Darlinghurst

Due to its proximity to the CBD, Darlinghurst has long been a popular hub, with its streets lined with a colourful array of characters over its time.&nbsp;

Darlinghurst's transformation over the last decade has resulted in a coveted postcode that is genuine in style with a sophisticated edge.&nbsp;

Kings Cross projected the suburb into the spotlight, becoming a home to Sydney’s night-life, and while much of the Cross’ night-life has been replaced, the boutique shopping and day time dining that fills the streets still holds Darlinghurst as enviable place to live.&nbsp;

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Whilst the Cross's character has been somewhat lost; Darlinghurst still is visibly a place of character and ideas, and increasingly is home to the next generation of personalities.&nbsp;

Persona and character are still ingrained in the original buildings that line the leafy streets with 349 Liverpool Street set to be the stage for the next influx of characters.&nbsp;

Sydney-developers Toohey Miller has lodged a development application for the 685 sqm site, with plans to demolish the existing residential building for a new seven-storey apartment building.&nbsp;

Designed by renowned architects, Woods Bagot, the residences will stay sympathetic to the site’s history and heritage, with plans to craft a modern interpretation of an art deco building, delivering 14 two and three-bedroom.

Two apartments will sit across each floorplate, spanning from 95 sqm to 150 sqm, with the level six apartments benefiting from a private rooftop terrace with a plunge pool and seating.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In keeping with surrounding roof terraces, the proposal celebrates the crowning space with a communal resident’s space as well, complete with dining and seating space in addition to the covered amenity space across the ground level.&nbsp;

The building palette is derived from the site through native planting, sandstone materiality, and detailing reminiscent of the original buildings that surround it.&nbsp;

Whilst the glimmer of The Cross has diminished, a resilient sparkle remains through natural metals, the most polished of which adorns the entrances of the buildings.

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The 1970's was a particularly hedonistic period of Darlinghurst's history; filled with the character's that have become urban legends and colourful stories of questionable behaviour.

It was during this period that the terrace houses that once occupied the site succumbed to a particularly damaging fire, destroying all structure.&nbsp;

Remnants of these houses and the fire itself are traced through the contrast in brickwork of the adjoining apartment buildings, while a clear outline is preserved and made visible through the open balconies that flank the proposal.&nbsp;

The other remnant of the original terrace houses is the raised ground level that the terrace houses once sat upon which has to been preserved to create a dialog with the surrounding terrace houses.

In a nod to the original rhythm of Liverpool Street, a continuation of the sandstone fence that marks the boundary and entrance alignment is continued at the face of the new proposal.&nbsp;

“From the first glimpses of the site, this sits the building within the cadence of Liverpool Street at a human scale,” the development application says.&nbsp;

As an interpretation of the apartment buildings that surround, 349 Liverpool Street marks its entrance with a strong vertical element.&nbsp;

“Seen as a continuation of the sandstone materiality, this is an opportunity to identify the building through interpretive art or by overlaying the stories of the characters that once resided in the area.”

The proposed design maintains the original ground plane to preserve this visible link to the terrace houses that once occupied the site while the open breezeway also allows for natural light and air through the length of the building.

In collaboration with Dangar Barin Smith, the landscape design and plant selection for the proposal not only contributes to the liveability of the residences, but also speaks to the origins of the site pre-settlement.

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Toohey Miller to build art-deco apartments on Darlinghurst heritage-conservation site

The Sydney-based developer Hansen Investment Group Australia (HIGA) has launched their loft apartment product in their contemporary $80 million East Sydney collection in Darlinghurst.

Easy Sydney, a rare new apartment building in the sought-after inner-city suburb filled with grand terraces and older apartment buildings, has been designed by the high profile design teams at&nbsp;MHNDU and Lawless Meyerson.

They&#39;re developing the five-level block of 27 on&nbsp;the site of the former Aston Martin dealership, with the heritage features being retained as part of the project.

There&#39;s been appetite from downsizers, given the location&#39;s proximity to the city.

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HIGA chose the site due to its location on the fringe of Hyde Park at&nbsp;22-38&nbsp;Yurong Street,&nbsp;which puts it in to the category of a 15 minute city, a term coined by&nbsp;French professor Carlos Moreno.

According to Moreno, each 15-minute city should fulfil six&nbsp;social functions&mdash;living, working, supplying, caring, learning and enjoying. It reduces residents&rsquo; environmental footprints by boosting green initiatives, creativity and wellbeing at a neighbourhood level and reducing travel, urban density, pollution and loneliness.

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The loft product, known as Stanley Lane Lofts, just off the hotspot Stanley Street, lined with bars and restaurants, will have&nbsp;mezzanine spaces,&nbsp;classic steel-framed windows&nbsp;and steel-framed kitchen islands, and terrazzo floors in the classic bathrooms.&nbsp;MHNDU has reimagined the original 1930s art deco saw-tooth warehouse, creating a canvas for living and entertaining. Lawless &amp; Meyerson have handled the interiors, complete with&nbsp;double-height spaces, exposing the warehouse&rsquo;s original steel trusses for a contemporary edge.&nbsp;

The one-bedroom loft apartments start from $1.65 million, and the two-bed plus study lofts are priced at $2.8 million. The entry level price for the one-bedroom apartments&nbsp;start from $1,275,000.

HIGA chose the site due to its location on the fringe of Hyde Park at 22-38 Yurong Street, which puts it in to the category of a 15 minute city, a term coined by French professor Carlos Moreno.



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HIGA launch loft collection at East Sydney apartment development in Darlinghurst

Sales of trophy apartments continued in Sydney despite the elevated lockdown restrictions.

There was a $3.3 million sale of a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in Harry Seidler&rsquo;s Horizon building.

The panorama includes Sydney&rsquo;s Harbour, Bridge, Opera House, and the CBD skyline from its 23rd floor.

It sold in February 2020 at $2.4 million.

It was sold by Richardson &amp; Wrench Elizabeth Bay.

There were 685 auction results for apartments and townhouses across the capital cities over the past week, with a 68 percent success rate, according to CoreLogic.

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Sydney had 79 percent success rates for the 291 apartment auctions.

Melbourne had a 63 percent success rate from 343 apartment and townhouse offerings, on what was Melbourne&#39;s second busiest weekend this year.

Melbourne&#39;s top apartment sale was $1.68 million in Port Melbourne.

The three bedroom apartment has views across the waters of Port Phillip Bay spanning from Williamstown, past St.Kilda and down towards the Mornington Peninsula.&nbsp;

It last sold at $935,000 in 2007.

The complex has an in-ground swimming pool and a gymnasium.

There was a $3.3 million sale of 2302/184 Forbes Street, Darlinghurst on the weekend

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$3.3 million Horizon, Darlinghurst trophy apartment tops weekend sales

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Powerhouse litigator Amanda Banton is set to emerge as the mystery purchaser of one of Darlinghurst’s last decrepit Victorian terraces.  

Word is after the uninhabitable five-bedroom Surrey St home sold for $4.6m that Banton engaged William Smart Architects to work on the restoration investment project.

The home attracted 18 registered bidders at its BresicWhitney auction despite needing $2m plus in renovation work. There were three bidders at $4.6m for the 278sqm property with 7.6m frontage.

The hoarder home, offered with rooms cordoned off with danger tape, last tra­ded in 1976 at $43,000.

Darlinghurst had 40 sales over the past year at a $1.9m median, according to ­realestate.com.au.

The Rose Bay-based lawyer has just kicked off her new Martin Place legal firm, Banton Group specialising in insolvency and litigation.

Her partners have made significant recoveries for clients, including $200m plus against Lehman Brothers and $215m against Standard and Poors.

Banton Group recently acted successfully on a pro-bono basis to represent a ­grieving family excluded from the class action in the MH17 appeal.

The article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.  

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Corporate lawyer Amanda Banton buys $4.6 million Darlo dump

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The Darlinghurst investment property of former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has had its asking price trimmed a tad.

Initially offered with a $2.35 million asking price in July, the property is now listed with a reduced guidance, down $75,000 to $2.275 million.

There is still plenty of profit there for the two-time Dally M Medal winner who paid $1,585,000 for the three-bedroom, two-bathroom 1890s property six years ago when the median house price in Darlinghurst was $1.05 million.

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The current median for three-bedroom Darlinghurst terraces sits at $2 million, according to realestate.com.au, which tallied 53 house sales last year at an overall $1.8 million median. It has always been a rental property.

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Our Estates agents Adam Regan and Ellen Trojkovic are marketing the three-level terrace as “a chic inner-city haven”. The property has rear-lane access for a car.

The property is the priciest property in a once-imposing portfolio for Hayne that totalled around $5 million at its 2013 peak.

Hayne is currently in Perth, living and training with an evangelical Christian ministry organisation, Youth With A Mission, on a six-month course. 

This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph. 
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Jarryd Hayne cuts Darlinghurst terrace asking price

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The cinematographer Tom Black has bought a one bedroom Darlinghurst apartment for $550,000.

It is set on William Street.

It was sold by Nuri Shik of Laing+Simmons who had given a $555,000 guide.

The 37 sqm space was listed by theatre director Alex Galeazzi who had paid $150,000 in 2012 for the apartment in the 1926 complex, Barkley Apartments, a renovated block of 10. 

The block's architect was Henry E. White who designed theatres, including the State Theatre and Capital Theatre along with the Palais in St Kilda in Melbourne.

Born in New Zealand in 1876, the Depression marked the end of White's architectural career.

The Australian Dictionary of Biography noted White died in 1952 at Kings Cross, Sydney, and while he had reputedly earned over £1 million in architectural fees, had his sworn estate for probate at £1147.

William Street was once envisaged as a chance for one of Sydney's grandest residential boulevards when conceived by architect John Sulman.

The apartment had been a recent periodic rental, last advertised in 2019 at $430 a week, and styled for sale by Natalie Fryer of m2 property presentation.

The 24 year old first time buyer secured shared rooftop patio space in the Art Deco complex where the previous highest apartment sale was $485,000 in 2015.

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Cinematographer Tom Black has paid $550,000 for a 37 sqm Darlinghurst apartment space

Cinematographer Tom Black buys $550,000 first home Darlinghurst apartment

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Car dealer Neil Sutton expects more than $15 million for his whole floor apartment in the Horizon, Darlinghurst apartment block.
The 40th level investment property last sold for $6.7 million in 2009 when bought from property developer, Bob Ell.
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Robert Page and Monika Tu of Black Diamondz Property Concierge have <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-darlinghurst-120314921" target="_blank">the 565 square metre apartment </a>that comes with a lift that opens directly to its private lobby.
The four-bedroom, four-balcony, 40th-level Horizon apartment, comes with a separate one-bedroom unit and eight car spaces in the the Harry Seidler-designed tower.
Offers are due September 1.
 
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Whole 40th floor Horizon, Darlinghurst apartment on offer

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The high profile former fitness instructor - and Channel 10's Aerobics Oz Style presenter - Anton Scott has listed his Rushcutters Bay apartment.
Scott regularly hosted the early morning fitness television show during the 1990s.
He's selling his three bedroom apartment high in the Ian Moore-designed Altair block on Kings Cross Road.
Having sold his long-time Newtown home for $1,217,000 in 2013, Scott paid $1.82 million for the 13th level apartment in 2014 
He said the harbour views never get boring, but is intent on a northern NSW tree change.
Mark Foy at Belle Property Surry Hills is marketing the apartment in conjunction with Brigitte Blackman of Cobden &amp; Hayson Surry Hills for a May 26 auction.
They have a price guide of $2.75 million.
Scott was a national aerobics champion, winning the 1993 and 1994 National Aerobic Championships gold medal in the mens' individual category.
He was a silver medalist in the teams event at the World Aerobics Championships in 1993 and 1995.
Scott became an emergency procedures instructor for Qantas Airways after his time on the screen.
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Channel 10's Aerobics Oz Style former presenter Anton Scott has lists Rushcutters Bay apartment

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A Darlinghurst three storey Victorian terrace redesigned by celebrated architect Engelen Moore recently sold. 
It was offered by Julian Hasemer and Simon Doak from 1st City Double Bay who secured around $4,675,000. 
Located at<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-darlinghurst-128187874" target="_blank"> 82 Surrey Street</a>, the architectural home features three bedrooms plus one bedroom apartment, whole-floor living/entertaining flowing to the rooftop deck, kitchen opening to an iron lace balcony, three bathrooms and triple lock-up garage. 
Other highlights include Mezzanine retreat, polished timber floors, landscaped gardens and leafy district views. 
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The home featured in 100 Amazing Sydney Homes and design journals.
Set on a leafy one-way avenue between Victoria Street’s dining hub and Rushcutters Bay, it’s a short stroll to celebrated dining, entertainment and cultural hubs.
The suburb's median house price sits at <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/3802-darlinghurst-nsw" target="_blank">$1,925,000</a>, according to CoreLogic. 
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Architecturally redesigned Darlinghurst terrace sold

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The Georgian-designed former Darlinghurst home of interior designer Darryl Gordon has been sold again for $1,876,000.
Gordon sold the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-darlinghurst-129209802" target="_blank">Francis Street cottage</a> for $1.66 million in 2014 when it had been listed with $1.3 million plus hopes.
He doubled his money during his long ownership, having paid $730,000 in 2001.
There has been very little, if any, renovation to the home.
Bradfield Cleary agent Georgia Cleary, who sold the home on behalf of Gordon in 2014, resold the home which was scheduled for auction last night.
It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open lounge and dining area, each with a fireplace, and an alfresco courtyard.
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Shortly before selling the Paddington home, he paid $1.5 million for the five hectare estate Terragong at Jamberoo.
The property was built in 1858 for John Marks, the politician and Mayor of Kiama.
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