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

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

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Maréa Residences brings parkside apartments to Coolangatta

Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

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

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The Collective Hub founder Lisa Messenger has secured a $1.25 million pre-auction sale of her Birchgrove cottage.
It had been listed by Bresic Whitney agents Kate Lorden and Adrian Oddi who had an initial $1.2 million guide on the two bedroom Federation home.
The updated split-level home with 65 sqm space on its 102 sqm Gipps Street had preserved period charm.
It had been a $795 a week rental throughout 2015, but was offered vacant with a fitout by Mia Cipolla at urbanstylist. Lisa said it was possibly the favourite home she's ever lived in. 
Messenger bought the property in 2010 for $790,000. It had previously traded at $285,000 in 1995 when bought as an investment by orthopaedic surgeon, Merv Cross rugby league legend who played in the 1960's for South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs and North Sydney.
Her initial Bondi Beach acquisition was offloaded recently through Ray White agent Luke Sommen at $825,000 having been bought in 2007 at $539,000.
The Bondi Beach-based entreprenuer who seeks to assist entreprenuers retains a Bondi pad she bought for $650,000 in 2010.
Just this week she chaired a Virgin Airlines pow-wow about disruption and intrapreneurship with a panel of speakers that included Sir Richard Branson.  
Her Surry Hills Collective Hub business engages through magazine publishing, social media, events, brand collaborations, e-commerce and strategic partnerships. Her best-selling books include Daring &amp; Disruptive, Life &amp; Love and Money &amp; Mindfulness. 
She's is putting a bit of the proceeds into her business expansion, and looking around Tamarama.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Lisa Messenger sells in Birchgrove

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McGrath has announced it has been appointed by Property NSW as the exclusive agent for the next phase of the Millers Point social housing selloff program. 
McGrath will market the sale of 175 dwellings with an estimated value in excess of $200 million.
The sales program is expected to commence in the second half of June.
This is the second tender won by McGrath for Property NSW. 
The marketing will be headed by Richard Shalhoub of McGrath Edgecliff.
In January 2016 the company won a tender for the sale of up to 50 terrace homes and so far 31 have been sold for a value of $86 million.
A further ten terrace properties will be auctioned June 9.
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McGrath secure another batch of redundant NSW Government Millers Point terraces to sell

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The Melton district property which was the home of underworld wife, Roberta Williams in the early 2000s, during the height of Melbourne’s gangland war, has been listed for sale.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-hillside-122665654" target="_blank">With its notorious past</a> now behind it, 20 John Paul Drive, Hillside has been listed for sale as a family home.
The listing agents actually think its link to Ms Williams, the former wife of late crime figure Carl Williams, could give it a boost when it goes under the hammer next month.
It comes with price expectations of more than $590,000 through Barry Plant Taylors Lakes agent James Hatzimoisis.
The 47-year-old had Dhakota, her only child with convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl, in 2001 while she owned the house. 
Carl Anthony Williams (13 October 1970 – 19 April 2010) was an Australian convicted murderer and drug trafficker.
The property sold for $280,000 in February 2000 and then to the current owners for $450,000 in October 2003.
The five-bedroom house is larger than most in the Hillside area.
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Roberta Williams connection might help Hillside house price

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Actors Simon Baker and wife Rebecca Rigg are set to offload their North Bondi bolthole now that they own a $6.5 million Bronte home.
Their rooftop apartment is up for sale with expressions of interest with $3.5 million hopes through McGrath agent Ben Collier.
<a href="https://www.domain.com.au/8-206-hastings-parade-north-bondi-nsw-2026-2012833319" target="_blank">Their 250 sqm art deco penthouse</a> on the Ben Buckler headland was purchased in 2014 for $2.63 million.
They had a Will Dangar-designed garden installed on the 125 sqm rooftop terrace from where weekend inspectees saw a whale heading north.
The couple who first met in 1992 on the set of popular soap E Street were no shows when the apartment next door went to recent auction.
Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay selling agent Hannah Bouskali confirmed the buyers as a young married Australian couple who are living overseas.
They paid $2,016,037 for the two bedder with roof access too. 
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Actor Simon Baker lists North Bondi beachside bolthole

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A $25 million offer for Jenner House, the home of luxury car dealer and race horse owner Terry Mullens and his wife Wendy has been rejected.
The Australian Financial Review said the offer for <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-potts+point-120172221" target="_blank">2 Macleay Street</a> was rejected given higher-priced recent sales of homes in the area including 29 Challis Avenue and 24 Rockwall Crescent.
There had been a $25 million asking price previously for the historic Jenner home. 
But the paper noted both these nearby sales had sold for more than $40,000 a square metre, and the $25 million would equate home at only $12,000 a square metre. 
Black Diamondz's Robert Page is handling the listing, the paper noted, though no new indication of its new pricing was given.
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Jenner House, Potts Point $25 million offer rejected

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A waterfront two bedroom home on the Central Coast of New South Wales has had its asking price dropped by $100,000 since listing.
The property, 301 Patong Creek Patonga, had its listing price dropped from $799,000 to $699,000 last week, according to SQM Research.
SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher said the property has a lot to offer, although can only be accessed by boat from Merooa Avenue Beach.
"The property appears to be in a good condition, with the vendor recently updating the property's water tanks, pumps and septic tank," he said.
"The listing also states that the private pontoon has been recently extended to take boats big and small.   
"The vendors has kindly included in this price a catamaran, a 'couple of dinghies' and most of the furniture. This is a great for buyers looking to get out of the city, frolicking in the river, and sailing down the Hawkesbury."
 
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Waterfront NSW home reduced by $100k: SQM Research

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Sydney's most mediterranean property is possibly La Joie de Vivre, a lavish French provincial mansion at Bayview.
A fresh marketing campaign to sell the luxury home is underway by the former freight tycoon Gregory Poche and his wife, Kay van Norton.
They paid <a href="https://www.redproperty.com.au/buying/NSW/Northern-Beaches/Bayview/House/1P1502" target="_blank">$10 million for the home in late 2003</a>.
The spectacular northern beaches residence with unashamed opulence is now relisted with $6.5 million price expectations through Red Property agents James Economides and Kerry-Anne Nielsen with a June 17 expressions of interest marketing campaign.
Up its semicircular drive, La Joie de Vivre, meaning the 'joy of living' in French, oozes luxury from every angle, with 24-carat gold filigree balustrades and grand foyer.
Perhaps tarnished after appearing on the hit Network Ten reality television show, the Bachelor, the home has sat unwanted on the market for nearly three years.
The 130-square Minkara Road residence overlooking Pittwater and the Pacific was built for Beirut industrialist Agob Dellalian who first sold it for $7 million in early 2003.
Set on a massive 4091 sqm land parcel, the home features a grand formal dining room, six bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
It's nestled among spotted gum trees with views from its floor to ceiling windows. 
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.  
 
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La Joie de Vivre, Bayview back on market

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The grand Federation mansion Harelands in Kew has been listed with $12 million to $15 million hopes.
Listed through Prue Jones of RT Edgar Hawthorn, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-kew-120337933" target="_blank">5 Willsmere Road</a> was designed by leading architectural firm Ussher and Kemp and has 11 bedrooms and six bathrooms.
Entry is via a regal reception hall and the lower level features a drawing room with oak panelled ceiling, a verandah running round the house, a rumpus room and a wine cellar.
There is also a seperate and renovated two bedroom cottage and original one bedroom unit on the 2671 sqm land parcel.
Built around 1903 for a family with four sons, it was taken over in the 1950s by Melbourne Legacy as a children's hostel.
Saved from developers in the 1980's, it has since been restored and used as a home and a surgery by its doctor owner.
The home last traded for $539,000 in 1985.
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Kew Federation trophy Harelands listed

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The co-host of the hit Channel Ten show The Project Peter Helliar has listed his Plenty home 'Plenty Ridge'.
The comedian's modern Melbourne fringe home has a price guide of around <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-plenty-122701418" target="_blank">$3 million through Daniel Broadbent of Jellis Craig</a>.
Helliar and his wife Bridget have lived at the home for nine years with their three kids.
The resort style home on nearly two hectares has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and numerous luxury features you'd expect from a celebrity home.
It has a wine cellar, cinema, gym, a horizon-edge pool and tennis court, with a large fully self-contained studio also on the estate.
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The Project star Peter Helliar lists Plenty home

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An art deco inspired trophy home, Bluebird has been listed in Sydney's Carlingford.
Set on 1495 sqm with a circular driveway, the five bedroom 1950s home has been restored to its original condition.
Bluebird sits on a 1495 sqm block.
Harcourts have <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-carlingford-122489718" target="_blank">the 252 Pennant Hills Road offering</a>.
Agent David Ryan last sold it in 2009 at $968,000.
The median price for a home in Carlingford is $1,263,500, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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