The new <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/yarraville-green-42-stephen-street-yarraville-vic-3013">Yarraville Green</a> development in Melbourne's inner west is showing that landscaping can be just as influential as architecture, with buyers responding strongly to the garden-first approach adopted from the outset by developer Excelon Projects and the project's design team.

Excelon appointed Six Degrees Architects and landscape architects SBLA to work collaboratively on the development, with a brief to create "a sustainable, design-led building with a focus on community."

That approach has resonated with buyers. According to Next Chapter Director Tom Hirini, who is leading the sales campaign, the landscaped communal garden has become one of the project's defining features, alongside its boutique scale and European-inspired cluster housing concept.

Local downsizers, right-sizers and established families already living in Yarraville and surrounding suburbs have accounted for the majority of purchasers.

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Yarraville Green will comprise 53 homes, including apartments and townhomes, arranged around the shared central garden to maximise connections to the landscaped open space. Parking has been moved underground, allowing the ground plane to be dedicated to greenery, pedestrian movement and communal spaces.

The landscape extends well beyond passive planting. Productive garden beds, a pergola, communal gathering spaces, garden sheds and a pet wash have all been integrated into the masterplan, creating spaces designed to encourage everyday interaction between residents.

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The interiors continue Excelon's focus on craftsmanship, incorporating bespoke elements by Melbourne artisans including leadlight detailing by Adadaz, hand-turned timber hardware by Auburn Woodturning and blown-glass lighting by Ruth Allen.

Sustainability has also been embedded throughout the project, with Yarraville Green targeting an average 7-star NatHERS energy rating through passive design principles, rooftop solar servicing common areas and rainwater harvesting for landscape irrigation.

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Construction continues to progress at Yarraville Green, with structural works well underway and framing works approaching completion under builder Balmain &amp; Co. The project remains on track for completion in mid-2027.

Apartments at Yarraville Green are currently priced from $625,000, while townhomes start from $1.4 million.

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Garden-led design drives buyer demand at Yarraville Green

National diversified developer Fortis has officially launched Crest &amp; Walker, its latest Brisbane apartment development, with construction now underway on the 20-storey Newstead project.

Award-winning builder BINAH has commenced construction on the Bureau^Proberts-designed building, which will deliver a limited collection of 65 two and three-bedroom apartments on Kyabra Street.

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The project marks Fortis' fourth active residential development in Brisbane, following River House, which is nearing completion, alongside projects in New Farm and Hamilton as the national developer continues to expand its South East Queensland pipeline.

Fortis General Manager – Development Queensland Dan Boman said Crest &amp; Walker reflects the developer's long-term commitment to delivering design-led residential projects in Brisbane's established inner-city suburbs.

"We're proud to be strengthening our presence in Brisbane with Crest &amp; Walker, particularly in such a sought-after lifestyle destination as Newstead," Boman said.

"Every Fortis project is shaped by its context, and we approach each one with the respect and care it deserves.

"Our focus is always on creating places that feel connected to their neighbourhood and elevate the everyday experience for residents. Newstead continues to evolve as one of Brisbane's most sought-after urban communities, and Crest &amp; Walker reflects our ambition to contribute meaningfully to that story."

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Positioned between Gasworks Plaza and James Street, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/crest-walker-newstead-12-kyabra-street-newstead-qld-4006">Crest &amp; Walker</a> has been designed as a boutique residential address offering privacy and generous living spaces within one of Brisbane's most established lifestyle precincts.

The building features a contemporary brick podium softened by integrated landscaping, while the upper levels are characterised by restrained architecture and enduring materiality. Interiors have been designed to maximise natural light, acoustic performance and long-term liveability.

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Residences comprise spacious two and three-bedroom floorplans, with two-bedroom apartments priced from $1.55 million and three-bedroom, half-floor residences from $3.95 million.

Residents will have access to a wellness-focused rooftop featuring a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, landscaped dining spaces and outdoor lounge areas overlooking Newstead and the Brisbane CBD.

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Sales are being managed by Slaite Projects, with Fortis expecting strong demand from owner-occupiers seeking a high-quality, design-focused apartment in one of Brisbane's most tightly held inner-city suburbs.

Completion of Crest &amp; Walker is slated for late 2028.

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Fortis expands Brisbane pipeline with launch of Crest & Walker in Newstead

The enormity of delivering a true skyscraper in Australia's new development market is often overlooked.

It has taken the best part of a decade since plans for Chevron One were first unveiled, but the 41-storey tower is now complete, with residents collecting their keys and moving into what has become one of the Gold Coast's most recognisable new landmarks.

Rising 127 metres above Chevron Island, Chevron One stands almost twice as high as any other building on the island. Its scale places it alongside the trio of towers at Jewel, arguably the last truly significant addition to the central Gold Coast skyline when they were completed around six years ago.

While there are several developments underway around a similar height to Chevron One, they are more concentrated within clusters of the highest towers in the city. The fact Chevron One sits within a developing precinct, looking back at the other high-rise developments in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, makes it a different proposition altogether. It will certainly become a reference point on the Gold Coast skyline.

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Developer Bensons Property Group is behind the 41-storey tower, which has 229 apartments, along with an exhaustive list of resident amenity spread across what is the largest development site ever assembled on Chevron Island.

The tower has been the talk of the town for years, says Ray White Projects Gold Coast agent Caitlin Rosenboom, who is selling the remaining apartments.

"People have been watching Chevron One go up for years," Rosenboom says, adding that many prospective buyers have been surprised by the scale of the views once they step inside.

"It's only when they walk through a completed apartment that they truly understand the position of the building," Rosenboom says.

"The views are jaw-dropping. Whether you're looking east over the ocean, across Surfers Paradise, along the river systems or out to the hinterland, every level offers something different but equally impressive."

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One of Chevron One's defining advantages is its location on the eastern side of Chevron Island on Stanhill Drive, a position which protects the views forever.

"There's only one row of houses between Chevron One and the water, and the height restrictions along the river means views from Chevron One can never be built out,"&nbsp;Rosenboom says.

While new apartment developments continue to emerge across the Gold Coast, Rosenboom says opportunities to secure a completed apartment with this level of outlook are becoming increasingly rare.

"The size of the site is something that would be incredibly difficult to replicate today," she says.

"That's allowed Chevron One to deliver the sort of amenity, open space and resident facilities that very few projects can offer. There are not many completed apartment buildings on the Gold Coast right now that can compete with the combination of scale, quality and amenity."

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There's around 2,000 sqm of amenity solely for the use of residents of Chevron One. Club One features a uniquely shaped swimming pool that mirrors the footprint of the building itself, set within a extensively landscaped gardens. There's also an indoor pool and spa, a fully equipped gym with a Pilates room, a yoga garden, a bookable private dining area and lounge that can host up to 30 people, and a 24-hour concierge service.

As for the buyers, Rosenboom is fielding enquiry from everywhere: Sydneysiders and Melburnians looking at the new and off-the-plan market following the changes in the Federal Budget, as well as those looking to relocate, through to South East Queenslanders seeking either a permanent home or a weekender bolthole.

"The Gold Coast lifestyle continues to resonate with people relocating from the southern states, and when they see the views and the quality of what's been delivered at Chevron One, it becomes very easy for them to understand the appeal," Rosenboom says.

A diverse mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments remain available, with each offering "something a little different", be it the orientation and views, configuration, or level, to suit a wide variety of buyers.

The remaining apartments are ready to inspect in person, by appointment.

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A decade in the making: Residents to move into Chevron One as construction wraps up

A general rule of thumb in new apartment developments is that the penthouses get the rooftop.

It's a formula that's become commonplace across Australia's apartment market. Residents might have access to a pool, gym or barbecue facilities on a dedicated lower level, but the most desirable outdoor spaces are typically reserved for the highest-priced homes at the top of the building.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sherpa-property-group">Sherpa Property Group</a> has taken the opposite approach.

Rather than dedicating the rooftop to a handful of buyers, the Gold Coast developer has made it the centrepiece of its Flourish collection, creating expansive shared spaces from the best vantage point in the building.

The philosophy has reached its most ambitious expression at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-soleira-palm-beach-1150-1160-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Soleira</a> in Palm Beach, where two rooftop precincts connected by a skybridge will deliver one of the most extensive lifestyle offerings seen in a residential apartment project on the Gold Coast.

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"We're seeing a clear move toward developments that offer more than just an apartment," Sherpa Group founder Christie Leet said.

"People want spaces that support how they actually live, whether that's working from home, staying active, or spending time with family and friends.

"That's where amenity becomes critical. It's not just about what's included, but how those spaces are designed to be used every day."

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The breadth of amenity has already attracted buyers across multiple demographics. Younger first home buyers have been drawn to Soleira's one-bedroom apartments, a product rarely delivered in Palm Beach, while families have responded to practical inclusions such as the shallow children's pool adjoining the main lap pool and the extensive communal recreation areas.

Instead of a single rooftop, Soleira delivers two distinct lifestyle zones.

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The southern rooftop has been dedicated to wellness, featuring a gym, yoga and Pilates studio, work-from-home facilities, a wellness centre, spa, and hot and cold plunge pools.

The northern rooftop focuses on recreation and entertaining, incorporating a heated resort-style pool, private dining rooms, pizza ovens, barbecues, a golf simulator, children's recreation areas, and what is expected to be the Gold Coast's first rooftop basketball court, which will also double as a squash court.

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Beyond the rooftops, Soleira will introduce 1,500 sqm of curated retail beneath the towers, creating one of Palm Beach's first genuinely mixed-use lifestyle precincts where cafés, restaurants and convenience retail become part of residents' everyday lives.

Sherpa has also retained management rights across the development, allowing it to oversee the long-term operation of the building through a 24-hour concierge model. The developer is also exploring additional revenue streams within the precinct aimed at helping offset ongoing body corporate costs for residents.

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While Soleira is the largest project Sherpa has delivered, the rooftop-first philosophy has been evolving for several years.

It began with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/amargo-6-12-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Amargo</a>, the first project released under the Flourish brand. Rather than competing at the ultra-luxury end of the market with oversized half-floor and full-floor residences, Sherpa focused on creating lifestyle-driven apartments supported by resort-style shared spaces.

Amargo introduced more than 800 sqm of rooftop amenity, combining wellness facilities, heated pools, entertaining areas, cabanas, pizza ovens and private dining spaces into what was designed as an extension of residents' homes rather than a facility used only occasionally.

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That approach continued with Flourish Oasis, where the same amenity-led philosophy was refined into a more boutique development. Strong demand from Sherpa's growing VIP database saw much of the project sold before it reached the broader market, reinforcing buyer appetite for apartment communities centred around shared lifestyle experiences.

Flourish Amargo is slated for completion mid-way-through next year, with Oasis to be delivered by late 2027. Flourish Soleira is expected to complete in 2030.

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Sherpa takes amenity to the sky as Flourish Soleira captures booming Palm Beach demand

As apartment living continues to evolve across Sydney's growth corridors, the quality and distribution of shared spaces is increasingly shaping how residents experience home. Rather than functioning as add-ons, amenities are being embedded into the daily rhythm of a building, supporting everything from quiet retreat to social interaction, often within a single vertical community.

At <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/aeris-melrose-park-nursery-street-melrose-park-nsw-2114">Aeris</a> in Melrose Park, this approach is resolved through a layered amenity offering that unfolds from ground level through to its upper podium. Developed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sekisui-house-australia">Sekisui House Australia</a> in partnership with Hankyu Hanshin Properties, the project introduces 468 apartments across two towers and a mid-rise building, positioned at the highest point of the broader masterplan.

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The amenity experience begins at street level, where two courtyards sit within a landscaped setting that connects residents to the wider network of parks and green spaces. These green spaces are not isolated pockets but part of a wider pedestrian network that links Aeris to the surrounding <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/melrose-park-nsw-2114">Melrose Park</a> precinct, including Central Park, future schools, and the Town Centre opening in July 2026. The result is a transition that moves from public to private without abrupt boundaries, allowing residents to pass through shaded, tree-lined environments before reaching the building itself.

Moving upward, the focus shifts to the level five podium, where the primary communal facilities are concentrated. This space brings together a 16-metre swimming pool, outdoor seating areas, and a communal BBQ zone arranged to take advantage of elevated outlooks. Seating is positioned beneath pergolas, creating pockets of shade that extend the usability of the space throughout the day. The pool edge aligns with views toward the wider district, reinforcing the sense of elevation that defines the project’s positioning.

In the adjacent building, this is complemented by quieter, more contemplative spaces, including an outdoor cinema set within the same level. Positioned to operate primarily in the evening, it introduces a different tempo to the shared environment, shifting from daytime activity to after-hours use without requiring separate zones.

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The podium also accommodates an intimate private resident gym. Located on the lower levels, it gives residents convenient access to fitness facilities without leaving the building.

Above, the elevated podium sky deck extends the amenity offering, providing additional open-air spaces with elevated outlooks across the surrounding landscape. While more restrained in program, this upper level reinforces the project’s vertical progression, from ground-level greenery to elevated outlook, allowing residents to move between distinct spatial conditions within a single address.

This distribution of amenities reflects a deliberate response to how residents use space across the day. Sekisui House Australia Sales and Marketing Director Peter Kalaf points to the role these shared areas play in shaping buyer demand. Aeris has been conceived as more than a collection of apartments, with the podium pool, gym and outdoor cinema forming part of a broader lifestyle offering that extends the home beyond each individual residence.

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What distinguishes Aeris is not the inclusion of these elements individually, but how they are arranged in relation to one another. Active, social, and passive spaces are layered vertically rather than separated, allowing residents to choose between them without leaving the building or moving far from their apartment. This proximity supports both routine use, such as a morning swim or evening workout, and more occasional gatherings, whether around the BBQ area or within the cinema setting.

The amenity design also sits within a broader framework of connectivity across Melrose Park. The Melrose Park Town Centre, anchored by Coles and Dan Murphys, features a mix of retail, dining, health and lifestyle offerings, bringing everyday convenience closer to residents. By the end of the year, more than five hectares of parks and open space, equivalent to around seven football fields of green space on residents' doorstep, will further enhance the precinct, allowing the internal facilities at Aeris to operate as an extension of the wider neighbourhood rather than a substitute for it.

Construction at Aeris continues to gather momentum, with ground floor slabs expected to be completed in late 2026 before the first sections of the buildings begin to rise above ground.

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Elevated amenity anchors daily life at Aeris, Melrose Park

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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has said the government wanted to assure everyone they know there is a problem with building regulation. 
"We know there's a gap in legislation. We allowed the industry to self-regulate and it hasn't worked," she told reporters on Wednesday.
"There are too many challenges, too many problems and that's why the government's moving to legislate."
 Berejiklian spoke after it was revealed that a Zetland apartment block had been evacuated late last year and has sat vacant for the last eight months.
The Garland Lofts complex, comprising 30 warehouse conversion-style apartments, had a number of problems, most notable the waterproofing issues.
Phillip Bartlett, one of the directors of the now liquidated developer Garland 204 Pty Ltd, noted in an issued statement that "an insurance claim was settled."
"I have a legal obligation to comply with the insurers’ requirements," Bartlett continued.
"There were a number of parties involved and I am unable to make any further comment."
The SMH reported today in 2011, the owners' corporation launched a claim against the builder, Garland Builders Pty Ltd, and the joint developers of the project, Garland 204 Pty Ltd and Garland 204 Retail Pty Ltd.
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They settled an insurance claim in March 2018 for $1.7 million, on the condition the insurance company was released from all further liability.
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A few months later a contractor embarked on $1.2 million worth of repairs, but in August 2018 owners received a letter advising "unanticipated structural and fire defects" had been discovered by the contractor.
In October the new law firm acting for the owners' corporation, Chambers Russell, circulated a letter calling for the "urgent" evacuation of the building which happened in November.
Water damage had "significantly compromised" the corridor and the separations between units, essential for fireproofing the building.
"The structural integrity of the building has also been brought into question," the letter said.
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"Significant timber decay and steel corrosion may result in premature structural collapse in the event of fire.
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At an information night, residents were told that with the newly discovered defects was "likely to be in excess of $5,000,000 and potentially substantially more".
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Gladys Berejiklian says the government 'know there's a problem' around building regulations

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An apartment block in Zetland has been vacant for eight months after residents were evacuated in late 2018 due to building defects emanating from a leaking roof.
The Garland Lofts apartment complex at 19 Gadigal Avenue in Zetland was vacated in late 2018, just before the Opal Tower disaster over Christmas.
The building, made up of 30 warehouse conversion-style apartments, was inspected in February this year by staff of the City of Sydney who said it had "extensive and severe water damage."
“The water damage caused the failure of the internal fire-rated construction throughout several apartments," a City of Sydney spokesman told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"The fire-rated construction is required to separate individual apartments and common areas during a fire."
Much like the Mascot Towers, the Garland Lofts, Zetland building was constructed in 2009, meaning owners are not protected by the five year building insurance guarantee following its construction.
The block was built by a company called Garland 204 Pty Ltd, who went into creditors voluntary liquidation in 2014.
The company was directed by Phillip Bartlett.
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The SMH reported on its front page that there had been "ongoing litigation between multiple parties over defects." The Herald stressed it did not seek to attribute responsibility to any particular party. Garland Loft two bedrooms apartments were initially priced from $385,000.
There hasn't been a sale in the complex since 2017 when a one bedder sold for $650,000.
It was the fifth purchase in the block however for developer AIL Property Group who have laid out $3.075 million on the five units.
Building defects being noticed in a number of apartment complexes are now starting to become a weekly update across Sydney.
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Last week cracks appeared in Clemton Park Village in Campsie which has <a href="/news/cracks-see-frasers-property-clemton-park-village-caught-up-in-widening-apartment-building-defect-calamity">support barriers installed in the car park</a>.
Opal Tower residents were <a href="/news/no-definitive-cause-identified-but-opal-tower-is-structurally-sound-but-needs-significant-rectification">evacuated over the Christmas period last year</a> as the building started cracking, while the most recent case of <a href="/news/mascot-towers-residents-await-causes-of-cracking">evacuations was at Mascot Towers</a> where the building has been described as 'sinking.'
During the 2008 marketing of the Zetland apartments, the managing director of estate agents CBRE David Milton, noted to the SMH that professionals and first-home buyers were increasingly eyeing the town centre and its immediate environs.
"What would people choose: an affordable new unit with a lot of space and a big balcony with well-planned inside-outside living, or a tiny unit in a 40-year-old crumbling block that needs a lot of work in the eastern suburbs?" asked Milton.
"We're finding a lot of people are coming here out of the eastern suburbs. The future is very, very positive."
 
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Garland Lofts, Zetland apartment block in secret evacuation last year due to building defects

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An undisclosed major bank has a blacklist of 6700 apartment projects across Australia.
The projects are where buyers are either refused loans or are offered reduced loan to value ratios (LVR).
The list has been obtained by The Australian Financial Review from the mortgage broker, Home Loan Experts. The newspaper article only pinpointed a handful of effected projects.
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It reveals projects where buyers have either been denied loans or offered less funding are 19 Larkin Street in Camperdown in inner-city Sydney, Finbar's Aire apartments in West Perth and Meriton's developments on Main Beach on the Gold Coast and 1 Janoa Place in Chiswick, inner west Sydney.
Sydney-based Home Loan Experts noted "blacklisted" projects vary across the banks. 
Areas which are consistently "blacklisted" however include Wolli Creek and Zetland (above) in inner south Sydney and the Brisbane CBD given a potential oversupply of new units or the bank reaching maximum exposure of loans on a project, managing director Otto Dargan said. 
Earlier this year RiskWise declare Zetland as the riskiest off the plan suburb in 2018.
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19 Larkin Street, Camperdown, NSW;
58 Cairds Avenue, Bankstown, NSW;
23 Mcintyre Street, Gordon, NSW;
10 Rosamond Road, Footscray, VIC.
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29 Woodroffe Avenue, Main Beach, QLD, Maximum LVR: 70%; 
1 Janoa Place, Chiswick, NSW, Maximum LVR: 80%; 
Cromwell Road, South Yarra, VIC, LVR: 80%; 
275-277 The Esplanade, Cairns North, QLD, LVR: 70%; 
36 Griffith Street, New Farm, QLD, LVR: 90%; 
659 Murray Street, West Perth, QLD, LVR: 80%
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Serviced apartments or converted hotels are always considered as high-risk lending.
Assisting borrowers who have been rejected by banks is now a constant challenge, Dargan added.
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Wolli Creek and Zetland apartment projects on "bank's blacklist" 

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Jockey Brenton Avdulla has sold his Zetland home, just weeks off being crowned Sydney racing’s premiership rider.
He’s secured $2.01 million for the inner-city terrace that cost him $1.85 million two years ago. Avdulla has an eye on moving closer to the coast.
His four-bedroom Zetland home was among a handful of terraces in the award-winning ARC development designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer in 2003.
Spanning three levels with a split level design, it has a gourmet open-plan kitchen and separate living spaces which flow to front and rear courtyards.
Avdulla has renovated the rear level garden with a brand-new decking.
Joe Recep and Martin Farah at NG Farah Coogee sold the property for the 27-year-old jockey who is enjoying his career-best season.
The Melbourne-born jockey, who won the Golden Slipper on Estijaab in March, has earned over $11 million in prizemoney for owners this season. Avdulla still owns a one-bedroom unit in Kensington, a short stroll from Royal Randwick, and bought a four-bedroom terrace off the plan in an upcoming Silkari development in Pagewood.
He was on one winner at Rosehill on the weekend where he moved a step closer to the premiership title, having ridden his 81st city winner and 151st on all tracks this season, including Sparkly Star midweek. After bettering last season’s 79 wins, Avdulla thanked his manager Mark Van Triet.
"Great thrill to be able to set a goal and reach it with still 6 weeks left of the season," he tweeted along with a video of the win on Sparkly Star.
"First time I have broke the 150 win barrier and also riding my 80th metro winner in NSW breaking last years previous best of 79.
"Thanks to my manager for putting in the hard yards."
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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Apartment developer Harry Triguboff, who turned 85 earlier this month, has secured an $80 million Zetland site.
It can accommodate 300 apartments.
The Australian reported the recent deal saw Meriton secure the council depot site at Epsom Road from the City of Sydney Council.
The 1.06ha site at 94 to 104 EpsomRoad has the potential to accommodate 12 levels of apartments, representing a rate of about $3050 per square metre of permissible gross floor area.
The site adjoins the $13 billion Green Square renewal project.
Delta Goodrem, according to The Daily Telegraph, was paid an $250,000 to sing at billionaire Harry Triguboff's 85th birthday earlier this month.
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Zetland - part of the Green Square precinct in Sydney's inner-ring - has been labelled as the riskiest off-the-plan suburb in 2018 in an analysis conducted by RiskWise Property Review.
RiskWise analysed more than 3000 suburbs in an attempt to identify the Top 100 Oversupply Danger Zones across the country.
It says more than 315,000 units have been approved for construction across Australia over the next two years.
Zetland tops the list, which is dominated by suburbs in Sydney and Brisbane.
There are currently nearly 600 apartments for sale in <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/buy/property-unit+apartment-in-zetland%2c+nsw+2017/list-1?activeSort=list-date&amp;source=location-search" target="_blank">Zetland, and surrounding suburbs, on realestate.com.au</a>.
"Taking out number one spot is Zetland, a former industrial zone 4km south of Sydney’s CBD," Doron Peleg said.
"Now in an advanced stage of gentrification as part of an urban renewal project, the residential development of choice has been high-density units and apartments, with more than 5000 new units in the pipeline across Zetland and neighbouring Waterloo since 2016," the Riskwise report advised.
The Green Square urban renewal area – encompassing Waterloo, Zetland, and parts of Alexandria and Rosebery – is forecast to record a near tripling of its population from 21,000 people to more than 61,000 within 12 years.
Some, like Symphony built by Meriton, are ready to occupy.
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Off-the-plan projects include Waterfall by Crown Group in Waterloo, four towers ranging from seven to 20 storeys. 
Natural features are centred on a tranquil internal lagoon, lush rooftop escape, tropical bamboo walk, and a 22m high cascading waterfall.
Mirvac's multi-million dollar Ebsworth building has been described as the crown jewel in the City of Sydney's Green Square development. All 174 apartments offered in Ebsworth were sold off the plan in 2015, and completed last year.
Mirvac also secured a near sell-out of Ovo, Green Square with a reported 221 of the 224 apartment Ovo apartments sold in 2015, with an expected completion by early 2018.
Ovo comprised six open plan one bedroom apartments, 46 one bedroom apartments, 152 two bedroom apartments, and 20 three bedroom apartments located at the northern end of Green Square Town Centre.
First home buyers paid $700,000 plus for one-bedroom apartments without parking in what will be the tallest Green Square Town Centre tower.
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<td>Post code</td>
<td>Suburb</td>
<td>New units in next 24 months</td>
<td>New units next 24 months as % of units</td>
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<td>NSW</td>
<td>2017</td>
<td>ZETLAND</td>
<td>2332</td>
<td>39.8%</td>
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<td>NSW</td>
<td>2121</td>
<td>EPPING</td>
<td>2460</td>
<td>42%</td>
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<td>NSW</td>
<td>2142</td>
<td>HOLROYD</td>
<td>3184</td>
<td>853.6%</td>
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<td>NSW</td>
<td>2762</td>
<td>SCHOFIELDS</td>
<td>1389</td>
<td>754.9%</td>
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<td>QLD</td>
<td>4000</td>
<td>BRISBANE CITY</td>
<td>3201</td>
<td>38.5%</td>
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<td>QLD</td>
<td>4006</td>
<td>FORTITUDE VALLEY</td>
<td>1040</td>
<td>23.6%</td>
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<td>QLD</td>
<td>4101</td>
<td>SOUTH BRISBANE</td>
<td>2145</td>
<td>49.7%</td>
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<td>SA</td>
<td>5000</td>
<td>ADELAIDE</td>
<td>1720</td>
<td>20.1%</td>
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<td>VIC</td>
<td>3006</td>
<td>SOUTHBANK</td>
<td>2212</td>
<td>12.5%</td>
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<td>WA</td>
<td>6000</td>
<td>PERTH</td>
<td>1151</td>
<td>13.7%</td>
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There are three suburbs from Queensland that make the top 10.
Adelaide, Melbourne's Southbank and Perth have also been pinpointed as the highest risk across the rest of the country.
Brisbane was always likely to be a contender as one of the high risk, particularly with the likes of the RBA and BOQ highlight their concerns for the amount of apartments.
Riskwise suggest :inner-ring demand doesn’t extend to units" with CBD units delivering poorer capital growth than units in the middle ring. 
It cites prime examples of poor growth as Melbourne’s Southbank, and Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, with negative growths of 1% and 4.8%, respectively.
"In 2017, more than 5300 units were completed in Brisbane, with another 11,000 in construction. 
"What we’re currently seeing on the market is a lot of incentivised advertising, from offers of full furnishings included to a free car on settlement," Riskwise advised.
"A significant number of new developments have led to very high supply of units in NSW, VIC, QLD and WA.
"In many areas inside these states, there has been major oversupply, inflicting significant losses on investors.
"High supply in our major cities, particularly in the CBDs, has often impacted capital growth and rental returns, leading to the instatement of lending restrictions.
"The strength of the units market must be assess on the suburb by suburb basis.
"This slowdown is likely remain at least in the medium term."
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Zetland the riskiest off-the-plan suburb in 2018

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Beverly Briggs, one of the original members of the first popular Aboriginal all-female group The Sapphires, has listed her long-held Zetland home.
Briggs has owned the home for four decades, having paid $34,000 in 1977, after she moved from Shepparton in Victoria.
“I’ve enjoyed this property for many years," Briggs, who Briggs worked at the Aboriginal Medical Centre in Redfern, said.
"I will be sad to say goodbye to the neighbours, this is a tight knit community and I have made some good friends however it is time to move interstate closer to family”.
There's $1.2 million price guidance for its December 9 auction through Laing + Simmons agents Dean Applegate and Jordan Musri.
Set behind a cast iron picket fence, the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-terrace-nsw-zetland-126961710" target="_blank">single level Federation terrace</a> with period details has been marketed as a blank canvas.
It has three bedrooms, a separate lounge and a rear courtyard off the kitchen and dining area.
A signed Sapphires photo of their time touring features in the marketing.
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Briggs, along with Laurel Robinson and Naomi Myers, were the three original members of the Sapphires.
The movie, based on the band's story, was the most successful Australian film of 2012. 
Featuring actress Miranda Tapsell and singer Jessica Mauboy, the movie was based on the play that Laurel Robinson's son Tony wrote.
The film depicts the Sapphires as Australia's answer to the Supremes, and how they were talent-spotted to perform soul numbers for the troops in Vietnam. 
This article was first published in The Sunday Telegraph.
 
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One of the original Sapphires lists in Zetland

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Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie and his wife Heather, who this week sold their home in Brisbane, have emerged as buying a $975,000 apartment in Zetland.
After the $2.19 million Wilston Queenslander-style sale, the Beatties will now divide their time between Zetland and their riverside apartment in the inner Brisbane suburb of Newstead.
Beattie, who is chair of the organising committee for next year’s Commonwealth Games, purchased the five-bedroom Wilston house for $310,000 in 1993.
Place Ascot’s Snezana Harris sold the home off market to a local surgeon.
Beattie, who was Queensland Premier from 1998 to 2007, then spending almost a decade in the USA, appears as a presenter on Sky News.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph.
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Peter Beattie sells in Wilston and buys in Zetland

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The private Sydney developer Lincon is seeking a development partner for its $600 million residential development in Zetland in Sydney’s south.
Prominently located at <a href="https://www.bvn.com.au/projects/106-116-epson-road/" target="_blank">106-116 Epsom Road</a>, the project is DA approved and will comprise a total of 546 apartments over four individual buildings. It is scheduled to be developed over three core stages spanning a five- year period.
According to Andrew Antonas, Principal of Matrix Property Group who is running the marketing campaign, this is “the market call of 2017”.
"Quite simply, on-market opportunities like this are beyond rare in today’s market," Antonas said.
"The hard work has been done – the design competition is complete and the DA approval has been secured.
The scale and amenity of the development are unsurpassed and represent a quality opportunity presented in a process that is arguably one of the most fair we have seen,” he said.
Lincon paid $4.5 million the 2.1 hectare site in 1994 and has been operating a family business in the existing properties which comprise a total of 8,000 sqm over two warehouses and offices.
Lincon founder Daniel Lin said they are seeking an experience residential development partner that will their their vision and form a lasting business relationship.
“Our vision for the site is to deliver an iconic new landmark to the Green Square precinct. It is important to us that both the architecture and interiors reflect this vision. The buildings will set a new benchmark for design standard in Zetland,” said Daniel Linn, Founder of Lincon.
Lincon has an impressive portfolio of property developments throughout Sydney. It has a pipeline of some 900 apartments including a potential 400 apartment project in Turrella.
Following a design competition involving nine high-profile architects, a total of four practices were selected to deliver Lincon’s project including Architectus, BVN and MHN Design Union in collaboration with Neeson Murcutt Architects.
Architectural features of note include striking facades combining brickwork with metallic paneling, feature screen highlights and interesting roof forms.
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There are central landscaped courtyard areas between buildings within the new community and all four buildings feature expansive communal terraces.
The project near Green Square train station will have see 6,000 sqm dedicated City of Sydney Council to form part of the new Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre.
 
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The wave of new developments and urban transformation in Sydney is changing the markets in many regions of the city. 
The inner east region around Zetland and Waterloo has been undergoing a period of rapid transfiguration. Formerly largely an industrial area, it is now being transformed by a range of new developments, such as Green Square (pictured above), that are gentrifying the area and making it more attractive to a new breed of buyers.  
Postcode 2017 in NSW comprises the two suburbs of Waterloo and Zetland and Property Observer has looked up the trend in units in the two inner-east suburbs from Corelogic and SQM Research to find out how these changes are affecting the market.
Waterloo profile
Waterloo is spread over nearly 1 square kilometre and had a population of 10,662 people in 2011, a growth of 25% from 2006.
The median sale price for units in the area was $850,000, almost double the national average of $438,000, according to CoreLogic. The median prices for units is similar to the median unit price in Sydney.
In the past 12 months, 366 properties sold in Waterloo, with the number of days on the market being 61 on average. There are 64 properties for sale, according to propertyvalue.com.au. 
It takes on average 64 days to sell with vendor discounting of -4.36%.
Capital growth in unit prices in Waterloo have shown double-digit growth in the three years up to 2015, according to CoreLogic RP Data, with 2014 growth at 18.7%, nearly double the city’s 9.9%. 
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The household occupancy pie chart shows that nearly three quarters in the area are renters, which indicates a high number of apartments bought for investment. 
The median rent for units was $645 per week with a median gross yield of 4%, according to CoreLogic.
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Zetland area profile
The size of Zetland is nearly 1 square kilometre with a population size in 2011 of 3,812 that has grown rapidly at 45% from 2006. 
The median unit price of units in the area was $880,000, well above the city’s $850,000, data from www.propertyvalue.com.au shows.
In comparison to Waterloo, capital growth in unit prices in Zetland was just 1% in 2015 – a sharp fall from 16.1% the previous year, RP Data shows.
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In the last 12 months, 183 properties sold spending 58 days on average on the market and there are presently 41 units available for sale.
The pie graph shows renters make up just about half the units in the area at 49%, while 37% are owner occupiers. The median rent for units in the area is $6500 per week with a median gross yield of 3.8%.
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SQM research has figured out a scatterplot chart of sold properties in the <a href="https://www.sqmresearch.com.au/sold-properties.php?postcode=2017&amp;suburb=Zetland" target="_blank">2017 postcode</a>. The chart reveals the relationship between sold prices verses land size.
A "best fit" curve represents the relative relationship between the sold price and landsize, which is called the Price Per SQM Co-Efficient Curve. A regional comparison is provided by the purple curve.
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