The new <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/yarraville-green-42-stephen-street-yarraville-vic-3013">Yarraville Green</a> development in Melbourne's inner west is showing that landscaping can be just as influential as architecture, with buyers responding strongly to the garden-first approach adopted from the outset by developer Excelon Projects and the project's design team.

Excelon appointed Six Degrees Architects and landscape architects SBLA to work collaboratively on the development, with a brief to create "a sustainable, design-led building with a focus on community."

That approach has resonated with buyers. According to Next Chapter Director Tom Hirini, who is leading the sales campaign, the landscaped communal garden has become one of the project's defining features, alongside its boutique scale and European-inspired cluster housing concept.

Local downsizers, right-sizers and established families already living in Yarraville and surrounding suburbs have accounted for the majority of purchasers.

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Yarraville Green will comprise 53 homes, including apartments and townhomes, arranged around the shared central garden to maximise connections to the landscaped open space. Parking has been moved underground, allowing the ground plane to be dedicated to greenery, pedestrian movement and communal spaces.

The landscape extends well beyond passive planting. Productive garden beds, a pergola, communal gathering spaces, garden sheds and a pet wash have all been integrated into the masterplan, creating spaces designed to encourage everyday interaction between residents.

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The interiors continue Excelon's focus on craftsmanship, incorporating bespoke elements by Melbourne artisans including leadlight detailing by Adadaz, hand-turned timber hardware by Auburn Woodturning and blown-glass lighting by Ruth Allen.

Sustainability has also been embedded throughout the project, with Yarraville Green targeting an average 7-star NatHERS energy rating through passive design principles, rooftop solar servicing common areas and rainwater harvesting for landscape irrigation.

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Construction continues to progress at Yarraville Green, with structural works well underway and framing works approaching completion under builder Balmain &amp; Co. The project remains on track for completion in mid-2027.

Apartments at Yarraville Green are currently priced from $625,000, while townhomes start from $1.4 million.

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Garden-led design drives buyer demand at Yarraville Green

National diversified developer Fortis has officially launched Crest &amp; Walker, its latest Brisbane apartment development, with construction now underway on the 20-storey Newstead project.

Award-winning builder BINAH has commenced construction on the Bureau^Proberts-designed building, which will deliver a limited collection of 65 two and three-bedroom apartments on Kyabra Street.

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The project marks Fortis' fourth active residential development in Brisbane, following River House, which is nearing completion, alongside projects in New Farm and Hamilton as the national developer continues to expand its South East Queensland pipeline.

Fortis General Manager – Development Queensland Dan Boman said Crest &amp; Walker reflects the developer's long-term commitment to delivering design-led residential projects in Brisbane's established inner-city suburbs.

"We're proud to be strengthening our presence in Brisbane with Crest &amp; Walker, particularly in such a sought-after lifestyle destination as Newstead," Boman said.

"Every Fortis project is shaped by its context, and we approach each one with the respect and care it deserves.

"Our focus is always on creating places that feel connected to their neighbourhood and elevate the everyday experience for residents. Newstead continues to evolve as one of Brisbane's most sought-after urban communities, and Crest &amp; Walker reflects our ambition to contribute meaningfully to that story."

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Positioned between Gasworks Plaza and James Street, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/crest-walker-newstead-12-kyabra-street-newstead-qld-4006">Crest &amp; Walker</a> has been designed as a boutique residential address offering privacy and generous living spaces within one of Brisbane's most established lifestyle precincts.

The building features a contemporary brick podium softened by integrated landscaping, while the upper levels are characterised by restrained architecture and enduring materiality. Interiors have been designed to maximise natural light, acoustic performance and long-term liveability.

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Residences comprise spacious two and three-bedroom floorplans, with two-bedroom apartments priced from $1.55 million and three-bedroom, half-floor residences from $3.95 million.

Residents will have access to a wellness-focused rooftop featuring a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, landscaped dining spaces and outdoor lounge areas overlooking Newstead and the Brisbane CBD.

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Sales are being managed by Slaite Projects, with Fortis expecting strong demand from owner-occupiers seeking a high-quality, design-focused apartment in one of Brisbane's most tightly held inner-city suburbs.

Completion of Crest &amp; Walker is slated for late 2028.

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Fortis expands Brisbane pipeline with launch of Crest & Walker in Newstead

The enormity of delivering a true skyscraper in Australia's new development market is often overlooked.

It has taken the best part of a decade since plans for Chevron One were first unveiled, but the 41-storey tower is now complete, with residents collecting their keys and moving into what has become one of the Gold Coast's most recognisable new landmarks.

Rising 127 metres above Chevron Island, Chevron One stands almost twice as high as any other building on the island. Its scale places it alongside the trio of towers at Jewel, arguably the last truly significant addition to the central Gold Coast skyline when they were completed around six years ago.

While there are several developments underway around a similar height to Chevron One, they are more concentrated within clusters of the highest towers in the city. The fact Chevron One sits within a developing precinct, looking back at the other high-rise developments in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, makes it a different proposition altogether. It will certainly become a reference point on the Gold Coast skyline.

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Developer Bensons Property Group is behind the 41-storey tower, which has 229 apartments, along with an exhaustive list of resident amenity spread across what is the largest development site ever assembled on Chevron Island.

The tower has been the talk of the town for years, says Ray White Projects Gold Coast agent Caitlin Rosenboom, who is selling the remaining apartments.

"People have been watching Chevron One go up for years," Rosenboom says, adding that many prospective buyers have been surprised by the scale of the views once they step inside.

"It's only when they walk through a completed apartment that they truly understand the position of the building," Rosenboom says.

"The views are jaw-dropping. Whether you're looking east over the ocean, across Surfers Paradise, along the river systems or out to the hinterland, every level offers something different but equally impressive."

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One of Chevron One's defining advantages is its location on the eastern side of Chevron Island on Stanhill Drive, a position which protects the views forever.

"There's only one row of houses between Chevron One and the water, and the height restrictions along the river means views from Chevron One can never be built out,"&nbsp;Rosenboom says.

While new apartment developments continue to emerge across the Gold Coast, Rosenboom says opportunities to secure a completed apartment with this level of outlook are becoming increasingly rare.

"The size of the site is something that would be incredibly difficult to replicate today," she says.

"That's allowed Chevron One to deliver the sort of amenity, open space and resident facilities that very few projects can offer. There are not many completed apartment buildings on the Gold Coast right now that can compete with the combination of scale, quality and amenity."

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There's around 2,000 sqm of amenity solely for the use of residents of Chevron One. Club One features a uniquely shaped swimming pool that mirrors the footprint of the building itself, set within a extensively landscaped gardens. There's also an indoor pool and spa, a fully equipped gym with a Pilates room, a yoga garden, a bookable private dining area and lounge that can host up to 30 people, and a 24-hour concierge service.

As for the buyers, Rosenboom is fielding enquiry from everywhere: Sydneysiders and Melburnians looking at the new and off-the-plan market following the changes in the Federal Budget, as well as those looking to relocate, through to South East Queenslanders seeking either a permanent home or a weekender bolthole.

"The Gold Coast lifestyle continues to resonate with people relocating from the southern states, and when they see the views and the quality of what's been delivered at Chevron One, it becomes very easy for them to understand the appeal," Rosenboom says.

A diverse mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments remain available, with each offering "something a little different", be it the orientation and views, configuration, or level, to suit a wide variety of buyers.

The remaining apartments are ready to inspect in person, by appointment.

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A decade in the making: Residents to move into Chevron One as construction wraps up

A general rule of thumb in new apartment developments is that the penthouses get the rooftop.

It's a formula that's become commonplace across Australia's apartment market. Residents might have access to a pool, gym or barbecue facilities on a dedicated lower level, but the most desirable outdoor spaces are typically reserved for the highest-priced homes at the top of the building.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sherpa-property-group">Sherpa Property Group</a> has taken the opposite approach.

Rather than dedicating the rooftop to a handful of buyers, the Gold Coast developer has made it the centrepiece of its Flourish collection, creating expansive shared spaces from the best vantage point in the building.

The philosophy has reached its most ambitious expression at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-soleira-palm-beach-1150-1160-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Soleira</a> in Palm Beach, where two rooftop precincts connected by a skybridge will deliver one of the most extensive lifestyle offerings seen in a residential apartment project on the Gold Coast.

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"We're seeing a clear move toward developments that offer more than just an apartment," Sherpa Group founder Christie Leet said.

"People want spaces that support how they actually live, whether that's working from home, staying active, or spending time with family and friends.

"That's where amenity becomes critical. It's not just about what's included, but how those spaces are designed to be used every day."

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The breadth of amenity has already attracted buyers across multiple demographics. Younger first home buyers have been drawn to Soleira's one-bedroom apartments, a product rarely delivered in Palm Beach, while families have responded to practical inclusions such as the shallow children's pool adjoining the main lap pool and the extensive communal recreation areas.

Instead of a single rooftop, Soleira delivers two distinct lifestyle zones.

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The southern rooftop has been dedicated to wellness, featuring a gym, yoga and Pilates studio, work-from-home facilities, a wellness centre, spa, and hot and cold plunge pools.

The northern rooftop focuses on recreation and entertaining, incorporating a heated resort-style pool, private dining rooms, pizza ovens, barbecues, a golf simulator, children's recreation areas, and what is expected to be the Gold Coast's first rooftop basketball court, which will also double as a squash court.

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Beyond the rooftops, Soleira will introduce 1,500 sqm of curated retail beneath the towers, creating one of Palm Beach's first genuinely mixed-use lifestyle precincts where cafés, restaurants and convenience retail become part of residents' everyday lives.

Sherpa has also retained management rights across the development, allowing it to oversee the long-term operation of the building through a 24-hour concierge model. The developer is also exploring additional revenue streams within the precinct aimed at helping offset ongoing body corporate costs for residents.

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While Soleira is the largest project Sherpa has delivered, the rooftop-first philosophy has been evolving for several years.

It began with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/amargo-6-12-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Amargo</a>, the first project released under the Flourish brand. Rather than competing at the ultra-luxury end of the market with oversized half-floor and full-floor residences, Sherpa focused on creating lifestyle-driven apartments supported by resort-style shared spaces.

Amargo introduced more than 800 sqm of rooftop amenity, combining wellness facilities, heated pools, entertaining areas, cabanas, pizza ovens and private dining spaces into what was designed as an extension of residents' homes rather than a facility used only occasionally.

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That approach continued with Flourish Oasis, where the same amenity-led philosophy was refined into a more boutique development. Strong demand from Sherpa's growing VIP database saw much of the project sold before it reached the broader market, reinforcing buyer appetite for apartment communities centred around shared lifestyle experiences.

Flourish Amargo is slated for completion mid-way-through next year, with Oasis to be delivered by late 2027. Flourish Soleira is expected to complete in 2030.

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Sherpa takes amenity to the sky as Flourish Soleira captures booming Palm Beach demand

As apartment living continues to evolve across Sydney's growth corridors, the quality and distribution of shared spaces is increasingly shaping how residents experience home. Rather than functioning as add-ons, amenities are being embedded into the daily rhythm of a building, supporting everything from quiet retreat to social interaction, often within a single vertical community.

At <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/aeris-melrose-park-nursery-street-melrose-park-nsw-2114">Aeris</a> in Melrose Park, this approach is resolved through a layered amenity offering that unfolds from ground level through to its upper podium. Developed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sekisui-house-australia">Sekisui House Australia</a> in partnership with Hankyu Hanshin Properties, the project introduces 468 apartments across two towers and a mid-rise building, positioned at the highest point of the broader masterplan.

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The amenity experience begins at street level, where two courtyards sit within a landscaped setting that connects residents to the wider network of parks and green spaces. These green spaces are not isolated pockets but part of a wider pedestrian network that links Aeris to the surrounding <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/melrose-park-nsw-2114">Melrose Park</a> precinct, including Central Park, future schools, and the Town Centre opening in July 2026. The result is a transition that moves from public to private without abrupt boundaries, allowing residents to pass through shaded, tree-lined environments before reaching the building itself.

Moving upward, the focus shifts to the level five podium, where the primary communal facilities are concentrated. This space brings together a 16-metre swimming pool, outdoor seating areas, and a communal BBQ zone arranged to take advantage of elevated outlooks. Seating is positioned beneath pergolas, creating pockets of shade that extend the usability of the space throughout the day. The pool edge aligns with views toward the wider district, reinforcing the sense of elevation that defines the project’s positioning.

In the adjacent building, this is complemented by quieter, more contemplative spaces, including an outdoor cinema set within the same level. Positioned to operate primarily in the evening, it introduces a different tempo to the shared environment, shifting from daytime activity to after-hours use without requiring separate zones.

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The podium also accommodates an intimate private resident gym. Located on the lower levels, it gives residents convenient access to fitness facilities without leaving the building.

Above, the elevated podium sky deck extends the amenity offering, providing additional open-air spaces with elevated outlooks across the surrounding landscape. While more restrained in program, this upper level reinforces the project’s vertical progression, from ground-level greenery to elevated outlook, allowing residents to move between distinct spatial conditions within a single address.

This distribution of amenities reflects a deliberate response to how residents use space across the day. Sekisui House Australia Sales and Marketing Director Peter Kalaf points to the role these shared areas play in shaping buyer demand. Aeris has been conceived as more than a collection of apartments, with the podium pool, gym and outdoor cinema forming part of a broader lifestyle offering that extends the home beyond each individual residence.

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What distinguishes Aeris is not the inclusion of these elements individually, but how they are arranged in relation to one another. Active, social, and passive spaces are layered vertically rather than separated, allowing residents to choose between them without leaving the building or moving far from their apartment. This proximity supports both routine use, such as a morning swim or evening workout, and more occasional gatherings, whether around the BBQ area or within the cinema setting.

The amenity design also sits within a broader framework of connectivity across Melrose Park. The Melrose Park Town Centre, anchored by Coles and Dan Murphys, features a mix of retail, dining, health and lifestyle offerings, bringing everyday convenience closer to residents. By the end of the year, more than five hectares of parks and open space, equivalent to around seven football fields of green space on residents' doorstep, will further enhance the precinct, allowing the internal facilities at Aeris to operate as an extension of the wider neighbourhood rather than a substitute for it.

Construction at Aeris continues to gather momentum, with ground floor slabs expected to be completed in late 2026 before the first sections of the buildings begin to rise above ground.

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Elevated amenity anchors daily life at Aeris, Melrose Park

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Krissy Marsh, the property princess from the dormant Foxtel show The Real Housewives of Sydney, has now listed her Double Bay investment apartment for auction.
Rather than offering the apartment with $5 million hopes, it comes instead with $4.2 million to $4.6 million price indications ahead of the March 28 auction.
Marsh paid $3.5 million in 2015, when the family were based in Shanghai.
Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay agent Ric Serrao and Alex Lyons are marketing the home as one of Double Bay's finest apartments.
Marsh resided in the plush three bedroom apartment during the first and only season of the show, but these days calls Dover Heights home.
Her redundant Bay Street, Double Bay apartment in the Kann Finch-designed Bay Residences complex has been leased in recent times.
It was listed last December with a $2,850 a week tenant, who had the lease until May.
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There's a combined formal lounge and dining area, as well as a separate media room.
All three of its bedrooms open to balconies. There is a full width terrace flows from the open plan living area.
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The highest Double Bay apartment sale last year was away from the shopping village where philanthropic Kiwi businessman Sir Owen Glenn took $9 million for his Gladswood Gardens apartment on the harbour. The two level, three bedroom apartment sold through veteran Double Bay agent Sally Hampshire to horse racing enthusiast Steven Gregg, chairman of Caltex Australia, and board member at Tabcorp. 
There has been a $10.5 million Cross Street off the plan penthouse sale in the 1788 project.
Other than the cast's occasional adhoc off-camera reunions, Marsh has maintained a relatively low profile since the shows last episode aired, some 18 months ago.
Although she did recently partner with Swarovski for her vlog Christmas at Home with Krissy Marsh.
The local paper, The Wentworth Courier reported this week Marsh wants to buy a Noosa holiday home.
Marsh was last in the property pages when she tried to sell the Dover Heights home she shares with husband John and their three kids in early 2017. She failed to find a buyer when asking $8 million. The Mackenzie Pronk-designed six bedroom entertainer features interiors from Make Creative's Antonia Pesenti.
The four level home was re-built since it was bought for $1,975,000 in 2003, and now comes with a gym, cinema, heated plunge pool and a rooftop terrace. 
 
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With Noosa holiday home plans, Krissy Marsh lowers her price guidance on Double Bay apartment

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Aussie John Symond has listed a Double Bay retail property.
The <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/18-transvaal-avenue-double-bay-nsw-2028-2014933470">boutique shop and residence </a>has Maree Conley’s homewares outlet Conley &amp; Co.
It was bought by Symond in 2014 for $4.8 million.
The Alexander Tzannes-designed retail property was sold by the former Trent Nathan chief Shane Barr.
There is a $6.5 million to $7 million guide by Brad Caldwell-Eyles of 1st City Double Bay, who sold it last time.
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Aussie John Symond lists Double Bay retail property

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Double Bay quietly notched up an $18 million off market sale late last year, the fourth highest house sale the harbourside suburb has seen.
The $18.3 million purchaser was local investor Herman Melkman, whose only reported movement in property circles was in the Sydney office space.
His company Ogen Nominees spent $95.3 million on a recently completed seven storey office in Macquarie Park in 2017, Knight Frank noted.
The Castra Place home is just one of a handful on the exclusive waterfront, where the Westfield Lowy's also own.
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The home last traded for $13 million in 2015 when bought by Wenbin Xu, who quickly submitted plans for a $900,000 plus renovations and extensions.
It was reported in 2015 that he was a FIRB-approved buyer Wenbin Xu, 26, from China, with established interests in an accountancy firm and property in Perth.
The home had belonged to venture capitalist Richard Woods and his wife Vickki McFadden, who was the Takeovers Panel president.
Woods and McFadden completely rebuilt the home after they paid $2.49 million in 1998.
They still own a $5 million duplex next door.
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Xu's alterations included changes to the arrangements of the windows, skylights, a new garage door and an internal reconfiguration by Cameron Woo Design.
The approval also included changes to the landscaping, with the raising of the sea wall and swimming pool level.
When the home sold in 2015 it was described as a private sanctuary with five bedrooms and five bathrooms on the harbour facing 675 sqm block with its own putting green.
The Double Bay house record is the $100 million Fairwater, which the Fairfax family sold last year, followed by the $71 million Elaine, next door a year earlier.
The third highest sale came in 2015 when Multiplex scion Andrew Roberts <a href="/news/andrew-roberts-secures-38-million-for-double-bay-harbourfront">sold his Gladswood Gardens home for $38 million</a>.  
 
 
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Krissy Marsh, the property princess from the dormant Foxtel show The Real Housewives of Sydney, has listed her Double Bay investment apartment with $5 million hopes.
Marsh resided in the plush three bedroom apartment during the first season of the show, but these days calls Dover Heights home.
Other than the cast's occasional adhoc off-camera reunions, Marsh has maintained a relatively low profile since the shows last episode aired, some 18 months ago.
Although she did recently partner with Swarovski for her vlog Christmas at Home with Krissy Marsh.
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Her redundant Bay Street, Double Bay apartment in the Kann Finch-designed Bay Residences complex has been leased in excess of $2,700 a week over recent times.
It is being sold with its current $2,850 a week tenant, who has the lease until May next year, which would reflect a 3 percent rental yield.
There's a combined formal lounge and dining area, as well as a separate media room.
All three of the bedrooms open to balconies. A full width terrace flows from the open plan living area.
Marsh paid $3.5 million in 2015, when the family were based in Shanghai, so she's expecting 12 percent annual price growth.
Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay agent Ric Serrao and Alex Lyons are marketing the home as one of Double Bay's finest apartments.
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The highest Double Bay apartment sale this year was away from the shopping village where philanthropic Kiwi businessman Sir Owen Glenn took $9 million for his Gladswood Gardens apartment on the harbour. The two level, three bedroom apartment sold through veteran Double Bay agent Sally Hampshire to horse racing enthusiast Steven Gregg, chairman of Caltex Australia, and board member at Tabcorp. 
Last year there was a $10.5 million Cross Street off the plan penthouse sale in the 1788 project.
The RHOS cast spent 2018 wondering whether they would be commissioned for a second season, having not shot a scene since 2017.
The Melbourne series - which is set to start filming its fifth season early next year - has several housewives in the cast active on the property scene, including Pettifleur Berenger and Janet Roach.
Sydney would not be the first in the Bravo series not to be renewed as the Washington DC series in 2010 never got a second series, nor Athens and Auckland. Orange County is now up to series 13.
Marsh was last in the property pages when she tried to sell the Dover Heights home she shares with husband John and their three kids in early 2017. She failed to find a buyer when asking $8 million. The Mackenzie Pronk-designed six bedroom entertainer features interiors from Make Creative's Antonia Pesenti.
The four level home was re-built since it was bought for $1,975,000 in 2003, and now comes with a gym, cinema, heated plunge pool and a rooftop terrace. 
 
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There are $90 million hopes for a Double Bay development site.
It is the Cross Street holding next to the Inter­Continental Hotel.
Offers close Decem­ber 7 for the 1,334 sqm block at 19-27 Cross Street.
It is on the corner of Transvaal Avenue.
There are plans from architect Luigi Rosselli for a high-luxury seven-storey project, but not yet approved.
It includes retail and a piazza on the ground level with 22 apartments.
The property has been listed by Tri-Anta Pty Ltd who purchased it in 1996.
The six children of the late Stephen and Stella Rose are the vendors through 1st City.
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$90 million hopes for Double Bay development site

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The Double Bay office premises of Ken Jacobs Christie's International Real Estate has been listed for sale.
Christie's, who are led by agent Ken Jacobs who recently secured the reported $100 million Fairwater sale, occupy the top floor of the <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-nsw-double+bay-503006830" target="_blank">two level Knox Street building</a>.
The 238 sqm lower ground space is tenanted by Sportscraft, which has recently been renovated throughout.
Sandwiched between the Savoy Hotel and the newly located ANZ Bank, the property also comes with an additional rear shopfront to Knox Lane.
Ken Jacobs Christie's sits on the executive office floor that spans 250 sqm.
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The modern double storey asset with plate glass and concrete facade has a net passing income of around $435,000 per annum.
There's 485 sqm of total lettable area on its 300 sqm parcel which is zoned flexible B2 local centre.
Ray White Commercial agents Jacob Fahd and Grant Whiteman are marketing the property for a November 29 auction.
 
 
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Ken Jacobs Christie's International and Sportscraft Double Bay premises listed

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Mystery surrounds the sale of Double Bay retail and office premises that sold for $12.5 million at auction tonight.
The top bidder was Eduard Litver who owns the retail component of the Cosmopolitan Centre on the opposite side of Knox Street.
But there are whispers Litver was bidding for the Ma family who own adjoining premises. 
The family of Hong Kong press baron Ching-Kwan Ma has been buying up Double Bay in recent times.
Auctioneer James Keenan announced the 31-33 Knox Street premises on the market at $10.2 million.
There were just the two bidders.
It is sandwiched between the Savoy Hotel and the newly located ANZ Bank, which replaced the long running D'Bees Restaurant.
The property also comes with an additional rear access to Knox Lane.
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The lower ground space is tenanted by Sportscraft, which has recently been renovated throughout with a lease that expires September 2022.
Christie's occupy the top floor of the <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-nsw-double+bay-503006830" target="_blank">two level Knox Street building</a>. The executive office floor spans 250 sqm.
The modern double storey asset with plate glass and concrete facade has a net passing income of around $435,000 per annum.
There's 485 sqm of total lettable area on its 300 sqm parcel which is zoned flexible B2 local centre.
Ray White Commercial agents Jacob Fahd and Grant Whiteman marketed the property.
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The Ma family's last Double Bay purchase was $14.7 million on <a href="/expert-insights/investing/ma-family-buys-in-double-bay-for-14-7-million">Cross Street</a>.
There was a $12.5 million purchase by the Ma family in 2016 on Bay Street from the Perth socialite Rose Porteous.
 
 
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Mystery after Knox Street, Double Bay premises sell for $12.5 million

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Sydney Roosters Premiership winner Victor Radley has been on the hunt for his first property.
It seems likely it will happen over summer as the celebrations come after the NRL grand final.
The 20 year old rookie was a key player in the Roosters Premiership season and then its Grand Final win.
Born and raised in Bronte, Radley's property search has been focused in Roosters heartland.
 He registered as a bidder for the auction for an apartment in Double Bay, however didn't register a bid.
The price of the two bedroom apartment soared $240,000 over reserve to $1.49 million.
The renovated unit sits on the ground floor of Streatham, a boutique block of four.
The 82 sqm William Street apartment last traded for $799,000 in 2013.
It had been a $775 a week rental. 
Phillips Pantzer Donnelley Woollahra agents Sean Poche and Nathan Ryland sold the apartment.
Radley has come under fire for his televised post-match comments after last weekend's win.
The young gun said he was set to celebrate with "beers, beers and more beers."
It has been frowned upon by 2GB broadcaster Alan Jones.
"But can I just make one point, not being prudish," Jones said.
"Now young Victor, can I just proffer a word, you can celebrate and have a good time, without filling your stomach with grog, and without going over the top," Jones said on his top rating morning breakfast show.
"He will play for Australia one day," Jones added, suggesting he is maybe the hardest tackler in the game.
There's been plenty of property movement during the season in the Roosters camp. 
Captain Boyd Cordner upgrading during the season, spending $1.5 million in Randwick.
The previously Coogee-based forward bought a garden apartment in a Andre Barouch-designed block of eight.
The biggest Roosters outlay came from Luke Keary, who won the Clive-Churchill Medal for his finals performance. 
Keary, who departed South Sydney after a row with owner Russell Crowe, spent $2.7 million on a three bedroom home in Dover Heights, moving from a modest Mascot apartment he bought when with the Souths.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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The tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie Todd have bought Australia’s most expensive house, the harbourfront jewel, Fairwater at Double Bay.
The sale, possibly for close to $100 million, and likely to be in cash, ends more than a century of Fairfax family ownership on Seven Shillings Beach.
Despite the end of the boom, their purchase highlights the enduring popularity of premium harbourfront property, as old money passes the baton to new money.
It took just three weeks for the 1.12 hectare estate to sell, although there had been expectations of its listings since the death of Lady (Mary) Fairfax last September.
The current Sydney time on market has edged up this year to be taking 37 days to find buyers, among the 28,000 current offerings available for sale, according to CoreLogic.
Property developer Richard Sheinberg had been among those who'd been through.
“We are delighted with the purchase of Fairwater for our young family and look forward to continuing the legacy of this beautiful Sydney home,” Cannon-Brookes said. 
“We love the idea of raising our four young children in this historic property, filling the house and gardens with love and laughter through the years," the Cannon-Brookes said.
The price has not been revealed since its sale on Wednesday night, but it had been expected to fetch somewhere between the $71 million paid right next door and close to $100 million.
The sale coincided with a visit to Sydney from the United States by Cannon-Brookes who spends much of his time in San Francisco near Atlassian's US HQ.
The billionaire was always tipped to be its likely buyer, and not just because estate agents pinpointed his Kalamazoo, American-born wife as keen to secure an Australian trophy home.
His Atlassian business partner Scott Farquhar paid $71 million without any mortgage next-door for another Fairfax family home, Elaine which took three years to sell.
There was no formal website marketing for the home that dates back to 1881, but interested parties were being taken through the landmark home by Christie's International agent Ken Jacobs.
“Elaine and Fairwater are the golden girls of Sydney Harbour,” selling agent Ken Jacobs said earlier this month.
"To get over 11,000 square metre of land on Sydney Harbour is just unheard of, and it will be impossible to repreat that," Jacobs said.
"You'd have top buy 11 standard Point Piper sites to get to this size, so it's really just a one off.
"Internationally, to get a property as revered as this within five kilometers from the CBD and this landsize, and on a harbour, is just unheard of.
"It's very extraordinary for a property like this to still exist."
Almost like Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar's business exploits, Jacobs suggested Fairwater and Elaine complement each other.
"They add value to each other because you've basically got Australia's two best properties together. And they're both about to be revived to their former glory."
"They're both legacy properties," Jacobs said, adding that they're not on the radar of properties that continually turn over.
"They're ones that have just been there and maintain quite an amount of mystique.
"It was wonderful when Elaine came to the market, but with Fairwater, it takes it to another level because of the land size.
"It's an acre larger than Elaine and the grounds are just extraordinary.
"It may not come for another hundred years or more."
The Atlassian co-founders' wealth is pegged at a combined $6 billion after Atlassian was founded in 2002 using $10,000 in credit card debt.
The Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes was always on Jacob's radar as a prospective buyer.
He recently sold his Braelin, his Centennial Park trophy, for $16.5 million, and has looked at several trophy homes to purchase.
Last year the family even stayed at Barford in Bellevue Hill to test whether they liked it there on the hillside location.
The Cannon-Brookes had already spent a combined $16 million on two non-waterfront Double Bay houses. The acquisitive couple have spent more than $45 million worth of homes in the past six years including a second Southern Highlands weekender.
The Double Bay offering by the executors of the late LadyFairfax had been in the Fairfax media dynasty family since 1901 when Sir James Oswald Fairfax paid £5,350.
The two-storey, late Victorian mansion - which was designed by architect J. Horbury Hunt for stockbroker, Francis Joseph in 1881, is set on five sub-dividable blocks on exclusive Seven Shillings Beach. 
Elaine is a 6,900 square metre land holding, with Fairwater ranked as the largest privately-owned harbour side landholding, spanning 11,210 square metres.
"It is remarkable that an estate offering such rare and unrepeatable features still exists in Australia today; this opportunity will not come again," Jacobs said.
"It's not what you expect to find in Sydney.
"It's what you expect to find in Newport, Rhode Island for example, because of the grandness of the estate."
Coming without Opera House views, and just the top of the Bridge, the property was always likely to sell to locals rather than Chinese buyers who seek the postcard aspect. 
The top 10 sales across Australia include four sales in Point Piper, three in Vaucluse, one in Melbourne's Malvern and a Mosman Park compound in Perth, which when sold for $57.5 million in 2009, held the national price record.
There had only been one prior listing through to had the potential of securing $100 million, just around the corner.
It was in 2016 when Aussie John Symond listed his Point Piper trophy home with unconfirmed $100 million plus expectations.
His modern four level harbourfront home, set on 2685 square metres, was so vast, and then without vegetation, that it was nicknamed 'Aussie Stadium'.
The state government will secure $6.94 million stamp duty on the touted $100 million sale, and $14.9 million if the Cannon-Brookes are considered based overseas and subject to foreign buyer duty.
Lady Fairfax briefly contemplated gifting her mansion to the people of NSW. 
In 1996 Lady Fairfax announced a trust of seven was being established to oversee the estate. 
Lady Fairfax, who later declined to comment on her intended gift, moved into Fairwater with her husband, Sir Warwick in 1969.
During her decades the Fairwater grounds had been regularly opened for charitable fundraising occasions, including the East West Foundation, the Australia Ireland Fund, the Opera Foundation Australia (founded by Lady Fairfax) and the Cochlear Implant Centre, Sydney. 
At one dark stage in the Fairfax annuls, the mother of fallen media boss Warwick Fairfax, suggested after he lost the newspaper empire, that she might have had to sell part of the grounds to pay the land tax and its upkeep.
"Fairwater is safe but what is Fairwater without the garden, it's just another big old house," she said amid the 1990 company stockmarket turmoil.
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Fairfax's Fairwater sale reflects baton change from old media to new tech

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Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie have bought Australia’s most expensive house, the harbour front Fairwater at Double Bay, ending more than a century of Fairfax family ownership.
“We are delighted with the purchase of Fairwater for our young family and look forward to continuing the legacy of this beautiful Sydney home,” Cannon-Brookes said.
It took just three weeks for the 1.12 hectare estate to sell.
The price has not been revealed since its sale last night, but it was expected to fetch somewhere between the $71 million paid next door to close to $100 million.
The sale coincides with a visit to Sydney from the US by Cannon-Brookes.
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The billionaire was always tipped to be its likely buyer, and not just because Sydney estate agents had pinpointed his American wife as keen for an Australian trophy home.
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His business partner Scott Farquhar paid $71 million next-door for Elaine on Seven Shillings Beach last year, which took three years to sell.
There was no formal website marketing for the home that dates back to 1881, but interested parties were being taken through the landmark home by Christie's International agent Ken Jacobs.
Last November when Fairwater was tipped as likely to come to market this year, Mike Cannon-Brookes was ranked as a likely prospect to secure the prized offering in an article in the Weekend Australian's Mansion Australia magazine. 
 
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More recently Title Tattle wrote on its listing that fellow Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes would no doubt be on Jacob's radar as a prospective buyer. He recently sold his Braelin, his Centennial Park trophy, for $16.5 million.
“Elaine and Fairwater are the golden girls of Sydney Harbour,” Jacobs said earlier this month.
The Atlassian co-founders' wealth is pegged at a combined $6 billion.
Atlassian was founded in 2002 using $10,000 in credit card debt.
“We love the idea of raising our four young children in this historic property, filling the house and gardens with love and laughter through the years," the Cannon-Brookes said.
Australia's most expensive home has hit the market which has reignited the optimistic obsession about a $100 million sale.
The Double Bay offering by the executors of the late Lady (Mary) Fairfax had been in the Fairfax media dynasty family since 1901 when Sir James Oswald Fairfax paid £5,350.
The two-storey, late Victorian mansion - which was designed by architect J. Horbury Hunt for stockbroker, Francis Joseph in 1881, is set on five subdividable blocks on exclusive Seven Shillings Beach. 
Elaine is a 6,900 square metre land holding, with Fairwater ranked  as the largest privately-owned harbour side landholding, spanning 11,210 sqm.
"Fairwater represents an extraordinary opportunity to acquire Australia’s most desirable residential holding," Jacobs said.
"The property’s appeal reflects its unquestionable position as Australia’s most revered and significant home. 
"It is remarkable that an estate offering such rare and unrepeatable features still exists in Australia today; this opportunity will not come again."
 
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