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SAILAWAY SUCCESS

The opportunity to secure a place in Bulimba’s prestige Boatyard development is running out, with just two of the luxury fourbedroom riverfront apartments remaining.

In a rush to snap-up a prestige riverfront home in Brisbane, recent sales in the development included a local downsizer from nearby Balmoral, and a Sydney buyer who purchased an apartment sight unseen for $1.9 million.

The remaining two apartments are sure to be equally hot property, with recent sales contributing to market growth, putting Brisbane at the top of the nation’s prestige property charts.

TOTAL Property Group managing director Adrian Parsons, who is managing the sales of the remaining apartments at The Boatyard Bulimba, said liveability, affordability and the opportunity to move closer to family were key drivers for residents relocating from interstate.

AFFORDABLE HOMES

The first affordable housing development to be constructed under the Queensland Government’s $2 billion Partnering for Growth initiative is on track for a January completion date in Brisbane’s inner south.

The development at 126 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba will provide 32 new affordable homes in a partnership between community housing provider Brisbane Housing Company and youth housing and support service Brisbane Youth Service.

Five of the units have been designed specifically for young people, including one for a young family.

Brisbane Youth Service CEO Annemaree Callander said the housing would be lifechanging for young people who had very few affordable options for longer term, stable housing and would also offer support services to help young people access education, training and jobs.