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Commercial property

254-260 Albert Street listed for sale

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Newspaper clipping reporting 254-260 Albert Street, East Melbourne is listed for sale.  The property has been the headquarters of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for 37 years. 

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76-78 Jolimont Street for sale

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Newspaper clipping reporting on the forthcoming auction of 76-78 Jolimont Street, Jolimont.  The vendor is B2B Lawyers.  Also mentioned is the recent sale of 122-130 Wellington Parade for around $40 million.

PSC Insurance, owner of 96 Wellington Parade, has withdrawn the property from sale. 

 

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1157

Description: 

This is an early two storey brick and render shop with a dwelling to the upper floor. The upper floor windows have tuckpointed segmental arches and double hung sashes. The original structure probably had a single storey verandah. [City of Melbourne i-Heritage database]

History: 

No 1157 Hoddle Street was built for Thomas Davis, or Davies, in 1872 by Trinnick & Timmins of 48 Peel Street, Hotham (North Melbourne).  Sharing the home with Thomas was his mother, Hannah, and his sister, Emma.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 072, 074, 076, Queen Bess Row

Description: 

Three four storey houses of red brick with sandstone dressings built in the Queen Anne Revival style. Elaborate facade details (for further, see Australian Heritage Place Inventory, website below).

History: 

The land on which Queen Bess Row was built was bought in the original land sales of 1853 by WJT Clarke. In 1895 his son, Joseph Clarke (brother of Sir William Clarke, bart. of Cliveden), is listed as the owner. He died the same year and the property was held by the Clarke Trustees.

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Hotels in high demand including Pullman on the Park

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Newsclippping reporting on the large number of hotels in Australia that have changed hands recently.  Includes the sale of the Pullman on the Park to iProsperity for $156 million.

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Jolimont Street planned office building 'flawed'

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Newspaper clipping reporting on the proposed re-development of 86-88 Jolimont Street.  Initial plans for the new office building were rejected by Council.  Report gives a detailed background to the story. 
The developer is named as Geoff Harris, philanthropist and Flight Centre co-founder.  Previous owner of the site was Cricket Victoria.

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Office space at Tasma Terrace

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Newspaper clipping reporting that the National Trust has reconfigured its headquarters at Tasma Terrace, Parliament Place, to create commercial office space on the ground and first floors.

 

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Sale of 96 Wellington Parade

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Newspaper clipping reporting on the sale of 96 Wellington Parade for $9.53 million. The clipping also refers to the new apartments known as The Eastbourne, 280 Albert Street, East Melbourne.

 

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The Glasshouse: a new building for the Collingwood Football Club

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Newspaper clipping gives description of the newly completed building constructed for the Collingwood Football Club to provide additional function facilities to those already available in the Club's main building, the old Olympic swimming pool.  The building was designed by Croxon Ramsay Architects with interiors by Hecker Guthrie.

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