<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> has lodged plans for a $750 million, three-tower mixed-use precinct that would complete the long-running redevelopment of Carlton's former Carlton United Breweries site.

The proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/185-195-queensberry-street-carlton-vic-3053">46-78 Bouverie Street and 185-195 Queensberry Street</a> spans a 6,468 sqm site, the last remaining undeveloped parcels within the former brewery's 2007 masterplan.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the development will comprise two purpose-built student accommodation towers and a third build-to-sell apartment tower above a shared commercial podium and basement.

Across the three towers, SP Setia is proposing 606 build-to-sell apartments and 1,499 student accommodation units containing 2,009 beds.

The apartments will sit in the tallest tower, which will rise nearly 200m and 55 storeys. It will become&nbsp;one of the more substantial new build-to-sell apartment projects at the northern edge of Melbourne's CBD.

The apartment mix is weighted toward smaller inner-city product, with 188 studios, 206 one-bedroom apartments, 192 two-bedroom apartments and 20 three-bedroom apartments

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Part of the precinct will be a large-scale&nbsp;3,684 sqm supermarket and a further 2,198 sqm of speciality retail, creating close to 5,900 sqm of new commercial space within the precinct.

But one of the biggest components of the proposal is what sits between the buildings.

Around 4,650 sqm, or roughly 72 per cent of the site, will be publicly accessible open space, incorporating plazas, pedestrian connections, landscaped laneways and retail spill-out areas.

The ground plane is intended to finally complete pedestrian connections envisaged when the CUB masterplan was first approved nearly two decades ago, stitching together Victoria Street, Queensberry Street, Bouverie Street and Swanston Street through the former brewery precinct.

Urbis said the development would "complete the CUB precinct", with the public realm providing important north-south and east-west connections through what is currently the final undeveloped portion of the masterplanned site.

SP Setia is also exploring a new linear park within the Bouverie Street road reserve, with the concept to be developed further with the City of Melbourne through the planning process.

The proposal is being pursued through the Victorian Government's Development Facilitation Program under Clause 53.23 for significant residential development with affordable housing.

The planning report acknowledges the proposed heights exceed those contemplated under the original Comprehensive Development Plan and masterplan, but argues the built-form context has changed considerably over the past two decades.

Urbis said the three towers would instead create a stepped transition between Carlton and the Hoddle Grid, rising progressively from the 94.1-metre Tower One along the Queensberry Street edge to the 199.44-metre Tower Three closer to the established CBD-scale buildings to the south.

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SP Setia plans to deliver the development across three stages.

Stage One would deliver the basement, podium and retail areas for the entire precinct alongside the first student tower. Tower Two would follow in Stage Two, before the 606-apartment Tower Three is delivered as the final stage.

If approved and delivered, the project would close out a redevelopment process that has been underway since the former brewery masterplan was approved in 2007, adding more than 2,600 student beds and apartments to a precinct already home to Swanston Central, the Barak Building, RMIT Design Hub and several large student accommodation developments.

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SP Setia plans three-tower finale for Carlton’s former CUB precinct

Melbourne developer Lowe Living is seeking to add to its growing bayside apartment pipeline, filing plans for a boutique eight-residence development in tightly held Middle Park.

Lowe Living, which has built much of its development portfolio across Melbourne's affluent bayside and south-east suburbs, is behind the plans for the 730 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/123-125-erskine-street-middle-park-vic-3206">123-125 Erskine Street</a>, just off Armstrong Street and within the Armstrong Street Neighbourhood Activity Centre.

The developer is seeking approval for a five-storey residential building above two basement levels, with just eight large-format apartments and 18 car spaces.

“This is a deliberately very different proposition for us,"&nbsp;Tim Lowe, Co-Founder of Lowe Living, said.

"Eight residences is exceptionally boutique, but that's precisely what this site calls for.

“There is a strong community in Middle Park and the surrounding suburbs who have spent decades building a life here. They no longer want the maintenance of a large period home, but they aren't prepared to compromise on space, quality or location. We think there is a real opportunity to capture that hyper local market. A site like this rarely comes to market.”

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The low-density proposal has been designed by Cera Stribley and is being progressed through the Victorian Government's Great Design Fast Track pathway, having already secured eligibility from the Minister for Planning.

The Office of the Victorian Government Architect supported its eligibility after finding the proposal demonstrated consistency with the program's seven design principles, while the project's financial feasibility has also been independently confirmed by Invest Victoria.

The project is targeting the downsizer market, with the planning documents describing the homes as larger-format residences and noting the two penthouses could otherwise have been configured as four separate apartments.

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The site has dual frontage to Erskine Street and Canterbury Place and currently comprises a collection of commercial buildings used as offices, including a former heritage bakehouse, a former stable, a later gabled addition and a central courtyard.

It sits within the Commercial 1 Zone and the Armstrong Street Commercial Precinct heritage overlay, with the existing property classified as a contributory heritage place.

Heritage has subsequently played a significant role in Cera Stribley's design.

The front section of the former bakehouse facing Erskine Street will be retained, including its return walls, street-facing hipped roof and chimneys, while the Erskine Street façade and part of the western return wall of the former stable will also be incorporated into the new development.

Levels four and five will be set back five metres from the retained stable façade, while bricks removed through demolition are proposed to be salvaged and reused within the new building where possible.

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Rather than presenting as a single five-storey building to Erskine Street, Cera Stribley has broken the development into a series of distinct forms.

A three-storey infill element will sit between the retained bakehouse and stable façades, with the upper levels recessed behind the heritage fabric. Canterbury Place will similarly feature two three-storey podium forms, separated by a central pedestrian accessway, before the upper two levels step back from the street.

A pedestrian through-link will run through the centre of the project between Erskine Street and Canterbury Place, creating entrances from both sides of the site and introducing landscaping and communal areas through the ground plane.

Landscape architect Acre has designed planting across the ground level, private terraces and upper levels, including a feature canopy tree at level three and integrated planting and arbours across the level four terraces. Five existing Erskine Street trees are proposed to be retained.

Sustainability is also a significant component of the Great Design Fast Track application. The apartments are targeting an average eight-star NatHERS rating, with no residence below 6.5 stars, while the project has achieved a 75 per cent BESS score. Seven of the eight apartments are designed for cross-ventilation, with the remaining residence using mechanically assisted natural ventilation.

The plans also incorporate an 8kWp rooftop solar system, a 5,000-litre rainwater tank and infrastructure allowing future electric vehicle charging for every residence.

Lowe has a strong portfolio across Melbourne's blue-chip suburbs. They recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/jardin-house-by-lowe-living-camberwell-335-camberwell-road-camberwell-vic-3124">Jardin House by Lowe Living</a> in Camberwell, their first development in the Stonnington LGA.

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	<li data-end="442" data-section-id="8tsh6o" data-start="289">DVB Projects is preparing to launch its second Gold Coast apartment development, with demolition now underway at 137 Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach.</li>
	<li data-end="573" data-section-id="1nyxl3e" data-start="443">The 34-level tower will comprise just 49 ultra-luxury residences, including half-floor, full-floor and penthouse apartments.</li>
	<li data-end="717" data-section-id="oiyimj" data-start="574">The launch follows strong demand at DVB's nearby Sea Glass project, which is more than 50 per cent sold and currently under construction.</li>
	<li data-end="888" data-section-id="epk9o9" data-start="718">The development adds to the transformation of Old Burleigh Road, with premium beachfront apartment projects continuing to reshape the tightly held Broadbeach strip.</li>
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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/dvb-projects">DVB Projects</a> is preparing to launch its second Gold Coast apartment development, with demolition now underway on the Broadbeach site as the Sydney developer moves closer to bringing the ultra-luxury project to market.

The 34-level tower at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/137-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">137 Old Burleigh Road</a> will comprise just 49 residences, ranging from half-floor apartments through to full-floor homes and a penthouse. The launch follows the strong sales performance of DVB's nearby Sea Glass development. More than half of the apartments at Sea Glass, on the other side of Broadbeach, have been snapped up, well ahead of its late 2027 completion

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The start of demolition at 137 Old Burleigh Road signals DVB Projects’ underlying confidence in the Gold Coast’s luxury beachside apartment sector.

“We see the Gold Coast as one of the most compelling lifestyle markets in Australia, particularly at the premium end where demand continues to deepen,” said Dean Brown, Managing Director of DVB.&nbsp;

“This project has been carefully designed to respond to that demand - delivering large-format residences with a level of quality, privacy and amenity that is still relatively rare in the apartment market on the beachside."

Brown says the site itself is "exceptional."

"Old Burleigh Road is one of the most tightly held beachfront strips, and opportunities to deliver a project of this scale and calibre in this location are extremely limited.”

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The project will comprise 40 half-floor residences of approximately 260 sqm, alongside eight full-floor residences spanning around 524 sqm.

A single penthouse will crown the building, featuring a private pool, barbecue area, indoor gym and dedicated entertaining spaces.

Residents will have access to a resort-style suite of amenities, including a 20-metre pool with daybeds, a gymnasium, hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, and private residents’ lounge and dining facilities.

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Sales agent Todd Matheson, of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/pezet-matheson">Pezet Matheson</a>, which is marketing both 137 Old Burleigh Road and Sea Glass, said 137 Old Burleigh Road would address a clear gap in the market for genuine luxury products.

“There are very few opportunities on the Gold Coast where buyers can secure a residence of this size and quality in a new building,” Matheson said.

“What we’re seeing is a growing cohort of downsizers and interstate buyers who still want space - they’re not willing to compromise on living area, entertaining or finishes.

“This project has been designed with that buyer in mind. It offers the scale of a home, combined with the convenience and security of apartment living, in one of the coast’s most desirable positions.”

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Located on a 1,156 sqm site one block from the beachfront, the development will replace an ageing walk-up building and is expected to contribute to the ongoing transformation of the Old Burleigh Road strip into one of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious residential corridors.

With the development moving into the delivery phase, 137 Old Burleigh Road is slated to hit the market later this year.

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DVB Projects to launch second Broadbeach apartment tower as demolition commences

<a data-end="327" data-is-only-node="" data-start="250" href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/norus-projects" rel="noopener" target="_new">Norus Developments</a> has lodged plans for a new apartment development in Clayton that would add further momentum to the suburb's emerging Green Street corridor.

Plans have been lodged for the consolidated site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1359-1365-centre-road-clayton-vic-3168">1359-1365 Centre Road</a>, where Norus is seeking approval for 218 apartments across a 12-storey apartment building designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/life-architecture-and-urban-design">Life Architecture</a>.

The proposal sits within the Clayton Major Activity Centre at the threshold of the planned Green Street corridor, a landscaped pedestrian connection intended to improve links through the precinct towards Clayton Railway Station.

The development would replace the site's existing collection of low-scale residential and commercial buildings with a single consolidated building, introducing significantly greater housing density to this part of Centre Road.

A retail tenancy is proposed at ground level to activate the Centre Road frontage, accompanied by transparent street interfaces and landscaping intended to create a more pedestrian-focused edge to the development.

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The building has been designed with stepped massing and upper-level setbacks to manage its transition towards surrounding residential properties. The planning report describes the approach as one that integrates the building into the landscape rather than treating landscaping as a secondary element.

"A strong landscape and public realm strategy underpins the proposal," Urbis states in the planning report.

"Public benefits include an affordable housing contribution, a new pocket park, generous landscaped setbacks, deep soil planting and integrated Water Sensitive Urban Design."

The report adds that these elements are intended to create "a permeable, pedestrian-focused ground plane that enhances walkability, supports urban cooling and reinforces the emerging Green Street character."

Biophilic and passive design principles extend through the residential levels, with planting, daylight, natural ventilation and views towards landscaped areas forming part of the amenity strategy.

Parking would be concentrated away from the public realm, with 145 car spaces proposed from the rear laneway rather than dominating the Centre Road frontage.

The proposal follows an extensive pre-application process with the City of Monash. Three formal meetings were held between the project team and Council from December 2025 to March 2026, with the scheme evolving through several concept iterations before the current design was lodged.

The project arrives as Clayton prepares for substantial change around its established activity centre and the wider Suburban Rail Loop precinct. Its position on Centre Road places the development within an existing concentration of shops, services and public transport, while the Green Street connection is intended to strengthen pedestrian access towards Clayton Railway Station.

First look: Norus plans landscape-led apartment project for Clayton’s emerging Green Street

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/gardner-vaughan-group">Gardner Vaughan Group</a> has officially commenced construction on Bronze on Chevron, celebrating the sod turning of its first-ever Gold Coast development and marking a significant milestone in the company's continued expansion across South East Queensland.&nbsp;

Following the successful delivery of premium residential developments throughout Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bronze-on-chevron-8-mawarra-street-chevron-island-qld-4217">Bronze on Chevron</a> represents Gardner Vaughan Group's entry into the Gold Coast market. Bronze will deliver 119 one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments above two ground-level retail tenancies.

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The recent sod turning ceremony was attended by Deputy Mayor Mark Hammel, President of the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club, Cassandra Sedgman, project consultants, purchasers, project partners and invited guests to celebrate the commencement of construction.&nbsp;

Gardner Vaughan Group Chief Executive Officer Simon Betteridge said Bronze on Chevron represented an exciting new chapter for the business.&nbsp;

"We've spent almost four decades building homes that respond to the way people want to live, and we're excited to bring that experience to <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/chevron-island-qld-4217">Chevron Island</a>," Betteridge said.

"Bronze on Chevron is particularly significant because it marks Gardner Vaughan Group's first development on the Gold Coast following many successful projects across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast."

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Betteridge said the ground breaking is a proud moment for the&nbsp;team and their purchasers, who can now see their future homes beginning to take shape.&nbsp;

"As both developer and builder, we're able to oversee every aspect of the project from design through to construction, ensuring the quality and attention to detail Gardner Vaughan Group has become renowned for."&nbsp;

Designed by acclaimed architectural practice <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cottee-parker-architects">Cottee Parker</a>, Bronze on Chevron has been thoughtfully designed to complement Chevron Island's evolving streetscape while embracing its relaxed coastal lifestyle.

The development will offer generous residences with refined interiors, premium finishes and resort-style amenities, with completion anticipated in early 2029.&nbsp;

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The development will offer generous residences with refined interiors, premium finishes and resort-style amenities, with completion anticipated in early 2029

Gardner Vaughan Group breaks ground on first Gold Coast development, Bronze on Chevron

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Developers Aoyuan and Ecove have responded to the demand for larger apartment, creating two luxurious two-storey 'sky homes' in their landmark ONE30 Hyde Park project.
An amalgamation of four already substantial three bedroom apartments, each 'sky home' is 286 sqm in size with an internal staircase, media room, wine cellar and two balconies.
Both have quality Gaggenau appliances, timber flooring, high ceilings, natural stone bathrooms, marble kitchen benchtops and secure parking.
The super-sized apartments on floors 28 and 29 and 33 and 34 come with <a href="https://one30hydepark.com.au/apartments/" target="_blank">price tags of $8.8 million and $8.9 million.</a>
Last year a 277 sqm penthouse at One30 Hyde Park sold for $9.72 million.
Designed by Bates Smart architects, the building offers one bedrooms from $1.15 million, two bedrooms from $2.19 million and three bedroom apartments from $3.89 million.
Construction company Built have already started demolishing the existing office building at 130 Elizabeth Street to make way for the 38-level residential tower.
The building is due to be completed late 2018 to earn 2019.
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Jean Nouvel, the French architect behind Sydney's award winnng One Central Park at Chippendale development, is set to undertake a Melbourne tower.
Its a $700 million, 70-level mixed use tower in the CBD's northern edge for the developer Sterling Global.
Plans are now lodged for the tower with 488 apartments and a 196-room luxury hotel on the 338 La Trobe Street site purchased from Investa Office Fund last year for $70 million. 
The planned building replaces the Australian Federal Police office. 
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Each of the four sides of the building will have a different coloured facade.
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A fully refurbished Frankston aged-care facility has recently sold for $5.05 million, as buyers actively target this sector to meet the needs of Australia’s ageing population.
The 45-bed facility at 382-384 Nepean Highway was offered to the market with vacant possession through an expressions of interest campaign. It has a landholding of 3,759 sqm.
CBRE’s Josh Twelftree, Scott Orchard and Josh Rutman negotiated the sale.
Twelftree said the property was snapped up by an owner occupier. 
“The opportunity to acquire an aged care asset was a key selling factor, with investors gaining confidence in the sector due to the projected future growth of Australia's elderly population – with individuals over 65 years predicted to increase from 2.5 million in 2002 to 4.2 million in 2021,” said Twelftree.
Australia currently has about 2,800 residential aged care facilities providing care to more than 160,000 elderly people. Over the next 10 years, the number of residents is projected to reach more than 250,000.
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Aged-care facility in Melbourne's Frankston fetches $5.05 million

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Sydney's south west developer Dahua Group Australia capped off a busy month at its $1 billion New Breeze housing estate at Bardia.
All 85 land lots released in April for the projects first stage sold, for a total of $36 million.
It sales ranged from $330,000 for a 250-square metre lot up to $588,000 for 589 square metres.
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CBRE’s Asia Pacific Sustainability team will provide NABERS energy assessments in Hong Kong.
The assessments on some 143,000sqm of selected assets in Link REIT’s retail portfolio in Hong Kong are being done to benchmark building performance, energy saving and efficiency.
Link REIT is the first real estate investment trust in Hong Kong and the largest in Asia in terms of market capitalisation.
Link’s general manager of sustainability Calvin Lee Kwan said the NABERS pilot will allow us to assess the energy performance of our assets using a tried and tested methodology and to benchmark asset performance internally as well as externally.
“Since 2010, Link has implemented a comprehensive and ambitious energy management strategy which has so far achieved over 26 percent reduction in total energy consumption across the portfolio," he said.
CBRE will initially rate nine shopping centres over several locations, looking at specific features such as floor layout, opening hours, energy consumption, car park provisions and vacancy rates.
 The assets undergoing NABERS assessments include; Lok Fu Plaza; Chung Fu Plaza; Leung King Plaza; Hau Tak (II) Shopping Centre; Wong Tai Sin Plaza (Temple Mall South); Lung Cheung Plaza (Temple Mall North); On Ting Commercial Complex (also known as H.A.N.D.S); Yau Oi Commercial Complex (also known as H.A.N.D.S); and Stanley Plaza. 
The pilot project will see the assets assessed using the Australian Queensland postcode and associated climatic algorithms – the most similar existing climatic algorithm to Hong Kong in the NABERS scheme.
The Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA) has launched the Brickworks Living Building Challenge design competition, pressing the go button for designers, built environment professionals and students around the world to conceptualise what the world's most sustainable retail centre ought look like. For more information, <a href="http://propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/tools/ebooks-and-webinars/52152-australia-aspires-to-global-green-leadership-the-living-building-challenge" target="_blank">download our eBook here</a>.
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Australia's second largest dry dock along with 14 hectares of prime Brisbane river front land at Morningside will be sold off by shipbuilder Forgacs.
It will become new apartment and commercial office developments.
It has been owned by Forgacs Engineering since 2000.
Industry sources told the Australian Financial Review the Cairnscross Quays property, at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-industrial+warehouse-qld-morningside-501849666" target="_blank">405 Thynne Road</a>, could yield a total project realisation in the order of $1 billion, which would put a land value of about $100 million.  
The property comprises the Cairnscross dry dock left from World War II, situated 4.5 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD.
There is 700 metres of Brisbane River frontage. 
JLL's national director Seb Turnbull said the property was a "generational opportunity."
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Melbourne high-rise developer Joe Russo has secured two development sites in Houston, Texas, with plans for about 1000 apartments.
He paid about US$8 million ($10.5 million) for a small block in Houston's "latte and laptop" mid-town district with plans for more than 350 apartments over 28 levels.
Russo told the Australian Financial Review it had an end value of about $228 million.
He has also bought a second site across the road that will hold more than 600 apartments, with plans including shops and a piazza.
"I looked at five cities in the US and fell in love with Houston," he said.
"It's a growing city with 6.5 million people, the biggest medical precinct in the US. In the midtown area where I have acquired my sites, there's a lot of gentrification going on with bars and restaurants opening up and a new light rail in operation."
He said finding new sites for development in Melbourne that stacked up was a lot harder. 
"I have not seen an opportunity in Melbourne worth pursuing in the past 12 months," he told the newspaper.
He said Melbourne sites with permits had too-high price tags, while those without permits now came with too much planning risk, after new interim height controls last year by Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne.
"You are still getting owners of unpermitted sites trying to sell them for the same prices as those which have permits," he said.
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Chinese developer Yuhu Group is considering an early release of second stage sales after its first project in Sydney - The Miller at North Sydney - saw all four top-floor penthouses being snapped up last weekend in stage one. 
All stage one contracts have so far exchanged hands, with sold prices for the four top-floor penthouses starting at $3 million and all going to local buyers. A 72 sqm two-bedroom north-east facing apartment sold for $1.5million, also to a local buyer, said a media release.
The $200-million residential project at 221 Miller Street was launched by Yuhu Group on March 19. The tower will have 21-storeys comprising 183 apartments and 100 serviced apartments.  
Ray White Projects is marketing the release of apartments.
Ray White Projects director Eddie Mansour said this was a strong sign for the Sydney market.
“Although there is a lot of speculation that the market is slowing, the quick sell out of our first release shows that there is still significant strength in the Sydney market, and high demand for quality apartments within the city,” he said.
“Interest in The Miller has been from a combination of both offshore and local buyers, with the first release of marketing material generating notable interest.”
The second release of apartments is scheduled for May, but the group may consider an earlier release after the response it got over the weekend.
Construction will commence mid-2016 with an expected completion date in 2018.
For more information, <a href="https://yuhugroup.com.au/221MILLER" target="_blank">click here</a>.
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Yuhu's The Miller residential tower in North Sydney secures stage one sell out 

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A new masterplanned community in Botany, <a href="https://www.frasersproperty.com.au/SMP/NSW/Tailors-Walk/Botany" target="_blank">Tailor’s Walk</a>, which was launched in December, has drawn good response showing robust demand for terrace homes.
Developed by Frasers Property Australia, 48 of the 173 properties offered in the first release were snapped up quickly, with seven of the initial 18 terrace homes offered sold at prices ranging from $1,600,000 to $1,660,000.
Prices at Tailor’s Walk start at $600,000 for the one-bedroom apartments, $790,000 for the two-bedroom apartments, $1,065,000 for the three-bedroom apartments, and $1,600,000 for the four-bedroom terrace homes.
The terraces within this release all span three levels, in four-bedroom configurations, and all have open-plan layouts.
“Each terrace home has been designed to maximise space and capture natural light via the two storey light well. This was definitely a strong selling point among the many interested buyers,” said Dino Carulli, sales and marketing director, Frasers Property Australia.
Designed by GroupGSA, the terrace homes include storage and basement parking, two bathrooms plus powder room, a second living area with double height ceilings, range in size from 232 – 237sqm and have direct access to private landscaped gardens.
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Botany development Tailor's Walk draws good response

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Melbourne will soon see work begin on another off-the-plan apartment building, with a slight twist as the city's legal history blends with inner-city living.
Located at <a href="https://www.qcresidences.com.au" target="_blank">472 Bourke Street</a>, QC Residences is a heritage-listed building and the site of the first purpose-built chambers for the Queen’s Council Barristers of Melbourne.
Developed by ZYTT, QC Residences will offer three distinct living experiences -- some featuring balconies, others offering New York style, three-metre high ceilings and still others retaining an individual element of the building’s history with original heritage windows and entrance doors. All feature floorboards throughout the living spaces.
The former Barrister’s Chambers will be transformed into the New York-style apartments with over three-metre high ceilings and original heritage windows.
In configurations of one, two, or three bedrooms and one or two bathrooms, these apartments range in size from 43 to 111 square metres. Priced start at $395,000 for the one-bedroom apartments.
Construction on QC Residences is set for the third quarter of 2016 with completion due in 18 months.
“Melbourne has always been likened to the streets of Paris, San Francisco, London and New York, where everything is within walking distance and with the arrival of the QC Residences, Melbourne will be a mecca for chic inner city living,” said Joseph Catanese, director of Savills Residential Projects, which is marketing the project.
QC Residences is located amongst some of Melbourne’s most historic buildings, close to trams, near cafés, restaurants, retail including Queen Vic Market and sporting venues. 
Also close by are Melbourne University and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
An on-site display suite is open between 10am and 1pm, Saturdays and Sundays and at other times by private appointment.
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