In Brighton, where detached homes and long-settled streetscapes remain the norm,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/elema-brighton-155-157-north-road-brighton-vic-3186">ELEMA</a> introduces a different model for high-quality housing.&nbsp;

Developed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/kervale">Kervale</a>, this new collection of 12 townhomes is underpinned by the four classical elements, earth, water, air, and light, not as styling cues, but as structural and spatial drivers across architecture, interiors, and landscape.

Designed by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/martinoleah">Martino Leah</a>&nbsp;with interiors by Brahman Perera and landscaping by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/acre">Acre</a>, the project responds to what Kervale identifies as a gap in the local Brighton housing market: mid-sized homes with character, amenity, and a genuine sense of community.&nbsp;

ELEMA’s configuration reflects this intent, with a horseshoe-shaped layout wrapped around a central garden, promoting passive ventilation and privacy without isolating residents.

Each home spans three levels and includes three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a study, and two car spaces, with internal areas up to 182 sqm and external zones up to 95 sqm.

Two of the twelve townhomes include private plunge pools with heated spa functionality in addition to pre-provisioning for internal passenger lifts. Prices start from $1.7 million, targeting aspirational Bayside owner-occupiers in their mid-30s to 60s seeking entry into Brighton’s tightly held upper market.

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‘Earth’ is expressed in the project’s grounded material palette and connection to site. Natural stone, granites and timber finishes in earthy hues are used consistently throughout, anchoring the homes in their context while supporting thermal mass.&nbsp;

Landscaped courtyards and native planting schemes featuring predominantly Australian Native species, developed by Acre, extend the concept beyond built form, using layered, low-maintenance vegetation to root the development in <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/brighton-vic-3186">Brighton</a>’s coastal ecology.

The site layout follows a horseshoe configuration, creating a central communal courtyard that provides both visual outlook and passive environmental benefits. This arrangement improves daylight access, facilitates cross-ventilation, and introduces a shared green space without compromising individual privacy.

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‘Water’ is introduced subtly but purposefully. Select townhomes include private plunge pools, integrated into rear terraces without visual dominance. These pools are designed for quiet retreat, and their placement reinforces the project’s broader focus on functional outdoor spaces that support private use rather than spectacle.

‘Air’ is enabled through architectural planning. The horseshoe site layout creates generous setbacks and enables cross-ventilation through each residence.&nbsp;

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‘Light’ is a defining component of both the architecture and interiors. Large-format glazing opens living areas to courtyards and terraces, while the façade screening filters daylight to reduce glare and soften internal environments.&nbsp;

Internally, Perera’s palette of muted tones and tactile finishes is designed to respond to natural light conditions, shifting in tone and texture throughout the day.

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ELEMA reflects a broader shift in how high-value suburbs are adapting to changing housing needs - away from uniformity, toward diversity in form, scale and function.

Rather than replicate detached housing models, ELEMA proposes an alternative built around balance, between public and private, built form and natural, permanence and flexibility. In doing so, it reframes the townhome as a highly resolved housing type capable of responding to both environmental and lifestyle needs.

ELEMA also targets an average 7-star NatHERS energy rating, supported by solar panels, drought-tolerant landscaping and high-spec energy-efficient appliances.

Three-bedroom townhomes at ELEMA Brighton are priced from $1,700,000.

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Inside ELEMA Brighton: Designing with the elements

A new 23-level apartment tower has been greenlit on the burgeoning Chevron Island.

The approval for the 76-apartment block on the corner of Kalyan and Parneno streets&nbsp;was secured by the landowner Ben Taylor rather than a large development company.

The 1,012 sqm block, which is currently occupied by a brick home and an original building of four units, is located towards the north end of the island which has become a development hotspot in recent years.

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The tower has been designed to “complement and enhance the existing and emerging urban forms” of Chevron Island, which has seen a marked shift toward high-density living in recent years.&nbsp;

The design, by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/raunik-design">Raunik Architects</a>, features a slender tower form above a two-storey podium, integrated landscaping on lower levels, and varied orientations to capture views of the hinterland, skyline, and coastline

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Bensons kicked off a wave of new development on the under-developed suburb when they signalled plans to build the tallest tower the island will likely ever see, Chevron One. Since Siera Group has jumped in and is well under-construction of Tapestry, while South East Queenslander developer Gardner Vaughan Group will debut their brand in the Gold Coast on the small island.

The new approved plans will see a mix of one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments on offer, as well as a rooftop pool, lounge, gym, barbecue areas, and a landscaped podium level lawn.

Vehicle access will be via Kalyan Street, with 98 resident and nine visitor car spaces provided across four basement levels and the ground floor, alongside 83 bicycle parking spaces

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New tower approved on Chevron Island

ASX-listed developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/cedar-woods">Cedar Woods</a> has submitted a new application to Brisbane City Council for a two-tower residential development on its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/wooloowin-qld-4030">Wooloowin</a>&nbsp;site north of Brisbane.

The <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/12-chalk-street-wooloowin-qld-4030">4,178 sqm Chalk Street block</a> sits in the developer's wider near 2.5-hectare masterplanned Greville community, where they are currently building the final 47 townhouses and Vera, the first apartment building in the precinct.

The upscaled plans will now see two 12 and 14-level buildings delivered with 232 apartments, a significant jump in both height and density from the approved eight-level buildings.

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According to the Design Report by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/ellivo-architects">Ellivo Architects</a>, the buildings will comprise a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments set above a shared two-level podium.&nbsp;

A key design consideration is the site’s transitional setting between suburban low-rise residences and the higher-density urban context emerging along the adjacent railway corridor.

“Built form is located predominantly to the west of the site to create a strong street address and to maximise solar access and natural surveillance across the park interface,” Ellivo noted in the report.&nbsp;

“The proposed built form provides a transition in scale from existing and emerging low-to-medium density development to the east, towards the established and emerging medium-to-high density residential typologies to the west.”

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Both buildings will feature communal rooftop spaces, deep balconies, and integrated landscaping. The podium will accommodate resident amenities and basement car parking. Materials and finishes include face brickwork, precast concrete, and powder-coated metal cladding, intended to reflect the character of surrounding developments while offering long-term durability.

The Design Report also outlines sustainability measures aligned with Brisbane City Council’s Buildings that Breathe principles. Passive ventilation, northern solar access, and deep soil planting zones have been prioritised throughout the design, alongside active transport facilities and EV charging readiness.

Ellivo noted that “the project has been carefully composed to engage with all edges of the site, with landscaped setbacks and podium expression used to reduce bulk and enhance interface with the existing neighbourhood context.”

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Cedar Woods has been active in southeast Queensland for over a decade, with recent projects including Ariella in Ripley and Ellendale in Upper Kedron. The Greville precinct at Wooloowin has been years in the making, transforming a former school site into a new community of apartments, townhomes, and parkland.

The Chalk Street site is positioned adjacent to Wooloowin train station, providing direct access to the Brisbane CBD, and sits close to local schools, parks, and retail centres including Lutwyche and Albion.

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Cedar Woods upsizes Wooloowin apartment tower plans in Greville precinct

Sydney-based Sun Property Group is looking to divest a prime residential apartment site in Melbourne's blue-chip Toorak.

They are hoping for around $15 million for the 1,774 sqm site at&nbsp;226–228 Williams Road, with three street frontages to William Road, Tashinny Road, and Gordon Street.

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The sale comes with a permit-approved scheme for a&nbsp;three-level building with 18 high-end apartments designed by Cera Stribley, a mix of&nbsp;10 two-bedroom apartments, four three-beds, and four penthouses.

Cushman &amp; Wakefield’s Hamish Burgess, Leon Ma, and Daniel Wolman said this is not just another development opportunity, it’s a rare convergence of scale, location, and perfect timing in the market as Melbourne’s development landscape shifts in lieu of three rate reductions so far in 2025.

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With an existing permit in place and strong potential for further uplift under innovative new planning initiatives such as the expanded Activity Centre Program or Great Design Fast Track, the site offers a blueprint for high-end living in one of Melbourne’s most affluent enclaves.

Surrounded by elite amenities, from Hawksburn Village and Toorak Village to Como Park, Royal South Yarra Tennis Club, and Saint Haven Wellness, the location is a magnet for lifestyle-focused buyers. The success of nearby projects like Hawksburn Place by Gurner and Tintern by Prime Edition underscores the appetite for luxury apartment living in this tightly held pocket.

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“We’re seeing strong interest from boutique developers and private family offices who understand the value of delivering timeless, high-end residences in blue-chip locations," Hamish Burgess of Cushman &amp; Wakefield said.

"This site ticks every box; scale, frontage, planning, and prestige.”

Sun Property Group has previously delivered The Brookville in Toorak.

Sydney developer to offload $15 million Toorak apartment site

A new modular apartment tower that promises rapid delivery in its construction that would occur off site and take just nine months to build, is being planned for Woolloongabba.

The Carl Street building will span 18 levels and home 126 apartments, an upsize from a previous proposal by Brisbane Modular Manufacturing.

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The revised plans, prepared by architecture and design studio SheltaCo, outline 48 studio apartments, 50 two-bedroom apartments, and 28 three-bedroom apartments.

Located within the Eastern Corridor Neighbourhood Plan area, the 1,517 sqm site is zoned High Density Residential and sits adjacent to parkland to the south.&nbsp;

The build will take substantially less time because the basement car parking levels have been removed. Cars will now park in the striking three-level podium. The change enables the use of off-site prefabricated construction techniques, central to the modular strategy.&nbsp;

There will be 500 sqm of communal space, including a 250 sqm rooftop terrace with a pool and lounge areas.

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The Assessment Report by Blume Planning’s suggested the "accelerated timeline offers a compelling incentive for Brisbane City Council to support the proposed development,” citing the proponent’s “expertise and innovative business model” as a contributing factor in addressing Brisbane’s current housing pressures.

SheltaCo’s design seeks to balance density and amenity, with generous apartment layouts and elevated views over Carl Street Park. Site coverage at the tower level is limited to 51 per cent, allowing for landscaping and deep planting at ground level. The scheme also proposes 110 car parks, 72 secure bicycle spaces, and capacity for service vehicles.

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The site is well-serviced by public transport and lies within walking distance of the Buranda transport hub, making it a strategic location for higher-density residential infill. The proposal aligns with the zoning provisions but exceeds the mapped height limit of 12 storeys under the Buranda Residential Sub-Precinct.

Council previously approved a development on the site in 2016 for 89 apartments across 11 level with basement parking. That approval was extended in 2024 and remains valid until early 2026. The new proposal seeks to supersede that scheme while retaining the site’s residential focus.

Nine month build slated for new modular tower in Woolloongabba

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Fisherman's Point, an eight acre Hawkesbury River waterfront property previously used as an outdoor recreational camp, has been listed for sale.
The property, only directly accessible by boat, helicopter or seaplane, was once owned by Outward Bound Australia.
They ran a charitable camping and adventure organisation that began as a post-war mission to help boys become men.
Outward Bound sold the property in the 1970s to Knox Grammar for their camping and adventure programs.
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In 2000 Knox Grammar sold Fisherman's Point to London-based multi-millionaire and neighbour Ian Gowrie-Smith.
The boarding house style facilities with 26 bedrooms can accomodate up to 120 people, along with a recreation hall with full commercial kitchen.
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LJ Hooker Terrigal agent Tim Andrews suggests tourism and hospitality uses including resort, health retreat or wedding venue.
He has hopes for between $4.4 million to $4.8 million for the four allotments that are being sold in one line.
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Outward Bound Australia ghost town for sale

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Sydney's north-west corridor has suffered the greatest decline in apartment values since their peak, according to data from Corelogic shows.
Re-sale prices of apartments have dropped 19% compared with their original selling prices at different times of their peaks over the boom over past few years. 
Apartments in the Hills and Hawkesbury area in the north-west corridor of Sydney peaked last year.
The downturn has impacted on new and established apartments.
Recently a three bedroom unit in a 1990s building at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-baulkham+hills-127841946" target="_blank">4/32-38 Linton Street</a> in Baulkham Hills sold for $790,000, having traded six months ago for $820,000.
A nearby two bedder in a newer 2016 block at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-baulkham+hills-127440366" target="_blank">110/1 Meryl Avenue</a> (top) recently fetched $690,000, down on its $728,000 off the plan sale in 2014.
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"While values may have bottomed for now there is still a lot of new unit stock to be completed over the coming years which could create more downwards pressure on values over time despite the stronger conditions recently," Corelogic senior analyst Cameron Kusher told The Australian Financial Review.
"I'd suggest it will take a long time for unit values in that region to recover back to their previous peaks," Kusher said.
"At their peak the median value of a unit in the Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury region was in excess of $900,000 when you consider the distance from the city centre and the fact that house values are not that much more expensive it is not really a surprise to see large unit value falls in that region."
Apartment developers have flocked to the northwest region buoyed by the construction of the new Sydney metro, a fast train that runs as far as 50 kilometres from the CBD.
As for standalone houses, since the peak of their prices in July last year, prices in Sydney's inner city, inner south such as Alexandria, Waterloo and Zetland and the inner west such as Balmain have fallen between 10 to nearly 14%.
Values of standalone houses in North Sydney and the northern beaches have come down between 7 to 9%.
House prices in the eastern suburbs have fallen nearly 5% since last July.
Apartment values in Sydney overall, however have held strong mainly because of its affordability, Corelogic says.
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Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury apartment values tumble 19% off peak pricing

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The Ebenezer estate overlooking the Hawkesbury River owned by Australian water ski legend Ron Marks, has hit the market.
It's been in the Marks family for over 60 years and was where Ron learned to ski as a young boy.
Set on eight hectares with its own private 450 metre sandy beach, the riverfront home was custom-built 10 years ago by Craig Young.
A 450 square metre industrial shed, ideal for watersport equipment, and a private concrete boat ramp, sit in the grounds.
Starr Partners North Richmond Robbie Dunn is marketing the five bedroom <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-ebenezer-127420430" target="_blank">Portland Head Road home</a> which can be bought complete with original artworks and full range of designer furniture.
He's asking $4.3 million with all the trimmings, or $3.9 million without.
Marks, an Australian and Master champion and World Slalom record holder, retired from his international career and started his own business.
The first RonMarks RM water ski was made in 1964 in a humble factory in Guildford, west of Sydney.
Now manufacturing water skis and a number of other water sport products, Marks exports the RM brand of water equipment to more than 63 countries.
The parent company Dynamic Products Corp remains headed up by Marks.
"When I started this business I began with a dream, and a passion, to design and build the calibre of products that would become recognised and appreciated as a symbol of excellence throughout the world," Marks says.
"I am indeed very proud that with the passage of time my goals have been achieved."
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Water ski legend Ron Marks lists riverfront home

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An old 1950s Outward Bound property set in the Hawkesbury region has been listed for sale.
It last sold 17 years ago when bought by its next-door neighbour 17 years ago, Ian Gowrie-Smith.
The 3.2-hectare block at Fishermans Point on Berowra Creek has about a dozen buildings in original condition, including a 26-bedroom boarding house capable of sleeping 120 people, and a commercial kitchen and recreational facilities.
It has a price guide of between $4.4 million and $4.8 million through LJ Hooker Terrigal agent Tim Andrews, who expects it to appeal to buyers seeking a resort or health retreat.
The property was run as a Knox Grammar school camp before it was bought by its current owner.
Outward Bound Australia started its camping and adventure activities there in 1956 until 1974.
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It's a billionaire trade for Sweven, the Hawkesbury River home of retail king pin Brett Blundy.
The buyer is AWF Capita, a company with interests associated with Nanshan Group director, Song Jianmin, according to The Australian.
The Nanshan Group owners the Riverside Oaks Golf Resort next door to Blonde’s Sweven.
The local director, who is leading the push for the company to move into the tourism and property sector, was the $7.5 million buyer of one of the Keepers Cottage's in Vaucluse late last year.
He is the son of patriarch Song Zuowen who's net worth was tipped at $US2.6 billion by Forbes.
Sweven, an Old English word meaning dream or vision, has a treetop office with panoramic views and has a helipad making it just a short 45 minute commute from Sydney.
Blundy has been trying to shift the property since early 2015, asking around $20 million. Settlement records will show it fetched $18.75 million.
It's been a tidy profit for Blundy, who had Sweven up on rental websites raking in up to $17,500 a week.
He bought the 57 hectare estate and commissioned Timothy Moon to design the private sanctuary with the cost pegged at around $8 million.
Constructed in a series of linked pavilions with New Zealand schist rock and recycled sugar-mill timber, the home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and separate self-contained accomodation.
It fronts the Hawkesbury River and features an alfresco living area that overlooks the infinity pool and cabana.
Blundy still waits a buyer for his Rose Bay record home. He paid $33 million for the Bayview Hill Road home just last year before quickly listing with around $45 million price hopes.
The business tycoon now lives in Singapore.
Last year the Chinese company made headlines by securing a 20 percent stake in Virgin Australia for $260 million. 
Local land title rececords show Jeremy Song also owns a 320-hectare property at Jindabyne, and two Vaucluse residences -on Wentworth Road which was bought in 2009 for $6,888,000, and another on Hopetoun Avenue, St Malo bought as a 28-year-old in 2002 for $5 million. 
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Blundy sells Sweven to Chinese entrepreneur Song Jianmin

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Billionaire Brett Blundy has sold his luxury Hawkesbury River property, Sweven.
Ending a four-year on-off sales campaign, property data website Pricefinder has an $18.75 million notification on the sale.
A $7.3 million sale at Cattai set a year ago by Gendy and Hugh Parry-Okeden ranks as the highest sale at Cattai.
The Timothy Moon-designed property took three years at a $8 million cost on its 57 hectare estate which was bought in 2001 for $2.05 million.
The Timothy Moon design was completed in 2009.
Neville Rava, of Cutcliffe Property, declined to comment.
Brett Blundy listed his Rose Bay harbourfront at $45 million in February 2016.
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Brett Blundy sells Sweven at Cattai for $18.75 million

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Sentry Rock, the Hawkesbury River log cabin listed by the horse racing couple, Bob and Wendy Lapointe, is under offer.
They had $5 million expectations through Ray White Windsor agent Peter Chidgey for the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-spencer-124588930" target="_blank">Wiseman’s Ferry</a> retreat ahead of this week's scheduled auction.
They have owned the log cabin since 2011 when they paid $1.45 million for the retreat built by the late Sydney stockbroker, Rene Rivkin. 
It has been extensively expanded and renovated including a central spiral staircase which the Lapointe's imported from the United Kingdom.  
Rene Rivkin built it as a three bedroom house in the late 1990s but the Lapointes have added an extra wing.
Built by Appalachian Log Homes, the cabin was a favourite getaway for Rivkin, who used to fly or boat into the secluded riverfront location, set 60km North West of Sydney CBD.
"When Captain Arthur Phillip and his crew explored the Hawkesbury River in the 1780’s they came across a prominent, vertical slab of sandstone," the agent said.
"They gave this landmark the name Sentry Rock," he noted.
The Sentry Rock property is located on ten acres of flood free riverfront land with its main master craftsman built of Cypress log structure with cathedral ceilings and two separate bedroom wings.
All six bedrooms, four with ensuites, have views of the bushland and river. 
With no neighbours in sight on the Wisemans Ferry Road or on the other side of the river, the new owners will enjoy absolute privacy. 
The garden has an installed water fall and lily pond.
The riverside entertainment area comes with wood fired pizza oven, BBQ area and fire pit close to a sandy beach, boat ramp as well as a 33m x 7m munitions barge permanently moored for large deep water boat access.
The Lapointe's retain Muskoka Farm stud which is further down the road at Gunderman. 
Lapointe came to Australia when 26, later importing Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and Sizzler.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Hawkesbury River cabin, Sentry Rock, under offer

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The Hawkesbury River log cabin once owned by the late Sydney stockbroker, Rene Rivkin is back on the market.
Its current owners Bob and Wendy Lapointe have $5 million expectations through Ray White Windsor agent Peter Chidgey. 
Lapointe introduced takeaway chain Kentucky Fried Chicken to Australia.
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He has owned the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-spencer-124588930" target="_blank">Spencer</a> log cabin since 2011 when he paid $1.45 million for it.
Built by Appalachian Log Homes, the cabin was a favourite getaway for Rivkin, who used to fly or boat in.
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