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.

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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

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/subiaco-wa-6008">Subiaco</a>’s Hay Street corridor serves as a key link between Perth’s CBD and the western suburbs, offering seamless access to city amenities while retaining the intimacy of a residential precinct.&nbsp;

At the junction with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/olive-st-263-hay-street-subiaco-wa-6008">Olive St</a>, this connectivity is reinforced by Subiaco Station and high-frequency bus routes, making commuting and weekend outings effortless.

Here, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/devwest">Devwest</a>’s new apartment development Olive St is entering its final phase of construction, offering a rare opportunity to secure a home in one of Perth’s most complete lifestyle suburbs.

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Positioned in a leafy and character-filled pocket on the less-developed eastern side of Subiaco, Olive St stands out as one of the few apartment developments in this part of the suburb. Its quieter residential setting balances the density west of Rokeby Road, while the corner location on Hay Street places residents within walking distance of local favourites such as Found. Subiaco, Lums Wine Bar, and Hangout on Hay. Together with the celebrated Rokeby Road retail strip, these venues give residents an immediate connection to the cafés, restaurants, and bars that define the Subiaco lifestyle.

Cultural destinations including the Subiaco Arts Centre, Regal Theatre, and Subiaco Library reinforce the area’s reputation as a hub for entertainment and the arts.&nbsp;For outdoor recreation, residents have easy access to the manicured grounds of Market Square and Bob Hawke Oval, while Kings Park and Lake Monger Reserve offer expansive green space just beyond the suburb’s edges.

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A diverse educational landscape underpins the suburb’s long-standing appeal for families and professionals, with institutions such as Subiaco Primary School, Perth Modern School, and Bob Hawke College located nearby. Health services including St John of God Subiaco Hospital further support everyday convenience and peace of mind.

With construction nearing completion this September, Olive St will soon deliver 71 new residences to Subiaco. One bedroom apartments are fully sold, with only a limited selection of two and three bedroom residences remaining, priced from $877,000.

Buyers who secure an apartment before the construction period ends may still be eligible for the WA Stamp Duty Concession, offering savings of up to $50,000.

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Devwest’s Olive St connects residents to Subiaco’s best amenities

After several challenging years, Melbourne is once again a city on the rise. For the last three years, when anyone interstate asked about Melbourne’s off the plan apartment market, the answer was always difficult. The short version? Not great. The longer version only raised more questions than it answered.

The roots of the downturn can be traced back to the start of the pandemic. At the end of 2020, Melbourne was the second most expensive capital city in Australia, a position it had held for decades. But while COVID-19 triggered a property boom in nearly every other capital, Melbourne lagged behind. Many blame the local government's handling of lockdowns, which stalled any real market momentum.

Then came the Reserve Bank’s aggressive rate hikes, taking interest rates from historic lows to 10-year highs within just 18 months. Other cities powered through thanks to their resilience during the pandemic, but for Melbo​urne, it was another blow.

The third hit came in the form of increased land tax, including new flat-rate charges and additional levies. Holding property became less viable for investors, especially with higher mortgage repayments. Many sold off their assets, flooding the market with investor-grade stock and pushing prices even lower.

Melbo​urne needed a turning point. That came in early 2025, when the long-awaited RBA easing cycle finally began, later than many economists had predicted, but still significant.

Despite the downturn, Melbou​rne’s fundamentals remained strong. One of the key growth drivers is supply versus demand, and the balance has shifted dramatically. According to Charter Keck Cramer, only 4,800 apartments were completed in Melbo​urne last year—a 36% drop from 2023, and less than half the 10,000 completed in Sydney. Only 6,320 apartments are currently under construction, compared to 21,550 in Sydney.

At the same time, Melbo​urne is expected to be the fastest-growing capital city over the medium to long term, with forecasts of more than 100,000 people moving to the city annually until 2029. With supply far below demand, price growth becomes inevitable.

So why haven’t prices already surged?

It’s not just buyers who’ve been impacted, developers have, too. Build costs have risen sharply, with labour and materials up around 40%. Land prices have also increased, along with holding costs. Higher costs mean higher sale prices. Developers aren’t charities, they’re not going to take the risk and lose money.

This created a stalemate: buyers couldn't afford the new prices, and developers couldn’t lower them. But 2025 has brought renewed optimism. Property values are now climbing in both the unit and house markets. Clearance rates have lifted into the mid-60s to low-70s—up from the low-to-mid 50s just last year.

With falling interest rates, buyers can now borrow more, while developers are feeling more confident thanks to stronger sentiment and stabilising build costs—though prices are unlikely to drop.

The future remains uncertain, but there’s a lot to like about Melbo​urne’s current position. The market has clearly bottomed out. We’ll inevitably be proved right or wrong, however it feels like this is arguably the best opportunity to buy in Melbourne—a city with significant business, large infrastructure projects all over the city, and a nightlife culture unrivalled anywhere in Australia.

Is Melbourne the city of opportunity in the property market?

There’s a version of Brunswick you’ll recognise even if you’ve never set foot there. Trams rattling down Sy​dney Road. Musicians and art students on the corners. It’s shorthand for a certain kind of Melbourne - progressive, creative, a little bit chaotic.

But dig deeper and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/brunswick-vic-3056">Brunswick</a> reveals more than the clichés. It’s a suburb where 19th-century terraces share blocks with carbon-neutral apartment buildings. Where Victorian shopfronts house Syrian bakeries, social enterprises, and high-end espresso machines. And where property values have steadily climbed, not because the suburb has tried to reinvent itself, but because it’s stayed interesting.

Just six kilometres north of the CBD and well-connected by tram, train and bike path, Brunswick is built on a simple truth: you can get almost anywhere from here. Three Upfield line stations, Jewell, Brunswick, and Anstey, provide frequent train services. The 19 tram runs straight into the city. Bike commuters use the Upfield shared path like a second arterial.

Add to that Syd​ney Road and Lygon Street cutting vertically through the suburb, both lined with shops, eateries, services and medium-density housing, and it’s easy to see why Brunswick consistently ranks high for walkability and public transport access.

Brunswick’s population has shifted significantly over the past few decades. Post-war European migrants, many of whom still call the suburb home, laid the foundations. Students and artists came later, drawn by low rents and open minds. More recently, the area has welcomed professionals, young families, and downshifters seeking an urban lifestyle that doesn’t feel corporate.

As Brunswick’s demographic has evolved, so too has its housing profile. Post-war brick homes, double-fronted Edwardians, and classic workers’ cottages still line many of the suburb’s quieter streets, but now they sit alongside architect-designed townhomes, low-rise apartment buildings, and adaptive reuse projects that reflect the suburb’s dual identity: heritage-conscious and future-facing.

For Michael McCormack, Founder and Managing Director of property developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/milieu-property">Milieu</a>, and a local Brunswick resident—this is what makes Brunswick special. “It’s a suburb ingrained in continual reinvention,” he says.

“Brunswick has always been shaped by migration,” McCormack explains. “Post-WWII, it was Greek and Italian. Then came Asian and Middle Eastern communities, and more recently African. Now, the most visible wave is internal, young, creative, working professionals moving in. It’s eclectic and layered, a real melting pot.”

This multicultural identity is most evident, he says, on Sydney Road, the longest shopping strip in the Southern Hemisphere. 
 
“Walk up and down and you’ll see it in the hospitality scene, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Lebanese, overlaid with wine bars and coffee spots. There’s something for everyone.”

Milieu began developing in Brunswick in 2019. Such is the developer’s love for the suburb, and the strong response from the local market, they’ve just launched their sixth project in as many years.

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Designed by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in collaboration with DesignOffice and OCULUS, Saxon Street by Milieu is shaped by its civic context and cultural surroundings. The nine-level building with 80 apartments will replace the former Brosnan Centre, next door to the iconic Brunswick Baths, in the heart of the growing Merri-bek Arts and Culture Precinct.

Just months after launching, over a quarter of the apartments have already sold. McCormack attributes this strong demand to Milieu’s reputation in the area. “Our brand presence is so strong that we don’t just get repeat buyers—we get people connected to those who already live in a Milieu home,” he says.

“We get mothers, cousins, siblings of previous buyers—people who’ve not only heard great things from someone close to them, but have physically been in one of our homes. That’s the closest thing to a true testament we have for delivering a quality product.”

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This deep respect for what makes Brunswick Brunswick also attracted developer Beulah, who recently made their debut in the area. Late last year, they launched Brunswick Established—a collection of 23 sustainable townhouses.

Beulah co-founder Adelene Teh says it wasn’t just the prime Hodgson Street site near Barkly Street that drew them in, but the opportunity to create a brand-new townhome community in one of Melbourne’s most established and character-rich suburbs. 
 
“Brunswick has long been a suburb with soul, layered with history, creativity, and a strong sense of community,” Teh says.

“We were inspired by Brunswick’s rich heritage, its walkable lifestyle, and its proximity to some of Melbourne’s most vibrant pockets - from its thriving food and arts scene to its cultural and community offerings. It’s ideal for people who value a connected, inner-urban lifestyle but also want the calm of a serene pocket just minutes from parks, public transport, and local amenities.”

More than anything, Teh says, they saw the potential to create something that truly responds to how people want to live, now and into the future, within a like-minded community that appreciates great architecture, heritage, wellness, and sustainability.

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“Brunswick Established is a reflection of that thinking. It embraces adaptability, multigenerational living, and considered design. We’ve worked closely with consultants and experts to ensure what we’re building feels like a natural extension of the suburb’s existing fabric, something that respects the past, supports the present, and adds value for generations to come.”

Beulah has seen strong interest, with 70 per cent of the townhouses already sold. Several interstate buyers have also made purchases, a sign of Brunswick’s national footprint.

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One of the biggest indicators of demand in a suburb is when big money arrives. Mirvac recently sold an apartment at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/prince-parade-by-mirvac-brunswick-701-park-street-brunswick-vic-3056">Prince &amp; Parade</a>, the former Princes Park Motor Inn site on Park Street, for $4.55 million, setting a new suburb record. It eclipsed the previous benchmark, a restored five-bedroom Victorian mansion from the 1880s, which sold for $4.15 million in late 2024.

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Mirvac’s General Manager of Residential Development VIC, Elysa Anderson, said the record-breaking price reflects the work of the Mirvac Design team in collaboration with Bates Smart, particularly their floorplan configurations and finishes, as well as Mirvac’s national reputation for delivering high-quality residential communities.

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Prince &amp; Parade is Mirvac’s third collaboration with Bates Smart on a parkside Melbourne development, following The Melburnian on Queen Victoria Gardens and The Eastbourne on Fitzroy Gardens.

The all-electric project comprises 169 one- to four-bedroom apartments across two buildings, rising five levels on Park Street and up to nine levels on Brunswick Road.

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Fintech investor Danita Lowes has bought into the Sydney 1920s apartment block The Astor. 

It’s the apartment recently sold by UK-based theatrical couple Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton.

Their little-used bolthole had $12 million hopes through Christie’s International agent Ken Jacobs.

Originally three apartments, the two-storey Macquarie Street abode was once home to entertainer Barry Humphries and then mortgage broker Mark Bouris.

Lower heads Euclid Capital Partners.

She owns at Longueville with husband David Fite.

The Astor is the 12-storey, 1920s company title block that once dominated not only the city skyline but Sydney society when Circular Quay was quaintly industrial and the Harbour Bridge yet to be built.

All of the apartments featured Jarrah timber flooring, high ceilings, large windows along with Queensland maple interiors by the controversial Francis de Groot.

Completed in 1923, the Astor was the idea of entrepreneurs John and Cicely O'Brien.

The building was designed by architects Stuart Mould and Donald Esplin with a rooftop garden and basement restaurant.

Back then there were butlers and maids provided by the house manager.

Despite being the city's oldest apartment complex - and facing serious competition from many nearby new developments – it continues to attract buyers, especially when a modernised Astor apartment comes with parking nearby.
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Fintech investor Danita Lowes has bought into the Sydney 1920s apartment block The Astor

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Fintech investor Danita Lowes buys Cate Blanchett's Macquarie Street, Sydney apartment

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced plans to work on a long-term vision for the historic Macquarie Street East Precinct on the eastern fringe of the CBD.
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating will join forces with the Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, and former Lord Mayor of Sydney, Lucy Turnbull to work on the landmark project.
The review will look at ways to improve the amenity and public usage of one of Sydney’s most historic precincts, which includes Hyde Park Barracks, State Library, Sydney Hospital and NSW Parliament.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet today announced two of NSW’s most prominent Sydneysiders will work together to develop a long-term vision for the historic Macquarie Street East Precinct on the eastern fringe of the CBD.
“I am delighted two of the most passionate advocates for Sydney have agreed to work together on ways to enhance what is already one of the jewels in this city’s glittering crown,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“Our aim is to make this area, with its historic buildings and beautiful gardens, an even more vibrant place for locals and tourists to enjoy.”
Mr Perrottet said Mr Keating and Mrs Turnbull were both strong advocates for Sydney, with a keen desire to improve the city and make it more welcoming and accessible for everybody.
“The Macquarie Street East Precinct is home to some of Sydney’s most important public buildings and iconic open spaces,” Mr Perrottet said.
“With two such passionate people working together on this project I am sure we will be able to make the area even better, unlock potential for new ways to connect the precinct to the rest of the CBD, and improve the public’s experience and usage.”
Mr Keating and Mrs Turnbull both welcomed the opportunity to provide ideas and direction for the Macquarie Street East Precinct.
“This precinct is of central importance to the city and there is scope for rationalisation in the further dedication of public space,” Mr Keating said.
Mrs Turnbull said as Sydney continued to grow it was important to ensure the use of open space evolved and adapted.
“I feel very privileged to be given the opportunity to help create a long term vision for a precinct that encapsulates so much history, beauty and cultural relevance dating back tens of thousands of years,” Mrs Turnbull said. 
“It has long deserved better connections and access, so that more Sydneysiders and visitors can enjoy this precious precinct.”
An initial report from Mr Keating and Mrs Turnbull is expected to be completed by mid-2019.
 
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Keating and Turnbull unite to work on Macquarie Street East precinct vision

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Sydney's number one penthouse, located at One Macquarie Street, has officially hit the market.
The Bennelong apartment was quietly listed for sale late last year, but now it comes with live marketing which provides architect impressions of the top floor apartment on completion.
Currently in the process of being gutted, the pictures are the concept of acclaimed architect Koichi Takada. There is also a Goldeneye Media <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://vimeo.com/247259235" target="_blank">video with the marketing.</a>
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Many will know Takada as the preferred architect of choice for model Jen Hawkins, the face of Myer, and her husband Jake Wall.
They used Takada on a number of occasions when they were building houses in the Curl Curl area. Takada also designed their new forever home in Newport.
The Bennelong apartment was under the long-time ownership of the Moran family of the Moran Health Care, but a caveat suggests the owner and vendor is veteran property developer Keith Johnson.
Spanning 360 sqm, the apartment has views over the Sydney Harbour, including the bridge and the Opera House. 
Dominic Ong, the Australia’s Head of Asian Markets at Knight Frank has been enlisted to undertake the marketing.
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Last year the building saw a $10.5 million sale when the 2GB radio broadcaster Alan Jones bought a smaller, dated, apartment six floors down.
In 2015 developer Sam Arnaout spent $18 million buying from the Maloney publican family on the 11th floor.
The Sydney price record stands at $96,000 a sqm when $27 million was paid off the plan in the Opera Residences development - five doors up Macquarie Street bordering the Cahill Expressway on the site of the old Coca Cola Amatil building.
The former chief of Tenix, Robert Salteri and his wife Kelly have been pinpointed as its buyers.
Last month the casino operator Crown Resorts announced the $60 million sale of two floors within its luxury Sydney development to James Packer.
 
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Sydney's number one penthouse hits the market

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The apartment that has rightful claims of being Sydney's number 1 address has quietly become available for sale.
It is the apartment on the tip of the top floor of 1 Macquarie Street, the closest home to the Opera House anyone can buy.
The apartment was long owned by the Moran family of Moran Health Care in the building known as Bennelong, and to some as The Toaster.
But a caveat indicates the current owner, and seller is actually the veteran property developer, Keith Johnson.
He and partner Natalie Habib are in the midst of gutting and fitting out the 360 sq m space to a design by the noted architect Koichi Takada.
It seems all the drilling alerted other occupants in the well-heeled block to Greta Moran's recent departure to her son, Mark's luxury Vaucluse retirement home
The ensuing knocking at their apartment front door has seen some of the stickybeaks turn into potential buyers so Johnson, ever the opportunist, is seeing if there was a too good to true offer out there.
Dominic Ong, the Australia’s Head of Asian Markets at Knight Frank has been enlisted to undertake an offmarket tour to China.
No details have emerged as to its recent or envisaged pricing, but there is no doubting its potential having set prior records.
This year the building saw a $10.5 million sale when the 2GB radio broadcaster Alan Jones bought six floors down. In 2015 developer Sam Arnaout spent $18 million buying from the Maloney publican family on the 11th floor.
The Sydney price record stands at $96,000 a sqm when $27 million was paid off the plan in the Opera Residences development - five doors up Macquarie Street bordering the Cahill Expressway on the site of the old Coca Cola Amatil building.
The former chief of Tenix, Robert Salteri and his wife Kelly have been pinpointed as its buyers.
This week the casino operator Crown Resorts announced the $60 million sale of two floors within its luxury Sydney development to James Packer.
Johnson is on a high at the moment as his major project Trinity Point was the recipient this month of the regional award for Best in Asia Pacific in Hotel Architecture category at the International Property Awards.
The former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins is the face of the Trinity Point residential, hotel and marina project at Lake Macquarie.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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1 Macquarie Street penthouse quietly listed for sale

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The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation has leased Horbury House, a Macquarie Street building in the Sydney CBD, for its new headquarters.
The heritage offices at 171 Macquarie Street are owned by UK businessman Sir Martyn Arbib. The offices are his family's only known Australian investment. They cost $5.35 million in 2005.
Built in 1842, the Georgian style, three storey building has just undergone a full refurbishment.
The newly launched centre, which supports arts and humanities teaching at universities, signed a five-year lease on confidential terms.
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Colliers International's Tom Buxton handled negotiations.
Horbury House is a combined pair of three storey terraces with a basement, originally part of a terrace of seven residences extending from the corner, and part of a continuous streetscape of terraces.
They are one of the last residential terraces in Macquarie Street and are set between a 1970s office development and a 1940s office building.
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The Macquarie Street building is of historic, aesthetic and social significance as a rare surviving colonial city terrace retaining its external form and indicating the type of development that characterised Macquarie Street in the mid-nineteenth century.
Only the facade and some roof framing survive from the 1842 building constructed for Ousley Condell.
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It was named after Horbury, an area in England.
From the 1890's its access to Sydney Hospital made the terrace an ideal site for surgeon's professional rooms. More recently, as the medical character of the street changed, it has been used as company offices.
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An anticipated price point of more than $40 million is expected for the Opera Retail, the retail space underneath the luxury Opera Residences at Circular Quay.
It is being marketed as an unparalleled, once in a lifetime retail investment.
Spanning 980 sqm, the Opera Retail on the exclusive Sydney Harbour end of Macquarie Street will be anchored by premium tenants including high-end fashion brands and a two chefs' hat-restaurants.
The space is expected to attracted strong on and offshore investment.
Knight Frank's Andy Hu, JLL's James Aroney and Belle Property Commercial's Andrew Vines are marketing the commercial space.
“This is unique opportunity to buy into a dynamic site with unique attributes as Sydney’s world-famous cultural, tourism, leisure, commerce and transport hub," Hu said.
“The precinct plays many roles as a centre for business, tourism and transport, and also forms a significant part of Australia’s cultural identity.
The space will also be surrounded by a number of new developments coming to Circular Quay
“The multi-billion dollar projects at AMP Capitals’s Quay Quarter, Lendlease’s Circular Quay Tower, and Wanda Groups’ hotel and apartment development will add significantly to creating a vibrant mixed-use precinct in Circular Quay," James Aroney said.
The prime retail investment will sit beneath the luxury Opera Residences, which late last year year saw two apartments sell within days of each other, both breaking the Australian apartment price record.
First one of the penthouse apartments fetched $26 million, then a few days later the Salteri family paid $27 millon for another of the four bedroom apartments fronting the Harbour Bridge.
Price per square metre records also soared in the 104 apartment development, fetching over $96,000 per sqm.
 
 
 
 
 
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