The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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Motorcylce tycoon Warren Fraser and wife Catherine have sold their Palm Beach weekender for $4.5 million post-auction.
They had a $5.2 million guide through LJ Hooker Palm Beach agent Peter Robinson for the hillside Ralston Road residence (above), which cost $4.5 million three years ago.
They apparently haven’t got up there much since what seemed a savvy purchase as it had sold for $4.65 million back in 2006.
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It has been bought by north shore buyers who will make it their permanent home.
The Frasers have resided in the popular The Residence complex overlooking Hyde Park since they sold their 1857 Hunters Hill riverfront estate, Windermere, to controversial Chinese buyer Sam Guo, aka the “Chinese Gatsby”.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Motorcycle tycoon Warren Fraser sells Palm Beach weekender

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Longmoat investment group director Neill Whiston and his wife Jane have emerged as the $12.5 million buyers of Semloh Cove Estate at Palm Beach.
It ranks as the second-highest sale in the pricey coastal suburb this year.
They snapped up the Walter Barda pavilion-style home after just one inspection through LJ Hooker Palm Beach’s David Edwards.
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It had been the weekender of former Channel 7 boss Ian Holmes and wife Ann who paid $4 million in 2008.
Set on 690 square metre, the four-level home has four bedrooms, a billiards room and a heated swimming pool and spa.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
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Investor Neill Whiston spends $12.5 million in Palm Beach

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The Dominguez family have cut their ties with Palm Beach, having bought three decades ago.
Merchant banker Jim Dominguez was among the pinstripe-wearing bigwigs from the emerging financial services industry who invested their hefty success fees in the vacation playground.
Dominguez and wife Suzanne have sold their villa in the dress circle Ocean Road, Susan Rothwell-designed Winten complex.
The three-bedroom 2005-built villa sold through LJ Hooker agents Peter Robinson and Katie Dowdall.
It was their retreat since 2014 when they sold Mandalay, a seven-bedroom home for $6.65 million to the hedge fund trader Daniel Droga and his wife Lyndell.
The Florida Road home on 1600 square metres cost $215,000 in 1988.
The neighbourhood was once nicknamed Pill Hill because of the prevalence of Macquarie Street doctors.
The baton change to merchant bankers included Moonrising being bought by Stephen Higgs for a then-record $3 million in 1990.
When Mark Chiba bought Palisades from the now-jailed futures trader Hamish Watson in 2002, he joined four other then-UBS Walburg bankers.
Dominguez, who was the boss at Dominguez Barry Samuel Montagu, helped Sydney get its Harbour tunnel.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Merchant banker Jim Dominguez departs Palm Beach

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A Sunrise Road, Palm Beach home designed by Gerald Nettleton as his own holiday home, has been listed for sale.
It was last sold for $1,326,000 in 1997 by Netteleton.
Set on 815 square metres, the three bedroom home with solid timber beams and double height ceilings has full length decks on both levels, one featuring an in-ground spa.
The fully self-contained lower level with its own entrance. 
LJ Hooker Palm Beach agents David Edwards and Danielle Ford have the listing. It comes with approval for a third level and additional guest accommodation.
Philanthropists Arvid Petersen, chairman of Petersen Group and former NSW Rugby Union chairman, and wife Karen have their nearby weekender listed.
The two level Sunrise Road homes home had been designed by architect Greg Crone, who sold it new, with architect Tim Moon refurbishing it substantially two years ago. 
It is the same strip where businessman Paul Nankervis and his wife, Rosie sold their getaway for $10.6 million in 2013, Sunrise Road's priciest sale.
Designed by architect Susan Rothwell, the three-level residence featured six bedrooms and six bathrooms.
In 2014, John and Frances Ingham, of the chicken farming and thoroughbred racing family, spent $7.2 million on a three-level hilltop Sunrise Road home designed by architect Simon Parsons.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
 
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A log cabin on the water at Palm Beach fetched $8.25 million at auction yesterday.
The weekender was listed following the death last year of Lysle Roberts, who headed Australia’s oldest jeweller Fairfax and Roberts.
There had been $8 million hopes for the 640sqm <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-palm+beach-131837046" target="_blank">Snapperman Beach beachfront reserve holding</a>.
Just the two bidders participated at the Sunday morning onsite auction, with the auctioneer struggling to be heard over the noise of a stink-boat just offshore.
It was knocked down to a couple from Northbridge after being called on the market at $8.2 million.
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The Roberts family paid £825 in 1940.
They rebuilt it in log cabin-style in the ‘70s when they were all the rage.
Overlooking Pittwater, it is one of the priciest waterfront strips in Sydney with prices between $10.35 million to $21 million over the past year.
Mr Roberts’s 1920s city home, Sunnydale Cottage at Pymble, was sold on Saturday for $2,655,000.
This article was first published in the Daily Telegraph.
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Motorcycle tycoon Warren Fraser and wife Catherine are offloading the Palm Beach weekender they bought just three years ago.
The Frasers paid $4.5 million for the hillside Ralston Road home, which had previously gone backwards in price from its $4.65 million sale in 2006.
LJ Hooker Palm Beach agent Peter Robinson has a $5.2 million guide for the couple, who are based in The Residence overlooking Hyde Park.
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They don’t get to Palm Beach that much, hence the listing.
The three-level home on 845 square metre has five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The lower level is completely self-contained.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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Motorcycle tycoon Warren Fraser lists at Palm Beach

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A Palm Beach chic-style home with ocean views has hit the market. 
Set on an 824sqm block, the tri-level home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-palm+beach-132032698" target="_blank">19 Ralston Road </a>offers a highly functional floorpan. 
The main level comprises master bedroom, large living area, separate dining, modern kitchen and covered terrace with views.
There is another master suite on the top floor with fireplace, which leads to the garden courtyard. 
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Downstair areas come with second living room with kitchenette and two double bedrooms.
Other features of the home include Saturnia stone, air conditioning, wine cellar and plantation shutters throughout. 
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The property has been scheduled to go under the hammer on October 30. 
Peter Robinson of LJ Hooker Palm Beach has the listing. 
 
 
 
 
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Ralston Road, Palm Beach chic-style trophy home with ocean views listed 

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Coco Republic’s Paul Spon-Smith has spent $3.65 million at Palm Beach, prompting the listing of his $6.6 million Mosman home.
Just steps from Sandy Point beach, the Palm Beach purchase on Iluka Road’s dryside was through LJ Hooker agents David Edwards and Danielle Forde.
There’s a fresh white palette, with heated, polished concrete floors and lofty ceilings.
The classic contemporary beach house sits on level lawn with a pool amid tropical foliage on its 620 square metre holding.
Listed earlier this year with $3.8 million hopes, it last sold in 2011 for $2,825,000.
The long-time furniture retailer and executive chairman and his wife, Dale, bought their 1970s Mosman house in 1995 for $1.25 million.
It sits on a 1200 square metre waterfront reserve holding overlooking Sirius Cove.
The couple retained the brick house’s classic ’70s split-level floorplan.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.  
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Coco Republic boss Paul Spon-Smith trades Mosman for Palm Beach

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Much-missed television critic Ruth Ritchie was the top bidder when Seabell, one of Palm Beach’s oldest homes, sold for $7.67 million at a recent auction.
It had been in the Seaman family name for the past century.
Ritchie, who already owns at Palm Beach, will now undertake the big renovation in between her freelance writing.
Ray White Palm Beach selling agent Noel Nicholson had been giving buyers advise pre-auction that the renovations could cost anywhere between $1 million and $3 million.
Seabell dates back to 1918 when Laurie Seaman built the sandstone residence when there were only four other houses on the hill.
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The home had a price guide of $5 million, which is where the bidding started.
It was announced on to the market at $5.5 million and just the two bidders drove the price $2 million above reserve.
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This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Palm Beach trophy Seabell bought by former TV critic Ruth Ritchie

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Google Asia-Pacific head of travel Hermione Joye and her partner, the fintech wealth management director Tim Neville, have emerged as the buyers of the redundant Palm Beach weekender of fund manager Rob Luciano.
They paid $4.4 million for the hillside Florida Road retreat, which they will use to holiday in when away from their Singapore base.
The four-bedroom home took around a year to sell, during which Luciano’s price hopes fell.
For many years Joye holidayed at Kalua, the family’s plantation-style Palm Beach home, which was sold for $22 million in 2012 to car dealer Laurie Sutton.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
 
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