Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

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The premises that have been for nearly four decades, Lucio's Italian restaurant in Paddington were pulled from its scheduled mid-week auction, but sold the next day.
The Windsor Street building housing the famous Italian restaurant fetched $3.75 million.
The vendor, Lucio Galletto offered it with a lease back for at least a year at $120,000 per annum, with options for an extension too.
But the local paper advised the buyer intends to rebuild the premises as their home next year.
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Galletto first signed the first lease some 37 years ago.
Galletto first opened Lucios Italian Restaurant in Balmain in 1981 but moved it to Paddington two years later.
It wasn't until 2007 that Galletto bought the freehold of the Federation building from his landlords, for $2.7 million.
The Windsor Street building once housed the Hungry Horse Art Gallery and Restaurant, which served French cuisine.
 
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Lucio's, Paddington premises sold to home buyer

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Former Australian cricketer Ed Cowan has listed in Paddington.
He has $4.1 million hopes through Ray White Woollahra agents Randall Kemp and Lisa Chadd for his home, which cost $2.9 million in 2015.
The rear of the home, which he’s shared with his wife, TV and radio sports presenter Virginia Lette, comes with an outdoor entertaining area designed by award-winning landscapers.
Cowan, who is in the investment team at TDM Growth, recently joined the board at Cricket NSW.
He was a coffee-loving left-handed opener who made his Australia Test debut in 2011.
His last first-class appearances were for the Sydney Thunder in the 2018 Big Bash League.
This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
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The recently completed Paddington home of Wallabies legend Stephen Moore is under contract just a month after it hit the market.
It was a rundown 1930s cottage when the former Australian captain bought it in 2009 shortly after moving to the ACT to play for the Brumbies.
He began developing the home when he returned to Queensland, before his 2017 retirement.
He called on architect Tim Stewart and built by Graya Construction to create the ultra-modern home near Suncorp.
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Upon completion, Moore told the local paper it will be the family's forever home, but they decided they need more land for their two kids and are set to develop their 810 square metres in Bardon.
The Paddington home has five bedrooms and three bathrooms across its three levels.
The living space opens to the outdoor entertaining area, lawn, and pool.
The master wing, complete with ensuite and study nook, is accessed by a suspended bridge
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Ray White New Farm agents Matt Lancashire and Josh Brown marketed the property.
Following his retirement in 2017, Moore moved in to the corporate world.
He is currently the general manager for corporate and commercial at Australian cattle company The North Australian Pastoral Company.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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Wallaby legend Stephen Moore sells modern Paddington pad

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Collette Dinnigan has tidied up her Sydney investment property portfolio, as she nears completion of her Italian project.
No sooner had Dinnigan listed her redundant Paddington investment property than it has been snapped up for $2.3 million.
It was set to go under the hammer early December but sold in eight days after one weekend’s open for inspection through BresicWhitney Darlinghurst agent Ivan Bresic.
The family trust bought in boomtime 2017 for $2.25 million, showing in some cases prices are higher than their prior peak.
The 1900s, two-bedroom terrace was a $1200-a-week tenancy.
Dinnigan (above), who quit the fashion world after 24 years in 2014, turned to real estate with her entrepreneurial husband Bradley Cocks.
Over the past five years they have bought and sold more than $50 million worth of real estate, making them highly successful house flippers.
“I don’t lose money on my houses, although I always seem to go over budget,” she told The Weekend Australian’s The List — Best Mansions magazine.
“But people who buy a house I’ve renovated do so knowing that it is something that is really good quality and will stand the test of time.”
The couple are spending more time in Italy where they’ve been restoring a 100-year-old farmhouse in Puglia.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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Collette Dinnigan offloads Paddington investment in a week

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Inner-Sydney terrace houses that come with a backyard dunny are few and far these days.
But a turn-of-the-century outhouse at the rear of an unrenovated three-bedroom Paddington terrace has been scheduled for October 29 auction. 
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It also has an original bathroom/laundry with facilities somewhat less than might be expected today.
Georgie Cleary and Alexandra Churchill at Bradfield Cleary hope to get $1 million for the two-storey Albert Square terrace on 107 square metres last sold at £400 in 1951.
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Before flushable toilets, outhouses with cans were set well back from the house for reasons of smell and hygiene.
The cans were collected at night by the council men who carried them on their heads to their horse-led cart.
The term “as flat as a shit carter’s hat” still lives on in surf reports along the east coast.
Realestate.com.au put the Paddington three-bedroom median at $2.3 million, based on 55 sales in the last year.
A terrace with a dunny sold at $1 million in 2014.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Albert Square, Paddington terrace with backyard dunny for auction

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The Brisbane-based former Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has listed what was once billed as his Paddington forever home.
It is reportedly expected to fetch somewhere between $3 million and $4 million.
It was only in July this year when, after living in 12 different properties over the past decade, the Queensland rugby legend and his wife, advised they were putting down roots, having finished building "their forever home" in the sought-after suburb of Paddington.
“We were talking about this dream for so long,” Moore told The Courier-Mail.
Moore told the local paper they planned to live in the home for at least the next decade.
“After all this time, we’ve got a place we can call home — and that’s a really good feeling.”
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The newly built five-bedroom and three-bathroom contemporary, three-level house has views of the city skyline.
Its five bedrooms are spread across the three levels of the home that replaced a rundown 1930s cottage.
The master wing, complete with ensuite and study nook, is accessed by a bridge.
Moore says it is time to sell as his family of three children needed more space.
The former player turned corporate pastoralist has a bigger block of land back at Bardon.
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“We are looking at doing a potentially bigger thing at Bardon, looking for a bit more space with three young kids under seven years … and (with) two young boys running around we made the decision to get a bigger plot,” Moore told The Weekend Australian.
“It will be a similar type of project.”
Moore, who played more than 125 tests, bought the existing timber house on 405sq m in Howard Street 10 years ago, which he rented out while he was living in Canberra playing rugby for the Brumbies.
He spent three years planning with its design by Brisbane architect Tim Stewart.
It was built by Graya Construction.
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Expressions of interest close November 8.
“We are doing it now because the home still presents as new; we thought it was the right time. We will probably have to rent nearby and we will stay in the area.”
Matt Lancashire and Josh Brown are handling the listing.
Following his retirement in 2017, Moore moved into the corporate world. He is general manager for corporate and commercial at The North Australian Pastoral Company.
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Former Wallabies captain Stephen Moore lists his Paddington forever home

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Actors Marta Dusseldorp and Ben Winspear, busy with plans to launch a theatre company in Hobart, are seeking tenants for their charming Paddington terrace.
They called the historic Paddington terrace home for four years, having paid $2,125,000 in 2013 when upgrading from their 1895 Leichhardt home.
Dusseldorp is best known for her role in A Place To Call Home, while Winspear starred in the Underbelly: Badness series.
Their Paddington terrace first became available for lease in 2017 when they ­quietly made the move to their $1.1 million Tasmanian acquisition with Derwent River views.
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At the time the gossip magazines had them heading to Hollywood, but rather it was back to Hobart for Winspear, who’d moved to the mainland in 1995 after winning a place at National Institute of Dramatic Art.
The Paddington Street terrace is now back up for lease at $1700 a week, the same asking rental they sought two years ago. The four-bedroom terrace with high ceilings, ornate cornices and kauri floors features three original marble fireplaces.
It is being offered through Phillips Pantzer Donnelly property manager Ferhat Akin.
Four-bedroom Paddington rentals have a $1550 ­median, according to realestate.com.au, based on 66 lettings over the past year.
The couple have recently formed Archipelago Productions, with plans for a play inspired by Marta’s friend Favel Parrett’s novel Past The Shallows, set in southern Tasmania.
“I believe theatre made here can be as good as anywhere in the world,” Dusseldorp told The Hobart Mercury.
Having optioned the book, Archipelago and the Sydney Theatre Company have commissioned playwright Julian Larnach to prepare it for the stage.
For a month next February, Dusseldorp returns in the STC’s season-opener Deep Blue Sea, Terence Rattigan’s 1952 classic, where she takes on the Hester Collier role.
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Sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney and his TV producer wife Anne Johnson are moving to Paddington — but will not be staying for too long.
They’re downsizing from the recently listed Adelaide coastal home they have owned for two decades.
The couple are renting in Paddington as both begin work at Channel 7’s Eveleigh offices, ahead of covering the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year for the network.
Their Sydney rental search was somewhat dictated by their dog Frankie.
Proximity to walks in Centennial Park was a priority. Of the 34 rentals currently on the leasing market in Paddington, only eight are signalled pet friendly.
Paddington will be a change of pace for the empty-nesters, who have lived on the beach.
Their former four-bedroom Adelaide home in Glenelg South, southwest of the CBD, sits right on the beach. The couple will still own in the area, having bought an apartment up the road in the Ei8ht development, which is slated for completion next year.
McAvaney is known as Mr Olympics having commentated on every summer Olympics since Moscow in 1980. He has also commentated on 10 AFL grand finals over his four-decade broadcasting career.
This article was first published in the Saturday Telegraph.
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Architect Chris Bosse, the founder and Asia Pacific director of architecture firm Lava, has sold in Paddington.
It was an original terrace house bought in 2014.
Since its dramatic renovation, Tivoli Terrace, has become one of Sydney's most photographed design properties.
Louisa Jackson at the bespoke agency Langulin sold the home with plans that come with an attic conversion.
She had an initial a $2.3 million price guide.
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The terrace had been bought for $1,135,000 as a three bedroom home which had barely been updated from the 1970s.
There's been no price reveal for the 70 square metre Tivoli Street parcel where there is a surfboard shaped kitchen island.
Bosse converted the upstairs in to two good-sized bedrooms from the three small bedrooms.
"It feels light open and airy and contemporary, quite the opposite to a traditional terrace house," Bosse said.
Bosse designed the island and kitchen cloud light himself.
"I wanted to use furniture designed either by myself, by legends and by my peers," Bosse said.
He said there's a bit of time travelling going on in the furniture, from Victorian times to Danish modernism.
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"I chose lighting from Louis Poulsen to Karim Rashid and David Trubridge.
"Agents are always pushing for more bedrooms, so someone had built this third bedroom," Bosse recalled.
"I didn’t like how it took light away from the stairway and circulation space and saw an opportunity to create a second living room.
"We furnished it with Togo sofas in lime green and orange, designed in the 70s."
Bosse had the help of his partner, landscape architect Jennifer Kwok.
"Theres always yin and yang in every partnership.
"I was very focused on the contemporary transformation, but the result has a very warm and east west kind of feel."
Over the last two years, the renovated home has been a lucrative rental, netting around $85,000 a year.
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Bosse says his favourite feature of the home are the sliding doors and screens which give infinite variations to open, semi open, and close the space.
"In winter we love the contemporary fireplaces on both levels," Bosse added.
Tivoli Terrace is the only Paddington property to ever feature on the front cover of Grand Designs Magazine.
It's also featured in a spread in New York's Designs Magazine.
Bosse reckons its expansive coverage in the design magazine stems from terraces always fascinating Australians.
"And maybe that’s related to the English heritage," the German born architect who has offices in Germany, Vietnam and Australian.
Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck founded LAVA in 2007.
Two bedroom Paddington terrace sales last year ranged between $1 million to $2.78 million.
Bosse, who is working on client projects across five continents, is yet to decide on his new Sydney abode.
"Sydney is my home and I can't wait to get my hands onto the next project.
"Maybe a different typology, maybe a beach house?" he suggests.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australia. 
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Chris Bosse of LAVA sells Tivoli Terrace, Paddington trophy home

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Laurent, a new architect-designed home in Paddington, Queensland, recently sold.
It was designed by one of Brisbane's leading architects Joe Adsett Architects and developed by Graya and Frank Developments.
Set on a 625 square metre block, Laurent at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-paddington-131264678" target="_blank">44 Reading Street </a>was sold by Matt Lancashire and Josh Brown of Ray White New Farm.
The home comes with six large bedrooms, kitchen with walk-in pantry, outdoor entertaining area, rooftop terrace with city views and courtyard.
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Other features include swimming pool, lift access, outdoor kitchen, 19 street frontage, and five car accommodation.
The elevated design on a sloping street offers an open aspect across the valley unimpeded by neighbours.
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The home is close to Rosalie Village, Given &amp; Latrobe Terrace shopping precinct, Paddington Centre and Suncorp Stadium. 
It was sold for $1.15 million in 2018 and $732,000 in 2012.  
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