Builder-developer McNab is heading to Broadbeach.

<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/mcnab-developments">McNab</a>, who recently completed White Main Beach and is currently undergoing a rebrand of its Budds Beach apartment development Elements, has filed plans for a luxury 26-level project at 4 George Avenue, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a>.

Across the 26-levels will be just 20 full-floor apartments with 217 sqm of internal living space and a further 50 sqm of balcony.

Each apartment will have four bedrooms, a multi-purpose room, and an open plan kitchen living and dining area that opens to the balcony with ocean views to the east.

The resident amenity has been positioned on the podium level where there will be a pool, gym, and dining area with barbecues.

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Architecture firm bureau^proberts handled the designs. They said in the planning documents submitted to the Gold Coast City Council this week that George Avenue "embraces the evolving urban landscape of Broadbeach, setting a benchmark in residential architecture that equally prioritizes both individual living experiences and community engagement."

"The tower is shaped by its prime beachside location, taking full advantage of generous northern aspects and uninterrupted north-eastern view corridors," their design statement read.

"Its architectural expression draws inspiration from the fluidity of coastal landscapes—echoing moving tides, and organic shoreline forms.&nbsp;The design balances privacy with openness, ensuring interior spaces connect seamlessly with the natural surroundings."

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The 607 sqm block at 4 George Avenue sits immediately to the east of Raptis' <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/the-sterling-broadbeach-6-8-george-avenue-broadbeach">The Sterling Broadbeach</a>, currently under construction.

Broadbeach has been a hive of activity recently.

Earlier this week, the Abedian family's Abedian &amp; Co submitted plans this week for their prime site on Mary Avenue. They're planning a 47-level tower with 115 apartments.

Another high-profile Gold Coast developer will lodge plans for its next Broadbeach apartment development next week.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-exclusive-abedian-family-reveal-broadbeach-apartment-plans">First look exclusive: Abedian family reveals Broadbeach apartment plans</a>

Broadbeach has been a hive of activity in recent weeks

Joel Robinson

First look exclusive: McNab shoots for full-floor apartments in Broadbeach

After nearly a decade of transforming West End’s iconic Peter's Ice Cream Factory site into a thriving community known as West Village, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/sekisui-house-australia">Sekisui House Australia</a>&nbsp;is soon to unveil the final stage.

Currently building The Allere Collection, Sekisui has re-jigged its plans for the last building of the West End masterplan.

Dubbed Callista on Park, Sekisui had planned a 74-apartment tower with just three and four-bedroom apartments when <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-exclusive-sekisuis-plans-for-west-village-final-tower-callista-on-park">Urban first revealed the plans back in late 2022</a>.

But now they're looking to increase the density, and change the mix.&nbsp;

Now proposing 96 apartments in the same building envelope, they're introducing two-bedroom apartments, of which there will be 33. Three-bedroom apartments will still dominate the makeup of the building (48). There will also be 15 four-bedroom apartments.

They said in the planning documentation submitted to Brisbane City Council this week that the shift is aimed at "accommodating a broader demographic in response to the evolving housing and economic landscape."

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Rothelowman, who was in charge of the first plans, has tweaked the designs of the facade of the 15-level building.

"Whilst striving to improve upon the approved design, this minor change proposal maintains the key elements of the approved scheme in regards to car parking, childcare offering, building separation, built form articulation and variation, and building stories," Rothelowman noted in their report submitted to council.

"Apartment mix has been diversified to reflect the current housing market, catering to a wider demographic of end users".

The plans maintain the rooftop garden concept, where residents will enjoy expanded recreational and landscaped spaces, replacing the previously planned recreational amenities on the podium level.&nbsp;

A childcare centre, integrated within the first level of the podium, remains part of the design.

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The architectural adjustments to <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/callista-on-park-111-boundary-street-west-end">Callista</a>’s design reflect a modern response to the site’s unique heritage context, the documents suggest.

Drawing on the area’s natural stone palette and utilizing contrasting materials, the new plans add dimension to the northern and southern volumes of the building, balancing the heritage-listed 1928-built Ice Cream Factory.&nbsp;

The refinements to Callista mark the concluding phase of Sekisui’s redevelopment of the iconic Peter's Ice Cream Factory site, which has evolved into a celebrated precinct with over 40 awards for its design and integration of heritage elements into a modern urban village.

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They said in the planning documentation submitted to Brisbane City Council this week that the shift is aimed at "accommodating a broader demographic in response to the evolving housing and economic landscape."

First look: Sekisui rejig Callista on Park, final stage at $1.2 billion West Village precinct

After 21 months of gains, the Sydney housing market has finally recorded a drop in values.

CoreLogic's Monthly Index showed home values, both units and apartments, declined in October, the first time since January 2023.

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While units have been outperforming houses in recent months, October is the first time both were in the red.

Sydney's last decline saw the market contract -12.4 per cent between February 2022 and January 2023.

Weaker conditions have been led by the most expensive areas of the market, with a -0.6 per cent fall in upper quartile house values over the month and a -1.1 per cent drop over the past three months.

In comparison, Sydney’s lower quartile house and unit values both recorded a half a percent rise in values in 
October.

CoreLogic Research Director Tim Lawless notes that the stronger performance across the more affordable end of the market is a consistent theme across the capital cities.

“A combination of less borrowing capacity and broader affordability challenges, as well as a higher-than-average share of investors and first home buyers in the market is the most likely explanation for stronger conditions across the lower value cohorts of the market.

“The past three months has seen the lowest quartile either record a higher growth rate or smaller decline relative to the upper quartile or broad middle of the market across every capital city except Canberra.”

<h2>What happened in the Sydney off the plan apartment market in October?</h2>

While the established market continued to grapple with affordability challenges and an increase in supply, it wasn't the case in the off the plan apartment space.

October saw several developers quickly able to move forward on delivering their projects given successful starts to their sales campaign.

There are no projects more successful than those in the booming Northern Beaches Metro corridor at the moment.

<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/twt-property-group" target="">TWT Property Group</a> held what they called a "Ground Building Ceremony" in October at the recently launched first stage of their Crows Nest masterplanned precinct, The Collective.

The Ground Building Ceremony signalled the&nbsp;completion of the basement concrete pour and commencement of vertical construction.

Over $30 million worth of sales were secured&nbsp;at the first release of apartments, with the majority of purchasers coming from the local area.

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<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/project-marketer/belle-property">Belle Property</a>&nbsp;International's Murray Wood said younger couples and downsizer owner-occupiers were among the first buyers in the building of 93 apartments.

"The enthusiasm we’ve seen on day one confirms that there’s a real appetite for boutique-style residences in this area," Wood said.

"Buyers are very keen to secure a foothold in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/crows-nest-nsw-2065">Crows Nest</a>, especially given the new Metro station's convenience. The market is showing resilience, and these sales reflect strong confidence in premium, well-connected developments like&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/the-collective-crows-nest-23-35-atchison-st-crows-nest">The Collective</a>."

Construction of the building is moving ahead of schedule. It is slated for completion in late 2026.

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There has been an equally strong resposne to <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/elevate-hume-place-crows-nest-25-hume-street-crows-nest-nsw-2065">Elevate Hume Place</a>, the over-station development above the new <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/crows-nest-nsw-2065">Crows Nest</a> Metro.

The joint venture between Third.i and Phoenix Property Investors saw over 6000 people enquire on the 130 one, two and three-bedroom apartments in a building designed by the internationally acclaimed architecture firm Woods Bagot.

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The apartments are split into three categories; The Urban Residences, Panoramic Residences, and Skyhomes.

The Urban Residences are made up of 76 one and two-bedroom apartments. They start on level seven and each feature a balcony or winter garden providing an extended alfresco living space.&nbsp;

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The Panoramic Residences offer one, two and three-bedroom apartments, higher up the building to offer extensive views stretching from the heads, across the Harbour, and to the city skyline.&nbsp;

There are only 11 apartments in the Skyhomes collection, including a number of three-level penthouses that have their own rooftop terrace with a pool and outdoor kitchen. Each of the Skyhomes has three bedrooms, except for one oversized two-bed.

Third.i is offering prospective buyers to buy an apartment at Elevate Hume Place <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/nsw/third-i-offer-10k-deposits-at-elevate-hume-place-apartments-above-crows-nest-metro">with just a $10k deposit</a>.

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Set to ride the wave of demand in the area is Sterling, the first new development launched in Lane Cove for several years.

<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/sterling-lane-cove-2-merinda-street-lane-cove">Sterling</a>, located in the quiet northern end of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/lane-cove-nsw" target="">Lane Cove</a>, comprises&nbsp;features 50 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, catering for a wide variety of buyers and just six apartments per floor.

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Ray White Projects Wider Sydney Managing Director, Mark Bernberg, says everything about the project is intrinsically tied to what sterling is all about.

"Everything has been considered to be of sterling quality," Bernberg says.

"The fixtures and finishes are another level up from what has come before in this quiet pocket of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/lane-cove-nsw" target="">Lane Cove</a>, and every apartment, be it for the first home buyer, rightsizer, or downsizer, has the same sterling design approach."

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As part of its commitment to delivering quality, Scion has taken out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/what-is-latent-defects-insurance-and-is-it-bringing-confidence-to-the-off-the-plan-apartment-market">10-year Latent Defects Insurance</a>&nbsp;offered by Resilience Insurance. The insurance, often known as LDI covers structural defects of the building for up to 10 years post-completion. Sterling is the only development in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/lane-cove-nsw" target="">Lane Cove</a>&nbsp;to have the insurance.

Scion Group is well advanced in construction of Sterling. The building itself is expected to complete later this year, with the internal fitout seeing residents move in some time in Q1 2025.

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In October, three of Sydney's biggest developers reveal plans that will contribute nearly 1,000 dwellings to the undersupplied Sydney apartment market, filing for&nbsp; apartment supply across Sydney&nbsp; is more supply coming from Sydney's biggest developers.

Meriton <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/nsw/meriton-plots-next-stage-of-zetland-precinct">submitted plans for two towers in Zetland</a>, Level 33 proposed a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-exclusive-level-33-reveal-500-million-win-grand-wollongong-development">$500 development in Wollongong</a>, and ALAND took over the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-exclusive-aland-take-over-second-toplace-site-plot-two-30-level-apartment-towers">Parramatta site</a> from collapsed developer Top Place.

While the established market continued to grapple with affordability challenges and an increase in supply, it wasn't the case in the off the plan apartment space.

City Beat November 2024: Sydney property market contracts for first time since January 2023, but off the plan demand continues to rise

Kokoda Property Group's Teneriffe Banks development has secured $285 million in sales before its full launch to the market.

Over half of the residences have already been sold since&nbsp;The Interloom and The Skyform buildings, two of five buildings as part of the $1.5 billion mixed-use development, were revealed.

The Ferry Building and The Store Houses will home more apartments, and the other building will be dedicated to Brisbane's first 5-star Kimpton Hotel.

<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/teneriffe-banks-17-27-skyring-terrace-teneriffe">Teneriffe Banks</a>, designed by&nbsp;Studio McCue, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/cottee-parker-architects">Cottee Parker Architects</a> and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/interior-designers/carr-interiors">Carr</a>, will&nbsp;comprise over 200 residences ranging from luxury apartments to modern penthouse residences and grand, wool store-inspired lofts.

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<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/kokoda-property">Kokoda Property Group</a>, Founder and Managing Director, Mark Stevens, said the team is&nbsp;proud to set a new benchmark in Brisbane.

"The sales and level of interest in such a short period reinforces our belief that <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/teneriffe-qld-4005">Teneriffe</a> is ready for a development of this scale and sophistication, and speaks to the city’s growing demand for luxury and innovation in urban living.&nbsp;

“We are excited to bring our collective vision to life, creating a global destination for people to live, work, play and rejuvenate."&nbsp;

Located on the Brisbane River, The Interloom building connects the urban landscape with the waterfront, featuring up to 404 sqm luxury residences with soaring 3.8-metre ceilings and panoramic views.&nbsp;

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Perched above the soon-to-be-released Store House Lofts, The Skyform features more spacious apartments that offer up to 334 sqm of luxury living with four-metre ceilings and panoramic views of the Brisbane River and city skyline.

Residents of Teneriffe Banks will enjoy resort-style amenities, with each building including private dining rooms, personal wellness spaces, mineral baths, infinity pools, and exclusive access to the Canopy Club, one of the largest private members’ clubs in Queensland.&nbsp;

To meet demand, the remaining collections are set to hit the market soon, with The Ferry Building to be released next week.&nbsp;

The Ferry Building, a smaller-scale building to Ferry and Skyform, merges Teneriffe’s historic woolstores with contemporary apartment design.

Each Ferry Building home incorporates a large, private courtyard as an extension of the living space, with higher floors offering large terraces to entertain from.&nbsp;

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$285 million worth of apartments snapped up at Teneriffe Banks

The creation of Surry Hills Village, the new mixed-use residential and retail precinct at the end of Crown Street, has been an eight-year journey for developer TOGA.

The recently completed building, rising on the border of two of Sydney's most popular and trendy suburbs, replaced the former shopping centre that was locally referred to as "murder mall".

Gone is the graffiti and upside down shopping trolleys, and in its place stands one of the newest developments Surry Hills has seen in decades.

I recently caught up with TOGA's Executive General Manager of Sales, Anthony Falas, to talk about the development.

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"Our vision was to bring something new and fresh to the area," Falas said, something which TOGA has certainly delivered on.

<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/surry-hills-village-redfern-6-14-baptist-street-redfern-nsw-2016">Surry Hills Village</a>, a striking building by architecture firm SJB, comprises a mix of 122 apartments and The Eve Hotel Sydney hotel&nbsp;that will open its doors in late 2024.

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While being located in arguably the most convenient spot in Surry Hills given Crown Street's status as the go-to street in Sydney for hospitality, TOGA has also created Wunderlich Lane, a retail and hospitality precinct that is home to a series of hand-picked retailers, restaurants, and food purveyors which will create a vibrant local destination for the new residents and the broader community.

Most of the venues in Wunderlich Lane are approaching completion and will be welcoming patrons in December, with the rest of the precinct completing in early 2025. Wunderlich Lane will be home to 25 restaurants and all-day dining, bars, beauty, wellness, boutique retail by some of the city’s best operators, event spaces, fresh food village-style market, and creative office spaces.

Coles, Vintage Cellars, Harris Farm, QMan Barber, Blooms The Chemist and Beyond Eyecare have now opened, and they will soon be joined by Lumi Dining Group, House Made Hospitality and Olympus Dining (by the Apollo Group).

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The understanding of the opportunity from locals in particular resulted in the majority of buyers coming from a three-kilometre radius of the development. There have however been purchases from downsizers from the suburbs who wanted to come in and live the vibrant Surry Hills/Redfern lifestyle.

TOGA purposefully created large apartments, knowing the majority of buyers would be owner-occupiers. The two-bedroom apartments, of which a handful remain, average around 85 sqm.

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There are just 17 two and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses remaining, including the last remaining penthouse which was designed by SJB Director Adam Haddow who was influenced by his own penthouse apartment in Redfern.

TOGA, an integrated developer with a track record dating back to the early 1960s, built Surry Hills Village through its in-house construction arm.

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"Our vision was to bring something new and fresh to the area," TOGA's Executive General Manager, Anthony Falas, said

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