The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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Queen of the track Angela Belle McSweeney downsized in late 2018 having sold the family Rose Bay home at the start of the 2018.
McSweeney, the director of the Australian Turf Club, has stayed close to the harbour, opting for an apartment in Darling Point.
She's spent $2.35 million on a three bedroom apartment in the 1970s built complex of just nine apartments.
Spanning 160 square metres, the apartment was marketed as a blank canvas by Bradfield Cleary Double Bay agent Brenton Gadsby.
It sits on the top level of the block with views across the harbour to the bridge from its open plan living space which opens to a balcony.
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McSweeney had previously been based at Belle Vue, the nearby Rose Bay home which had been owned by the McSweeney racing family for five decades.
The Tivoli Avenue home, which fetched $7 million through Gavin Rubinstein at Ray White Double Bay, was bought by Angela’s late father Tony, the prominent horse owner and former chair of Tattersalls Club, for £29,000 in 1965.  
It sold to veteran estate agent Michael Marano.
McSweeney helped to introduce fashions on the field in NSW in the early 1980s.
She's been a part-owner and manager of more than 60 thoroughbred horses through the decades, including the Magic Millions winner Our Horizon in 1990.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Angela Belle McSweeney downsizes to Darling Point

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Gruzman House, the Darling Point home designed by Neville Gruzman in the late 1950s, has been sold to the Qvist family for $6,025,000.
The facade of Gruzman House emulates Lloyd Wright's famous Falling Water, the 1935 Pennsylvania icon.
Gruzman's original 1958 family home on Oswald Street was extended five years later, and then again in the early 1990s.
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The home, filled with wooden ceilings and glossy, wide timber panelled walls, has been restored by its current vendors, who, when purchasing eight years ago, promised the Gruzmanfamily they would maintain their father's legacy.
The interconnected rooms all open on to decks and outlooks of the surrounding garden, overlooked by gum trees.
While now common for rooms to open to the outdoor, it was a rarity in the 1950s, until architects such as Gruzman implemented the style. 
Featuring Japanese Edo influences, the living room, naturally lit by rows of timber windows and glass doors, was described by Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon as being "the best living room in Australia."
A pink neon installation by 1960s artist Michael Kitching remains. 
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The four bedroom, three bathroom home, featured by Vogue in 1968.
Before his 2005 death, Gruzman endeavoured to leave the home to the nation, however, it never came to pass.
Sydney Sotheby's agents Deborah Travers and Tom Jamieson sold the home that included four adjoining apartments.
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Gruzman House in Darling Point fetches over $6 million

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Caleb Wang, the teenage son of the billionaire owner of Bishopscourt, the 1840s grand sandstone Darling Point mansion, has been handed over its title.
It was transferred at $17.5 million, with the recent official paperwork noting it was now owned by a minor, Caleb Ao Wang.
Little is know about the 17 year son of Chinese billionaire Wang Qinghui.
The landmark Gothic Revival house was transferred at less than its prior $18 million purchase in 2016, taking advantage of the property dip to make the transfer at a marginally reduced stamp duty.
The transfer showed transfer duty with $14,500,000 of the purchase price at the premium rate.
It was not clear if the transfer was to a resident citizen as otherwise it would incur a total $2.5 million transfer duty.
Wang senior, the president of Bonanza Investment, debuted on the Forbes Rich List of China in 2014 arising from his investment in Beijing Telecom.
His net worth was put at $10.5 billion on the 2015 Forbes Billionaires List.
Qinghui Wang was born in ordinary peasant family, after a hard work, he became a real estate owner in Shenzhen. 
In December 1999, he became a shareholder of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Group which was founded in 1995. 
According to Reuters, Beijing Xinwei is designated by five central government ministries to be a key software enterprise for state planning.
Chinese billionaire Wang Qinghui's purchase ended 105 years of Anglican Church ownership having been the official residence of its Sydney Archbishop.
Still on the market across <a href="/news/greenoaks-cottage-darling-point-listed-with-20-million-hopes">the road is Greenoaks Cottage</a>, which was listed late last year with $20 million hopes.
It's the home of K2 Recruitment boss Phil Kerry and wife Ann-Maree, a former Olympic gymnast.
The couple have recently spent $6.25 million on a<a href="/expert-insights/investing/recruiter-phil-kerry-buys-woollahra-shoptop-conversion"> shoptop a project in Woollahra</a>, the home of Gant menswear.
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17 year old buys $17 million Sydney trophy home, Bishopscourt at Darling Point

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Sydney Harbour's skinniest waterfront at Darling Point has been listed for sale.
The four-level home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-darling+point-129777698" target="_blank">3A Carthona Av</a><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-darling+point-129777698" target="_blank">enue</a> has its own sandy beach.
Set on a 207 sqm block, the home was built by property developer Bill Shipton in the 1980s.
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The four-bedroom, four-bathroom property was bought by the current owner, the Dicker Data co-founder Fiona Brown, for $6.34 million in 2014.
It was best known when owned by Lady Susan Renouf. She bought in 1994, and sold in 1997 for $2.9 million to Melbourne socialite Dianne Allen for $2.9 million in 1997.
In 2009, it sold to the Melbourne-based landscaper Jack Merlo for $6.15 million.
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Sydney Harbour's skinniest harbour front listed in Darling Point

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The Darling Point home of retired investment banker and yachtie Matt Allen has officially hit the market, some eight months after it was being shopped around privately.
The Lindsay Avenue mansion cost Allen $32 million in 2013, well down from its $50 million hopes when listed two years earlier.
He bought it from the late industrialist William Tyree, who commissioned architect Bruce Robertston to design the home which took four years to build.
Following his purchase, Allen quickly submitted $722,000 plans to extend the floor plate, reconfigure internal walls and replace the smaller windows with bigger ones to open the home office up to the water views.
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Recently renovated, the five bedroom, four bathroom residence wrapped in limestone terraces has a home gym, office, study and wine cellar.
On the waters edge of the near 2,400 sqm parcel is an infinity swimming pool and spa which adjoin the boat house, complete with two jetties.
There's also a self-contained one bedroom guest house in the grounds.
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Ray White Double Bay agent Elliott Placks is marketing the property, now in conjunction with Richardson &amp; Wrench agent Michael Dunn. It was reported in March Placks was quietly showing prospective buyers through the home with a $70 million guide whispered.
The home is just one of four homes on the exclusive Lindsay Avenue on the tip of Darling Point.
Retired car dealer Laurie Sutton paid $18 million for his five bedroom home, while Caroline Howard, widow of Stan Howard, the late brother former Prime Minister John Howard, is another owner.
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It's been Allen's highest profile neighbour, media tycoon Kerry Stokes, that has been the most publicised over recent years.
Stokes, who is completely rebuilding his Dalkeith mansion, has been seeking to extend Glanworth, which he's owned since paying $9.5 million in 1998.
Allen has protested over the years and submitted a number of objections that the extension would "cause unreasonable loss of views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge."
In August Stokes got approval for the $544,000, Heather Buttrose Associates-designed extension.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Yachtie Matt Allen's Darling Point trophy officially listed

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Gruzman House, the Darling Point home designed by the late architect Neville Gruzman to emulate Lloyd Wright's famous Falling Water, has been sold.
Filled with wooden ceilings and glossy timber-panelled walls, it has been restored by its current owners, Clean Energy Derivatives Corp chief Ashleigh Antflick and his wife, Suzanna Helia, who, when they purchased it eight years ago, promised the Gruzman family they would maintain the architect's legacy.
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The home's living room was once described by Sydney Opera House architect Jorn Utzon as "the best living room in Australia". Before his death in 2005 Gruzman endeavoured to leave the home to the nation, without success.
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The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-darling+point-129297090" target="_blank">Oswald Street home</a> was listed with $7.75 million hopes. Just a week after its sale the neighbour, spa entrepreneur Barry Wain has listed his home through Alison Coopes at Agency by Alison Coopes who is seeking offers by November 28.
This article was first published in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Gruzman House at Darling Point sells

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The 1850s home, Darling Point’s Greenoaks Cottage has been listed with a $20 million price guide.
The five-bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-darling+point-129646298">2E Greenoaks Avenue has been listed by the </a>K2 Recruitment owner Phil Kerry and his wife, Ann-Maree, the 1984 Olympic Games gymnast.
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Greenoaks Cottage is currently featured in Belle magazine.
It has been restored with its works a recent winner at the International Design and Architecture Awards in London.
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The home, on 1300sq m, comes with a 12.5 metre heated pool and spa and a garage for four cars.
The couple paid $6,525,000 for the property in 2015.
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Greenoaks Cottage, Darling Point listed with $20 million hopes

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The Darling Point home of Steve Duchen, of the rich lister pharmaceutical family, and wife Polly, remains listed for sale after its mid-September auction.
There were $8 million hopes for the three level home that the couple bought in 2013.
They paid $4.55 million when buying from former Racing NSW and Sydney Turf Club chairman Alan Brown and wife Belinda.
Set on a 415 square metre Darling Point Road parcel, the home features grand interiors, with dark oak floors and high ornate ceilings.
It has six bedrooms, a Boffi kitchen with Italian marble and landscaped terraces.
Ben Collier at The Agency was marketing the home which attracted no bids from the one registered bidder.
He passed in the Darling Road, Darling Point on a vendor bid of $7.9 million.
In 1996 Duchen purchased an 111-hectare property at Seven Mile Beach, outside Byron Bay on the far north coast, and with architect Phil McMaster developed it into the sustainable Linnaeus Estate.
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Rich lister Steve Duchen still waiting for buyer on Darling Point listing

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Investment banker Paul Espie and his librarian wife, Roslyn have their Victorian Gothic-style trophy home, Callooa in Darling Point listed for sale.
There are no price indications just so-called industry expectations to speculate a very, very wide range of between $25 million and $30 million.
<a href="https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/HeritageItemImage.aspx?ID=2710095#ad-image-0" target="_blank">The 1850s-built home</a> was designed by architect Francis Clarke.
Its notable owners have included the first mayor of Sydney, John Hosking.
It was politician and barrister Harold Mason who changed the name to Callooa in the 1920s.
The property developer Rod Petricevic owned it in the mid-1980s.
Espie, the founder of Pacific Road Capital, bought it in late 1988 for $5.25 million.
Now forgotten or overlooked, there was high drama when a retaining wall was washed away in a landslide in 1998, followed by a dispute which was documented by the then independent local paper, the SMH.
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Its Sauce columnist Kate McClymont called it a spat of "stupendous proportions erupting in the normally sedate Darling Point after his garden fence collapsed in the Great Darling Point Landslide of '98." 
Craigholme, another 1850s home on the Darling Point ridge line, failed to give price guidance when it didn't sell a few years back.
It was listed by the Allianz Australia chairman John Curtis who has since renovated again.
One of Darling Point's most beautiful homes, the Victorian Gothic Craigholme residence was designed by colonial architect Edmund Blacket seemingly for the family of then NSW Surveyor General, Sir Thomas Mitchell.
It last traded in 1993 for $1,615,000 when bought by the Curtis family from the Punch family.
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Paul Espie's Darling Point trophy home, Callooa listed

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HiLife Health and Beauty founder Peter Nicholas is selling in Darling Point.
It was four years ago when Nicholas paid $8.25 million for the apartment from Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow after just one day of it being marketed.
Nicholas has renovated the fourth level apartment.
Nicholas, and his TV presenter partner, Belinda Rudd, are now expecting $10 million.
Nicholas had previously created Skin Doctors, which was sold in over 48 countries, before he divested the company.
In 2009, Nicholas made model Jacinta Campbell the face of his number 1 selling make-up brand, Nude By Nature.
 
 
 
 
 
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