<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sunland-group">Sunland Group</a> has officially lodged plans for its first Gold Coast apartment project since the departure of the Abedian family from the company three years ago, unveiling a new high-rise proposal for a prominent Broadbeach corner site on Old Burleigh Road.

The application was submitted by an entity directed by Tom Jamieson, stepson of longtime Sunland leader Soheil Abedian, and Riaz Rezvanipour, brother-in-law of Sahba Abedian, Soheil’s son.

Sunland acquired the 1,283 sqm site on the corner of Old Burleigh Road and Armrick Avenue for $9.5 million late last year and is now seeking approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/99-101-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">42-storey tower with 81 apartments</a>.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a>, the proposed tower at 99-101 Old Burleigh Road would deliver a predominantly larger-format apartment mix aimed at the owner-occupier market. Plans include 17 two-bedroom apartments, 55 three-bedroom apartments, and nine four-bedroom residences across 35 residential levels.

The development also incorporates three basement levels, four podium parking levels, two levels of communal recreation facilities, and rooftop plant and equipment. A total of 189 car spaces are proposed, significantly exceeding the 90 spaces required under the planning scheme.

The architecture adopts a sculpted, curvilinear form, with deep wraparound balconies and integrated landscaping intended to soften the tower’s vertical expression. The planning report states the building’s “slender footprint/form provides a complimentary yet varied built form within the local streetscape” and contributes to “a varied, yet ordered skyline.”

Contreras Earl noted in its Architectural Statement that from the early stages, the project addressed a fundamental challenge: how to accommodate the required residential yield while avoiding the conventional model of a tower sitting on a rigid, fully resolved parking podium.

“The most direct response would have been to consolidate parking into a singular, flat podium and extrude a repetitive tower above,” the statement said. “While efficient, this approach would result in a consolidated built form with limited engagement with the surrounding landscape and public realm.”

Instead, the conventional podium model was “deliberately rejected”. The architects described the base of the building as “a landscaped architectural condition where structure, planting and circulation are integrated”.

“Rather than presenting a continuous built mass, the base of the building is articulated through a series of concrete planter elements that organise the podium into a fragmented system,” the statement said. “This approach reduces the perceived bulk of the lower levels while establishing a more permeable interface with the streetscape and adjacent open space.”

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The site sits within the High Density Residential Zone and inside the City of Gold Coast’s unrestricted “HX” building height area, where the planning framework anticipates intensified residential development tied to the expanding light rail corridor. The planning report notes the area is undergoing “transition toward more intense development forms” given its proximity to Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, and high-frequency public transport infrastructure.

Positioned directly opposite Broadbeach Park and within walking distance of Florida Gardens light rail station, the development would sit among a rapidly evolving stretch of Old Burleigh Road that has become one of the Gold Coast’s most active apartment development corridors.

The application joins a growing pipeline of luxury residential projects reshaping Broadbeach, including nearby developments by 5Point Projects, Polycell, and Graya.

The planning report argues the project contributes toward the Gold Coast’s long-term housing targets under the South East Queensland Regional Plan, which forecasts the need for more than 100,000 additional high-rise dwellings across the city by 2046.

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The Abedian family departed Sunland Group in late 2023, ending a four-decade association with the company, and subsequently established the private development firm Abedian &amp; Co. The group is currently delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/greenmount-residences-cnr-hill-street-and-marine-parade-coolangatta-qld-4225">Greenmount Residences</a> at Rainbow Bay and recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/18-mary-avenue-14-18-mary-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">18 Mary Avenue</a> in Broadbeach.
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Joel Robinson

First look: Sunland Group returns to Broadbeach new apartment market with new Old Burleigh Road tower plans

The Minns Labor Government has established the new Bays West Delivery Authority to lead the development&nbsp;of the Bays West Precinct and Blackwattle Bay Precinct.&nbsp;

The Authority is charged with creating Sydney’s newest precinct, a thriving, connected, sustainable hub with White Bay Power Station as its cultural heart. Its vision is to build on the area’s natural, cultural and industrial history to shape a vibrant new neighbourhood.

The precinct will deliver up to 8,500 well-located homes, including a minimum of 10 per cent affordable and essential worker homes. Combine new housing with public open space, opening public access to the waterfront for the first time in more than 100 years, while retaining important deep-water facilities to support Sydney’s working harbour.

Located just minutes from the Sydney CBD and connected to a world-class metro, ferry, walking and cycling links, the Bays West precinct will rebalance housing growth towards well-serviced inner-city locations and help tackle the state’s housing crisis.

The Bays West Delivery Authority,&nbsp;an agency of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will report to the NSW Minister for Lands and Property who already has oversight of major precinct renewal projects including at Blackwattle Bay and Barangaroo.

As part of the broader Bays West transformation, the Minns Government recently announced that a proposal from Lendlease to redevelop part of the Bays West Precinct has progressed to Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s unsolicited proposals process.

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The Minns Labor Government has also confirmed the Bays West precinct will have a new suburb name. This will be the first major suburb built in close proximity to Sydney’s CBD in decades and will encompass the area currently being referred to as Bays West, including Glebe Island and the White Bay Power Station. Served by a new Metro station just five minutes from the CBD, it will become one of the most populous suburbs in the Inner West and one of Sydney’s premier cultural destinations.

An early works program is taking shape, which&nbsp;includes the first stages of an international design competition.&nbsp;

The aim of the Bays West&nbsp;International&nbsp;Design Competition is to&nbsp;ensure design excellence is embedded in the project from the start. The competition will deliver an&nbsp;urban framework that defines the character, ambition and long-term identity of&nbsp;this&nbsp;former industrial precinct as it transitions to a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable residential&nbsp;neighbourhood.

The competition will be led by the Bays West Delivery Authority in partnership with Government Architect NSW.&nbsp;

It will launch with an invitation for a global Expressions of Interest, before moving to an invitation-only stage that will be assessed by a panel that&nbsp;will provide advice to Cabinet who will select a winner.

Premier of NSW, Chris Minns said the establishment of the new Authority is the first step in transforming the Bays West precinct into a vibrant, livable suburb minutes from the Sydney CBD and two stops from Hunter St Station on the Metro West line.

“The Authority will deliver well-located homes close to the heart of the city and integrate the new precinct with Blackwattle Bay and the new Sydney Fish Market.

“This is a generational opportunity to build a new suburb on the city’s edge and open the harbour foreshore to the public for the first time in a century.”&nbsp;

Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said the new Bays West Delivery Authority established by the Minns Government will turbocharge the development of Sydney’s newest suburb.

“The Authority is working at a record pace to deliver an international design competition, planning pathways and a financial model so that this development benefits Sydney with well-designed homes in a central location, close to public transport, jobs, entertainment and essential services.

“If we want Sydney to stay liveable and affordable, we need to be bold about using underutilised government-owned land to deliver homes for the future while making sure essential working harbour functions can be accommodated.”

Bays West Delivery Authority established to "turbocharge" Sydney’s newest suburb

Around 400 additional homes could be built at Southwark Grounds on Port Road, lifting total site capacity from 1300 to around 1700 dwellings.

A recently approved code amendment would allow apartment towers of up to 14 storeys in some areas of Renewal SA’s redevelopment of the former West End Brewery.

Renewal SA Acting Chief Executive Shane Wingard said he welcomed the code amendment, with the increase in heights and homes making a positive impact on the supply of high-quality, well-connected housing close to the city.

“By going higher across some parts of Southwark Grounds, we are adding a substantial number of very well-located homes with little impact on project delivery time or planned open space,” Mr Wingard said.

Since the project officially launched in 2025, Mr Wingard said more than 12,000 enquiries had been received about living at Southwark Grounds.

“The very strong early interest we’ve seen since homes were first released in the precinct reinforces our plans to create more housing opportunities,” he said.

The Southwark Grounds code amendment was launched in December last year, with community engagement undertaken over five weeks from January.

It proposed increasing maximum building heights from eight to 14 storeys on the eastern section of Southwark Grounds, and to 12 storeys across the remainder of the site, with minimum building heights ranging from two to four storeys.

The code amendment was implemented through an Early Commencement policy in late January, allowing developers to quickly explore the viability of increased height and housing yield while other planning processes continue.

One of the first developers delivering apartment sites have already finalised redesigns to increase the number of apartments following the code amendment.

Samaras’ development adjacent to the future Colonel Light Park is now planning to deliver 125 apartments across 11 storeys, significantly greater than original plans of around 50 apartments across four storeys.

The developer is also exploring the potential for additional affordable housing outcomes.

Most of the apartments at Southwark Grounds will be delivered within a master-planned precinct on a large parcel of land on the eastern portion of the site, covering around two-thirds of its 8.4 hectares.

Wingard said detailed precinct planning over the coming months may identify further opportunities to increase yield further that could see total apartment numbers at Southwark Grounds, exceed this number.

Affordable homes at Southwark Grounds will also see a net increase, with Renewal SA maintaining its commitment to a minimum of 20 per cent affordable housing across the development.

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Civil works have begun across the site, with construction under way on the first new roads surrounding a townhouse precinct in the south‑west corner of Southwark Grounds. This includes Renewal SA’s 17 Founder’s Row homes, which are on track for completion by Christmas.

“We expect to have people living at Southwark Grounds by the end of the year, so delivering roads and public spaces for those residents is among our highest priorities.”

Construction of 40 townhouses off Anderson Street, known as West Village and being delivered by Contour, is forecast to begin in mid‑2026. Kolabb’s Anderson Lane development will follow shortly after, delivering a further 26 townhouses.

Southwark Grounds is a state government‑led urban renewal project now set to deliver around 1,700 homes over the next decade.

Homes will be supported by a supermarket, a range of retail and hospitality offerings anchored by a revitalised Walkerville Brew Tower, a childcare centre, car parking and well‑connected public spaces.

400 new homes planned for Adelaide's former West End Brewery site

Brisbane developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/cavcorp">Cavcorp</a> has lodged plans for a new mixed-use residential development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/55-wyandra-street-teneriffe-qld-4005">55 Wyandra Street</a>, Teneriffe, anchored by an 85-metre public laneway designed to reconnect the suburb’s riverfront with the Gasworks precinct.

The buildings, known as Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane, would replace the existing Queensland Cotton head office site with a 15-storey residential tower transitioning to eight storeys toward Helen Street. The project has been designed by Plazibat Architects and lodged as a code assessable development application for 93 apartments across a 3,401 sqm mixed-use site within the Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront neighbourhood plan.

Central to the scheme is the transformation of an existing service easement into a publicly accessible cross-block connection linking Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the new laneway will act as both a pedestrian shortcut and a landscaped civic space between the Teneriffe Riverwalk, ferry terminal, and Gasworks precinct.

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“The revised proposal delivers a legacy public-realm cross-block link, permanently secured for community use, transforming an existing private easement into a safe, high-quality pedestrian connection between the Teneriffe heritage riverwalk and the Gasworks–Long Island precinct,” the planning report states.

The laneway will sit beneath a large subtropical loggia integrated into the podium levels of the development. The design incorporates deep landscaping, water gardens, lobby spaces, business lounges, and ground-floor apartments to create what Cavcorp describes as a climate-responsive “urban verandah.”

The tower itself has been designed as a slender form with recessed floorplates and curved translucent corners inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. The building height aligns with the Commercial Road precinct controls, which permit towers up to 15 storeys within proximity to Longland Street.

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The project will comprise a mix of larger-format apartments aimed at owner-occupiers, downsizers, and families. The proposed apartment mix includes 11 loggia apartments across the lower levels, 50 four-bedroom Sky-Terrace apartments from levels three to seven, and 32 Sky-Pool Homes occupying the upper tower levels. The Sky-Pool Homes will feature private thermal plunge pools integrated into oversized balconies.

According to the application, the apartments are intended to reinterpret the scale and character of Teneriffe’s woolstore conversions and Queensland homes within a vertical residential format.

“The sky-pool homes build on Cavcorp’s previous projects and introduce a distinct apartment typology to Teneriffe, informed by both local and international precedent and responding to an identified market demand for enhanced safety, space and amenity,” the planning submission notes.

A major focus of the proposal is its five-level wellness and lifestyle offering, extending from the basement through to the rooftop.

Amenities proposed include a rooftop Swim &amp; Racquet Club with a 25-metre Olympic lap pool and tennis court, coworking spaces and libraries, golf simulators, wine storage, concierge facilities, business lounges, pet wash areas, and rooftop longevity-focused wellness spaces with spas, outdoor fitness zones, and landscaped terraces.

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All parking will be concealed within basement levels accessed from Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the deep-basement engineering approach allows the entire ground plane to prioritise landscaping, pedestrian movement, and active frontage rather than vehicle infrastructure.

The development continues Cavcorp’s concentration in Newstead and Teneriffe, where the Brisbane developer has delivered a number of apartment projects including Lucent, Le Bain, and Luminare, as well as the Long Island Wellness Precinct nearby. Several of those projects have received national design and architecture awards, including recognition under Brisbane’s “Buildings that Breathe” program.

Cavcorp unveils wellness-focused Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane apartment buildings

Focus Group Investments has lodged plans for a new apartment development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/64-70-hanover-street-fitzroy-vic-3065">64–70 Hanover Street</a> in Fitzroy, seeking to utilise the Victorian Government’s recently introduced Great Design Fast Track pathway to accelerate approvals for the project.

The proposal is among the latest developments to emerge through the state-led initiative, which was established to fast-track well-designed residential projects in activity centres and transport-connected inner-city locations. The pathway allows qualifying developments that meet elevated design and housing benchmarks to bypass traditional council planning timeframes and instead be assessed directly by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Designed by SJB, the development will comprise a mix of apartments above activated lower levels, with a strong focus on architectural articulation, landscaping, and communal amenity. The design response seeks to balance the industrial character of Richmond’s former warehouse precincts with a more contemporary residential form.

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Proposed are 63 new dwellings, a wide ranging mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and townhouses and duplexes. They will be spread across a part-three, part-eight storey building.

The Planning and Urban Context Report by Tract says the development is of an "exemplary architectural standard" and has been carefully crafted by SJB Architects.

"Dwellings&nbsp;will benefit from excellent access to natural light, cross-ventilation opportunities and extensive communal space," the report noted.

The architectural material highlights the project’s integration of landscaped elements and communal spaces throughout the building. The proposal also incorporates sustainability initiatives aligned with the Victorian Government’s push for higher-performing apartment developments under the fast-track program.

The Great Design Fast Track was unveiled by the Victorian Government in 2024 as part of a broader housing supply strategy aimed at accelerating the delivery of new homes. Projects assessed through the pathway must demonstrate high-quality architecture, sustainability outcomes, and housing diversity while being located close to public transport and existing infrastructure.

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Focus Group, founder and led by Paul De Lutiis, is increasingly active across Melbourne’s inner suburbs, targeting well-connected urban renewal locations suited to medium and higher-density residential development. The Fitzroy proposal continues that strategy, leveraging the area’s strong transport links, established retail amenity, and proximity to the CBD.

Fitzroy has been one of the most popular spots for developers and buyers in recent years. The likes of PACE Development Group, SMA Projects, Crema Group and Chapter Group, currently selling projects in the suburb.

First look: Focus Group Investments taps Victoria’s Great Design Fast Track for Fitzroy apartments

Maroubra

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Retired Sydney Swan Jeremy Laidler and wife, former Miss World Australia turned Seven News Sydney journalist Amber Greasley, are trading up in Sydney's east.
They've just sold their Bronte apartment, with plans to upgrade to a house in Maroubra.
Laidler and Greasley's Bronte apartment cost them $935,000 in 2015 when Laidler was still in the white and red.
He called time on his 10 year career last year and became the club's development coach after 61 appearances for the Swans, as well as spending time at Carlton and Geelong earlier in his AFL career.
Their first floor apartment with coastal chic style came with two bedrooms, one opening to a balcony.
The new designer bathroom had matte black hardware.
The open plan entertaining space had a leafy outlook. 
Belle Property Bondi Junction mother and daughter duo, Marina Makhlin and Stella Gankin secure the apartment sale.
Their Maroubra home will offer more space for their miniature dachshund Kev for the couple who met in 2013 after she relocated from Queensland to Melbourne when he was with the Blues.
Their dog has his own instragram page.
Maroubra has certainly become a hotspot for Sydney Swans players over recent years.
The likes of Luke Parker, Isaac Heeney and Heath Grundy have called the coastal suburb home.
Laidler and Greasley wed last November in Melbourne, with Charlotte Goodlet, fiancée of former Swans captain Kieren Jack as one of her bridesmaids.
Greasley won Miss World Australia in 2011, then heading to the final in London armed with a jar of Vegemite and a Collingwood football jumper for the three-week competition involving 110 Miss World winners.
She was disappointed at coming 21st, losing the global crown to former nun-in-training Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos.
Greasley has been an ambassador of Liptember for the past seven years, helping to raise funds and awareness for women’s mental health.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Morning Telegraph. 
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Retired Sydney Swan Jeremy Laidler and his wife have sold their Bronte home

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Sydney Swan star Luke Parker has secured an offer for his Maroubra investment townhouse.
It went under offer before its scheduled auction last weekend.
It was the first property Parker bought when he was a rookie at the Swans in 2013, the year he stepped up from the subs bench to a regular starter.
He paid $915,000 for the townhouse and has just finished a renovation before he listed through Belle Property Randwick agents Brooke Marshall and Lucas McKay.
The property has been an investment for Parker, who has developed a strong eastern suburbs portfolio.
He has another property in Maroubra and last year spent $2.6 million on a luxury home in Malabar which became an $1,800 a week rental.
Parker was picked up in the 2010 draft by Sydney after playing in Victoria for the Dandenong Stingrays.
He won the 2012 Premiership with the Swans and played in the two losing grand finals in 2014 and 2016, the same year he finished the runner up for the Bronlow Medal and was named in the All-Australian team for the first time.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Swans star Luke Parker's Maroubra investment under offer

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Sydney Swans star Luke Parker, who scored two goals in the mid-week defeat to Richmond, has listed the first property he bought, back when he was a 20 year old breaking into the side.
Parker will no doubt make a strong return on the Maroubra townhouse, having paid $915,000 in 2013, just as the property boom took off.
It has been an investment for Parker. It's last advertised rental in 2015 saw him seeking a $975 a week tenant.
He's just renovated the three level home since its last marketing with a new kitchen and floorboards.
The three bedroom townhouse spans 215 sqm of indoor and outdoor living with a private entertaining terrace and adjoining garden.
Belle Property Randwick agents Brooke Marshall and Lucas McKay have set a July 7 auction.
Parker has built a strong eastern suburbs property portfolio since he joined the Moore Park-based club with more properties in Maroubra and Malabar.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
 
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Sydney Swans star Luke Parker lists his first property 

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Sydney Swans veteran defender Heath Grundy and wife Elise Hill sold their Maroubra home pre-auction for an undisclosed price.
The couple, who had their second child in February, are set to upgrade for more space.
The 31 year old defender had renovated the home extensively since paying $860,000 in 2011.
It has two bedrooms and one bathroom.
NG Farah Coogee agents Cameron Airlie and Mark Feerick had a $1.6 million guide.
Grundy owns the adjoining home as an investment.
The 2005 rookie draft selection has recently hit the 250 milestone.
Fellow South Australian Michael O’Loughlin mentored Grundy in his early years at the Swans.
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Heath Grundy takes pre-auction offer in Maroubra

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Sydney Swans young gun Isaac Heeney has bought into the Sydney market, just months after he'd bought his first property up near Newcastle.
The AFL star has spent $1.56 million in Maroubra, which has become a popular place for Swan acquisitions in recent years.
It's a near-new garden apartment just off the beach.
The apartment sits in a 2016 built boutique block of 10.
Heeney's buy ranks as the second priciest in the block where the penthouse fetched $2,825,000 two years ago.
The purchase comes after Heeney secured an investment property in Booragul, not far from Newcastle where he grew up.
He paid $600,000 for the three bedroom home late last year.
It sits on 755 sqm just 100 metres from the edge of Lake Macquarie. He quickly found a $435 a week tenant, which secured him a 3.75 percent yield.
The Maroubra apartment has 150 sqm of indoor and outdoor living.
It has two bedrooms, two bathroom and an entertaining patio with manicured garden.
Ray White Maroubra South Coogee agent Andrew Malouf sold the apartment that last traded for $1,425,000 three years ago.
Maroubra has become somewhat of a hotspot for Swans in recent times.
Luke Parker started buying in the suburb when he was a fresh-face in the Swans set-up.
Parker first bought in in 2013, having made his debut in 2011. The then 20 year old paid $915,000 for a three bedroom townhouse.
He backed up the buy three years later, paying $1.3 million for a three bedroom apartment.
His biggest outlay came last year when he spent $2.66 million on a five bedroom home with swimming pool in Malabar.
At the other end of his career is veteran defender Heath Grundy, who recently sold his Maroubra home after the birth of Jameson, his second child with wife Elise.
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The family are expected to remain around the area, but are looking to upsize.
Grundy retains an investment next door to the home he just sold.
It could have all been a lot different for Heeney, who in 2014 was drafted by Melbourne as the number two pick.
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On his debut in 2015, Heeney kicked the match-winning goal after a third quarter 41 point deficit against Essendon.
After finishing school Heeney admitted without the Swans academy he would have turned to rugby league as he was the only student throughout his school who played AFL.
Heeney has been a crucial part of the Swans outfit this season, sitting third on the ladder.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Sydney Swans young gun Isaac Heeney buys in Maroubra

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Sydney Swans veteran defender Heath Grundy and wife Elise Hill are selling their Maroubra home.
The couple, who had their second child in February, are set to upgrade for more space.
Their newest arrival, Jameson, attended his first Swans game last month, and slept the whole time.
The home offering is completely unrecognisable since the 31 year old defender paid $860,000 in 2011.
Grundy, who made his debut at the Swans in 2006, has transformed the original 1930s brick home.
The now contemporary home with a white-washed exterior has two bedrooms, a marble kitchen and a separate living space with polished floorboards.
The bare rear yard now features a decked wrap around alfresco area with kitchenette, overlooking the small lawn.
Grundy is looking to double his money at its May 26 auction through NG Farah Coogee agents Cameron Airlie and Mark Feerick, who have a $1.6 million price guidance.
Grundy has owned the adjoining home, which has been a $900 a week investment since he paid $1.26 million in 2014.
Grundy and Hill, who wed in 2013 at St Franics Xavier church in Lavender Bay, had their first child, Reg in 2015.
“He was going to get called Reg anyway,” Grundy previously told The Sunday Telegraph.
Grundy didn’t miss a game in 2017 and made 20-plus appearances for the ninth consecutive season.
The 2005 rookie draft selection is just a handful of games short of the 250 milestone.
Fellow South Australian Michael O’Loughlin mentored Grundy in his early years at the Swans.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Veteran Swan Heath Grundy lists Maroubra home

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Australian batsman David Warner and ironwoman wife Candice can't help themselves when select property in Maroubra hits the market.
They've just settled on their fourth acquisition in two years.
It's their second investment apartment.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-unit-nsw-maroubra-125063094" target="_blank">two bedroom apartment cost $1,023,000</a>, taking the couple's total spend in the coastal eastern suburb to over $8 million.
Much like their other apartment investment that cost $830,000 in 2015, its become a rental, with it leased this month at $700 a week, reflecting a 3.5 percent yield.
It's pocket change for the forever travelling Warner, who leads the fight against Cricket Australia for cricketers to earn higher incomes.
Wonder what Warner's ANZ financiers throught when he recently suggested Australia's cricketer will effectively be unemployed if a deal is not signed before July 1.
“Well from July 1 — we’re unemployed”, Warner told last week's Nine’s Sports Sunday.
Set on the top floor of a block of eight, the 94 sqm apartment acquisition has semi sized interiors with open living and distinct lounge and dining spaces.
PRDnationwide Perez Real Estate agent Vernoica Perez sold the apartment at auction.
It was bought just before Candice headed over to in India with their two daughters, Ivy Mae and Indi Rae, to support Warner who played in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The couple's $3.9 million knockdown on Mermaid Avenue - set to be their forever home - appears to be a slow progression.
It hasn't even been demolished yet.
The couple submitted now approved Rolf Ockert plans last year after their late 2015 buy. The plans are for a brand new five level home at an estimated $4 million cost.
They bought the property through McGrath's Simon Exleton as they secured the $7.05 million sale of their luxury South Coogee home. 
With the old home on the 892 sqm parcel yet to be demolished, the Warners bought a stop gap home round the corner last year.
Warner retains one Matraville investment apartment.
The former Matraville Public School student retains a two bedder than cost $695,000 in 2010.
He might be partners with captain Steve Smith out in the middle, but the pair seem to be battling it out for the number one property aficionado in the team.
Smith has just acquired his third property on the Balmain Peninsula, paying $1.95 million for the dilapidated Birchgrove home of architect David Gole.
It was marketed as a "vintage treasure ripe for reinvention" by Cobden &amp; Hayson agent Danny Cobden.
Smith retains a $1.75 million apartment home in Coogee.
This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph.
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Australian batsman David Warner buys in Maroubra again

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The veteran NRL star, and Knights new boy Anthony Tupou and wife Kimberley will be able to splash out a bit more now in Newcastle following yesterday's sale of his Maroubra investment apartment.
The apartment, which has been a $590 a week rental, sold at NG Farah auction for $965,000.
There were seven registered bidders, three of whom came from an auction, just minutes earlier, in the 14 apartment 1970s Beach Court complex.
The two bedroom, one bathroom apartment on Broome Street came with balcony taking in water glimpses.
NG Farah selling agent Stephanie Farah had a price guide of $850,000 with a reserve price of $900,000 on the day.
The apartment was described as a sunny sanctuary just six minutes walk to the beach, auctioneer Glenn Farah said, in his first father-daughter sales campaign. 
The former Test backrower joined the Knights this year after he made the decision to leave English Super League club Wakefield Trinity last December to "do what was best" for Kimberley and their sons Ryder, 7, and Jovi, 5.
Newcastle was definitely home after winning over Kimberley, he said recently.
“She loves it now,” he said adding she wasn’t quite sold on Newcastle over the years.
"I met her back in 2004 and I’ve been trying to get her to like Newcastle ever since, but now we’re actually here, she’s starting to see it for what it is – the best place in the world, in my opinion."
His Maroubra investment apartment cost $491,000 for the apartment in 2005, shortly after joining the Sydney Roosters having been noticed by then Sydney Roosters coach Ricky Stuart when playing for NSW under 19s.
He made his Roosters debut in 2004, then joining the Sharks in 2009 having played 111 games for the Roosters. He played 125 games for Cronulla in seven seasons.
This year Tupou signed a one year deal with the Knights returning to the neighbourhood where his juniors' career started at West Newcastle.
He had spearheaded St Francis Xavier to the final of the national schoolboys competition in 2000.
Over the years he made 11 Test appearances for the Kangaroo's and played four State of Origin games for New South Wales.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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NRL's Anthony Tupou sells Maroubra investment apartment

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Australian test cricketer David Warner and his ironwoman wife Candice have snapped up a $2.3 million Maroubra "nightwachman" home.
It will be their inbetweener while they construct their nearby next home.
The contemporary family home was secured just before the batsman headed off to India where Australia are locked in a battle with the number one rated Test team.
The couple are progressing plans to build at their $3.9 million Lurline Bay acquisition which is set to be their 'forever home'.
There's approval for a new five-storey residence at an estimated cost of $4 million, though the couple are yet to knock down the old home on 892 sqm which they bought through Simon Exleton at McGrath in late 2015.
It previously had approvals for a four level, 550 sqm home with plans by Tobias Partners.
The Warner's funded their Maroubra property splash by selling their five bedroom South Coogee mansion for $7.05 million in February last year.
The three storey home had cost $6.25 million just two years earlier from former Secret Millionaire Carly Crutchfield.
The sale through Bethwyn Richards at McGrath Edgecliff came a month after the birth of their second daughter, Indi Rae. Ivy Mae is two years old.
Set on 335 sqm, the newly acquired temporary split level entertainer at Maroubra has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a chic induction kitchen.
The master bedrooms comes with its own terrace courtyard and there's a self-contained lower level guest apartment with its own entrance.
Landscaped rear gardens feature an alfresco courtyard and barbecue deck.
Shane Vincent at Belle Property Randwick sold the home.
The much-traded home last sold for $1,675,000 in 2013 - and six times since the turn of the century.
It's unlikely the Warner's are going to buck that trend, with it just being intended as a brief pitstop abode.
Their prior foray into the Maroubra property market was 2015, when model Candice paid $880,000 for a modern two bedroom apartment, was leased quickly for $675 a week and is now up again for $700 a week, which would reflect a four percent yield.
Warner sold one of his two bedroom Matraville investment apartments for $800,000 last year, having paid $685,000 in 2013.
The former Matraville Public School student still holds onto an investment in the suburb - a two bedder than cost $695,000 in 2010.
This article first appeared in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Australian test cricketer David Warner buys in Maroubra

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The Surfing New South Wales chair John O'Neill and publisher Susan Boreham are selling their Maroubra home.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-maroubra-124085814" target="_blank">The five bedroom home</a> was rebuilt in 2012 in to a mid-century modern influence.
O'Neil, who heads the digital strategy agency Komosion, has listed it through Di Jones agent Susannah Anderson.
A nearby 11 Hampson Ave, Maroubra sale last Saturday for $4.35 million where there were six registered bidders suggest strong purchasing in interest was likely at its December 10 auction. 
John knows how to get a good crowd as he was involved in the ticketing success of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, then became managing director of Tourism NSW 
Susan publishes Luxury Travel and Australian Art Collector magazines.
They are now looking to something smaller.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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