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A local Australian has spent a Lower North Shore record $15.1 million at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/elevate-hume-place-crows-nest-25-hume-street-crows-nest-nsw-2065">Elevate Hume Place</a>, the new TOD above the recently opened Crows Nest Metro Station.

The buyer amalgamated a penthouse and sub-penthouse to create the triplex apartment that will have five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a private rooftop pool, expansive terrace, and panoramic views of Sydney Harbour and skyline. The building is being created by burgeoning developer Third.i, alongside joint venture partner Phoenix Property Investors.

The buyer was drawn to Elevate’s unrivalled connectivity, situated directly above the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/crows-nest-nsw-2065">Crows Nest</a> Metro Station, and the vibrant lifestyle precinct that surrounds it. The Metro connects to the CBD in just seven minutes, and Chatswood in four.

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Designed by internationally acclaimed architects <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a>, Elevate draws inspiration from the ancient blue gum forests native to the area. The building is a Net Zero development, created in consultation with Indigenous communities and exceeding sustainability benchmarks. Interiors feature chevron-engineered timber flooring, natural stone benchtops, and premium Sub-Zero Wolf appliances, delivering timeless elegance and next-level comfort.

The exchange of the $15.1 million apartment, follows a recent $5 million sale, and over $30 million currently in expressions of interests. Interest in Elevate’s penthouse stock has surged, reflecting a strong appetite for ultra-luxury residences that combine design excellence with unmatched connectivity.

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“We’re seeing a significant uptick in interest from local and international buyers who are prioritising connectivity, sustainability, and lifestyle,” said Callum Billinghurst, Head of Sales at Third.i Group.&nbsp;

“These recent sales are a testament to the vision behind Elevate. It’s not just about luxury finishes or panoramic views, it’s about creating homes that are deeply connected to the city and the community. Buyers are responding to that. They want to live somewhere that offers more than just a postcode, they want culture, convenience, and long-term value. Elevate delivers all of that, and more.”

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As part of the Hume Place precinct, Elevate is transforming Crows Nest into Sydney’s most dynamic urban village. Elevate’s unique position directly above the metro, combined with its curated amenity offering, has made it a magnet for buyers seeking a future-proof investment and a vibrant urban lifestyle.

The next release at Elevate is expected later this year.

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Sydney developer Deicorp is set to officially open its <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/hills-showground-village-castle-hill-2-mandala-parade-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Showground Village</a> precinct in Castle Hill.

NSW Premier Chris Minns will attend the opening on Sunday August 31, alongside&nbsp;Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully, The Hills Shire Council Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne, Landcom CEO Alex Wendler, and Deicorp Founder Fouad Deiri.

Located just moments from Hills Showground Metro Station, the centre spans 9,500 sqm across four levels and features 26 specialty retailers as well as a 1,400 sqm public plaza, creating a new community meeting point for shopping, dining, fitness, and everyday convenience.&nbsp;

Showground Village forms part of the Hills Showground Station Precinct, an urban renewal initiative led by Landcom and Sydney Metro that will provide for around 2,300 new jobs over the next 20 years and around 9,000 new homes.&nbsp;

Deicorp was recently approved for another new development next door to Showground Village.

The new five residential buildings in the East Showgrounds Precinct, will see another 873 dwellings delivered, as well as&nbsp;3,500 sqm of open public space in the form of landscaped courtyards, a public park and communal outdoor recreational space including a playground, barbeque area, and outdoor seating.

“This approval will allow us to start construction on a range of beautifully designed, conveniently located apartments and create another vibrant, walkable and well-connected community,” said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/deicorp" target="">Deicorp</a>&nbsp;Founder Fouad Deiri.

“These new homes will provide their residents with a seamless connection to jobs and services along Metro North West, and the new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/hills-showground-village-castle-hill-2-mandala-parade-castle-hill" target="">Hills Showground Village</a>&nbsp;retail precinct currently under construction."

Deicorp has several thousand apartments in planning and under construction across Sydney, from Zetland and Five Dock to Crows Nest and Macquarie Park.

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ASX-listed developer Cedar Woods is progressing its plans for its Southbank arts precinct site.&nbsp;

The developer has filed plans, which are now with the&nbsp;Department of Transport and Planning, for a new 20-level tower at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/141-151-sturt-street-southbank-vic-3006">141–151 Sturt Street</a>, a 2,718 sqm block opposite the Habitat Filter sculpture.

The proposal seeks to demolish the two-level&nbsp;commercial building, including a small supermarket and medical tenancies, and create a new building with 180 apartments and a focus on an&nbsp;active public realm and arts integration.

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There will be a full mix of apartment configurations, including 28 studio apartments, 16 one-bedroom, 104 two-bedroom, and 32 three-bedroom units.

Retail, creative arts, and residential amenity functions are integrated across the lower levels. A food and drink tenancy is planned to front Dodds Street, while a retail tenancy fronting Sturt Street will be accessed via an elevated walkway. The first floor includes a substantial 734 sqm creative arts space, envisioned to support Melbourne’s growing cultural and digital industries.

Architecture firm <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has put together the plans. In their&nbsp;Urban Design Report they highlighted the project’s ambition to embed itself within Southbank’s evolving cultural fabric.

A central feature of the design is a through-block link connecting Sturt and Dodds Streets, landscaped with native plantings and embedded with universal access ramps.

“The ramp has been thoughtfully integrated as the primary access point, ensuring universal accessibility for all users,” the report noted, with the link offering “a direct response to the urban planning scheme of creating more green spaces within our communities”.

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The building’s podium form responds to the mandatory height limits along Dodds Street and maintains a fine-grain interface to adjoining developments. Above the podium, the tower is articulated with recessed balconies and a focus on views toward the CBD and surrounding arts institutions. A communal rooftop recreation deck and indoor lounge are positioned on level four, adjoining seven apartments and providing over 900 sqm of resident amenity space.

Vehicle access and loading will be provided via Dodds Street, with 155 resident car spaces located across two basement levels and the first three above-ground floors. Bicycle storage is more generous, with 226 spaces distributed across resident, staff and visitor needs.

Rothelowman describes the architecture as “humanist,” with ground-level interfaces designed to encourage social interaction and provide a dignified entry for both residents and passers-by. “All street interfaces are crafted to invite and nurture human connections,” the design report states. “The façade transitions to a human scale, providing an approachable and engaging streetscape”.

Cedar Woods, while well-known for its large communities it develops outside of Australia's capital cities, they have recently developed in Melbourne's inner-ring before. They are approaching completion at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/88-leveson-north-melbourne-88-leveson-street-north-melbourne-vic-3051">88 Leveson</a>, just 15 townhouses in the heart of North Melbourne.

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Brisbane developers Core Property Partners and Vector Property Australia has teamed up for Brisbane's newest apartment development.

The duo identified <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/east-brisbane-qld-4169">East Brisbane</a> as their preferred suburb, on the fringe of the Gabba Precinct, where they've just revealed BANKSII, 72 apartments opposite Raymond Park.

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The one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments will sit in a glass-wrapped building that will also feature a rooftop with an&nbsp;infinity-edge pool, a BBQ area and alfresco dining spaces, sun lounges, and a sauna, as well as a resident-only gym and a ground-floor cafe.

Rhett Williams, Director of Vector Property Australia, said the project will lift the quality of the East Brisbane community and set a new benchmark.

"In Brisbane’s current property landscape, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/banksii-east-brisbane-169-wellington-road-east-brisbane-qld-4169">BANKSII</a> stands out through its emphasis on lifestyle-oriented living, connectivity and sophisticated design," Williams says.

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The 10-level building has been designed by MAS Architecture. Their designs were inspired by the native Banksia flower, with the architecture and interiors reflecting the organic symmetry of its namesake flora. MAS has interpreted this throughout the building’s curved form, façade detailing and interior palette.&nbsp;

The building’s flowing geometry and natural tones are complemented by large balconies and floor-to-ceiling glazing, maximising cross-breezes, daylight and views over the city, parklands and river.

“Having a strong narrative for a building helps us architecturally,” MAS noted. "We can choose colours that come off that species of flowers. The trunk and the trees and the flower elements all are now visible in our joinery on the inside and in our architectural finishes on the outside."

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Apartments will feature timber floors, soft porcelain tiles, brushed bronze fittings, and stone benchtops with warm veining.&nbsp;

Kitchens feature premium SMEG appliances and generous storage, while bathrooms have been designed as calming retreats with curved cabinetry and twin sinks in the master ensuites.

The building will feature a suite of rooftop and wellness amenities. Residents will have access to an infinity-edge pool, BBQ and alfresco dining areas, sun lounges and a rooftop sauna.&nbsp;

A residents-only gym will be located on the podium level, while a ground-floor café and landscaped laneway will further activate the site and improve neighbourhood connectivity.

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BANKSII will rise from a prime Wellington Road site, with the building oriented to overlook the adjacent Raymond Park and take in extensive city views. It is also on the doorstep of key&nbsp;lifestyle infrastructure, including the future Kangaroo Point Green Bridge, The Gabba stadium, and the planned Brisbane Live arena.&nbsp;

Public transport options, including ferry, bus and rail - including the future Cross River Rail Woolloongabba station - are all nearby, supporting a car-optional lifestyle just minutes from the CBD.

Williams said the team spent over a year searching for the ideal site before securing this location.

"We were attracted to <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/east-brisbane-qld-4169">East Brisbane</a> as it is a vibrant and growing community that offers a perfect balance of urban convenience and natural beauty with the parklands and river on our doorstep.”

The project is part of the broader Woolloongabba Games precinct, which is undergoing significant investment in the lead-up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. This urban renewal, coupled with infrastructure upgrades, is expected to enhance long-term liveability and capital growth in the area.

Given the wide max of configurations, BANKSII is expected to suit everyone from first home buyers and investors to families and downsizers.

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BANKSII sales launch in booming East Brisbane apartment market

The Minns Labor Government will deliver Sydney’s first new heavy rail station in more than a decade – enabling up to 10,000 new homes by rezoning land around Woollahra and Edgecliff stations, right next to the CBD, to tackle the housing crisis and rebalance growth across the city.

Recent reports by the NSW Productivity Commission have warned that Sydney is losing twice as many young people as it is gaining, while also finding that Woollahra is the most feasible Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales to build new housing.

Despite this, housing approvals in Woollahra consistently lag well behind other LGAs, and the population has declined by 11 per cent over the past 50 years while Greater Sydney as a whole has grown by 74 per cent.

The new station that will be an eight-minute trip from Sydney CBD, will be located on the Eastern Suburbs train line in Woollahra, where a station build was started in the 1970s but never completed.

To enable the delivery of new homes the NSW Government will lead a rezoning of Woollahra and Edgecliff stations similar to other state led rezonings to allow additional homes to be built around the stations.

Affordable housing will also make up a proportion of development on the site with the final amount of affordable housing required, to be determined as part of the rezoning process.

The area surrounding the new station is within walking distance of major green and recreational space including Cooper, Trumper, Rushcutters Bay and Centennial Parks.

The Eastern Suburbs train line between Bondi Junction and Sydney CBD also has the lowest passenger usage rates during the AM peak of any line on the Sydney network, with only 43 per cent of operating capacity during the AM peak currently being utilised by passengers.

Sydney Water and Infrastructure NSW have confirmed there is capacity in the water and wastewater systems to accommodate the proposed 10,000 dwellings without major upgrades.

The rezoning is expected to take around two years and will further support the Government’s housing targets that rebalance the delivery of new homes around existing infrastructure.

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Newport

The property&nbsp;developer Land Real&nbsp;are offering $20,000 savings on all of their two and three bedroom apartments at their South Kingsville development, Newport Village.

The limited time offer will see prices for the two bedroom apartments drop from $575,000 to $555,000 and three beds from $900,000 to $880,000.

One bedroom apartments are priced from $435,000.

There are only 34 apartments in the SJB-designed&nbsp;Blackshaws Road development, which will feature a number of townhouses that are expected to be released this year.

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SJB have designed the apartments so every apartment takes in views of Newport Lakes Reserve and Ducrow Reserve.

The building is crowned with a resident rooftop terrace, complete with barbecue facilities.

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The well regarded building firm Hamilton Marino has been appointed to construct&nbsp;the development. Site works have commenced and completion is slated for late 2022.

About the developer

With roots going back to the early 1980s Land Real is a Melbourne centric real estate developer with a proven track record, striving to deliver innovative developments focused on creating quality homes for people with cosmopolitan lifestyles.

Their most well known development was Kings Domain Apartments in Southbank, which they also had SJB Architects design and Hamilton Marino build.

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The Mitala Newport, a collection of four luxury houses, has seen another prestige sale, this one at $4.7 million.
It comes 14 months after the first sale in Mitala, a $5 million deal to a Castle Hill buyer.
The homes were designed by architect Mark Hurcum, who is keeping one.
Hurcum, along with an ­investor family, paid $6.1 million for the 3665 square metre Pine Lodge estate in 2017.
The homes have been were initially listed through LJ ­Hooker agents Peter Robinson, David Edwards, Claudio Marcolongo and David Watson, as well as Domain Residential agents Peter Grant and Nik Vuko in spring 2019.
The latest sale was notified by LJ Hooker Avalon.
Peninsula locals say other than one offs, there hasn’t been a quality housing project like it since John David’s Palm Beach triplex, The Boatshed.
 
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The $24.5 million sale of the Newport waterfront home of Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall saw out the quietest of ­financial years for ­prestige sales.
It took the glamorous couple eight months to ­secure the record setting price for Casa Paloma.
The four-level residence, designed by Koichi Takada on its 3360sq m holding, sold just two days before June 30, and just short of three years after they moved in.
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The couple have suggested they intend to head to the Central Coast.
It was sold by Ken Jacobs at Christie’s International, in the first $20 million-plus deal outside of Palm Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches, with Finisterre on Avalon’s Stokes Point selling for close to $20 million to the Oatley family in 2002.
Hawkins and Wall bought their adjoining blocks in March 2014 for $4 million. 
Sydney’s financial year top home sale was $40 million in Point Piper last September when Westpac director Steve Harker sold his harbour-front to entrepreneur Gabriel Jakob and his wife, Alexandra, on extended settlement terms, with demolition plans emerging last month for a family triplex.
There is mystery surrounding the two most ­recent prestige sales as both were off-market.
The highest is believed to have been $33 million for Berthong on Elizabeth Bay. Then last month Alex Thorp and Shay Lewis-Thorp, sold in Bellevue Hill for a reported $30 million to neighbour Louise ­Christie through Pillinger Real Estate.
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The billionaire Atlasssian co-founder Michael Cannon-Brookes and wife, Annie were the mystery buyers of Casa Paloma, the Newport waterfront home of Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall.
It sold in late June the last days of what was the quietest of financial years for prestige sales having been listed with $20 million hopes.
It sold for $24.5 million, a new record for the northern beaches after a spike of buyer interest through Christie's International selling agent Ken Jacobs.
The prior highest sale was when the late Sam Chisholm’s Palm Beach home was sold to Caledonia fund manager Mike Messara for $24 million in February. 
It took the glamorous couple eight months to secure their buyer of Casa Paloma, which many inspectees suggested was the best built home on the pricey peninsula.
The four-level residence, designed by Koichi Takada on its 3360 square metre holding, sold just two days before June 30, and just short of three years after they moved in.
The couple have suggested they intend to head to the Central Coast, but their relocation plan has not been revealed.
Hawkins and Wall bought adjoining their adjoining blocks in 2014 for $4 million. 
It is the first $20 million-plus deal outside of Palm Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches with Finisterre on Avalon’s Stokes Point selling for close to $20 million in 2002 to the Oatley wine making family.
The Cannon Brookes already own at Palm Beach, but had been looking to upgrade.
Jake Wall's plans were revealed in 2015.
The couple had previously lived at Curl Curl North where Jen and Jake have watched whales cruising across the horizon in the Windy Drop Down gated community.
Before Hawkins made the move to the northern beaches, she owned a townhouse in Coogee, which cost $2.27 million in 2009 for $2.27 million and was sold for $2.3 million in 2012.
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Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall have sold Casa Paloma, their Newport home, just two years and seven months after moving in.
The four-level waterfront residence was designed by architect Koichi Takada on its 3360 square metre holding.
No price or buyer have yet been revealed Christie's International.
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It is reported the former Myer ambassador had secured the first $20 million-plus residential sale outside of Palm Beach on Sydney's northern beaches.
The waterfront estate Finisterre on Avalon’s Stokes Point sold for close to $20 million in 2002 to the Oatley family.
Hawkins’ first home was a three-bedroom house in Merewether, near Newcastle, which she bought for $469,000 in 2006 and sold two years ago for $782,355.
It was part of her then more expansive property portfolio.
Hawkins and Wall bought adjoining blocks in 2014 for $4 million that secured <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-residential+land-nsw-newport-2640148" target="_blank">Jacaranda Cottage</a> and the lesser, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-newport-105663970" target="_blank">Blois Cottage</a> through LJ Hooker agent David Watson.
The properties were once part of the longtime estate of the former politician William Wentworth.
The couple's Pittwater home building proposal was costed at $2 million in construction.
Jennifer Hawkins and husband Jake Wall announced the arrival of their first child, daughter Frankie Violet last October.
 
 
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The Newport home of Monique Ryan-Musacchio — the stylish founder of homewares wholesaler Coastal Drift — sold on Saturday having been listed with a $2,495,000 price guide.
The final sale price was not made public.
The single-storey house, at 8 Goodwin Road, is 800 metres from the beach.
It feature four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a fireplace, a private courtyard with a pizza oven, a single car garage, and lush landscaped gardens.
Unbroken ocean views are also afforded from the 796 square metre block. 
Built in 1950, the home was renovated after its 2015 purchase at $1.85 million.
Newport's median house price is $1.7 million.
A 7 bedroom home, at 92-94 Prince Alfred Parade, is the suburb's most expensive residential property, having sold in 2008 for 14.6 million.
Adrian Venturi and Rowena Woodworth, from McGrath Avalon, listed the Goodwin Road property.
 
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Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall have listed Casa Paloma, their Newport home, just two years after moving in.
The four-level waterfront residence was designed by architect Koichi Takada on its 3360 square metre holding.
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“We really made some amazing memories here but I’m looking forward to designing a house with Jake with a similar aesthetic closer to family.
“I’ve always dreamed of living on an acreage by the ocean and now that we’ve just had our daughter Frankie we’d like to live closer to family while she’s young but still close to our work in the city, so we have our eye on Avoca, MacMasters and (sic) Womberal.”
It is reported the former Myer ambassador hopes Christies will secure the first $20 million-plus residential sale outside of Palm Beach on Sydney's northern beaches.
The waterfront estate Finisterre on Avalon’s Stokes Point sold for close to $20 million in 2002 to the Oatley family.
Hawkins’ first home was a three-bedroom house in Merewether, near Newcastle, which she bought for $469,000 in 2006 and sold two years ago for $782,355.
It was part of her then more expansive property portfolio.
Hawkins and Wall bought adjoining blocks in 2014 for $4 million that secured <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-residential+land-nsw-newport-2640148" target="_blank">Jacaranda Cottage</a> and the lesser, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-newport-105663970" target="_blank">Blois Cottage</a> through LJ Hooker agent David Watson.
The properties were once part of the longtime estate of the former politician William Wentworth.
The couple's Pittwater home building proposal was <a href="/news/jennifer-hawkins-and-jake-walls-2-million-plans-for-their-pittwater-home">costed at $2 million in construction</a>.
Jennifer Hawkins and husband Jake Wall announced the arrival of their first child, daughter Frankie Violet in October.
 
 
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The Mitala Newport, a collection of four luxury houses, has seen a $5 million deal as its first sale to a Castle Hill buyer.
The homes were designed by architect Mark Hurcum, who is keeping one.
Hurcum, along with an ­investor family, paid $6.1 million for the 3665 square metre Pine Lodge estate in 2017.
The <a href="https://realas.com/property/8-MITALA-STREET-NEWPORT-NSW-2106-16692316" target="_blank">homes have been listed</a> through LJ ­Hooker agents Peter Robinson, David Edwards, Claudio Marcolongo and David Watson, as well as Domain Residential agents Peter Grant and Nik Vuko.
Peninsula locals say other than one offs, there hasn’t been a quality housing project like it since John David’s Palm Beach triplex, The Boatshed.
Realestate.com.au puts the Newport house median at $1.7 million.
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Former Pandora Australia jewellery boss Karin Adcock has sold her Newport waterfront abode, Melody Lane for around $9 million, which had been listed last October with $10 million expectations.
Adcock sold Pandora for about $100 million in 2012, with her latest pursuit in wines.
She bought the Beaconsfield Parade waterfront for $8.1 million in 2009 from the surfing entrepreneur Harry Hodge.
Domain reported "independent sources" say ithad have sold for close to the $9 million mark.
The suburb record has stood since 2008 when her then-husband Brook Adcock, who founded the private equity firm Adcock Private Equity, spent $14.6 million nearby on the dress circle on Pittwater.
Adcock's recently bought nearby non-waterfront house on Yachtsmans Paradise has also been listed for sale at $4 million.
 
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Mitala Newport, a collection of four luxury freestanding houses, have been completed on the dress circle address of the Sydney northern beaches suburb.
They are located on Mitala Street which leads to the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
The designer homes are the work of architect Mark Hurcum, who, along with a local family, paid just over $6.1 million for the sprawling Pine Lodge in 2017.
Pine Lodge, on a 3,665 square metre landholding looking across Pittwater, had been held by the Gee family for 60 years.
There was a gracious old sandstone cottage, plus timber cabin, pool, boatshed, timber jetty, ramp and pontoon.
All of the buildings on the property were demolished, and now stand four stylishly modern homes, each offering a different floor plan and facade. 
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Constructed by Cutting Edge Building, they sit in gardens landscaped by Cameron Lester.
Hurcum said Mitala Newport was designed and constructed as a celebration of the art of living.
He said the site is ideally sited in a protected enclave at the southern end of Pittwater.
It sits between and within walking distance of the Royal Motor Yacht Club and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
"Unlike many Pittwater waterfront sites, the waterfront is easily accessible," Harcrum said.
"It is a great location for activity and contemplation
"The amenity is apartment like, one level living and lift access but with house amenity in terms of privacy, guest and family accommodation, large three car garage and abundant storage.
"Each dwelling has private, useable and low maintenance gardens with a range of micro-climates and landscape. Each has its own private lap pool.
"These buildings are about place and environment. As such the native and nautical environment have inspired the buildings.
"The aim was to create buildings that had the feeling of living on a luxury yacht In a secluded and private harbour, at one with the environment, maximising its benefits and maintaining control over it.
"This is the ultimate sea change but still directly connected to the city."
Three of the four homes, currently known as 6, 6A (pictured above and below) and 8, have been listed for sale through LJ Hooker Palm Beach agents Peter Robinson and David Edwards.
<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/po.images/2019/8/23/Mitala%20Newport%203.jpg" alt=""> The interiors of 6A Mitala Street
They're asking for offers in the region of $5 million for the two non-waterfront 6A and 8A, while number six, one of the two waterfronts, will be priced at a record $10 million.
Hurcum is keeping the fourth freestanding home as his own.
"He loves the design and location so much he decided that is where he would like to live," Robinson said.
Each residence is configured differently, but all have the potential to be set up with four bedrooms.
The kitchen, living and dining areas in the non-waterfront homes have been designed on the second level to take advantage of the water views. 
<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/po.images/2019/8/23/Mitala%20Newport%202.jpg" alt=""> The modern kitchen of 6A Mitala Street designed by Mark Hurcum.
The waterfront number six, with its primary living space on the ground floor, opens to a terrace complete with a heated lap pool that looks across its private landscaped surrounds.
Dissecting the four unique homes is a path that leads to a communal jetty which has deep water mooring. 
Peninsula locals say there hasn't been the attention to details since John David's Palm Beach triplex, a collaboration between Wally Barda and Thomas Hamel.
The triplex villa project on Palm Beach's Snapperman Beach, The Boatshed won the villa development of the year award at the Housing Industry Association's national awards.
Roderic David oversaw the development of the Iluka Road property with curved roof lines that hint at the bow of a ship.
Newport's highest residential house sale has stood since 2008 when Brook Adcock, who founded private equity firm Adcock Private Equity, spent $14.6 million on the Prince Alfred Parade dress circle on Pittwater. 
Australian golfer Craig Parry is likely to be spending more time around Newport, having recently sold his Birchgrove harbourfront home for around $10 million.
Parry first bought onto Mitala Street in 2003, spending $3.21 million on a five bedroom home with a pool. A year later he added bought the house behind it for $835,000, taking his total on the street to over 1,900 square metres.
His house sits next door to the the project.
The most noteworthy of new homes on Pittwater include model Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall's home that cost them $2 million plus to build, following their $4 million outlay.
The contemporary home not sits on its 3,260 square metres with landscaping by Secret Gardens.
It has four storeys, five bedrooms, a swimming pool and a sunken lounge on a lower level which is virtually on the foreshore.
There's also a home office, a home theatre and a gym.
Just around the corner in Avalon, the waterfront has seen a number of substantial home builds in recent years.
Dick Smith's founder Richard Smith quietly spent $4.85 million on a home on the Riverview Road dress circle in 2014 and commissioned a new home.
Down the road Hurcum designed an ultra-modern waterfront with aeroplane like wings that jutt out of the home.
Also known as Dakota House, the home sits in gardens designed by Jamie Durie which feature its own amphitheater-like space.
Last year a home designed by Hurcum in Narrabeen, dubbed Narrabeen House, sold for a suburb record $7.55 million, breaking the previous record by more than $2 million.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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