Windsor

Brisbane-based property developer Carbone Developments have just lodged plans for their next residential apartment project.&nbsp;

They're sticking to what they know in the inner northern Brisbane suburb of Windsor, where they've previously built a number of boutique apartment projects&nbsp;including the recently completed Talgai Windsor (Thondley Street), &nbsp;along with Casa Di Julia (Grantson Street) and City’s Edge (Gallway Street).

In late 2021 the Carbone Developments team, led by brother’s Don and Tony Carbone, secured a triple site at 34-42 Grantson Street, and are seeking to create 30 apartments&nbsp;across a six-level building.

The group have taken to Windsor once again mostly due to its proximity to the Brisbane CBD, as well as other key links, including the Royal Brisbane Hospital, public transport links, major infrastructure including the Inner-City Bypass, as well as Clem 7, the Airport Link and Legacy Tunnels.&nbsp;

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Artist's impression of the Windsor development. Credit: Red Door Architecture.&nbsp;

The development will incorporate the pre-1911 home on 34 Granston into the design, with the dwellings on the other two blocks set to be demolished.

Brisbane locals Red Door Architecture have handled the designs of the building, which draws inspiration from the creeks and sweeping landscape of the suburb, as well as the vernacular houses nearby.&nbsp;

Targeting the owner-occupier, there will be 16 two-bedroom units and 14 three-bedroom apartments, including two penthouses on offer, set behind a facade made up of natural stone, rendered masonry and powder-coated aluminium hoods and screens.

Responding to the orientation of the site, a majority of the apartments will take advantage of a northernly position, with the northern sun set to be combatted by privacy screens and landscaping, which will mitigate heating and cooling issues.&nbsp;

Each of the apartments will adjoin to expansive balconies, which wrap the entire building front, not only providing movement to the facade and streetscape, but also a seamless transition from indoor to outdoor living.&nbsp;

Operable windows and doors will also be incorporated, to capture cooling breezes and facilitate cross flow ventilation throughout, with large sliding balcony doors further assisting the seamless transition between living areas. &nbsp;

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Crowning the building will be a communal rooftop terrace, with the area comprising outdoor dining space, a raised deck and pool and outdoor lounges, all of which will be embellished by green planters and trees, providing a tranquil and verdant place to unwind and take in city views.

Sustainability was also a key focus in the design, with an allowance for solar panels on the northern portion of the roof.

The subtropical design facilitates natural ventilation through large opening, while shading devices and balconies protect the apartments from heat gain while still maximising natural light in the interior spaces. Energy efficient LED light fittings will also be used to reduce energy consumption, in addition to high-performance glazing.&nbsp;

The integration of active and more environmentally friendly transport options have also been accounted for in the design, with 40 dedicated bike parking spaces set to be located on the ground floor of the site, for both residents and visitors.&nbsp;

Located less than five kilometres north of Brisbane's CBD, Grantson Street is a highly serviced location, with a number of nearby employment hubs, as well as shops and services being located along both Lutwyche Road and Newmarket Road to the west.

The site is also within walking distance to high-frequency bus stops along Lutwyche Road and around 500 metres from Windsor Train Station.

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In late 2021 the Carbone Developments secured a triple site at 34-42 Grantson Street, and are seeking to create 30 apartments across a six-level building.

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First look: Carbone Developments lodge plans for next Windsor apartment project

Construction has begun on the latest residential development in the heart of Windsor.

Developed in a joint venture by Sinclair Brook and Wilbow Group, Windsor Park will comprise 32 apartments across three levels upon completion, with the architecture handled by Richmond-based firm Jackson Clements Burrows.

Burtons Estate Agents are in charge of selling the large three and four-bedroom apartments, with prices starting from $1.7 million and ranging through to $4.8 million.

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Eckersley Garden Architecture designed the landscaping to create a rare park-side island site fronting Chris Gahan Reserve, offering views to both the park and the city skyline.

Expansive courtyards and terraces are complemented with a Japanese inspired central courtyard garden providing residents with an escape from their busy lives into nature's embrace.&nbsp;

The architects at Jackson Clements Burrows designed the interiors of each apartment, creating an almost hotel-like experience in each.

Residents will enjoy luxury living within their own homes thanks to Swiss-made V-ZUG appliances featured in each kitchen, along with sculptural solid stone bench tops, chamfered stone edging and smooth timber veneer cabinetry.

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Asymmetrical stone and timber vanities will feature in the bathrooms, while natural stone floors and feature mosaic wall tiles are included in the shower zones.

Residents will also be within walking distance to Chapel Street and Windsor Train Station, with the inner-city locale providing convenient access to a number of amenities, including restaurants, shops, cafes and transport links.&nbsp;

Construction is slated for completion by early 2024.&nbsp;

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The architects at Jackson Clements Burrows designed the interiors of each apartment, creating an almost hotel-like experience in each

Construction commences on Windsor Park apartments

While sitting just seven kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, Windsor has still maintained its quiet suburban charm.

Bordered to the north by Prahran along with St Kilda to the south, Windsor has access to all the inner-city has to offer, whilst still enjoying the peace and quiet of the suburbs, with a number of parks and green open spaces scattered around.&nbsp;

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A growing number of independent retailers, bars, restaurants and cafes have made a home in the leafy suburb, many of which can be found along Punt Road, known to locals as Little Windsor on Punt.&nbsp;

Windsor is also home to the famous shopping mecca of Chapel Street, which runs through the suburb, providing residents with an array of upscale boutiques, theatres and music venues.&nbsp;

The streets of Windsor are lined with a diverse range of housing, from Victorian-style terrace homes, to semi-detached cottages, as well as the ever-increasing apartment building.&nbsp;

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CV Windsor is the latest residential project to join the ranks, dipping into the potentials of the pocket of suburbia.&nbsp;

The project offers a completed and ready to move-in option for the area, comprising a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments.

While the well-connected site sits among traffic-heavy areas, CV Windsor has been designed as a sanctuary amongst the hustle and bustle.

Designed by deciBel Architecture, CV Windsor’s built form comprises a concrete structure, which helps reduce the impact of sound, with complex geometry driving its design.

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Just moments from the doorstep of the building sits near Prahran Railway Station and tram number 6 on the nearby High Street, along with being just a short walk to all the tram options on St Kilda Rd, providing connectivity to the greater Melbourne region.&nbsp;

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CV Windsor is the latest residential project to join the ranks, dipping into the potentials of the pocket of suburbia. 


Around the ready to move in apartments, CV Windsor 

The small and funky suburb of Windsor has soared in popularity recently.

The area has started to make a name for itself with a growing number of independent restaurants, bars, lounges and retailers calling the suburb home, along with prospective buyers looking for property well-connected and close by to the CBD.

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Located just 5-kilometres southeast of Melbourne&rsquo;s city centre, the inner-city pocket has a local feel in its grid of streets and as Stonnington&rsquo;s smallest suburb, with a population of just over 7,000, there is a high rental demand for any property investors.&nbsp;

CV Windsor offers a completed and ready to move in option for the area, comprising a mix of one, two, three and&nbsp;four-bedroom apartments.

Landing on the bustling Punt Road, CV Windsor is just minutes from the city centre, nestled between the historic suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and St Kilda.

Just steps from the building, residents will find easy access to Prahran Railway Station or tram number 6 on the nearby High Street, along with being just a short walk to all the tram options on St Kilda Rd.

While the well-connected site sits among traffic-heavy areas, CV Windsor has been designed as a sanctuary amongst the hustle and bustle.

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Designed by Carlton-based, deciBel Architecture, CV Windsor&rsquo;s built form comprises a concrete structure, which helps reduce the impact of sound, with complex geometry driving its design.

Delivering a collection of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, along with a select number of luxury penthouses, each of the residences adjoin to a terrace which has been designed to improve the privacy for the owners, whilst also maximising the views from each.

Residences feature free flowing open&nbsp;plan areas, complimented with secluded working and living zones to allow both&nbsp;joint experiences&nbsp;and individual comfort.

Chevron European Oak engineered flooring lays underfoot in each apartment, while a choice between timber and wool carpet flooring can be selected in the bedrooms.

Kitchen and bathroom benchtops come in a choice of natural or reconstituted stone, complete with terrazzo tiling, as well as a suite of Miele appliances as standard, including the cooktop, oven and dishwasher, Liebherr fridge/freezer.

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With a calm colour palette and warm timber-lined terraces, CV Windsor will also be constructed with environmental sustainability a high-priority.

Apartments feature dual aspects, allowing access to both northern and southern light, as well as increased crossflow ventilation throughout.

Renowned artist, Kim Westcot has further marked CV Windsor apart from the rest, developing the Punt Road fa&ccedil;ade into an art piece.

deciBel say that through the use of Westcot&rsquo;s printmaking background to reimagine Australian landscapes and the flora and fauna they hold; she has created a facade that exudes experience and growth of a building connected to nature and community.

&ldquo;The client has particular aspiration for providing an owner occupy concept in this intensely competitive market, where dollar per sqm seems the only concern in strategic composition. They plan to not just form a building but create a community that makes a difference.&rdquo;

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Within the project there are a number of expansive communal spaces, across the ground floor as well as the rooftop level, which deciBel say have been provided to establish and enable creative living interactions between residents and to foster a sense of community.

Across the ground plane are lounge areas, along with spacious kitchen and dining areas.

Level eight will home the shared resident&rsquo;s garden, which will allow residents to grow their own produce and herbs, accompanied by&nbsp;barbecue facilities as well as a spa.

Crowning CV Windsor is the rooftop garden which is set to allow the community to grow vertically into a shared space that benefits from sweeping city views surrounded by lush gardens, as well as private dining spaces, communal cooking areas.

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The completed and ready to move in development still has a select number of one, two, three and four-bedroom residences remaining, starting from $545,000.

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CV Windsor delivers completed and ready to move in apartments to Melbourne's inner-city

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An 1860's solid brick hotel, converted into a family home in Melbourne's Windsor fetched $4.85 million at weekend auction, almost $600,000 over reserve.
Bidding opened at $3.6 million with six bidders.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-prahran-121955482" target="_blank">Previously the Red Lion Hotel</a>, 39 Duke Street has tall ceilings and rich period features in its warehouse style contemporary living space.
The property has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a leafy atrium with indoor garden.
The most spectacular feature of the property is the 250 sqm secluded rooftop garden which has a large gas heated pool, sauna and orchard with views of the city skyline.
The property has been in the family for around 60 years and hasn't once been traded.
RT Edgar's expectation was for the property to fetch $3.5 million at its March 19 auction.
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Red Lion Hotel residence, Windsor fetches $4.85 million

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Comedian Gina Riley and her husband, TV producer Rick McKenna, have spent $4.85 million on a former pub conversion in Melbourne's Windsor-Prahran precinct.
Complete with its own rooftop garden with heated pool, sauna and orchard, the striking red brick property has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and two open living spaces.
RT Edgar selling agent Mark Wridgway said he'd never sold a property quite as unique.
Having began life as the Windsor Red Lion Hotel during the 1860s gold rush, the pub closed in the 1920's and was used as a shirt-making factory and an ironmonger's workshop before being converted into the stylish warehouse-style home by Angela Sach.
Riley broke onto TV screen as a performer in the sketch shows Fast Forward, sending-up singers including Paula Abdul, Bette Midler, Sinèad O'Connor and Dannii Minogue.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
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Comedian Gina Riley buys former Prahran pub

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Windsor ranks among the top Queensland suburbs with four stars meaning that it will outperforms or is likely to outperform other suburbs the majority of the time, according to SQM’s latest report.
The report gave Windsor a ranking of 4.21.
This is followed by Eight Mile Plains with 4.12 and Brendale with 4.1.
Windsor is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane
4030 Windsor 4.21
4113 Eight Mile Plains 4.12
4500 Brendale 4.1
4161 Alexandra Hills 4.06
4157 Capalaba 4.03
4061 The Gap 4.02
4035 Albany Creek 4.01
4128 Tanah Merah 4.01
A four bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-windsor-123807942" target="_blank">35 Bess Street</a> (above) is for sale for over $1.05 million and a four bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-windsor-123519262" target="_blank">37 Sixth Avenue</a> (below) that sold for $1.9 million are the kind of properties you can expect to buy in Windsor.
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Windsor property ranked by SQM among top Queensland suburbs to outperform

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A 600 square metre freehold office/retail building at Windsor has been sold for $3.93 million.
Located at 86-90 High Street the property was purchased by a private local buyer.
The property is a character-filled, double-storey corner building that is primed for owner-occupancy, investment or development.
It was sold by Colliers International agents Ben Baines and Jeremy Gruzewski at an auction.
It can be configured into a retail showroom, residential storage, office and car parking space, the property presents significant value-add opportunity under a Commercial 1 zoning with vacant possession.
Baines said the property appealed to a wide range of developers, investors and owner-occupiers.
“We received 180 enquiries and 25 requests for contract prior to the auction, with five parties competing at auction,” he said.
“This is the seventh property we have sold in the past six months in Prahran/Windsor.
“The strong demand for each opportunity is indicative of the successful gentrification that has occurred in Windsor over the past three to five years.”
Gruzewski said he had witnessed land rates in the area increase by approximately 45% during the past three to four years.
“The eventual purchaser saw great value in the current improvements and appreciates its underlying redevelopment potential as well,” he said.
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Windsor building fetches $3.93 million at auction

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Melbourne's Windsor has been ranked as Australia's fastest growing median house growth suburb in 2016.
CoreLogic advised the median had jumped 47 percent annually.
It arose from 66 sales.
Windsor's median now sits at $1,284,000. <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-prahran-123095574" target="_blank">An Edwardian semi</a> (above) that fetched $1.25 million in August closely reflected the median.
It had sold at $835,000 three years earlier, so reflected a more subdued 14 percent annual growth since 2013.
The 1910 semi had 90 sq m internal space on its 159 sqm block.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-prahran-121992278" target="_blank">Another semi at the end of the row</a> (below) had sold a few months earlier at $1.23 million, having previously traded in 2004 at $480,000, reflecting eight percent annualised price growth.
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The house sales at Windsor during 2016 have ranged from $807,000 to $4.85 million.
The $807,000 sale was a two bedroom contemporary townhouse at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-townhouse-vic-prahran-121700410" target="_blank">1 Newry Lane</a> which sold through Jellis Craig in February.
The highest sale was when an 1860's solid brick hotel, converted into a family home, fetched $4.85 million at auction, almost $600,000 over reserve.
Bidding opened at $3.6 million with six bidders.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-prahran-121955482" target="_blank">Previously the Red Lion Hotel</a>, (above) 39 Duke Street has tall ceilings and rich period features in its warehouse style contemporary living space.
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The property has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a leafy atrium with indoor garden.
The most spectacular feature of the property is the 250 sqm secluded rooftop garden which has a large gas heated pool, sauna and orchard with views of the city skyline.
Having began life as the Red Lion Hotel during the 1860s gold rush, the pub closed in the 1920's and was used as a shirt-making factory and an ironmonger's workshop before being converted into the stylish warehouse-style home by Angela Sach.
The property has been in the same family for around 60 years.
RT Edgar's expectation was for the property to fetch $3.5 million at its March 19 auction.
It subsequently emerged that the buyers were comedian Gina Riley and her husband, TV producer Rick McKenna.
Riley broke onto TV screen as a performer in the sketch shows Fast Forward, sending-up singers including Paula Abdul, Bette Midler, Sinèad O'Connor and Dannii Minogue.
One of the reasons why the Windsor median jumped so much statistically was that the $4.85 million was $1.35 million above the next dearest which was $3.5 million for an 1880s freestanding house sold off-market at 51 The Avenue.
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Melbourne's Windsor, Australia's fastest growing median house growth suburb in 2016

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A nine hole golf course has been listed at Windsor overlooking the Hawkesbury River.
The <a href="https://www.rumcorpsgolfcourse.com.au/" target="_blank">Rum Corp Barracks golf course</a> has a $3.99 million asking price through estate agent Stephen Lord.
It has bbq facilities and seating for up to 70 people, overlooking the course that sits on 20 hectares.
There's a pro shop, machinery shed and staff lunch shed. The sale includes 23 Yamaha drive carts.
All very basic, but Lord says he has been surprised at the interest shown already from Chinese buyers.
It is in a flood zone which would impact its development capacity.
It first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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