Suburb History

A Ship and a Bell

On 4th May 1906, the steamship (SS) Buninyong was on her regular coastal cargo voyage from Melbourne to Sydney. She...

A Ship and a Bell

20 Feb 2020

MEDINA HALL 26-28 KINGS CROSS ROAD, KINGS CROSS

Medina Hall is a classic 1917 apartment block. Apartment 4 is for sale through Angelo Bouras and Luke McDonnell https://www.rwebay.com.au/5278088/   It shares...

MEDINA HALL 26-28 KINGS CROSS ROAD, KINGS CROSS

13 Feb 2020

KING OF THE HILL: MACLEAY-REGIS

MACLEAY- REGIS is Latin for “King of Macleay”, 12 Macleay Street, an appropriate title for this regal, majestic apartment block. Apartment...

KING OF THE HILL: MACLEAY-REGIS

6 Feb 2020

44 ROSLYN GARDENS

Roslyn Gardens is part of a series of major subdivisions of Alexander Macleay’s (1767-1848) original 1826 estate. Alexander Macleay built...

44 ROSLYN GARDENS

30 Jan 2020

The Gazebo, a 1969 groovy landmark

Apartment 1004/2 is currently for sale through Luke McDonnell. https://www.rwebay.com.au/5192655/ The “swinging 60s” is remembered for being a time of social upheaval. Protests...

The Gazebo, a 1969 groovy landmark

23 Jan 2020

Oakburn, 88 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay

Oakburn is one of a pair of buddy buildings built in the late 19th century in the Italianate villa style. Its...

Oakburn, 88 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay

9 Jan 2020

SYDNEY AND POTTS POINT ART DECO CELEBRATED

[caption id="attachment_2228489" align="alignnone" width="800"] Local resident, Dr Peter Sheridan AM, is a flirt.[/caption] He’s flirting with perfection with his latest ground-breaking...

SYDNEY AND POTTS POINT ART DECO CELEBRATED

19 Dec 2019

No.1 Lacey Factory adaptive re-use, 117 Kippax Street, Surry Hills

Apartment 304, 117 Kippax Street is for sale through Jason Boon and Geoff Cox. https://www.rwebay.com.au/5192619/ Surry Hills was previously well-known as a...

No.1 Lacey Factory adaptive re-use, 117 Kippax Street, Surry Hills

5 Dec 2019

St Neots Reserve Macleay Street Potts Point

Sydney Council has recently named this pocket park St Neots Reserve. It sits on the corner of St Neots Avenue...

St Neots Reserve Macleay Street Potts Point

28 Nov 2019

BALLINA, 5 Darley Street, Darlinghurst

Apartment 53, 5 Darley Street is for sale through Penny Timothy and Luke McDonnell. See https://www.rwebay.com.au/5185392/ Unusually, this “building” is actually two...

BALLINA, 5 Darley Street, Darlinghurst

21 Nov 2019

9/15-19 Boundary Street (former warehouse), Rushcutters bay

Successful warehouse conversions are a relatively new phenomenon in Sydney. The City of Sydney retains the largest concentration of historic...

9/15-19 Boundary Street (former warehouse), Rushcutters bay

14 Nov 2019

A Hidden History

Rushcutters Bay Park, one of the best harbour-side parks in the world, has a hidden history. It is the former...

A Hidden History

7 Nov 2019

KEW-LODGE, POTTS POINT

Built in 1918 in the Federation style, Kew-Lodge, 22-24 Kings Cross Road, is a four-level, 19 unit apartment block. Apartment 3...

KEW-LODGE, POTTS POINT

31 Oct 2019

POMEROY 14 Macleay Street, Potts Point

Pomeroy apartments is one of the first apartment blocks built in Macleay Street which lead to the re-emergence of one...

POMEROY 14 Macleay Street, Potts Point

24 Oct 2019

The Wroxton apartments 22 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay

The Wroxton is a six-storey apartment block, designed by Dudley Ward and completed circa 1936. Wroxton itself is an English...

The Wroxton apartments 22 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay

17 Oct 2019

19 Little West Street, Darlinghurst

Who wants to live in a 200 million year-old home? Anyone who loves Sydney sandstone, that’s who. An 1860s sandstone cottage at...

19 Little West Street, Darlinghurst

10 Oct 2019

FUTURISTIC LIVING: AWARD-WINNING ALTAIR

The Altair apartments, 3 King Cross Road, Rushcutters Bay, is a modern, eco-designed, 16 level apartment block of 139 apartments,...

FUTURISTIC LIVING: AWARD-WINNING ALTAIR

3 Oct 2019

85 BOURKE STREET, WOOLLOOMOOLOO

Apartment 9, 85 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo is for sale through Luke McDonnell 85 Bourke Street is part of the evolution and...

85 BOURKE STREET, WOOLLOOMOOLOO

29 Sep 2019

GOWRIE GATE, 115 Macleay Street, Potts Point

Gowrie Gate was built in 1938 just before World War II. Its architect was Dudley Ward, who also designed the...

GOWRIE GATE, 115 Macleay Street, Potts Point

20 Sep 2019

ADEREHAM HALL – “SUNSHINE IN EVERY ROOM”

Adereham Hall, 71 Elizabeth Bay Road, is a nine-storey, 35 metre high apartment block completed in 1934 by Davie and...

ADEREHAM HALL – “SUNSHINE IN EVERY ROOM”

12 Sep 2019