5 great dogs for apartment living
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
Find the perfect dog for your place.
With more and more people living in apartments there has been an increase in the need for dogs that suit apartment life. If you are considering getting a dog for your apartment here are a few breeds to consider.
Buyer’s Guide to Rugs
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
It’s hard not to notice the love affair that’s blossomed between fashion and flooring. The romantic and evocative colours and prints from fashion designers such as Akira Isogawa, Easton Pearson and Alex Perry now adorn an array of rich and sumptuous rugs. It’s a collaboration that combines form with function and is perhaps the easiest way to add vibrancy and texture to your home. Navigating the options, materials and styles to choose the right rug can prove a little difficult; we’ve pulled together some expert tips and shopping advice to help you make the right decision.
Our newest Docklanders!!
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
Docklands’ newest residents are now moving into the exclusive River precinct at Yarra’s Edge.
Some 31 new households are set to make River precinct their home. The first Riverfront resident arrived on their private boat and many others confirmed their enthusiasm about the excitement and diversity city living offers, easily accessible from their private waterfront sanctuary at Yarra’s Edge.
Big bids expected for vintage street sign!
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
A VINTAGE street sign that once marked an intersection on Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange could attract some serious money.
The enamel ”Broad St” and ”Wall St” sign will be offered at Christie’s on Tuesday. The auctioneer’s pre-sale estimate is $US60,000 ($A69,100) to $US80,000 ($A92,100).
Look what you get for $45m in the Sydney property market
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
Altona, a waterfront house in Sydney’s Point Piper, often dubbed the home of conspicuous consumption, has been listed for sale with $45 million hopes.
The house last sold for $28 million in 2002. Its latest listing seeks to restore the property as Sydney’s record-setting property.
Its owners, Deke and Eve Miskin, have decided to sell the eight-bedroom, seven-bathroom house but keep the vacant adjoining block on which they intend to build unless they can get a further $24 million.
Homes worth more on a STREET than on a road
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
Addresses containing the word "street" are worth $100,000 more than those ending in "road".
But people who live in avenues, esplanades or parades are doing as much as $400,000 better.
Analysis of NSW home values based on thoroughfare types has shown the average price of a house on a street is $516,000, compared with $409,000 for a dwelling on a road.
Boulevards, avenues and esplanades have average prices hitting $511,000, $649,000 and $809,000 respectively, while those on a parade come in at an average of $641,000.
Green star-rating gets a green light
August 3, 2010 § Leave a comment
In the absolute heart of Victoria Harbour, Convesso offers 220 apartments including 17 luxury, three or four-bedroom waterfront penthouses. One and two-bedroom apartments that overlook the harbour or the extension of Bourke Street and the Yarra River are set in a tower above the penthouses with just six residences on each floor. Each apartment has a balcony inset from the façade to create an outdoor room or winter garden.
The element of surprise
August 2, 2010 § Leave a comment
Unexpected design and an undeniable wow factor unite these diverse architecture award winners.
A house that doubles as a museum. A circular tower that invokes the concept of a planetarium. An 1850s homestead hidden behind an aged cypress hedge.
Every year, the Victorian Architecture Awards reveal new and exciting ideas in design and building from both established and emerging practices. Diverse, yet individually interesting, each entry is a remarkable statement of the design vision that has set the industry at the forefront of global architecture.
Elite Hong Kong land auction fetches $1.5b!
July 31, 2010 § Leave a comment
A rare residential site on Hong Kong’s ritzy Victoria Peak fetched $US1.3 billion ($A1.5 billion) at auction on Wednesday, boosting one of the world’s most dizzying luxury property markets.
The plot of land at 103 Mount Nicholson Road, which offers a panoramic view of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, was snapped up by Nan Fung Group after attracting nearly 50 bids at this year’s fourth government land sale.
Five steps to renovation success!
July 31, 2010 § Leave a comment
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