Radical Roundup: New & Notable This Week

VIC

• A two-storey weatherboard on Williamstown’s The Strand emerged on the market with modest mid-$2mil hopes. The Strand is Williamstown’s trophy street, not surprising seeing that its bayfront position offers some stunning views back to Melbourne’s CBD. The price record for the road was achieved back in May 2008 when 21 The Strand sold for $5.4m. Aside from that outlier, most homes trade between $2m and $4.5m, meaning that 27 The Strand is priced well (potentially a result of its shared driveway with a battle-ax development of townhouses at the property’s rear). Further up the road, 75 The Strand is looking for between $3m and $3.5m. Sweeney Estate Agents Peter Fox and Dean Stanley have the listing. 27 The Strand, Williamstown 

• Notable for its shockingly expensive listing price, a 50 acre chunk of non-waterfront land in Balnarring on the Mornington Peninsula listed for $3.3m. Blane Paton of Paton Estate Agents has the listing at 1 Stanleys Road. If it gets that price, it will be the most expensive parcel of R-1 land sold in the suburb…it will also eclipse the price of any home sold in the suburb. 1 Stanleys Road, Balnarring

• An over-the-top listing in Bellarine still lingers on the market. It’s a tough sell: only three acres in an area where vacation homes command far more acreage, interiors that belong in four-star Russian hotel, and a $5m+ price tag. Prices that high on the Peninsula usually only occur in Curlewis. Nonetheless, Kay & Burton Albert Park agent Alex Schiavo is trying his best. The listing: 70 Greenhills Road, Bellarine

NSW

• Situated on the iconic whitewashed escarpment behind Bondi Iceburgs, 14 Notts Ave listed with $7m+ hopes. It’s point-blank north-facing views and four-car garage redeem the fact the home only has two bedrooms. Bethwyn Richards and Jennifer Pooley of McGrath Eastern Suburbs have the listing. The home last sold for $2.85m in Dec 2000 (purchased from the Packer family, it seems) and for $2.1m before that in Oct 1998, both large prices for those days. If 14 Notts gets the price they want, they’ll still be shy of the $9m record for a Notts Ave property when Apt 3 and Number 8 Notts Ave sold in July 2006. 14 Notts Ave, Bondi Beach

• Bondi Beach’s top-end sell-off continues, this time with yet another apartment in “The Bondi” at 152 Campbell Parade. The north-facing Apartment 702 is looking for the mid-$6mils. Next door neighbour Apt 701 achieved a sale of $6.75m in 2009 and Apt 802 directly upstairs nabbed $9m in Feb 2010 (it had a sizeable terrace, it should be noted). D’Leanne Lewis of Laing + Simmons Double Bay has the listing and she’s insisting on calling it “The Sub-Penthouse.” 702/152 Campbell Parade

SA

• A 2007-built limestone-clad Gilberton mansion ‘reminiscent of some of the most majestic homes in England and Europe’ listed this week with $4m+ hopes. Listing agents Marina Ormsby and Peter Veitch Toop & Toop Real Estate are keeping the exact address confidential, but they couldn’t help but leak the home’s prestigious position on Edwin Terrace, often considered South Australia’s best street. The 950sqm home comes with a lift, self-described “grandiose” rooms, and a “fastidiously” landscaped yard. Bring your valium, that sounds stressful! The listing: 9A ‘Confidential’ Edwin Terrace, Gilberton

WA

• A 9-year old (although, really, it looks far older) McMansion in South Perth has re-listed on the market this week after unsuccessfully spending 7 months on the market with an $8.25m ask last year. Listing agent Pamela Wilkinson of Acton South is trying her luck with similar pricing hopes: Domain reveals indicative $8.5m+ hopes. The home is situated on Hopetoun Street, one house back from the River, and has some dead-on north-facing views of the city. Beyond that, it’s your typical Perth abode. Check out the interior photos to see what we mean. And for the record, the home (or parcel of land?) last sold for $1.2m in May 2001. 15 Hopetoun St, South Perth