<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sekisui-house-australia">Sekisui House Australia</a> recently welcomed residents into Uno and Duo, marking the completion of the penultimate stage of its $1.2 billion West Village precinct in Brisbane's West End.</p>

<p>There are only two opportunities remaining in the two-tower stage known as The Allere Collection. Duo is fully sold out, but two penthouses have just been released in the sister tower Uno.</p>

<p>The sprawling penthouses, measuring upward of nearly 350 sqm, have been designed by renowned architecture firm Rothelowman to focus on multi-generational living. One penthouse has four bedrooms, the other five, as well as several living areas. A second entry to the apartments make them ideal for those with several generations living under one roof, allowing for greater independence and flexibility within the same home, an increasingly sought-after feature among extended families looking to remain connected without compromising privacy.</p>

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<p>Built by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/hutchinson-builders">Hutchinson Builders</a>, one of the best in the construction game, Duo forms part of a connected, pet-friendly vertical community that brings together two architecturally aligned towers with shared rooftop amenity.</p>

<p>Rothelowman Principal Jeff Brown previously described the design philosophy as centred on connection.</p>

<p>“When thinking of ways to nourish a soul one needs connection to self, to nature and to community,” Brown said.</p>

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<p>That ethos is expressed through Duo’s rooftop offering, which includes a pool and heated spa framed by mature planting, a private dining room and residents’ lounge, and BBQ facilities. On the lower levels, residents have access to&nbsp;work-from-home spaces, a workshop, and a pet parlour.</p>

<p>The rooftop captures views across the Brisbane River and back toward the city skyline, positioning it as both a retreat and a social anchor for residents.</p>

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<p>Owners in Duo also have access to Uno’s rooftop amenities, effectively doubling the shared facilities within the community. At Uno, residents can use a second rooftop pool, additional private dining and entertaining areas, a teppanyaki grill, and the Paw Pavilion, an off-leash space designed for residents’ dogs. The reciprocal access reinforces the project’s “vertical neighbourhood” model, where common areas are intended to extend the footprint of each apartment.</p>

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<p>The Allere Collection sits within West Village, a 2.6-hectare mixed-use precinct just 800 metres from the Brisbane CBD. Delivered progressively since 2016 on the former Peters Ice Cream factory site, the masterplan now integrates heritage buildings, retail and dining, health and wellness providers, and open green space into an established inner-west address.</p>

<p>Sekisui has released the final stage of the development, Callista on Park, set to be completed in Q2 next year. With the first release now 95 per cent sold out, limited large-scale three- and four-bedroom residences remain, priced from $2.6 million.</p>

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Joel Robinson

Allere Collection residents move in as multi-award winning West Village enters its final chapter

<p>Construction is underway at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/yarraville-green-42-stephen-street-yarraville-vic-3013">Yarraville Green</a>, the boutique residential development by <a>Excelon Projects</a> on Stephen Street in Yarraville, following the appointment of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/balmain-co">Balmain &amp; Co</a> as builder.</p>

<p>The milestone marks a significant step forward for the 53-residence project, designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/six-degrees-architects">Six Degrees Architects</a> with landscape architecture by Simone Bliss Landscape Architects, conceived around a strong focus on community, craftsmanship and connection to nature.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/excelon-projects">Excelon Projects</a>’ vision brings together 41 one, two and three-bedroom apartments and 12 townhomes arranged around a central landscaped garden, prioritising liveability in a low-rise, low-density format.</p>

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<p>Open-air corridors, a light-filled lobby and generous setbacks are intended to enhance day-to-day comfort while reinforcing the development’s community-oriented design approach.</p>

<p>Car parking has been located underground to prioritise shared green space and pedestrian movement through the site, allowing the landscaped garden to form the central organising element of the development.</p>

<p>Interiors incorporate custom pieces by Melbourne makers including leadlight pendants by Adadaz, hand-turned timber door handles by Auburn Woodturning, and blown-glass lighting by Ruth Allen, embedding a layer of local craftsmanship throughout the homes.</p>

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<p>Sustainability has also informed the design approach, with Yarraville Green targeting an average 7-star NatHERS energy rating. Passive design measures such as cross-ventilation and thermal mass aim to reduce reliance on mechanical heating and cooling, while rooftop solar panels will supply power to common areas and harvested rainwater will be reused for landscape irrigation.</p>

<p>Positioned along the quiet, tree-lined Stephen Street, Yarraville Green sits between Yarraville and Seddon villages, placing residents within walking distance of cafés, dining, boutique retail and the Sun Theatre.</p>

<p>Seddon Station is also a short walk away, ideal for residents seeking an inner-west address with strong amenity and transport connections.</p>

<p>Completion of Yarraville Green is anticipated in 2027.</p>

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Balmain & Co appointed builder as construction begins at Excelon Projects’ Yarraville Green

<p>A long-stalled Mermaid Beach development site opposite Pacific Fair, previously earmarked for a twin-tower project, is set for a fresh development push with plans for a major mixed-use residential tower.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Billionaire garbo Ian Malouf's development company, REMI Residences, is proposing Project Elegance, a 44-storey tower with over 270 residential apartments and 88 short-term accomodation units at&nbsp;2065 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach, on the corner of Mermaid Avenue.</p>

<p>Malouf paid $23.76 million for the 3,783 sqm site in 2022, six years after it traded for $34.1 million when it was bought by Hubei United Investment Group.</p>

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<p>The design statement by DKO says Project Elegance "represents a holistic response to its coastal and urban context. It draws upon site, climate, and landscape to create a composed architectural outcome that prioritises occupant experience, public interface, and long-term viability via vibrant and active uses."</p>

<p>They say the subject site&nbsp;occupies a distinctive island parcel with three street frontages and prominent visual exposure to passing visitors.</p>

<p>"This unique position allows the development to form a panoramic dialogue with water and city, setting the foundation for a climate-responsive, site-specific architectural expression.&nbsp;The podium base, inspired by the region’s sandstone headlands and coastal setting, and adopts a sculpted and grounded character that provides a stable counterpoint to the slender tower above."</p>

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<p>Residents and guests would have access to multiple communal recreation levels. Plans include a shared recreation deck on level six, with a pool and three padel courts. There will be a residential-only pool on level seven, and an upper-level communal space only accessible by those buyers towards the top of the tower.</p>

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<p>Ground-floor commercial spaces are proposed to operate between 5am and midnight, contributing to an activated street frontage along the busy Gold Coast Highway corridor.</p>

<p>The site sits within the High Density Residential zone and a Light Rail Urban Renewal Area, where planning policy encourages higher-density development close to transport infrastructure and services. The planning report states the project aims to “ensure the efficient reuse of this centrally located property” and support the transformation of inner-city areas into “more vibrant, compact, interesting, connected and active” precincts.</p>

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<p>The proposal marks the latest attempt to unlock the high-profile parcel, which previously carried approval for the “Elegance” twin-tower development, a project that included more than 500 apartments but ultimately stalled after sales activity ceased in 2019.</p>

<p>REMI Developments has been increasingly active in the Gold Coast property market, with the Malouf-led group positioning itself around premium residential and lifestyle-focused projects as the region continues to attract both interstate buyers and international interest.</p>

<p>Malouf is one of Australia's most impressive entrepreneurs, having sold his waste business fore more than $500 million, having started only with a small truck at 18 years old.</p>


First Look: Billionaire Ian Malouf plans Mermaid Beach tower

<p data-end="346" data-start="96">A State Significant Development proposal from Ecove Group could see two high-rise residential towers developed above an ALDI-anchored retail podium in Gordon.</p>

<p data-end="596" data-start="353">The 28-storey towers, dubbed Eight 10, would become the tallest in the sleepy Upper North Shore suburb, which has been stirred by changes to the Low to Mid-Rise Housing Policy aimed at triggering greater density around transport hubs.</p>

<p data-end="811" data-start="603">Ecove Group’s plans for 810 Pacific Highway, a 2,357 sqm site around 400 metres from Gordon railway station, include 180 apartments, 39 of which would be dedicated as affordable housing.</p>

<p data-end="811" data-start="603">Architecture firm PBD said in its Design Report the site "presents an exciting opportunity to positively contributes to the surrounding context, enhances the overall urban experience."</p>

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<p>The site previously received approval for a development comprising 56 apartments above retail in 2018.</p>

<p>PBD noted in its report that the planning&nbsp;context for the site has "evolved significantly since the original consent was issued."</p>

<p>In April 2024, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) identified the site as being located within a Transport Oriented Development (TOD) precinct. In parallel, Ku-ring-gai Council progressed a preferred planning framework for Gordon Town Centre, including proposed amendments to the Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015 (KLEP 2015).</p>

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<p>PBD said the proposed development "responds to the amended KLEP 2015 and, in addition, seeks to utilise the floor space ratio and height incentives available under Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 1 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021."</p>

<p>Late last year the first project in Gordon through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority was approved. That was for 106 apartments across two connected seven to eight-storey buildings.</p>


Ecove plans 28-storey apartment towers in Gordon

<p><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">Graya</a> has set its sights on one of Brisbane’s scarce remaining riverfront development opportunities.</p>

<p>They have spent $17 million on an 810 sqm site across 16-18 Sandford Street, where it is planning SILK, a 15-storey apartment tower with just 22 apartments.</p>

<p>Planning documents outline a single tower designed to take advantage of the site’s northerly outlook toward the river and Brisbane CBD.</p>

<p>There will be eight two-bedrooms and 14 three-bedroom apartments on offer, each either half- or full-floor.</p>

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<p>According to the Town Planning Assessment, the proposal "showcases a high quality architectural and landscape design outcome that is enhanced by the amenity of the Brisbane River… and provides a subtropical design response that celebrates Brisbane’s climate and lifestyle.”</p>

<p>Ground level includes landscaped communal areas facing the river alongside a gym and outdoor garden space, while the rooftop terrace will feature multiple leisure amenities like swimming pools,&nbsp;dining and barbecue facilities, as well as outdoor relaxation and yoga spaces.</p>

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<p>Architecturally, the tower form draws inspiration from the movement of water along the river edge. Design documentation describes the building as “a form sculpted by flow, shaped by shifting water,” with curved forms, varied materiality, and sculptural elements used to soften the building’s visual bulk. Sandstone, an iconic material throughout St Lucia, is reinterpreted through a mix of refined and split-face textures across the façade.</p>

<p>The Sandford Street frontage is intended to present an articulated façade featuring vertical landscaping and sculptural architectural elements, helping the tower integrate with the evolving high-density character of the riverfront strip while maintaining visual interest from both the street and river corridor.</p>

<p>Graya has continued to expands its footprint across South East Queensland, with projects under construction across both Brisbane and the Gold Coast.</p>


GRAYA unveils plans for SILK in St Lucia

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<p>The Bourbon, Kings Cross owner is having another go at getting development approval for the extensive site amalgamation, after heritage rules forced them to keep the two Italianate terrace style buildings.</p>
<p>The $65 million proposal comes two years after the City of Sydney released new planning controls for Darlinghurst Road in Kings Cross.</p>
<p>Costs have soared from the initial $47 million proposal.</p>
<p>The draft controls ensured that any development retain the heritage.</p>
<p>The façade of The Bourbon at 22–24 Darlinghurst Road was deemed a site of historical significance that reflected social and architectural change in Potts Point over the decades.</p>
<p>The mansion terrace was originally built for wealthy professionals, then modified for use as a private hospital, later converted to a boarding house, and finally became a popular nightclub.</p>
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<p>The proposal marks the end of an era for the standalone hotel that comes with more folklore than any other in Sydney since being opened in 1967 by Bernie Houghton.</p>
<p>The <span class="m_-4462631763877072612gmail-il">Bourbon</span> premises, initially the haunt of US servicemen on R&amp;R, then colourful underworld Sydney identities, more recently had a reputation for late night sporting star fistacuffs as it was among Sydney's first seven days 24-hour licenced premises.</p>
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<p>Having spent $66 million on his substantial five building site amalgamation, developer Sam Arnaout engaged heritage advisers who pressed ahead with demolition plans.</p>
<div>Residents strongly opposed the demolition of the heritage buildings dating back to 1890s in what was a $47 million proposal.</div>
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<div>Indeed Urbis and NBRS both initially claimed that the site included "a highly altered building which is not easily distinguishable as a representative example of the late Victorian period in which it was constructed."</div>
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<div>"The site now represents an ad hoc collection of elements with no clear chronology or character and the buildings do not have the level of intactness to warrant retention, except for the principal form of No.30 Darlinghurst Road (Les Girls),' it argued in 2017.  </div>
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<div>"Any historic and aesthetic values are considered to be eroded by successive and substantial modifications.," it added.
<p>"The façade of 22 and 24 (above the awning) makes a limited contribution to the streetscape as a recognisable Victorian styled element, however the contribution is highly degraded."</p>
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<p><a href="https://online2.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/DA/IndividualApplication?tpklapappl=1492052&amp;fbclid=IwAR1PNwdTFTeB-Hyuc_dPIvvjniiUe36Znfy4JTkMsFnP_gQc44AXmCU6cco" target="_blank">The new plans</a>, which are understood to reduce the number of apartments in order to include a hotel, have not yet been formally posted on the City of Sydney website, but circulated among resident and business groups.</p>
<p>It was 2017 when the infamous Bourbon nightclub in Kings Cross was set for outright demolition following a redevelopment proposal for a $47 million luxury eight storey apartment block.</p>
<p><span class="m_-4462631763877072612gmail-il">Arnaout</span> controls the expanded northern entry of the Cross, from the Fountain Cafe at Kingsley Hall on Barncleuth Square through to the Empire Hotel on the Roslyn Street corner, but he has still missed out on securing the Lido building which would have made the site rectangular. His site is 2500 sq m.</p>
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<p>(Source Sydney City Council Archives)</p>
<p>The only nod to the past in the proposed plans was keeping the curved facade of the former 1965 Les Girls hotel.</p>
<p>Arnaout's Iris Capital initially proposed 83 apartments and 101 car parking spaces, plus retail premises and two licensed bars. It is proposed the reincarnated Bourbon will have up to 400 patrons and the Empire some 920, as it the mixed use application seeks to navigate the twin outcomes of liquor outlets and quiet residential living.</p>
<p>Chris Corrode, the Sydney City Council area planning manager, had given Iris Capital pre-application advice on the initial proposal</p>
<p>Arnaout ought to increase the site density.</p>
<p>The current floor area is 5856 sqm. The initial application seeks an extra 1865 sqm, taking the density to 6936 sq m.</p>
<p>The initial proposed design (below) of the façade to Darlinghurst Road had been developed with SJB Planning, Urbis Heritage and Woods Bagot Architects. </p>
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<p>Arnaout bought the Bourbon for $24 million from publican Christopher Cheung who said the lockout laws had influenced his decision to sell the property.</p>
<p>The proposed apartment block has been a collaborative design by SJB Planning, Urbis Heritage and Woods Bagot Architects. </p>
<p>Within the subject site, a three-storey retail building and boarding house known as Lowestoft was constructed on 20 Darlinghurst Road; a three-storey residential boarding house, St Louis on 22 Darlinghurst Road; a three-storey private hospital, Chanrlesmont, on 24 Darlinghurst Road and a pair of attached, two-storey houses known as “Lister” and “Lynn” on 26 and 28 Darlinghurst Road; and an eight-storey residential chambers called Commodore Private Hotel was constructed at the junction of Darlinghurst Road and Roslyn Street, designed by architect, Claude Hamilton.</p>
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Stalled Bourbon, Kings Cross redevelopment returns respecting its heritage

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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We all know that the Sydney lockout laws were introduced by the Government of NSW in 2014 with the objective to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span> </p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The legislation requires 1.30am lockouts and 3am last drinks at bars, pubs and clubs in the Sydney CBD entertainment precinct.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">But did you know that since this time, pedestrian traffic has dropped by 40% in Kings Cross, falling from a Saturday peak of 5,590 per hour between 1am- 2am in 2010, to a Saturday peak of 3,888 between 12am - 1am in 2015. </span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1">According to data from Liquor &amp; Gaming NSW, 418 licensed premises in Kings cross and CBD have closed since 2014, 242 new licenses – net loss of 176 venues and a 19% revenue loss for clubs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1">With reduced foot traffic, mass venue closures, high vacancy rates and challenging head winds, the retail sector is currently experiencing an upheaval as owners are now forced to look for alternative options to generate income.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1">The saving grace is yet to come for owners, tenants and consumers with the CBD and city fringe area having five </span><span class="s3">key changes proposed to the late-night trading planning controls:</span></p>
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<li class="li7"><span class="s4"><strong>A 24-hour city centre</strong> – extend the late night management area along George Street across the city centre and increase maximum trading hours from 5am to up to 24 hours.</span></li>
<li class="li7"><span class="s4"><strong>Increase hours for low impact venues in local centres</strong> – align the controls with NSW Government rules and allow lower impact venues, including small bars, to trade until 2am.</span></li>
<li class="li7"><span class="s4"><strong>New areas for new communities</strong> – identify late-night trading areas in suitable urban renewal precincts. These include Barangaroo, Walsh Bay, Green Square town centre, Danks Street, East Village shopping centre and an arts focused industrial heritage warehouse area in Alexandria. </span></li>
<li class="li7"><span class="s4"><strong>Extend existing areas</strong> – recognise venues in Chippendale, Redfern, Surry Hills and Lankelly Place in Potts Point, which have emerged since the planning controls were reviewed in 2007. </span></li>
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<span class="s4"><strong>Encourage performance, culture and unlicensed businesses</strong> –<br></span>a. Allow unlicensed shops and business, such as bookshops, clothing stores, drycleaners and hairdressers to trade up to 24 hours in city living or late night management areas and up to 2am in local centres.<br>b. Describe dedicated performance venues, such as theatres, concert halls and cinemas with up to 250 patrons, as lower risk premises and allow these venues an additional trading hour at closing time.<br>c. Allow venues that host performances one additional trading hour at closing time on the night of the performance. </li>
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<p class="p9"><span class="s1">We all know something has to change to help these areas continue to evolve, so hopefully these proposed changes happen sooner rather than later…</span> </p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1"><em>Savills is a leading global real estate service provider offering the full spectrum of services from strategic advice to managing assets and projects and transacting deals. </em></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s1"><em>David Hickey is a Senior Executive in the Metropolitan &amp; Regional Sales team. To learn more about Savills, visit </em><a href="http://www.savills.com.au/"><span class="s5"><em>savills.com.au</em></span></a><em>.</em></span></p>
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Sydney’s lockout laws need a key change: Savills

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<p>The popular Kings Cross watering hole Gazebo Wine Bar &amp; Dining has been listed for sale</p>
<p>One of Sydney's original wine bars, Gazebo sits on the fringe of Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-hotel+leisure-nsw-elizabeth+bay-503121426" target="_blank">2 Elizabeth Bay Road.</a></p>
<p>Its name derived from the Gazebo Hotel, which opened its doors in the late 1960s. Back then the ground level bar was named Pavilion.</p>
<p>The hotel closed in the 1990s and was sold off as residential apartments in 2005 after a four year conversion of the 18 storey tower nicknamed 'the corncob.</p>
<p>There was an $8 million sale in 2014 when Anthony Frogatt, the vice president of the Brewers for Europe, <a href="/expert-insights/buying/syd-fischer-sells-8-million-gazebo-elizabeth-bay-apartment">bought the whole floor apartment</a> of Syd Fischer.</p>
<p>In 2014 The Keystone Group, the former hospitality giant who went in to receivership two years later, bought the bar.</p>
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<p>In the 2015/16 financial year, the venue was taking income of over $2 million a year.</p>
<p>The Keystone Group had to offload 17 venues, including the likes of Bungalow 8 and Cargo Bar, citing the lock out laws as partly to blame for their demise.</p>
<p>Gazebo was picked up by Sydney restaurateur Liz Taylor, after a reported $3 million refurb from The Keystone Group over their brief ownership.</p>
<p>Taylor teamed up with seasoned chef Tristian Hope and redesigned the space in 2017.</p>
<p>Knight Frank agents Kate MacDonald and Mike Wheatley are marketing the property.</p>
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<p>A Woolworths Metro has become the anchor tenant of Greenland Australia’s $320 million Omnia apartment building in Kings Cross.</p>
<p>It is in the final stages of completion.</p>
<p>Positioned on level one of Omnia’s podium level, the Woolworths Metro will be joined by seven other retail spaces on the ground floor, which are currently available for lease.</p>
<p>Greenland Australia’s managing director, Sherwood Luo, said the Woolworths Metro store underpinned Omnia’s key points of difference - convenience.</p>
<p>Luo said the group is now targeting premium bar and restaurant operators for the ground floor retail tenancies.</p>
<p>Located on the Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road corner, adjacent to the iconic Coca-Cola sign, the Woolworths Metro will be open from 6am until midnight seven days a week.</p>
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<p>Justin Nolan, the Metro, Woolworths general manager said the customers were "looking for food they can either eat now on the go, or later, along with a convenient grocery shop".</p>
<p>Woolworths will retain its Macleay Street, Potts Point store.</p>
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<p>The infamous Bourbon nightclub in Kings Cross is set for demolition following a redevelopment proposal for a $47 million luxury eight storey apartment block.</p>
<p>It would be the end of an era for the standalone hotel that comes with more folklore than any other in Sydney since being opened in 1967 by Bernie Houghton.</p>
<p>The <span class="m_-4462631763877072612gmail-il">Bourbon</span> premises, initially the haunt of US servicemen on R&amp;R, then colourful underworld Sydney identities, more recently had a reputation for late night sporting star fistacuffs as it was among Sydney's first seven days 24-hour licenced premises.</p>
<p>It was in the late 1990s when cricketer Ricky Ponting, four years after his Test debut, was involved in a fight which left him with a black eye. Drag queen Carlotta happily gave her insights into the night to the inquiring news hounds.</p>
<p>"Everyone who drank there has a Bourbon &amp; Beefsteak story," writer Paul Ham once suggested, adding Ponting's "sobering experience helped put the young cricketer back on the path to greatness."</p>
<p>Local novelist Louis Nowra wrote that between 1988 and 1996 the Kings Cross police were called to the venue no fewer than 550 times.</p>
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<p>But having spent $66 million on his substantial five building site amalgamation, developer Sam Arnaout isn't sentimental instead seeing himself as the king of the emerging residential rejuvenation of the Darlinghurst Road strip. </p>
<p>The only nod to the past in the proposed plans was keeping the curved facade of the former 1965 Les Girls hotel, in accordance with Sydney City Council's determination of its supposed significance.</p>
<p>Arnaout's Iris Capital proposes 83 apartments and 101 car parking spaces, plus retail premises and two licensed bars. It is proposed the reincarnated Bourbon will have up to 400 patrons and the Empire some 920, as it the mixed use application seeks to navigate the twin outcomes of liquor outlets and quiet residential living.</p>
<p>Residents point out the nearby Rex, on the other side of the fountain, did not keep its barn style liquor outlet in its residential redevelopment by the O'Neil family.</p>
<p><span>Chris Corradi</span><span>, the Sydney City Council area planning manager, gave Iris Capital pre-application advice on t</span>he proposal that seeks:</p>
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<p><span class="m_-4462631763877072612gmail-il">Arnaout</span> now controls the expanded northern entry of the Cross, from the Fountain Cafe at Kingsley Hall on Barncleuth Square through to the Empire Hotel on the Roslyn Street corner, but he missed out on securing the Lido building which would have made the site rectangular. His site is 2500 sq m.</p>
<p>The proposal also sees the demolition of the adjoining former Sydney Swans Club.</p>
<p>Arnaout seeks to increase the site density. The current floor area is 5856 sqm. The application seeks an extra 1865 sqm, taking the density to 6936 sq m. </p>
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<div>Residents are likely to strongly oppose the demolition of the heritage buildings dating back to 1896, <a href="https://online.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/DA/IndividualApplication?tpklapappl=1332824" target="_blank">but have only until January 24</a> to lodge submissions to the council.</div>
<p>The Greenland development group bookend the nightclub strip where the Crest redevelopment, Omnia is under construction with the Chinese developer having secured an $11 million penthouse sale, highlighting the potential of the rundown location.</p>
<p>Arnaout had owned that site too, but flicked it.</p>
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<p>Arnaout bought the Bourbon for $24 million from publican Christopher Cheung who said the lockout laws had influenced his decision to sell the property.</p>
<p>The proposed apartment block has been a collaborative design by SJB Planning, Urbis Heritage and Woods Bagot Architects. </p>
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<p>Australia Finance Group chairman Tony Gill and wife Camilla have quietly sold their penthouse in the Altair building at Kings Cross for $7,825,000.</p>
<p>They paid $5.2 million in 2013 having downsized from their Castlecrag waterfront that sold for $8.5 million.</p>
<p>Set atop the award-winning Engelen Moore's designed Altair building, the penthouse has 240 degree views from the 19th level.</p>
<p>It has 215 sqm of internal living space with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master bedroom has its own dressing room and ensuite.</p>
<p>A 185 sqm L shaped terrace looks out across the city skyline to the Sydney Harbour.</p>
<p>Richardson &amp; Wrench agents Jason Boon and Geoff Smith sold the apartment which was first sold in 2000 at $2.5 million.</p>
<p>Gill has been the chairman of the AFG board since 2008.</p>
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<p>The Piccolo Bar, just off the main strip in Sydney’s Kings Cross - which recently featured in the ABC-TV series Rake - is closing its doors after 65 years.</p>
<p>“It is very sad,” says its longtime owner-operator Vittorio Bianchi, 82, who came to work as the barista in the tiny café as a 29 year old in 1964.</p>
<p>He said the Cross was so quiet now - blaming the lockout laws and the ban on smoking inside, and outside, cafés for the likely end of the Cross's oldest coffee bar.</p>
<p>"The politicians have done a good job of killing the place,” he told Fairfax Media</p>
<p>The Piccolo Bar, on Roslyn Street, had a clientele that’s included prime ministers from Gough Whitlam to Malcolm Turnbull.</p>
<p>There were the screen stars like Mel Gibson, Judy Davis and Jeremy Irons, artist Brett Whiteley, writer Dorothy Hewett and murdered activist Juanita Nielsen.</p>
<p>“We used to be open 24 hours,” says Italian émigré Bianchi. </p>
<p>His café is now up for lease through agent Ron Danieli with hopes that someone will keep it running as a coffee shop.</p>
<p>The lease is around $500 per week, plus GST and outgoings.</p>
<p>The café opened first in the 1940s and in its current form as the Piccolo Bar in 1952.</p>
<p>After Bianchi suffered a heart attack, a triple by-pass in 2014, and then suffered a bout of cancer last year, his niece-in- law Tina Newton-Carra took over the cafe.</p>
<p>Bianchi still dropped in regularly to chat to his regular loyal clientele, and take a turn on the coffee machine.</p>
<p>Now she wants to work full-time on her new business, creating a same-sex online wedding directory, OneLove Wedding Directory.</p>
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<p>A tenanted office space in Sydney’s Potts Point has traded hands for $710,000.</p>
<p>The property at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-nsw-kings+cross-502029946" target="_blank">8/2-14 Kings Cross Road, Kings Cross</a> is part of a building that was was refurbished and strata titled in 2004 into a hotel and four levels of commercial offices. </p>
<p>The floor area is 82 sqm and the office offers panoramic city views. </p>
<p>It is on the fringes of Potts Point, close to Kings Cross Rail Station. This is a Bohemian suburb frequented by creative businesses whilst only a train stop to the Sydney CBD.  </p>
<p>The property could be converted into residential accommodation subject to council approval. </p>
<p>It is being sold as a leased investment with a three-year lease till 2017 with a three-year option to a marketing company.</p>
<p>The net rental is $43,529.</p>
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<p>Coca-Cola has put its redundant vintage Kings Cross billboard up for auction, with proceeds going to the Wayside Chapel.</p>
<p><a href="https://stores.ebay.com.au/bidsforgood/cocacola" target="_blank">Pieces of the former sign</a> will be sold on ebay while held in storage at a<span> Girraween warehouse in Sydney</span>. </p>
<p class="standfirst-content">Coke will auction the eight letters individually over five days from September 7. </p>
<p class="standfirst-content">The two largest letters, the “Cs”, are more than 5.4m tall, up to 6.6m wide, 29cm deep and weigh 65kg each. The smaller letters are around 2.8m tall, between 1.2m and 2.6m wide, 29cm deep and weigh between 25kg and 40kg.</p>
<p>The flashing neon billboard has been refurbished with the old lights being replaced with a more energy efficient billboard.</p>
<p>The billboard was built in 1974 with its 800 neon lights switched off permanently last September for work to begin on the billboard’s refurbishment.</p>
<p>The charity fundraiser is being promoted on the billboard, Mumbrella reported.</p>
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<p>According to the promotion, proceeds from the sale will go to Kings Cross charity Wayside Chapel. </p>
<p>The Wayside Chapel recently expanded to Bondi Beach. On 1 July 2016, the Chapel by the Sea in Bondi Beach officially came under the management of Wayside. </p>
<p>Following an interim 12-month arrangement, The Sydney Presbytery of the Uniting Church of Australia (UCA) will officially grant The Wayside Chapel of Kings Cross all responsibility for the governance and management of Bondi’s Chapel by the Sea and its related operations.</p>
<p>This includes the Community Services Centre at Norman Andrew’s House, and the North Bondi Op Shop, as well as the programs, worshipping communities and the resources that form part of the Chapel by the Sea.</p>
<p>Reverend Graham Long, Minister and CEO of the Wayside Chapel, and Reverend Graham Anson, Minister of Chapel by the Sea, welcome the opportunity to work together.</p>
<p>The first priority following the announcement will be a $100,000 upgrade of the facilities at Norman Andrew’s House, followed by a $630,000 redevelopment of the Chapel by the Sea to transform the site into a beacon for the community with a café, chapel, performance area, co-working space and two serviced holiday apartments.</p>
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Coca-Cola sign up for sale in pieces

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<p><span><span>Set in the heart of the Kings Cross entertainment precinct on Kellett Street, </span><span>The Powder Keg premises have been sold at $1,712,000.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Its lease came with a net income $122,000 per annum plus GST. There was f</span><span>ixed rental growth of 4% per annum for the </span><span>150 sqm space that included valuable outdoor area of 19 sqm.</span><br></span></p>
<p><span><span>It was marketed as a "rare opportunity to purchase a high quality long term investment in this tightly held retail precinct," by </span><span>James Griffiths at LJ Hooker Commercial.</span></span></p>
<p><span>It is leased to the international award winning Grant Collins, the food and beverage consultant with a n</span><span>ew high quality fit-out from Edge Design Studio on a n</span><span>ew 6 plus 6 year lease.</span></p>
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