The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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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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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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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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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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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.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
 
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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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