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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A South Bondi oceanfront house in Sydney has been listed for sale by Ric Serrao and Paul Langsam from Raine &amp; Horne.
The auction has been scheduled for March 26.
Positioned in the iconic location on the South Bondi headland, the<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bondi-127741054" target="_blank"> 19 Wilga Street home</a> has over three levels with four bedrooms and ocean views.
It last sold in 1996 at $1.15 million.
A nearby home sold for $15 million in 2013 through Serrao.
The upper level comes with the master bedroom suite, kitchen and dining area, while a split-level down below features living/lounge area with high windows.
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The lower level has the entertaining space with a pool, and a large rumpus room.
With the views of Ben Buckler, the South Bondi home is only moments to the beach and a short walk to shops, restaurants and cafes.
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<div>James Kennard, from the Kennards Self Storage family, has snappily sold his <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-bronte-127338042" target="_blank">Yanko Ave, Bronte</a>, beach house (above) which cost $5,325,000 in 2015.</div>
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<div>BresicWhitney agent Nic Krasnostein said only that it set a street record, which would mean $6.3 million-plus. </div>
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<div>Kennard recently spent $4.15 million near Byron Bay.</div>
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<div>IT consultant Bill Shires, the former Tamarama SLSC president, and his wife Judy have listed their colonial 1880s Bondi home, Barroda (below). It has a $3.8 million price guide through McGrath. </div>
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<div>There is a $3.8 million price guide through Simon Exelton at McGrath.</div>
He describes it as a grand colonial estate occupying an elevated 626sqm corner block with views over Bondi.
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"This rare offering has been in only two families over the past 100 years," he said.
The Shires bought its from the Norburn family in 2008 for $2,065,000.
"There is a full bar in the basement cellar where many a friend of the Norburn would bump their head on the low beam whilst wine tasting. 
The zoning allows for child care or respite day care centres.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
 
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Kennards sell in Bronte as former Tamarama SLSC president lists in Bondi

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A brand new Bondi Beach home with striking facade and cutting-edge design has been sold well before its late February auction.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bondi+beach-127378798" target="_blank">O'Brien Street home</a>, that fetched $3.85 million, was bought last year by Tom Cull, founder and director of Bondi-based building firm TC Build.
He paid $1.6 million and went about creating the innovative home.
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The home was crafted from off-form concrete and natural timber in a minimalist design.
It has three bedrooms and an attached studio office. A courtyard adjoins the swimming pool.
James Ball and Shane Scicluna at Ballard Property marketed the property. 
 
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Brand new Bondi Beach home sells pre-auction

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Rebel Property Group's Allen Linz is selling his penthouse at his own Bondi Beach development Pacific Bondi Beach.
It comes with a price guide of $15 million.
Apartment 505 is a 290sqm penthouse, with 265 sqm of external area with views over Bondi Beach.
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Linz is selling his two-level through Ray White Double Bay's Adam Riechman. 
Ginia Rinehart purchased the last penthouse for $14.8 million in July.
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Linz co-developed the $450 million development with Capit.el Group' s Eduard Litver, in a renewal of the beach's old Swiss Grand Hotel on Campbell Parade.
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Trudy Gilbert, dubbed Australia's millionaire matchmaker, has bought back into the Bondi market.
Gilbert, who founded Elite Introductions, has paid $2.37 million for a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-bondi-126580594" target="_blank">three bedroom 1920's semi</a> off Bondi Road.
Phillips Pantzer Donnelley agents Alexander Phillips and David Tyrell sold the home pre-auction suggesting there's room to add a second level.
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It's Gilbert's fourth property ownership in Bondi, having started from a one bedroom apartment that cost $552,500 in 2004, the year before she founded Elite Introductions. 
Earlier this year she and husband Philip pocketed $4.72 million for a resort-style North Bondi home which cost the couple $2.95 milllion in 2013 when they bought it from former NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal.
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Millionaire matchmaker buys back into Bondi

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At the beginning of the year three experts from Money Magazine selected 50 locations that were going to fire for house price growth in 2017.
The experts, Chris Gray, Margaret Lomas and Jeremy Shepherd, each picked a handful of suburbs from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania that they thought would perform the strongest in 2017.
In the end the stand out selection was Sydney's Bondi Beach, which saw a 34 percent price growth on its houses.
Chris Gray's New South Wales selections of suburbs not far from Sydney paid off. He also chose Balmain, which saw a near 24 percent price growth.
The top selections across the board were those of Jeremy Shepherd.
Shepherd picked out Adamstown, near Newcastle, as a strong performer. That has yielded 25 percent media price growth over the year.
Shortly behind Gray's top pick overall was Shepherd's Victoria selection, Frankston North, which has seen a median house price growth of 32.8 percent.
Victoria was the trio's most consistent choices. All 10 picks from the state yielded over 10 percent.
Shepherd's outpicked the other two experts in South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland, selecting Adelaide (15.2 percent), Moonah (16.7 percent) and Keperra (9.5 percent).
The worst tip however also came from Shepherd, who selected Semaphore Park as a strong performer in South Australia.
That was the only selection of the 50 plus suburbs to go backwards.
Strong Bondi Beach house sales included a Sir Thomas Mitchell Road home that sold for $4.1 million in May.
The four bedroom home last traded for $2.7 million in 2010.
 
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Winner - Bondi Beach - 34 percent
Second place - Frankston - 32.8 percent
Third place - Balmain - 23.9 percent
Wooden spoon - Semaphore Park - -4.5 percent
 
Selections for 2017 with figures from their performance in 2016 as <a href="https://www.propertyvalue.com.au" target="_blank">sourced from propertyvalue.com.au.</a>
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<td width="64">State</td>
<td width="131">Median price</td>
<td width="81">Rental yield</td>
<td width="96">Growth (1 yr)*</td>
<td width="118">Expert</td>
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<td>Calwell</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$479,000</td>
<td>4.90%</td>
<td>-7.86%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
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<td>Charnwood</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$420,000</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td>2.45%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
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<td>Chisholm</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$488,000</td>
<td>4.80%</td>
<td>0.72%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
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<td>Conder</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$524,000</td>
<td>4.50%</td>
<td>-3.01%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Dunlop</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$500,000</td>
<td>4.70%</td>
<td>5.76%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Holt</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$460,000</td>
<td>4.80%</td>
<td>5.44%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Kambah</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$534,000</td>
<td>4.50%</td>
<td>6.70%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Macgregor</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$450,000</td>
<td>4.60%</td>
<td>-1.10%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Wanniassa</td>
<td>ACT</td>
<td>$545,000</td>
<td>4.30%</td>
<td>8.24%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Adamstown</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$527,000</td>
<td>4%</td>
<td>-7.71%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ambarvale</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$530,000</td>
<td>3.90%</td>
<td>15.59%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ballina</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$450,000</td>
<td>4.80%</td>
<td>7.78%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Balmain</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$1,700,000</td>
<td>2.70%</td>
<td>7.47%</td>
<td>Chris Gray</td>
</tr>
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<td>Bateau Bay</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$575,000</td>
<td>4.10%</td>
<td>9.52%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Bomaderry</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$370,000</td>
<td>4.60%</td>
<td>9.31%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Bondi Beach</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$2,400,000</td>
<td>2.40%</td>
<td>18.39%</td>
<td>Chris Gray</td>
</tr>
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<td>Coogee Beach</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$2,500,000</td>
<td>1.90%</td>
<td>11.60%</td>
<td>Chris Gray</td>
</tr>
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<td>Cremorne</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$2,100,000</td>
<td>2.90%</td>
<td>-2.58%</td>
<td>Chris Gray</td>
</tr>
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<td>East Gosford</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$610,000</td>
<td>4.10%</td>
<td>8.81%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Fairy Meadow</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$680,000</td>
<td>3.80%</td>
<td>18.67%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Wingham</td>
<td>NSW</td>
<td>$255,000</td>
<td>6.50%</td>
<td>-8.93%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Arana Hills</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$513,000</td>
<td>4.50%</td>
<td>5.77%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Bald Hills</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$414,000</td>
<td>4.90%</td>
<td>7.47%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Deception Bay</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$336,000</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td>5.49%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ferny Hills</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$515,000</td>
<td>4.50%</td>
<td>7.29%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Forest Lake</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$428,000</td>
<td>4.70%</td>
<td>7.27%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Keperra</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$487,000</td>
<td>4.40%</td>
<td>5.64%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Springfield Lakes</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$420,000</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td>1.08%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>The Gap</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$627,000</td>
<td>4.20%</td>
<td>2.62%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tugun</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$554,000</td>
<td>4.80%</td>
<td>14.03%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Upper Mount Gravatt</td>
<td>QLD</td>
<td>$590,000</td>
<td>3.50%</td>
<td>5.36%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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<td>Adelaide</td>
<td>SA</td>
<td>$701,000</td>
<td>3.40%</td>
<td>-8.96%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Edwardstown</td>
<td>SA</td>
<td>$468,000</td>
<td>3.90%</td>
<td>8.72%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Findon</td>
<td>SA</td>
<td>$478,000</td>
<td>3.90%</td>
<td>8.64%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Prospect</td>
<td>SA</td>
<td>$598,000</td>
<td>3.30%</td>
<td>6.70%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Semaphore Park</td>
<td>SA</td>
<td>$505,000</td>
<td>4.10%</td>
<td>2.96%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Howrah</td>
<td>TAS</td>
<td>$378,000</td>
<td>5.20%</td>
<td>0.87%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kingston</td>
<td>TAS</td>
<td>$385,000</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td>-0.26%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lenah Valley</td>
<td>TAS</td>
<td>$425,000</td>
<td>4.60%</td>
<td>4.94%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lindisfarne</td>
<td>TAS</td>
<td>$400,000</td>
<td>4.60%</td>
<td>11.11%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Moonah</td>
<td>TAS</td>
<td>$290,000</td>
<td>5.90%</td>
<td>4.32%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Aspendale</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$812,000</td>
<td>3%</td>
<td>11.23%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
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<td>Belmont</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$400,000</td>
<td>4.30%</td>
<td>5.26%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Carrum Downs</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$390,000</td>
<td>4.70%</td>
<td>9.87%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cranbourne</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$375,000</td>
<td>4.60%</td>
<td>10.29%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Frankston North</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$310,000</td>
<td>4.90%</td>
<td>10.71%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Greensborough</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$651,000</td>
<td>3.20%</td>
<td>6.64%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Noble Park</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$550,000</td>
<td>3.30%</td>
<td>19.18%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ringwood North</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$790,000</td>
<td>2.90%</td>
<td>8.22%</td>
<td>Jeremy Shephard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sunbury</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$382,000</td>
<td>4.50%</td>
<td>6.70%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tarneit</td>
<td>VIC</td>
<td>$413,000</td>
<td>4.40%</td>
<td>5.96%</td>
<td>Margaret Lomas</td>
</tr>
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Bondi Beach: the property price growth star in Money magazine's 2017 predictions

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Sydney's favourite vet Dr. Chris Brown has sold his Bondi home, but doesn't intend on leaving the eastern suburbs.
The home sold after just 17 days through Goodyer Real Estate agents Amanda Balding and Pauline Goodyer, who had a price guide of $4.5 million for the Dudley Street property.
Dr Chris renovated after he paid $1.92 million in 2010, two years after he began Bondi Vet, the Network Ten show that shadowed him at work at a clinic in Bondi Junction.
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There was a large scale transformation from Peter Dunkley, who designed the home which was completed 18 months ago.
The contemporary five bedroom freestanding home features lime-washed American Oak floors and a Tallowwood deck.
The open plan casual living, dining and kitchen area flows to an entertainer's courtyard complete with built-in barbecue.
A top floor master bedroom has panoramic views stretching from North Bondi towards Maroubra.
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Brown's formerly Melbourne-based girlfriend Kendall Bora has recently been involved in the property market.
She bought her first Sydney apartment a few months ago, spending $675,000 on a 35 sqm one bedroom unit in Woollahra's Piccadilly Gardens complex.
The apartment was quickly leased for $590 a week.
Brown and Bora have been dating for over 20 months.
Brown has been presenting I'm A Celebrity since 2015 and also presents Network Ten's The Living Room.
He is of course most known for the hit Network Ten show Bondi Vet, grew up around animals in his four acre 'backyard' in Newcastle.
He broke onto the television vet scene in 2003 when he starred on Harry's Practice, nominated for a Logie for Most Popular New Talent.
Brown went on to Channel Nine's Burke's Backyard before starring on Bondi Vet.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
 
 
 
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Bondi Vet Chris Brown sells Bondi home

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Entrepreneur and adman John Singleton has listed the Level 3 Icebergs Dining Room and Bar leasehold on Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach.
The Icebergs Dining and Bar has a lease with John Singleton's company until 2036.  Singleton, who has a lease until 2042, expects around $15 million.
Icebergs Dining and Bar is 675 sqm and currently leased to Maurice Terzini and partners.
Andrew Jolliffe, Ray White's Asia Pacific Director of Hotels has the sale. He said interest in the property will by both domestic and international.
"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.
"Former NSW Premier Bob Carr has described the renewed property as the best urban renewable effort in the world.
"What an incredible compliment, and now what an incredible chance for someone else to take over the reins."
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."
Jolliffe has recently sold waterfront hospitality properties including The Newport Arms, Clovelly, Collaroy and Crown Plaza hotels on Terrigal Beach as well as the Patonga Beach Hotel. 
The Icebergs Level 3 sale is being conducted via an international expressions of interest campaign concluding October 12, 2017. 
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Entrepreneur and adman John Singleton lists Level 3 Icebergs Dining Room and Bar

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The home of Bondi Wholefoods, as well as the modern Bondi Beach Apartments complex, is set to hit the market for auction in October.
The listing of <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/building-profile/30a-hastings-parade-north-bondi-nsw-2026" target="_blank">30a Hastings Parade, North Bondi</a> follows last month’s successful sale of a block of eight residential apartments plus retail at 134-138 Campbell Parade for $18.25 million with the rental return of 2.7%.
The beach block will go to auction on October 19.
Positioned in the heart of Bondi’s “Golden Triangle”, on the corner of Hastings Parade and Wairoa Avenue North Bondi, the former Bondi Police Station was redeveloped in 2011 by the local identity, Ash Samadi.
The block consists of seven one, two and three-bedroom apartments and retail space which has been the home of the organic retailer &amp; café, Bondi Wholefoods, since completion.
The listing agents are Colliers International’s Miron Solomons and Matt Pontey along with Alexander Phillips and Anthony Puntigam of Phillips Pantzer Donnelley.
“The tenancy mix of luxury apartments and flagship retail means investors enjoy a balanced portfolio at Australia’s most famous beach,” said Miron Solomons of Colliers. 
Tenancies are long-term leases that expire in March 2021, with further five-year options, generating income of nearly $630,000 p.a.
 
 
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Another Bondi beachfront block with retail hits the market

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A beachfront block of eight apartments and shops on Bondi Beach has been snapped up by Rebel Property Group's Allen Linz and Capit.el Group's Eduard Litver for $18.25 million.
The 134-138 Campbell Parade property sold at auction on a sharp yield of 2.7 per cent.
Market chatter had suggested price expectations of about $20 million.
Besides the eight apartments, the two ground-floor shops are leased to popular ice creamery Ben &amp; Jerry's and convenience operator EzyMart.
The selling agents were Colliers International’s Miron Solomons and Matt Pontey.
Last year, the developers of the Pacific Bondi, Linz and Litver along with Gil Baron splashed $19.12 million on Bondi Beach's iconic retail premises, the 1951 Bates Milk Bar.
"134-138 Campbell Parade is the ultimate trophy asset, so the huge interest and flight to quality in a now discerning market delivered a very strong result," said Solomons.
The asset, which has uninterrupted views of Bondi Beach, offers multiple income streams and potential for future development. The apartments comprise two two-bedroom units and six one-bedroom units.
Net income is nearly $501,332 per annum.
The total landholding is nearly 417 sqm and the zoning is B4 – Mixed Use.
"The absolute beachfront location delivers a low-risk income stream for investors as one of the last significant freehold opportunities on Campbell Parade,” said Pontey.
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