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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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	Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and are priced from $3.65 million.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

Abadeen has released the whole-floor penthouse crowning its recently completed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/park-residences-cremorne-2-sutherland-street-cremorne-nsw-2090">Park Residences</a> development in Cremorne, bringing the near-300 sqm residence to market for the first time.

Occupying the entire top floor of the boutique Lower North Shore development, the penthouse includes 221 sqm of internal living and a 74 sqm wraparound terrace, with a prized north-facing aspect taking in views across Middle Harbour.

The residence has been completed and fully furnished following a collaboration between Abadeen Executive Chairman Justin Brown and internationally recognised interior designer Jack Freeman, Founder and Managing Director of FREEMAN &amp; CO.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/abadeen">Abadeen</a> and Freeman approached the penthouse as a finished home, sourcing furniture, artwork, lighting and objects from Australia and overseas.

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Pieces from Parisian design house Pierre Augustin Rose sit alongside contemporary artworks and bespoke lighting, with Freeman drawing on recent visits to PAD Paris and Salone del Mobile Milano for the final collection.

Brown said the aim was to create a penthouse that felt more like a large-scale private home than a traditional apartment.

"The experience begins the moment the lift doors open. You're welcomed into an elegant dining room before the home opens into an extraordinary living space framed by sun-drenched harbour views.

"Every time someone walks through the front door they pause. It's not just the view, it's the incredible sense of space, the warmth created by the northern sunlight that fills the interiors, and the way every room connects so effortlessly.

"It has all the proportions of a luxury home, while delivering the effortless lifestyle and personalised experience of living in a world-class six-star hotel, combined with the simplicity and convenience of apartment living."

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A secure lift provides exclusive access to the penthouse level, opening to a dedicated arrival foyer and dining area before the residence expands into its main living and entertaining spaces.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing runs across the northern side of the home, connecting the interiors with the terrace and Middle Harbour outlook.

The penthouse also features a fireplace and substantial chef's kitchen, while the wraparound terrace has been designed to accommodate both everyday outdoor living and larger-scale entertaining.

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Freeman said the interiors had been deliberately kept restrained to complement the scale, natural light and outlook already established by the architecture.

"The penthouse is a serene study in quiet luxury," Freeman said.

"The interior pairs soft, sculptural forms with warm timber, pale stone and a restrained neutral palette. Curated artwork and metallic accents add depth, while abundant natural light creates a calm, effortlessly refined atmosphere. In my world, less is always more."

Freeman said the approach was centred around collecting individual pieces rather than simply decorating the apartment.

"Every material, every object and every piece of furniture has been curated with intention. I am a true believer in collecting versus decorating.

"The architecture already provided extraordinary natural light, remarkable volume and an uninterrupted connection to Middle Harbour. Our role was to complement those qualities with unique one-of-a-kind pieces of fine art and collectible design sourced from recent travels around the world."

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Among the collection are solid bronze sculptures by Lorenzo Quinn, alongside a curated crystalware collection and pieces sourced from international design fairs.

Park Residences sits opposite Cammeray Golf Club, Cammeray Croquet Club and Grand Slam Tennis Cammeray, around 300 metres from Neutral Bay Village and its established collection of restaurants, cafés and retail.

Brown said the combination of a whole-floor floorplan, northern aspect and proximity to Neutral Bay was becoming increasingly difficult to find on the Lower North Shore.

"Completed whole-floor penthouses with a sun-drenched north-facing aspect and sweeping Middle Harbour views are exceptionally rare," Brown said.

"Add a quiet position opposite golf, croquet and tennis facilities, a level walk to Neutral Bay Village and only minutes to the CBD, and you have a lifestyle that's incredibly difficult to replicate.

"This is a home that offers the privacy and generosity of a luxury residence together with the convenience of one of Sydney's best-connected harbourside locations."

The penthouse will be exclusively marketed by SRM Residential.

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Abadeen unveils penthouse at Park Residences in Cremorne

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Betty's Burgers &amp; Concrete Co. are set to open their third Sydney restaurant as they take a lease on Manly Wharf.
Set to open later this year, Betty's Burgers will sit on the ground level of the two level development of the Manly Wharf, which will feature two new restaurants.
Colliers International agent Joshua Bush, who secured the lease, said locals and tourists will be able to experience a new angle of Sydney’s landscapes, while enjoying a quality restaurant offering with convenient access via the Manly Ferry Terminal.
“The addition of Betty’s Burgers is a big win as this restaurant will support Manly Wharf staying relevant, with changing consumer expectations and dining preferences," Bush said.
“This dining precinct is a refreshing edition to the Northern beaches and once completed, will undoubtedly be one of the most popular dining precincts in Sydney.”
Betty’s Burgers David Hales, who opened up shop in Noosa, says Sydneysiders love their burgers.
“Opening another Sydney location is unbelievably exciting and has truly exceeded our expectations of where we thought we would be four years ago when we opened our original Betty’s in Noosa," Hales said.
“We know the Sydney burger market is competitive, however Sydney seems to love our fresh, tasty burgers and our relaxed beach shack vibe, so we are looking forward to sharing Betty’s with everyone in Manly.”
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One of only four standalone houses left on the Manly beachfront has been listed for sale.
There has already been the sale along the North Steyne beachfront strip of the landmark Bris De Mer, Manly’s last original beachfront cottage.
It changed hands in March for $7,755,000, breaking the street’s house sale record when the heritage-listed 118 North Steyne sold to a north shore family.
Now another beachfront property on the market, a few doors down, at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-manly-128542762" target="_blank">No.122 North Steyne</a>.
It comes with views across the sands to the ocean.
Anthony Calacoci, of Belle Property Manly, said the property has been held by the same family for almost 20 years.
The renovated house is on a level, 259 square metre block, closer to North Steyne and Queenscliff beaches than Manly’s southern end.
There is also scope to add a third level to the house (STCA).
It goes to July 4 with $6,550,000 hopes through Belle Property Manly.
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Rare standalone beachfront Manly trophy home listed

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Having paid a suburb record $16 million for the home of former Vocation CEO Mark Hutchinson, surgeon Craig Taylor has sold his redundant Manly home for more than $13 million.
The Tudor-style home on the Fairy Bower dress circle sits on 700 sqm overlooking Shelley Beach.
The four bedroom waterfront reserve home The sale through Rowe Partners agent Jake Rowe sold with approval for a new home from David Selden Design (below).
It had a $12 million to $13 million guide.
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Taylor's new home down the road is designed by Marchese and Partners and broke the former Manly record by over $5 million.
Mark Hutchinson and wife Sophie paid $7.25 million when buying from the Grand Prix motorcyclist Wayne Gardner and wife Toni.
 
 
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$13 million plus knockdown sale in Manly

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Virginia Burmeister, the new girlfriend of Channel 9 personality Richard ‘Dickie’ Wilkins, is severing old ties.
She’s listed her former Manly home, which she once shared with her estranged husband, investment banker Mark Burmeister, for June 30 auction. 
There’s a caveat on the Manly property, lodged by Mark’s lawyers Gilbert + Tobin, shortly after Virginia, 50, and Wilkins confirmed their relationship.
The $2.65 million purchase in 2014 was bought solely in Virginia’s name, however the caveat suggests Mark applied funds towards the purchase.
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It also read that it had been the intention that the legal title would be held in a trust in the names of both as joint tenants.
The caveat concludes by saying it is unconscionable (in accordance with equitable principle) for the registered proprietor to maintain an interest in the land to the exclusion of the caveator.
It is being marketed as an upper and lower duplex by Michael Clarke at Clarke &amp; Humel Property, who has a June 30 auction with $4.3 million hopes.
The residence sits in a renovated Federation duplex known as Felton, just 200m from the beach. 
Virginia and Wilkins confirmed their relationship in October last year and have made regular appearances on Sydney’s social scene.
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Richard Wilkins' girlfriend lists former Manly home

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The last of Manly’s original waterfront beach shacks sold last week for $7.75 million.
Sources say gold bullion dealers Kurt and Nathalie Jaggard bought the home after recently putting their Balmoral home on the market.
The four-bedroom property had been passed in at auction at $7.9 million last November.
The heritage house at <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/118-north-steyne-manly-nsw-2095-2013853001" title="">118 North Steyne</a> had last sold to pharmaceutical industry boss John Loveridge in 2009 for $4,915,000.
The home was originally owned by the Stedmans, founders of Minties, Jaffas and Fantales. 
The home was built around 1906.
In 2002 the home was almost bulldozed to make way for apartments and was heritage-listed in 2006.
The local agents said the the old lady who once sat outside the home just looking out at the ocean was called the ‘Minties Queen’.
The home, Brise de Mer, named after the French phrase for “sea breeze” was renovated by developer Ted Byrne in 2006 who also built a six-storey block of apartments behind the house.
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A five-bedroom home in Manly fetch $9.71 million, the weekend's top result, when national auction levels hit all time highs in the pre-Easter sales rush.
The home at <a id="x_mcntLPlnk935992" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-manly-127729154" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">67 Bower Street</a> (pictured above), one of nearly 1100 to go under the hammer in Sydney on the biggest auction day so far of the year, sold for close to $2 million above the reserve.
Clarke &amp; Humel agents Michael Clarke and Cherie Humel indicated two buyers were especially keen.
There were six bidders registered, with four active after bidding started at $7 million for the house built in the style of a resort-like Mediterranean luxury villa.
Across the harbour, the prominent Sydney restaurateur Kingsley Smith and hotelier wife Natasha Stanley secured $8.45 million when their Vaucluse home went to auction.
The couple paid $5.01 million for the home in 2014. 
<a id="x_mcntLPlnk396873" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-vaucluse-127724238" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Vaucluse property</a> was custom-built by architect Ian Poole for former owners, with six bedrooms, separate guest accomodation, a study and a heated infinity edge swimming pool amid manicured gardens. 
McGrath Group had a guide of $8 million.
There was also a strong result in Sydney's inner west, where a six-bedroom Strathfield home on 1,359 square metres fetched $5.9 million.
The <a id="x_mcntLPlnk99289" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-strathfield-127692802" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">64 Redmyre Road, Strathfield</a> sale was $600,000 above reserve through Strathfield Partners agents Robert Pignatoro and Vanessa Kim.
The property had failed to sell in a campaign with other agents last year.
There’d been eight groups register, with The Sunday Telegraph reporting a local Chinese family were the successful purchasers with a local Vietnamese family the underbidders.
CoreLogic calculated the total of 3,967 auctions held across the combined capital cities exceeded the previous highest week on record - the week ending 30 November 2014 when 3,908 auctions were held. 
Sydney's preliminary clearance rate stood at 66.2% based on the initial 1037 reported results.
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The weekend's cheapest sale was a one bedroom at 16/57 Kingsville Street, Kingsville in Melbourne's inner west.
<a id="x_mcntLPlnk166431" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-kingsville-127744142" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The updated top floor, second level 1970s apartment</a> sold for $247,000. Its price guidance had been $210,000 to $230,000.
It last sold in 2002 at $110,000. It had been a $240 a week rental until recently.
There was <a id="x_mcntLPlnk973418" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-127690274" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a $5.8 million Toorak sale</a> which was among the top Melbourne results.
The 725 square metres lot at 27 Linlithgow Road came with the option to complete the somewhat progressed luxury two apartment Tudor style re-development or start again on a single home. The price guidance has been $4.2 million to $4.6 million.
The owners were going to live upstairs and sell downstairs, but a dispute unfolded between them and the builder, resulting in work stopping around a year into the construction.
Four of the six bidders were Chinese with local residency. The buyer was a high net worth Chinese buyer, who lives in Toorak. 
A converted Fitzroy church hall at <a id="x_mcntLPlnk564346" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-fitzroy-127733910" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">182 Fitzroy St </a>— which featured as the home in Guy Pearce's TV drama Jack Irish — sold for $2,446,000 bettering its reserve by $446,000.
There had been $1.9 million to $2 million price guidance for the gold-rush-era Independent Hall which has served as a church, Aboriginal mission, kindergarten and film set.
Since 1973, it’s been a home, Nelson Alexander agent Rick Daniel said.
"Across Melbourne, a total of 2,078 homes were taken to market across making it a record busiest week in CoreLogic history; surpassing the previous record over the week ending 29 October 2017 when 1,983 auctions were held," Kevin Brogan, the CoreLogic auction analyst said.
Melbourne's preliminary auction clearance rate fell with these higher volumes to 67%, down from the previous week's 68.7%.
Canberra had the nation's highest preliminary auction clearance rate at 73.8%, based on the results of 107 of the 129 scheduled auctions. 
Canberra's top sale was <a id="x_mcntLPlnk182442" href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.allhomes.com.au/ah/act/sale-residential/16-hampton-circuit-yarralumla-canberra/1317500654011" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a luxury Yarralumla residence</a> designed by architect Paul Tilse.
Its land value was put at $937,000 with a single level solar passive contemporary home that has a 6 out of 6 star energy rating. 
It was constructed in 2016 by builders Sutton and Horsley in the grounds landscaped by Foxy's Landscapes.
Brisbane reported a 49.2% preliminary clearance rate with 194 scheduled auctions, down from the final figure of 51.9% over the prior weekend.
Brisbane's cheapest sale was $320,000 in Hamilton. The 1/104 Windermere Road offering was last sold at $38,000 in 1980.
The Ray White selling agent Guy Horsley said the vendor was moving to a retirement home.
<a id="x_mcntLPlnk71733" href="https://www.raywhite.com/qld/hamilton/1841929/?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Set in a block, Coniston of only four units</a>, it came with three bedrooms and one bathroom with lock up car accommodation, with 125 square metres living space.
Adelaide's 67.3% success rate, with 143 scheduled auctions, was the second best across the capital cities.
But it was below the previous week's preliminary 69.7% figure which ended with a final revised tally of 64.3%.
Adelaide prices ranged from $395,000 at Trott Park to $1.62 million at Norwood.
The three bedroom sandstone <a id="x_mcntLPlnk273668" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-norwood-127798658" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">105 George St, Norwood</a> offering through Toop &amp; Toop had been in the same family for six decades.
The four bedroom split level <a id="x_mcntLPlnk409846" href="https://aldinga.ljhooker.com.au/house-in-trott-park-sa-5158-au-ptgfd4#.Wra7d60ZPq0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">46 Hessing Crescent, Trott Park</a> offering had come with $350,000 price guidance.
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A 1985-built apartment at Manly Beach has sold at $41,000 per sqm.
The near 140 sqm apartment on Marine Parade looking out to the Pacific Ocean fetched $5.7 million, just two weeks into its marketing campaign, Fairfax Media reported.
It last traded for $681,000 in 1992.
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Colin and Gloria Fisher, the parents of Sydney’s Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher, sold the two-level freehold apartment at Manly’s Fairy Bower
The buyers plan to renovate the 1980s-style apartment, which was on the market for 15 days before its sale. 
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Max Walls International agent Anthony Walls sold the two storey unit.
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The apartment reportedly broke the record which had stood since 2016 when an off-the-plan apartment on Bower Street sold for $9.5 million, reflecting $33,807 per sqm.
That was a three bedroom apartment spanning 281 sqm. 
It was eight years that the record before that had stood for. A North Steyne Road unit sold for $12.2 million in 2008, a $30,000 per sqm price.
 
 
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Manly apartment price per sqm record broken

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Harley Streten, better known as international music producer, Flume, has bought a Sydney bolthole.
The 26 year old DJ has purchsed a new Manly apartment.
He's paid $1.25 million for a two bedroom apartment in the newly completed Hum complex.
There are only two apartments per floor.
He's previously given his address as the family home in Seaforth where the ARIA Award winning artist grew up.
It was where he first began composing electronic music from his bedroom as an eight-year-old, with a free music program given away in a cereal box.
Flume, who opted for the moniker after the Bon Iver song of the same name, broke through in 2012 with his self-titled debut studio album.
The album topped the ARIA Albums Chart and reached double-platinum accreditation in Australia.
He hit the headlines internationally after he moved to LA for three months a few years later.
He released Skin in 2016, his second studio album, won the Grammy for best dance/electronic album a year later and went platinum in six countries.
Flume announced headline shows with all 300,000 tickets of the world tour selling out. 
It included more than 80,000 tickets in Australia.
A pioneer of future bass, Flume has remixed songs from the likes of Lorde, Sam Smith and Disclosure. 
Flume is currently touring in the states, with shows in Colorado and Utah coming up. 
Flume once told the NME that he doesn't see himself living in the Hollywood Hills.
"I don’t think I’d ever live on the Hills or whatever, I just want a nice little place.”
He's been revered on the northern beaches, though the mooted statute never got erected at Manly Wharf.
There was an online petition launched by Aussie music blog Stoney Roads last year with the petition noting "Manly is home to Australia’s finest electronic music export".
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph.
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Flume finds a Manly bolthole

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Celebrity interior designer Tina Chalabian, who first appeared on Channel Ten’s The Renovators, has bought a sub-penthouse apartment in Manly.
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The designer paid $2.72 million for a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-manly-126276862">four-bedroom, two-bathroom offering </a>on the Eastern Hill near Manly Cove.
The apartment spans 170sqm of indoor and outdoor living, with two balconies coming off the master bedroom and living area.
It covers half of the top floor of a mid-1980s full-brick block of four set in tropical gardens with shared pool, barbecue plus change room.
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Rowe Partners Real Estate agent Jake Rowe and Nathan Tse sold it after having a guide of $2.2 million. It’s the first trade in the block since the same apartment sold in 2015 for $1.76 million.
The next previous sale in the Cove Ave complex was in the 1990s.
Manly’s four-bedroom apartments have ranged from $1.4 million up to $5.8 million this year, according to CoreLogic.
Chalabian first hit the screens as a contestant on The Renovators in 2011, having been working in the design field since 1999.
She established the homewares and interior design service Yellow Room in Cammeray in 2012.
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Tina Chalabian buys Manly sub-penthouse

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An early 1900's home in Manly has been sold after a recent facelift. There had been $3.5 million price guidance.
Complete with a contemporary redesign by Environa Studio's Tone Wheeler, the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-manly-127083058?rsf=ps:facebook:dream:gal" target="_blank">Smith Street home</a> sits behind a classic panelled facade hidden away behind a large frangipani.
It was listed by Louise Crompton, the former marketing director of Expedia Australia and New Zealand, and her husband Alex.
They paid $2,060,000 in 2010. 
They could hear the waves crashing at night.
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Clarke &amp; Humel agent Michael Clarke described the home as evoking the very essence of relaxed coastal style.
Set in 280 sqm of landscaped gardens near Manly Beach, the home has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
A covered entertainers' terrace leads off the living and dining areas.
 
 
 
 
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