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Andrew Bishop is selling his stunning terrace at Day St in Leichhardt.

Sydney builder Andrew Bishop has listed his luxurious inner west terrace following an extraordinary transformation of a derelict dump.

Mr Bishop who owns Arthouse Projects purchased the Day St property at Leichhardt in 2012 for $825,000 as a rundown shack.

The Victorian terrace now has five bedrooms and three floors over 209sqm following a painstaking renovation and an extension added at the rear

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The main bedroom has a fireplace and plantation shutters.

This is how the space used to look.

Belle Property Annandale associate director Simone Azzi has set a $2.3 million price guide for the property and plans to take it to auction on August 22.

The terrace has a contemporary design, bright interiors and flowing spaces. Character features such as high ceilings, fireplaces and French doors have been kept and revitalised by Mr Bishop.

Ms Azzi said the property was perfect for buyers after an eastern suburbs style terrace without the price tag.

“This is not your typical inner west terrace, it feels very Paddington or Woollahra with its style and look,” she said.

The kitchen used to be tired and outdated.

Now it has a marble island bench and an integrated fridge.

As a result, Ms Azzi expects buyers from the lower north shore and eastern suburbs will take strong interest in the Day St terrace.

“These two groups are likely to be drawn because of the style, as well as the fact it offers far better value for money than what their areas do,” she said.

“The terrace is also perfectly located within walking distance of everything the inner west and Leichhardt is known for.”

The backyard in 2012.

Formed Gardens has completed a stunning transformation.

The kitchen is a huge improvement on the previous tired and outdated one. It has a marble island bench, gas cooking and a fully integrated Liebherr fridge. Downstairs also features a wall with built-in cupboards stretching from the kitchen to the staircase, as well as a formal living room with a fireplace and a casual living area.

The middle floor has three bedrooms including the main bedroom, which has seen plantation shutters replace security grills on the window.

The property is due to go to auction on August 22.

The terrace in 2012.

The backyard has been landscaped by Formed Gardens and has a statement fire pit. Other luxury touches include Black Japan floors, integrated Sonos speakers and ducted airconditioning.

Mr Bishop is a highly regarded builder and many of his projects have been featured in some of Australia’s most popular property publications including Belle Magazine, Inside Out Magazine and The Design Files.

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Noeline Brown and her scriptwriter husband Tony Sattler have bought in Mittagong.

Long-time Southern Highlands residents, comedian and actor Noeline Brown and her scriptwriter husband Tony Sattler, have bought back into their beloved region after waiting 18 months to sell their home.

The couple, who have called the region home for four decades, have bought a four-bedroom Mittagong home on an acre of land for $1.717 million.

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The purchase comes shortly after they sold a 2ha property in nearby Mount Murray.

They had hopes of $3 million for the four-bedroom home they named Beaumont but settled on $2.95 million.

The couple loved the privacy and rural outlook.

Gorgeous gardens.

Agent Ben Olofsen, of The Agency Southern Highlands, said the couple was attracted to the Mittagong home for the privacy it offered and its rural outlook.

“We had a good brief from them on what they wanted so we were able to match them with this home,” Mr Olofsen said of the off-market sale. “They really loved that it offered privacy and has such a beautiful outlook of the surrounding countryside.”

It’s a four-bedroom home.

It last sold in 2007 for $900,000.

The home has a country-style timber kitchen, an east-facing outdoor terrace bordered by a trimmed hedge for added privacy and formal and informal living areas. There is also a shed and old stables on the level grounds, which are dotted with established trees.

It previously traded in August 2007 for $900,000.

A private sanctuary.

The couple were regulars on the television game show Blankety Blanks hosted by their friend Graham Kennedy in the late 1970s. Sattler was the scriptwriter for 1980s comedy series Kingswood Country and The Naked Vicar where he met Brown in 1977.

Brown rose to fame in The Mavis Bramston Show in the 1960s.

– With additional reporting from Mercedes Maguire

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Villawood’s Sherwood Grange estate in Sunbury’s Emu Bottom precinct.

Super-sized blocks of up to 2900sq m will be offered for sale at a Sunbury housing estate from August 1.

Featuring 300 lots at an average 800sq m, and none below 500sq m, the Sherwood Grange estate in the Emu Bottom precinct is being developed as a hub for larger, bespoke homes.

At present, Melbourne’s average lot size in new housing estates is a little less than 400sq m.

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Villawood Properties chief executive Alan Miller said about 100 people were already interested, despite just 10 lots planned for the first land release.

“There are buyers who have been waiting a long time for this land,” Mr Miller said.

“That part of Sunbury has always been pretty desirable, so we have deliberately gone for big blocks for second or third-home buyers.”

The estate will embrace its tree-lined and undulating landscape.

Mr Miller said he expected “different, custom or premium” homes to fill the blocks.

Sales commence August 1, with most buyers tipped to be families with children in school or university.

The development is in part of the Emu Bottom recreation area, named after the nearby Emu Bottom Homestead — one of Victoria’s oldest properties, dating back to the 1830s.

Estate plans will focus on embracing the environment including parks, wetlands and waterways, and it will have direct access to the Jacksons Creek Landscape Reserve.

The estate will also feature rural outlooks.

It is expected to take six years to complete, with plans to retain many of the existing trees as well as its gently sloping rises that will afford striking rural views.

It is one of three estates Villawood Properties is building in the Sunbury area, where the population is forecast to triple in the next 15 years.

The developer’s nearby Redstone estate commenced civil works in July, with underlying infrastructure for the first two stages of the 2500-lot project now underway.

The first home sites are due to be titled next year.

Sherwood Grange is tipped to feature 300 homes once completed.

Sherwood Grange lots are expected to be priced between $389,900 and $520,900.

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Five bidders hoped to win the keys to 24 Vanessa Ave, Highton at Saturday’s auction.

Gloomy property market predictions were turned on their head as a Highton house smashed its auction reserve by $91,000 on Saturday.

Five bidders contested the three-bedroom brick home at 24 Vanessa Ave, which sold under the hammer for $751,000.

Hayeswinckle, Highton agent Michelle Winckle said buyers were lining up for the chance to break into the tightly-held street.

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The solid brick house is in a tightly-held street.

She said the result reinforced taking a property to auction could pay off in the current climate.

“There was lots of competition from people wanting a family home,” Ms Winckle said.

“It was a great result in this market, it just shows people are out there.

“Vanessa Ave is a well-known street in Highton.”

The kitchen adjoins a casual meals area.

Exposed timber beams are a feature of the loungeroom.

The solid brick house is on a 868sq m block and offers a large loungeroom featuring exposed brick and a raked timber ceiling, a formal dining room, casual kitchen/meals area and two bathrooms.

“There’s lots of north-facing sun and beautiful north-facing windows,” Ms Winckle said.

“The home itself was architect designed.”

Kids and pets have space to run outside.

A vacant block of land behind 24 Vanessa Ave, at No. 6, also went to auction on Saturday and Ms Winckle said negotiations were continuing on that 889sq m home site.

It was listed with price hopes of $450,000 to $500,000.

Highton’s median house price rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months to $703,000, according to Hometrack data.

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