AVRA AT BONDI BEACH SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR LUXURY LIVING
Australia’s most famous beach will soon be home to a fresh ocean-inspired facade.
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Bondi Beach is known for setting new benchmarks, especially when it comes to prestige property. Avra, the iconic suburb’s newest grand-scale luxury residential offering, is making waves thanks to its sophisticated architectural design, large north-facing layouts and high-end finishes.
Located at 135–155 Curlewis St, only steps from the famous beach and the landmark Hotel Bondi, Avra will soon to be home to 18 spacious three-bedroom residences and three and four-bedroom penthouse-style homes balancing beachside serenity with urban elegance.
Named after the Greek goddess of “breeze” and playing homage to its natural landscape, Avra is the eighth project in Sydney’s east created by Clutch and is designed in a creative collaboration between PDB Architects and Woods Bagot.
The building’s concrete blades, curved architectural forms and ethereal screens echo the shapes, colours and textures of the eastern beaches.
“AVRA has been inspired by the wavelike sculptural forms that define each dwelling. The spirit of movement is captured within the flowing forms and soft tonal edges,” says Paul Buljevic of PDB Architects.
Tracey Wiles of Woods Bagot said the brief by Clutch was to create an address as equally iconic as its globally-recognised location with the splendour of a luxury Mediterranean villa.
“These residences have such grandeur and scale that they feel like true private homes. Down to the finest detail, we’ve considered every aspect. That’s the thing about Avra, it’s immaculate detail on a grand scale,” she adds.
“We curated kitchens and bathrooms with a lovely sense of curvaceousness. The materials, the soft sandy textures and tones: it all reflects beachside elegance and quiet luxury.”
Each house-sized apartment has an neutral interior palette that is a nod to the local sand and natural coastline of Bondi while expansive living spaces open up to reveal large private balconies. The kitchens are to feature curved Champagne quartzite bench tops as well as Gaggenau, Wolf, Sub-Zero, Whispair and Miele appliances with fully-equipped butlers pantries. The deluxe ensuite bathrooms have double stone vanities, centrepiece stone bathtubs, Onyx lighting fixtures and infrared saunas.
Every residence opens to a private gallery with an internal atrium courtyard filled with dappled light, soft breezes and a botanical backdrop by Myles Baldwin Landscape Design including olive trees, agaves and prickly pears that will grow and mature over time.
Residents will have access to a concierge for everything from reservation bookings and housekeeping arrangements to dry cleaning and pet grooming.
The Curlewis St address is footsteps from Bondi Beach’s vibrant coastal lifestyle offerings with the legendary stretch of sand, a buzzing café culture and world-class restaurants metres away.
On the ground floor, a carefully-curated selection of retail stores and eateries will blend with Bondi Beach’s unique aesthetic.
Avra offers a rare chance to own a grand north-facing luxury residence in one of Sydney’s most legendary areas.
Be the first to discover Avra and enquire to book your private appointment to the display suite, opening soon.
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
One capital city has experienced exponential price growth since the start of the pandemic — and it’s not where you think
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Almost one third of all Australian suburbs now have a median house or unit value at or above $1 million, new data has shown.
The latest CoreLogic Million-Dollar Markets report released today revealed 29.3 percent of the 4,772 suburbs analysed were members of the million-dollar club. The previous record was 26.9 percent in April 2022. CoreLogic economist Kaytlin Ezzy said the results are in stark contrast to median values in early 2020.
“At the onset of COVID, just 14.3 percent of house and unit markets had a median value at or above the $1 million mark,” she said. “With almost 30 percent of suburbs now posting a seven-figure median, the increase is a natural consequence of rising values and worsening affordability.”
Unsurprisingly, Sydney topped the table as Australia’s most expensive capital with a median of $1,180,463 and adding 46 net suburbs to the list. Sydney now has 448 house and 107 unit markets with a current median value of $1 million or greater.
However, growth in the smaller capitals has also been significant. CoreLogic data showed dwelling values in Brisbane have risen by 15 percent over the past year with a net increase of 46 million-dollar markets, tying with Sydney.
“The positive flow of interstate migration, coupled with a continued undersupply of advertised listings as well as newly built housing stock, has seen Brisbane values rise 65.1 percent since the onset of COVID,” Ms Ezzy said.
“Such a significant increase in home values has eroded much of the city’s previous affordability advantage, with Brisbane now having the second highest median dwelling value ($875,040) among the capitals.”
The results shine a light on housing affordability concerns, with the report noting that homeowners with a $800,000 mortgage and repayments based on current interest rates would need to be earning close to $200,000 in order to keep repayments under 30 percent of their income. Ms Ezzy said prior to the first interest rate hike, the minimum salary required for homeowners to avoid mortgage stress was about $125,000.
“Despite the increase in the number of million-dollar markets, borrowers are dedicating more of their income towards servicing their mortgage,” she said.
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
