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.

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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;

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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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A five-bedroom architecturally designed Jollys Lookout property has sold.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-jollys+lookout-129268938" target="_blank">948 Mt Nebo Road</a>, the property sits on 21 hectares and offers views to Moreton Bay and the Glass House Mountains.
The $4.1 million cliffside mansion sale came on Saturday pre-auction through Joseph Lordi, of Sotheby’s International.
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<div class="__domain_group_fe_co_listing_recommendation_experiments___3_2_1" data-renderizr-id="fe-co-listing-recommendation-experiments_1">Designed by Dion Seminar Architects, the Asian-influenced home features imported large timber doors, 140-year-old imported polished teak timber floors and a landscaped courtyard with stone monuments and water features.</div>
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The residence comes with a home theatre with an automated blackout ceiling and retractable walls as well as a commercial grade kitchen.
Property Observer featured the home in its <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/design/cool-off-with-queensland-s-hottest-infinity-pools" target="_blank">hottest infinity pools</a> story in 2013.
Jollys Lookout is located 35 minutes from the Brisbane CBD.
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Luxury Jollys Lookout trophy home sold

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Former world champion rower turned builder Cy Pearson has quickly sold his Gold Coast home.
Pearson scored $5 million for the Amalfi Drive, Isle of Capri home, when it was snapped up by a Melbourne buyer for a street record in just five days.
He paid $1,325,000 in 2014 and commissioned Doug McDonald of HA Builders to create the home.
It is said to be inspired by the glamour and grace of globally recognised boutique hotels.
Designed by Jared Poole, the waterfront has four ensuite bedrooms, a media room and a home office. 
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The home is controlled by smarthouse automation and selling agent Michael Kollosche said it's one of the most unique and advanced Main River homes on Isle of Capri.
The hotel inspired living spaces comes with commercial grade glass panels and doors that open to the outside where there's an alfresco area with wet bar, BBQ cooktop and rangehood.
The entertaining area overlooks the resort style swimming pool with custom lighting in the 675 square metre landscaped grounds.
Taking advantage of the 17 metre water frontage is a pontoon and jetty.
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Champion rower Cy Pearson's Isle of Capri home quickly fetches $5 million

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The Leaf House, the Damian Rogers-designed Williamstown home that blends the 1890s Victorian with a bold extension, has sold for $2.55 million.
The striking home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-williamstown-129161194" target="_blank">17 Courtis Street</a> had a guide of $2 million to $2.2 million through RT Edgar Williamstown agents Joanne Royston and Sam Wilson.
The Leaf House, named for its butterfly like extension, was listed by creative couple, photographer Andrew O’Toole and his celebrity hair and make-up artist wife Kylie.
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The home with interior design by local designer Jessica Bettenay, has featured in the Victorian Architecture Awards, Inside Out Magazine and magazines in the UK.
Each of the three bedroom offer different features.
The first has its own study and a walk in wardrobe conceleaed behind a feature wall.
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The second bedroom has its own reading loft while the master bedroom comes complete with skylights, a concealed walk in robe, a bespoke bathroom with hand-made stone egg bath and an upstairs private studio.
The kitchen and living area with Falcon cast iron oven and cooktop sees another concealed room, a home office, as well as an open fireplace and exposed aggregate concrete floor.
The dining room opens to an alfresco courtyard, which is linked to another courtyard by a pond. Stairs lead to a rooftop garden with four wicking garden beds and a private deck.
 
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Williamstown's The Leaf House soars at auction 

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Billionaire James Packer has spent about $80 million on a Los Angeles home once owned by actor Danny DeVito.
The home includes seven bedrooms, an eight car garage, all marble kitchen, pool, beauty salon, cigar room, cellar and private cinema on the 2700 sqm property.
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James Packer reportedly made the acquisition moved to be closer to family. 
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Packer purchased the Holmby Heights property for nearly $25 million below the asking price of $115 million, reported London’s The Sun.
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Devito and his then wife actor Rhea Perlman had lived in the home 21 years before selling it in 2015 for about $27 million.
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<div>In 2015 he sold his Vaucluse, Sydney mansion La Mer for $70 million.</div>
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He set a record in 2016 by spending $60 million on an off the plan One Barangaroo, Sydney apartment — breaking the Australian apartment price record.
Forbes calculates Packer had a likely net worth of about $3.9 billion.
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Damon Kitney, who is set to launch The Price of Fortune: The untold story of being James Packer, published by HarperCollins, wrote Packer decided at the end of June to buy a property in Los Angeles, which for the past five years has been home to his second wife, Erica Packer, and their children Indigo, Jackson and Emmanuelle.
“I just want to say what an incredible job Erica is doing bringing them up,” Mr Packer said in an interview with The Weekend Australian last October.
“I always thought she’d be a good mother and she is proving that every day … LA is a really terrific place for them to be. There is a lot of positive energy, a lot of positive affirmation there. And there is not the Packer ­fishbowl that there would have been in Sydney. They have anonymity there that they don’t have in Sydney. That is really healthy for them.”
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He previously has rented the guesthouse of movie legend Warren Beatty on the storied Mulholland Drive in Beverly Hills.
He divides his time between the home he shares with Ms Packer in Aspen, his polo ranch in Argentina and a resort villa in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Packer’s purchase of the new Beverly Hills home will be funded by the sale of EJI — the first initials of his three children — for which he reportedly has been asking $65.7 million, and by the sale of his Bondi Beach apartment.
Kitney wrote in The Australian that Packer has no immediate plans to resume doing business in Hollywood.
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A waterfront Gold Coast home in Carrara has sold prior to auction to a Chinese investor. 
The property at 44 Fitzwilliam Street property fetched $1.47 million.
Sam Guo of Ray White said the property was targeted at both the Australian and Chinese market.
It was advertised through Chinese social media and newspapers.
“The home was listed with another agent previously but didn’t sell as it was overpriced,” Guo said.
"Both parties were very happy with the outcome.”
He suggested the Gold Coast market is very stable, and any good, well priced property in a great area will sell.
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Chinese investor snaps up Carrara trophy home pre-auction 

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A long held Yamba trophy home sold for $700,000 at auction last weekend.
Located at 62 Yamba Road, Yamba, is a historical cottage with waterway frontage.
It came with views of the Yamba Marina.
Set on a 1423 sqm block, the four bedroom two bathroom home features living spaces with access to deck space on three sides of the home.
It has a gazebo overlooking the waterway.
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The home has timber flooring throughout.
It is just a 15 minute walk from the CBD.
The listing was sold by Daniel Kelly of Ray White.
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Yamba trophy home sold for the first time in decades

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A newly completed Washington Street, Toorak penthouse which came with initial $20 million hopes has been sold, reputedly at a still impressive $16 million plus.
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The 1000 sqm space atop Orchard Piper’s luxury development boasts pool, yoga room, sauna, and 1300-bottle wine cellar.
The three bedroom penthouse is accessed via private lift from its four car garaging.
One of six residences in the development, its occupies the entire third floor.
<div id="unruly-publisher-marker__inArticle">It was marketed by selling agent Marcus Chiminello of Marshall White as “without peer in Toorak.” It sold to a local downsizer at what was nearly double the previous $8.2 million Toorak record.</div>
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<div>The lower level sales ranged from $4.1 million to $6.8 million with buyers including members of the Smorgon, Nitschke and Iglicki families.</div>
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<div>The $25 million Melbourne apartment price record remains with the Australia 108 penthouse in Southbank, sold offshore and off the plan in 2015.</div>
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Washington Street, Toorak penthouse sold for $16 million plus

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Sunnyside, a 46-hectare property at Main Ridge, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula has been sold at private auction for $10,175,000. 
It was sold by Wilson &amp; Hemphill Pty Ltd through Rob Curtain at Peninsula Sotheby's International Realty. 
It was the home of Hemphill's Apple Juices for 100 years with views of rolling hills, Western Port Bay and out to Philip Island.
Around $8 million had been tipped for the 46 hectares with two 1920s houses.
It was a telephone auction that went for over five hours with three bidders.
Two wanted it for lifestyle purposes and the other to expand their current winery business. 
The Australian Financial Review reported records show the buyer was Vodafone Australia founder Philip Cornish. 
The telecommunications investor Philip Cornish recently <a href="/news/record-38-8-million-toorak-sale-to-ruslan-kogan">sold his Toorak home</a> to Kogan.com founder and chief executive Ruslan Kogan.
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Philip Cornish spends $10.1 million on Sunnyside at Main Ridge

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A single level resort style residence in Noosa's hinterland, has been sold.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-doonan-127671894" target="_blank">262A Sunrise Road</a>, Doonan offering, just minutes from Noosa Beaches and Eumundi, was sold for $3,250,000 last month. 
The last sale price for the holding was $920,000 was some five years ago.
The home was marketed as an "elegant yet contemporary living space."
The master bedroom, in the five bedroom two bathroom home, opens to a private terrace and landscaped water garden with goldfish swimming under mini waterfalls near a 20 metre infinity edge swimming pool.
A historic cottage is also located on the property set in its own private paddock.
Features on the 30 acre holding include a 55 sqm cabana and a large lagoon with a jetty. 
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Sanaa in the Noosa Hinterland has sold

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It's been a busy time at the top end of Palmie.
VGI Partners' Robert Luciano has been pinpointed as the mystery buyer of a newly built holiday home in Sydney's Palm Beach.
It was the Ocean Road townhouse style project of Hardie Grant chairman John Gerahty and wife Patricia.
It was listed with high hopes despite not having the land size of its near record setters.
The Manly Daily initially speculated the sale price was "around $20 million". The Australian Financial Review suggests $18 million although there is yet to be any available official documentation. Domain advised it was $19 million, having previously advised while an official guide was not released, buyers were expect to pay close to $22 million.
Luciano already has a weekender on Florida Road which he purchased for $3.3 million.
It has reportedly now been listed for sale with LJ Hooker and Christie's. Luciano, formerly of Caledonia Investments, started VGI Partners in 2008.
With a handy six car spaces, the Gerahty's home sits on 965 square metres which was part of the Deaton family's Tropique property before it was subdivided and sold off.
Christie's International agent Ken Jacobs calls it the pinnacle of Palm Beach.
Meanwhile hedge fund manager Paul Henry and his wife Belinda have sold the couple’s weekender through LJ Hooker Palm Beach where they were asking $15.5 million to $16 million.
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<div class="in-content-ad">It is the hillside 1600-square-metre property, overlooking both the Ocean and Pittwater, that was designed by Marchese Partners for the late property developer Ian Hayson.</div>
<div class="in-content-ad">Its been for sale for the past two-years. Henry, the co-founder and partner at Bennelong Asset Management, bought it in 2010 for $14 million.
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The suburb's top price officially was when Gretel Packer secured the family bungalow, on its well-shaded 4000 square metre beachfront reserve holding, in a transfer with a notional $24 million value.
It was 1981 when her father, the late media tycoon Kerry Packer broke through the beachside suburb's million-dollar threshold with his $1 million purchase of the Ocean Road holding from the MacCormick family, who had paid 12,000 pounds in 1952.
The $24 million figure ranks as Palm Beach's priciest as the prior high was the $22 million paid nearby by car dealer Laurie Sutton in 2012 for the trophy home, Kalua.
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