The final apartments in the most recently completed new development in Balwyn present some of the largest and most exclusive ever delivered in one of Melbourne’s most established and character-rich neighbourhoods.

Boutique developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/wulff-projects">Wulff Projects</a>,&nbsp;alongside partner <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/pga-group">PGA Group</a>, has just finished <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/threadneedle-balwyn-1-5-threadneedle-street-balwyn-vic-3103">Threadneedle</a>, 17 home-sized residences designed completely for the owner-occupier.

Named after its location on Threadneedle Street, the new project has been shaped by the heritage fabric of Balwyn. It offers two low-rise buildings of eight and nine apartments respectively, designed to emulate traditional standalone homes.&nbsp;

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John Scaramuzzino, Director at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bruce-henderson-architects">Bruce Henderson Architects</a>, explains the design intention.

“Given the quiet residential character of the street with many homes dating back to the 1930s and 1940s, we approached Threadneedle wanting to appear less as a collection of apartments and more as a traditional residence. This led to creating not one but two buildings that could “breathe” with larger garden-based apartments functioning more like small homes.”

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The north-facing residences are nestled among extensive landscaped gardens by Ben Scott Garden Design, with over one-third of the site dedicated to greenery. The resulting setting is one of calm seclusion, where architecture and landscape work in tandem to offer immediate liveability.

With construction now complete, the final apartments include a top-floor, single-level penthouse residence priced from $2.8 million. This home offers three bedrooms, a dedicated study, two bathrooms plus powder room, and three car spaces with an oversized storage room.&nbsp;

Interiors prioritise spatial comfort and natural light, with three-metre-high ceilings, oversized internal doors and a full-width terrace oriented to the north, east and west.&nbsp;

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Floor-to-ceiling double-glazed windows ensure thermal performance across seasons, supported by automated external blinds, zoned heating and cooling, and a fireplace for added ambiance.

Each apartment has been individually designed to maximise privacy and garden outlooks. Kitchens combine refined finishes with practical considerations: stone benchtops, butler’s pantry, full-height joinery and concealed rangehoods.&nbsp;

The inclusion of dedicated home offices responds to contemporary living patterns, while bathrooms feature sculptural bathtubs and brushed nickel fixtures.&nbsp;

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Threadneedle also integrates best-practice sustainability measures, achieving a 7 Star average NatHERS rating. Initiatives include solar PV systems, rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing and irrigation, and high-performing building insulation. These elements enhance daily comfort while reducing ongoing maintenance and energy demand.

"We believe Threadneedle sets a new standard of design excellence and building quality for Balwyn,"&nbsp;Scaramuzzino added.

"It’s an architectural response we’re particularly proud of, and one we’re sure residents will be equally proud to call home."

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Final homes remaining as Threadneedle, Balwyn completes construction

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Sydney's top 15 new apartments developments set to launch in 2026

Developer-builder <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/dasco-australia">DASCO</a> has pushed beyond the now-standard inclusions of rooftop pools and landscaped podiums at its recently launched new Epping project, Senso.

It has laid out over 4,000 sqm of resident-only amenity in a move designed to compete directly with low-density housing on livability, not just density. The result is a development that supports genuine daily use through purposeful spaces distributed across its five-building, 479-apartment precinct.

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Two rooftop pools form the anchor of Senso. One is a 27-metre lap pool adjoining a heated spa, designed for everyday fitness rather than just summer leisure. The second sits on a lower podium, allowing different buildings to share in vertical access and reducing crowding during peak times.

It is the secondary spaces that start to distinguish Senso from other large-scale suburban projects. A rooftop cinema is integrated into a landscaped terrace, offering open-air screenings with natural ventilation and passive cooling.&nbsp;

The inclusion of a “sensory walk”, an elevated boardwalk that threads through the site, suggests a rare investment in non-commercial, non-essential amenity: space for quiet movement that doesn’t double as access or traffic circulation.

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The gym and wellness centre, often relegated to a small ground-floor room in many builds, takes on more substance here. Residents have access to a fully equipped gym, as well as outdoor yoga areas and meditative zones that integrate greenery and natural light.&nbsp;

The Club Lounge is similarly designed to support multiple use cases, with a private dining terrace, kitchenette, workspace, and lockable wine storage. These aren’t superficial additions; their scale and spatial allocation indicate serious intent for frequent resident use.

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Importantly, Senso’s amenities are embedded within a site that spans more than 10,000 sqm, allowing for better separation between spaces and reduced noise spillover, a critical but often overlooked factor in high-density developments. This spatial generosity also enables multiple alfresco kitchens and communal terraces without compromising individual privacy or usable space.

While many developments make claims about lifestyle, few back it with this level of built infrastructure. Senso’s mix of dedicated fitness, wellness, social and passive green spaces suggests a conscious response to the post-pandemic shift in housing expectations, especially among owner-occupiers.&nbsp;

DASCO is one of several leading developers who have taken out Resilience Insurance's Latent Defects Insurance policy, providing buyers with a 10-year structural and waterproofing warranty, and giving them the ultimate peace of mind.

Senso is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

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The outdoor amenities elevating life at Senso, Epping

Following the proposal by the Minns Labor Government to rezone Parramatta Road to create up to 8,000 new homes, prominent developer Ceerose has gone to the NSW Gov to increase the density of its new mixed-use residential building in Leichhardt.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/ceerose">Ceerose</a>, founded by Edward Doueihi nearly three decades ago, has filed plans for 154 apartments above ground-floor retail at 307-315 Parramatta Road, a key corner site near Norton Street, the main high street strip in Leichhardt.

It's an upsize from the previously approved scheme of 63 apartments across a seven-storey building.

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The project is being advanced through the State Significant Development (SSD) pathway, with concurrent rezoning sought to facilitate the proposal. The 10-storey development would rise over a four-level basement and deliver two retail tenancies, one a larger-format offering and the other a smaller “hole in the wall” space, addressing the Parramatta Road frontage. 21 of the apartments are dedicated as affordable housing.

According to the Urban Design Report by Architecture AND, the scheme includes a podium and tower configuration, with a fine-grain, two-storey parapet street wall that references the traditional shopfront rhythm along the corridor. “An elegant tower form is proposed, combined with a characterful two storey frontage... articulating it as two related buildings, providing consistency with the rhythm and grain of Parramatta Road,” the report notes.

The residential component is split across two slender towers set back from the street edge, a design move aimed at preserving solar access and reducing perceived bulk. This massing strategy also seeks to improve residential amenity by focusing scale toward the quieter northern interface, away from Parramatta Road’s noise and pollution.

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Architecture AND has worked with Ceerose on previous Inner West projects, and cites a deep familiarity with the local character. Their design draws heavily on context, heritage, and sunlight access considerations, and engages with the Inner West Council’s “Our Fairer Future” strategic planning framework.

The site spans 2,712 sqm and is located near key intersections with Catherine Street, Hay Street, and Redmond Street. It adjoins a public carpark to the north and is within walking distance of Stanmore and Petersham stations. It is also flagged in state and local planning strategies, including the Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy, as a suitable candidate for increased density.

Ceerose recently completed The Alex Collective on McEvoy Street in Alexandria, Abbie's Lane in Annandale, and the award-winning Munro House in Elizabeth Bay.

The Parramatta Road corridor is coming to life with the proposed rezoning which is serviced by a significant number of bus, light rail and train routes.

Deicorp is progressing with its $1.8 billion <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kings-bay-village-five-dock-53-75-queens-road-five-dock-nsw-2046">Kings Bay Village</a> precinct on Parramatta Road in Five Dock, as is <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/toga-to-push-on-with-five-dock-mixed-use-masterplan">TOGA further down the street</a>. Those two projects alone will bring nearly 2,000 new homes to Parramatta Road.

First look: Ceerose plots mixed-use Leichhardt development on Parramatta Road

North Sydney's landmark 'SBS Building' on Alfred Street is set to be demolished to make way for a new mixed-use residential tower in the booming North Sydney.

Commercial property group FiveX is behind the plans for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/275-alfred-street-north-north-sydney-nsw-2060">39-storey tower</a>, the latest project to advance under the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

They are proposing 184 apartments above retail spaces, which will replace the existing 20-storey commercial building. FiveX was set up more than five decades ago by Joshua and Marko Berger. It is currently led by Joshua's son Lesli.&nbsp;

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According to the Architectural Design Report by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/fjc-studio">FJC Studio</a>, the slender tower form has been deliberately designed to respect the site's transitional setting at the southern gateway to the North Sydney CBD, where high-rise towers give way to lower-scale residential precincts.

"The slender tower form and articulated podium establish a respectful relationship with nearby heritage and low rise buildings, including the Whaling Road Heritage Conservation Area,” the architecture firm noted, adding that the tower “completes a missing link in the urban fabric” while enhancing the Alfred Street streetscape.

The proposed building will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with 15 percent of the gross residential floor area allocated as affordable housing. There is an agreement already in place that those apartments will be managed by Evolve Housing.

The project aligns with broader state housing objectives, including the National Housing Accord target of delivering 1.2 million new homes by 2029. The Scoping Report filed with the State Significant Development Application (SSDA) suggests the site "presents no impediments to rapid delivery,” with construction able to commence within 12 months of receiving consent.

North Sydney has been one of the most popular suburbs in Sydney for new and off the plan apartment development, but hasn't had the supply to keep up with demand, until recently.

AURA by Aqualand was, for a long time, the only off the plan apartment building on the market. That completed last year, and has sold the majority of its 386 luxury apartments. Recently ALAND launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-walden-173-179-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The Walden</a> on the same street, selling over $100 million within just a few hours of its launch, while developer CASA also launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-mclaren-north-sydney-45-mclaren-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">The McLaren</a>&nbsp;in the same precinct.

First look: Fivex plans 39-storey residential tower in booming North Sydney

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The Bachelor fitness guru couple Sam and Snezana Wood are selling their Melbourne home, with plans to upsize given their recent announcement they're having a second baby.

The Edwardian cottage in Elsternwick (above and below) last sold for $1,625,000 in 2015 when it stayed in the reality TV family.

The home had been a renovation project for renovation queens Sasha and Julia, who completely restored the 1915 built home before appearing on The Block.

The modern home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms on its 345 sqm parcel.

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It comes with American oak floorboards, bespoke light fittings and an original bay window with bench seat.

The crisp white kitchen has bi-fold windows that overlook the landscaped garden.

WhiteFox Real Estate Stonnington agents Marty Fox and Lana Samuels are marketing the home with a guide of $1.75 million to $1,925,000.

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Fox says the home will be snapped up faster than a table at the famed, and nearby, restaurants Attica.

There's whispers the couple are the mystery buyers of a nearby $3.3 million 1900s Victorian mansion (below).

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The main house has four bedrooms with a swim spa in the landscaped gardens.

Sam and Snez met on the 2015 series of The Bachelor and wed a couple of months ago in Byron Bay.

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Bachelor couple Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski upgrading in Elsternwick

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The Perth home of last year's Bachelor Richie Strahan is under contract with rumours circulating he is moving to Melbourne.
It won't be to be closer to The Bachelor winner Alex Nation however - who after the couple's recent split has declared she is in a relationship with her Frankston Bombers teammate Maegan Luxa.
Strahan, a rope access technician, built the Cloverdale home in 2015 at the <a href="https://reiwa.com.au/278a-hardey-road-cloverdale-3960129/" target="_blank">rear of a 1040 sqm parcel</a> he paid $420,000 for in 2008.
He renovated the two bedroom home at the front of the block and rented it while living in the new build that features a home theatre.
Now he's selling the four bedroom home 10 kilometres east of Perth. He is set to keep the front house as an investment.
Welsh Real Estate agent Robin Welsh was handling the marketing with a price range in the mid to high $500,000s. 
Strahan chose Melbourne-born single mum Alex Nation over Perth born real estate agent Nikki Gogan in last year's final.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Perth home of 2016 Bachelor Richie Strahan under contract

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Perth real estate agent and one of the favourites to win Richie's heart on The Bachelor is currently in a battle with her ex-fiancee on how to divide their property assets.
They currently have two properties in Nikki's home town of Northam, totalling just shy of $1 million.
The first property was bought in 2007, and cost the then couple $540,000.
It's a four bedroom, two bathroom home, which was leased in December 2015 through Nikki's real estate agency at $500 a week.
They then paid $406,000 in 2013 for a slightly smaller three bedroom, two bathroom home.
It was too listed for rent at Howlett and Lawrence First National for $435 per week in December 2015.
Nikki has owned a home independently since 2008, when she paid $350,000.
The four bedroom, two bathroom home has been leased consistently for $390 a week since June last year.
If Gogan is to be the last one standing with a rose, she's likely to head to Strahan's impressive portfolio.
He bought his Cloverdale for in 2008 for $420,000 and subdivided the vast 1040 sqm parcel.
He spent around $300,000 on building a new home at the rear, with local agents suggesting the two properties are now worth around $1 million in total.
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Bachelor favourite Nikki Gogan battles with ex-fiance over property portfolio

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Rumoured winner of The Bachelor's last rose, Nikki Gogan has been spotted at her real estate agency office in her WA home town of Northam.
Gogan has been in the Northam Real Estate industry for 12 years and works at Howlett and Lawrence First National Northam.
Her <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/agent/nikki-gogan-91250" target="_blank">profile on realestate.com.au</a> advises she is currently studying to achieve her diploma in real estate and further her career to become a licensee.
Her last sale came at the end of July when she <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-northam-122087366" target="_blank">sold a four bedroom</a>, one bathroom house for $230,000.
She has a number of properties still on her books, her most expensive being a four bedroom, two bathroom <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-northam-122220222" target="_blank">Art Deco era home</a> which is on the market for $595,000.
Fellow Western Australian and The Bachelor Richie Strahan will pick a winner in the coming weeks, and Gogan is tipped to be one of the front runners of the show.
Gogan owns an impressive property portfolio in WA, all focused in Northam.
She shares two properties with her ex-fiance and partner of 12 years Tim Verlinden, and also has one of her own.
The ex-couple spent $540,000 on a four bedroom home in 2007 and then $406,000 on a three bedder in 2013.
Gogan's own purchase was a four bedroom, two bathroom property which she paid $350,000 for in 2008, which has been up for rent for between $390 and $420 a week.
Numerous hints have been dropped that Gogan hasn't been able to keep the fact she is the winner of the show a secret.
The most recent is that ex, Tim has placed a $1000 bet on her to win.
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Bachelor contestant Nikki Gogan goes back to work at Perth real estate agency

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Channel Ten's popular dating reality series The Bachelor Australia is moving to the semi-rural NSW suburb Glenorie and leaving behind its Hunters Hill mansion Clifton.
Season four will be filmed at the Spanish-theme Glenorie mansion, which is reported to be worth around $3.8 million.
The property hasn't traded since 1986 when the Pirina family paid $150,000 before completing the home in 1995.
Abbott Place is home to numerous million-dollar mansions, with the neighbouring home selling for $3.4 million in May last year. 
Despite the move from Clifton, The Bachelor contestants haven't downgraded, having access to an Olympic sized swimming pool and a tennis court on the two hectare property.
The Bachelor Australia was filmed in the inner-city suburb of Hunters Hill at a cost of $25,000 a week.
The show's first season was filmed at the $10 million La Joie de Vivre mansion in Bayview, then the heritage-listed waterfront estate Clifton in Hunters Hill. 
Pic courtesy of Network Ten.
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Glenorie becomes The Bachelor home

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The television couple Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski - who met on The Bachelor - have announced they have purchased a house in Melbourne.
With his fiancee, Wood, a fitness trainer, shared his purchase news on Instagram hashtagging "#family #fiance #future" in the caption. Nothing about the financing, but Title Tattle sees it was on the Gary Peer website as sold at $1.625 million.
"So ... the most incredible woman I've ever met and I just bought this beautiful little house," Sam told his 187,000 social media followers. 
<a href="https://www.garypeer.com.au/search/view/1-acacia-street-elsternwick/1737#.VpzYtMB94Us" target="_blank">The three bedroom, two bedroom Edwardian Elsternwick family home</a> has enough rooms for the couple and Snezana's 10-year-old daughter. 
Since The Bachelor finale last September, Snezana has been regularly flying east from her hometown of Perth.
<a href="/news">Elsternwick's median house price sits at a record $1.37 million</a>, according to CoreLogic RP Data. 
Their house purchase last sold at $506,550 million in 2003.
It is one of the most traded homes in the suburb having sold at $250,000 in 1991 and $25,000 in 1977.
Since Markoski and Wood’s engagement there has been speculation that their wedding would become the subject of a fly-on-the-wall series for Channel 10.
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