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The development and design team behind Wooloowin’s first masterplanned community: Jeff Brown, Farzana Gujarati and Peter Starr (front). Picture: Richard Walker

Brisbane’s newest masterplanned inner city community will go ahead at the site of a historic convent after nuns agreed to hand it over to developers.

One of the founding fathers of architecture in Brisbane will have his work incorporated into the new masterplanned community – the first of its kind in the inner northern suburb of Wooloowin.

Greville is a 3.6 hectare, 280-home development that has been five years in the planning after a negotiated sale between Cedar Woods Properties and the Catholic Sisters of Mercy, who have owned the elevated site, 5km north of Brisbane CBD, since the 1880s.

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The Holy Cross Convent in Wooloowin is also part of the masterplanned community. It was designed by Hall and Dods architects in 1912. Picture: Richard Walker

At its heart is a heritage-listed laundry that was designed by the most prolific government architect in Queensland, Francis Drummond Greville Stanley, who also designed the General Post Office (GPO) and was the first president of the Queensland Institute of Architects in 1888.

The General Post Office (GPO) in Brisbane.

The Holy Cross Laundry House at Wooloowin. Picture: Richard Walker

The community has been named in his honour and three of the apartment buildings will be named Francis, Drummond and Stanley.

“Back in the day, these industrial buildings were made with care, crafted by architects,” RotheLowman Architects principal Jeff Brown said.

“They were seen as important parts of the infrastructure of the city and were therefore given the care and the love to become impressive works of architecture, which I have always loved. They are so well thought out and tell the story of the city in a way.”

RotheLowman Architects has designed the new masterplanned community of 84 terrace homes and 189 apartments and will convert the laundry into seven residential apartments on the edge of a 4000 sqm community park within the development.

The RotheLowman designed terrace homes planned for Greville Wooloowin.

The residential reuse of what was one of the largest commercial laundries in Brisbane will lead to the original building being turned into generous living areas with 4m-high ceilings. A modern two-storey addition will be added behind, which will house the garage, laundry and upstairs bedrooms.

Between the two buildings will be a bridge to allow for private courtyards between the old and the new sections.

Green space and the pool area planned for Greville Wooloowin.

“We’re making sure we’re not taking away the storytelling or the narrative of the site,” Mr Brown said. “The modern additions pay homage to the scale of those buildings, we haven’t tried to break it up into little houses.”

An original convent that is next to the Holy Cross Catholic Primary School facing Morris Street, will be adapted for community use.

Cedar Creek Properties senior development manager Peter Starr said the $180 million community would keep the ‘garden’ feel that Wooloowin is known for and will be sympathetic to the Queenslander style of surrounding homes, but the new homes would be grounded in a contemporary design.

View of Brisbane city from Morris Street in front of Greville, Wooloowin. Picture: Richard Walker

“All our terrace homes have an optimal north-south orientation, meaning they are designed to enjoy abundant natural light and breezes, with our first release in an elevated enclave, meaning some also enjoy city skyline views,” Mr Starr said.

City glimpses from Greville Wooloowin.

“We have created four different floor plans so there is a design to suit people at all stages of life – whether they are downsizers looking to have their master bedroom and living on one level, or younger purchasers wanting their bedrooms separated.”

The Greville courtyards will include lots of green space.

There are generous landscaped courtyards, and open-plan living that integrates with either a courtyard or balcony, creating light-filled indoor-outdoor living and entertaining.

Civil construction will begin this season and the first 12 town homes will begin construction in autumn or winter of 2021. The development is expected to take five years to complete.

FDG Stanley’s Brisbane legacy

1872: General Post Office, 261 Queen Street

General Post Office (GPO) in Brisbane.

1873: Roma Street railway station

Roma Street Railway Station. Picture courtesy of George Washington Wilson Collection of Photographs, Aberdeen University Library.

1876: Holy Trinity Church, 141 Brookes St, Fortitude Valley

1879: The Port Office, 39 Edward Street

The Port Office, Brisbane.

Early 1880s: All Hallows’ St Ann’s Industrial School

1881: National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Street

National Australia Bank (NAB) headquarters. Picture Derek Moore

1882: The Queensland Club, 19 George Street

1887: St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 43 St Paul’s Terrace, Spring Hill

1889: Tighnabruaich villa, 203 Clarence Road, Indooroopilly

Tighnabruaich at Indooroopilly.

1889: Sisters of Mercy Holy Cross Laundry House, Morris Street, Wooloowin

The Holy Cross Laundry House at Wooloowin. Picture: Richard Walker

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Boatshed 4a Ford Parade, Lindisfarne.

THE moment Dean Lampkin spotted a dingy boatshed for sale at Lindisfarne, his wheels started turning.

This is not the type of property opportunity that comes along every day.

And, on top of the waterside location, the boatshed is also set in one of Hobart’s most desired suburbs.

In short: it ticked a lot of boxes.

Dean said it was basic but he could see its potential, so he quickly snapped up the little green shed and got to work planning an extensive renovation.

While not a boatie himself, Dean — owner of LamCon Construction and Commonwealth Games judo silver medallist — threw himself into the waterside lifestyle spending about six months in between jobs and at weekends tinkering with his project.

He said it had been great fun with the shed becoming an ideal spot to unwind.

“Once it was finished, it certainly crossed my mind that perhaps I should keep it rather than putting it back on the market,” Dean said.

The Ford Pde boatshed last year…

A whole new look this year.

A stunning transformation.

The cute blue weatherboard boatshed dates back to the ’30s. It is one only of a small handful of sheds located between the suburb’s sailing and motor yacht clubs.

The 14.4sq m shed at Lindisfarne Bay features a new kitchenette, timber flooring, indoor-outdoor living and storage space, plus a floating pontoon and finger jetty.

The new jetty has taken the place of a former timber ramp into the water. The striking improvement will likely be the first thing potential buyers notice if they inspected it last year.

Dean said the property should appeal to people who own a small boat.

“They could berth it there, and enjoy the boatshed lifestyle, too,” he said.

She was a modest shed.

Bayside bliss.

A brilliant location.

On the back of the renovation work, Petrusma Property consultant Evan Riseley said the property’s appeal had broadened considerably.

When it hit the market last year the shed was perfect for storing a boat but that was the extent of it. Now Evan believes it is a place where people will also enjoy spending some time relaxing or entertaining.

“Twelve months ago it was the lesser of the Ford Parade boatsheds, but now it is the most fancy of the bunch, he said.

“Dean has clearly dedicated substantial time and money to the renovation — it really shows.

“There is little doubt that he has added a ton of value.

“It is an amazing, charming property that has been finished to a high standard.

“It is also the most unique property I have taken to market.

“I can’t think of another where there was this level of genuine uncertainty about the price that it will fetch when the campaign is all said and done.”

The sale will include the remainder of the property’s current 25-year Crown license agreement, contact the agent for details.

The property hit the market last Friday night and in only a couple of days it had generated thousands of views on realestate.com.au.

Boatshed 4a Ford Pde, Lindisfarne will be open for inspection on Saturday from 10am to 10.30am. It will be sold by expressions of interest closing September 28.

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Stage one of the Kilgariff Estate has sold out,

EIGHTY-SEVEN “affordable” houses could be added to the Alice Springs market if a development application (DA) for a subdivision is approved this week.

The development, flagged for 155 Colonel Rose Drive in Kilgariff for Stage 2 of the Kilgariff Estate to create 87 lots, is expected to create an estimated 200 local jobs.

The DA, lodged by Masterplan NT, says stage one of the Kilgariff Estate has sold out, “proving there is a demand for affordable housing land in Alice Springs”.

A sign advertising the Kilgariff lots

The development is described as “a mix of affordable and attractive housing options appropriate for the Alice market, and in line with the intent of the Kilgariff Area Plan”.

The vision for Kilgariff is to promote housing diversity, affordability and good connections to Alice Springs.

The propsosed Kilgarrif Estate

The proposed subdivision will cover an approximate land area of 11.55ha.

“The application proposes a fairly low density subdivision with a mix of LR lot sizes ranging from 550m² to 989m²,” the DA reads.

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“The subdivision design for Stage 2 includes one designated parcel to be developed as a neighbourhood park, drainage reserves will also be partially landscaped and available as informal public open space for passive recreational use.”

It will consist of a mix of traditional single dwelling lots and a multiple dwelling product.

The subject site had been used for horticultural research and grazing since the 1950s and is located entirely within the former Arid Zone Research Institute (Department of Primary Industry and Resources) paddocks.

The propsosed Kilgarrif Estate lots

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In March 2012, the land was rezoned to FD (Future Development) and the Kilgariff Area Plan was introduced into the NT Planning Scheme.

Stage 1 of Kilgariff was approved on 18 December 2013 for the purpose of a staged subdivision to create 33 Lots in Stage 1(a) and 47 Lots in Stage 1(b). The application for stage two will go before the Development Committee Authority on Wednesday.

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