Holiday home buyers who have long gravitated to Queenstown’s alpine setting are increasingly looking for low-maintenance apartments that allow them to lock up and leave, while still generating income when they’re away.

For Wendy, who had spent years visiting the Queenstown and Arrowtown region, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/safari-group">Safari Group</a>’s Mountain Oak Apartments provided the opportunity to formalise what had previously been a recurring holiday pattern.

“We always had Queenstown in the back of our minds to buy something there as a holiday home,” she says. “We love the Queenstown and Arrowtown area.”

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Time spent visiting her sister-in-law, who owns in Arrowtown, along with regular stays at Millbrook Resort, had already shaped a strong personal connection to the region.&nbsp;

Rather than approaching the purchase purely as an investment play, Wendy’s starting point was lifestyle.

“We were more thinking about ourselves and where we could stay, and then the rental aspect was second.”

Mountain Oak Apartments, located within the masterplanned Remarkables Park precinct in Frankton, aligned with that thinking. The ability to secure the apartment with a deposit and settle on completion made the timing work.

“The fact that we could put a deposit down with the balance on completion was a bonus for us,” she explains.

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Wendy selected a two-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse, a configuration that supports both private use and guest flexibility.

“The two-bedroom, two-bathroom configuration appealed from both a rental viewpoint and for the ability to have friends stay while we are there,” she says.

Across the development, two-bedroom apartments range from 64sqm to 78sqm, with two-bedroom plus flexi options from 71sqm to 75sqm, each with an allocated car park. The flexi layouts introduce an additional space suited to work or hobbies, reflecting demand from buyers who split their time between leisure and remote work.

Apartments include underfloor heating in bathrooms, heat pumps to living areas, and joinery positioned to maximise natural light and mountain outlooks. The Remarkables Park precinct is known for its extended winter sunshine hours, water frontage and open views toward The Remarkables.&nbsp;

Units come in light and dark interior colour schemes.

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While lifestyle was the primary driver, the fundamentals of the Queenstown market added reassurance.&nbsp;

“Proximity to the airport and tourism being the main attraction all year round,” Wendy says, when asked what stood out from an investment perspective.

Mountain Oak sits just eight kilometres from Queenstown’s CBD and around a two-minute drive from Queenstown Airport.&nbsp;

For Wendy, that airport proximity carries practical value.

“The airport proximity is a bonus, we think that being so close will be an attraction for the convenience side.”

Residents are also a short drive from Coronet Peak, Jack’s Point Golf Course, New World Supermarket, Five Mile Shopping Centre, and the dining, medical, gym, cinema and library amenities within the town centre, as well as the seasonal Remarkables Market.

Importantly, the purchase does not lock owners into a single use. Mountain Oak offers the flexibility to opt for short-term visitor accommodation or longer-term residential rental management, with 365-day visitor accommodation consent in place. Owners can utilise Safari Group’s 24/7 on-site management service or appoint their own provider, and do not need to decide on a strategy immediately.

“It was a bonus that we can rent it out as well as use it for ourselves,” she says.

Additional buying options, including furniture packages and storage units available for purchase within the building, further support a lock-and-leave model suited to interstate and overseas owners.

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Mountain Oak Apartments comprises 141 residences, ranging from one-bedroom configurations through to larger apartments and penthouses. One-bedroom apartments are currently priced from NZ$639,000, with three-bedroom options from NZ$1,299,000.

With 365-day visitor accommodation consent, the development is structured to respond to Queenstown’s established four-season tourism economy, spanning winter ski traffic and summer hiking, cycling, golf and lake-based activity.

Although Wendy acknowledges the strength of rental demand, her approach remains long term.

“We’re not planning to sell it anytime soon, so we are keen to hang on to it, but the passive income will be a bonus.”

Confidence in the developer also influenced her decision. Before proceeding, Wendy sought feedback within the local building community.

“We asked around and Safari Group had a good reputation,” she says.

Safari Group has delivered more than 2,000 hotel units and residential apartments across over 18 developments nationwide, with more than 25 years’ experience in the sector.

With completion anticipated by mid-2027, Mountain Oak is attracting a cross-section of buyers, from yield-focused investors to lifestyle purchasers seeking a foothold in one of New Zealand’s most tightly held alpine markets.

For Wendy, it represents both a future holiday base and a long-term asset within Queenstown’s year-round tourism economy.

Joel Robinson

How Mountain Oak Apartments draws holiday home buyers to Queenstown

Eduard Litver's Capitel Group is seeking to redevelop Chatswood's Mandarin Centre in the heart of the burgeoning suburb.

Capitel Group, in a joint venture with Metis Group, has filed a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) to demolish the Mandarin Centre and construct a 32-storey tower designed by Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill (SOM) with 325 apartments.

The 3,524 sqm site at 61A-65 Albert Avenue will also home extensive retail amenity, both at street-level and across a four-level podium.

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In its early stage Design Report submitted to the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority, SOM describes the ambition for the project as one that “aims to revitalise and reactivate an important corner of the Chatswood CBD.”

The architects note that the existing shopping centre “has a lack of vertical connection between its five levels of retail and a cumbersome pedestrian access from the street to the second-level transit connection,” framing the redevelopment as an opportunity to reconfigure circulation and better integrate with surrounding transport infrastructure.

The design adopts a single tower configuration, shaped through early testing to respond to neighbouring buildings and key public spaces.

Retail activation is concentrated at ground and lower podium levels, with a focus on food and beverage, lifestyle and wellness tenancies. The intent is to create a more permeable ground plane and improve connections between Albert Avenue, Victor Street and the Chatswood transport interchange, located within walking distance of the site.

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The site occupies a prominent position on the southern edge of the Chatswood CBD core, bounded by Albert Avenue and Victor Street. It sits near the rail and metro interchange and within close proximity to Chatswood Chase, Westfield Chatswood, Chatswood Oval and a range of commercial office towers and residential buildings.

Chatswood has been one, and continues to be, of the most popular suburbs for developers in recent years. The most recent tower to launch is Hyecorp's Celine on Archer Street, which followed The Anderson by Changfa and Huirong.

Soon to launch is Coronation's Archer &amp; Albert nearby the new proposal.

Chatswood boom continues with Capitel and Metis’s $1.2 billion Mandarin Centre redevelopment

Apartment development applications continue to tally up in Rose Bay following the NSW Gov's 2025 update to the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy.

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Some $200 million worth of developments were filed in the space of four weeks at the back end of last year, with the likes of Fyve, HSN, Luxcon and Fortis all seeking to creating new apartment buildings.

The latest plans are for an amalgamated 3,105 sqm site across Conway Avenue, Fernleigh Avenue, and Carlisle Street. Developer Mathieson Property is planning <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/dian-2-6-conway-avenue-rose-bay-nsw-2029">Dian</a>, 70 apartments across a new eight-storey building, perched on a ridgeline within walking distance of Rose Bay Town Centre.

The State Significant Development Application (SSDA), includes one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Over 15 per cent will be dedicated as affordable, as per the NSW Government's push for affordable housing. The 17 apartments will be managed by a community housing provider for 15 years following completion of the building.

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MHNDU has designed the building around three central cores, with lower-level apartments arranged to maximise corner balconies and cross-ventilation. Upper levels are configured with dual north–south aspects to capture harbour views and solar access.

Private open space is a key feature of the scheme, with generous balconies and terraces throughout. Five ground-floor apartments would include private pools, while one upper-level residence will feature a rooftop terrace and pool. A communal room and adjoining landscaped outdoor terraces provide shared open space for residents.

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The site sits around 365 metres walking distance of Rose Bay Town Centre and around 312 metres from regular bus services on New South Head Road, meeting the accessible area criteria under the Housing SEPP.

In early 2025, the NSW Government implemented significant changes to its Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy, altering planning controls to allow greater density for new apartment projects within an 800-metre walking distance of stations and town centres in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/woollahra-nsw-2025">Woollahra</a>&nbsp;Local Government Area, overriding existing local controls. Buildings are now permitted to rise up to six storeys within 400 metres of a station or centre, or eight storeys where affordable housing is incorporated, and up to four storeys within the 401 to 800 metre radius, which can increase to six storeys with affordable housing.

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Lower North Shore developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hyecorp-property-group">Hyecorp</a> is preparing to launch <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/celine-chatswood-37-archer-street-chatswood-nsw-2067">Celine</a>, its new apartment development in Chatswood.

Set within a blue ribbon location on Archer Street, Celine will rise on a quiet, tree-lined enclave on the edge of the South Chatswood Heritage Conservation Area, a short walk from the connectivity which Chatswood is famous for.

Celine will deliver 122 one, two, three, and four-bedroom residences, designed to accommodate a broad range of buyers, from owner-occupiers to investors.

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Designed by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/fuse-architecture-0">Fuse Architects</a>, the 29-storey tower has been shaped to respond to its Archer Street setting, with a defined podium and slender upper levels.&nbsp;

The building incorporates a two-storey residential lobby at the corner, double-height retail fronting Bertram Street, food and beverage tenancies along a through-site link, and two levels of commercial office space.&nbsp;

A landscaped pedestrian connection between Archer and Bertram streets will provide a publicly accessible link through the site, extending activity at ground level beyond the building footprint.

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Inside, Hyecorp is emphasising scale and flexibility. Most residences will incorporate multipurpose rooms, allowing buyers to configure additional living, study or guest space within their floorplan.&nbsp;

Kitchens have been designed with proportions more commonly associated with standalone homes, complemented by Gaggenau and Miele appliances, integrated refrigeration, Miele laundry appliances, Taj Mahal stone and bronze tapware.&nbsp;

Buyers will also have the option to tailor aspects of their home through the developer’s “Live Your Way” personalisation service.

Resident amenity will include an outdoor pool, gym and sauna, as well as barbecue and lounge areas designed for shared use. Upper levels are oriented to capture eastern outlooks towards the Sydney CBD and surrounding greenery.

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The location places future residents within 800 metres of Chatswood Interchange, providing access to metro and rail services, and within walking distance of Westfield, Chatswood Chase and the Chatswood Concourse. Parks including Chatswood Park and Beauchamp Park are nearby, along with a cluster of schools and private hospitals.

Celine continues Hyecorp’s focus on the Lower North Shore. The Australian, family-owned developer has been operating locally for more than 30 years, with recent projects including Audrey in St Leonards, now nearing completion, and Juliet in Roseville. With registrations expected to open soon, Celine represents the group’s latest addition to the Chatswood apartment market.

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Hyecorp unveils Celine, a striking new apartment tower in the heart of Chatswood

International development company <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/spg-land">SPG Land</a> has kicked off construction of the $1.5 billion <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/paradiso-place-surfers-paradise-103-ferny-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Paradiso Place</a>, one of the highest value developments to get underway on the Gold Coast in more than a decade.

Located on a 1.15ha site stretching from Surfers Paradise Boulevard to Ferny Avenue, Paradiso Place, when completed, will deliver 845 residences across three residential towers. &nbsp;

Paradiso Place has been several years in planning by SPG, which has now pushed the green light on construction to meet pent-up demand from investors and owner occupiers.

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The move follows minor amendments to the original design to cater to buyer demand, including the provision of more premium residential amenity, including private dining, lounge and events spaces for residents to entertain guests.

The three towers, comprising 41, 40 and 44 levels, will bring to the market 845 apartments with each tower boasting its own podium level interconnected skybridge to create a unique elevated ‘beachside village’ for residents.

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The <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a>-designed development will bring a broad range of residences to the market, most offering ocean views and all enjoying five-star hotel amenities with world-class facilities and the convenience ground level retail precinct.

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Construction of Paradiso Place has been made possible by SPG’s newly established SPG Built division partnered with experienced project management group Eastview Australia, a company that has supported the development of a raft of major projects on the Gold Coast over the past two decades.

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“It’s a very exciting time for Paradiso Place as we start construction,” said SPG Land Chairman David Wang.

“We have spent our energy refreshing design and assembling the best team and waiting for what we believe is the right time to start construction on one of the most exciting mixed-use developments to proceed on the Gold Coast since Oracle in Broadbeach and Circle on Cavill in Surfers Paradise. &nbsp;

“The local and interstate downsizer market is getting stronger, and we see Paradiso Place as the right project for our times right now. Our company has the capacity to deliver large-scale projects, and we are thrilled to be bringing this vision to reality.”

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SPG Invest, a company founded in Australia in 1998 with a focus on high-end real estate and premium hospitality assets, has delivered 56 projects in the Asia-Pacific region over the past twenty-five years, including The Peninsula Hotel Shanghai and the Global 188 twin-tower project in Suzhou and Cambridge Residences at Robina.

Paradiso Place will deliver a range of new apartments with two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts, as well as a collection of sub-penthouse and penthouse apartments across three levels. Prices start from $950,000.

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“We have a very strong vision for Paradiso Place – we are creating a unique beachside residential community where contemporary design &amp; architecture and luxury materials combine with five star residents’ amenities and the convenience of a premium retail precinct on the ground floor”, said SPG Land CEO Dr Ying Rao&nbsp;

“We are confident that the community will recognise that this is more than just another development. Paradiso Place will bring a much-needed retail precinct and lifestyle hub to northern Surfers Paradise with premium retail, lifestyle and food and beverage options,” Said Dr Rao&nbsp;

“The retail precinct is critical to enhancing the lifestyle amenity for residents and guests, so SPG will retain control of this precinct to curate a premium retail offering that will support this thriving new community.

“SPG will also retain short-term holiday letting to control premium and luxury outcomes in line with our vision.”

Construction of Stage 1 Paradiso Place is expected to be completed by end of 2029.

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Construction commences on $1.5 billion Paradiso Place development in Surfers Paradise

North Bondi

A boutique apartment building looks set to rise on one of North Bondi's most sought-after streets.

Plans have been filed for a four-storey apartment block at 181 Blair Street, with the small project to comprise just nine apartments.&nbsp;

The architects at Bureau SRH have designed the apartments, which will deliver a mix of layouts, with two studio apartments on offer, in addition to three one-bedroom, one two-bedroom and three three-bedroom apartments. A portion of the apartments will also be dedicated to affordable housing.&nbsp;

The top level of the building will be extensively recessed from the rest of the building, with the building mass presented as a two to three-storey building, with an articulated roof top form.&nbsp;

Apartments will face both the front and the rear of the site, with fixed privacy screens added to side windows to maintain privacy from the surrounding residences.&nbsp;

A majority of the apartments will achieve solar access, while each will benefit from cross flow ventilation.&nbsp;

The building will be divided into two parts, with the north-east section encompassing views to the Bondi Golf and Diggers Club, as well as Hugh Bamford Reserve and beyond, with the other section of the building oriented towards North Bondi.&nbsp;

The design concept for the proposal has grown simultaneously from the consideration of the surrounding natural landforms and future urban requirements, said the architects in their design statement.&nbsp;

Protruding balconies and the articulated roof form establish a significant street presence, while the rear balconies and planters establish a distant presence from the rear neighbours and provide another level of privacy protection.

A public domain will be curated across the ground floor space, with an open landscaped private space.&nbsp;

Future residents will benefit from being within close proximity to the bus stops on Military Road, with the closest stop just 30-metres from the site, servicing regularly to both Bondi Junction and the CBD.&nbsp;

Plans have been filed for a four-storey apartment block at 181 Blair Street, with the small project to comprise just nine apartments. 

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North Bondi's Blair Street set for new apartment development 

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Interior des­igner grandads Mitch Edwards and Mark Mc­Kie, who starred in The Block 2019, are trying again to flip their North Bondi project which didn’t find a buyer last year.
The duo paid $855,000 for the 80sqm, two-bedroom apartment in mid-2018, and then revamped the decor.
It’s now back up for sale with just a few further tweaks by the professional property flippers, who have made it a bit more beachy.
Theirs has been the only sale in the tightly held Hardy St block of 16 in the past five years.
Vicki Laing and Steven Bullock at Laing Real Estate have a guide of $900,000, which saw it attract strong interest from first-home buyers at its initial open for inspection yesterday.
“There were no investors,” Laing advised.
North Bondi currently has 13 apartments for sale. Its ­median unit prices over the past year has been $1,250,000, with investment apartments typically being rented for $688 a week, reflecting a 2.9 per cent rental yield.
Based on five years of sales, realestate.com.au calculates North Bondi has seen 6 per cent compound unit price growth.
The duo’s renovation in late 2018 saw them rip up the tired carpet to highlight its whitewash floorboards. There was also a new kitchen, with a wall knocked through so it is now part of the open plan living and dining area.
The apartment has been their home base before and after the television series.
Mitch and Mark brought controversy to The Block last year when they ended up finishing last among the contestant couples, albeit pocketing $384,000 when their terrace home sold for $3.374 million after the conversion of St Kilda’s Oslo Hotel.
Mitch and Mark, who had been backed as favourites ­before the Channel 9 series began given their extensive renovation history, lost out to Queensland newlyweds Tess and Luke Struber, who took home $730,000 after their ­terrace soared past its auction reserve.
The Sydney couple had pocketed $3.5 million in gains from their resales of properties over the prior 14 years, excluding $560,000 in stamp duties plus estate agent and conveyancing fees.
Their latest abode project was bought after the show finished last year when they paid $1.7 million for a four-bedroom 1970s home at Newport with an elevated position and views to the coast.
They recently interrupted their own project to assist Married At First Sight couple Cameron Merchant and wife Jules Robinson who needed a makeover after they spent $1,806,000 on a family home in Cromer.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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The Block's Mitch and Mark relist North Bondi apartment

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Channel 7 Sunrise presenter Sam Armytage has sold her North Bondi home of the past six years.
It comes after the news of engagement to the equestrian businessman Richard Lavender.
The breakfast television presenter - who now works just four days a week - intends to downsize with plans to spend more time in her beloved Southern Highlands.
Marketed as laid back luxury with a breezy beach feel, the three bedroom home had $2.8 million hopes for its late July auction. It sold for around $3.2 million.
There's been no extensive renovation for the home that cost $2.15 million in 2014, just as the Sydney price-boom was kicking in to gear, although she's modernised the two level, freestanding house.
These days Armytage is preferring life away from Sydney with her fiancee, Lavender, who she began dating last year after meeting at a party in the Highlands.
Lavender has a 40 hectare farm at Berrima which cost $1.95 million in 2007.
Her own weekender cost $2.2 million in 2017, with local agents anticipating the weekender could be listed as they move into together.
Her North Bondi home has a number of alfresco living areas and a level landscaped garden, complete with a striking sandstone wall.
The ground level is dedicated to living and entertaining, with three bedroom upstairs where there are ocean views. 
 
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Channel 7 Sunrise presenter Sam Armytage sells North Bondi home for around $3.2 million

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Channel 7 Sunrise presenter Sam Armytage has listed her North Bondi home of the past six years.
It comes a week after the news of engagement to the equestrian businessman Richard Lavender.
The breakfast television presenter - who now works just four days a week - intends to downsize with plans to spend more time in her beloved Southern Highlands.
Marketed as laid back luxury with a breezy beach feel, the three bedroom home has $2.8 million hopes for its late July auction.
There's been no extensive renovation for the home that cost $2.15 million in 2014, just as the Sydney price-boom was kicking in to gear, although she's modernised the two level, freestanding house.
These days Armytage is preferring life away from Sydney with her fiancee, Lavender, who she began dating last year after meeting at a party in the Highlands.
Lavender has a 40 hectare farm at Berrima which cost $1.95 million in 2007.
Her own weekender cost $2.2 million in 2017, with local agents anticipating the weekender could be listed as they move into together.
Her North Bondi home has a number of alfresco living areas and a level landscaped garden, complete with a striking sandstone wall.
The ground level is dedicated to living and entertaining, with three bedroom upstairs where there are ocean views. 
The article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Channel 7 Sunrise presenter Sam Armytage lists North Bondi home for $2.8 million

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A mixed-use North Bondi block on Campbell Parade has sold at auction for $25.4 million.
There were five registered bidders in the social distanced room as the hammer fell after a heated auction following a $15 million opening bid.
There were mixed pre-auction guides including $17 million while another report suggested it would be more like $20 million on its listing last month.
There were too many in the room for the auction to go ahead, so auctioneer Damien Cooley ushered anyone not registered to bid or family in to an adjoining room.
In the end it was two feuding brothers, who were part of the family who had owned the block for decades, who drove the price above $25 million.
Tony and Anna Tsakiros took the keys, with Tony's rep beating his brother Nio's.
Colliers International agents Matt Pontey and Miron Solomons secured the sale in conjunction with McGrath's Will Manning.
The block at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/sold/property-286-294a-campbell-parade-north-bondi-nsw-2026-503544382" target="_blank">286-294A Campbell Parade</a> comprises four ground floor retail outlets, leased to The Depot, Doughboy Pizza, Sage Beauty and grocery store Nio &amp; Tony's.
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Upstairs there are six apartments, four two bedders and two one bedders, with the net income of the commercial and residential tenancies yielding $687,891 per annum.
The 689 sqm site with a gross floor area of 1,004 sqm was offered as 100 per cent freehold interest.
"This calibre in a location such as this is unlikely to be seen again in our lifetime," the Colliers marketing advised.
 
 
 
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North Bondi mixed-use block sells for $25.4 million at auction

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Winners of The Block 2018 Hayden and Sara Vale have sold their North Bondi home for well above expectations.
The aparmtment went to auction in late February with with $1 million plus hopes and sold for $1.225 million.
It last sold for $975,000 in 2018.
The couple, who took out the top prize refurbishing an apartment at St Kilda’s former Gatwick Hotel, sold the property at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-north+bondi-132812122" target="_blank">2/62 Blair Street</a>.
Located within walking distance of the beach the unit has been renovated by the couple.
Before the auction Ms Vale told Domain she and Hayden were more nervous about the upcoming auction than the one for The Block 2018.
They have plans to move down the caost to Stanwell park in northern Wollongong and are in the midst of building their "forever home."
It will be a 5-storey affair 500 metres from the beach.
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The Block 2018 winners sell North Bondi apartment

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A North Bondi residential development offering has fetched $5.825 million under the hammer in front of 50 people. 
There were eight registered bidders for 120 Hastings Parade. The freestanding house north facing sits on a 474sqm parcel with an extra wide street frontage.
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 The property also has a development approval to create 2 x 3 storey semis.
The sale was through Ray White Double Bay agent Daryl Rosen.
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North Bondi beach house with developmental approval sold for $5.825 million

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Fremantle director of content Jennifer Collins, considered one of the most influential people in TV, has sold her rental apartment on Ben Buckler at North Bondi at an undisclosed price.
It was listed with a $1.5 million guide through Raine and Horne Double Bay agent Ric Serrao.
The two-bedroom unit, set on the clifftop on Brighton Boulevard, had been bought for $700,000 in 2013.
Its stainless steel kitchen has bi-fold doors that open directly out onto the common balcony in the boutique block.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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TV director of content Jennifer Collins sells North Bondi apartment

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Afterpay co-founder Nicholas Molnar seems set to upgrade to the cliff-front at North Bondi.
There’s been a whisper-quiet $10 million sale, the highest price paid in the expensive suburb this year.
Molnar and wife, Gabrielle, who married in November 2015, have been residing in a smaller nearby North Bondi apartment that they bought together in 2013, a year before the buy-now, pay-later giant was founded.
The new penthouse acquisition was atop the recently completed triplex project by the Assouline family.
With ocean and beach views, the two level 210 sqm apartment with three car spaces is positioned on the coveted Ben Buckler peninsula.
In June Molnar (pictured) and fellow co-founder Anthony Eisen, who late last year spent $7.6 million in Byron, cashed out $100 million of shares.
Molnar, the 29-year-old former head of fintech Afterpay Touch, launched the firm on the ASX in 2017 at $2.95 per share. The shares are now trading at around $24.
Afterpay launched in the US just over a year ago, with Molnar now in the role of global chief revenue officer.
Afterpay has more than three million customers and over 20,000 retail merchants.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.  
 
 
 
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Afterpay boss Nick Molnar spends $10 million in North Bondi

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Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie, who are being promoted as the ‘‘stylish grandads’’ on The Block’s upcoming series, are professional property flippers.
By my count these serial renovators have flipped 15 properties.
They have pocketed $3.5 million in gains over the past 13 years, excluding $560,000 in stamp duties, plus the estate agent and conveyancing fees.
And less whatever they spent on the renos.
They’re now seeking a buyer for <a href="http://www.laing.com.au/4715852/" target="_blank">their own North Bondi apartment</a> (above and below) which they’ve renovated since paying $855,000 last year. It has been listed by Tony Dowling and Vicki Laing at Laing Real Estate.
Their participation in the Channel 9 show has already been called into question by The Block’s diehard fan base who quickly recognised them from Channel 7’s renovation show Aussie Property Flippers.
Mitch, 56 and Mark, 57, were chosen from more than 45,000 entrants. Together 14 years, the couple have been flipping since they were a year into their relationship.
While they say that they have no practical building experience, and have never been “on the tools”, they are no strangers to the arduous parts of living through a renovation.
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Their flipping has mostly been done around Kings Cross with the Elan apartment building having seen some of their money-spinning successes.
In 2009 they paid $890,000 for a two-bedroom 20th-floor apartment which sold for $1.34 million just 18 months later. They sold a 24th-floor two-bedder for $1,875,000 in 2017 having paid $1.47 million two years earlier.
They made $300,000 on a Tamarama apartment in just nine months, buying for $780,000 and selling for $1,065,000 in late 2016 just before the boom ended.
The Fletcher St offering was back for sale at $965,000, but recently withdrawn through Tom Murray at LJ Hooker.
The Block returns for its 15th season next month with a transformation of the Oslo hostel into five homes in Melbourne’s St Kilda. The workload was double last year’s Gatwick and six times the original Block in Bondi in 2003.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.  
 
 
 
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