It's taken less than nine months for developer Sherpa Property Group to sell out all 51 apartments in its <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-oasis-palm-beach-7-9-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Oasis</a> development in <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/palm-beach-qld-4221">Palm Beach</a>, over a year before its anticipated completion.

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Located at 7-9 Sixth Avenue, the $67 million development has resonated strongly with both local owner-occupiers and downsizers seeking high-quality apartments within walking distance of the beach, dining precincts and everyday amenities.

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Christie Leet, Founder of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sherpa-property-group">Sherpa Group</a>, said the sell-out reflected both the strength of the Palm Beach market and the success of Sherpa's community-first approach to development.

"The sell-out of Oasis is a fantastic outcome and reinforces the strong demand we're seeing for thoughtfully designed apartments in lifestyle locations," Leet said.

"From the outset, our vision was to create a development that genuinely enhanced the Palm Beach community while providing residents with exceptional homes and wellness-focused amenities.

"We've been incredibly encouraged by the level of local support throughout the campaign, 72.5 per cent of buyers are locals, with a significant proportion of purchasers choosing Oasis as their future home rather than an investment."

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Construction is now progressing following development approval, with trusted builder LPS Group delivering the project and completion anticipated in Q3 2027.

Oasis forms part of Sherpa Group's successful Flourish collection, which has become recognised for its focus on wellness, community and elevated coastal living.

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Residents will have private access to a rooftop amenity space featuring a pool, gym, sauna, steam room, hot and cold plunge pools, spa and barbecue facilities.

"The success of Oasis demonstrates that buyers continue to prioritise quality, location and lifestyle," Leet said.

"We are proud to have delivered a project that has resonated so strongly with the market and look forward to bringing Oasis to life for our future residents."

Sherpa recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-soleira-palm-beach-1150-1160-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Soleira</a>, its third instalment of the Flourish brand in Palm Beach following Flourish Oasis and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/amargo-6-12-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Amargo</a>.

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Sherpa sells out Flourish Oasis in booming Palm Beach

Urban Property Group's <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/la-vera-macquarie-park-94-talavera-road-macquarie-park-nsw-2113">La Vera</a> is leading the next phase of Macquarie Park's residential evolution, with the new apartment development set to become the first of several new apartment projects in the precinct to complete.

The 169-apartment building has now topped out ahead of its scheduled completion in the third quarter of 2026, as new residential investment continues to reshape one of Sydney's largest employment hubs into a true mixed-use precinct.

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Cox Architecture has designed La Vera to capture the best of its unique positioning on Talavera Road, orienting the building towards Lane Cove National Park.&nbsp;The building features a sculpted northern façade with flowing curves inspired by the surrounding landscape, while its city-facing elevation adopts a more structured architectural expression to maximise skyline views.

"The vision for the project was to conceive a building that adopted an organic and curvilinear form to the northern portion that faces the Lane Cove National Park," <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">Cox Architecture</a> Director Felipe Miranda said.

"The residents that reside in the northern portion of the building benefit by having beautifully crafted curved balconies that speak to the natural context and heighten the relationship of their internal living spaces to the external balconies."

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La Vera offers a diverse mix of one, two, three, and four-bedroom configurations, with prices currently starting from $740,000. Buyers so far have been a mix of Sydney-based investors,&nbsp;metro commuters, owner-occupiers and downsizers from surrounding North Shore suburbs.

Both investors and owner-occupiers have been drawn to La Vera's proximity to Macquarie University, Macquarie University Hospital, Macquarie Centre and the Sydney Metro, infrastructure that supports both strong rental demand and a convenient lifestyle for residents.

The apartments feature full-height glazing, timber flooring throughout living areas, stone kitchen benchtops, SMEG appliances, floor-to-ceiling bathroom tiling and ducted air conditioning.

Residents will have access to a rooftop recreation level featuring a swimming pool, sauna, barbecue facilities and landscaped relaxation areas, complemented by additional communal space at ground level. Many apartments enjoy uninterrupted views across Lane Cove National Park, reinforcing the project's connection to its natural setting.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a>, a family-owned developer and builder with nearly four decades of experience, holds a 4.5-star iCIRT rating and was Australia's first developer to introduce 10-Year Latent Defects Insurance (LDI). La Vera is the first apartment development in <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/macquarie-park-nsw-2113">Macquarie Park</a> approved to offer the additional insurance protection, alongside a five-year warranty on SMEG appliances.

Urban Property Group CEO Patrick Elias said the additional protection reflects changing buyer expectations in the off the plan market.

"Consumers are a lot more weary and a lot more concerned in buying off the plan than they ever have been. Having LDI is a tool to portray the confidence that we have in our product, and a confidence we want buyers to share," Elias said.

Following completion of the building later this year, buyers will move into their apartments well before Christmas.

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La Vera closes in on completion as Macquarie Park continues residential transformation

Brisbane developer Red &amp; Co's decision to include dual key apartments in its debut Gold Coast apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/como-varsity-lakes-22-lake-street-varsity-lakes-qld-4227">COMO Varsity Lakes</a>, is proving to be one of the project's biggest drawcards, with buyers quickly snapping up the flexible residences.

More than half of the project's 36 dual key apartments have already sold, helping drive COMO beyond the 50 per cent sold mark within the first month of launch.

The strong response highlights growing demand for apartment designs that can adapt to changing lifestyles, with buyers increasingly looking for homes that accommodate multi-generational living, provide rental income opportunities or simply offer greater flexibility over time.

Located on the shores of Lake Orr, COMO will deliver 156 apartments across 16 levels, with the dual-key residences forming a limited release within the broader development.

Each combines a primary two-bedroom apartment with a fully self-contained studio on a single title, connected by a shared foyer and lockable internal door. The design allows owners to house ageing parents, adult children or guests while maintaining privacy, or lease the secondary residence to generate additional income.

Just 17 of the original 36 dual key apartments remain available.

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The innovative configuration combines two fully self-contained residences on a single title, typically comprising a primary two-bedroom apartment alongside a separate studio residence, connected via a shared foyer and lockable internal door.&nbsp;

The model is proving particularly attractive to owner occupiers navigating changing family dynamics and the realities of the current housing crisis.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/npa">NPA</a>&nbsp;CEO Andrew Erwin said dual key living was resonating strongly with modern buyers because it delivered both financial flexibility and practical lifestyle benefits.&nbsp;

“The housing crisis and rising cost of living are fundamentally changing how Australians think about home ownership,” Erwin said.&nbsp;

“Dual key apartments provide a genuine solution for families who want to stay connected while maintaining independence. Parents can help adult children save for a future home, ageing parents can remain nearby without moving into aged care, and owners still retain privacy and flexibility.

“Importantly, buyers are also recognising the financial advantages. It creates the opportunity to generate additional income from part of the home without the holding costs associated with owning a separate investment property.”&nbsp;

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Unlike traditional dual occupancy arrangements, the residences operate under a single title, meaning owners only incur one set of body corporate fees, council rates and holding costs.&nbsp;

The secondary residence can also evolve over time - functioning as guest accommodation, a home office, creative studio or private retreat before later becoming an income-producing asset.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/red-co">Red &amp; Co</a>&nbsp;Director and Co-Founder David Laverty said the strong early sales reflected growing buyer urgency and changing priorities within the market.&nbsp;

“Securing more than half of COMO’s residences within such a short timeframe is an outstanding result and a clear endorsement of both the design and location,” Laverty said.&nbsp;

“Buyers are responding to the combination of location, connectivity and amenity, but ultimately it’s value relative to other East Coast markets that is driving enquiry.”&nbsp;

“We’re also seeing strong interest from owner occupiers looking for homes that can adapt with them over time. Flexibility has become one of the most important considerations for buyers in today’s market.”&nbsp;

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bda-architecture">BDA Architecture</a>, COMO features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with 2.7-metre ceilings and larger-format floorplans aimed at owner occupiers, downsizers and lifestyle-focused buyers.&nbsp;

The development will feature an extensive rooftop recreation and wellness offering including a 25-metre lap pool, sundeck, barbecue and dining areas, gym, sauna, plunge baths, landscaped gardens, wellness spaces and rooftop pickleball and paddleball courts.

The remaining dual key apartments range from 137 sqm to 167 sqm and include generous three-bedroom layouts with separate self-contained studio accommodation and dual parking.&nbsp;

Erwin said the dual key concept represented a broader shift in how Australians would live in the future.

“People want homes that can evolve with their lives,” he said.&nbsp;

“A dual key apartment can suit a family today, support an ageing parent tomorrow, and potentially generate income later on. That adaptability is becoming incredibly valuable in the current environment.”

Prices currently range from $2,115,750 to $2,583,000.&nbsp;

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Inter-generational living drives demand for COMO’s dual key apartments as housing pressures reshape buyer priorities 

Builder-developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/ceerose">Ceerose</a> has doubled down on its Leichhardt ambitions, lodging its second State Significant Development Application (SSDA) in the suburb in the last six months.

Their newest proposal seeks to transform a former industrial precinct into a new residential community centred around the adaptive reuse of one of the site's heritage warehouse buildings.

The new project, on a 6,930 sqm block at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/40-76-william-street-leichhardt-nsw-2040">40–76 William Street</a>, will bring more than 200 apartments to a suburb that has seen little to no new supply in recent years. It follows Ceerose's late 2025 SSDA for a mixed-use apartment project on nearby Parramatta Road, signalling the developer's growing investment in Sydney's Inner West.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a>, the redevelopment would involve the demolition of four existing industrial buildings while retaining and adaptively reusing the site's most significant warehouse. The retained structure would anchor a new residential precinct comprising five interconnected buildings arranged around a large central landscaped courtyard, with heights stepping from five storeys along the surrounding residential streets to 11 storeys at the William Street corner.

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According to the Architecture Design Report by Woods Bagot, the proposal "seeks to create a residential village centred around a generous green heart while celebrating the site's industrial heritage through the adaptive reuse of the existing warehouse building."

The development would comprise 203 apartments, with 188 proposed as build-to-sell residences, alongside 15 affordable housing apartments.

Rather than treating the retained warehouse as a standalone heritage object, Woods Bagot has sought to weave the site's industrial history throughout the masterplan. The proposal retains the north and west facades of the landmark corner warehouse, while new buildings reinterpret the site's brick-and-steel industrial language through their material palette and architectural expression.

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The design is organised around what Woods Bagot describes as a "green heart", a landscaped communal open space that reinstates the leafy character removed when the site became an industrial storage facility. A new pedestrian laneway running through the site would improve permeability between William, North and Francis streets, linking residents through landscaped public spaces while activating the ground plane.

Residents would have access to communal gardens, rooftop open space and shared recreation areas distributed throughout the development. Sustainability has also been prioritised, with the project targeting an average 7.9-star NatHERS rating. Proposed initiatives include rooftop solar generation, rainwater harvesting, passive solar design, naturally ventilated lobbies, extensive cross-ventilation and the reuse of existing building fabric to reduce embodied carbon.

The adaptive reuse strategy became a defining feature of the application after heritage investigations found only one of the site's industrial buildings could feasibly be retained. The Heritage Impact Statement concludes that preserving the key warehouse façades while referencing the site's industrial character throughout the new development provides an appropriate balance between renewal and conservation.

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"Retention and adaptation of the site buildings has been explored but found not to be feasible except for the tallest building, whose street facades will be retained," the heritage report states.

"The proposed building will interpret the brick and steel character of the subject site, including reuse of some components and construction of a large 'sawtooth' structure in the proposed open space."

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The William Street site is located around 300 metres from Leichhardt North Light Rail station and a short walk to Norton Street's retail, dining and hospitality precinct. The surrounding area has increasingly become a focus for urban renewal given its proximity to public transport and the Parramatta Road corridor.

Ceerose, founded by Edward Doueihi in 1998, has become one of Sydney's more active apartment developers, with completed projects including The Alex Collective in Alexandria, Abbie's Lane in Annandale, and the award-winning Munro House in Elizabeth Bay. They are currently delivering Belgravia, 17 luxury apartments in Potts Point.

First look: Ceerose doubles down in Leichhardt with adaptive reuse of former warehouse site

Melbourne developer Spacious Group has completed Voyage Altona, one of the closest new apartment developments to Altona Beach.

Off the plan purchasers have started moving into the 49-apartment project on Pier Street, with the remaining move-in-ready one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments starting from just over $500,000.

Display apartments have now been fitted out, allowing prospective buyers to inspect the completed residences by appointment.

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The completed apartments feature open-plan living and dining areas which extend onto private balconies and terraces, while full-height glazing maximises natural light throughout the interiors.&nbsp;

Hybrid timber-look flooring, stone benchtops, Miele appliances, porcelain-tiled bathrooms and generous storage feature throughout the building which also features landscaped communal areas, expansive shared terraces, lift access and secure on-grade parking.

Drawing inspiration from its bayside setting, Voyage adopts a restrained palette of warm neutral tones and textured finishes. Many of the apartments take advantage of views across Port Phillip Bay, while the indoor-outdoor living spaces have been designed to make the most of the coastal outlook.

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Voyage was developed to address what Spacious Group identified as an undersupply of higher-quality apartment product in Altona, with a focus on owner-occupiers looking to remain within the bayside community.

"Voyage responds to very strong local buyer demand for quality, owner-occupier-focused product," says Barry Plant Projects Director Jarrod Farey, who has handled sales since the project's launch.

"The project delivers an elevated lifestyle proposition, with its design and quality of finish far exceeding anything previously produced in the area, as well as its proximity to Pier Street Village and the beach."

The majority of purchasers have been local downsizers and owner-occupiers looking to stay within the Altona community but who previously had limited opportunities to buy a brand-new apartment.

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Spacious Group completes Voyage Altona in Altona's beachside precinct

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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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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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Hobart based actors Marta Dusseldorp and Ben Winspear seek Paddington tenants

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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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Sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney takes rental in Paddington

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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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