<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/consolidated-properties">Consolidated Properties Group</a> (CPG) is approaching the launch of its latest Brisbane riverfront development, Castile, on the dress circle Skyring Terrace in Newstead.

VIP buyers are now being engaged, with a full public sales launch coming later this year.

Positioned as the final opportunity to secure a new absolute riverfront residence on the East bank of Newstead, Teneriffe or New Farm, Castile at 47 Skyring Terrace has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a> as a timeless addition to the Brisbane skyline.&nbsp;

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The name Castile draws on themes of permanence, sophistication and legacy, reflecting a broader vision centred on enduring architecture and timelessness in the rarest of riverfront positions.&nbsp;

CPG Chairman and CEO Don O’Rorke said the project had been envisioned as a future Brisbane icon.&nbsp;

“With 47 metres of direct river frontage and never to be built out views, 47 Skyring Terrace is the definitive address on the Brisbane River,” O’Rorke said.&nbsp;

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“Rather than following trend-based apartment design, Castile draws inspiration from Brisbane’s great heritage buildings, reinterpreting classical architecture into a contemporary riverfront landmark designed to stand proudly for the next 100 years,” he said.&nbsp;

The approved development will comprise 227 apartments across a 25-storey tower alongside a boutique six-storey riverfront building of just 12 residences.&nbsp;

Construction is scheduled to commence in September 2026.

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Joel Robinson

CPG unveils Castile Newstead ahead of upcoming sales launch

Australia’s online shopping habits have shifted dramatically over the last decade. As eCommerce volumes surged, so too did the frustrations that came with traditional parcel delivery: missed deliveries, long Post Office queues, parcel theft and the challenge of being home during business hours.

Australia Post’s Parcel Lockers emerged as one of the more practical responses to that changing consumer behaviour.

What started as a relatively niche delivery option has evolved into a nationwide network of more than 1,400 self-service Parcel Lockers positioned at train stations, shopping centres, supermarkets and Post Offices across the country. The system allows Australians to send, collect and return parcels 24 hours a day, fundamentally changing how many people interact with deliveries.

The appeal is relatively straightforward: flexibility.

Instead of waiting at home for a delivery driver or rushing to a Post Office before closing time, users can direct eligible parcels to a Parcel Locker location of their choice. Once the parcel arrives, Australia Post sends a notification with a collection code or QR access through the AusPost app, allowing customers to retrieve their package at any time within the collection window.

For apartment residents in particular, the system has become increasingly valuable.

Higher-density living has created logistical challenges around deliveries, especially in buildings without concierge services or secure parcel rooms. Missed deliveries are common, while parcel theft has become an increasing concern as online shopping volumes continue to rise.

Australia Post itself has repeatedly highlighted the growing issue of “porch pirates” during peak shopping periods, encouraging customers to use Parcel Lockers as a safer alternative to unattended home deliveries.

That security aspect is one of the key reasons the Australia Post Parcel Locker network has grown so rapidly.

Parcel Lockers are positioned as secure, monitored collection points that reduce the risk of theft while also improving delivery efficiency for Australia Post. Instead of multiple redelivery attempts, parcels can be consolidated into a single secure destination.

The Parcel Lockers themselves are free to use through a MyPost account and support a range of parcel sizes up to 16 kilograms and dimensions of approximately 35 x 44 x 61 centimetres.

Beyond receiving parcels, the system has increasingly become integrated into the broader eCommerce ecosystem.

Customers can now use Parcel Lockers to return online purchases, while retailers have embraced the model as a way to improve delivery success rates and reduce friction in the shopping process. Australia Post has actively expanded partnerships with major retailers and promoted Parcel Lockers as part of a broader out-of-home strategy.

The timing of that expansion aligns with broader changes in Australian shopping behaviour.

The acceleration of online retail during and after the pandemic placed enormous pressure on delivery infrastructure. Parcel volumes reached record highs, particularly during Black Friday and Christmas periods, with Australia Post delivering more than 100 million parcels during peak festive seasons.

That growth forced logistics providers to rethink the “last mile” of delivery, widely regarded as the most expensive and operationally difficult stage of the process.

Parcel Locker systems have increasingly been viewed as part of the long-term solution.

The concept itself is not unique to Australia. Parcel Locker networks have become common globally, particularly across Europe and Asia, where dense urban environments and apartment living create similar logistical challenges. But Australia’s geography and suburban sprawl made adoption slower initially.

Now, however, the convenience factor is driving mainstream usage.

For commuters, Parcel Lockers near train stations allow parcels to be collected on the way home from work. For apartment dwellers, they remove the uncertainty around access and missed deliveries.

The rise of the AusPost app has also streamlined the experience, centralising notifications, tracking and Parcel Locker access into a single platform. Australia Post has increasingly pushed customers toward app-based delivery management, partly as a way to combat phishing scams and fake delivery notifications, which have become more sophisticated in recent years.

The Parcel Locker model is also beginning to influence property development itself.

Parcel management has become a growing consideration in apartment building design, particularly as online shopping becomes embedded in everyday life. Many new residential developments are now incorporating dedicated parcel rooms or Parcel Locker systems into foyers and communal spaces.

For developers, parcel management is increasingly viewed as part of the broader resident amenity offering, alongside gyms, wellness spaces and communal work areas.

That reflects a wider evolution in how residential buildings are designed.

Apartment buyers are placing greater emphasis on convenience, security and operational functionality, particularly in higher-density urban environments. Parcel delivery, once considered a minor operational detail, has become an increasingly important part of that equation.

Australia Post’s Parcel Locker network sits at the centre of that behavioural shift.

What began as a simple alternative delivery option has evolved into a key piece of infrastructure supporting Australia’s growing eCommerce economy and changing urban lifestyles.

And as online shopping continues to expand, the role of Parcel Lockers is likely to become even more embedded in how Australians live, shop and receive goods.

How Australia Post Parcel Lockers changed parcel delivery convenience in Australia

Perth’s new apartment market recorded its strongest quarter of sales since Q4 2021, with 412 apartments sold in Q1 2026 and a record quarterly sold value of $537 million, according to Urbis’ latest Apartment Essentials results.

Urbis said the March quarter result reflects strong, highly product‑specific demand across both ends of the market, from more attainable projects delivering at scale, through to premium stock being absorbed by equity‑rich downsizers.&nbsp;

David Cresp, Partner at Urbis, said the key story in Perth is not demand, it is the market’s ability to convert demand into delivered housing.&nbsp;

“This is the strongest sales quarter since Q4 2021, and it reinforces that demand in Perth is real and it’s local,” David Cresp said. “But the task now is delivery, turning that demand into projects that can actually be built and completed.”&nbsp;

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<h2>Affordable product leads, premium demand remains resilient</h2>

Sales in Q1 were led by more affordable projects, with The Boulevard (SKS Group) recording 115 sales in the quarter, the presentation noting this is only the second time a single project has surpassed 100 quarterly sales. The project was able to offer more affordable housing product right next to a train station.&nbsp;

Palmyra West (Finbar) also delivered strong results with 28 sales in Q1, following 84 sales in Q4, with an average price of under $800,000, underscoring depth of demand for well‑located, attainable new stock.&nbsp;

At the premium end, Urbis said downsizer demand is continuing, with the results highlighting Romeo (Applecross, Finbar) recording 75 sales and reaching almost 50% sold in one quarter.

Jual (Shenton Park, Celsius Property) also posted a strong quarter with 28 sales, reaching 39% sold in one quarter.

Urbis noted that Perth apartment demand is not speculative, not investor‑led, and not uniform, describing it as localised, often equity‑driven and highly product‑specific, a pattern reflected in the polarisation between strong “attainable” performers and premium downsizer product.&nbsp;

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<h2>Prices underpinned by costs, and the delivery risk is growing</h2>

Urbis said pricing pressure is cost not demand‑driven: construction costs and delivery risk are now a central constraint, with the results noting build costs remain elevated and volatile, and that energy, fuel and labour uncertainty weigh on feasibility.

David Cresp said a growing challenge for private Build‑to‑Sell developers is simply securing a builder in the current environment.

“Developers are really feeling the pressure from a building market that was operating at capacity and securing a builder is challenging,” David Cresp said, adding that even where a builder can be secured, “trying to get to the price that makes the development financially viable is incredibly challenging in the current market.”&nbsp;

Urbis’ broader WA commentary also notes that industry remains at or above capacity with lot and housing creation, and that many builders are limiting new sales to manage stretched workforces and fixed‑price contract pressures, conditions that flow directly into apartment feasibility and delivery timing.

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<h2>Supply: improving later, but still constrained, and Perth lags eastern benchmarks</h2>

While near‑term supply remains constrained, Urbis’ forecast shows completions lifting “Supply is forecast to be back above 1,500 apartments per annum for the first time since 2019”, with 1,775 completions forecast for 2026, and volumes remaining above that level over the following years.&nbsp;

Looking further ahead, completions are forecast to reach 2,500 in 2028, with the report noting 32% of that total is social/affordable, reflecting the role of government‑supported delivery in rebuilding the pipeline.&nbsp;

However, Urbis said Perth remains behind comparable markets on pipeline scale. In a national comparison of projects under construction, the report shows under construction Perth Build‑to‑Sell (BTS) at 3,446 apartments versus the Gold Coast at 7,922. Mr Cresp said “The challenge for Perth is how to we grow the delivery pipeline”.

Urbis’ conclusion is that Perth’s market is increasingly defined by product discipline and delivery certainty, with the research identifying “delivery certainty is key” and calling out builder risk and procurement models as core success factors, alongside “timing and staging”.&nbsp;

Perth apartment sales hit strongest pace since late 2021 as builder capacity tightens

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sammut-developments">Sammut Group</a> has secured development approval for its latest Brisbane apartment project, marking the Sydney developer’s next step in expanding its Queensland pipeline following the success of its debut Gold Coast development, Coast.

The approved project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/44-glen-road-toowong-qld-4066">44 Glen Road, </a><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/toowong-qld-4066">Toowong</a> will deliver a 15-storey riverfront apartment building with 42 residences, significantly increasing the scale of the site’s previous approval for a smaller luxury scheme. Designed by Bureau^proberts, the development will comprise a mix of predominantly four-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments positioned to maximise Brisbane River and city views.

Sammut Director Julian Sammut said the group had been actively searching Brisbane for several years before identifying Toowong as the right fit.

“Brisbane was the right step for Sammut,” Sammut said.

“With the success of Coast we thought we should definitely look to do more in Queensland alone. We then pushed up to look at Brisbane. We've been looking for I'd say two to three years actually and it was hard to find the right location.”

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Sammut said suburbs including New Farm and Teneriffe were considered before the group ultimately focused on Toowong due to its strong downsizer demographic and limited supply of developable riverfront land.

The site was acquired off-market after what Sammut described as a lengthy negotiation and planning process, with the developer pursuing an uplift to the original approval.

“We are DA approved now which is very exciting,” Sammut said.

“We've had our change approval come through and we've obviously doubled the height, 15 storeys plus rooftop. We've got 42 amazing apartments that are going to be coming to market soon.”

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Bureau^proberts said the design responds to Toowong’s evolving urban character, balancing contemporary apartment living with the area’s established residential identity.

“A place where traditional Queensland living has taken place for centuries; Toowong is seeing a shift of contemporary influence, commercial and retail hubs mixed with well-considered residential offerings – all the while maintaining its character and charm,” the architect noted in planning documents submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The architecture practice said the project’s form was shaped by its riverfront setting, flood considerations, neighbouring building scales, and view corridors.

“They said the mix of four and two-bedroom apartments capture the ‘fundamental qualities of Queenslander living,’ translated into the context of a contemporary subtropical building.”

The development sits just off Coronation Drive within walking distance of Toowong’s retail precinct and the upgraded Regatta ferry terminal, while also benefiting from proximity to the incoming green bridge connection to West End. Sammut said the accessibility and amenity offering were central to the site’s appeal.

The approval adds to growing residential activity along the Toowong riverfront, joining nearby projects including Consolidated Properties’ Monarch Residences and Spyre Group’s ARC Residences.

Sammut secures approval for debut Brisbane apartment development in Toowong

Developer Lanevick is heading back into Sydney’s apartment market after focusing more heavily on the luxury townhouse and terrace sector in recent years.

Lanevick, founded and directed by Steve Maroun, is expecting to receive approval in the coming months for a new apartment development in Gladesville, with the aim to launch it to the market later this year.

The 51-apartment project, designed by Studio Johnston, will comprise a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments positioned toward the Hunters Hill downsizer market.

“Traditionally it’s been difficult for people in that market to downsize because there just hasn’t been the right product available,” Maroun said.

“We’re targeting buyers who might have 30 to 40 per cent of their house value sitting in the bank after downsizing.

“They still want good spacious entertaining areas, they still want quality design, but they also want flexibility and the ability to enjoy life a bit more after working hard for a long time.”

The project sits near Boronia Park and within close proximity to the Parramatta River foreshore, an area Maroun says offers more of a Hunters Hill lifestyle than a traditional apartment precinct.

“From a lifestyle perspective, it’s really more Hunters Hill than Gladesville,” Maroun said. “You’re close to the foreshore, close to parklands, and still connected back into the village precinct.”

From level four and above, apartments will capture water views&nbsp;toward Sydney Harbour. Communal amenity will include rooftop entertaining areas, wellness spaces, and a gym tailored toward owner-occupier buyers.

“We’ve really designed these apartments around that buyer coming from the Hunters Hill LGA and what they’re actually looking for in their next chapter.”

The proposed development has also been designed to respond to the changing character of the broader Gladesville town centre, where a growing number of mixed-use and residential proposals are expected to emerge over the coming years.

“Gladesville presented a rare opportunity to deliver a genuinely design-led residential project within an evolving lifestyle precinct, just moments from the growing Gladesville town centre, and we’ve approached the project with a strong focus on architecture, liveability and long-term community value,” Maroun said.

Maroun said Lanevick saw a first-mover advantage within the precinct as planning controls continue to evolve to accommodate greater housing density.

“We think there’s a real opportunity there that hasn’t really been serviced properly yet,” he said.

“There’s going to be a broader evolution of the whole Gladesville village precinct over time, particularly with more activation and mixed-use outcomes.”

The Venus Street proposal will include a commercial and retail component at ground level designed to contribute to that evolving streetscape activation.

“A big part of the thinking was how do you activate that area properly and create more vibrancy and amenity, which is what Hunters Hill has been looking for,” Maroun said.

Lanevick’s focus since 2020 has largely been on smaller-scale luxury townhouse and terrace developments. The developer recently completed Royale Randwick, also designed by Studio Johnston, where prices reached $3.65 million. The project was featured in the UDIA NSW 2026 Professional Development Prospectus and was also named a finalist for Development of the Year.

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Lanevick to cater for Hunters Hill downsizers with new Gladesville apartment development

Woolloomooloo

Allen Linz's Rebel Property Group is set to create a huge mixed-use precinct in&nbsp;the heart of Sydney.

Rebel Property Group, which Linz founded in the late 1990s and is behind some of the Eastern Suburbs most well known buildings, has submitted $161 million plans for a residential and retail precinct at&nbsp;164-192 William Street, Woolloomooloo, a huge 6,400 sqm site.

There will be 229 apartments across the striking 10-level building, which will feature extensive roof gardens by landscape architects Ground Ink&nbsp;as the building tiers toward the top levels.

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Local multi-disciplinary design&nbsp;studio fjmt has handled what are&nbsp;the early designs of the project, suggesting that the&nbsp;characteristics of the site are well suited to residential use, due to the&nbsp;high level of sun access to the north and extensive views of Sydney Harbour,&nbsp;the Opera House, the Domain, and the Sydney CBD.

"It is well connected by public transport and represents an excellent opportunity to enhance Woolloomooloo village and help transform William Street into a city boulevard," the team noted in their submission to the City of Sydney.

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The 229-apartment building, which will also front Dowling and Forbes Street as well as William,&nbsp;will be broken down in to 20 studios, 23 one-beds, 105 two-beds, 73-three beds and eight terraces.

"The proposal responds to its context by stepping down in height from 35m at William st where it matches the height of adjacent buildings to 22m at Judge Lane to transition to the lower scale terrace house of Woolloomooloo village," fjmt added.

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"Two large communal courtyards with excellent solar access and outlook provide residents with the opportunity for passive and active outdoor recreation, ultimately improving their mental &amp; physical health and productivity

"The proposal provides adequate building separation to enable access to sunlight &amp; natural ventilation and ensure visual and acoustic privacy

"The apartments overlook the courtyards enabling passive surveillance of the communal open spaces. Similarly the terraces overlook the new through site link improving safety for pedestrians using this route."

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A heritage review was undertaken for the four buildings currently on the site. There's a four-storey commercial building dating back to the late 1950s, Holden House Flats and Raymonds Flats, two groups of three-storey terraces dating back to the 1920s, and the two-storey warehouse, Holden House.

Rebel Property Group are prominent Sydney real estate developers, focused on the more high end of the apartment market.

Their high-profile projects include co-development of the $450m Pacific Bondi Beach&nbsp;into luxury residences, retail and hotel apartments, North&nbsp;at Milsons Point, The Bondi&nbsp;at Bondi Beach, and Top of the Town&nbsp;in Darlinghurst.

There will be 229 apartments across the striking 10-level building, which will feature extensive roof gardens by landscape architects Ground Ink as the building tiers toward the top levels.


First look: Woolloomooloo set for huge mixed-use apartment and retail village

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The Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo is among the top 10 fastest selling suburbs across Australia, according to Investar’s latest report.
The property data firm says that the average waiting time for units in Woolloomooloo is 41 days.
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Suburb
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State
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Postcode
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Dwelling
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Bedrooms
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Days on market
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Current median price
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Croydon Park
</td>
<td valign="top" width="47">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
2133
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
Unit
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
Studio and 1
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
38
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$412,500
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<td valign="top" width="98">
Kensington
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<td valign="top" width="47">
VIC
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
3031
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
House
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
2
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
39
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$775,000
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Bowden
</td>
<td valign="top" width="47">
SA
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
5007
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
Unit
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
Studio and 1
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
40
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$340,000
</td>
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Annandale
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<td valign="top" width="47">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
2038
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
House
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
4
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
41
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<td valign="top" width="77">
$2,500,000
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Woolloomooloo
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<td valign="top" width="47">
NSW
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<td valign="top" width="64">
2011
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
Unit
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
Studio and 1
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
41
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$800,000
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<td valign="top" width="98">
Beecroft
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<td valign="top" width="47">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
2119
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
House
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
42
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$1,350,000
</td>
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Fairlight
</td>
<td valign="top" width="47">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
2094
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
Unit
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
2
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
42
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$900,000
</td>
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Narraweena
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NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
2099
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
House
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
43
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<td valign="top" width="77">
$1,250,000
</td>
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Caulfield South
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VIC
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<td valign="top" width="64">
2162
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
House
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
44
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$1,100,000
</td>
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Allambie Heights
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<td valign="top" width="47">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="64">
2100
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
House
</td>
<td valign="top" width="72">
3
</td>
<td valign="top" width="52">
45
</td>
<td valign="top" width="77">
$900,000
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A recent example is a one bedroom unit at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-woolloomooloo-124812054" target="_blank">564/6 Cowper Wharf Road</a> (above) was listed for two weeks before it sold for $882,000.
Another example is a one bedroom unit at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-woolloomooloo-124910958" target="_blank">15/150-166 Forbes Street</a> (below) that stayed on the market for 19 days before it sold for $950,000.
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Properties in Woolloomooloo is in high demand with 1600 more website listing visits than most suburbs in NSW.
Independent residents account for 29 percent of the residents in the area.
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Woolloomooloo units selling in quick time

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The Melbourne luxury retailer Harrolds owners have listed their Sydney apartment.
The Woolloomooloo bolthole has hit the market with a price guide of $1.3 million. 
The ground floor apartment comprises two bedrooms, two bathrooms, stone kitchen, and full-width terrace. 
It features oversized floorplan, parking and direct access to the gardens and swimming pool. 
Harrolds remains a family-run business in the care of managing directors, Mary and Ross Poulakis
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Melbourne luxury retailer Harrolds owners list Sydney apartment

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The veteran pub family patriarch Arthur Laundy has bought the The Bells Hotel in Woolloomooloo, swooping pre-auction as an acquisitive battle continues between rival Sydney publicans across Sydney.
The price guidance had been around $15 million, highlighting the frothiness in hotel prices over recent years.
The historic 1920s pub was sold before Thursday's scheduled auction to the Laundy family which now owns almost 30 hotels across NSW, including venues such as the Watsons Bay Hotel, the Woolwich Pier near Hunters Hill and the Quarryman's Hotel in Pyrmont.
Laundy recently expressed concern about "silly prices", signalling he'd be steering clear of what he called a "crazy market", but The Bells was irresistible.
Rival hotelier Justin Hemmes had been pinpointed as also having an likely interest in buying the pub.
The Laundy family net worth is put at $500 million while Hemmes' is estimated to preside over a $950 million hospitality and liquor empire.
The 77 year old Laundy is credited as heading the biggest independent hotel operator in New South Wales, which includes the neighbouring Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel which cost $20 million two years ago.
It was the Miles family who called time at The Bells after initially securing the leasehold in 1976.
The family bought Tooth out in 1990.
The pub at 1 Bourke Street was known for legendary matriarch Lil Miles, who worked behind the bar until age 96.
Erin Petersen, from the Miles family, said there had been a number of pre-auction offers.
“The family has loved the 45 years at Bells and while it is the end of an era for us we are happy to sell to Arthur, a long time local publican, who we are sure will only be an asset to further develop the potential of our much-loved pub” said Petersen.
The sale was secured by Andrew Jolliffe who has sold more than $1.75 billion of pubs in the past six years including the Centennial in Woollahra on behalf of the Medich family to Merivale's Justin Hemmes.
The Laundy family company, which has been in pubs since the 1940s, includes scions Stuart, the socialite publican who briefly won Sophie Monk's heart on The Bachelorette, and the politician Craig, who has been the Liberal member of Reid since 2013.
Arthur Laundy typically fronts up every day at the Laundy headquarters in the Twin Willows Hotel, built in 1963 by his late father at Bass Hill in Sydney's south-west after the land cost 38,000 pounds. 
The family pub business had began when Arthur's parents Arthur Sr and Veronica took on the Sackville Hotel at Rozelle in 1945.
It was in 1969 when young Arthur and wife-to-be Margaret took the reins of the family business, which was then just two hotels including the Twin Willows.
Jolliffe noted that interest in the Bells, a prominently positioned asset, was drawn from a wide spectrum of well-known hospitality operatives and commercial property specialists.
There have been four other hotel properties in the past few weeks, Jolliffe noted.
Sydney's biggest publicans include the Waugh family, the Ryan family, Peter Calligeros, the De Angelis family, the Arnout brothers, and Pat and Angela Gallgaher.
Hemmes and his family have ownership of 70 hotels, restaurants and venues around Sydney.
The sale comes on the eve of hotel giant Redcape’s billion-dollar stock market listing later this month.
The Bells Hotel, located adjacent to the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, features a main bar, bistro, courtyard, accommodation spanning the entire first level, and eight electronic gaming machines.
There had been a pub on the 340 square metre Bourke Street corner address since the 1860s.
The original ale house was called Punches servicing the workers of the wharves.
The Miles family lost a family member at the hotel in 2004 when Shane Miles, died from massive head injuries after being hit in the head with a bar stool during a wild brawl at his family's pub.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph.
 
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The recently relaunched Frisco hotel has been brought to market by Manenti Quinlan.
The Frisco, located at 46 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo is to be sold via Private Treaty.
It is situated in the hospitality precinct of Woolloomooloo, close to the Sydney’s CBD.
Nick Butler from Manenti Quinlan stated, “the current owners have overseen an extensive renovation, relaunching with modern improvements while paying due respect to its naval heritage."
The Hotel, which has 17 gaming machines, is set on 323 sqm and earns around $3.5 million a year in revenue a year across food, bar and gaming.
Set over two levels, the Frisco’s bar, food and function offerings range from rivate dining options for 10 people expand to function packages for up to 350.
The Frisco also holds six accommodation rooms located on the third floor.
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The two level penthouse atop Woolloomooloo's Crown Gardens has sold for $6.25 million.
The apartment, that last traded for $2.7 million in 2001, spans 460 sqm of the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-woolloomooloo-127836002" target="_blank">north east corner of the resort-style block.</a>
The lower level of the apartment holds the living and entertaining areas.
There's a state-of-the-art kitchen, lounge room and a large outdoor terrace with Weber gas barbecue.
Upstairs homes the three bedrooms, as well as a walled courtyard. 
Lifestyle Property agent Rohan Alexander sold the apartment which has just been leased at $3,000 a week.
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Fairfax Media property columnists have amended articles that reported the Academy award-winning actor Russell Crowe had sold two of his four apartments in Woolloomooloo Wharf last Saturday.
The Australian Financial Review's Su-Lin Tan had the Sunday "exclusive" which was followed up Monday by Lucy Macken at Domain, Channel 7 and The West Australian.
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The Sydney Daily Telegraph checked the initial report and did not publish on receiving a denial.
Macken's Monday afternoon rewrite wrote "in a bizarre twist, Russell Crowe’s media agent Grant Vandenberg denied any sale had occurred."
“It hasn’t sold and it wasn’t for sale,” Vandenberg told Domain which then duly noted as a footer that it had amended its initial $13 million sale report.
Their URL however remained: "Russell Crowe sells half home on Sydney's finger wharf."
Last month a prestige Bellevue Hill article was also amended subsequent to publication.
The AFR kept its headline and URL, and without any acknowledgement, amended its article to instead suggest Crowe "is in discussions to sell two of his Finger Wharf apartments in Woolloomooloo to new Sydney entrant Sam Barnett, former Western Australia premier Colin Barnett's youngest son, for just under $13 million."
The article confusingly further advised "an offer and acceptance for the sale of the two smaller Finger Wharf properties of about 900 square metres had occurred, but settlement of the property has not." 
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The original article was gushingly retweeted by fewer AFR colleagues than normal practice.
The near 1000-square-metre amalgamation of four lots was bought by Crowe in 2003 for a then-apartment record of $14.35 million. It was listed in 2016 with $30 million hopes, but pulled from the market last year despite offer around $25 million given Crowe's other property listings yielded high prices.
 
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The veteran rag trader Wassim Gazal is set to upgrade at Woolloomooloo.
He has sold a 157 square metre three bedroom apartment on <a href="https://www.bresicwhitney.com.au/buy/6-cowper-wharf-road-woolloomooloo-17489" target="_blank">the wharf's second floor for $2.85 million</a> and bought a nearby townhouse apartment with marina berth for $5.55 million.
It was secured through Juzcorp, the company that he co-directs with brother, Ziab, who has a fourth floor wharf apartment.
The apartment acquisition was through BresicWhitney agent Nic Krasnostein from Gaby Kennard who paid $3.31 million for the waterfront position in 2013 and had Jonathan Richards from SJB Architects to completely rebuild.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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The Sydney sales team of the liquidated Unique Estates are set to start with boutique Sydney firm, Lifestyle Property Agency, next week.
Carlie Ziri, the director of the Woolloomooloo-based agency, said she is 'blessed' to have the team start.
"Sad to see such potential go to waste," she commented.
Unique Estates collapsed earlier this week.
Simon Platt and Grant Dale are confirmed to start with Lifestyle.
They were two Sydney-based agents working for Unique. Platt was the Sydney licensee.
Lifestyle Property Agency have been operating since 2012.
The company's most recent sale was in early December when they sold a one bedroom apartment in the Domain building in Woolloomooloo for $1.17 million.
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Sydney's Unique Estates agents to join Lifestyle Property Agency

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Gaby Kennard, the first Australian woman to fly around the globe by airplane, has snappily sold her Woolloomooloo apartment with marina berth for $5.55 million.
It was well before next month's scheduled auction.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-woolloomooloo-126565566" target="_blank">three bedroom, two bathroom apartment</a> had a guide of $5 million to $5.5 million through BresicWhitney Darlinghurst agent Nic Krasnostein.
Kennard paid $3.31 million for the waterfront in 2013 and called on Jonathan Richards from SJB Architects to completely rebuild.
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Kennard took 99 days to complete her journey circling the world, which began in 1989.
She covered 29,000 nautical miles (54,000 kilometres) and followed Amelia Earhart's route as much as possible.
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