'Incredibly different' listing has $6m-plus price hopes – Nine

This is a listing with a groovy difference for inner-city Sydney.
A magnificently-renovated retro block of flats is offered up in happening Newtown and the buyer will acquire all four dwellings, for price hopes of $6 million to $6.6 million.
The dynamic and boldly-coloured residential block on Denison Street was renovated to acclaim in 2015 by architect David Boyle, in a transformation considered a "game changer" by industry experts.
Agents have dubbed it "Palm Springs meets Sydney's inner west".
"This entire block of apartments is something incredibly different for the area yet so essentially Newtown," Belle Property Newtown agent Charles Bailey says in the listing.
"From the vibrant retro façade to the industrial-themed interiors and lush landscaping, this unique offering has a real sense of style and glamour."
Bailey is a local of the area, where the Domain median house price is $1,625,000.
At 195 Denison Street, the apartments' restoration is faithful to the style of the 1960s and 1970s and the jaw-dropping enhancement has won numerous architectural awards.
Named Polychrome, the project has been featured in design media and is celebrated as an example of retention and improvement to once neglected 60s and 70s brick apartments, rather than knocking down and building new.
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The complete refurbishment, which kept the H-shape of the original structure, was dubbed a "game changer" by Australian Institute of Architecture judges.
"This project demonstrates an approach to sustainability that explores the potential for adaptive reuse as a fundamental design strategy," says a snippet of their citation, on Boyle's website.
"The early decision to retain the existing fabric and to make changes only where necessary to improve the existing design is a hallmark of the scheme….A genuine game-changer."
All four apartments have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and the block includes six car parking spaces.
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No residences share a common wall, due to the clever shape of the building.
Vibrant Newtown was been a hot bed of big auction results through winter.
A skinny, 4-metre-wide Newtown terrace banked big time under the hammer, fetching a little more more than $1.5 million.
With its thin footprint, 242 Edgeware Road is petite and yet full of promise. It is only slightly wider than the recommended span of the average single-car Aussie garage, which is about 3 metres to 3.6 metres.
The single-level Victorian build, which has an internal area of 125 square metres (on a 164-square-metre block), sold on July 15 for $1,516,000.
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And in June, a whopping 27 buyers registered to bid on a one-bedroom Newtown unit that sold for $847,000 at auction.
A first-home buyer made the winning bid for renovated apartment at 13/39 Laura Street, which had been guided at $650,000 throughout the campaign.
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