Brisbane-based <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/red-co">Red &amp; Co Developments</a> has officially launched its $250million COMO apartment development in Varsity Lakes, while simultaneously commencing construction.&nbsp;

Building work is now underway at COMO following the appointment of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/5point-projects">5Point Projects</a> as contractor to deliver the boutique development which will rise on a 2857 sqm site overlooking Lake Orr at 22 Lake Street.

When completed, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/como-varsity-lakes-22-lake-street-varsity-lakes-qld-4227">COMO</a> will comprise 156 apartments across 16 levels located in the heart of Varsity Lakes.

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The project, which will sit alongside Bond University, will deliver a diverse array of apartment designs comprising one-, two- and three-bedroom residences that have already attracted interest from local and interstate investors as well as an array of owner occupiers looking to gain a foothold in the precinct.

Red &amp; Co, which has largely focused on the Brisbane market in recent years where it has delivered more than 500 apartments and townhouses across 26 projects, has designed COMO to combine tranquil, lakeside living with the vibrant urban convenience of the vibrant Varsity Lakes village.

“We’re thrilled to announce a start to construction of COMO in conjunction with the official launch of the project, our first for the Gold Coast,” said Red &amp; Co Director and Co-Founder David Laverty.

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“COMO is superbly positioned to capture the essence of the Varsity Lakes village lifestyle and its thriving café and dining precinct, while delivering a much-needed diverse supply of premium residences for the local market.

“Pre-launch inquiries have been strong among both local and interstate investors and owner-occupiers, including downsizers and upgraders who appreciate the value proposition that COMO represents.”

Prices at COMO start from $1,000,050.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bda-architecture">BDA Architecture</a>, the COMO development incorporates an extensive range of amenities for residents including a 25-metre rooftop lap pool, sundeck, barbecue and dining areas, as well as multiple rooftop pickleball and paddleball courts, a wellness and activity centre, gym, sauna, plunge baths and landscaped gardens.

“COMO presents a rare opportunity to secure a stylish, lifestyle-focused home in one of the Gold Coast’s most sought-after neighbourhoods,” added Laverty.

“The rooftop will be the epicentre of fun for residents with an array of amenities for residents that are quite unique for a boutique project such as this, all while offering spectacular vistas across the Gold Coast as far north as Southport and south to Burleigh.”

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Red &amp; Co has chosen the Varsity Lakes site for its proximity to top-tier schools, major shopping hubs, such as Robina Town Centre and its CBD offering, as well as key Gold Coast transport links, including Varsity Lakes Train Station.

COMO will be located just a short walk to shops, cafes and restaurants in Varsity Lakes and just a 10-minute drive to the Burleigh Heads beachfront.

With construction currently underway, Red &amp; Co anticipates COMO will be completed in 2028.

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Red & Co to launch debut Gold Coast development Como Varsity Lakes as construction commences

Longstanding Gold Coast developer Raptis has acquired a prime development site on Surf Parade for its next Broadbeach apartment project.

Progressing towards completion of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-sterling-broadbeach-6-8-george-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Sterling Broadbeach</a>, 90 apartments on nearby George Avenue, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/raptis">Raptis</a>, led by second-generation family man Evan Raptis, has picked up a block on the corner of Surf Parade and First Avenue.

The site had been earmarked for a luxury apartment project with 33 full-floor apartments across a 37-storey tower. Raptis will go back to the drawing board and create a building more appropriate for the site. The development application will be lodged later this month.

Evan Raptis told Apartments.com.au the site ticks all the boxes.

"Broadbeach is a suburb we've developed several buildings over the years. Surf Parade ticks all the boxes for the type of apartment development we want to deliver."

Raptis had several pre-lodgement meetings with council to ensure they are aligned in the development.

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Surf Parade has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular streets in Broadbeach for development.

South East Queensland developer Mosaic Property Group kicked it off with Marella by Mosaic. Bassar Group sold out Infinity on the street, while for its&nbsp;first Gold Coast development, Polycell grabbed a Surf Parade site for <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-rochester-broadbeach-143-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Rochester</a>, which is nearly sold out.

Melbourne-based developer Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched its fourth Gold Coast project on the exclusive strip. The Eveleigh Broadbeach will have 100 apartments across a 31-storey building designed by Rothelowman.

GV Property Group site development specialists Antonio Mercuri and Luke Reaby, who both amalgamate sites and sell shovel-ready sites to developers up and down the Gold Coast, sold Surf Parade to Raptis.

Raptis secures prime Surf Parade site for next Broadbeach apartment development

Less than two years after breaking ground, Gardner Vaughan Group is celebrating the topping out of Bask, its second development in the exclusive coastal enclave of Bokarina on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.&nbsp;

Located only minutes from the beachfront, the two seven-storey luxury apartment towers, known individually as Mydas and Caretta, offer a selection of one-to-four-bedroom residences with views of Lake Kawana, the Glasshouse Mountains, and Bokarina Beach.&nbsp;

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Gardner Vaughan Group Commercial Director Sam Gardner said the milestone marks the home stretch for construction, with first residents expected to be able to move in from Spring 2026.&nbsp;

“This is a significant milestone in bringing this development to life and represents our confidence in this region’s long-term growth and appeal,” Gardner said.&nbsp;

“With 85 per cent of apartments already sold, buyers are joining an established, coastal village that offers the very best of the Sunshine Coast – seasonally patrolled surf beaches, renowned restaurants, and links to established health and retail.&nbsp;

“The final collection of three- and four- bedroom apartments range in size from 127sqm to 300sqm, each with two or three secure car parks and storage, and with construction fast approaching completion we don’t expect the last few apartments to remain on the market for long.”&nbsp;

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Local restaurateur Luke Stringer, who co-owns and manages the award-winning Bocca Italian and Playa Mexican restaurants in Bokarina, has lived in the beachside suburb for 18 months and worked there for more than three years, and said the beachside suburb was thriving.&nbsp;

“It’s fair to say Bokarina is finally stepping into the sun and there’s a lot to love about the place,"&nbsp;Stringer said.

"It’s such a great community, where you see the same smiling faces every morning and everything’s within easy reach – it’s the perfect hub in the middle of the Sunshine Coast.

“When we first opened Bocca Italian, we were the lone restaurant, but it’s been amazing to see how the area has grown. The more venues that open, the busier it gets for everyone. When Playa Mexican opened its first Saturday night, Bocca had a record night and Playa was packed too, which blew us away how everyone is thriving.&nbsp;

“There’s a great energy around the place now, and people are really embracing Bokarina as a food and lifestyle destination.”&nbsp;

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Stringer joined other buyers at Bask Bokarina and the Gardner Vaughan Group team to celebrate the topping out at a special event in February.&nbsp;

Located in Kawana Waters, midway between Caloundra and Maroochydore, Bokarina locals enjoy scenic walking paths around Lake Kawana, playgrounds, beachfront boardwalk and parklands, alongside all the convenience of a masterplanned beachside community.&nbsp;

“You see people jogging or swimming in the morning, then grabbing coffee at the cafes, people are really embracing the area and all this growth is bringing more people to Bokarina,” Stringer added.&nbsp;

To take advantage of the vistas, each of the 135 apartments at Bask is designed with full size windows and high ceilings that provide an abundance of natural light.&nbsp;

Prices for the remaining three-bedroom apartments start at $1,599,000 and four-bedroom apartments start at $3,149,000.&nbsp;

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The mixed-use development also features ground-level retail space for cafés, dining options and boutiques, including the soon-to-be-opened ‘Corner Shop’, by the team behind Noosa’s well known ‘Organika’.

Sam Gardner said Gardner Vaughan Group’s 37-year history building and developing across South East Queensland has contributed to the success of its second development in Bokarina, which follows the recently completed Zinc Apartments.&nbsp;

“We care how people live and this is reflected in the way we approach the design and delivery of every development,” he said. “Furthermore, as a builder-developer we have full control over the construction program and our 100 per cent completion rate is something people can draw confidence from.”&nbsp;

Founded by civil engineers Guy Gardner and Darryl Vaughan in 1989, the family-owned business has evolved from a consultancy firm to an award-winning builder-developer, with projects across the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

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Prolific Melbourne developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> has launched its fourth new Gold Coast development in as many years.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a>, led by Daniel Faigen and backed by Eddie Hirsch, co-founder of United Petroleum, has unveiled The Eveleigh, on a prime 1,100 sqm site at 7-9 Surf Parade in the heart of Broadbeach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a> will deliver 100 apartments across 31 levels, making it the company’s largest Gold Coast project to date. It builds on the success of its three earlier developments, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/hemingway-1267-1273-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach">The Hemingway in Palm Beach</a> and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/emerson-kirra-100-musgrave-street-coolangatta">The Emerson at Kirra</a>, both completed, and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/yves-mermaid-beach-7-9-mermaid-avenue-mermaid-beach">Yves Mermaid Beach</a>, which is nearing completion.

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The announcement of The Eveleigh affirms the company’s sustained confidence in the Gold Coast market which continues to remain undersupplied. It also increases the value of Hirsch &amp; Fa​igen’s Gold Coast development portfolio to more than $700 million since the company first entered the market in 2021 with Hemingway.

The company has enlisted its preferred architecture firm Rothelowman to design The Eveleigh, which will offer a thoughtfully curated lifestyle, including a substantial wellness precinct, communal recreation areas, children’s play spaces, work-from-home facilities, and shared lounge and dining areas.

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Designed for the prime market demographic of downsizers and interstate lifestyle investors in mind, The Eveleigh has been crafted to offer an increasingly rare blend of affordable luxury in a tightly held market. Uniquely positioned in the heart of the Gold Coast’s most sought-after lifestyle suburb of Broadbeach, the project will also boast uninterrupted beach and hinterland views.

The Surf Parade site is just a short walk to the bustling Broadbeach dining and retail precinct, Pacific Fair, The Star Gold Coast and convention centre, and an easy stroll to Kurrawa Beach and the recreational amenity of Pratten Park on the Broadbeach foreshore.

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“We’re excited to be proceeding with our fourth project on the Gold Coast in what is certain to become the new luxury precinct in Broadbeach,” says Anthony Bueti, the CFO of Hirsch &amp;a​mp; Faigen and a shareholder of the group.

“With the likes of Mosa​ic and Abedian &amp;a​mp; Co also launching quality projects in the area, the transformation will cement Broadbeach as the premier lifestyle and amenity suburb on the Gold Coast.

"After four years in the Gold Coast market, and with three successful projects completed, The Eveleigh is the product of everything we have learned to love about the Gold Coast and it will be an incredible addition to our growing portfolio in one of the most vibrant property markets in the country. We continue to remain very confident in the high-end Gold Coast property market.”

Urban Activation Director Matt George is handling sales for The Eveleigh, having sold out The Emerson, The Hemingway, and Yves, all before construction was completed.

Melbourne builder MAXCON has already commenced construction on The Eveleigh. They are forecasting a mid-2028 completion.

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Hirsch & Faigen unveils The Eveleigh in Broadbeach

Two years after securing development approval for the final stage of its award-winning Thornton Precinct on the doorstep of Penrith Station, Urban Property Group is set to launch <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/mayfair-on-penrith-172-lord-sheffield-circuit-penrith-nsw-2750">Mayfair on Penrith</a>, around 400 apartments designed to reflect two of Sydney’s most iconic structures.

The builder-developer has continued refining the design plans for the two-building development on a significant 8,280 sqm site on Sheffield Circuit, recognising the importance of the prime parcel as one of the closest developable sites to the station.

UPG enlisted architecture firm SJB to design the project. The team said they drew inspiration from both the General Post Office in Martin Place and East Circular Quay to help shape the design. The two-level colonnade, in particular, reflects the famous GPO building, which dates back to the 1860s.

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There will be one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments on offer, with interiors by Cox Architecture. Residences will sit above a retail podium featuring hospitality and lifestyle operators such as One Playground and Volcano’s Steakhouse, contributing to an activated ground plane within the broader Thornton precinct.

A communal rooftop with a pool and views towards the Blue Mountains will provide shared open space for residents. The development is positioned between Ron Mulock Oval and Westfield Penrith, with the Nepean River and Great River Walk also nearby, placing daily amenity and green space within walking distance.

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Mayfair is being delivered by Urban Property Group, a family-owned developer and builder with nearly 40 years’ experience across Sydney. The project will be the first in Penrith to be offered with Resilience Insurance’s 10-year Latent Defects Insurance (LDI) policy, which Urban Property Group has adopted across a number of its recent developments. The developer also has a 4.5-star iCIRT rating, one of the best ratings in market providing further confidence to buyers.

Urban Property Group CEO Patrick Elias said providing additional assurance to off-the-plan buyers has become increasingly important.

“Anything we can do to give confidence in our product is a plus,” Elias told Apartments.com.au.

“Consumers are a lot more weary and a lot more concerned in buying off the plan than they ever have been. They’re making their single large investment, which is their home, and providing confidence is something that we feel is paramount.”

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The LDI policy provides a 10-year warranty covering structural defects, with independent inspections carried out during construction and protection for owners if defects arise post-completion.

Mayfair represents Urban Property Group’s sixth and final development within Thornton, consolidating the masterplanned precinct immediately east of the station.

The developer, which builds its own projects, has already commenced construction. SRM Residential is handling the sales campaign.

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A coastal home with ocean views in Curl Curl has hit the market with $5.6 million hopes via expressions of interest. 
The five bedroom, three bathroom contemporary style home is situated at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-curl+curl-133917682" target="_blank">12 Seaview Avenue</a>. 
It boasts living and dining area opening to alfresco terrace, gourmet kitchen, parent retreat with spa, four additional bedrooms and double garage. 
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Set on a 490sqm block, the double brick home also features entertainer deck, resort-style pool and sun-drenched garden. 
It is located within a two-minute stroll to Curl Curl beach. 
Brendan Pomponio and Daniel Hindmarsh of Belle Property Dee Why Mona Vale have the listing. 
The expression of interest campaign for the property closes towards the end of August. 
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Curl Curl coastal home with ocean views hits the market 

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Having upgraded nearby last year, Manly Sea Eagles skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and his partner Vessa Rockliff have quietly offloaded their former Curl Curl home.
The couple had $1395-a-week tenants there after moving 500 metres closer to the sand.
They sold the single-level, four-bedroom home with salt water swimming pool for $1.9 million earlier this month.
Curl Curl prices have ranged from $1,675,000 to $3 million this year, with the median price for a four-bedroom house in Curl Curl sitting at $2.28 million, according to realestate.com.au. That’s up from $1.6 million in 2014.
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The couple had bought the property for $1,335,000 in 2014, not long before the birth of their second child. Now they have three children.
It’s the second home Cherry-Evans has sold this year.
At the start of the year, DCE sold his <a href="/news/sea-eagles-star-daly-cherry-evans-sells-at-mermaid-beach">redundant Gold Coast investment home</a> he bought when he agreed to join the Titans back in 2015, only to opt out of the arrangement and sign a bumper deal with Manly.
The 1970s beach house in Mermaid Beach quickly became a $1300-a-week rental, having cost $1.45 million. He recently sold for $1.65 million.
Cherry-Evans and Rockliff are <a href="/news/manly-sea-eagles-skipper-dale-cherry-evans-buys-curl-curl-designer-home">now based opposite Curl Curl Beach</a> in a home they bought this time last year for $3.4 million.
It had belonged to Paul and Emma Lo Russo, the older sister of former Channel 7 House Rules presenter Joh Griggs.
The architect-designed­ home was constructed in the early 2000s, with the Russos having paid $330,000 in 1993.
Cherry-Evans retains a two-bedroom investment apartment in Freshwater that he bought for $500,000 in 2012.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Sea Eagle Daly Cherry-Evans sells former Curl Curl home

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Tennis champion Sandon Stolle, the former No.2 world doubles player and son of the legendary Fred Stolle, has sold his Curl Curl home for $2.75 million.
Now coaching for Tennis Australia interstate, he and wife Margot had owned the hilltop location overlooking the beach since 2007 when they paid $2,075,000.
The tri-level house on Gardere Ave has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two double garages, with dual street access.
There is room for a pool on the 540 square metre holding that was offered through James Smyth at Smyth Estate Agents with a $2.75 million guide.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Manly Sea Eagles skipper Dale Cherry-Evans and partner Vessa Rockliff have quietly upgraded in the northern beaches.
It comes as Channel 7 reported that if Neil Henry is appointed Sea Eagles coach to replace Trent Barrett then captain Daly Cherry-Evans will seek a release to leave the club.
The couple seem set to move almost on the beach, shifting from their inland cottage also in Curl Curl.
Their $3.4 million designer home purchase opposite Curl Curl Beach had been listed with $3.7 million hopes by Emma Lo Russo, the older sister of local Channel 7 House Rules presenter Joh Griggs, and whose Emma's husband Paul.
The architect-designed home was constructed in the early 2000s having paid $330,000 in 1993.
“We designed the house for great entertaining," Russo told the Manly Daily when it was listed in June.
"You can cook from the kitchen and see the kids playing in the pool," Russo said.
Cherry-Evans and Rockliff have three kids after welcoming their third daughter late last year.
The four bedroom home has an open plan living and dining area with a sunken lounge room, an upper level sitting room and an alfresco deck which accompanies the raised 10 metre salt-chlorinated swimming pool.
Stone Real Estate Dee Why agent Toby Martin sold the home in 94 days.
The home sits just 500 metres away from the couple's former residence.
They've been based in the single level, four bedroom home since 2014 when they paid $1,355,000, shortly before the birth of their second child.
That too features a saltwater swimming pool.
Cherry-Evans is still waiting for a buyer for his redundant Gold Coast home he bought when he agreed to join the Titans back in 2015, only to backflip on the deal and sign a bumper deal with Manly.
The 1970s beach house in Mermaid Beach quickly became a $1,300 a week rental, having cost $1.45 million.
Evans is back in green and gold after a four year exile. He will be captaining the Prime Ministers XIII in his national football comeback against Papa New Guinea this weekend.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
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A Curl Curl home designed by award winning builders Gremmo Homes has hit the market for $3.8 million.
The home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-curl+curl-128689018" target="_blank">4A Adina Road </a>was built after the 435 sqm parcel traded for $1.41 million in 2010.
Spanning two levels, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two separate living areas and a study.
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There are water views from the second level.
The rear established gardens feature a covered alfresco, incuilt trampoline and a cubby house.
James Smyth at Smyth Estate Agents Freshwater has an August 4 auction.
The sale comes with approval for an in-ground swimming pool.
 
 
 
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Gremmo Homes-designed Curl Curl house listed

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Channel Nine sports presenter James Bracey and wife, Margot have settled on a North Curl Curl acquisition, having sold in Cammeray.
They have paid $3.05 million for a Hamptons style home near the beach.
The four bedroom, two bathroom home has an upstairs balcony with district views and ocean glimpses.
Belle Property Dee Why agent Nick Duchatel sold the home pre-auction in 18 days.
Bracey, who left Sky News Australia in late 2016 to host the rugby league telecast on Channel Nine's The Sunday Footy Show, scored $1.65 million for his former Cammeray home.
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Channel Nine's James Bracey scores North Curl Curl purchase

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Former NSW premier Mike Baird has spent $3.6 million on a clifftop residence in North Curl Curl through James Eyden and Cherie Humel, of Clarke &amp; Humel.
The two-storey house has an open-plan living and dining area taking in ocean views up and down the coastline.
It was sold by former Coca-Cola and Campbell Arnotts senior executive Gareth Edgecombe, who is now CEO of mattress manufacturer The Comfort Group.
The news of the purchase of the five-bedroom, contemporary residence came as his former constituents attended polling booths on Saturday for the Manly byelection.
The two-storey house has a parent’s retreat.
With a bit of push given anxiety of his deteriorating political antennae, Baird quit the state’s top job in January saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
The following month it was announced he will join National Australia Bank as chief customer officer of the lender’s corporate and institutional banking unit.
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Mike Baird buys at North Curl Curl

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The former Curl Curl North home of Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Walls has resold for more than $5.2 million.
The three-level, 694-square metre private pad sold over the weekend at more than $1 million above the $4.1 million that the celebrity couple secured in 2014.
Hawkins and Walls had bought the property when it was just a tennis court in 2010 for $1.375 million and, after building with renowned architect Koichi Takada sold to mining executive Elizabeth Gaines and her partner Kevin Manuel.
It sold to a Northern Beaches family with two teenage children through Brendan Pomponio of Belle Property Dee Why, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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Former Curl Curl North home of Jennifer Hawkins sold

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The North Curl Curl house that Jake Wall and Jen Hawkins built in 2010 has returned to the market.
Sydney's glamorous property developer couple secured $4.1 million for the home in 2014, having seen potential for the 694 sqm parcel that was just a tennis court.
It's now tipped to fetch $4.9 million through Belle Property Dee Why agents Brendan Pomponio and Kirsten Bertram, who have set a March 11 auction.
It's been listed by businesswoman Elizabeth Gaines and her partner Kevin Manuel, who have made no updates to the home.
The only major change detected in the latest marketing photos from when Hawkins listed it is the lack of shoes in the opulent dressing suite shoe rack.
Gaines and Manuel are off to Perth, where Gaines has been made CFO of Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's mining company Fortescue Metals.
Set in the Windy Dropdown gated community, Jen and Jake bought the building block for $1,375,000 in 2009.
It was the start of the collaboration between Jen and architect Koichi Takada, who built their second North Curl Curl home and their newest project on Pittwater.
The four bedroom, three level luxury North Curl Curl home features retractable glass walls that peel back to open up a number of flowing living spaces.
There are outdoor balconies and terraces aplenty, with an Enviro lap pool and barbecue quarters accompanying the large level lawn.
Gaines has secured a $3.57 million Cottesloe, Perth home.
Their Berowra Waters weekender was sold in 2014 to Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton for $1,495,000.
Hawkins and Wall have developed a reputation for building lavish houses in the northern beaches pensinsula, and then selling them at a big price.
They sold another Koichi Takada designed home late last year to cricket power couple Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healey for $5,235,000.
The North Curl Curl success put Jen and Jake firmly on the path to profitable property success.
It is not long now before hey move into their 'forever home' on Pittwater, after the couple splashed $4 million in 2014 on two adjoining Newport properties.
The joint holdings comprise over 3,200 sqm, with almost 37 metres of absolute water frontage.
Hawkins has recently told the Daily Telegraph that she "can't wait to see the finished product" as she finalises the interior design and furnishings.
"We are in the middle of planning interiors and of course, now I'm into lounges, rugs and plants as much as fashion," the Myer ambassador said.
This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph.
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The model Jennifer Hawkins and her husband Jake Wall have listed their redundant North Curl Curl home for November auction.
Innovatively designed by her favourite architect Koichi Takada, the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-north+curl+curl-123834590" target="_blank">five bedroom, three bathroom home</a> has a resort style feel.
The former Miss Universe and her builder husband Jake are off to their waterfront Newport forever home.
There are just the five North Curl homes currently up for sale, with 28 house sales so far this year compared to 40 during the same 10 months last year.
Most of the twitter commentary <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://twitter.com/pdjenkins007/status/454367465347092481/photo/1" target="_blank">was about her shoe collection</a> last time with the inevitable Imelda Marcos comparisons. Jen simply calls it a shoe wall.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-north+curl+curl-123834590" target="_blank">The November 3 auction offering</a> was posted online without any price guidance on the web or back to inquiries.
They paid $1.66 million in 2013 for the block.
The former Miss Universe and her builder husband Jake have spent $4 million on two adjoining Newport properties in 2014 on which they are building their forever home.
The approved plans shows construction set at $2 million for soon to be completed building project.
The Koichi Takada-designed Newport home will be set in gardens planted by the Secret Gardens company on the bushland block. 
It's four storeys with its pool and sunken lounge on another lower level virtually on the foreshore.
The couple have downsized their impressive property portfolio in recent years.
Some $731,000 was secured for her three-bedroom house in the Newcastle beachside suburb of Merewether. They also sold their Bondi investment last September for $1.2 million.
Her first property purchase, in 2006, was another three-bedroom house in Merewether for which she paid $469,000. It is still held by the cossie designer.
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