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

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

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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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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Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

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

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

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

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<div class="kno-rdesc">The returning expats, famed Australian photographer Polly Borland and her husband, filmmaker and awarded commercial director John Hilcoat, have bought in the Byron region.</div>
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<div class="kno-rdesc">They've emerged as the $2.1 million buyers of the trendy mid-century modernist-inspired home in Suffolk Park that appeared on Grand Designs Australia last year.</div>
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<div class="kno-rdesc">They snapped the home up through First National Byron Bay agent Tara Torkkola in less than a week.</div>
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<div class="kno-rdesc">It had been the home of Mike and Megan Fishwick.</div>
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<div class="kno-rdesc">Mike, a clothing designer for a local street/surfwear label, and Megan, founder of Feel Good Revolution took their inspiration from the internationally ­acclaimed 1951 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Illinois weekender for Dr Edith Farnsworth.</div>
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They paid $645,000 for the 800 sqm block of land in 2017 in the Seacliffs rainforest ­estate developed by Jonathan Levy’s Unison Projects.
The couple lived in a caravan with their three children for almost a year while undertaking the project.
The Foxtel LifeStyle channel presenter Peter Mad­dison suggested it was “a uniquely Aussie version of a modernist building”.
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Borland and Hilcoat, who resided in England until around 2011, are returning from Malibu, where in 2016 they paid around US$1.66 million (AU$2.32 million), for a contemporary designed home by the local architect Doug Rucker.
Borland won the 1994 John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award. In 2000 the National Portrait Gallery commissioned Borland to take a series of photographs, Australians, for an exhibition to celebrate that country's 200th anniversary.
Meanwhile on their return, Hilcoat, who directed the hit prohibition-era crime film Lawless starring Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf, has joined the creative collective agency Collider as a director.
He's collected every major advertising award over his long career, shooting commercials for the likes of Nike, Apple, Samsung and Coca-Cola.
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Polly Borland and John Hilcoat buy Grand Designs, MCM-inspired Suffolk Park home

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Mike and Megan Fishwick have sold their mid-century modernist-inspired Suffolk Park home. 
The stunning homebuild, minutes from Byron Bay, featured last year on Grand Designs Australia.
The First National Byron Bay agent Tara Torkkola secured the snappy sale at $2.1 million just under the $2.2 million price guidance.
The 800 sqm building block was sold in 2017 for $645,000 in the Seacliffs rainforest ­estate developed by Jonathan Levy’s Unison Projects.
Mike, a clothing designer for a local street/surfwear label, and Megan, founder of Feel Good Revolution took their inspiration from the internationally ­acclaimed 1951 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Illinois weekender for Dr Edith Farnsworth.
The couple lived in a caravan with their three children for almost a year while undertaking the project. The Foxtel LifeStyle channel presenter Peter Mad­dison suggested it was “a uniquely Aussie version of a modernist building”.
“It’s incredible because they’ve put so much energy into creating a most ­unlikely building given their budget,” Maddison said.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house features an outdoor pool, entertainment deck and a large carport. The kitchen, covered in handcrafted kitchen tiles, includes a cafe-style rangehood and spacious dining with a bespoke dining nook.
There’s a $1.2m median house price at Suffolk Park which has 18 properties for sale. Based on five years of sales, Suffolk Park has seen a compound growth rate of 10 per cent for houses, according to realestate.com.au. The median has been above $1m since 2016.
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Grand Designs' Suffolk Park MCM-inspired home sold

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Former fashion model Emica Penklis, the chocolatier behind high-end chocolate Loco Love, and her husband Jesse Lawrence have bought at Suffolk Park.
The recently married couple paid $715,000 for a 1985-built home just south of the Byron Bay township.
It was marketed as Suffolk Park’s most affordable home when snapped up by the couple just eight days into its marketing.
First National Byron Bay agent Oliver Aldridge secured the quick sale.
Penklis, who is expecting her first child, shared the house purchase on her Instagram.
“Also this happened … let the nesting begin, finally a home to call our own,” she captioned a picture of the sold sign.
Penklis, who grew up in Byron, founded Loco Love in 2013 using ethically sourced fair-trade and organic cacao from Peru.
Set on 325 square metres, the brick-built home with high-raked ceilings has three bedrooms and an open-plan kitchen, living and dining space.
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Model turned chocolatier Emica Penklis buys outside Byron Bay

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Byron Bay is fast becoming Hemsworth heartland.
Hollywood hunk Chris Hemsworth and his extended family already own two Byron properties, including the mega-mansion he and wife Elsa Pataky are building.
Now Pataky’s half-brother Cristian Medianu, a film director who has worked with Hemsworth on Thor: Ragnarok, has bought a $1.5 million house in Suffolk Park, just five minutes away.
Medianu will live there with his new wife, nurse Silvia Serra, adding more star power to the town already dubbed “Hollywood by the sea”.
Hemsworth’s Hollywood buddy Matt Damon and his family are regular visitors, as are brothers Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth, and his music star wife Miley Cyrus, and Westworld’s Luke Hemsworth.
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The clan’s Byron property purchases now total $12.8 million — plus another $8.8 million on a knockdown rebuild.
Chris and Liam are listed as directors of the company that spent $4.3 million on a Suffolk Park beachfront late last year, which was mooted to become the home of their parents Craig and Leonie.
The Thor star and Pataky are putting the final touches to their Broken Head mega-mansion, after knocking down the eight-bedroom home they bought for $7 million in 2014.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
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Chris Hemsworth clan continues Byron Bay buy up

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Harvey Norman boss Katie Page has sold Akita, her popular longtime Byron Bay holiday rental investment, set on the sands of Tallow Beach, for around $2.6 million.
Page, one of the longest CEO's having taken the helm of the retail giant in 1999, bought <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/87-alcorn-st-suffolk-park-nsw-2481" target="_blank">the Suffolk Park home</a> in 2006.
The Balinese inspired beachfront has three bedroom.
It sits privately behind 100-year-old Vietnamese entry gates to the hand carved Balinese front door.
A self-contained, one bedroom rustic cottage called Bamboo Beach Shack sits in the Zen like gardens and is moments from the beach.
First National Byron Bay agents Su Reynolds and Helene Adams sold the Alcorn Street home.
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Akita, popular Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park holiday rental sold

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Forget whale watching.
It's been hectic keeping up with the recent comings and goings of the international A-team around Byron Bay.
Some buying, some renting, and all understandably very laid-back in their dealings.
Now Australian model Gemma Ward and her photographer partner David Letts have joined the heightened period of property market activity.
The couple have been periodic visitors to the coastal town since paying $1.6 million in 2015.
But earlier this month they put their Suffolk Park retreat up for permanent lease.
The Suffolk Park home was only ever an occasional retreat for the couple, who have ongoing work commitments across the world.
Using the same photos used from the sale listing three years ago, Byron Beach agent William Green is seeking $1,250 a week tenants.
He is marketing it as an "ideal family home."
The three bedroom beach home is bordered by dense trees, shielding it somewhat from Tallow Beach which can be accessed via a sandy track.
The living and dining area and master bedroom open to a deck which features a heated spa and the swimming pool.
The home is being offered fully furnished.
Ward was up in Byron late last month when she spotted a Koala crossing the road, promptly uploading the video to her Instagram. 
Meanwhile the Bourne Identity trilogy star Matt Damon has been somewhat of a regular visitor to the popular tourist spot, with whispers he'd bought near good mate, Thor actor Chris Hemsworth.
Damon's seemingly has secured a rental. Damon’s rental, Blackwood House had been a holiday rental for his Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus over the summer, and Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky have the lease over the adjoining property, Titijaru, while their nearby $7 million home is under renovation with an $8 million rebuild.
Any permanent move down under by Damon - having reputedly become fed up with the policies of US President Donald Trump - have been dismissed by his publicist.
Fellow A-lister Margot Robbie is also rumoured to have bought an eco-friendly home on Byron's outskirts, but there's no documentation showing the home has actually been sold.
The actress, who's been in Australia for the premiere of her new animated movie Peter Rabbit, has previously suggested she struggles with homesickness and would like to return to Australia a few times a year with her husband, the British film director Tom Ackerley who married in Byron in 2016.
Gemma Ward's plans are unknown. Last year Ward sold her unrenovated Avalon shack for $1.65 million, which had been bought in 2016 for $1.6 million.
The couple have two children after the birth of baby boy Jett Ocean earlier this year joining three year old Hawaiian born daughter,Naia.
From Perth, Ward made her Australian Fashion Week debut at only 15 years old and went on to become the youngest model to appear on the American edition of Vogue.
The pair's appreciation for the far north coast emerged when they were attendees at Byron's Bay's popular Easter jazz festival Bluesfest in 2015, attending with her model friend, Nicole Trunfio.
They'd been there is 2009 when Ward, who divides her time between Australia, Los Angeles and New York, spent weeks renting a beachside mansion at Suffolk Park with Nicole Trunfio.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Boho couple Gemma Ward and David Letts seek Suffolk Park tenants

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A tranquil three bedroom beachside cottage in Byron Bay suburb Suffolk Park has been listed for sale, with a price guide of $1.45 million.
The 581 sqm residence at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-suffolk+park-124368558" target="_blank">10 Glasgow Street</a> backs onto a nature reserve and is surrounded by tropical gardens. The home is positioned only 600 metres to Tallow Beach, and only 150 metres from shops and restaurants.
Suffolk Park is a popular destination for holidaymakers, and is located five kilometres south of Byron Bay. The area attracts a median house price of $987,000.
The renovated and luxurious property offers a modern kitchen, open plan living and dining areas, and two well appointed bathrooms.
Its exterior features an outdoor terrace, 7 metre in-ground pool, separate extra bedroom, and a single carport.
A four bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-suffolk+park-125142286" target="_blank">68 Brandon Street</a> traded for $1.8 million in May 2017.
A two bedroom unit at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-unit-nsw-suffolk+park-124752362" target="_blank">4/55 Brandon Street</a> was also sold for $860,000 in May 2017.
The property is offered through Byron Bay Property Sales.
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Suffolk Park beachside cottage listed

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A four bedroom home at Suffolk Park has been listed for sale with $2.9 million to $3.19 million price guidance.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-suffolk+park-121567942" target="_blank">2/2 Alcorn Street</a> the Byron Bay district property has a direct beach access with the Arakwal National Park at its back door.
It is a private location due to the property being a gated estate.
There is a pool and an extensive poolside gazebo with entertaining areas.
The property is an open plan retreat style modern home with balconies on all sides of the house.
There is also an open plan kitchen with the dining and living area opening out onto timber decks.
The property is offered by Your Hot Property agent Daniel Baxter.
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