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>.

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

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

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An application has been submitted for a 54 floor residential tower at Broadbeach, which would be the area's highest beachfront residential tower.
The glass-encased building, dubbed CLASS Broadbeach, will have 46 apartments, including six two bedroom apartments and 34 full-floor three bedroom apartments.
There will be five two-level sky homes and a three-level penthouse.
The tower will be divided into four residential precincts: podium, low rise, high rise and sky rise, reflecting the varying apartment sizes. 
There will also be two levels of recreation and common areas including pools, sauna, gym, bars, media room, office, relaxation zones and event spaces.
At street level, a grand concierge style foyer featuring a ‘green’ living wall, water features and a restaurant with bar will greet residents and guests.
The City of Gold Coast has just received the development application for the tower, which is planned for a 756 sqm corner site at the beach-end of Charles Avenue, right next to the area’s tallest existing building, the eastern Oracle tower.
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CLASS is being put forward by Broadbeach Joint Venture, associated with Brisbane real estate director John Kubatov, who collectively will be spending more than $7 million securing the seven units in the two-level Kurrawa Lodge on the parcel.
While the site currently holds development approval for a 17-level residential-only building, the latest application seeks approval for short-term accommodation and multiple dwelling uses over all 46 apartments.
 Kubatov, who began purchasing and taking options on units in Kurrawa Lodge more than three years ago, said property research showed a gap in the market for ultra-high-end apartments at Broadbeach. 
He said the unique position, just steps from the beach and adjoining high-end shopping, dining and entertainment, demanded a stunning world-class building.
“Ivan Lisinac of RH Frankland and Associates is the lead designer of the project and he has unveiled a jaw dropping design for CLASS, which takes luxury apartment living to a whole new level.
“Class Broadbeach will provide an accommodation experience unrivalled anywhere else on the Gold Coast and fill the high-end gap missed in the product mix of other developments in this distinct desirable area.
 “It will deliver a compelling accommodation choice for celebrities and highly affluent visitors who wish to stay in the central Gold Coast as well as those who wish to buy an exclusive part of beachfront Broadbeach.”
“The exposure and economic benefits for Broadbeach and the Gold Coast both nationally and internationally have potential for an enormous ripple effect in many positive ways.
“It will be an exceptional outcome for Broadbeach.”
 
 
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Broadbeach set for its highest beachfront building

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Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has announced approval for the first stage land release which will see the former Schofields Aerodrome site transformed into a residential community.
The master plan for Akuna Vista includes proposals for a new retail precinct, alongside a new school and sporting and recreational facilities.
Located in the high growth north west Sydney area, Akuna Vista development will be a 55 minute train commute to the Sydney CBD, as well as bus services heading to nearby Norwest Business Park and Parramatta.
The housing development takes its name from a colloquial Australian Aboriginal word Akuna, which means ‘the way forward’ or ‘flowing water’. 
This is a direct reference to the adjoining Eastern Creek riverside amenity. 
DHA Managing Director, Jan Mason, said the planned Akuna Vista development would deliver attractive lifestyle and investment opportunities for prospective buyers in the area.   "We are very proud to develop this vibrant Akuna Vista community in such a premium location and with such amazing connectivity for future residents," Mason said.   "The former Schofields Aerodrome site has been mostly dormant for almost two decades, so we are looking forward to bringing it back to life and creating a new residential hub that will benefit from direct access to new infrastructure and strong local economic growth.   "DHA has a proven track record of building award-winning communities that offer high-quality housing for families to call home. Akuna Vista is set to become a sustainable community where residents can grow and prosper for many years to come."   The project will include 1,100 residential lots with 220 reserved for Defence members and their families. This continues a long defence tradition in the area, with the former RAAF Base Schofields known as HMAS Nirimba, operating as a Royal Australian Navy Training Facility until it was eventually decommissioned in 1994.   As well as looking after the housing needs of Defence members and their families, DHA is a leading Australian residential property developer, with almost 50 projects underway across the country and a development pipeline of approximately $2.5 billion. The Akuna Vista community will be developed using a phased construction process that will stretch through to 2026, designed to minimise the intensity of construction in the area.
 
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Clear skies ahead for Akuna Vista development at Schofields Aerodrome

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Bensons Property Group chairman Elias Jreissati has launched a $230 million arts-inspired residential development on Chevron Island.
Chevron One, Chevron Island’s first high rise, will rise 40 levels above the village.
Offering 247 apartments wrapped in wave-inspired architecture, Chevron One is the first Queensland project for Bensons Property Group.
It has been acclaimed for its residential developments throughout Melbourne, having delivered over $2 billion in projects over nearly a quarter of a century.
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The benchmark apartment development is being marketed as appealing to a wide buyer demographic, from owner occupiers through to long-term investors.
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With development approvals in place, the Marchese Partners-designed Chevron One is poised to take shape at 36-44 Stanhill Drive, just 500m from the heart of Surfers Paradise, beach and light rail.
Buyers have the choice of one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, with two-bedroom residences the dominant product. 
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Each apartment features indoor to outdoor living spaces complemented by contemporary finishes such as stone benchtops, timber floors, luxurious bathrooms and kitchens designed by award-winning celebrity chef Shannon Bennett.
Apartments will overlook the Surfers Paradise skyline, the ocean, Nerang River and the hinterland depending on their location within the tower.
Residents will have access to an array of superb resort-style leisure facilities at ‘Club One’ including indoor and outdoor pools, a BBQ area, al fresco dining, gymnasium, yoga and sculpture garden, residents lounge and bicycle racks.
Apartments range in size typically from 51sqm to 162sqm with their outdoor areas varying from 13sqm to 75sqm.
Chevron One’s apartments are priced from $428,000 for one-bedroom apartments through to $2.95 million for the four-bedroom residences.
Construction of the tower is scheduled to be complete by early 2020.
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The lead selling agent is Christopher Jones, of Savills Gold Coast.
Prospective buyers can inspect the onsite display suite at 44 Stanhill Drive, Chevron Island.
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Ashley Williams, chief executive of the Melbourne-based Evolve Development, has admitted it took his company 14 months to reach an 80% presales on its Southbank offering.
Prices began at $420,000 after marketing kicked off through Colliers in June 2016.
Prices now start at $405,000.
Demolition <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/project/botanic-southbank-600013410" target="_blank">on the site</a> only started late last year with construction set to commence soon on the 20-level Botanic Melbourne residential tower in Southbank.
"In a normal market that would have been eight or nine months ago," Williams told The Australian Financial Review.
"It's like a perfect storm of regulation and changes.
"What we've experienced over the last 12 months has been a whole series of government interventions that have basically scared away the investor buyer in the market, particularly in apartment developments and more medium-density-style developments."
It's a reference to the Andrews Government removing stamp duty savings for investors, and foreign taxes by both state and federal governments, along with the Turnbull Government's decision to restrict sales to a 50% FIRB cap.
It was 2013 when Williams and the late establishment powerbroker Ron Walker established what was once billed as "Melbourne’s fastest-growing property developer with the Midas touch".
Walker was a co-founder of legendary property developer Hudson Conway – builder and founding operator of Melbourne’s Crown casino – with Lloyd Williams (no relation to Ashley) and Roderick Carnegie in 1977.
Walker once admitted that getting back into property after selling out of Hudson Conway was not on his to-do list.
“I thought that was the end of my property development days after all those years," he said in 2012.
Williams, a former civil engineer, got his grounding in the apartments market as a development manager with Michael and Andrew Buxton’s MAB Corporation.
Williams and Walker, dubbed the property sector’s unlikely billion-dollar duo, came to be in partnership back in 2003 via Hugh Morgan, who is Williams’s father-in-law.
It was Evolve that helped Walker being a staple of the Rich List.
The first apartment projects, were boutique developments in North Melbourne, Prahran and Carlton between 2005 and 2008, sold off the plans within months of becoming available.
“We always sell off the plan; that’s the risk model of the projects we get into," Williams said in 2014.
“It’s a good discipline for us to make sure we get the right product and the right price points. We take a very robust approach to marketing projects so we can get to settlement as soon as possible." 
Designed by SJB Interiors, Botanic Melbourne is situated on Coventry Street some 150m from St Kilda Road and 300m from the Shrine of Remembrance.
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Former Davis Cup player Mark Kratzmann and business partner Don Moffat have teamed up to create a riverfront property developer on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Unique in its direction, the residential development called The Ivy Picnic Point will also aid in the development of houses in India.
For every apartment sold in the 37 apartment building, a house will be built in India. There are also two penthouses. Kratzman says he and his family are set to move in to one of the apartments.
“This really has been a dream 40 years in the making, and I have so much faith in the end result that my family and I are counting down the days until we can move in with another 36 residents."
The Kratzmann Group has partnered with not-for-profit organisations Habitat for Humanity and B1G1 to build the houses.
More than 40 percent of The Ivy Picnic has sold, with 15 of the 37 two and three bedroom apartments recently snapped up.
Kratzman said a number of the buyers hail from Melbourne and Sydney, who have been drawn to the Sunshine Coast because of the warm climate and the developments waterfront location and lifestyle.
The project, The Ivy Picnic Point, is located on the Picnic Point Esplanade, looking out to Channel and Goat Island.
Speaking on the development in India, Kratzman noted that more than 73 million families in India do not have access to proper shelter.
“Habitat for Humanity supports people who have lost their homes in natural disasters or cannot afford to build their own houses,” he said. 
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“Having recently travelled to India, I visited the Bawana slum in Delhi and was confronted with images of open sewers, children playing in widespread rubbish, and families with no access to clean drinking water.”
“It’s heartbreaking to see people – children included – living in such extreme poverty and poor sanitation and I’m determined to play a role in transforming the lives of those in need.” 
“It’s hard to fathom the troubling conditions these communities face on a daily basis and I certainly don’t take for granted how incredibly lucky we are to have such a high standard of living in Australia.”
“We’re excited to be helping transform many of the slum’s shanty homes into real houses with safe sanitation, and have received an overwhelmingly positive response from The Ivy Picnic Point buyers, who have embraced the initiative with open arms.”
The Ivy Picnic Point features a communal barbeque area, lap pool, steam room and gym, with all apartments incorporating Smeg and Miele appliances.
To find out more about the development, <a href="http://www.theivypicnicpoint.com.au." target="_blank">click here.</a>
Prices start from $499,000.
 
 
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Ivy Picnic Point development by Mark Kratzmann and Don Moffat to help develop homes in India

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A Parramatta site which was set to become The Peak, a 138 metre tall residential development, has been flipped by CWG, the Singapore-listed Chinese property developer.
The company bought the 2880 sqm, four lot site for $27 million in 2015 and listed it for sale mid-last year. It sold the Parkes Street residential site for $40 million, Fairfax Media reported.
They rezoned the land and lifted the potential floor space from 10:1 to 15:1.
Towering 100 metres above the surrounding landscape, The Peak was set for around 330 apartments.
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Knight Frank agent Ben Wicks was marketing the development with CBRE's Danny Shi.
The group sold it to Sydney residential developer Aland late last week through local agency Khoury &amp; Partners' George Khoury.
Concord-based Aland, which focuses on residential developments in metropolitan growth corridors, will now proceed the scheme by SJB Architects.
CWG's remaining residential portfolio includes a 220-apartment project, The Uptown in Roseville, a joint venture with another Chinese developer Longton, a 90-apartment project at 17-25 Epping Road in Epping and the Stellar apartments at 771-775 Victoria Road, Ryde.
It also has a 11-hectare development site in Caddens, Penrith in Sydney's west.
 
 
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Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, will officially launch the start of construction of City West Housing’s latest affordable housing development today.
The development is part of the Cowper Street Glebe redevelopment precinct. The apartment complex, located on the corner of Wentworth and Bay Street in Glebe, is the latest development in City West Housing’s offering of affordable housing in the Sydney LGA. The new development will offer 99 affordable housing units in a mix of one, two and three-bedroom configurations. The project is due for completion in mid-2019. The development will feature basement car park facilities and bike storage, ground floor commercial premises and two large communal areas including a lush communal roof terrace.
The roof terrace has been designed as an open environment for communal gathering, with the views from the terrace reinforcing the connection to Wentworth Park and the Sydney city skyline.
The NSW Government vested the land to City West Housing.
The City of Sydney Council has also demonstrated its commitment to the project through ongoing support of City West Housing’s development activity. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the cost of housing is at crisis point across metropolitan Sydney and especially in inner Sydney.
"We are committed to tackling this crisis with every mechanism available to us, particularly in partnership with housing providers like City West Housing as well as state and federal governments. “This development in the Cowper Street precinct, Glebe, will provide long term affordable rental housing to city workers who would otherwise be unable to live close to their place of work.
"Identified in our long-term strategy Sustainable Sydney 2030, the Cowper Street development represents a good case study of a cooperative approach between the City, State Government and community housing providers like City West Housing, that will deliver direct social benefits, increase the supply of market housing and provide a diversity of housing options.
Leonie King, CEO of City West Housing, welcomed the commencement of this project.
“The team at City West Housing is extremely pleased to launch construction for our latest affordable housing development within the Sydney LGA.
Kane Construction is leading the development of the complex, with work beginning after the official sod turning.
 
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Lord Mayor Clover Moore launches construction of City West Housing’s latest affordable housing development

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JGL Properties has sold 95% of its new $40 million development the Grange Residences.
The two-bedroom and three-bedroom townhomes range in price from $625,000 to $1.6 million. 
Set in Brisbane's inner north, The Grange Residences have a low site coverage across the 1.15-hectare infill site.
North-east-facing over Kedron Brook, the project comprises 39 townhouses and two houses designed by architect Arkhefield.
It is under construction by Hutchinson Builders. 
The project is fully funded by Suncorp and Thakral Capital Australia.
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Developer Deicorp’s Western Sydney residential project has received development approval for stage two.
Deicorp’s Highline Westmead is inspired by the New York urban masterpiece of the same name.
 The $700 million residential project will be located at the corner of Hawkesbury Road and Darcy Road in Westmead and will comprise 900 apartments over 10 buildings, with a mix of seven to 23 storeys. 
Turner Architects have designed the mix of studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments and lofts featuring private residents’ gardens, a lap pool and connected lounging pool section. 
There will also be communal kitchen, residents gym, dining and BBQ areas plus a level nine rooftop gardens with BBQs and views over Parramatta Park, Parramatta CBD and Sydney CBD. 
Stage one is expected to be completed at the end of 2019.
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With successive governments investing billions in Westmead over four decades to prioritise it as a place for public health, research and the new knowledge economy, the suburb now provides over 18,000 specialised jobs and is expected to experience further growth as its population grows in proportion. 
“Westmead already represents Australia’s largest concentration of health services co-located with world-leading education and medical research,” said David Borger, director of the Sydney Business Chamber, Western Sydney, on behalf of Westmead Alliance. 
“There is an opportunity for Westmead to play a larger role in transforming Australia’s economy.” 
In 2013, the Westmead Alliance identified more than $68 million worth of public transport, access, parking and urban amenity improvements were needed to unlock the investment and jobs potential of the precinct. 
Deicorp says its project aims to fill the gap in demand for residential infrastructure.
“You attract talent by having a very exciting eco system, by having a great place to live and work,” says Lucy Turnbull AO, chief commissioner, Greater Sydney Commission said in a Deloitte report commissioned by Westmead Alliance," Borger says.
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Deicorp's $700 million Highline Westmead residential project approved for next stage

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Following in the footsteps of creative cities like London, New York and Berlin, Sydney is fast developing a reputation for its increasingly rich street art scene.
Now, leading property developers are making their own contribution through the use of street artists and creatives on their developments.
One such example is Sydney-based Coronation Property, with the company engaging award-winning street art specialists Authority Creative and renowned artists Elliott “Numskull” Routledge and Shannon Crees to create an 80-metre long street art mural surrounding their latest development, Charlie Parker, located on the corner of Charles and Parkes streets in Harris Park.
The art deco-inspired building, designed by leading architects Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt), will span 22 storeys and feature just 111 boutique apartments, as well as a terrace-level open-air pool and gym, and a ground floor residents’ library and lounge.
Envisioned as a destination for creative types, Charlie Parker will have art woven into its very fabric, with Routledge and Crees joining contemporary Sydney artists, Gillie and Marc, who created the Charlie Parker character – an iconic half man, half elephant sculpture – and interior stylist Shannon Vos, winner of 2014’s The Block: Glasshouse, in making a collaborative contribution to the development.
Routledge and Crees’ work represents the blending of the two artists’ very different styles to create a vibrant, large-scale painting that wraps the entire site.
Their graphic work, which came together over the course of a week in October and draws inspiration from the Charlie Parker character created by Gillie and Marc, will be one of the first ways in which the project will make an impact on the public – and so far, the response has been extremely positive, says Crees.
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“The community has responded really well to the bold patterns and bright colours of blue, pink and yellow, with the artwork literally stopping traffic and heaps of locals engaging with us over the course of the week,” she explained.
Christopher Skyner, director at Authority Creative, says Coronation Property is leading the way in integrating public art with its developments.
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“This is the third project that we’ve worked with Coronation Property on, following Liverpool’s The Paper Mill and Parramatta’s 8 Phillip Street, and I have to say, the Coronation team has helped to shine further light on our industry,” said Skyner.
According to Aras Labutis, director of Urban Transformations and Strategy at Coronation Property, street artists have a relevant voice in property development, both now and into the future.
“Inviting street artists to collaborate on our property developments has been hugely beneficial for all involved, and it has helped to reshape public opinion of this sometimes-undervalued art form,” said Labutis.
“There’s a big difference between street art and graffiti, which is the association most people make straight away, and this is confirmed by many major institutions now embracing street art and engaging companies such as Authority Creative to assist with activations.”
Prices for apartments at Charlie Parker start from $475,000 for a one bedroom suite, $567,000 for a one bedroom residence, $785,000 for a two bedroom and $898,000 for three bedroom apartments.
There are two four bedroom penthouses also available.
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