Not all apartment amenities are immediately visible.

Swimming pools, gyms, rooftop terraces and residents' lounges have long featured on buyers' wishlists, but as the way Australians live has changed, so too have the features that make apartment living more convenient.

Increasingly, buyers are placing value on the practical aspects of day-to-day life. Fast internet, EV charging, secure bike storage, flexible workspaces and parcel management are becoming just as relevant as lifestyle amenities, reflecting changing habits and expectations.

Online shopping has been one of the biggest drivers of that shift.

Australians spent a record $82.6 billion shopping online in 2025, with almost one in every four retail dollars now spent digitally, making parcel deliveries a routine part of everyday life rather than an occasional convenience.

For apartment residents, however, receiving those deliveries isn't always straightforward.

Without someone home to accept a parcel, deliveries can be redirected to a nearby Post Office, left in building foyers or common areas, or require building management to temporarily store packages. As apartment living continues to grow across Australia's cities, parcel management has become an increasingly important consideration for both residents and developers.

Australia Post's Parcel Locker network is one response to that shift.

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Rather than relying on home delivery, eligible parcels can be directed to a nominated Parcel Locker, where they're securely stored until collected. Once a parcel arrives, residents receive a notification through the AusPost app or SMS and can retrieve it using a one-time code or QR code at a time that suits them.

The network has expanded to more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with Parcel Lockers positioned at Post Offices, shopping centres, supermarkets, transport hubs and, increasingly, within or alongside residential developments.

That growing presence reflects a broader change in how apartment buildings are being planned.

Developers are increasingly considering the operational side of apartment living alongside traditional lifestyle amenities. Just as secure mailrooms, bicycle storage and EV charging have become more common inclusions, parcel management is emerging as another feature that supports everyday convenience.

It also helps preserve the arrival experience within a building. Carefully designed lobbies and communal spaces can quickly become cluttered when deliveries accumulate, while secure parcel solutions reduce the likelihood of missed deliveries or parcels being left unattended.

For buyers comparing apartments, these everyday details are becoming part of the decision-making process.

Location, floorplans and finishes remain fundamental, but the features that simplify daily life are carrying greater weight than they once did. As online shopping continues to shape consumer behaviour, secure parcel delivery is increasingly becoming another amenity worth looking for.

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Parcel delivery is joining the apartment amenity checklist

Inca Property Group has lodged a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Dawn, a 53-apartment oceanfront development overlooking Mona Vale Beach.

The proposal, at 35-39 Darley Street East, would replace an existing 18-apartment strata building with a new owner-occupier-focused development comprising 53 two and three-bedroom apartments, including nine affordable built-to-rent residences delivered under the State's infill affordable housing scheme.

Positioned on a 2,679 sqm elevated site around 280 metres from Mona Vale Beach, the development has been designed to maximise panoramic ocean views while responding to the site's sloping topography.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/inca-property-group">Inca Property Group</a> Managing Director Josh Thompson said the State Significant pathway provided greater certainty for projects of this scale.

"This State Significant pathway gives the team real certainty to progress <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/dawn-35-39-darley-street-east-mona-vale-nsw-2103">Dawn</a> through to completion," Thompson said.

"It allows us to acquire a one-off site, design it carefully and deliver the right offering for the suburb, assessed by the NSW Government's planning department."

The project is one of the first developments in the area to be assessed under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy, with the site sitting on the edge of the policy's designated inner area.

The proposal includes three basement levels providing 124 car spaces, alongside a range of resident amenities including a swimming pool, gym, sauna, wellness facilities and private plunge pools for selected ground-floor and penthouse apartments.

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Thompson said Dawn had been designed specifically for owner-occupiers and downsizers, a buyer profile that has driven demand across Inca's recent Upper North Shore developments.

"The majority of buyers in our recent North Shore projects have been downsizers, and we are learning exactly what this market is looking for. Beyond the location itself, we have included resort-style amenities to deliver a genuine lifestyle offering," Thompson said.

Located within walking distance of Mona Vale Beach, the town centre, Mona Vale Golf Club and the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Dawn represents Inca's first Northern Beaches project following the sell-out of Tara on Park in Waitara and Ellis Residences, currently under construction in St Ives.

Construction will be undertaken by Inca's in-house construction arm, GOP Constructions.

Dawn is the latest major apartment proposal for Mona Vale, with the suburb emerging as one of the key beneficiaries of the NSW Government's new Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy.

New developer One Living, led by industry veteran Joseph Scuderi, recently secured a site on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, where it is planning around 140 apartments.

IPM is also planning its third project in Mona Vale, significantly increasing the scale of its previous developments with an 82-apartment proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/159-167-darley-street-west-mona-vale-nsw-2103">159-167 Darley Street West</a>, opposite Bayview Golf Course and less than 800 metres from Mona Vale town centre.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/one-living-enters-sydneys-new-apartment-market-with-northern-beaches-site-acquisition">One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-ipm-plans-third-mona-vale-project">First look: IPM plans third Mona Vale project</a>

First look: Inca eyes Mona Vale with State Significant DA for Dawn apartments

Seasoned Victorian apartment developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/central-equity">Central Equity</a> has logged more than $400 million in sales in its luxury apartment project Palmera Residences at Northcliffe on the Gold Coast.&nbsp;

Central Equity Director Karl Kutner said the sales result reflected a combination of location, product quality and delivery certainty with the project already under construction by building powerhouse Multiplex.&nbsp;

"Surpassing $400 million in sales since launch is a significant milestone and an outstanding endorsement of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/palmera-residences-gold-coast-18-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Palmera Residences</a>,” he said.&nbsp;

"We believe one of the key reasons for this strong result is the confidence purchasers have in knowing the project is under construction with Multiplex. Buyers are increasingly looking for certainty. They want to know that the project they commit to today will be delivered by an experienced team with a proven track record."&nbsp;

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Kutner said it was clear there was still high demand for luxury projects that offered certainty of delivery.&nbsp;

“We are in a market where many residential developments have faced delays due to rising construction costs, labour shortages and financing challenges,” said Kutner.&nbsp;

"But having construction underway has provided our buyers with resounding confidence backed by more than 40 years of development delivery by Central Equity combined with construction by one of Australia's most respected construction companies."&nbsp;

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Central Equity is one of Australia's most experienced privately-owned property developers. Over more than four decades, the company has delivered in excess of 85 residential developments including 10,000 apartments and many thousands of stand alone homes.&nbsp;

Located on Garfield Terrace at Northcliffe, between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, Palmera Residences occupies one of the Gold Coast's most sought after beachside locations. The development has been designed to appeal to owner occupiers seeking premium residences that combine generous living spaces and resort style amenities.&nbsp;

Palmera Residences will feature an exceptional collection of resort style amenities, including two swimming pools: a generously sized family pool with safe shallow zones for relaxed recreation, and a 20 metre lap pool positioned to maximise all day sunlight.&nbsp;

Residents will also enjoy exclusive access to wellness and recreational facilities including a magnesium pool, sauna, yoga studio, expansive fitted gymnasium, resident lounge, outdoor BBQ’s&nbsp;and indoor and outdoor dining areas, together with a dedicated concierge and luxurious hotel inspired entrance foyer.&nbsp;

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A unique feature at Palmera Residences has been designed to enhance the Gold Coast lifestyle which includes both indoor and outdoor gymnasium facilities, together with thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor dining and entertaining areas. A corner café has also been incorporated to provide residents with a destination for their everyday needs.&nbsp;

Kutner said buyer demand had been broad based with purchasers attracted from interstate as well as throughout South East Queensland.&nbsp;

"We're seeing strong interest from owner occupiers, lifestyle buyers and people relocating to the Gold Coast. Many purchasers have been searching for a premium beachside residence where quality, design and delivery are equally important."&nbsp;

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Kutner said the sales milestone was an important achievement, but the focus remained firmly on delivering an exceptional development.&nbsp;

"While reaching $400 million in sales is an important milestone, our priority remains delivering a project that exceeds purchaser expectations,” he said.&nbsp;

"Palmera Residences has been designed to become one of the Gold Coast's landmark residential addresses, and we look forward to welcoming our purchasers to their new homes."&nbsp;

There are a limited number of residences remaining in selected configurations with pricing from $2,950,000 to $8,950,000. Palmera Residences is also crowned by expansive penthouses with wrap around views.

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Construction certainty and strong buyer demand drive major sales result for luxury Gold Coast development

Palmera Residences fly out the door as sales pass $400 million

National property developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/goldfields-group">Goldfields</a> has appointed BINAH as its construction partner for Quartet, its new Brisbane apartment development in the undersupplied suburb of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/milton-qld-4064">Milton</a>.

Located just two kilometres from the Brisbane CBD and moments from key 2032 Olympic precincts, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/quartet-milton-33-manning-street-milton-qld-4064">Quartet</a> will deliver 131 one, two, three, and four-bedroom apartments priced from $1 million to $4.2 million, combining elevated design with a wellness-focused lifestyle offering.&nbsp;

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Goldfields’ Chief Executive Officer, Lachlan Thompson, said the appointment of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/binah-constructions">BINAH</a> marked an important milestone for the project.&nbsp;

“Bringing BINAH on board as our construction partner will allow us to bring our vision for Quartet forward with a team that has a proven track record of delivering high-quality residential projects,” Thompson said.&nbsp;

“We’ve taken a considered approach to progressing the site because we wanted to deliver the whole package. Buyers ultimately back great developers, great projects and great builders, and with Quartet, we’ve made sure all three line up.

“People want certainty, they want to know the project will be built, that the homes will be delivered as promised, and that the developer stands behind the quality of what they create. That’s something Goldfields has built its reputation on over many years.”&nbsp;

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BINAH’s Managing Director, Khalil Hafza, said the company was proud to be partnering with Goldfields to deliver Quartet.&nbsp;

“Quartet is an exciting project to bring to life, particularly given the level of detail in the residences and the extensive rooftop amenity planned for the building,” Mr Hafza said.&nbsp;

“Our focus is on delivering a high-quality build that brings that design vision to life and creates homes residents will enjoy for many years.”&nbsp;

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The facilities at Quartet have been feared towards the roof, with a&nbsp;25 metre lap pool, spa, sauna and cold plunge, and a communal barbecue area and alfresco.

Town planning was designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> and brought to life by Melbourne-based architecture firm Cera Stribley.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/cera-stribley">Cera Stribley</a> Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Dom Cerantonio, said the project responds to both its riverside setting and Brisbane’s evolving urban character.&nbsp;

“Quartet has been designed to sit comfortably within its riverside context, offering a refined take on urban living through well-planned, generously proportioned residences that will stand the test of time,” Mr Cerantonio said.&nbsp;

“An emphasis on natural light, natural textures and carefully selected finishes from timber and marble to premium appliances, creates calm, considered interiors designed for comfort and long-term liveability.”&nbsp;

Construction of Quartet will commence in July 2026, with completion anticipated in Q4 2028.

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Construction to commence on 131-residence tower designed around wellness-focused living

Goldfields appoints BINAH for Quartet apartments in Milton

The first partnership between national developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/fortis">Fortis</a> and Adelaide-based developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/otello">Otello</a> has made a strong start, with the pair securing $21 million in unconditional sales at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/one-four-four-hutt-adelaide-144-hutt-street-adelaide-sa-5000">One Four Four Hutt</a>&nbsp;on the edge of the Adelaide CBD.

Over a third of apartments have been snapped up in the boutique 44-apartment project on the corner of Hutt Stret and Wakefield Road. Local downsizers and owner-occupiers wanting to remain in Adelaide's tightly-held southeast quarter have been the most prominent purchasers.

The DKO-designed, mixed-use development is one of the few new apartment projects in the precinct, an area where new housing supply has remained limited despite continued demand from buyers wanting to stay close to the CBD, Victoria Park and Adelaide's established east-end amenities.

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Fortis Head of Development SA Arthur Dendrinos said the early sales reflected both the strength of the local owner-occupier market and confidence in the Hutt Street location.

"The level of early commitment reflects the confidence local buyers have in the Hutt Street precinct," Dendrinos said.

"Many purchasers are long-term east-end residents who love the area and want to stay connected to the neighbourhood. They recognise the value of a well-designed, well-located development.

"Our partnership with Otello has been central to this success, and the number of unconditional sales at this stage only strengthens our confidence in the South Australian market."

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Otello Director Daniel Harris said the sales result also highlighted the lack of new apartment opportunities within the Hutt Street precinct.

"One Four Four Hutt has clearly resonated with buyers, with strong early sales reflecting both the appeal of the Hutt Street corridor and the lifestyle on offer," Harris said.

"The activated ground-floor retail has also been a key drawcard, with purchasers responding to the vision of a more vibrant and connected streetscape, not just the residences themselves."

One Four Four Hutt will deliver 44 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, alongside a collection of penthouses, above a ground-floor retail offering designed to further activate the Hutt Street precinct.

Construction is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of this year, with completion anticipated in 2028.

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Fortis Head of Development SA Arthur Dendrinos said the early sales reflected both the strength of the local owner-occupier market and confidence in the Hutt Street location.

Fortis makes Adelaide debut with Otello as One Four Four Hutt records strong early sales

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A Vaucluse mansion has been sold at close to $47 million.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-vaucluse-120427321" target="_blank">Peter Stutchbury-designed Carrara Road</a> has been reportedly bought by Strathfield-based Sanity boss Ray Itaoui and his wife Rachel.
They bought from global financier Andrew Ipkendanz some three years after it was listed with hopes of breaking Australia’s housing price record.
The unconfirmed sale through Alison Coopes is the country’s biggest single dwelling sale so far this year.
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The Peter Stutchbury-designed residence was originally listed with hopes of $60 million but discounted to $53 million last year by Alison Coopes, of Agency by Alison Coopes, Fairfax Media reported.
Set over four levels with a lift, the 2000 sqm property comes with nine bedrooms, ten bathrooms, vast formal and informal living areas, games room and a 20-metre pool.
It's construction was reported to have exceeded $25 million.
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Vaucluse mansion sells for nearly $47 million, 2016's most expensive

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Sydney's top sale which was $4.12 million in Vaucluse, the onetime home of then barrister, Neville Wran, who became the state's 35th premier in 1976.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-vaucluse-123565550" target="_blank">10 Princes Avenue home</a> was where Wran lived in the 1960s with his first wife Marcia and their two children, Glenn and Kim.
Daniel Baran, of The Agency, said the $4.12 million sale was above reserve by more than $600,000.
The 1920s home on its 650 sq m block was purchased by Wran for £13,000 in 1961 and sold five years later for $40,000.
The property last traded in 1993 for $890,000.
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Neville Wran's former Vaucluse home sold

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The Nanshan Group's co-founder son Song Jianmin has paid $7.5 million for the Keepers Cottage at 15 Old South Head Road, Vaucluse during the Golden Week festival. 
The leasehold sandstone historic cottage is set on 2600sq m of land was built in 1881 by James Barnett as the Keeper's residence of the adjacent 1818 Macquarie Lighthouse.
It sold pre-auction.
It has been updated by architect Clive Lucas. 
Leasehold owners, Carmen and Steve Davidson sold the property. The couple bought the property in 2002 for $2.52 million.
The first owner was neurosurgeon John Matheson and his wife Eve.
It is occupied on a federal government 125-year lease. 
Song Jianmin's father is one of China's richest men, Song Suowen worth $US2.5 billion. 
The Songs' company, Nanshan own the five-star Pullman Sydney Airport hotel for $84 million. 
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Vaucluse lighthouse cottage leasehold sold to Chinese buyers

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A Vaucluse home previously owned in the 1960s by the barrister turned-Premier of New South Wales Neville Wran has been listed for sale.
The <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/10-princes-ave-vaucluse-nsw-2030-2013051856" target="_blank">original 1920s-era home</a> of the late medico Dr Susan Pang goes to October 8 auction with $3.5 million hopes.
Set on the Ampitheatre Estate subdivision of 1920, the 650-square-metre property was purchased by the late Neville Wran who paid £13,000 for it in 1961.
He sold it five years later for $40,000.
The property last traded in 1993 for $890,000 
Daniel Baran, of The Agency, has the listing.
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Former Vaucluse home of Neville Wran listed

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The historic 1880s cottage built at Vaucluse as a dwellings for the lighthouse keeper has returned to the market with $7 million hopes.
The Keepers Cottage, Old South Head Road, Vaucluse has been offered by Carmen and Steve Davidson, who run the mechanic workshop at Bondi Junction.
They bought the leasehold in 2002 for $2.52 million, then commissioning a renovation in 2010 by heritage architect Clive Lucas.
The Davidsons are only the second owners of the leasehold since the federal government first put it on the market with a 125-year lease.
The first were neuro-surgeon John Matheson and his wife Eve who paid $820,000 in 1992 three years after the last keeper departed.
The property was briefly listed in 2008 at $7 million-plus.
It is scheduled for October 22 auction.
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Vaucluse Lighthouse Keepers Cottage listed for sale

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One of China’s wealthiest businessmen, leading food producer Sun Shaofeng has emerged the $20 million buyer of the Vaucluse estate Werribee.
It was sold by the estate of the late Cementaid founder Peter Aldred through Raine &amp; Horne Double Bay’s Max Spartalis.
Mr Sun is the chairman, chief executive and majority shareholder of the Hong Kong-listed agricultural company China Green, which is best known as one of China’s leading agricultural producers on the mainland.
The Fujian-based company sold off its beverage subsidiary last year to Coca-Cola for $US400 million.
The 3330 square metre property last sold in 1961 when it set a Sydney housing record at 41,000 pounds. 
It was the long-time home of the Combs family until it was sold by grazier Charles Combs in 1961 to the Aldred family.
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Werribee, Vaucluse sold to Mr Sun

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The 26 Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse offering has been snappily sold given a lack of high-end real estate for sale in eastern Sydney.
Goldman Sachs executive director David Nolan and his wife Anita secured a bullish $12.5 million.
The weekend saw<a href="https://www.domain.com.au/news/latest-buyer-of-paddingtons-1185m-landmark-windsor-castle-lists-in-vaucluse-20160421-gobrj5/" target="_blank"> their Vaucluse residence</a> sell only a week after the historic Tudor style home was listed with $11 million to $12 million through McGrath agent Will Manning and Ben Collier.
The Nolans bought it for $4.6 million in 2002.
They are off to the $11.85 million landmark former Windsor Castle hotel.
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$12.5 million Vaucluse sale in a week

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The Ukraine born entreprenuer Leon Kamenev has been pinpointed as the $80 million Vaucluse harbourfront mystery buyer.
He is expected to build his own private compound after securing four adjoining properties on Coolong Road.
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He made his fortune co-founding the online takeaway delivery service Menulog which was sold last year for $855 million. His share was 55 percent.
He has been in Sydney since 1990 having graduated with an economics degree from the Moscow Academy of Management.
His current focus is the interactive maths teaching platform and app Matific.
The whispers of his site amalgamated emerged on the weekend, dubbed Sydney's most audaciously expensive residential property play since settlement.
The sellers were the Shein, Cohen and Singer families.
It involved two harbourfront homes and two non-harbourfront homes, totalling 4,250 sqm.
Occupying land between Nielsen Park beach and Vaucluse Bay beach, the location enjoys a northerly aspect with views over the boat-filled bay across the Harbour towards Manly. 
Kamenev currently owns in Vaucluse paying $4.4 million in 2003.
The deal tops the $70 million purchase by the billionaire Chinese property developer Dr Chau Chak Wing of the 3,300 sqm Vaucluse property of the casino tycoon James Packer and his former wife Erica.
Coolong Road's record was set at $45 million in 2008 with Ivan Ritossa, the then global head of foreign exchange at Barclays Capital, buying a heritage house on 4100 sqm.
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Menulog's Leon Kamenev secures $80 million Vaucluse harbourfront compound

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The property developer Lim Sen Yap and his wife Elizabeth Garbacz have sold Djirang, their restored 1940s Vaucluse trophy home to hotelier Anthony Medich for $12.8 million.
It was listed with $12 million plus expectations through Hamish Robertson at McGrath, who had the three storey Fisher Avenue home in conjunction with Christie's International agent Ken Jacobs.
The former chairman of retail property group Ipoh bought the historic F. Glynn Gilling-designed residence in 1996 for $3.4 million from restaurateur Harry Vardis. 
Ipoh Australia was the developer behind the QVB Building and Capitol Theatre restorations.
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. 
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Anthony Medich buys Djirang, the Vaucluse trophy home

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Just five days before Christmas, a $36 million trophy home at Vaucluse was bought by billionaire supermarket chain owners from China, Huang Qiaorong, who with her husband, Zhang Xuansong, is co-owner and director of China’s Yonghui supermarket chain.
Agents had listed <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/9-coolong-road-vaucluse-nsw-2030-2010930119" target="_blank">the 1480 square metre harbourfront property</a> two years ago with $35 million plus hopes. It settled January 11 this year through McGrath and Sothebys.
It was sold by Alistair Walton, a former chairman of the local Goldman Sachs outfit, who was appointed consul-general and senior trade commissioner to Houston last October by the Turnbull Government.
Alistair and his former wife, Gilly had commissioned the Coolong Road residence by<a href="https://luigirosselli.com/residential/coolong-road" target="_blank"> architect Luigi Rosselli </a>following their 2002 purchase at a then record $14.72 million from retired bookmaker Bob Blann.
The three-storey residence on a north-facing block comes with guest quarters, garaging for nine cars, a tennis court and pool, all within gardens designed by William Dangar.
There is also a private jetty and slipway.
Rosselli recalled "a high level of diplomatic and political skills were required" after the development application was subject to "venomous objections from the neighbours on either side of our project."
"It was like being in the middle of the Maginot lines," he advised.
"Despite this neighbourly war, we obtained a building permit in less than four months." It was built by Alvaro Bros.
It became known as the brief 2011 rental of Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio.
Fairfax Media noted the new owner of the property, Ms Huang, is a permanent resident, based in Canberra, and did not require any approval to buy property in Australia. 
Her husband debuted on the Forbes list of China’s billionaires last year with a net worth of $1.35 billion.
Within days of the December 20 exchange another Vaucluse trophy residence, Villa Igiea, <a href="/news/inside-the-52-million-villa-igiea-vaucluse-the-2015-runner-up-trophy-home-sale">was sold for $52 million</a> on New Year’s Eve by expat entrepreneur Wayne Burt to 27-year-old property developer Shangjin Lin.
Also in Vaucluse, the all-time highest Australian trophy home sale price of <a href="/news/james-packer-and-erica-baxter-sell-vaucluse-trophy-la-mer">$70 million was set in August</a> when casino tycoon James Packer and his former wife, Erica, sold to the Hunters Hill based property developer billionaire Chau Chak Wing.
The median price for a home in <a href="/news">Vaucluse is $3,700,000</a>, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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