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14 Williams Rd, Heathfield is on the market with South Australia Sotherby’s International Realty Adelaide.

Love looking at real estate?

Chances are you’ve come across one or two of these in your browsing then as realestate.com.au reveals the 10 most viewed South Australian homes from New Year’s Day to the end of June.

There are some absolute beauties amongst them. Were you lucky enough to buy one of these sales? Or are you going to be the one fortunate to buy one of these homes still on the market?

32 Avenel Gardens Road, Medindie. Photos by Jonathan Kissock

32 Avenel Gardens Road, Medindie, SA 5081

This beauty is listed as being currently under contract. The home is set on a 1110sqm allotment and features four bedrooms, four bathrooms and covered parking for three cars.

It’s also got a pool and spa, and a cellar and has been given one of the most impressive renovations you’re likely to find.

32 Avenel Gardens Road, Medindie. Photos by Jonathan Kissock

It was for sale by Jamie Brown of Booth & Booth Real Estate.

14 Williams Rd, Heathfield is on the market with South Australia Sotherby’s International Realty Adelaide.

14 Williams Road, Heathfield, SA 5153

This incredible property looks like something out of a Bond movie and is one of the Hills’ most striking homes. It’s set on a 2.62ha allotment and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms and covered parking for two cars.

14 Williams Rd, Heathfield is on the market with South Australia Sotherby’s International Realty Adelaide.

It’s also got a sparkling pool with a pool house overlooking a floodlit tennis court.

This one’s still looking for a buyer, and is on the market with Grant Giordano of Sotheby’s.

81 East Terrace, Henley Beach. Supplied realestate.com.au

81 East Terrace, Henley Beach, SA 5022

Beachside living doesn’t get much cooler, or more headturning than this stunning Henley Beach home. Built by Scott Salisbury, the home is a masterclass in contemporary living and features four bedrooms, two bathrooms and covered parking for two. Plus it’s got a killer glass-ceiling foyer with cathedral ceilings.

81 East Terrace, Henley Beach. Supplied realestate.com.au

This impressive home was on the market through Rosalie Crowder of Rosalie Crowder Adelaide Hills.

55 Upper Sturt Rd, Upper Sturt. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.

55 Upper Sturt Road, Upper Sturt, SA 5156

There’s a lot to love about this spectacular Upper Sturt home. From its incredible outlook, to it’s bespoke fit-out and cabinetry and spectacular feature swimming pool.

This property featured in The Advertiser’s Real Estate Magazine and has three bedrooms, two bedrooms and covered parking for two.

55 Upper Sturt Rd, Upper Sturt. Supplied by Williams Real Estate.

This cracker was sold by Dee-Anne Hunt of Williams Real Estate.

178 Childers St, North Adelaide. Pic: realestate.com.au

178 Childers Street, North Adelaide, SA 5006

North Adelaide homes are always hot property, and this Childers St home is a fine example indeed. Set on a compact allotment of 306sqm, the home features light-filled living, quality fixtures and fittings throughout and five bedrooms.

178 Childers St, North Adelaide. Pic: realestate.com.au

It’s still available through Samantha Hirniak and Hayley Tilbrook of Ouwens Casserly Real Estate.

28 Howard Street, Collinswood. Supplied

28 Howard Street, Collinswood, SA 5081

This Collinswood home is everything you’d want in an Adelaide home – business at the front and a party at the back. With living spaces of truly epic proportions and a breathtaking outdoor entertainment area, the home also offers five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

28 Howard Street, Collinswood. Supplied

It was sold by Sally Cameron of Toop&Toop Real Estate.

17 Beviss St, North Adelaide

17 Beviss Street, North Adelaide, SA 5006

It’s no surprise to find another North Adelaide home on the list – especially when it’s one as impressive as this Beviss St number. The renovated 1900 symmetrical cottage is beautifully presented and features three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two parking spaces.

17 Beviss St, North Adelaide

It was sold by Georgie Todd and Henry Gower Tillett of Harris Real Estate.

23 Victoria Avenue, Unley Park. Photos by Jonathan Kissock.

23 Victoria Avenue, Unley Park, SA 5061

It wouldn’t be a most viewed list without a Victoria Ave, Unley Park home. And it’s not hard to see why people have been clicking up a storm on this beauty. It’s set on a 2448sqm allotment, has a sparkling pool and spa, character features throughout and rooms of truly epic proportions.

23 Victoria Avenue, Unley Park. Photos by Jonathan Kissock.

This one’s got four bedrooms, three bathrooms and covered parking for three cars and is on the market through Jamie Brown of Booth & Booth Real Estate.

19 Pine Street, Stirling. Photos by Jonathan Kissock.

19 Pine Street, Stirling, SA 5152

Yet another Jamie Brown offering, this Stirling home is packed with history and offers plenty of room to move – all surrounded by beautiful gardens. Built in 1892, Forest Lodge was commissioned by John Bagot and features eight bedrooms, three bathrooms and seven parking spaces.

19 Pine Street, Stirling. Photos by Jonathan Kissock.

This one’s still on the market.

93 Kitchener St, Peterborough. Supplied

93 Kitchener Street, Peterborough, SA 5422

From a quick look at the photos, you’d be forgiven for thinking its inclusion on this list might be a mistake. But then I saw the price, and that explained it. I mean, how often do you see a house on the market in SA for $48,000? This one has two bedrooms, one bathroom and, for the price, would make one ripper little fixer-upper.

93 Kitchener St, Peterborough. Supplied

It’s currently under contract through Jeff and Gerda Oakley of Nutrien Harcourts.

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55A Carlotta Rd, Double Bay, sold for $6,625,000 at auction last night.

Architect Greg Crone’s Double Bay home sold for $6,625,000 at auction last night, one of an eastern suburbs agent’s remarkable $16,485,000 worth of sales in just six hours yesterday.

Ray White Double Bay’s Warren Ginsberg and his team Claudia Brunker and Adam Reichman stitched together the four deals together in just six hours yesterday.

Crone’s residence — the just-renovated five-bedroom, five-bathroom 55A Carlotta Road — sold for the biggest price, through Ginsberg, with Ray White Double Bay managing director, Elliott Placks and colleague Richard Faludi.

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55A Carlotta Rd, Double Bay, sold for $6,625,000 at auction last night.

With auctioneer James Keenan presiding, bidding started at $6.1m and initially rose in $100k increments.

There’d been three registered, with two competing. The buyer was a Woollahra local. The guide was revised considerably from the initial $7.25m when it was listed in mid-July.

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Another of the exciting deals was for a four-bedroom semi at 325 Military Road, Vaucluse — owned by Construction 8 boss Anthony Shapiro — which Ginsberg and Reichman had only just listed.

325 Military Road, Vaucluse, sold after just one open home for $3.06m.

They’d had just one open home. The guide had been $2.8m. It was snapped up by solicitor Carolyn Dorrian for $3.06m.

The other two homes were: a four-bedroom home at 322 Military Road — last traded for $2.18m in 2011 — that went for $3.55m after one inspection.

322 Military Road, Vaucluse, sold for $3.55m after one inspection.

This was the third sale for Ginsberg on Military Road in the past month. He also sold 334A Military Road in July.

And, finally: a brand new three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with double garage at 3/12 Boronia Road, Bellevue Hill that sold for $3.25m.

3/12 Boronia Road, Bellevue Hill sold for $3.25m.

It had been on the market for just two weeks with Reichman and Brunker.

Greg Crone‘s company’s recent projects, in conjunction with Tzannes, have included the upcoming 104-apartment Opera Residences at Circular Quay.

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Suburban apartments have changed since the Pellicano family built this complex in Oakleigh East in 1969.

A pair of Italian bricklayer brothers stepped into the development world selling Oakleigh East apartments to new migrants for about $10,000 each in 1969.

Today the same sum covers a square metre in neighbouring Oakleigh at the Alke apartment complex built by the second generation of Frank and Nunzio Pellicano’s property empire.

While the two bricklayers’ firm has gone on to complete $3b in development projects and is proposing to build the biggest indoor water park in the southern hemisphere, a return to the Oakleigh area more than 50 years on shows how much suburban apartments have changed.

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Nando Pellicano, the second generation to run the Pellicano family business, said Melbourne’s expanding urban fringe reclassifying Oakleigh from outer suburb to middle ring was part of what had raised prices — with one-bedroom apartments now starting at $463,000.

But the apartments built today also look very different to those in the ‘60s.

The Alke Apartments in Oakleigh are very different to the Pellicanos’ first project.

The views on offer from projects today are also higher quality than those in the ‘60s.

“They were a stock standard type of unit to get the price point low,” Mr Pellicano said.

“Today, they are all now designer apartments with an architect design and top-level fixtures and fittings. It’s got more of a South Yarra look.”

In the ‘60s, affordable apartment buyers were new migrants looking for a cheap foothold in the market, with the 12 apartments in the first Pellicano development sold for a combined $125,000.

The $53m Alke project’s one-bedroom apartments are still selling to first-home buyers, but downsizers are paying up to $1.1m for a three-bedroom offering.

Indoor-outdoor designs and open-plan living are now a standard for new homes.

But there’s still plenty of brickwork on show.

“It’s more for the people who don’t want to go further out,” he said.

Designed by SJB Architects, the project was originally planned to feature 95 properties but the number dropped to 83 as buyers combined multiple homes.

Despite expectations COVID-19 will hit Melbourne’s apartment building market harder than any other construction sector, he’s expecting it will only be a “short-term hiccup”.

“Long-term we are still very positive on the drivers and demand factors,” Mr Pellicano said.

A range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments are still for sale at the Alke project.

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For people looking to retire in style, make new friends and enjoy the natural beauty of Queensland, Samford Grove is catering beyond expectations.

A stylish home, vibrant community and attractive location are increasingly top-of-mind for Australians planning their dream retirement.

With people living longer and more active lives, having a range of amenities on your doorstep is more important than ever. But there’s also a desire to be perfectly set up to entertain family and friends and have the opportunity to make new connections.

Specialist retirement operator Reside Communities is delivering on these expectations with the release of 12 brand-new apartments at its Samford Grove community, as well as a new clubhouse for residents, The Homestead.

Samford Grove is located in the scenic township of Samford, north-west of Brisbane.

Located in Samford, around 35 minutes drive from Brisbane’s CBD, the one and two bedroom apartments are designed for retirees looking to downsize at an affordable price point. Every apartment has a master bedroom with a walk-in robe and a large balcony with views of the village, as well as an open plan kitchen, dining and living space for easy entertaining.

“Residents at Samford Grove enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle in a secure and safe environment, surrounded by people at the same stage of life,” says Glen Brown, chief executive officer at Reside Communities.

Community and connection count

Cameron Kusher, executive manager – economic research at REA Group, says Australians are becoming more attracted to retirement community options where everything they need is at their fingertips.

“You have all the amenities and you have all the assistance if you need it, and it comes at a more affordable price than what it would be to downsize into a regular smaller house or apartment,” says Kusher.

A similar-aged community at your doorstep means having other people to share the good times with.

At Samford Grove, amenities and social spaces are about to get a big boost thanks to The Homestead.

“The Homestead will be an extension of every residents’ living room, providing a central lifestyle hub for the community to come together, pursue hobbies and interests, and access all the village’s great services in a welcoming and secure environment,” says Brown.

The Homestead has a café, cinema, resident-run bar, library, gym, workshop and indoor swimming pool. It also features a hairdressing and beauty salon, as well as dedicated consulting rooms for visiting allied health services and doctors.

The brand-new apartments at Samford Grove have been completed.

Brown says The Homestead will be the icing on the cake of an already active, supportive community, with some residents having been part of Samford Grove since it first launched in 2003.

“There is a strong sense of community, fostered by a busy calendar of social activities and events, from bingo and cards to Friday night fish and chips,” he says.

Samford, scenery and sunshine

For Australian retirees, Kusher says this region of Queensland has long held appeal for those looking to retire in comfort and style – and this isn’t subsiding.

Samford is an idyllic location with a country-town feel, and an easy drive to the Brisbane CBD and Brisbane Airport, making it a great spot for retirees keen to visit family and friends or travel, says Brown.

“Our Samford Grove community is just a short walk from a wide range of convenience shopping, casual dining and allied health services in Samford Village, along with parks, recreation reserves and creeks,” he says.

Bill and Gwenda have found their new home at Samford Grove.

New residents Bill and Gwenda considered many retirement villages around Brisbane, but were immediately attracted to the friendly, country atmosphere of Samford, and the layout and accommodation of Samford Grove.

The pair say if anyone is considering a move to Samford Grove not to miss the opportunity to embrace a relaxed lifestyle.

“We are looking forward to enjoying all the activities and joining with the other residents and making lots of new friends,” Bill and Gwenda said. “We are now home.”

All pictures supplied by Reside Communities. 

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