Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

Joel Robinson

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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	Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and are priced from $3.65 million.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

Centennial Park

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The New York-bound contemporary artistic duo Marc and Gillie Schattner are set to flip their Centennial Park trophy home they bought just last May.
The couple paid $6.5 million buying the 1920s Federation home from the entrepreneur Peter O'Connell and modelling agent Kathy Ward.
The Lang Road homes has five bedrooms, a home office and a pool on its 835 square metre block.
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The New York-bound Gillie and Marc are famous for their animal sculptures which are scattered throughout the home which, after a minor update, Laing + Simmons Double Bay agent D'Leanne Lewis has scheduled for June 25 auction.
The Schattner's did well on their prior flip in Bellevue Hill in 2016. 
They paid $3.9 million for the three level home selling 11 months later for $5.75 million on Suttie Road.
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It's a busy time on Lang Road, where tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes sold his renovated home, Braelin for around $17 million.
The Double Bay-bound Cannon-Brookes and wife Annie are set to spend more time in San Francisco, where Atlassian, the billionaire dollar company he co-founded has its US HQ.
The 1920s home cost the couple $12 million in 2015.
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Another recent sale saw Westpac executive Michael Sirmai and lawyer wife Rebecca Finkelstein pay around $12 million for the home of signage industry boss Peter White and his wife Julianne, who had paid just over $2 million back in 2001.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.  
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US-bound artists Marc and Gillie Schattner list Centennial Park trophy home

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Historic Crossways at Centennial Park has finally been sold reputedly for about $15 million, after being on and off the market for several years.
The six-bedroom, five bathroom home on 1814sqm ranks as one of the finest examples of the Federation Arts &amp; Crafts style in Australia.
The buyer has been pinpointed as art collector Naomi Triguboff Travers, by the local paper, The Wentworth Courier. 
The sale, if confirmed, betters the previous record by $3 million.
Centennial Park’s price record was set at $12 million in 2015 when the tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie bought Braelin, on a 2200-square-metre Lang Road block.
The Martin Road home of Justice Deirdre O’Connor, the former Australian Industrial Relations Commission president, and barrister Michael Joseph, sold for the same price around the same time. It was a 2327 sqm property.
The 1814sqm holding on Martin Road was offered by the Zavattaros family who bought it in 2006 for $10 million.
It was designed by architect B.J. Waterhouse of Waterhouse &amp; Lake.
The Federation Arts and Crafts residence was built in 1908 for surgeon Dr Gordon Craig. 
Now set in Paul Bangay gardens, the property was renovated extensively in the 1990s by architect Espie Dods for then owners, former McGuigan Wines director James Smiley and his wife, Jane.
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Crossways, Centennial Park finally sold

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Whispers around the neighbourhood suggest fashionista Nick Kelly, co-founder of Industrie clothing, has bought the Centennial Park home of TV veteran David Leckie and wife Skye.
The media power couple <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/24-lang-rd-centennial-park-nsw-2021" target="_blank">sold the home, known as Lactura</a>, for in excess of $10 million earlier this week.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Kelly, who is dating Channel 7 host Madeleine Kennard, will emerge as the mystery buyer.
He had been Vaucluse based where his estranged wife and former business partner Susan Kelly remains in residence.
She is understood to still be living in their $19 million Graham Jahn-designed waterfront on the exclusive Kutti Beach.
The Leckie's had owned Lactura for 19 years, paying $2.5 million in 1998.
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Set on the Lang Road dress circle, the grand two storey home hosted many private soirees during their near two decade ownership.
The 1910 residence has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a grand formal lounge and dining room with marble fireplaces.
The Will Dangar designed gardens surround the Hamptons style outdoor entertaining area which features a heated pool.
There is a pool house with guest studio and tiered TV room where Leckie was able to watch the evening news and sports from when he ruled the network, at Nine and then Channel 7.
Earlier this year Boy George rented the home while he was a judge on The Voice Australia for around $27,500 plus a month.
Ben Collier at The Agency sold the home to Kelly, who was waiting in the wings, after near neighbour, estate agent Bob Guth introduced the eventual underbidder who was hours from exchanging the sale.
The Leckie's are now Woollahra based having spent $9 million off-market mid last year.
The Kelly purchase marks a return to the south of Oxford Street precinct.
The Kelly's previously owned a Paddington double terrace on Stewart Street which was caught up in the landmark court case when actor Toni Collette decided not to proceed with her $6.35 million purchase in 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
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Industrie fashionista Nick Kelly rumoured to have bought the Leckie's Centennial Park trophy

Sydney&#39;s high profile retired TV executive, David Leckie and his charity cheerleader wife, Skye, have finally sold their Centennial Park home, Lactura

Whispers are their patience yielded a $10 million plus buyer, which was an impressive price given eleventh hour competitive interest.

The grand two storey Lang Road home hosted many private soirees during their near two decade ownership.

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They had paid $2.5 million in 1998&nbsp;when David was chief executive of the Nine Network under Kerry Packer.

The 1910 residence has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a grand formal lounge and dining room with marble fireplaces.&nbsp;

The Will Dangar designed gardens surround the Hamptons style outdoor entertaining area which&nbsp;features a heated pool.

There is a pool house with guest studio and tiered TV room where Beckie was able to watch the evening news and sports from when he ruled the network, at Nine and then Channel 7.

Earlier this year Boy George rented the home while he was a judge on The Voice Australia for around&nbsp;$27,500 plus a month.

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Ben Collier at The Agency sold the home after near neighbour, estate agent Bob Guth introduced the eventual underbidder.

It missed out on the suburb record set by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie two years ago some eight doors away. They paid $12 million for the 1918 trophy home Braelin.

The Beckie&#39;s initially thought on downsizing to a harbourside apartment, but instead paid $9 million for a house in Woollahra.

They also spent $1.2 million, on a two bedroom apartment for their son, Harry around the corner.

This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph.

Retired TV executive David Leckie sells Centennial Park home Lactura

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Telco Amaysim co-founder and former executive chairman, Peter O'Connell and modelling agent, Kathy Ward have sold their home in Centennial Park for $6.5 million.
Contracts on the five-bedroom 110 Lang Road home were reportedly on Monday evening with a local buyer.
The 1920s character house, which sits on a 834sq m site, last sold for $2.5 million in 2001.
O'Connell, a former commercial lawyer at Minter Ellison and Gilbert &amp; Tobin, and Ward also co-founded top modelling agency Chic Management.
It was sold by the newly formed The Agency that has sold properties worth more than $40 million in its first six weeks of operation in Sydney.
James Ledgerwood (below) has joined The Agency as partner after selling property for 13 years in Queensland. 
He has moved back to Sydney, where his family is from, and will be focussing on Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
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The group's sales team is headlined by Ben Collier who kicked off his listings with Kathy Ward's Centennial Park offering.
 
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Chic sale in Centennial Park

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The retired veteran television chief David Leckie and his wife Skye have briefly rented out their long-held home, Lactura home in Centennial Park.
It's whispered it has been leased to Boy George, while he's in Sydney for upcoming The Voice Australia television show. The legendary Culture Club singer is set to sit on the singing contest judging panel, together with Seal and Delta Goodrem after Jessie J and the Madden brothers ruled out the role.
The home could be securing some $27,500 plus a month during the three months of the series.
Past judges from The Voice have stayed in expensive homes including Ricky Martin who rented The Bronte Wave House, a Walter Barda designed beach house that sold last year for $15.65 million.
The former high profile TV executive and his charity cheerleader wife will divide their time between their recent Woollahra acquisition and their Robertson, Southern Highlands retreat, Mulberry Farm.
Their $8 million plus Woollahra acquisition marked a return to Holdsworth Street where they have Charlotte O’Neil working on the new interiors after the purchase through The Agency’s Ben Collier.
The giants of the Sydney social scene initially wanted more than $12 million for Lactura on its listing last July.
The listing agents Ben Collier and Brad Pillinger were rushing potential buyers through ahead of the leasing.
They signalled $10.5 million would secure the 1910 residence on three month delayed settlement terms.
Skye, who rose to prominence in the late 80s as the group public relations officer for retailer David Jones, has been a devoted charity fundraiser helping raise millions over the years especially as the Gold Dinner ambassador for Sydney's Children Hospital Foundation.
The couple have owned on Lang Road since paying $2.5 million in 1998 when David was chief executive of the Nine Network under Kerry Packer.
He recently finished up his consultancy at Kerry Stokes' Channel 7.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Boy George rumoured to have leased David Leckie's Centennial Park home

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The newly formed The Agency website went live yesterday.
But with no sign of their star recruit.
Matt Lahood isn't allowed to take the helm until April after his defection from the McGrath group.
The months of speculation has obviously been accompanied by a few secret signups, lesser-known agents who have joined an array of the many existing agents within the Perth-based group being launched nationally by Ausnet Financial Services.
There are just the nine Sydney residential property listings.
The group's sales team is now headlined by Ben Collier who kicks off his listings with Kathy Ward's Centennial Park offering.
The<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-centennial+park-124601802" target="_blank"> Lang Road holding</a> (below) was bought for $2,505,000 in 2001 by the boss of modelling agency Chic Management. 
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Collier's colleague Brad Gillespie has three listings.  
The Agency will reportedly offer more lucrative splits for the agents.
Franchise agencies usually take a 50:50 split on all the agents’ sales commissions, with more generous 60:40 splits in the agents’ favour in some cases.
However, The Agency offers agents a starting split of 75:25 split in the agents’ favour, rising to 80:20 and 85:15 as higher targets are met.
The ASX was advised yesterday that Perth-based real estate and financial services group Ausnet Financial Services Limited has entered into a licence agreement and an option to acquire Top Level Real Estate Pty Ltd as part of its planned national roll-out of its The Agency platform, its so-called disruptive and fast growing real estate sales and property management business.
Top Level is the eastern seaboard real estate business with 17 agents, including the following:
Matt Lahood (CEO) – Commences 3 April 2017
Steven Chen (Director of Projects) – Commences 15 February 2017
Maria Carlino (Director of Property Management)
Thomas McGlynn (Director of Sales and Chief Auctioneer)
Ben Collier (Property Partner)
Shad Hassen (Property Partner)
Ausnet advised subject to completion of two non-binding agreements by 30 June 2017, Top Level will have expand by a further 23 agents, with 3,700 properties under management.
Under the licence agreement, Top Level will have rights to use The Agency brand and intellectual property on the East Coast of Australia, while Ausnet will retain an option to acquire Top Level within the next 12 months.
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The Agency unveils website with Chic model boss Centennial Park offering

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Lactura, the long-time Centennial Park home of high profile TV executive David Leckie and his charity cheerleader wife, Skye, was pulled from scheduled auction.
It seems the interested parties just weren't ready to buy. The new auction date is now September 17 with no amendments to the $11.5 million price guide by McGrath agents Ben Collier and Dominqiue Ogilvie.
The Leckie's have owned the grand two storey home on the tightly held Lang Road since 1998 when David was chief executive of the Nine Network under Kerry Packer.
He paid $2.5 million for the 1910 residence. They are looking towards the inner east harbourside suburbs for an apartment along with a working farm on their radar too.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Leckie's Lactura, Centennial Park auction delayed

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Dual international Craig Wing has quickly sold his former Centennial Park home.
Just back from playing rugby union for five years in Japan, along with the recent World Cup, Wing figured the 1900 terrace was too big for him.
Spread over <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.ourestates.com.au/15599085" target="_blank">two levels on a 210 sqm parcel</a>, the home has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Adam Regan and Dean Emerson of Our Estates had an asking price of $2.85 million for the terrace that cost $1.3 million in 2003 when he was playing in the NRL for the Sydney Rooster.
Wing, who has done some media work since being back in Sydney, retains his Bondi apartment which cost $666,000 in 2004.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Dual international Craig Wing sells Centennial Park home

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Australian cricketer Ed Cowan and wife, TV and radio presenter Virginia Lette have sold their Centennial Park apartment well before its scheduled auction.
It sold well above its $950,000 to $1.045 million price guide according to Ray White Double Bay selling agent Evan Williams.
The left-handed opening batsman has owned the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-centennial+park-122660386" target="_blank">penthouse level apartment</a> since 2012 when he paid $775,000. There was a fire at the apartment block several years ago which triggered a renovation.
The property has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a study and features a 59 sqm rooftop terrace with district views.
Cowan made his Australia test debut in 2011 and turns out for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League when not on international duty.
Cowan recently spent $2.9 million on a Paddington property.
 
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