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The Melbourne-based businessman Andrew Abercrombie has emerged as the $6.9 million buyer of a Noosa apartment.
Overlooking Laguna Bay, the three bedroom apartment is one of the only whole floor apartments on the beachfront and Hastings Street.
It features its own media room and was marketed by Tom Offermann at Tom Offermann Real Estate as a lavish penthouse-style apartment, offered fully furnished.
It had been a $1,125 a night rental.
The unit in the pricey Twenty Three Hastings block on the popular tourist strip tracked sideways having last traded for $6.9 million in 2015.
The street record came in 2006 when Perth based Michael and Suzanne Hodgson paid $8.2 million for an apartment in the tightly held Noosa Court building.
Noosa is a little further to travel for Abercrombie and wife Shadda than Portsea, where they retain a clifftop holiday home.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian.
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Businessman Andrew Abercrombie emerges as $6.9 million Noosa apartment buyer 

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Cintamani, the redundant Noosa hinterland weekender of US-based music producer and songwriter Mike Chapman, has sold for $4.25 million through Tom Offermann Real Estate agents Eric Seetoo and Tom Offermann.
Chapman bought for the 35 hectare property just over a decade ago for $8 million. He was willing to take $5.7 million last year.
Cintimani was built by Austrian tennis champion Thomas Muster in the mid-1990s, so of course features a championship tennis court.
Is it a replica of centre court at Flushing Meadows in New York, home of the US Open. The net posts were once installed at the All England Club in Wimbledon.
The single level, five bedroom retreat offers over 1,400 sqm of living space.
The music room and studio were sure to be a driving force behind Chapman's purchase, who famously helped pen Tina Turner's hit song Simply the Best.
Muster paid $1 million for the parcel in 1994 and sold his newly built home for $7.6 million in 2002 to Stephen Walker, the co-founder of debt collection agency Collection House, and his wife Sue.
Offermann indicated the iconic Noosa country estate was selling for substantially less than replacement costs.
This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.
 
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Cintamani, the Noosa hinterland trophy estate, sells

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The whispers that Sydney identities Anthony Bell and Kelly Landry had bought a Noosa waterfront home have been confirmed.

But the story behind the big purchase on Hideaway Island suggests the family are now seeking to turn the page on their tumultuous maritial breakdown.

They were the mystery $10.3 million buyers on Noosa Sound, which set a then record price for the Queensland town late last year.

“Kelly and I have purchased the house in Noosa as she and the kids have moved up there," Anthony Bell advised.

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"I travel up there on the weekends and I can happily report Kelly and I are working as a team to co-parent our beautiful children, who love the area and are enrolled in a local school."

The couple have two young daughters, one at primary school and one at pre-school.

“Anthony and I are in the happy position of being co-parents and focussing our energies in our children to ensure they can enjoy a happy upbringing in this beautiful part of Australia," Landry added.

The recently built house on two parcels was rated HIA Queensland home of the year when built with concrete, steel, timber, stone and glass.

Designed by Paul Clout and spanning over 800 sqm of living space, the home has six bedrooms, six bathrooms, an award winning kitchen, study, media room and self-contained caretaker wing. 

There are a number of internal courtyards integrating indoor and outdoor living.

A 25 metre solar heated infinity pool and outdoor kitchen overlooks the 45 metres of water frontage which features a private sandy beach, two jetty's and a boat ramp.

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The waterfront sale was secured by Tom Offermann Real Estate agent John Dover, who had an $11.9 million price guide.

Last weekend The Sunday Telegraph reported their make peace endeavours. 

Their family home at Watsons Bay has been sold for around $18 million to the Calligeros hotelier family with Bell living as a bachelor in a clifftop Dover Heights home he bought off Channel 7 television personality Larry Emdur for $11.5 million.

The Noosa agent John Dover said he had multiple buyers submitting eight digit contracts.

"We meet a lot of people who lament not buying here years ago, and I am certain that history will repeat itself," he said.

"It is an expansive home with lavish detailing that bathes the home in vibrant tropical tones," Oliver said.

The sale eclipsed the record set by the Offermann team when a beachfront home on Sunshine Beach fetched $9.3 million. The buyer was Australia's richest female executive Maxine Horne.

Since then there have been sales of Pat Rafter's iconic seven-bedroom, five-bathroom house located on exclusive Seaview Terrace at Sunshine Beach.

Another of the recent sales was an apartment in Hastings Street that fetched $6.9 million.

The article was first published in The Sunday Telegraph.

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Anthony Bell and Kelly Landry buy at Noosa

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A Noosa Heads penthouse overlooking the waterways has been listed for $3.85 million.
The penthouse in the tightly held Riverlight block of 22 is part of the award-winning Settlers Cove.
The predominantly owner-occupied complex is surrounded by tropical gardens with secluded swimming pool. Being part of the complex offer residents an on-call water taxi.
Spanning <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-qld-noosa+heads-124189262" target="_blank">490 sqm of indoor and outdoor living</a>, the penthouse has three bedrooms, each with ensuite and terrace access.
There are three sheltered terraces, as well as a roof terrace, home office and a movie room.
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There's an 11 sqm lockable store room with Wine Cave.
Tom Offermann and Julie Bengtsson at Tom Offermann Real Estate are marketing the property 
 
 
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Riverlight penthouse at Noosa Heads listed for $3.85 million

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A Noosa Hill new home has been cleverly designed by Annette Warner to take in as much of the surroundings as possible.
The 1 Natasha Avenue home has effectively been built on concrete beams for it to hover over the natural environment, framing the backdrop of Laguna Bay and the Noosa River.
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Set on a 1320 sqm waterfront parcel, the home with private lift has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and two loggias that look out across the landscape.
The dining space overlooks the plunge pool and sun deck.
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It is being marketed as jewel in the crown on Noosa Hill by Tom Offermann at Offermann Real Estate.
He said it is amongst the most exquisitely designed houses he has taken to market in Noosa.
Its $6.25 million asking price will comfortably double the street record, set when the property sold for $2.8 million in 2003, well before the new build.
This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.
 
 
 
 
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Noosa Hill home hovering over the natural environment for sale

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A Noosa waterfront home has just sold for a suburb record, at an undisclosed price set to over $10 million.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-noosaville-124707310" target="_blank">Wyuna Drive waterfront</a> sale was secured by Tom Offermann Real Estate agent John Dover, who had an $11.9 million guide.
It eclipsed the record set by the Offermann team last year when a beachfront home on Sunshine Beach fetched $9.3 million. The buyer was Australia's richest female executive Maxine Horne.
The recently built house on two parcels was rated HIA Queensland home of the year.
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It was built with concrete, steel, timber, stone and glass.
Designed by Paul Clout and spanning over 800 sqm of living space, the home has six bedrooms, six bathrooms, an award winning kitchen, study, media room and self-contained caretaker wing. 
There are a number of internal courtyards integrating indoor and outdoor living.
A 25 metre solar heated infinity pool and outdoor kitchen overlooks the 45 metres of water frontage which features a private sandy beach, two jetty's and a boat ramp.
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Dover said the market must be strong, with multiple buyers submitting eight digit contracts.
"We meet a lot of people who lament not buying here years ago, and I am certain that history will repeat itself," he said.
"If you can do it, why wouldn't you want to live here, even if it's just as a second home?"
Tom Offermann principal Tom Offermann said over the past six weeks his company's top eight sales had an average of $5,955,000, although suggested there's more to Noosa than the top end of the market.
"It's not just the prestige properties that buyers are targeting, and there are good opportunities for buyers at all levels who want to invest or live here," Tom said.
"It was raining cats and dogs here last Saturday which you would expect to dampen sales, but by nightfall more than $15 million in contracts were consummated by our agents."
One of the recent sales was an apartment in Hastings Street that fetched $6.9 million at auction.
 
 
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Noosa record smashed with $10 million plus sale

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The owners of Noosa’s renowned Sails Restaurant have listed their prime waterfront site, with expectations of $11 million.
Lyndon Simmons has listed the restaurant and wedding venue on Hastings Street through agent Tom Offermann, according to The Australian.
The two-storey restaurant tucked in a protected corner of Noosa’s Main Beach was developed on freehold land more than two decades ago.
The operation will continue with a 10-year lease in place and three possible five-year extensions.
“It’s not your usual commercial property and it’s not going to appeal to the hard-nosed commercial investor looking purely at immediate return on investment," Tom Offermann said.
“The person to whom it will appeal will be the investor who can see this location will always have a tenant because there will always be restaurateurs wanting one of the best restaurant sites in the country, and someone for whom a legacy property appeals.”
Trading conditions for businesses and tourism have been strong over the past three years in line with visitor numbers increasing.
Herron Todd White reported an upgrade to Hastings Street about four years ago improved foot traffic and there has been ­little retail vacancy since the amenity boosts.
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A premier six bedroom property known as Cintamani in the Noosa hinterland has been repriced to $5.7 million.
The elevated single level residence at <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/430-sunrise-road-tinbeerwah-qld-4563-2013141176" target="_blank">430 Sunrise Road</a>, Tinbeerwah, is located 15 kilometres from Noosa. 
It offers panoramic views of Noosa Heads, ranging from the coastline to Double Island Point, and the waterways of Noosa River.
Positioned on 35 hectare estate, highlights include a secure gated entry opening on to a long private driveway, chefs kitchen, helipad, tennis court, cinema and commercially equipped bar.
The grounds provides landscaped botanical gardens, an established nursery, barbecue pavilion, poolside terraces, fully equipped gym, billiard room, machinery sheds and separate maids quarters.
The property was last sold in 1994.
Garvan Institute chief operating officer Philip Knox and wife Marianne recently sold Lagoona House, their contemporary Noosa Heads weekender.
Australia's 7-Eleven co-founder Beverley Barlow and husband Douglas recently sold their Paul Clout designed Noosa waterfront that cost the couple $535,000 in 1999.
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Premier hinterland property Cintamani listed at reduced price

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GUEST OBSERVER
When we think of coasts, we are likely to think about the great sandy beaches that have been the destination for many day trips and long weekends.
At times these spaces have been sources of contestation, especially in areas of public access and codes of conduct. However, behind the sand dunes are other landscapes with deep histories of social conflict.
Moments from coastal pasts have had a major impact on how we see different coasts today. They feed into distinct ideals and ethics on place, especially in terms of how it is developed.
Noosa Heads versus Surfers Paradise
Noosa Heads is a prime example of this. Noosa’s history during colonisation includes a number of difficult stories to tell. Examples include the contentious tale of the rescue of Eliza Fraser, or the fate of the traditional owners, the Gubbi Gubbi people, at the hands of the colonial settlers and the native police.
Yet it was in the 1960s when modern conflict over land use really took shape in Noosa. A proposal by the developer T.M. Burke to build a resort at Alexandria Bay created a stir among locals. The local shire was set to build an access road around the headland, destroying well-trodden walking tracks.
A group led by local Arthur Harrold fought this proposal and formed the still-operating Noosa Parks Association. Thus began a long-standing fight against over-development, mining and other impediments to what residents saw as the natural beauty of the coast. This included the Cooloola Conflict and the now-famed resistance to high-rise development.
While there are elements of conservationism here to consider, these conflicts arose in a bid to keep Noosa low-key, with a slower mentality and authentic natural surrounds. Today, these ethics of authenticity are firmly embedded in planning regulation, illustrating the strength of local resistance past.
Noosa residents’ key fear in the 1960s and ’70s was losing their sense of place to the different ideals embodied in another coastal mecca, Surfers Paradise. Like Noosa, Surfers has a long history of conflict. Yet this place developed much differently due to several key factors.
Arguably, the significant turning point was in 1925 when Jim Cavill bought the then Elston Hotel and renamed it the “Surfers Paradise” hotel. Cavill and his wife proceeded to turn the coastal setting into something more than a place to bathe or surf.
Alongside the hotel, they built a zoo full of exotic animals that gave the place a peculiar flavor. Having been influenced by the American example of how to develop coasts, Cavill exhibited a desire to construct Surfers Paradise as an exotic international resort. However, due to the war in the Pacific, Surfers Paradise was restricted by building codes, frustrating locals who were eager to begin making the space bigger.
Shortly after the war, the codes eased and developers flocked to the “Golden Coast”. In the course of development, local leaders such as the progress association often came into conflict with governance.
In the example of parking meters, this led to the controversial meter maid scheme, which further established Surfers Paradise’s theme as an overtly transgressive and sexualised place.
Conflicts of a climate-changed future
In both spaces, conflicts have continued into contemporary times.
Recently, for instance, the fight against the proposed Southport Spit development has again drawn locals into conflict with authorities. Such fights against development continue up and down our coastlines. These are mostly driven by the desire to maintain a specific lifestyle and aesthetic appeal.
However, early critics of coastal development saw other concerns about coastal development. For instance, in 1879 a journalist for The Gympie Times, while contemplating the construction of Noosa and Tewantin, wondered about the location of the village and whether one day seawater might be running between you and your neighbour.
While we have different motivations for maintaining or developing our coastal places, we seem to neglect discussions about the risks of living so close to the ocean.
As we approach a climate-changed future, issues of sea-level rise and coastal flooding are going to challenge our thinking about coasts.
History has shown that several of our coastal meccas are already susceptible to significant damage from storms and cyclones. We scramble to rebuild following these events, but few debates are had about retreating away from the sea.
As we continue into that risky climate-changed landscape, however, we might see new players like insurance companies become increasingly important.
Already in the tropics, insurance premiums have caused a stir politically and in the media. In the future, though, we may need to consider to whether we have to redefine our relationship with coasts as they become more risky places to live.
Nick Osbaldiston is senior lecturer in Sociology, James Cook University and author for The Conversation. He can be contacted <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/nick-osbaldiston-9802" target="_blank">here</a>.
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Contested spaces: conflict behind the sand dunes takes a new turn

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Victorian horse racing owner/breeder Peter Carrick and wife Trish have listed their award winning Noosa riverfront home through Adrian Reed at Dowling &amp; Neylan Real Estate.
The contemporary house by award-winning designer Chris Clout cost them $3.45 million in 2010.
They bought it from Chris's parents Peter and Janet Clout, who had paid $345,000 for the 779 sqm waterfront parcel before commissioning their son to design the home.
The only request the parents had was that it had four bedrooms with a relaxing holiday vibe.
Designed to have an Asian resort presence, the home features an indoor pebbled garden, bamboos and tropical gardens.
This article first appeared in the Weekend Australian's Mansion Australia section.
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