Glebe

Two years ago DKO Architecture, Archer Office and landscaper Oculus&nbsp;won the&nbsp;design for the redevelopment of the historic Bidura House and adjoining site in Sydney&#39;s inner west suburb of Glebe.

Now developer Vision Land Glebe, associated with developers Lina Jin and Yeulai Zhou, has lodged plans for the $32 million development at 357 Glebe Point Road.

It will see the brutalist building, previously occupied by a children&#39;s court house and remand centre, demolished and replaced with four&nbsp;modern, green-focused apartment buildings comprising&nbsp;58 apartments, as well as seven townhouses.

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There will be 14&nbsp;one-bedroom apartments, 31 two bedders and 13 three-bedroom apartments.

The historic Bidura House, dating back to 1860, has been used for commercial purposes over recent years, however will be restored and converted back in to a residential home.

Bidura House&nbsp;was the home of Edmund Blacket while he was designing the Great Hall of the University of Sydney. The walls are of handmade bricks, rendered to give the appearance of stone coursing.

Some 959 sqm, over 25 per cent of the total 3,794 sqm development, will be committed to communal open spaces.

&quot;The design will provide an appropriate landscape curtilage to the heritage Bidura House and contrast with contemporary planting species, style, function and use,&quot; the landscape proposal to the City of Sydney Council read.

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&quot;The landscape design goes beyond the &lsquo;green overlay&rsquo; to provide meaningful multi-layered responsive and functional landscape integrating both the public and private landscape.

&quot;Vertical green fa&ccedil;ades improve visual and temperature amenity, productive rooftop gardens educate and produce food for residents while species design intends to improve the local biodiversity on a micro level.&quot;

&quot;The landscape architectural response proposal for Bidura aims to create a communal verdant landscape that is absolutely integrated with the built form of the proposed development, its history and character of Glebe.&quot;

Project snapshot:

- Demolition of the existing multistorey concrete Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) building, except for some basement walls outside of the proposed basement, which will remain in situ, and associated site preparation works

- Construction of a seven (7) storey RFB with total GFA of 7,193m2 over shared basement behind the Bidura House Group and along the Ferry Lane frontage comprised of: o 14x 1-bedroom apartments; o 31x 2-bedroom apartments; and o 13x 3-bedroom apartments.

- Construction of seven (7) x two (2) storey plus attic terraces facing Ferry Lane and Avon Street frontages

- Use and conservation of the Bidura House Group for a singular residential use in accordance with the HIS, CMP, as well as new garage for future residential parking spaces;

It will see a brutalist building demolished and replaced with four modern, green-focused apartment buildings



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Glebe's historic Bidura House part of apartment and townhouse redevelopment

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A freestanding luxury property in Glebe was recently sold. 
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-glebe-133027982" target="_blank">Avona Avenue home</a> sold through Stone estate agents Giorgio Koula and Daniele Onofaro for $3,250,000. 
The four-bedroom, three-bathroom home has unobstructed views of the city skyline and Anzac Bridge across the Blackwattle Bay.
The 297 sqm, three-storey features generous living spaces with an upper-level master ensuite and private balcony, a large alfresco terrace, spacious lower-level studio with vast underuse storage, and a greenery retreat in the back garden. 
The property was last sold in 2017 for $3.2 million, according to <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/29-avona-ave-glebe-nsw-2037?pid=p4ep-pdp%7Csold-pdp:property-history-cta#timeline" target="_blank">Realestate.com.au</a>. 
A similar four-bedroom, three-bathroom property on Wigram Road in the area recently sold for $2,650,000 last month. 
There have been 42 four-bedroom houses sold in Glebe, 11 for sale, and six upcoming auctions. 
 
 
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Glebe luxury home with views of city skyline sold

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A freestanding contemporary home at Glebe is on the market.
It has been offered by Mark Tooth and James Cahill of Belle Property Glebe.
Positioned on a wide fronted 545 square metre land-holding, the north facing house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-glebe-131310538" target="_blank">96 Hereford Street</a> underwent a reinvention in 2002 by architects Quattro Design with further upgrades under its current ownership. 
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It comprises master suite with dressing room, three additional bedrooms, open plan casual living and dining, designer kitchen, family/TV room, and landscaped gardens.
There is a 167 square metre multi-room single level studio to the rear which includes walk-in cool room or wine cellar. 
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Other features include entrance lobby, water storage tanks and internal access to DLUG Sprawling. 
It's an easy stroll to Forest Lodge Public, Glebe Village, city bus, light rail and the restaurant hub at The Tramsheds.
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Quattro Design renovated Glebe trophy home listed

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An Italianate terrace in Glebe that was previously the home to Alfie &amp; Hetty Restaurant, has hit the market.
The story goes that Alfie White and Hetty Stapleton were neighbours at the double-fronted Glebe Point Road terrace in the early 1920s.
Hetty was the restaurant half of the building, as she was well known for sharing her cooking with locals. The upstairs part, Alfie, was a cocktail bar. Alfie had reportedly ran a speakeasy from his own upstairs rooms some 100 years ago.
Positioned at <a href="https://www.raineandhorne.com.au/adl/properties/207-209-glebe-point-road-glebe-2037-new-south-wales-1367d525-9e32-49a8-b44c-8ab5fd33c04c" target="_blank">207-209 Glebe Point Road</a>, the property features high ceilings, fireplaces, timber floor boards, period features and sash timber window with views out to Sydney’s city skyline.
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The two upper levels are dining space with a large commercial style kitchen and two bathrooms. Below is the basement used for storage leading to a small courtyard and the rear lane.
Built as two separate homes originally and with use rights as a restaurant, the space is also fit a for a myriad of commercial/residential uses and scope to increase building area significantly (STCA).
It has been scheduled for auction on November 17 through Michael Montano and Morris Toscano from Raine &amp; Horne.
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Former Alfie & Hetty restaurant in Glebe for sale

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A former hotel site in Sydney’s inner suburb of Glebe is for sale with the opportunity to tap into the city’s burgeoning student accommodation market.
The Roxbury Hotel, a distinctive red-painted and long-closed pub at <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/http://raywhitecommercialscf.com/properties/commercial-for-sale/nsw/glebe-2037/retail/1771711" target="_blank">182 St Johns Road</a>, as well as an adjoining Victorian terrace house at 180 St Johns Road, are for sale separately.
The properties are expected to fetch above $5.5 million. 
The expressions of interest campaign closes on November 29, and if not sold by that they will be auctioned off by Ray White Commercial on November 30 
The listing agents are Justin Rose and Kristian Morris.
Rose says the offerings will appeal to buyers seeking either an opportunity to redevelop or to occupy. 
The high-exposure combined sites with a combined area of 494 sqm  have DA approval until March 2021 for redevelopment to add an additional level and build 25 self-contained units and a roof terrace plus retail space suitable for a cafe, restaurant or bar.
Both buildings are offered for sale with vacant possession.
The Glebe offering follows the high-profile $21 million sale of 142-152 Broadway, Chippendale, at auction on November 2.
The University of Notre Dame Australia bought the site, which is next to its Chippendale campus.
The deal was facilitated by Rose.
With the University of Sydney, UTS, TAFE campuses, FBI Fashion College and Notre Dame close by, the city fringe is already a hotspot for student accommodation. Nearby facilities include Urbanest in Glebe, Sydney Central and Redfern, Unilodge at Ultimo and Iglu at Broadway, Central and Central Park.
However, Rose says the scope for buyers at the Roxbury site is not limited to only a development opportunity.
“The existing two-storey 700 sqm old Roxbury building, which is on a 367 sqm corner block, has great light, character and architectural features,” he says.
“In addition to the DA approval, the site also offers an owner-occupier an opportunity with future development potential, or for partial occupation with multi-income potential.”
The licences for the hotel and 15 poker machines are for sale by separate negotiation.
 
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Former hotel site in Sydney's Glebe up for sale

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Having just spent over $2 million on a house in Stanmore, ABC 7.30 presenter Leigh Sales is selling her Federation Glebe residence.
Sales paid $2,675,000 for the 150 square metre freestanding matrimonial home in 2015.
The garden home on 400 square metres has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a rear living-dining area that opens to the backyard.
BresicWhitney Balmain agents Andrew Liddell and Matthew Carvalho have a $3 million price guidance for the November 4 auction following her separation from husband, Phil Willis.
Sales recently secured a five bedroom home in Stanmore after it failed to sell at auction last month.
The 1900s home has been updated since it traded for $840,000 in 2005.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph.
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Leigh Sales lists in Glebe

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One Big Switch co-founder Lachlan Harris has quickly sold Glebe's historic The Retreat, just 11 months after his purchase.
He's flipped the property in some style, selling perhaps for $5.3 million, and easily exceeding expectations held by Andrew Liddell secured the BresicWhitney pre-auction sale.
Harris co-founded One Big Switch, one of the worlds largest consumer organisations, in 2011 after being an adviser to Prime Minster Kevin Rudd until 2010.
He bought the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-nsw-glebe-124735514" target="_blank">1850s Georgian sandstone waterfront</a> for $4.85 million last April from John Scott, the partner of late antique dealer John Williams.
Williams paid stockbroker Tim Eustace $3.24 million in 2005.
It underwent a restoration by heritage architect Clive Lucas when it was owned by Glebe local and corporate adviser Charle Plumridge.
It comes with wine cellar and tasting room is wrapped in gardens and return verandahs and looks out to Rozelle and Blackwattle Bay.
Lucas/Stapleton &amp; Partners restored the four bedroom home. 
One Big Switch have nearly 800,000 households signed up to their new energy group discounts campaign.
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Glebe's historic home The Retreat sold

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A commercial property in Glebe has sold prior to its auction for $3.55 million, the first time its traded in over 20 years.
It was set to go under the hammer on November 19 through LJ Hooker agents Nicholas Katsikaros, Branko Strehar and Akanksha Chaudhari, but it sold three days before.
Refurbished and constructed in 2015, <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-nsw-glebe-502145074" target="_blank">79 Glebe Point Road</a> has 365 sqm of external and internal dining capacity.
There are three storerooms, a cool room and rear parking for six vehicles behind its period facade.
It offers a current incomew of $156,000 per annum leased to Turkish restaurant Otto Noorba until May 2021 with two five year lease options.
It last sold for $585,000 in 1993.
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Glebe home of Turkish restaurant Otto Noorba has sold

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Oswestry, the restored 1887 Glebe mansion, is up for sale having last sold in 2004 at $3.55 million to the James family.
The five-bedroom Glebe Point Road property, featuring Federation Queen Anne ornamentation, stands on 1003 sq m.
It is said that the American influence of McKim, Mead and White is evident in Oswestry's flamboyant architecture.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-glebe-123603430" target="_blank">The property</a> had previously changed hands in 1997 when bought by medico Peter Tomlinson and his wife, Karen, from the mortgagees of the Morris family.
Oswestry has been listed through One Agency Christou Realty.
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Oswestry, the 1880s Glebe trophy home offering

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A Glebe terrace, featured in the Australian film Looking for Alibrandi, has been sold after its Ray White auction at $1,320,500.
The fame of <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/1-cardigan-street-glebe/Property-Details-buy-residential-8774124" target="_blank" style="line-height: 1.3em;">1 Cardigan Street</a> dates back to the 2000 film which movie buffs will recognise as the home of Josephine Alibrandi.
Updated since the film, the two-bedroom 1900 home features a modern kitchen, bathroom and new decor.
Based on the novel by Melina Marchetta about a teenage girl, Looking for Alibrandi starred Australian actors including Pia Miranda, Anthony LaPaglia and Greta Scacchi.
It last sold after 20 years of ownership in 2013 at $900,000, when the film was writ large in the marketing.
The inner west gave Italo-Australian authenticity to Looking for Alibrandi, though Cardigan Street was chosen for its city views. 
 
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