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A Tale of Two Units - 2 Wallis Parade, North Bondi, 2026

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https://www.raineandhorne.com.au/doublebaybondibeach/properties/1-2-wallis-parade-north-bondi-2026-new-south-wales I first went to view 2 Wallis Parade at the end of October of 2021. Over the years my wife and I had been watching the developer transform a rather old and tired Bondi home into somewhat of an architectural wonder. The block is 544 meters square. They demolished the old home, did a huge excavation and proceeded to a build two semis with shared underground parking. The home features lot of levels and angles and makes extensive use of a grey metallic exterior cladding which I really like. I was anxious to see what was inside. Let’s start at the bottom. You drive down into the shared garage which is huge. There is parking for two cars per unit, a turning circle, separate storage rooms for each unit, a utility room, lift and stairs The stairs and lift are shared and lead to unit 1 on the ground floor and to unit 2 on the second level. ...
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The Lighthouse - 10 Wentworth St, Dover Heights - Architectural Masterpiece - But Is It Liveable ....

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When the “Lighthouse” was first built and won the prestigious Wilkinson Award I was excited to learn that this home was in Dover Heights. I was keen to see exactly what property had won this award. I read all of the articles available at the time but I have had to wait until now when the house has been put on the market to actually see with my own eyes what all the fuss was about. As I was not a potential buyer I told the agent that I just wanted to have a look and was able to do so just before the home was shown to a real prospect. https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-dover+heights-137765994 The years of anticipation were well worth the wait. The “Lighthouse” is the masterpiece of architect Peter Stutchbury. The house features an irregular squiggle space with two distinct light wells. One light-well projects natural light from the sky through the roof, through the master bathroom down to the oval pool below. The second light-well projects on...
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Location: 10 Wentworth St, Dover Heights NSW 2030, Australia
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SHOW ME THE METERS - With Property - Size Really Matters...

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Ok I realize from the get go that this a going to be a rant but it is a rant that needs to be made. Buying a property is certainly one of   largest financial outlays in the life of any Australian.   The price of a 2 bed / 1 bath / 1 garage apartment is well over a million dollars most anywhere in the Planet Bondi footprint.   Even the prices of a tear down semi is well above 2 million and the price of a non attached property well over 3 million. I am talking minimums here of course.   Most properties are many more millions.   So why do almost NONE of the real estate agents tell you one of the most important aspect of the property - its size in meters!!   It the case of an apartment I am talking about the internal square meters with or without external spaces.   In the case of attached properties or self standing properties I am talking the square meters of the land itself as well as internal and external spaces. What is it about Australia that we sell ...
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Clash of the 11 Million Dollar Titans - 99 Murriverie Road, North Bondi versus 90 Military Road, Dover Heights

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Back in the good old days before Covid any sale of a home in North Bondi or Dover Heights over 10 million would have been big news.  However during early July to Oct 11, 2021 Sydney Delta lockdown, these huge prices have become more and more common.   This is a tale of two homes that are only 550 meters by foot apart and both sold for over 11 million in September of 2021.  90 Military sold for 11.5 million while 99 Murriverie Rd sold for 11.235 million. The incredible thing about both homes is that they both traded for about 5 millions less only a few years ago 90 Military sold for 5.76 million in May of 2018 so that gain in value in Sept 2021 was a whopping 5.74 million https://www.realestate.com.au/property/90-military-rd-dover-heights-nsw-2030 99 Murriverie sold for 6.3 million in June of 2019 so the gain in value in Sept 2021 was an incredible 4,935 million. https://www.domain.com.au/news/north-bondi-house-sold-in-2019-for-6-3m-resold-by-30-year-old-for-11-235m-1...
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1/17 Loombah Road - Dover Heights - Is It Worth 7 Million ???

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  1/17 Loombah Road - Dover Heights The highest price ever paid for a dual occupancy or semi in Dover Heights is 6.25 mill.  Sold on May 20, 2021 and it was 5 bed / 4 bath / 4 car with decent harbour views at 1/43 Hardy Street. https://www.domain.com.au/property-profile/1-43-hardy-street-dover-heights-nsw-2030 1/17 Loombah is 3 bed, 3 bath, 2 car with not great views and word has it that the vendor was offered over 6 mill but wants more than 7.   Is it worth it? https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-dover+heights-136400234 Here is my take: I went to one of the very first inspections of this property went it first went on the market.  One of the first things that irked me was the fact the the property was clearly not complete.  The gates between the street and both the front and back yards had not been installed and while walking on the patio I noticed that some of the tiles had yet to be secured to the concrete below.  When you have been bui...
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