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 brand new Bondi Beach home with striking facade and cutting-edge design has been sold well before its late February auction.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bondi+beach-127378798" target="_blank">O'Brien Street home</a>, that fetched $3.85 million, was bought last year by Tom Cull, founder and director of Bondi-based building firm TC Build.
He paid $1.6 million and went about creating the innovative home.
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The home was crafted from off-form concrete and natural timber in a minimalist design.
It has three bedrooms and an attached studio office. A courtyard adjoins the swimming pool.
James Ball and Shane Scicluna at Ballard Property marketed the property. 
 
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Brand new Bondi Beach home sells pre-auction

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A Bridgeman Downs trophy home has sold for $4.9 million through Place Estate.
Agent Sarah Hackett had 20 Priestley Road on the market for less than 30 days.
The home came with oversized living areas and the resort-inspired pool.
The sale is the second highest for the suburb as 58 Retreat street, Bridgeman Downs holds the suburb record, having sold through Place for $4,960,000 last year.
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Bridgeman Downs trophy home sold for $4.9 million

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One of only five apartment residences in the harbourside Kurraba Point, Wallaringa Mansions ranked as the week's top sale after a sale on Australia Day eve.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-neutral+bay-127352910" target="_blank">McGrath agent Claudia Portale</a> secured $3,325,000 for the semi style apartment with leafy harbour views. 
It last sold in 2014 at $2.36 million, so reflecting 10% annual growth.
It sold at $2.2 million in 2007.
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Kurraba Point, Wallaringa Mansions ranks as the week's top sale through McGrath

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Singaporean businessman CK Ow has offloaded his Vaucluse harbourfront mansion but the unconfirmed $67 million sale price fell short of his hopes of bettering Sydney's $71 million record price.
There were even reports of $80 million prospects in mid-campaign marketing articles.
Despite the hoopla of attracting interest from potential buyers from as far away as New York, India and Beijing, the deal was struck with a local buyer on Sunday some eight weeks after it quietly hit the market.
The price gain, before costs, reflected 10 percent annual price growth at around $18,000 per sqm.
It formally ranks as Australia's third priciest house sale.
Mr Ow, chairman and chief executive of Singaporean hotel owner and developer Stamford Land Corporation Limited, bought Phoenix Acres, a 3731sq m site with six-bedroom, six-bathroom home at 38B The Crescent 22 years ago for $7,001,000 from the Braham family.
Agents were hoping to better tycoon James Packer's 3300 sqm non-harbourfront mansion, also in Vaucluse which sold in 2015 for $70 million, and in April this year John B Fairfax family's Elaine estate on 7000 sqm in Double Bay that sold for its still standing $71 million record.
Elaine's selling agent Ken Jacobs noted recently Sydney had returned to a "normal trophy market" in which local buyers or people with residency and local businesses have dominated the top purchases.
It was not completely clear why Ow listed the home through the overly ambitious Ray White Double Bay at a time when the Sydney market was showing demonstrable signs of fatigue.
“Sadly, I do not spend sufficient time there to enjoy this jewel of a property as my travels take me to many other far reaches of the world," was the official word from Ow.
Fairfax's Domain recently noted attuned agents had concluded foreign buyers had been increasingly turned off Sydney’s top-end real estate market by steeper foreign-buyer taxes along with tighter capital controls also making it harder to move funds out of China for top draw acquisitions.
Had Phoenix Acres sold to a foreign buyer it would have incurred around a $700,000 fee to FIRB, plus an extra $10 million in purchase duty and premium property duty payable on foreign buyers, along with a likely annual land tax of around $2 million.
The initial marketing advised the Sydney mansion "<a href="https://www.raywhite.com/is-this-australias-most-expensive-house/" target="_blank">is likely to break the Australian house price record</a>."
Post-sale agent spin quickly saw the Ow sale instead pitched as a national "waterfront" record because the $71 million Elaine is on absolute beachfront without any jetty and the $70 million hillside La Mer is a non-waterfront.
There is no confirmation on the near $67 million suggested selling price either, just an advisory "contracts have now been exchanged for a record price making it the highest residential waterfront sale of all time." 
The grand Altona in Point Piper held the mantle having fetched $61.8 million in 2016.
The Phoenix Acres site was originally a public park with a wharf ferry service to Circular Quay before the legendary publisher Ezra Norton built his mansion, then known as Albemere, in the mid-1960s.
It set a record $370,000 price when first sold in 1968, having also been the highest then build costing an estimated 250,000 pounds.
The top sales of 2017 were headed by Elaine.
The top 10 sales were in Sydney's eastern suburbs, with one sale north of the Harbour Bridge in 11th place following the $22.45 million sale of Pick a Box Mosman waterfront estate to Vaucluse property developer boss Bryan Rose.
Ken Jacobs has an unsold Rose Bay estate listed with record setting aspirations. 
Straddling five land titles with a frontage to Rose Bay beach, the 4000 square metre property belongs to Adrienne Dan, the wife of eminent Sydney neurosurgeon Professor Noel Dan.
It comes with two houses, pool and a tennis court.
 
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The longtime Northwood home of late Australian artist Lloyd Rees headlined weekend auctions. 
There were six registered bidders, but in the end only two took part.
Bidding opened at $2 million with it knocked down at $2.46 million to an inner west couple expecting their first child.
<div class="wp-caption">The rustic studio below the three-bedroom home remained untouched following his 1988 death until the Art ­Gallery of NSW removed the art studio’s ­contents. The gallery had 800 of his works.</div>
The home was offered for sale by Rees’ Hobart-based son Alan Rees and wife Jan.
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There had been $2.2 million price guidance from McGrath agent Brent Courtney.
Having travelled to Eur­ope in the 1920s, Rees bought the Cliff Rd building block in 1934 for £300, then had the Italianate villa-style home constructed.
Rees had bought the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-northwood-126946806" target="_blank">Cliff Road block</a> in 1934 for £300, and designed the Italianate villa-style house as his family home.
Rees and his wife Marjory lived there until 1986 when they moved to Tasmania. Marjory died soon after and Lloyd died two years later.
The property is registered for its historic significance with Lane Cove Council.
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Behind the white picket fence, a single level, Neil Robertson architect designed home has been listed in Peppermint Grove in Western Australia.
Built in the classic character style, the charming cottage exterior has been maintained over the last 20 years since its construction.
The formal front garden at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-peppermint+grove-126493478" target="_blank">2 Harvey Street</a> was designed in the style of leading Australian landscape gardener Paul Bangay.
There are established fruit trees of mango, citrus, pomegranate and macadamia.
Set on 750 square metres, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms. 
The charming cottage exterior belies the size and scale of the interior, the Peter Burns at Mack Hall listing agency said.
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A Hastings Street apartment in Noosa Heads has sold at auction for $6.9 million, the priciest apartment sale in the area this year.
The three bedroom set in the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-qld-noosa+heads-126422934" target="_blank">pricey Twenty Three Hastings</a> block on the popular tourist strip last traded for $7.2 million in 2015.
The last sale in the block of three came in 2015 when the apartment above fetched $6.9 million.
Overlooking Laguna Bay, the whole floor apartment with media room and elevator access has unobstructed views of the water.
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It was marketed by Tom Offermann at Tom Offermann Real Estate as a lavish penthouse-style apartment, offered fully furnished.
It is one of the only whole floor apartments on the beachfront and Hastings Street.
Offermann says the level of interest in Noosa is the highest he's ever seen.
"We benefit from Brisbane, interstate and overseas interest, and while we usually have interest from one or two of those places at any one time, all those areas are converging on Noosa right now due to the strength of the markets in places such as Sydney and Melbourne.
"Noosa offers a very large disparity in value compared to those areas," he adds. "There's simply nothing like it." "Noosa Heads has experienced the highest median price growth for Qld over the past year at 12.2%, so Noosa is on the move again with a long way to go."
He is asking $7.5 million for the north facing apartment which has been a $1125 a night rental.
The street record came in 2006 when Perth based Michael and Suzanne Hodgson paid $8.2 million for an apartment in the tightly held Noosa Court building.
The top recorded settlement this year has been $2.6 million. Last year's top apartment sale was $7.6 million in The Breakers complex.
 
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Noosa Hastings Street apartment sells for $6.9 million at auction

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The team at Selling Houses Australia has transformed an 18th century church in Black Hills, 110 kilometres north east of Adelaide, after it had been on the market since this time last year.

The marketing through Ennis Partners North Adelaide agent Richard Colley now suggests <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-acreage+semi+rural-sa-black+hill-124145650" target="_blank">it is under contract</a> after having a price tag of $250,000.

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Colley said it received limited buyer interest over the past year despite its strong potential as a holiday investment.

&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve previously had the property on the market but I will admit, it was looking pretty sad,&rdquo; Colley told realestate.com.au.

&ldquo;One day, we were approached by Selling Houses Australia to do a TV program and renovate the church. The result is just &hellip; wow!

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&ldquo;It&rsquo;s gone from a place that was okay to being completely transformed and ready for someone to move in or rent out as a holiday investment.&rdquo;

Before the makeover by Andrew Winter, Shaynna Blaze and Charlie Albone, the former Black Hill Lutheran Church on Black Hill Road.

The two bedroom property, freshly painted, now features a brand new tiled bathroom, upgraded kitchen, wooden floorboard and several living spaces.

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The two bedroom church sits on 4,000 sqm and was purchased in the early 2000&#39;s and converted in to a private residence.

&ldquo;The vendors purchased the property to run as a holiday home but unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, it didn&rsquo;t work out that way,&rdquo; Colley said. 
&ldquo;The property is a great buy and we did have some interest, predominantly from buyers with a low-economic background but they just couldn&rsquo;t get the finance approved.

&ldquo;They people we&rsquo;re looking at target now, following the transformation, are a completely different demographic.

&ldquo;I think the way it stands now, the property will appeal to investors who see value for money as the property is only located an hour from Adelaide and the Murray River is less than 18km away.&rdquo;
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Eastern suburbs property developer Eduard Litver has spent more than $18 million on Sundorne, the Bellevue Hill trophy home sold by the Cranbrook School.
Litver has been based in one of the apartments in the Bondi Pacific, the Campbell Parade project he developed with Rebel Property Group's Allen Linz.
Cranbrook School were set to expand when they paid $15.5 million in 2013 at auction, but the plans never eventuated. It sits on 2,550 sqm across the road from the school.
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Built in the 1920s, the English manor-style residence had been the home of the late arts philanthropist Claire Dan.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-bellevue+hill-126518154" target="_blank">Victoria Road home</a> has six bedrooms, five bathrooms and a swimming pool and tennis court on the parcel.
Ray White Double Bay agent Elliott Placks sold the home in conjunction with LJ Hooker Double Bay agent Bill Malouf.
Litver has plans to renovate the house, or either build a new home, before leaving Bondi.
Litver and Allen developed the old Swiss Grand Hotel at Bondi Beach.
Apart from previously holding the top price record for an apartment in Australia, the likes of Gina Rinehart and NRL star Sam Burgess own in the Bondi development.
 
 
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Property developer Eduard Litver buys Bellevue Hill trophy Sundorne

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Glassyn, a Cross Street, Mosman trophy home has fetched possibly close to a $16 million sale.
Settlement figures will show the <a href="https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Gta4aGUsbcUJ:https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-mosman-126717710+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=au" target="_blank">Federation residence</a> sold for one of the suburb's priciest homes off the harbour.
The non-waterfront record has stood since 2012 when BridgeLane Group's Markus Kahlbetzer paid $18 million for his Mandolong Road home.
Brendan McAssey, the childcare entrepreneur, bought the Alex Popov-designed house next door last year for $17.3 million.<a href="https://www.domain.com.au/news/childcare-boss-brendan-mcassey-buys-neighbouring-property-in-balmoral-beach-for-173-million-20170303-gupf1b/"></a>
McGrath Mosman agents Michael Coombs and John Melville sold the Glassyn which last traded for $11 million in 2006.
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It has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and sits on a 2040 sqm parcel amid park-like gardens which feature level lawns and a swimming pool.
A wrap around verandah and alfresco spaces offer views out to the water.
The living areas feature two studies, a library and a billiard room. There's also a large wine cellar.
Glasslyn was the non-waterfront home of Nanuk Asset Management director Paul Chadwick and his wife Giselle who had tried to sell this time last year, initially with hopes of between $16 million to $17.5 million.
Meanwhile there are $6 million to $6.5 million hopes held by blogger Angela Galloway for her 1899 Federation home.
Richard Simeon of Simeon Manners will take the property to auction on December 2.
 
 
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