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

Joel Robinson

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bottega House secures landmark riverfront site in St Lucia 

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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SIERA kicks off construction at Northcliffe tower Exhale

Sydney off the plan apartments

Sydney's Chatswood is continuing to see a swathe of applications for new off the plan apartment developments.

Since the&nbsp;Chatswood CBD Planning and&nbsp;Urban Design Strategy&nbsp;2026 was amended, which saw the CBD boundary expanded to the north which opened up the height limit to another area of the city, development applications have been flooding in,

Earlier this year Bridgestone submitted plans for a <a href="/news/nsw/bridgestone-file-for-two-tower-chatswood-apartment-project">two-tower development with 95 apartments</a>, while VIMG also recently filed for a <a href="/news/nsw/first-look-vimg-plot-two-tower-chatswood-apartment-development-nelson-place">dual-tower development with 193 apartments</a>.

The latest plans are from Polytec Australia Development, an entity with directors associated with the listed Hong Kong property developer Kowloon Development Company.

They're seeking to create a 27 mixed-use tower with just 53 apartments on a 1,184 sqm block at&nbsp;629-637 Pacific Highway which is currently occupied by&nbsp;two buildings both in use as separate car service and repair businesses.

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The tower, which will have ground floor retail and commercial uses within the podium levels and sit above five levels of basement car parking, has been designed by PBD Architects who beat out Koichi Takada's Takada Architects and PTW in the Architectural Design Competition held earlier in the year.

The jury unanimously voted for PBD's scheme, suggesting the design concept "addresses key site challenges through a tower floorplan that responds thoughtfully to the sites constraints and opportunities."

"It provides carefully oriented and planned residential units that respond to the site geometry and in doing so optimise the capture of views to the south west (of the city), west to the Blue Mountains, and to the north (to Chatswood)," the jury noted.

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PBD noted in their Design Statement submitted to the Willoughby Council that the&nbsp;proposed mixed-use residential flat building is designed to respond cohesively to the existing and desired future character of the neighbourhood streetscape with appropriate build form and material palette that respond thoughtfully to the immediate context.

"The proposal for 629-639 Pacific Highway is informed by our analysis of the context, striving to create a design that addresses the challenges of the site, maximizes the opportunity and integrates with the podium to provide a cohesive development of the site," the Design Statement signed off by PBD Managing Director Paul Buljevic read.

"The proposal comprises a cluster of slender tower forms/pods that resonates with the podium geometries. The proposal seeks to integrate tower and podium into a cohesive built form by morphing a two dimensional podium silhouette into a sculptural, programmable landscape deck.

"The building's floor plates were optimized to maximize solar access and cross-ventilation, with careful consideration given to the neighbouring context and views. The built form is further articulated to enhance its slender characteristics and additional facade tiering is introduced to seamlessly transition to the lower levels, to create a more inviting human-scale experience."

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The tower will comprise two one-bedroom apartments, 22 two-bedrooms, 28 three-bed units, and a sole four-bedroom apartment, the penthouse.

The site is&nbsp;located around 550 metres south of the Chatswood transport interchange with access to metro, rail, and bus services, while also being just 750 metres from Chatwood's central retail precinct.

<h2>Project Summary</h2>

The site is an urban renewal site with redevelopment proposed for the existing low rise buildings to accommodate a mixed use tower.

The proposed development comprises the construction of 27- storey mixed use building with residential and non-residential comprising:

· 53 apartment units (2 x 1 bed, 22 x 2 bed, 35 x 3 bed, 1 x 4bed)

· 581 sqm GFA of commercial and office spaces

· 232 sqm GFA of retail shop

· 109 sqm GFA for café/restaurants

In addition, a five levels of basement parking will be provided, comprising of a loading dock and 89 car parking spaces including accessible parking and visitor parking. Bicycle parking racks will be provided for all apartments and at least 9 bicycle parking racks will be provided for non-residential occupants.

The latest plans are from Polytec Australia Development, an entity with directors associated with the listed Hong Kong property developer Kowloon Development Company

First look: Chatswood off the plan apartment development pipeline ramps up

Pyramid, the developer, builder, and architecture firm behind the new Gosford apartment development Vue Mer, has released another stage at the water

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Soon to rise at 142 Henry Parry Drive, Vue Mer Residences offers 140 apartments across two grand buildings.&nbsp;

Designed by head architect Joshua Oyeku of Pyramids Architects, Vue Mer Residences was designed with light, bright facades with copper vertical louvres on each apartment exterior offset with a more modernistic use of matte grey honeycomb cladding with opening bi-folds.

“I chose these materials for the exterior of the buildings to reflect the environment and to be visually bold in the Gosford skyline," said Oyeku.

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The main living areas in the apartments have been designed to be open plan, with the layout flowing between the kitchen, living room and dining room.

The kitchen features an engineered stone benchtop, splashback in Vena Gris, polyurethane overhead cabinets in Dulux Stone Master and is furnished with Franke appliances. Residents can choose warm or cool interior colour schemes to match their preferences.

The rest of the home has few internal walls and fewer traditional individual rooms in favour of a communal living space and unobstructed views of the outdoors through large picture windows.

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To the south, residents are treated to views of Brisbane Waters, while to the East, the untouched expanse of the Rumbalara Reserve. Rooftop gardens, adorned with lush tropical plants, provide an ideal spot to soak in these expansive vistas.

Other resident facilities include a cutting-edge workspace technology hub for residents who work from home, a sauna, a well-equipped gym, and an indoor heated pool for year-round relaxation.&nbsp;

Thanks to its prime location, convenience starts just a few steps from Vue Mer's doorstep. The Imperial Shopping Centre with a Woolworths is across the road, while more cafes, bakeries, and cuisine restaurants&nbsp;are a stroll away from the property.

The&nbsp;Gosford Transit Station is less than ten minutes walking distance, the Gosford Hospital is&nbsp;within a five-minute drive, and several educational and vocational institutions are less than a ten-minute car ride from Vue Mer Residences.

Soon to rise at 142 Henry Parry Drive, Vue Mer Residences offers 140 apartments across two grand buildings

Staff Writer

Gosford's Vue Mer Residences launch final release of 2023

A sharp slowdown in the pace of construction cost growth may be an early sign that pressures are stabilising within the building sector.

CoreLogic’s Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI), which tracks the cost to build a typical new dwelling, returned a quarterly growth rate of 0.5 per cent for the September quarter, the smallest lift since the three months to June 2019 and half the pre-COVID decade average of one per cent per quarter.

This took the annual growth in the index to 4.0 per cent, below the recent quarterly peak of 4.7% this time last year.

CoreLogic Head of Australian Research Eliza Owen said while construction costs are still very elevated, the ongoing level of increase has normalised.

“This is the fourth consecutive slowdown in the quarterly pace of growth for residential construction costs,” Owen said.

“The slowdown in new dwelling approvals also points to mixed news for the construction industry next year. On the one hand, this will free up capacity for material and labour resources, but it will also mean greater competition for new jobs.”

The recent slowdown in the growth rate of construction costs is broadly in line with the new dwellings cost sub-component of the ABS CPI figures.

The ABS CPI sub-index saw a peak in the March 2022 quarter at 5.7 per cent, and has since slowed to just one per cent through the June quarter of 2023.

"The cost of new owner occupier dwelling purchases comprises the largest weighting in the CPI ‘basket’, so the continual easing in the CCCI may also be a forward indicator of inflationary pressures easing within the building sector,” Owen added.

Apartment developers have seen costs soar over the last few years since the pandemic, making their projects unfeasible. While costs are still considerably higher than they were two years ago, the big difference is they're not going up every month like they were in 2021 and 2022.

CoreLogic Construction Cost Estimation Manager John Bennett said cost pressures in construction are shifting from an issue of materials, to labour.

“While material costs appear to have stabilised in general, labour costs have had a number of new pressures applied,” Bennett said.

“Award rates have increased more than five per cent across the construction industry, coming in higher than previous years."

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<h1>Key findings by state – Q3 2023 CCCI Report</h1>

- The CCCI for New South Wales rose 0.6% over the three months to September 2023, steady on the previous quarter but down from a recent high of 4.0% Q3 last year. The annual increase also sank to 3.9% from 7.3% in the three months to June 2023.

- Victoria’s CCCI recorded a 0.3% increase in construction costs over the September quarter, down from 0.7% in the three months to June and the largest deceleration in construction costs over the quarter. Annually costs increased 3.7%, from a peak of 13.0% in the calendar year of 2022.

- Queensland saw construction costs rise by 0.8% over the quarter, the highest quarterly increase 
at a state level and 10 basis points up on Q2 2023. On an annual basis, costs increased 4.8%.

- In Western Australia, construction costs rose 0.2% over the quarter, the lowest quarterly growth rate of all states. The quarterly pace of change is down from a recent high of 4.3% in the September quarter of 2021, and is running below the pre-COVID decade average rate of 1.0%.

- South Australia's increase in construction costs was 0.6% for the quarter, the smallest increase in the CCCI since the Q3 2020, when the effects of material constraints and a surge in demand from HomeBuilder were yet to be fully felt in the residential construction space. The annual increase plummeted to 4.1% from a recent high of 10.5% in the 2022 calendar year.

CoreLogic Head of Australian Research Eliza Owen said while construction costs are still very elevated, the ongoing level of increase has normalised

Construction costs ease prompting apartment developers to look forward

Corsa Mortlake, an absolute waterfront boutique development positioned on Majors Bay in Sydney Harbour in the inner-west waterside suburb of Mortlake, has secured around $35 million in sales on its launch weekend.

Two purchasers also bought marina berths, proving to be a major drawcard of the project.

CBRE Residential Projects Director Clayton Ross said the marina was a key feature and one of the unique selling points of this project.&nbsp;

“It is such a rare commodity to buy an apartment with a marina berth. The marina berths attracted a huge amount of interest for the project,” Ross said.&nbsp;

Designed by award-winning architects, SJB, the apartments capture uninterrupted panoramic water views, abundant storage, secure basement parking and a 23-berth marina which accommodates boats from 12 to 20 metres in length.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="/news/nsw/how-sjb-designed-made-propertys-corsa-mortlake-apartment-development">How SJB designed Made Property's Corsa Mortlake apartment development</a>

Claiming Mortlake Point’s last remaining foreshore position, along with a new private marina, Corsa Mortlake will offer harbourside living at its finest, developed by premium boutique builder/developer, MADE Property.&nbsp;

Every apartments in Corsa Mortlake has a harbour-facing balcony.

Ross said Corsa Mortlake&nbsp;garnered a high level of interest and strong sales at launch from local downsizers wanting to live on the water.

“They’re looking for their next and perhaps forever dream home that offered extraordinary lifestyle and spectacular water views,” he said.

MADE Property Development Manager, Todd Moody said the company was delighted with the launch sales result securing $35 million on launch weekend.&nbsp;

“Corsa Mortlake will offer a truly exceptional boutique waterfront development ideal for local downsizers looking for the ultimate lifestyle investment potentially with the added convenience of mooring their boat at their residential address,” Moody said.

“We are delighted to be delivering such a rare and extraordinary project – on one of the last remaining parcels of land to be developed on Mortlake Point.”&nbsp;

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="/news/nsw/corsa-mortlake-luxury-apartments-approved">Corsa Mortlake luxury apartments approved</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="/news/nsw/made-property-secure-kpmg-origins-building-trustworthy-indicator-top-score-for-drummoyne-apartment-development-the-isles">Made Property secure KPMG Origins ’Building Trustworthy Indicator’ top score for Drummoyne apartment development The Isles</a>

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Two purchasers also bought marina berths, proving to be a major drawcard of the project

Made Property secures $35 million on launch weekend at harbourfront Corsa Mortlake apartment development

National property developer <a href="/developers/billbergia">Billbergia</a> is seeking to create a new sustainable tower in the heart of <a href="/developments/rhodes-nsw-2138">Rhodes</a>.

<a href="/developers/billbergia">Billbergia</a> are no strangers to <a href="/developments/rhodes-nsw-2138">Rhodes</a>. They're currently&nbsp;developing a new $70 million community recreation centre and childcare centre and have delivered the <a href="/developments/rhodes-nsw-2138">Rhodes</a> Central Shopping Centre, the 1.2-hectare Phoenix Park and the 330 metre Bennelong Bridge from Rhodes to Wentworth Point.

The plans with Canada Bay Council are for a 37-level, 244-apartment tower at&nbsp;9-13 Blaxland Road.

The proposed new tower features a striking slender form designed by architects GroupGSA in collaboration with Singaporean landscape studio Salad Dressing - whose exterior design concept earned them first place in a design excellence competition for the site.

Aligned with the principles of the Rhodes Place Strategy, the proposed new tower sits within the <a href="/developments/rhodes-nsw-2138">Rhodes</a> Station Gateway East precinct that was rezoned by NSW State Government in 2021 following extensive community consultation.

With a small tower footprint of just 680 square metres, the site currently houses Rhodes Business Centre, a four-level commercial office building.

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The proposed tower will provide a new, ‘green’ ground plane connection between Blaxland Road, Rhodes Station, Churchill Tucker Reserve, McIlwaine Park and Brays Bay.

Set to deliver 244 apartments in a range of configurations, the proposed new tower sits above a mixed-use podium with nine levels of basement car parking below. The podium will be activated by a café, while an extension of the hardscape at the park junction will facilitate outdoor seating.

Many apartments within the tower will have a dual aspect with natural cross-ventilation, while vertical biophilic gardens will soften the building’s façade.

Resident amenity also includes 424 sqm of communal spaces including a dining and alfresco area on Level 20 and a rooftop tree canopy and infinity pool crowning the tower.

In addition to the lush rooftop garden, <a href="/developers/billbergia">Billbergia’s</a> design features a two-storey high suspended Ficus tree at its entrance, a nod to nearby remnant giant Ficus trees that date back to the early 1900s.

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A 1,537 sqm landscaped area will enhance public amenity and facilitate greater connectivity to the nearby Rhodes Train Station.

Saul Moran, Development Director of Planning and Design at <a href="/developers/billbergia">Billbergia</a>, said the plan for&nbsp;the Blaxland Road project is aligned with <a href="/developers/billbergia">Billbergia's</a> philosophy of delivering high-quality transport-oriented housing supported by infrastructure and community amenity.

“<a href="/developers/billbergia">Billbergia</a> has been part of the Rhodes community for more than 15 years delivering major developments such as the national award-winning Rhodes Central project and Village Quays on the western side of Rhodes station.”

The proposed tower will set a new benchmark for sustainable living, delivering the most highly sustainable new apartments in Rhodes. It is seeking to achieve a&nbsp;7.4 Star NaTHERS sustainability rating.

The tower has been designed to ensure a high level of performance is achieved for its passive efficiency characteristics. ESD features include low-water gardens, high- tech swimming pools, Photo Voltaic solar power, efficient lighting and air- conditioning, and smart building sensors (and BMS). Strong emphasis has also been placed on waste minimisation, recycling, green-transportation, landscaping, climate- adaptability, and eco-materials.

With an innovative biophilic design - described by Group GSA as a “vertical forest” - the proposed tower is earmarked to redefine the Rhodes enclave with elevated architectural design. The green façade provides acoustic and urban heat mitigation, in addition to its striking aesthetic appeal.

GroupGSA Design Lead Lisa-Maree Carrigan said the contemporary design was conceptualised in partnership with Salad Dressing, as an architectural expression to “rewild the sky”.

“The integration of the landscape into the architecture takes inspiration from the site’s rich natural history and surrounding mangrove and wetland ecosystems to create a ‘biodiversity highway’ through generous vertical greenery and sky gardens which rise above the tower,” Carrigan said.

The plans with Canada Bay Council are for a 37-level, 244-apartment tower at 9-13 Blaxland Road

Billbergia file for sustainable Rhodes apartment development

Australian developer NOVM is releasing the final collection of apartments at its billion dollar&nbsp;<a href="/buildings/woolooware-bay-475a-captain-cook-drive-woolooware">Woolooware Bay Town Centre</a> development in the Sutherland Shire.

The apartment release, dubbed The Grand Finale, will see the final apartments up for grabs in the 10-hectare precinct which started in 2014 in a joint venture with developer Capital Corporation. The remaining one and three-bedroom apartments will be spread out across four towers which topped out in July this year. The four towers will home 245 apartments in total.

Upon completion, <a href="/buildings/woolooware-bay-475a-captain-cook-drive-woolooware">Woolooware Bay Town Centre</a> will include 898 apartments and 23 commercial suites across 13 buildings. More than 2,500 residents will call Woolooware Bay home. The development will also include 10,235 sqm of waterfront parklands, a shared pedestrian/cycle path, outdoor fitness zones and a children’s playground.

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The Bay Central Woolooware shopping centre will open trading from November 22. The centre will have 60 stores,&nbsp;including a gym, childcare centre, medical precinct, two full-line Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets, Dan Murphy’s, and a waterfront dining precinct.&nbsp;

Bay Central Woolooware will also feature a ‘Makers Market’ with local artisans from the Sutherland Shire.

The 18,000 sqm retail centre is being delivered as part of the fourth and final stage of the development, the first stage of which broke ground in 2014.

A 71-key Quest hotel, also located in Stage Four, was recently purchased by the NRL for $21.85M.

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Novm’s CEO and Executive Director Adrian Liaw said the opening of the centre was a key milestone in the masterplanned community’s decade-long evolution.

“We’re thrilled to be officially opening Bay Central Woolooware and we appreciate the combined efforts of Parkview, our development team, our new retail tenant community and centre managers Savills Australia for their considerable effort in bringing us to this point,” Liaw said.

“Bay Central Woolooware is more than just a shopping centre; it's a place where people can come together, shop, dine, and create lasting memories with family and friends. We invite everyone to join in the celebrations and experience the excitement first-hand."

The apartment release, dubbed The Grand Finale, will see the final apartments up for grabs in the 10-hectare precinct which started in 2014 in a joint venture with developer Capital Corporation

NOVM release final apartments in Woolooware Bay Town Centre masterplan

Bulletproof off the plan apartment developer <a href="/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a>, who are iCIRT-rated and build all of their own projects, has just launched their first apartment project in the burgeoning Macquarie Park.

They’re producing one of the most architecturally-significant projects Macquarie Park has seen in years with La Vera, located in a prime spot opposite the Macquarie Centre at 94 Talavera Road.

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Award-winning COX Architecture has designed the 14-level building with the aim of marrying the building’s aesthetics with its surroundings.

COX Architecture Director Felipe Miranda says La Vera's architectural and design approach draws inspiration from its urban and ecological surroundings.&nbsp;

“The vision for the project was to conceive a building that adopted an organic and curvilinear form to the northern portion that faces the Lane Cove National park, whilst adopting an urban and anchoring form to the south facing Talavera Road and towards the CBD,” Miranda said.

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While being developed as a single tower, the section of the building to the north has been designed with two generous building notches that result in three distinct building shapes.

“These three forms have been designed using gentle curves on the corners of the building to ensure they have an organic feel for the residents and when viewed from the public domain.

The southern units are anchored by a red building form to the southern corner which consists of red tinted concrete.&nbsp; 
 
Miranda said the design strategy isn’t one which is just aesthetically pleasing.&nbsp;

“The residents that reside in the northern portion of the building benefit by having beautifully crafted curved balconies that speak to the natural context and heighten the relationship of their internal living spaces to the external balconies,” Miranda says, adding that&nbsp; the residents living to the south benefit from the gridded building form as it allows extensive glazing so they can enjoy the magnificent views back towards the CBD.

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The under construction, 119-apartment project has a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, an array of configurations which are expected to attract a wide variety of buyers, from first home buyers and investors to young families and downsizers.

Panoramic and unobstructed views of Lane Cove National Park will be on offer from a number of apartments, as well as the rooftop communal entertaining space.

The location of La Vera is one of the project's biggest strengths. Its strategic location positions future residents with all of the convenient amenity on the doorstep. The Macquarie Centre across the road has over 360 retailers, including a full-line Coles, Woolworths and Aldi, dozens of restaurants and cafes, and extensive entertainment options such as an Event Cinema, Strike Bowling and Macquarie Ice Rink.&nbsp;

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The Centre is also the hub of all bus routes that pass through Macquarie Park to the city. The Macquarie Park Metro, which connects to Epping Train Station and Chatswood Train Station, is just one street away.

La Vera sit on the northern side of the Macquarie Centre, which puts residents just across the road from&nbsp; the Lane Cove National Park and its many walking trails and hikes.&nbsp;

Construction for La Vera is already underway, with the development projected to be completed in early 2025. Timeliness of delivery is something Urban Property Group pride themselves on, and is something which is completely within their control, given they have their own construction arm.

Last year Urban Property Group was the first developer/builder in the country to acquire the Government’s 10-year Latent Defects Insurance on their Bexley project, The Parq. La Vera buyers will too have the comfort of the 10-year LDI.&nbsp;

“This sends the message that we stand-by the quality of our developments and buyers can have peace of mind beyond the point of purchase,” Urban Property Group CEO Patrick Elias says.

Urban Property Group have an enviable track record, having delivered 42 projects over three decades since being founded by Managing Director George Elias back in 1987.

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La Vera represents a rare opportunity to be connected to both amenity and nature

Urban Property Group launch La Vera, Macquarie Park apartments

Joint venture partners <a href="/developers/st-hilliers-property">St Hilliers</a> and Spotlight Property Group has secured approval for their<a href="/new-apartments/711-hunter-street-newcastle-west-nsw-2302"> 711 Hunter Street, Newcastle West project</a>.

The&nbsp;Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel approved the Plus Architecture-designed development, noting that it was considered to be of an appropriate scale and form for the site and the character of the locality

The new sustainable&nbsp;and culturally diverse precinct in the emerging western corner of the Newcastle CBD will comprise a&nbsp;curated ground plane experience with podium levels of retail and commercial tenancies, multi-storey food and beverage opportunities including an open-air bar, and two residential towers home to 257 apartments.

<a href="/developers/st-hilliers-property">St Hillier’s</a> Development Manager Luke McNamara said West Village is more than a residential apartment development.

“From the outset the development has committed to a significant public art programme that celebrates Newcastle’s thriving arts scene combined with a curation of ground plane tenancies," McNamara says.

"As part of the Development Consent, all retail and food and beverage offerings have a pre-approval to operate, including a three-storey venue with an open-air bar. This pre-approval will go a long way to streamlining the process for future businesses seeking to be part of the precinct.

“It was also important that the design was sustainable and ‘future-ready’, with the development committing to 90MW of rooftop solar panels and 300 electric-vehicle-ready car parking spaces, making it the first development in Newcastle to strive for 100% of future residents and commercial staff the ability to charge their vehicles. It will also feature an end-of-trip facility, and around 300 bicycle parking spaces in both secure and public areas."

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The approved development will also allow for the return of a large swathe of public domain back to the community at the ground plane, with an urban plaza fronting National Park Street featuring the public art precinct, and a through-site connection to the Drill Hall Gallery and Birdwood Park.

Essential to the design process by Plus Architecture was the Government Architects Design Competition process, the first of its kind for a private development in Newcastle. Other features included the incorporation of a suite of sustainability features, a ground plane allowing for a mix of creative business, designers, coffee shops, galleries, restaurants, and public art.

Plus Architecture Director Rido Pin believes that the practice’s approach will be an asset to the community.

“As Newcastle, like other regional hubs across Australia expand at pace, it’s critical that new developments are designed with their long-term future in mind and consider the varying and changing needs of their users," Pin says.

“Our two-tower design, featuring iconic sculptural curves, will create a landmark destination for the whole community – Newcastle locals and visitors alike.”

St Hillier’s Development Manager Luke McNamara said West Village is more than a residential apartment development

St Hilliers and Spotlight Property Group secure approval for Newcastle West apartment development

The family-ran SASCO Developments is planning a striking new mixed-use building in Randwick.

SASCO, led by Sid and Joseph Sassine, has filed plans for a Curzon+Partners-designed building at 18-20 Perouse Road, at the south end of the Randwick High Street just off the popular restaurant precinct The Spot.

The plans are for a four-level project with two retail tenancies on the ground floor and seven three-bedroom apartments above. Two basement levels will contain 17 car parking spaces, one motorcycle space and six bicycle parking spaces.

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Curzon+Partners Principal Mark Curzon said in the Design Verification Statement attached to the application that the new development has&nbsp;been designed to fit into its medium density and mixed use residential and retail urban setting, unique topography and heritage context.

"The site is located within The Spot, which includes a diverse streetscape with historic significance dated from the Inter-War period," the submission noted.

"The new Living Units has been designed to fit into a medium density mixed use residential and retail setting. The design has recognised its unique topography and environmental context and has been sympathetic to its context by breaking the mass to follow the street rhythms and scales, thereby addressing the relationship of the proposed built form with it’s surroundings.

"The proposal overall integrates well with the surrounding environment." 
 
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They said the materials have been&nbsp;carefully selected to celebrate the local heritage context with the use of bricks, aluminium battens and cladding and landscaping to enhance the design quality and longevity.&nbsp;

The main entry to the apartments and the car parj is located the quieter Soudan Street. The apartments start at 120 sqm and they each have a balcony space.

In recent years SASCO, founded in 2001, have been busy in Meadowbank, a harbourfront suburb near Ryde.

They have approval for a significant mixed-use precinct near the Meadowbank Train Station. They're soon to launch the Fender Katsalidis-designed development with 133 apartments, 162 co-living apartments, and a number of built to rent apartments on a vast 7,800 sqm site.

They've also got a retail and commercial centre with more build to rent apartments in the same neighbourhood.

SASCO also have another site in Randwick, having acquired two side by side properties nearby on Magill Street in the last few years to give them 1252 sqm.

The plans are for a four-level project with two retail tenancies on the ground floor and seven three-bedroom apartments above

First look: New shop-top housing planned for Randwick

Artarmon, the affluent suburb on Sydney's Lower North Shore, is set to receive a rare new off the plan apartment development.

Plans have been filed with the Willoughby Council for a shot-top housing development at&nbsp;64 Hampden Road, across the road from the Artarmon Train Station.

The $8.65 million project with 18 apartments above a commercial space will replace an old commercial building which has stood on the site for around five decades. It is currently home to an Australia Post office.

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The current AusPost building on the corner of Hampden and Jersey Road.

The one and two-bedroom apartments will be spread across two five-level buildings at the southern end of the Artarmon ton centre.

SJB noted&nbsp;a substantial amount of mature canopies along the rail corridor, on Jersey Road, and as a setting for the residential towers. They said the proposal responds to the context and neighbourhood by creating a&nbsp; two-storey fine grain podium that establishes a relationship with the two storey shopfronts in the town centre.

"The massing and built form responds to the existing town centre, the desired future character of the area, the new LEP and the surrounding context," SJB's Design Report noted.

"The five-storey scale is consistent with the new LEP controls recently gazetted."

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The new LEP (Local Environment Plan) SJB refers to was recently put in place by the Willoughby Council which saw "appropriate increases in building height and size" in the local centres of Artarmon, North Willoughby, Naremburn, Castlecrag, Northbridge, Penshurst St and Willoughby South. The aim is to "encourage new local jobs and housing diversity close to services and transport," the council advised.

"This density and scale is appropriate for the location, the site is within a town centre and 100m from a train station," SJB added.

They suggest the site has access&nbsp;to excellent amenity, with the train line opposite taking just one minute to get to Chatswood and 15 minutes to the city. It's also a walk to shops in the town centre,&nbsp;250 metres from the local public school and 300 mertres from a number of local parks.

Plans have been filed with the Willoughby Council for a shot-top housing development at 64 Hampden Road, across the road from the Artarmon Train Station.

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