The final apartments in the most recently completed new development in Balwyn present some of the largest and most exclusive ever delivered in one of Melbourne’s most established and character-rich neighbourhoods.

Boutique developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/wulff-projects">Wulff Projects</a>,&nbsp;alongside partner <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/pga-group">PGA Group</a>, has just finished <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/threadneedle-balwyn-1-5-threadneedle-street-balwyn-vic-3103">Threadneedle</a>, 17 home-sized residences designed completely for the owner-occupier.

Named after its location on Threadneedle Street, the new project has been shaped by the heritage fabric of Balwyn. It offers two low-rise buildings of eight and nine apartments respectively, designed to emulate traditional standalone homes.&nbsp;

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John Scaramuzzino, Director at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bruce-henderson-architects">Bruce Henderson Architects</a>, explains the design intention.

“Given the quiet residential character of the street with many homes dating back to the 1930s and 1940s, we approached Threadneedle wanting to appear less as a collection of apartments and more as a traditional residence. This led to creating not one but two buildings that could “breathe” with larger garden-based apartments functioning more like small homes.”

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The north-facing residences are nestled among extensive landscaped gardens by Ben Scott Garden Design, with over one-third of the site dedicated to greenery. The resulting setting is one of calm seclusion, where architecture and landscape work in tandem to offer immediate liveability.

With construction now complete, the final apartments include a top-floor, single-level penthouse residence priced from $2.8 million. This home offers three bedrooms, a dedicated study, two bathrooms plus powder room, and three car spaces with an oversized storage room.&nbsp;

Interiors prioritise spatial comfort and natural light, with three-metre-high ceilings, oversized internal doors and a full-width terrace oriented to the north, east and west.&nbsp;

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Floor-to-ceiling double-glazed windows ensure thermal performance across seasons, supported by automated external blinds, zoned heating and cooling, and a fireplace for added ambiance.

Each apartment has been individually designed to maximise privacy and garden outlooks. Kitchens combine refined finishes with practical considerations: stone benchtops, butler’s pantry, full-height joinery and concealed rangehoods.&nbsp;

The inclusion of dedicated home offices responds to contemporary living patterns, while bathrooms feature sculptural bathtubs and brushed nickel fixtures.&nbsp;

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Threadneedle also integrates best-practice sustainability measures, achieving a 7 Star average NatHERS rating. Initiatives include solar PV systems, rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing and irrigation, and high-performing building insulation. These elements enhance daily comfort while reducing ongoing maintenance and energy demand.

"We believe Threadneedle sets a new standard of design excellence and building quality for Balwyn,"&nbsp;Scaramuzzino added.

"It’s an architectural response we’re particularly proud of, and one we’re sure residents will be equally proud to call home."

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Final homes remaining as Threadneedle, Balwyn completes construction

Joel Robinson

Sydney's top 15 new apartments developments set to launch in 2026

Developer-builder <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/dasco-australia">DASCO</a> has pushed beyond the now-standard inclusions of rooftop pools and landscaped podiums at its recently launched new Epping project, Senso.

It has laid out over 4,000 sqm of resident-only amenity in a move designed to compete directly with low-density housing on livability, not just density. The result is a development that supports genuine daily use through purposeful spaces distributed across its five-building, 479-apartment precinct.

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Two rooftop pools form the anchor of Senso. One is a 27-metre lap pool adjoining a heated spa, designed for everyday fitness rather than just summer leisure. The second sits on a lower podium, allowing different buildings to share in vertical access and reducing crowding during peak times.

It is the secondary spaces that start to distinguish Senso from other large-scale suburban projects. A rooftop cinema is integrated into a landscaped terrace, offering open-air screenings with natural ventilation and passive cooling.&nbsp;

The inclusion of a “sensory walk”, an elevated boardwalk that threads through the site, suggests a rare investment in non-commercial, non-essential amenity: space for quiet movement that doesn’t double as access or traffic circulation.

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The gym and wellness centre, often relegated to a small ground-floor room in many builds, takes on more substance here. Residents have access to a fully equipped gym, as well as outdoor yoga areas and meditative zones that integrate greenery and natural light.&nbsp;

The Club Lounge is similarly designed to support multiple use cases, with a private dining terrace, kitchenette, workspace, and lockable wine storage. These aren’t superficial additions; their scale and spatial allocation indicate serious intent for frequent resident use.

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Importantly, Senso’s amenities are embedded within a site that spans more than 10,000 sqm, allowing for better separation between spaces and reduced noise spillover, a critical but often overlooked factor in high-density developments. This spatial generosity also enables multiple alfresco kitchens and communal terraces without compromising individual privacy or usable space.

While many developments make claims about lifestyle, few back it with this level of built infrastructure. Senso’s mix of dedicated fitness, wellness, social and passive green spaces suggests a conscious response to the post-pandemic shift in housing expectations, especially among owner-occupiers.&nbsp;

DASCO is one of several leading developers who have taken out Resilience Insurance's Latent Defects Insurance policy, providing buyers with a 10-year structural and waterproofing warranty, and giving them the ultimate peace of mind.

Senso is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

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The outdoor amenities elevating life at Senso, Epping

Following the proposal by the Minns Labor Government to rezone Parramatta Road to create up to 8,000 new homes, prominent developer Ceerose has gone to the NSW Gov to increase the density of its new mixed-use residential building in Leichhardt.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/ceerose">Ceerose</a>, founded by Edward Doueihi nearly three decades ago, has filed plans for 154 apartments above ground-floor retail at 307-315 Parramatta Road, a key corner site near Norton Street, the main high street strip in Leichhardt.

It's an upsize from the previously approved scheme of 63 apartments across a seven-storey building.

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The project is being advanced through the State Significant Development (SSD) pathway, with concurrent rezoning sought to facilitate the proposal. The 10-storey development would rise over a four-level basement and deliver two retail tenancies, one a larger-format offering and the other a smaller “hole in the wall” space, addressing the Parramatta Road frontage. 21 of the apartments are dedicated as affordable housing.

According to the Urban Design Report by Architecture AND, the scheme includes a podium and tower configuration, with a fine-grain, two-storey parapet street wall that references the traditional shopfront rhythm along the corridor. “An elegant tower form is proposed, combined with a characterful two storey frontage... articulating it as two related buildings, providing consistency with the rhythm and grain of Parramatta Road,” the report notes.

The residential component is split across two slender towers set back from the street edge, a design move aimed at preserving solar access and reducing perceived bulk. This massing strategy also seeks to improve residential amenity by focusing scale toward the quieter northern interface, away from Parramatta Road’s noise and pollution.

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Architecture AND has worked with Ceerose on previous Inner West projects, and cites a deep familiarity with the local character. Their design draws heavily on context, heritage, and sunlight access considerations, and engages with the Inner West Council’s “Our Fairer Future” strategic planning framework.

The site spans 2,712 sqm and is located near key intersections with Catherine Street, Hay Street, and Redmond Street. It adjoins a public carpark to the north and is within walking distance of Stanmore and Petersham stations. It is also flagged in state and local planning strategies, including the Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy, as a suitable candidate for increased density.

Ceerose recently completed The Alex Collective on McEvoy Street in Alexandria, Abbie's Lane in Annandale, and the award-winning Munro House in Elizabeth Bay.

The Parramatta Road corridor is coming to life with the proposed rezoning which is serviced by a significant number of bus, light rail and train routes.

Deicorp is progressing with its $1.8 billion <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kings-bay-village-five-dock-53-75-queens-road-five-dock-nsw-2046">Kings Bay Village</a> precinct on Parramatta Road in Five Dock, as is <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/toga-to-push-on-with-five-dock-mixed-use-masterplan">TOGA further down the street</a>. Those two projects alone will bring nearly 2,000 new homes to Parramatta Road.

First look: Ceerose plots mixed-use Leichhardt development on Parramatta Road

North Sydney's landmark 'SBS Building' on Alfred Street is set to be demolished to make way for a new mixed-use residential tower in the booming North Sydney.

Commercial property group FiveX is behind the plans for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/275-alfred-street-north-north-sydney-nsw-2060">39-storey tower</a>, the latest project to advance under the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

They are proposing 184 apartments above retail spaces, which will replace the existing 20-storey commercial building. FiveX was set up more than five decades ago by Joshua and Marko Berger. It is currently led by Joshua's son Lesli.&nbsp;

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According to the Architectural Design Report by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/fjc-studio">FJC Studio</a>, the slender tower form has been deliberately designed to respect the site's transitional setting at the southern gateway to the North Sydney CBD, where high-rise towers give way to lower-scale residential precincts.

"The slender tower form and articulated podium establish a respectful relationship with nearby heritage and low rise buildings, including the Whaling Road Heritage Conservation Area,” the architecture firm noted, adding that the tower “completes a missing link in the urban fabric” while enhancing the Alfred Street streetscape.

The proposed building will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with 15 percent of the gross residential floor area allocated as affordable housing. There is an agreement already in place that those apartments will be managed by Evolve Housing.

The project aligns with broader state housing objectives, including the National Housing Accord target of delivering 1.2 million new homes by 2029. The Scoping Report filed with the State Significant Development Application (SSDA) suggests the site "presents no impediments to rapid delivery,” with construction able to commence within 12 months of receiving consent.

North Sydney has been one of the most popular suburbs in Sydney for new and off the plan apartment development, but hasn't had the supply to keep up with demand, until recently.

AURA by Aqualand was, for a long time, the only off the plan apartment building on the market. That completed last year, and has sold the majority of its 386 luxury apartments. Recently ALAND launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-walden-173-179-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The Walden</a> on the same street, selling over $100 million within just a few hours of its launch, while developer CASA also launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-mclaren-north-sydney-45-mclaren-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The McLaren</a>&nbsp;in the same precinct.

First look: Fivex plans 39-storey residential tower in booming North Sydney

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A Brisbane based passive investor has purchased a former Church site in Maroochydore from long-time local owners for $1.85 million. 
The initial yield achieved was approximately 6% on estimated net income.
Located at 22-26 Beach Road, the 1,551sqm site offers approximately 470sqm of lettable area.
It is positioned on the corner of Beach Road and Duporth Avenue, directly opposite Mosaic’s new six-star 86 apartment residential project ‘Avalon’. 
The property is occupied by long term tenants Coast Life Midwifery who recently signed new 5-year leases over the church and former hall building, a further lease was in place to popular Beach Road Coffee Co. 
The deal was negotiated by Jason O’Meara of Savills Australia.
“This is a strategic parcel of land with excellent exposure and sound holding income until further development options present in the mid to longer term,” O’Meara said. 
The immediate precinct has undergone recent ‘urban renewal’ with the newly completed ‘Rhythm on Beach’ development next door now also branded ‘Direct Hotels’ and Mosaic’s boutique development under construction on riverside plus the commercial building Eight Maroochydore Road with roof top bar completed in 2019. 
"There is a lot of activity and energy in Maroochydore at present with several cranes in the air which is a great sign", O'Meara said.
“As a result of the State Government having designated Maroochydore as the Sunshine Coast’s Principal Activity Centre, Maroochydore will be the main focus of development for the next 10-15 years as significant projects unfold in the area”, he said. 
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The deconsecrated Immaculate Conception Church at Muttama in the New South Wales Riverina sold for $55,000 at auction earlier this year.
It was bought by the Wired Lab, a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to connect rural communities with the arts through workshops.
It was marketed through Flemings agents, Chris Ryan and Janet McAtear, as "perfect for a restoration project for community groups or even a private home!"
There were nine registered bidders with three participating.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-nsw-muttama-132780034" target="_blank">The 150 sqm wooden church</a>, which sits on 0.4 hectares, held its last service in October 2018.
The church was opened in 1902 by Bishop William Lanigan who was at the fore of Irish Catholicism.
Set 24 kilometres south of Cootamundra, and three hours 45 minutes from Sydney, Muttama is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina.
The Uniting Church sold their church in 2010 for $32,000.
The name Muttama is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "like it" or "take it".
 
 
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Historic Catholic Church in Muttama sold for $55,000

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Joe Dolce, the writer and performer of Australia's biggest selling single, has reduced his price hopes for his weekender in Victoria.
It is the former Natte Yallock Uniting church.
The property, 200 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, has been under the ownership of the Shaddap You Face singer and his artist wife Lin van Hek for the last 23 years costing $32,000.
They were initially seeking $385,000 late last year, and now they're happy to take $345,000 through Elders Avoca agents Elizabeth and Heathcliffe Teal.
The property was built from handmade bricks in 1904 by the Natte Yallock community. The galvanised iron roof still covers the property.
The interior is still a canvas for any style, the marketing suggests.
Dolce shot to fame with his 1981 hit Shaddap You Face, which remains Australia's biggest-selling single, even outselling Up There Cazaly and Slim Dusty's Pub With No Beer.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian.
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Natte Yallock church listed for $345,000

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GUEST OBSERVATION
In the post-war decades, Australian communities invested heavily in church buildings. Like civic centres, swimming pools and shire halls, these buildings made an important contribution to the formation of a modern civic realm in Australia’s growing cities, suburbs and regional communities. Today, dwindling numbers of constituents and the amalgamation of congregations place many post-war church buildings at risk.
And yet – unlike their publicly funded counterparts – these buildings are largely ignored in architectural and heritage discussions. Few church buildings have any form of heritage protection. Could this be because this is an “uneasy heritage”?
Given current crises affecting the churches in Australia, and given the important role of these buildings in the post-war development of our cities, suburbs and towns, a public debate is necessary about their future. Should we allow these buildings to disappear from memory, or should they be preserved and/or repurposed?
For the whole of Australia only about 30 post-war ecclesiastical buildings are included on state heritage registers. It’s a meagre number, given that several thousand churches were built across the country during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
In Queensland alone, over 1,000 were built between 1945 and 1975. Of these, only six are on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Mirroring modern Australia’s emergence
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St Andrews Presbyterian Church (c.1960, architect: Loder and Dunphy) in Gosford, New South Wales, was demolished in 2002. <a class="source" href="http://www.csec.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/image_viewer.htm?CSEC00852,4" target="_blank">Cross-Section, no. 95, Sept 1960</a>, Author provided
In immediate post-war years, modern church building in Australia made a hesitant start. A few small, rather conventional buildings cropped up here and there.
In the 1950s, however, hesitation gave way to optimism and resulted in increasing experimentation in church design. By the 1960s a genuine modern church building boom was under way.
Religious institutions strongly supported the Australian government’s bid to build a modern social welfare state. They not only built community-oriented churches, but also kindergartens, halls, primary and secondary schools, charity outreach centres, hospitals, etc.
From the 1960s churches and their architects increasingly recognised the need to rethink ecclesiastical architecture to cater to (rather than ignore or shun) modern society. This aggiornamento, or bringing up to date, in the religious sphere coincided with architects’ experiments with modern materials and construction technologies and innovative shapes and forms.
As a result, a new “type” of church emerged. This was one more attuned to its (commonly) residential surroundings and more sensitive to its context, both in terms of materiality and scale.
Examples abound, but of note are:
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<li>Kenmore Presbyterian Church by Robin Gibson (c.1968, Queensland), now Uniting Church</li>
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Kenmore Presbyterian Church (c.1968, architect Robin Gibson) in Brisbane, Queensland. Lisa Marie Daunt (2000), Author provided 
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St Christopher’s Catholic Church (c.1968, architect: Paul Wallace) in Anglesea, Victoria. <a class="source" href="http://www.csec.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/image_viewer.htm?CSEC01018,2" target="_blank">Cross-Section no.188, June 1968</a>, Author provided
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St Anne’s Church of England by Hely Bell &amp; Horne (c.1965, Como, NSW), which was repurposed in 1997 as a private residence along with its Sunday school building of the same age
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St Christopher’s Catholic Church by Paul Wallace (c.1968, Anglesea, Victoria), which was damaged in the 1983 bushfires and rebuilt in 1984 to a revised design.
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These smaller, contextually sensitive churches that reflect the aggiornamento in the church represent the bulk of post-war modern church buildings in Australia. However, state heritage registers are mostly populated by their more “monumental” siblings.
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Holy Trinity National Memorial Finnish Lutheran Church (c.1961, architect: Frederick Romberg of Grounds, Romberg and Boyd) in Turner, Canberra, is on the ACT Heritage Register. Lisa Marie Daunt (2016)
For example, on the ACT register is Grounds, Romberg and Boyd’s 1961 Finnish Lutheran Church. Queensland’s register includes Cairns Cathedral, two churches by Eddie Oribin and a church and school chapel by Karl Langer (listings 601961, 60233, 601589, 602815 and 602816).
And yet it is the smaller, unassuming churches that made the greatest contribution to the formation of our post-war collective realm. More importantly, it is these churches that are under the greatest threat.
<img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/94115/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1">So, what is to be done? Is this part of our modern heritage best forgotten, along with the (at times) painful memories it evokes? Or can there be a future for Australia’s unassuming post-war modern buildings that were once the beating hearts of Australia’s urban and suburban communities?
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St Monica’s War Memorial Cathedral (c.1968, architect: A. Ian Ferrier) in Cairns is on the Queensland Heritage Register. Ferrier Slide Collection, used with permission, Author provided
Lisa Marie Daunt, PhD Candidate in Architecture, The University of Queensland
This article was originally published on <a href="http://theconversation.com" target="_blank">The Conversation</a>. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/uneasy-heritage-australias-modern-church-buildings-are-disappearing-94115" target="_blank">original article</a>.
Main photo: Good Shepherd Chapel (c.1969, architect: A. Ian Ferrier) in Mitchelton, Brisbane, was demolished in 2004. Ferrier Slide Collection, used with permission, Author provided.<a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/lisa-marie-daunt-456237"> </a>
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Australia's modern church buildings are disappearing: Lisa Marie Daunt

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The iconic Wentworth Memorial Church in Vaucluse, one of Sydney's most historic landmarks, has returned to the market.
It has been listed for December auction.
It sold mid-year at $5.6 million to funeral operator David Walker's Brookava Pty Ltd. <a id="propertySearchOwnerNameLink" href="https://rpp.rpdata.com/rpp/search/company/property/summary?&amp;view=property&amp;qt=company&amp;newSearch=true&amp;q=BROOKAVA%20PTY%20LTD" target="_blank"> </a>
The church, built in the 1960s as a memorial to the fallen soliders of the Second World War, sits on a near 2,000 sqm parcel that dates back to 1827.
It was part of the estate of noted colonial explorer, poet, journalist and politician William Wentworth and his family who developed the estate.
Worship ended at the church in 2006.
The heritage listed church on Fitzwilliam Road features loft interiors with ceiling height up to 40 feet at its peak.
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The Wentworth Memorial Church is widely considered to be the finest surviving work in the Sydney School style of the important mid to late Twentieth Century architect Donald Gazzard.
Gazzard was the inaugural winner of the Wilkinson Prize for domestic architecture in 1961 for his Hunters Hill home and was regarded as a prominent figure in the field of architecture.
Gazzard, who worked on the Martin Place Pedestrian Precinct and Sydney University eletrical engineering building, now lives in Melbourne.
He had worked with Harry Seidler as a draftsman in the early 1950s. Well-known architect Richard Leplastrier helped Gazzard build the church.
The rocky outcrop where the church is now located was a favourite spot for Wentworth to view his estate and was also where he chose to be buried as evidenced by the Wentworth mausoleum on the opposite side of this outcrop.
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The property currently has two bedrooms and two toilets, but no full bathrooms.
Inquiries are set to come from builders and developers with a more commercial focus, as well as organisations and individual buyers.
In 2010 the church won its appeal in the NSW Land and Environment court to subdivide the land after the Woollahra Council rejected the application from the church.
Gazzard noted on his website that the unrealistically large size of the church, which has created the current situation, was always going to become an issue. 
"The Diocesan brief was simple;  'A church of contemporary design to seat 350 people which conformed to the liturgy and form of worship of the Church of England'.  
"The Anglican hierarchy based the size on two optimistic assumptions. 
"The first assumption was that tall blocks of flats would be permitted along the ridge at Vaucluse as Sydney expanded, and secondly, an unspoken assumption  that there would be a religious revival and a church of this size would be needed for all these extra people."
But as a consequence of an ageing and dwindling congregation, the church was closed, <a href="https://www.dongazzard.com/publications/articles/wentworth-memorial-church.aspx" target="_blank">he noted on his website.</a>
"While I'm proud of the design, I hesitate to suggest that you visit the church in its present sad state," he advised.
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Iconic Wentworth Memorial Church in Vaucluse returns to the market

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A Newtown estate agent outbid several religious groups to secure the 145-year-old church in Redfern at auction yesterday.
Jim Markakis, the principal of Richardson and Wrench Newtown, bid $3,725,000 for the former church as an investment for his family.
The price was $725,000 more than the reserve price for the 360-square-metre property, which came with heritage listing.
He will put it to tender to work out who’s the best tenant and the best use for the building.
There were nine groups seeking the 1872 Victorian, Gothic-style church that was offered by the Uniting Church.
The property at 118 Regent Street, Redfern has been used by the Tongan Parish for more than 20 years.
The congregation had moved to a new church in Marrickville.
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Estate agent buys Redfern Uniting church

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A Collingwood church conversion has become the most expensive house to sell in Melbourne’s inner north.
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Owner-architect Ilana Kister’s house sold for an undisclosed figure between $5.8 million to $6.38 million, its price guidance range. 
Ilana Kister spent two years converting and extending the church which Nelson Alexander Fitzroy selling agent Arch Staver confirmed had achieved the highest figure paid for a single dwelling in an inner-north suburb.
The Herald Sun suggested the inner north’s benchmark reported house price had been the $5.22 million fetched by 1032 Drummond St, Carlton North in June. But it’s understood a Fitzroy property had recently sold off market for a figure above that.
The church was built in 1874-75 in a Gothic Revival style.
It operated as the Holy Virgins Protection Russian Orthodox Church from 1958.
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A heritage-listed church in Sydney’s inner suburb of Redfern has been listed for auction with expectations of between $2.5 and $3 million.
The Uniting Church is selling the Tongan Parish church at <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/118-regent-street-redfern-nsw-2016-2013759335" target="_blank">118 Regent Street, Redfern</a>, as maintenance is becoming expensive.
The Gothic-style church, built in 1872, will go to auction on September 6 through CBRE.
The site is zoned B4 mixed use and the zoning allows for education, commercial or residential use.
The listing agents are Peter Vines and Stephen Grant of CBRE.
“This Victorian Gothic Church is an extremely unique opportunity within South Sydney, as it’s zoned B4 mixed use, so it will suit savvy owner occupiers, investors and developers,” Grant was quoted as saying by Fairfax Media.
Vines said the ”striking architecture and the proximity to the city” made it ”unique”.
“It would be an unbelievable creative office space for the right person,” he said.
The floor area is 360 sqm.
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The site also had rare ‘place of worship’ rights which was expected to draw interest from other church groups, he said.
The Regent Street church has Local Heritage listing, meaning that its facade, wooden staircase up to the tower and wooden altar would all have to be maintained as part of new designs.
According to the heritage listing, the church took four years to build and cost £1000, which was paid for by the congregation.
It has 360 square metres of floor space, two street frontages and is 300 metres from Redfern train station. 
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The iconic Wentworth Memorial Church in Vaucluse, one of Sydney's most historic landmarks, has been listed for sale by the Anglican Church.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-vaucluse-125550462" target="_blank">church, built in the 1960s</a> as a memorial to the fallen soliders of the Second World War, sits on a near 2,000 sqm parcel that dates back to 1827.
It was part of the estate of noted colonial explorer, poet, journalist and politician William Wentworth and his family who developed the estate.
Worship ended at the church in 2006.
The heritage listed church on Fitzwilliam Road features loft interiors with ceiling height up to 40 feet at its peak.
 
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The Wentworth Memorial Church is widely considered to be the finest surviving work in the Sydney School style of the important mid to late Twentieth Century architect Donald Gazzard.
Gazzard was the inaugural winner of the Wilkinson Prize for domestic architecture in 1961 for his Hunters Hill home and was regarded as a prominent figure in the field of architecture.
Gazzard, who worked on the Martin Place Pedestrian Precinct and Sydney University eletrical engineering building, now lives in Melbourne.
He had worked with Harry Seidler as a draftsman in the early 1950s. Well-known architect Richard Leplastrier helped Gazzard build the church.
The rocky outcrop where the church is now located was a favourite spot for Wentworth to view his estate and was also where he chose to be buried as evidenced by the Wentworth mausoleum on the opposite side of this outcrop.
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The property currently has two bedrooms and two toilets, but no full bathrooms.
McGrath Edgecliff agent William Manning has a $5 million to $5.5 million price guide.
Inquiries have come from builders and developers with a more commercial focus, as well as organisations and individual buyers.
In 2010 the church won its appeal in the NSW Land and Environment court to subdivide the land after the Woollahra Council rejected the application from the church.
Gazzard noted on his website that the unrealistically large size of the church, which has created the current situation, was always going to become an issue. 
"The Diocesan brief was simple;  'A church of contemporary design to seat 350 people which conformed to the liturgy and form of worship of the Church of England'.  
"The Anglican hierarchy based the size on two optimistic assumptions. 
"The first assumption was that tall blocks of flats would be permitted along the ridge at Vaucluse as Sydney expanded, and secondly, an unspoken assumption  that there would be a religious revival and a church of this size would be needed for all these extra people."
But as a consequence of an ageing and dwindling congregation, the church was closed, <a href="https://www.dongazzard.com/publications/articles/wentworth-memorial-church.aspx" target="_blank">he noted on his website.</a>
 While I'm proud of the design, I hesitate to suggest that you visit the church in its present sad state. 
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Iconic Wentworth Memorial Church in Vaucluse for sale

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A church conversion trophy home near Daylesford, Victoria is under offer.
Built in 1884 by Giacomo Sartori, it comes with a striking adjoining building next to the conversion.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-daylesford-122570214" target="_blank">2 Righetti Lane </a>property is a former Catholic church that closed in 1993, then fell in to disrepair at Yandoit.
A local builder purchased and restored the property to its original grandeur, and added a two storey wing.
He retained the original features including gothic windows and high-beam ceilings.
The extension has three bedrooms and a handcrafted floating timber and steel staircase.
A large deck looks over the 2000 sqm land parcel.
The property is under offer through hockingstuart agents Mark Smith and Mark Timmins.
It was advertised with around $980,000 price expectations.
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