly off-market, with the undisclosed buyer intending on developing the site at some point.
The precinct's last major development was the Boheme project.
Hall Street, just off the beach, has seen a flurry of activity in recent times.
A commercial block across the street sold for $5 million earlier this year. It's the home of the ground level Rice Pot Restaurant and Gertrude &amp; Alice Cafe, with a number of apartments above.
Last year Australia Post sold the Bondi Beach Post Office for $10 million when bought by Jamie Nemtsas, the co-founder of ASX-listed Murray River Organics.
Hall Street leads off the beach fronting Campbell Parade promenade, where in the last few months some of Bondi's most iconic commercial properties have sold.
The most recent was Icebergs Dining, which was <a href="/news/entrepreneur-john-singleton-sells-bondis-icebergs-leasehold">sold for around $15 million</a> by adman John Singleton.
The Australian reported it has been snapped up by the O'Brien Group, Australia and New Zealand's largest privately owned hospitality, entertainment and leisure company.
In late 2016 <a href="/expert-insights/investing/bondi-backpackers-sells-for-18-million-to-wake-up-hostel-chain">Bondi Backpackers </a><a href="/expert-insights/investing/bondi-backpackers-sells-for-18-million-to-wake-up-hostel-chain">sold for $15,512,000</a> to the Millet family, the family behind the international Wake Up! hostel chain.
The sale came shortly after <a href="/expert-insights/buying/bates-milk-bar-at-bondi-beach-sells-for-19-12-million">Bondi's landmark 1951 Bates Milk Bar</a> premises sold for $19.12 million.
The sale came to light through a post on Wiesner’s Instagram account.
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The Triangl swimwear founder Craig Ellis and his wife Erin Deering have reportedly paid $5 million for Bondi Beach apartment.
It was a two-bedroom apartment in Pacific Terraces apartments on Notts Avenue sold at $50,000 per sqm.
Ellis, a former Bulldogs AFL footballer, was spotted by the Wentworth Courier inspecting 11/2 Notts Avenue before it sold before its scheduled McGrath auction.
He has since been pinpointed as the buyer who fended off other interest from four expats and two locals in the final mix.
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<div class="wp-caption">The couple live in Monaco with their two sons Oscar and Oly.</div>
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<div class="wp-caption">It’s understood 55 groups inspected the 176 sqm apartment, with five contracts issued. </div>
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Triangl swimwear founder Craig Ellis and wife Erin Deering buy $5 million Bondi Beach apartment

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Entrepreneur and adman John Singleton has sold the leasehold space that has the Level 3 Icebergs Dining Room and Bar on Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach.
He was expecting around $15 million for the leasehold property at the southern end of the beach.
The 675 sqm dining space is currently sub-leased to Maurice Terzini and partners.
Singleton stepped up to save the Icebergs club in the 1990s, when the structure was riddled with concrete cancer.
The Australian reported it has been snapped up by the O'Brien Group, Australia and New Zealand's largest privately owned hospitality, entertainment and leisure company.
They have over 6,500 employees and serve 16 million customers annually. 
The O'Brien Group are perhaps best known for their sporting venues.
They have their name tied to likes of The Gabba and Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, AAMI Park in Melbourne, The Metricon in the Gold Coast and Eden Park in Auckland.
John Singleton recently opened his own eaterie, Saddles at Mount White, just north of Brooklyn which is being run by husband and wife team Cameron and Hayley Cansdell.
Saddles has reportedly been a “lifelong dream” of John Singleton, a long-time supporter and local of the NSW Central Coast.
A project of The John Singleton Group and White Dickson Architects, the venture involves the award-winning team of Michelle Leslie Design to oversee the interior style and Blair Build responsible for construction
Ray White Asia Pacific Director Andrew Jolliffe was handling the Icebergs sales campaign, and suggested when it first listed last year, both domestic and international buyers would show interest.
"Waterfront hospitality offerings are, frankly, so very rare in terms of the inherent barriers to entry for suitable replacements, that they rightfully enjoy the most revered of reputations from sophisticated investor groups and indefatigable loyalty from their respective patron bases" he said.
"What Singo and others did in backing the repurposing of this undeniably iconic property on Australia's most famous beach is truly remarkable, and what the current operator Maurice Terzini and his extraordinary team are doing there seven days a week is, by any measure, world class.
"I don't know anywhere else in the world where, at an A-grade hospitality development, you can enjoy a meal and drinks at a vantage point behind the line up of legendary right hand waves that serve as Bondi's calling card in international surf culture. It really is uniquely superb.Singleton made a promise to the management over 25 years ago to completely rebuild the premises after it was found to contain concrete cancer.
He said it is an institution that the community, politicians, swimmers, diners and NSW and Australia can be truly proud of.
"It is etched in the Aussie ethos of helping your mates, doing your bit and providing something for future generations not only to be proud of, but to reflect on what we had to do to make this great place even better" said Singleton.
"It's a true living example of community spirit, and if you go there on any given day, you can't help but notice what it means to the community and its members.
"I'm really happy I was able to do my bit to save the Icebergs."
 
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Entrepreneur John Singleton sells Bondi's Icebergs leasehold

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Andrew Denman, from the adventure tourism company Experience, has finally sold his redundant Bondi Beach apartment, having upgraded to a $4.55 million Bondi Pacific apartment.
Denman initially listed his apartment in the neighbouring Beach House through The Agency with $4.3 million to $4.6 million hopes earlier this year, but dumped the agents for Sothebys who didn't reveal the sale price.
Denman had <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-bondi+beach-128278118" target="_blank">bought it off the plan in 2009</a> for $2.45 million.
Designed by MHN Design Union with interiors by Burley Katon Halliday, the apartment fuses cutting-edge design with a relaxed beach feel.
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Former Nine CEO David Gyngell and wife, reporter Leila McKinnon, are again seeking tenants for their renovated Bondi Beach investment property.
The couple tried to flip the apartment six months after they paid $1,675,000 in April last year, but a buyer failed to emerge after its quick stylish renovation by Gyngell's interior stylist Briony Fitzgerald.
They then secured a $1,450 a week tenant. The couple are <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-bondi+beach-421552582" target="_blank">now seeking another tenancy</a> at the same rental price for the 115 sqm three bedroom apartment that sits on the top floor of a small art deco block.
The couple are based at nearby Dover Heights, and spend as much time as they can in the Byron hinterland. 
Gyngell, the son of the late former Channel Nine boss, Bruce Gyngell, has links to Bondi going back to the late 1980s when he was selling beachwear and surfing equipment.
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He might have been sidelined, but South Sydney Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess has had a windfall result on the sale of his Bondi Beach investment.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-bondi+beach-127934378" target="_blank">apartment in the Bondi Pacific complex</a> on the beachfront Campbell Parade fetched $3 million after negotiations through his former Souths team mate turned NG Farah estate agent Beau Champion.
Champion said there was strong competitive interest.
"We didn't need to wait till Monday night's auction to accept what was a great offer from an overseas investor."
He had issued a guide of $2.7 million.
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It's normally Swans and Roosters heartland, but Burgess's savvy acquisition saw him snap up the apartment off the plan in 2012 during his first stint in red and green. He paid $2,065,000, so reflecting annual price growth of seven percent.
He didn't settle until 2015 when he was back playing rugby union in his native England, shortly after he won the NRL Premiership with the Bunnies.
Burgess and wife Phoebe Hooke were all set to move permanently in to the apartment upon Sam's return to the Redfern club, however a change of heart took them down the coast to Maroubra.
They spent $3.8 million on a four bedroom family home with swimming pool, with their daughter Poppy following soon after.
The two bedroom Bondi apartment then became a rental, offered at $2,500 a week furnished or $1,950 a week unfurnished.
The chic apartment features a prized large outdoor entertaining area with its own lawn.
Gina Rinehart's daughter Ginia is among the celebrity owners in the Bondi Pacific, along with Fitness First founder Tony de Leede and former Foxtel chief Peter Tonagh.
The sale represents good news for Burgess, who has served his two game ban for dangerous contact in the Good Friday win over the Bulldogs on Good Friday.
He watched on on Thursday night as his side beat the Roosters in the first leg of the 2018 Ron Coote Cup.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rabbitoh Sam Burgess sells at Bondi pre-auction

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A Wilga Street home at the south end of Bondi Beach has sold for $12.9 million, smashing its $10 million reserve.
The home, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-bondi-127741054" target="_blank">built in the early 1980s</a>, last traded for $1.15 million in 1996.
It spans three levels with ocean, cliff and beach views.
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There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms and an internal spa room.
A large outdoor terrace with lawn and garden sits on the 535 sqm parcel.
Raine &amp; Horne agents Paul Langsam and Ric Serrao sold the home at auction on Tuesday through auctioneer Damien Cooley.
 
 
 
 
 
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Bondi Beach home smashes reserve by nearly $3 million

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South Sydney Rabbitoh star Sam Burgess has listed his redundant Bondi Beach investment apartment with $2.7 million hopes.
The Bunnies leading man bought off the plan in 2012, spending $2,065,000 on the Bondi Pacific apartment some three years before its completion.
It was secured during his first stint at the Rabbitohs before he moved briefly back to England to play rugby union.
Upon his 2016 return, Burgess and wife Phoebe Hooke moved into the Campbell Parade apartment, but after a short stay, decided for a change of coastal lifestyle.
They relocated to a $3.8 million four bedroom family home with swimming pool in Maroubra.
The two bedroom, second floor Pacific Bondi unit was then leased. It was offered for $2,500 a week furnished or $1,950 a week unfurnished.
Burgess was quick to tweet the listing to his 230,000 followers, suggesting it is a "great spot to live" and he "hopes somebody enjoys it as much as we did."
It's now listed for sale through NG Farah Coogee estate agent Beau Champion for an April 16 auction.
It's another NRL listing from a former team mate.
Champion ought have an easy task in the current Bondi Beach market with Burgess' dress circle apartment featuring a prized large outdoor entertaining area with its own lawn.
Bondi's summer selling season was hot with sales including a one-bedroom Notts Avenue apartment at $2.86 million. There had been a $2.5 million guide for the 62 sqm unit.
Away from the beach, a 140 sqm two-bedroom Boheme, Hall Street apartment fetched $3.51 million, having sold in 2014 at $2.15 million.
Champion is also marketing the Chifley home of another former team mate, Sam's brother George Burgess.
He's asking for offers between $1,725,000 and $1,775,000 for the modern four bedroom home.
Burgess and wife, Joanna, who has studied interior design, welcomed their first child, Boston, last April and are now expecting their second child due in August.
George Burgess, who has been at the Rabbitoh's since 2012 and was a key figure in the 2014 grand final win, bought the house in 2015.
His then neighbour was former team mate Tim Grant.
George Burgess's property acquisitions included the 2016 off the plan buy of a garden apartment in Randwick's Epoque boutique development.
Burgess paid about $2 million for the MHNDU-designed three bedroom apartment in the block of eight.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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