Clark Kirby, who this year replaced Graham Burke as Village Roadshow chief executive, with his wife Sara, a former television presenter, have sold one of Melbourne’s most unique warehouse converted homes – in Armadale. The speculated $17 million-plus deal for the 1915 Golden Crust Bakery at 69 Sutherland Road sets a record for the suburb.

A permit-ready development site in Melbourne’s north east Heidelberg sold for $11.4 million this week. The incoming owner, a local developer, snapped up 104-120 Mount Street (pictured, bottom, highlighted) on a 30 day settlement. With plans for an eight-level complex comprising offices and 120 apartments (pictured, top), the 2376 square metre holding was offloaded by

A cash buyer outbid numerous other investors to snare an enormous land holding in the South Camberwell retail village. The unique site – six adjoining retail and commercial freeholds – sold for $10.05 million against $9.5 million price hopes. The incoming owner offered a (short) 23 day settlement. Covering 398-410 Burke Road, near the north

The outgoing Cremorne base of Ginger Recording Studios sold to an owner occupier with other property assets in the area at auction yesterday. The single-storey brick building on a 267 square metre site at 7-11 Jessie Street traded for $2.795 million. It was at this studio Justin Bieber recorded in 2017 whilst in Melbourne for

Steller receivers have sold a high-profile corner site in Caulfield South, permit-ready for a state-of-the-art childcare centre. The 1328 square metre holding comprising 1036 Glen Huntly Road and 1A Laura Street is trading for $4.71 million. Steller paid $4.3 million for what was two neighbouring standalone homes last year, before pushing through the redevelopment application.

Luxury car dealer Nick Theodossi has found a buyer for a North Melbourne super-site opposite one of five underground train stations being constructed as part of the $11 billion Metro Tunnel project. Grocon, with the financial backing of GIC, formerly known as Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, is in due diligence for the properties –

Pace Development Group is banking $31.6 million from the sale of a compact office investment it is completing the construction of, in Melbourne’s inner north east Collingwood. The 11-level, 3082 square metre building at 51 Langridge Street found favour with a private investor in his 70s who grew up in the area and has just

Toorak businessman John Gandel and Vicinity Centres are set to expand and renovate their enormous Chadstone – the Fashion Capital retail complex, again. The $685 million proposal includes five key components. A nine-storey office estimated to be worth $130 million upon completion is one of them (artist’s impression, top). Earmarked for a site off Middle

One of two Chinese investors who flew to Melbourne for the auction of a Coles supermarket in bayside Mentone last week walked away with the title. The centre, 81 Mentone Parade, exchanged for $15.3 million – reflecting a 3.4 per cent passing yield which marketing agency CBRE said is the tightest for a supermarket investment

Billionaire businessman Paul Little AO – who since last year selling his interest in the construction company he created has featured in the property press for some of his philanthropic efforts – was in Geelong on Friday to launch a new ferry service to Melbourne. Geelong Flyer will run twice daily, cost $36 (or $29

Bridport Property Group – which is directed by Tom Shelton – has sold a childcare centre investment in Melbourne’s inner north west Kensington for $8.25 million. The facility will be built into a historic double-storey red brick office at 64-66 Stubbs Street. Based on the annual rent Kids Club will pay upon taking occupancy next

Chef Jacques Reymond has sold the Prahran property which for decades until 2014 housed his eponymous restaurant. Ending an era, 78 Williams Road, is trading to a prestige home buyer and will be converted to a residence. For 28 years, the property has been occupied as a hospitality venue (after Mr Reymond vacated, it was

A developer is paying $12.82 million for an Eaglemont block at the busy south west corner of Banksia Street and Lower Heidelberg Road, opposite a Woolworths supermarket. The 5034 square metre L-shaped parcel (pictured, right) is actually six neighbouring residential homes, offered by four ownership groups – which banded to make their offering more attractive

Preston Motors Group has listed three car yards in Melbourne’s outer suburbs of Dandenong and Epping. The listing comes two years since it sold a North Essendon dealership at 203-211 Keilor Road after 40 years – the majority of which was as owner-occupier. Preston Motors is a former public company controlled by the Auswild family

A high-profile, historic red brick building within Balaclava’s popular Carlisle Street retail strip sold at auction last week for $7.5 million. More than 100 attendees sweated through the event held onsite in 38 degree heat with a northerly gale. The double-storey, 515 square metre retail building with upstairs office occupies a 368 sqm Commercial 1

Centuria Diversified Property Fund (CDPF) has added twin suburban Melbourne offices to its mushrooming real estate portfolio. CDPF is paying Stronghold Investment Services $27.8 million for the neighbouring buildings at 13-15 Compark Circuit in Mulgrave. The vendor paid $21.5 million for them in early 2017. Covering a site area totalling 8334 sqm, the offices contain

Prestige real estate agent Rob Curtain (pictured, right) has snapped up the master franchise of the Sotheby’s International Realty business in Victoria. The deal with Geoffrey Smith and Gary Singer, the latter a former Victorian lord mayor who has operated Sotheby’s Australian art house since 2009, is speculated to be worth about $1 million. It

Veteran real estate agent Terry “TJ” Board died last Saturday. The founder of TJ Board & Sons was 74. Tributes have been left for the agent: here, by Burgess Rawson, which in 2013 acquired the TJ Board & Sons business, with Mr Board as its director. The Carlton Football Club, at which Mr Board was