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The Marshal Place precinct was supposed to be home to Williams Landing’s final lots and townhouses, but high demand could lead to more.

The developer of a suburb-sized area in Melbourne’s west is looking for ways to add more townhouses and land lots after strong sales for what was supposed to be its final release.

After 12 years, Williams Landing was expected to have its last 44 land lots and 36 townhouses sold as part of its Marshal Place precinct.

But developer Cedar Woods is now considering other ways it could add to the estate that has replaced RAAF Base Laverton.

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State manager Lloyd Williams said increased government incentives had turned first-home buyers into a “strong buying force” with a big appetite.

“The lots started out very standard and we have increased the diversity and density as a conscious decision,” Mr Collins said.

“What we thought was the masterplan 10 years ago has to change with the times. And there’s a continuing appetite for that more affordable product where you do have a smaller garden.”

The townhouses are designed with multiple living spaces in mind.

The Marshal Place precinct is set in the development’s 50ha town centre and will feature three- and four-bedroom townhouses as well as blocks of land ranging from 182sq m and 294sq m. Almost half have sold.

Engineered stone benchtops and mirrored splashbacks will feature in the kitchens, bathrooms will include semi-frameless glass and engineered stone benchtops.

All of the homes are priced well below the suburb’s $680,000 median house price, and affordability is a key part of the development’s future plans.

Engineered stone benchtops and mirrored splashbacks will feature in the kitchens.

“We always wanted Williams Landing to be an inclusive community, somewhere for young families to lay their roots, so diversity of product has been key to our masterplanning to ensure supply meets demand,” Mr Williams said.

Additional apartment and office space projects will be developed in the suburb over the next 10-15 years.

Mr Collins said more than 2000 people were employed across a few hundred businesses in Williams Landing, and 8381 now called it home.

Three-bedroom townhouses are priced from $567,500-$625,000 and four-bedroom homes from $572,500-$630,000. Land starts at $370,000.

Designs cater to a variety of layouts.

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Kilgariff Lots

A DECISION on plans for the second stage of a housing development on the outskirts of Alice Springs will be made next week.

The NT Development Consent Authority (DCA) heard on Wednesday that the proposed stage two of the Kilgariff Estate, which will create 87 residential lots, was a “great development that’s good for Alice Springs”.

The block of “affordable” houses could be added to the Alice Springs market if the development application (DA) for the subdivision is approved by the NT Government’s Development Committee Authority next week.

The development, flagged for 155 Colonel Rose Drive in Kilgariff for Stage 2 will also include an additional four blocks for drainage and one for a park, and aims to provide a “safe and connected community”.

Proposed Kilgariff Estate

It is expected to create an estimated 200 local jobs and will provide a further 87 residential lots for sale directly south of the existing release, Stage 1 (which has sold out).

Development Consent Authority (DCA) member Chris Neck said it was “a great development that’s good for our town”.

But, Mr Neck said he thought “consideration needs to be given to a staged commercial development”.

Masterplan NT applicant Joe Sheridan agreed with Mr Neck and said he thought the concept of a nearby “commercial development would make it more attractive (to buyers)”, but any commercial development is gazetted under the NT Government within their Kilgariff Area Plan, under the Northern Territory Planning Scheme.

The Kilgariff West Concept Plan provides the proposed layout for upcoming stages to be built in Kilgariff and flags commercial and community purpose uses, including a school site.

Kilgariff West will be developed in several stages to meet ongoing demand for residential land in Alice Springs.

Proposed Kilgariff Estate

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The authority body heard the applicants had “reoptimized the original concept” of Stage 2 and made some of the lot sizes smaller after an investigation.

DCA chair Suzanne Phillip said during the meeting, “the lot sizes was always going to be difficult with the zoning” but “there should be no difficulty in accepting the smaller lots … (as it) fits in with the overall Kilgarrif Area Plan”.

DCA member Jamie de Brenni asked the applicants during the meeting, “With 70 per cent chance of us getting record rain how certain are you the draining won’t wash away the road?”.

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A project engineer for Stage 2 said “reports have been undertaken through the department looking at Kilgarrif and the impacts on Colonel Rose Drive were found to be negligible”.

“Why there is no impact is the peak flows from out of Kilgarrif will provide far before when it overflows from the Todd (River) into St Mary’s Creek.”

Lot pricing will be released in late 2020 following the planning and design approval process.

The application for stage two will be decided by the Development Committee Authority next week.

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The Blade House in Ocean Grove makes a striking statement.

A near-new architectural delight is making waves in Ocean Grove.

The Blade House has been put on the market with a $1.675-$1.84m price guide, after being constructed in the past year.

With a striking timber facade crowned by the sharpest of roof lines, 23 Finch Close makes a statement from first glance.

Fletchers Queenscliff agent Charles Caldwell said the four-bedroom house was created by Holman Designs and Vand Builders, who were well known to locals in the area.

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Inside 23 Finch Close.

An open-plan living room flows from the kitchen.

But despite their prestigious regional reputation, significant demand was coming from out-of-town buyers for the coastal retreat.

“It’s only been up a couple of days and we’ve already had more than 30 inquiries,” Mr Caldwell said.

“It’s actually had a lot of interest out of the Melbourne market and quite a few of them are finding it frustrating that they can’t see it in the flesh yet.”

There are multiple living areas.

An internal courtyard at the heart of the home.

A north-facing backyard includes a deck.

He said Melburnians were a “new buyer demographic” to the Surf Coast, who had started inquiring about family homes in the area after working remotely due to coronavirus restrictions.

He said rammed-earth walls, a raked ceiling and polished concrete floors combined to create the modern day dream home.

A variety of irregular, angular and eye-catching shapes are part of the functional family design.

A feature fireplace adds character to the main living domain.

There are four bedrooms.

A luxe bathtub is part of the package.

A modern kitchen with marble benchtops, beer and wine fridge and a Nexus cooker is seamlessly connected to a central internal courtyard via stacker doors.

A north-facing timber deck and fire pit are part of wraparound gardens, which provide an abundance of space for outdoor entertainment.

Other features include a Cheminees Phillipe designer firebox, bespoke cabinetry, theatre room and two luxe bathrooms.

The property is for private sale, with virtual inspections available to those unable to travel to the region.

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The Kardashian family recently announced that after 20 seasons, the show that sky-rocketed them to fame, Keeping Up With the Kardashians is coming to an end. 

While cameras will no longer be allowed in their lavish LA pads, the show has given viewers full access throughout the years into what home life is like for a multi-million dollar TV family. 

Collectively, the Kardashian and Jenner clan own multiple mansions. Picture: Getty

So keep up, and take a peek at all of their latest property ventures.

Kim Kardashian West’s house

Kim and Kanye bought their Hidden Hills home three months after getting married. Picture: Getty

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have finally moved into the Hidden Hills home they spent years renovating.

The sprawling home has undergone extensive renovations. Picture: Realtor.com

The couple paid US$19.7 million for the property in 2014, forking out an extra $US20 million for major upgrades.

The house underwent a 650sqm extension that features a recording studio and basketball court for Yeezy plus a glam room for the reality TV star, E News reports.

Kanye worked with Axel Vervoordt to design the interiors for the home which are minimalist.

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The cover of @archdigest is something I have always dreamed of. Here is a glimpse of our minimal style and a pic of North’s room if you swipe!

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Kim posted pictures of the home after it featured in Architecture Digest in 2019.

The couple have been big on the property scene in recent times, selling their Bel Air mansion and buying new luxury condos in Calabasas in late 2017.

Their Bel Air mansion, which they’d also extensively renovated, sold for US$17.8 million.

Kris Jenner’s house

Kris Jenner’s home is well-known for its grand double staircase entrance. Picture: Getty

Kris Jenner recently sold her iconic Hidden Hills home, which is a key filming location for the family’s reality TV show for US$15 million.

In an off-the-market, all cash deal, the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home, now belongs to German heiress Katharina Harf whose father’s company acquired Kylie Jenner’s brand Kylie Cosmetics for US$600 million in cash.

Kris Jenner also lives in Hidden Hills.

Jenner purchased the Mediterranean-style estate in 2010 for US$4 million. It features six bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

Just the master bedroom alone boasts a fireplace, wet bar, spa, steam room, gym and balcony.

Kris Jenner’s second home in Hidden Hills is right near Kim and Kanye’s. Picture: Realtor.com

She also bought a second home in Hidden Hills to renovate and flip.

Kris purchased the second home in October 2017. Picture: Realtor.com

Along with Kim, Kris also jumped on the Calabasas condo bandwagon, snatching up multiple homes in the new luxury development.

It is unknown where Kris will move to next, but it’s sure to be another lavish LA property close to the Kardashian brood.

Kourtney Kardashian’s house

Kourtney lives in Calabasas. Picture: Getty.

Kardashian and her former partner, Scott Disick, bought their Calabasas mansion in February 2014 for US$7.4 million.

Kourtney Kardashian bought a house in Calabasas in 2014.

The home, located in the Oaks gated community, featured on the cover of Architectural Digest and has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

The pair, who have three children together, separated in July 2015, and Scott officially moved out in January 2016.

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Days at home.

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Scott Disick

Scott is now dating a much younger model, Sofia Richie. Picture: Getty.

After his separation from Kourtney, the socialite bought his own home nearby in Hidden Hills for US$5.96 million.

Scott Disick’s house has seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Picture: Realtor.com

After fully extending and remodelling it during his stay, he listed the home in June 2016.

Scott Disick purchased this Hidden Hills home in 2016. Picture: Realtor.com

He has also got his own house flipping show called Flip it like Disick showing his interest in the home renovating space.

Khloe Kardashian’s house

Khloe has relocated to Cleveland to be with her basketballer boyfriend, Tristan Thompson. Picture: Getty

Khloe Kardashian listed her Calabasas mansion earlier this year for an eye-watering US$18.5 million.

She bought it after her split with Lamar Odom in 2014 and completely renovated it.

Khloe Kardashian’s house in Calabasas.

The home was originally US$7.2 million which will make quite the profit if it sells.

Her home has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Picture: Realtor.com

The 11,000-square-foot house sits on two acres of land and is one of only 16 properties that sits on Malibu Canyon.

It has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a gym, outdoor swimming pool, cinema room and even a meditation trail.

Kylie Jenner’s house

The youngest of the Kardashian clan lives in an eight-bedroom house. Picture: Getty

After welcoming a baby girl in February 2018, Kylie Jenner didn’t need to move into a new family home.

Kylie Jenner has an eight-bedroom house in Hidden Hills.

The makeup mogul already lives in an eight-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion in Hidden Hills.

Kylie Jenner sold her starter home in Calabasas. Picture: Realtor.com

Just last year the star owned four homes, but sold off two of them, including her Calabasas starter house, and the smallest of her three Hidden Hills abodes.

Kylie Jenner sold her starter house last year. Picture: Realtor.com

Kendall Jenner’s house

Kendall listed her West Hollywood pad in June. Picture: Getty

Property flipping seems to run in the family, with Kendall Jenner on-selling her West Hollywood pad for a profit.

The home had six bedrooms, five bathrooms and spans 445sqm. Picture: Realtor.com

The 22-year-old bought the home in 2016 for US$6.5 million off actors Emily Blunt and John Krasinski and sold it in August 2017 for US$6.85 million. 

Kendall Jenner’s LA home sold in 2017. Picture: Realtor.com

She’s also looking to flip her starter home, a small two-bedroom apartment in West Hollywood.

Along with listing homes, the star has also  bought Charlie Sheen’s former Beverly Hills home for US$8.55 million and is where she currently resides.

The Spanish farmhouse-style home was featured in Architecture Digest’s magazine and website in July.

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me and SIX on the new @archdigest Sept. cover! it’s always been a dream of mine to be featured in this magazine considering my huge (kinda secret) love for real estate and interior design. we shot this right before quarantine/ lock down so it feels like ages ago. thank you AD. and thank you a million times to @clementsdesign and @waldosdesigns for making my home the sanctuary i had always dreamed of 🥺❤️

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It features some jaw-dropping design elements including a James Turrell piece, an art studio and an epic powder room.

Rob Kardashian’s house

Rob and Chyna were living in Kylie’s home when they split. Picture: Getty

Rob Kardashian is still on the hunt for a new house and has recently been spotted searching in Encino, California. 

Kardashian, who was previously renting out Kylie’s empty Hidden Hills property, sold his own Calabasas home in June 2017.

His old home was located in the same estate as Khloe and Kourtney’s houses. Picture: Realtor.com

Momager, Kris Jenner, helped pay for the US$2.2 million pad in 2016.

Rob Kardashian’s house was in the same estate as two of his sisters. Picture: Realtor.com

The house was used as a backdrop for Rob’s reality TV show, which followed himself and his ex-girlfriend Black Chyna preparing for the birth of their baby, Dream.

He is now living in Kris’ former home which she shared with ex-spouse Caitlyn Jenner.

Caitlyn Jenner

Jenner lives the furthest from the clan. Picture: Getty.

Caitlyn Jenner purchased her secluded Malibu retreat in February 2015, two months before she transitioned into her new identity.

Caitlyn Jenner’s Malibu house is right near the beach.

The Olympic champion, formerly known as Bruce, had already been living in a rental separately from Kris since July 2013.

Kris claimed it was purely due to a lack of space but the pair officially split three months later.

Caitlyn Jenner’s house is located in Malibu. Picture: Realtor.com

The home sits on the mountain top of a private four-hectare property and features a pool, heated floors and panoramic views of the ocean, mountains and canyons.

The Malibu house has stunning views. Picture: Realtor.com

Jenner paid US$3.5 million for the house.

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There’s no denying the Owen property at 30 Main Street needs work. Pic: realestate.com.au

There’s no sugar-coating it – this bungalow in rural South Australia needs a lot of work.

It appears tired from the street, while cracked and chipped walls, peeling paint and worn floors set the scene inside.

But would you consider buying the character home as a renovation project for less than $100,000?

The two-bedroom Owen house at 30 Main St is listed for sale with a $94,950 asking price.

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There are glimmers of character features among the cracked walls and worn floors. Pic: realestate.com.au

Some TLC would breathe new life into it. Pic: realestate.com.au

Ray White Gawler Willaston agent Katrina Nelson said househunters weren’t put off by its appearance, with offers rolling in shortly after hitting the market.

“I’ve had three private show throughs and I have the first open booked for Saturday, and I’m expecting to have quite a lot of people through,” she said.

“(I’ve) had a couple of offers come through already.”

Property records show the rundown home, which is on a 1010sqm block, last changed hands in December 2018.

Mrs Nelson said the owners bought the property with the intention of restoring it to its former glory.

It is on the market for less than $100,000. Pic: realestate.com.au

The current owners bought it almost two years ago as a renovation project. Pic: realestate.com.au

The new owners will be in for a big challenge. Pic: realestate.com.au

“They bought it as a renovation project but they’re in their 70s,” she said.

“The lady that lived there before (the current owners) was apparently a hoarder so when they got it they couldn’t even move in.”

Ms Nelson said the owners replaced the roof and the home was in working order with mains power and water, but the work that needed to be done to fix it up was “not for the faint hearted”.

“It is gorgeous but I’m not going to sugar-coat it, it does need work,” she said.

“It just needs the right person to come through and do it up.

“It’s pretty much a blank canvas.”

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The extraordinary estate at 26-34 Knightsbridge Parade East, Sovereign Islands.

They say Rome wasn’t built in a day and nor was the Gold Coast’s most extravagant house.

The final touches on a grand Sovereign Islands trophy mansion – previously listed with a price tag of $45 million – have been made more than a decade after work first began.

Built across five north-facing waterfront blocks on Knightsbridge Parade East, the keys to the completed mansion are up for grabs with an auction set down for October 17.

The Mediterranean masterpiece will go to auction on October 17.

Amir Mian, principal of Amir Prestige, said it was the first time a property of this calibre would go under the hammer on the Gold Coast.

“The final touches were made two weeks ago so the home will go to auction as new,” he said.

“The strength of the prestige market on the Gold Coast right now is the best it could be.

“There has never been a better time to put a property of this standing to auction.”

Amir Mian, principal of Amir Prestige, with sales agent Faith Liu. Picture: Tertius Pickard

The auction date comes hot on the heels of Mr Mian’s $22.5 million sale on Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach last month, the latest in a string of record real estate deals.

The Sovereign Islands estate was put to market with a $45 million price tag a year ago in a move designed to “test the waters” while construction continued.

The property famously sold in an unfinished state to civil engineer Riccardo Rizzi for $5.3 million at a mortgagee auction in 2013.

The unfinished mansion in 2013. Picture: Luke Marsden

The previous owners, accountant Clare Marks and her lawyer husband Scott Tyne, are reported to have outlaid $21.44 million on the initial construction and four blocks of land.

Perth-based Mr Rizzi later acquired an adjoining 777 sqm block for $1.2 million, increasing the total holding to 4254 sqm.

Riccardo Rizzi took on the challenge of completing the build. Picture Mike Batterham

No expense has been spared by Mr Rizzi who has risen to the challenge of bringing the vision for a grand Mediterranean masterpiece to fruition.

The six-bedroom pad has a billiard room, cinema, wine cellar, 25m outdoor pool, a gymnasium with spa, chiller pool, steam room and sauna.

Mr Mian said it was impossible to put a price on the property, taking into account the value of land, years of trade labour and materials imported from around the globe.

A 4m high, 1500kg bronze statue is among the more ostentatious features.

The auction campaign is expected to attract worldwide interest, with overseas residents without an Australian visa eligible to buy.

“The campaign will target buyers Australia wide as well as China, Hong Kong and Singapore,” said Mr Mian.

“There are plenty of billionaires who are looking through a post-pandemic lens and seeing the Gold Coast as a safe place to be.”

The property boasts 106m of water frontage on the best five north-facing blocks on Sovereign Islands.

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WHEN the designer takes inspiration from Hollywood Hills and a grand piano, you know something special will be created.

Universal House – a one-of-a-kind property – can be found in suburban Oxenford.

Built in 1999, it was designed and built by Simon Laws.

126 Universal Street, Oxenford – from the Hollywood Hills to the hills of Oxenford.

126 Universal Street, Oxenford – the one-of-a-kind property features a tree in the middle of the house.

Enjoy the deck overlooking the leafy gardens.

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The “wavelike” style of concrete wall panels and pre-made curved resin fascia panels is the true standout of the house.

“The whole idea was to make it look like a piano and it’s got the curves you see in houses on the Hollywood Hills,” said marketing agent Sebastian Ross of Ray White Pacific Pines.

“It’s got that 60s and 70s feel but with a very modern twist.

“The components had to be made to order and put together on site.”

From the front the wavelike features stand out.

The lounge

Kitchen and dining room.

As soon as you enter the house, a combination of light, space and nature is evident as a huge tree fills a centre void.

“With the glass panels and the huge tree you get the beautiful texture of the glass as well as the wood and greenery from the tree,” he said.

“When the morning light hits the tree it is just glistening, it’s really quite spectacular.”

The house offers plenty of space.

The kitchen.

The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as several living areas.

Mr Ross said he has already had 40 groups through the house and four offers.

The property is going under the hammer on September 19.

Oxenford’s median house price is $527,250 according to REA Group.

Property records show the highest sale in Oxenford is $1.26 million 2017 for a house on Brittany Drive.

The terrace.

The house has a seamless indoor-outdoor flow.

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