Domain Review Bayside & Port Phillip - February 23, 2022

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

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NIC CESTER READING THE SIGNS

REAL ESTATE GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINER

DAVID HALLBERG T HE BA L L ET GRE AT F I N DS HIS F EET I N MEL BOU R N E B AY S I D E & P O R T P H I L L I P

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The artistic director of The Australian Ballet, David Hallberg, is one of the world’s greatest ever ballet dancers. He is a genuine celebrity of the dance world, and our cover feature this week. What a sublime talent – and interviewee – he is, answering questions with the grace and integrity that led him to become the first American dancer to be a principal with the Bolshoi Ballet.

When South Dakota-born Hallberg, 39, was appointed to the artistic director role in 2021, Melbourne was in the thick of the pandemic. Now audiences finally have the chance to see his vision for the company soar. ●

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OUR COVER \ David Hallberg, artistic director of The Australian Ballet.

Photographed by Julian Kingma.

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Meet the Melbourne fashion designer whose jackets hang in celeb wardrobes.

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From Albert Park to LA

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ochelle Gregory makes one-of-a-kind jackets worn by celebrities including model Gigi Hadid and actor Ruby Rose.

And now the Melburnian, who has an Albert Park store, has teamed with Hadid’s sister, LA fashion designer Alana Hadid, for her latest collection.

The Rocky Rafaela X La Detresse collaboration includes biker jackets that are painted and embellished, and a nostalgia for tie-dyed materials plugs into hippy vibes.

“Alana got right behind me,” Gregory says.

“She brings an LA style to the Aussies.

“She’s nice, fun and we’re both happy with the outcome of coming together for this project.

Hopefully it’ll lead to more.”

Rocky Rafaela launched in 2016, using sustainable leather and quality silk, bridging rebelliousness and class.

The brand is stocked by Fred Siegel in LA and The Iconic in Australia. Gregory has also just opened her boutique in Albert Park, a stone’s throw

from where she grew up, and says her fashion sense is all thanks to family.

“My Greek grandfather was a tailor; he kept an industrial machine at the front of his house and would sew on it every day,” she says of her earliest memories of fashion.

When Gregory graduated from the Whitehouse School of Design in 2014, she applied for an internship at Alexander Wang, missing out to one other applicant. She took that loss in her stride and committed to starting her brand.

She spent her early 20s on buying trips with her mother, who owns the Armadale boutique Balloon for Kids, and says a lot of inspiration comes from her family. “They are modern Greeks who always dress well and that definitely influenced my desire to study fashion design.”

She doesn’t shy from talking about the substance abuse and eating disorders that plagued her teens, but says she’s in a better place now.

While seeing a therapist the conversation turned

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to Australian Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose, who had found her own way through trauma.

“My therapist asked me what do I want to do with my life and I told her, ‘If Ruby Rose could face her traumatic past, so could I,’” Gregory says.

That affirmation gave her the courage to deliver a custom-made jacket to Rose’s manager in 2016, in the hope it would make it to the actor.

Rose was spotted wearing it at LAX airport a month later and reached out to Gregory to add a carved rose on it. She then wore it in a worldwide Maybelline campaign, which set social media in a frenzy to find out who the designer was.

“That really was the icing on the cake. It was fantastic she embraced it. I wasn’t expecting it,” Gregory says. “I still go through personal struggles but have learnt how to cope with my past. Fashion has been the greatest healer; I throw myself into my work and love the creative space.” ● ● rockyrafaela.com

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COVER STORY The Australian Ballet guided new artistic director David Hallberg

back to his beloved stage after a career-defining setback.

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tarting a new job always has its challenges.

For David Hallberg, coming in as the new artistic director of the Australian Ballet – its first new director in two decades – would have been daunting at the best of times.

These, of course, are not the best of times. Amid COVID, Hallberg’s carefully-curated debut season was disrupted. The pandemic forced the cancellation of a string of shows, which then had to be abandoned altogether, without a single step danced on a Melbourne stage.

Lucky, then, that he’s the sort of person who thrives on disaster.

“I feel that in crisis, like with past injury and with performance, I just hone in and my focus becomes laser,” says Hallberg, 39. “I haven’t been able to think twice about anything, which has been good.”

When it comes to a crisis, Hallberg certainly knows what he’s talking about.

Born in the American midwest, he spent 20 years building an extraordinary career as a dancer, performing lead roles with such celebrated companies as the American Ballet Theatre, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Royal Ballet in London, the Paris Opera Ballet and La Scala in Milan.

At the peak of his fame, he was one of very few ballet stars with genuine international celebrity.

And then a freak foot injury saw him cast aside, at the age of 33.

After a string of cancelled performances, Hallberg shaved off his iconic blond locks and headed somewhere nobody expected – to Melbourne, where he sought refuge with the Southbank-based Australian Ballet, a company he had first performed with five years earlier.

“They saved me, not only me as a dancer, but me as a person,” Hallberg says. “They took me under their wing and let me heal and guided me back on stage, but I also became a real person. I started going to the pub and having a beer and chilling out, which I wasn’t doing before.”

Was there something about the Australian Ballet that made it an unusually nurturing place?

“I think it has much to do with the Australian culture,” Hallberg says. “Aussies are warm and culturally open. And nice. I find that I’m actually a much nicer person in this country than I was when I was in Moscow or New York.”

It’s fair to say that the high-pressure world of classical ballet doesn’t always encourage niceness.

Growing up in Arizona, Hallberg was comparatively late to discover dance. It was an old Fred Astaire film that first sparked his interest, but he didn’t heed the call until he was 13, which is practically ancient for a professional dancer. The ballet studio quickly became a safe space in which to retreat from the hardships of being different at school.

“Dance was my escape. I was teased and made fun of, incessantly, because I was the effeminate kid who just didn’t fit in. But then I would go to my dance studio and I would fit in. That was my environment, my people, my community. It’s been my community my whole life.”

But, as Hallberg discovered, getting serious about ballet brings its own hardships. After winning a scholarship at 17 to study at the Paris Opera Ballet school, the cutthroat nature of competitive dance left him feeling isolated and miserable.

“I think maybe some of the guys there were a little jealous. But the overriding factor was I was so American. I was like a golden retriever from American suburbia. I was just like, ‘Like me, like me, like me!’ And they sniffed that out, immediately.”

Now he sees that brutal year as being formative – a testing ground that showed him what was possible

Ballet. Unlike the Paris Opera Ballet, they don’t seem to have held his being American against him.

In fact, he thinks outgoing director David McAllister asked him to apply for the job partly because of his outsider status.

“He said he liked the balance between me knowing the culture of the Australian Ballet and me not knowing the culture. I’d had experience around the world, of course, with other companies, but I also knew this company intimately because of my time during the injury. It just seemed to fit.”

When we speak before Christmas, Omicron is only just beginning its global tour, but Hallberg is hopeful that it will be second time lucky for what he is still calling his debut season.

Highlights include lush productions of classics Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet, but it’s the innovative Kunstkammer that has him most excited. Originally created by four acclaimed choreographers for the Netherlands Dance Theatre, it will have its Australian premiere in Sydney in April before transferring to Melbourne for June.

“It’s the most ambitious, contemporary program that the company has ever done. It really puts the mark on where I want to take the company.”

“Aussies are warm and culturally open. And nice. I find that I’m actually a much nicer person in this country.”

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with a bit of determination. He says it wasn’t ambition that kept him going so much as obsession with an art form that had come to feel like home.

But did it ever seem odd to him that he had chosen such a harsh environment as his safe space?

“What I really loved about ballet was the discipline, and the drive to be perfect. I didn’t find that in other forms of dance. With ballet you were just being told, ‘Wrong, wrong, wrong!’ And I loved that. I loved being told I was wrong and I had to fix it, to push for it.”

He considers. Laughs.

“OK, I guess it’s a bit masochistic.”

That discipline – and possibly that masochism – has no doubt helped him cope with his baptism of fire as the new artistic director at the Australian

This time next year, he’s hoping to be celebrating his first season, content in the knowledge that he’s made that mark. He also hopes to have found a new musical director – replacing Nicolette Fraillon, who is departing after nearly 20 years with the company – who will prove an ideal collaborator for his vision.

But what will success for his first season look like?

“No cancellation of performances. The other thing will be sitting back and looking at how the company is performing. I’m seeing differences already, but I think next year I’ll be able to say, we have done so much good work.” ● ANNA KARENINA \ Arts Centre Melbourne from February 25 to March 9. ● australianballet.com.au

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MUSIC Nic Cester’s new work is inspired by a famous Melbourne sign and a sweet metaphor.

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t’s been almost 20 years since Aussie rock group Jet put Melbourne on the music map with their hit single Are You Gonna Be My Girl. These days, figurehead Nic Cester has swapped his heady rock’n’roll schedule for a quieter life in Milan where he lives with his wife Pia and their 3½-year-old daughter Matilda.

It took a three-month pandemic lockdown in Milan for Cester to face his past and begin writing a new album, which in turn inspired a children’s book of the same name.

The Skipping Girl is a melange of Beatle-esque and nursery rhyme ditties.

The album is inspired by the famous neon Skipping Girl Vinegar sign – dubbed Little Audrey – that has hung above Victoria Street since 1936 and holds a place in the hearts of Melburnians.

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“The Skipping Girl idea resonated because it’s like she’s caught in a loop

eyes,” Cester beams, as she asks for a cappuccino while he is doing this interview via Zoom.

His name is forever linked to the rise and fall of Jet, a band he started with his brother Chris and two friends. They navigated a journey from the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne to the big city lights of Los Angeles and beyond.

Cester says he never felt comfortable in the rock star world – he craved stability and a loving relationship, which he found when he met Pia in Western Australia while on tour in the early 2000s.

“Pia and I are quite different, but I think that’s why our relationship works,” he says. “We fill in each other’s blanks. She is more pragmatic than me, whereas I fly by the seat of my pants and take more risks, but together that works.

“I am not without my vices, but it took meeting Pia for me to be most comfortable with myself and in a relationship.” ●

and can’t escape. That’s how I felt many years ago.”

THE SKIPPING GIRL \ Book and vinyl soundtrack

“Working on this album got me thinking about my own childhood and life experiences,” Cester says.

“I guess that’s all come into play since I’ve become a father myself, but the Skipping Girl idea resonated because it’s like she’s caught in a loop and can’t escape. That’s how I felt many years ago, and I wanted to bring that idea to music and a book.”

He recently returned to Melbourne to visit family after the pandemic kept him away for two years.

“Living in Italy is such a different experience than living in Australia,” Cester says. “When I moved overseas, I wanted to get away and start anew after the band. Pia and I spent some time in Berlin and then came to Milan.

“Italy is beautiful. It’s different to back home and now that we have Matilda, we feel guilty to keep her

away from our families, so the plan is to keep coming back more regularly. She’s already visited five times in her life.”

Cester says writing the children’s book has been a cathartic process. It is a metaphor for his struggles with identity and fame, told through a central character who is trying to escape herself and become something more.

“I was stuck in traffic 10 years ago [in Melbourne] and felt at a crossroads,” he says. “It’s then I saw the sign from a different angle. It’s a rich metaphor and I liked that.”

Matilda believes she is the central character in the book – a secret she is convinced she shares with only her father.

“It’s very cute to see how innocent it all is in her

by Nic Cester, out now. ● musicglue.com/niccester

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FEATURE HOUSE HAMPTON \ 17 LITTLEWOOD STREET 6

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This Californian bungalow has been renovated and extended to suit the largest of families and is now filled with style, ease and 21st-century functionality.

The facade retains the distinctive appearance of the era, but the front door opens on space, luxury and amenity unimagined in early 20th-century suburbia.

Either side of the central hall at the front of the house are the formal lounge and the luxurious main bedroom. Both have seats in wide bay windows and the bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and en suite. Two more bedrooms, a study, family bathroom and laundry are also located in this original section.

At the rear, the north-facing, full-width living, dining and kitchen area opens to a stylish entertaining deck and barbecue, and looks out to the private garden with a solarheated family pool shown off by mature greenery, flowering trees and a neat lawn.

The living area has bamboo floors, walls of glass and bespoke cabinetry for entertainment devices.

Designed for a serious cook, the timber and white kitchen has a Miele pyrolytic oven, combination oven, induction cooktop and an integrated Electrolux fridge and freezer.

The island bench, with pendant lights, serves as a breakfast bar and the appliance cupboard has a hideaway roller door. There is excellent storage in the kitchen itself and a separate fitted pantry with shelves, drawers and benchtop.

The first floor is the children’s zone. Three bedrooms have built-in robes; the family bathroom has a separate toilet and

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there is a living area for studying and playing. This floor also has three sections of roof storage.

Ducted heating, airconditioning, surround sound, keyless entry, video intercom and an alarm have been fitted. New carpet has been laid in the bedrooms.

Hampton Primary School is in the same black and Brighton Secondary College is nearby. Shopping, cafes and services are on the doorstep in Hampton Street and the beach is not far away. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domainreview.com.au

Agent: Belle Property, Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 Price: $3.7 million-$3.9 million Auction: 2.30pm, February 26

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“A SUPERB HOME DESIGNED FOR ALL THE DEMANDS OF A FAMILY LIFE AND ENTERTAINING.” JENNY DWYER – AGENT

BRIGHTON \ 13 WELL STREET 3

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en suite; the study has a built-in desk and

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integrated fridge and freezer. Also on this

shelving, and the open-plan hub plays

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floor are a bedroom and bathroom. On

the heartstrings in all seasons, with Miele appliances including a coffee machine,

the ground floor, the main bedroom has

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an en suite with twin basins, and there is

Sunset views from the party-sized terrace

a gas fireplace for winter huddles and

are some of the joys waiting in this

five glazed apertures to the terrace for

Close to the shops and cafes of Bay

spotted gum are features of the property

exceptional apartment. In the penthouse

maximum indoor-outdoor flow. Stroll to

Street and a short walk from the beach,

and it has zoned climate control, surround

position in a boutique Jon Friedrich

shops, Middle Brighton station and the

this contemporary home by prestigious

sound, electric louvres, ducted vacuum and

development, it marries a spacious

beach. ● KAY KEIGHERY

architecture firm Jackson Clements

solar panels. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

a study with built-in desk. Silver ash and

and splendidly appointed interior with

Burrows is ideally located for a pleasurable

about 220 square metres of outdoor

lifestyle. The living area is on the first floor

space incorporating a Vergola-covered

and the roof deck has spectacular city

entertainment area (with adjacent

Agent: Kay & Burton,

views. The living and dining area opens

Agent: Marshall White,

barbecue) and a step-up terrace sporting

Eleisha Doherty 0434 029 128

to a north-facing balcony and is serviced

Justin Holod 0411 669 161

an intimate spa. The main bedroom

Price: $4.15 million-$4.35 million

by a luxurious Poggenpohl kitchen with

Price: $1.8 million-$1.9 million

has a dressing room giving on to a luxe

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Miele appliances, stone benches and an

Auction: 10.30am, February 26

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while pendant light fittings, plantation

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and five bedrooms on ground level, and

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shutters, polished timber floors and fresh,

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four social areas and six bedrooms on the

white paintwork abet the cross-century

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appeal. The toilet is separate and there’s

first floor. The style of the bathrooms and

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a handy study nook in the hub. Close to

plethora of toilets confirm the boardinghouse air. Those with vision, however, won’t

This property is ideal for a family looking to

MSAC, trams, South Melbourne Primary,

This auction will be an event, with what’s

see a boarding house on opening the door

put down roots in the sought after ’burb.

Albert Park College and Clarendon Street

going under the hammer a mammoth,

to the terrific, timber-panelled, tessellated-

Styled for low-maintenance living and

shops, it has convenience covered. ●

landmark Victorian terrace. Unrenovated

tiled hall; but a slumbering princess of a

and rambling, it’s also a rare opportunity

mansion. ● KAY KEIGHERY

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single-level but for the subterranean cellar, the modernised Edwardian offers three

to reconfigure, renovate and polish up a

big bedrooms with fireplaces, an elegant

rough diamond. The deep block on the

bathroom-laundry combo and a kitchen-

corner of Montague Street and St Vincent

dining-living hub with two sets of french

Agent: Wilson,

Place looks over the renowned gardens

Agent: Jellis Craig,

doors to a sunny courtyard. The facade

Graeme Wilson 0418 315 645

and opens to Draper Street at the rear.

Greg Hocking 0418 329 961

welcomes in white. Inside, the arched

Price: $2.5 million-$2.75 million

Imposing under its title-bearing parapet,

Price: $9.5 million-$10 million

entrance hall provides pretty passage,

Auction: 1.30pm, February 26

Hambleton House has five social areas

Auction: 1pm, March 5

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ST KILDA 17A Robe Street

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ALLIANCE FRANCAIS – UNIQUE STYLISH URBAN OASIS WITH POOL • Spacious easy living with privacy & secure entry • Attention to design detail & features • Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, two secure basement carparks This beautiful urban oasis home offers privacy and abundant light. Masterfully converted to a modern, stylish, easy-living residence while respecting its Edwardian mansion soul (c1922). Comprises a zoned living room with hardwood floors underfoot and ornate soaring ceilings

Albert Park 03 9699 5999 14

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overhead with space for lounge, dining and entertaining flowing onto a vast veranda overlooking a heated pool and a vogue mirrored kitchen with terrific storage. Also features a grand master bedroom with fireplace served by a luxurious ensuite, guest powder room and elevator access to two car parks.

View As advertised or by appointment EOI Closing - Friday 11 March at 12pm Contact Michael Szulc 0417 122 809 Geoff Cayzer 03 9690 9782

Port Melbourne 03 9646 0812

IDDLE PARK 205 Beaconsfield Parade M

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INNOVATIVE & LUXURIOUS BIOPHILIC LIVING • Two kitchens and living zones on separate levels for terrific dual family living • Bio mechanical thermal core for all year comfort • Basement parking for three with vehicle recharge station, wine cellar and storage space • Elevator, wine cellar, solar power, smart lighting, automatic blinds and windows • Mesmerising vista from the ocean to the city

Albert Park 03 9699 5999

Known as the Bio-Courtyard house, this award-winning property by DesignInc & Visioneer Builders is centred around a double story internal courtyard and masterfully marries function with form. The jewel of this opulent crown extends across the entire first floor with a master living zone. Comprising a spacious lounge area, the ultimate entertainer’s kitchen through to a dining wing and sunny terrace.

In conjunction with Jellis Craig Armadale.

Michael Armstrong 0407 063 263

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View

Strictly by appointment

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44 St Vincent Place, Albert Park "Hambleton House" - One of the largest allotments in existence on famed St Vincent Place positioned directly opposite St Vincent Gardens, this immense double fronted Victorian represents an extremely rare opportunity to renovate and reimagine. Three street frontages, twenty principal rooms and a host of esteemed period features underscore an incredible proposition to harness the original grace and grandeur of the era and transform this significant dwelling into a contemporary masterpiece.

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Auction Inspect Land Greg Hocking Simon Gowling Max Mercuri Port Phillip

Sat, 5th Mar at 1:00pm As advertised or by appointment 630 sqm approx.

0418 329 961 0422 234 644 0431 043 723 (03) 8644 5500

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95 Hambleton Street, Middle Park An unmistakeable connection with outside define this impeccable architecturally designed renovation that has an inspiring collection of light filled living spaces. A beautifully equipped kitchen incorporates polished concrete surfaces, high-end appliances & butler’s pantry. The magnificent design of the northeast facing alfresco entertaining zone and award winning swimming pool and spa provides the inviting backdrop to open plan living, creating the perfect setting for entertaining.

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Auction Sat, 5th March at 2:30pm Inspect As advertised or by private appointment Land 366 sqm approx.

Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 Max Mercuri 0431 043 723 Thomas Scaunich 0421 390 696 Port Phillip (03) 8644 5500

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113 Raglan Street, South Melbourne Bespoke excellence by Coy Yiontis Architects introduces a rare find in contemporary living across three transparent pavilions. Seamless indoor/outdoor entertaining comprises open plan living/dining with pond and Calacatta Marble kitchen, opening to alfresco courtyard and lap pool. An expert floorplan features 3 bedrooms plus study. Includes garage parking with private laneway.

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Auction Sat, 26th Feb at 2:00pm Inspect As advertised or by private appointment Warwick Gardiner 0438 308 555 Mack Burgoine 0439 464 625 Port Phillip (03) 8644 5500

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364 Richardson Street, Middle Park This could be Middle Park’s rarest opportunity! A corner site with crossover & non-contributory overlay allowing for demolition (STCA). Concept plans for a truly amazing new home over 4 levels. The beach at one end of the street and Albert Park Lake at the other end. Whether you are looking to build a new home, establish a commercial business using the existing building or develop the site in another way, then this really is the opportunity for you.

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Sat, 26th Feb at 12:30pm 210 sqm approx 0431 043 723 0422 234 644 0421 390 696 (03) 8644 5500

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A selection of our finest homes SOLD

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108 Bay Road, Sandringham

9 Fifth Street, Black Rock

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1 Mariemont Avenue, Beaumaris

7 Crisp Street, Hampton

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95 Pellatt Street, Beaumaris

2 Bronte Court, Hampton

Exceptional homes. Exceptional results.

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A selection of our finest homes SOLD

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74 Ardoyne Street, Black Rock

93 Sandringham Road, Sandringham

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8 Victory Street, Sandringham

26 Bayview Crescent, Black Rock

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19 Ozone Avenue, Beaumaris

12A Austin Road, Hampton

Exceptional homes. Exceptional results.

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HAMPTON 17 Littlewood Street AN ENTICING CREATION OF POOLSIDE FAMILY EXCELLENCE Spellbinding 6 bedroom + study 3.5 bathroom Californian Bungalow enjoying 3 separate living areas including a kids’ domain, a deluxe stone kitchen, beautiful downstairs main bedroom (WIR & ensuite), covered BBQ area, heated pool, ducted heating/air cond, security, Bamboo floors, storage, tandem carport & an auto garage. Walk to Hampton Primary School, shops, train and the beach. belleproperty.com

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AUCTION Sat 26 Feb 2.30pm VIEW As Advertised GUIDE $3,700,000 - $3,900,000

xx 03 9521 9800 Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 Sandra Michael 0499 023 510

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ST KILDA 60 Alma Road 'KINDROGAN' - A GLAMOROUS & RENOVATED 1930'S MASTERPIECE Showcasing spectacular designer detail and an unwavering commitment to quality, this reimagined 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home delivers a peerless family environment. The generous design incorporates lounge, dining, study, family room, culinary kitchen and poolside entertaining. Close to transport, Alma Park, schools, Chapel, Carlisle and Fitzroy Streets and the beach.

FOR SALE Expressions Of Interest CLOSING Tuesday March 1 at 12pm VIEW See website for details

Andy Nasr 0422 029 324 Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Julian Cannata 0424 717 913

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BLACK ROCK 24 Bayview Crescent A MID-CENTURY BAYSIDE STUNNER Renovated with coastal contemporary style, this reinvented 3 bedroom + study 2 bathroom Fasham

AUCTION Sat 26 Feb 1.00pm

Johnson-designed sensation has 3 relaxed living areas, a charming dining area, deluxe stone

VIEW As Advertised

kitchen (Falcon stove & butler’s pantry), beautiful main bedroom (BIRs & ensuite), landscaped

GUIDE $2,500,000 - $2,650,000

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BRIGHTON 27 Rusden Street SPACIOUS SOPHISTICATION IN AN EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY FRIENDLY SETTING This architecturally designed 3-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom town residence delivers an exceptional lifestyle of house-sized space and privacy. Epitomising the essence of modern living with the interior opens to reveal a living room, fitted home office, family/dining, upstairs’ retreat, culinary kitchen, decking, courtyard, and balcony. Close to Elsternwick and Elwood Villages, transport, public and private schools, parks and beach.

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Nicholas Peters 0422 393 709 Adam Joske 0414 337 979 Sam Inan 0433 076 999

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HAMPTON 89 Willis Street THE PERFECT BALANCE OF ELEGANT CHARM AND FAMILY LUXURY Stunning 4 bedroom 2 bathroom single level family sensation featuring 2 beautiful living zones, a newly renovated kitchen (Smeg/Bosch appliances, WI pantry & marble tile spashback), gorgeous main bedroom (WIR & ensuite), north-facing rear garden (sublime covered deck), Tasmanian Oak floors, ducted heating/air cond, a shed and a secure carport. Walk to Hampton Primary School & the beach.

AUCTION Sat 5 March 12pm VIEW As Advertised GUIDE $2,600,000 - $2,750,000

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xx 03 9521 9800 Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 Sandra Michael 0499 023 510

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ST KILDA 8/21 Marine Parade A MODERN AND SPACIOUS HOUSE-SIZED OASIS OPPOSITE THE BEACH Immerse yourself in a bayside lifestyle with this modern 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom + study apartment located directly opposite the beach. Extra-wide timber floors guide you through from the entry to a house-sized living and dining room extending onto a covered terracotta-tiled balcony with views of the bay and iconic St Kilda lighthouse in the background. Walk to St Kilda Marina, trams, and Acland and Blessington Streets’ restaurants and shops.

AUCTION Saturday March 5 at 12:30pm VIEW See website for details

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Margaret Duncan 0417 382 686 John Manning 0416 101 201 Tony Pride 0417 300 056

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ST KILDA G05/22-24 Pakington Street

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STYLISH, SLEEK, AND SEDUCTIVELY BRAND NEW This modern 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment fits the bill when it comes to luxury with all the bells and whistles. Delivering a brand-new level of lowmaintenance excellence, the interior showcases living and dining connecting to a patio, and Smeg kitchen.

Kyle Spinks 0418 555 333 Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Maria Hunt 0413 187 188

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ST KILDA 308/3-5 St Kilda Road

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2 BALCONIES & BAY VIEWS FOR SALE VIEW See website for details

This 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment represents great first home buying or astute investing. Spacious and immaculate, the modern layout is highlighted by living and dining, streamlined open-plan kitchen with stone benchtops, and 2 balconies capturing bay views.

Julian Cannata 0424 717 913 Costa Karabatsos 0404 046 631 Moses Habib 0450 011 922

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ST KILDA EAST 110/5-7 Hotham Street

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CONTEMPORARY COMFORT This modern apartment is destined to become your lifestyle sanctuary. The 2-bedroom interior’s focus is on the open kitchen and living/dining room stepping out to an enclosed balcony. Metres from trams and Alma Park and a short walk to Windsor Station and Chapel Street.

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BEL AIRE • A classic Victorian home with a contemporary feel, boasting 3.6m high ceilings & 2 fireplaces

• A connoisseurs kitchen flaunting marble, stone island bench, Miele & Quasair appliances

• A beachside new build featuring heritage accents, skylights & floor to ceiling windows

• Self-cleaning pool, outdoor decking with builtin BBQ, plus automatic two-car-tilt garage

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Indulge in incredible views of the glittering city to the bay and all the gorgeous parks and garden surrounding this impressive 3 bedroom + study 2.5 bathroom 3-level penthouse. Welcomed by a spectacular sweeping staircase, this boutique residence enjoys relaxed lounge, elegant dining room with cocktail bar, well-equipped granite kitchen (Smeg appliances), an enclosed rooftop entertainment area (gas log fire and kitchenette), 3 huge bedrooms (BIRs – main with dressing room & ensuite), executive study and entertaining terraces on every level. Equipped with R/C air conditioning, ceiling fans, video intercom, abundant storage, lift access and secure side-by-side basement parking plus storage cage. In the heart of the Bay Street action, walk to Lagoon Reserve, the Gasworks Arts Park and the beach.

• Internal living 298sqm approx - Terraces 139sqm approx • 3-levels of amazing penthouse living • Sensational city, bay and park views • 2 separate entertaining zones including private rooftop • 2 side-by-side basement parking + storage • Cafes, shops and restaurants at your door For Sale: Guide: Contact:

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Ignite Your Apartment Paradise Dream Revel in a tropical COURTYARD oasis in this enticing 2 bedroom ground floor security apartment. Surrounded in garden serenity, this cul-de-sac retreat enjoys an engaging living and dining room with open fireplace, a slick kitchen (Baumatic stove and rear access), a generous main bedroom (fitted BIRs), light-filled 2nd bedroom (fitted BIRs), a stylish bathroom and a tranquil courtyard garden with a soaring Canary Island Palm tree. Charmed with Tasmanian Oak floors and high ceilings, this boutique abode adds comfort with ducted heating, intercom, security door and instant hot water. One of only 5, walk to parks and gardens, Brighton Road trams, Ripponlea Station, Elwood Primary School, Tennyson Street shops and cafés, or wander to Point Ormond Café on the beach.

• A ground floor haven with an alfresco surprise • Charming open fireplace • Tasmanian Oak floors & high ceilings • Boutique block of only 5 residences • Walk to St Kilda Botanical Gardens For Sale: Contact:

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Auction Sat 26 Feb $3,600,000 - $3,960,000 Internal: 225sqm (Approx.)

Balcony: 212sqm (Approx.)

Occupying the entire top floor of this prestigious building on the Como Estate and offering luxury and sensational views to all compass points. The secure lift opens directly into the apartment.

Comprising sitting and dining room opening to a very large sun deck with beautiful views and creates an exceptional entertaining area. Main bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room, two further bedrooms, family bathroom, laundry, powder room, excellent fitted study and a beautifully appointed and very stylish kitchen.

The balcony runs right around the apartment so you can do your morning laps! Three secure car parks, two very good storage areas plus easy walking to Como Park, the Village and South Yarra shops.

All in absolutely mint condition and perfect to lock up and leave. This is an exceptional property and we have no doubt you will be enchanted when you inspect.

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