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The Telstra exchange building will be integrated into the new development.

One road, two councils: The very different outcomes for lower north shore apartment blocks

The state government has approved a 43-storey apartment building on the Pacific Highway. On the other side of the road, a fight has forced the government’s hand.

  • Megan Gorrey

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The building is proposed for a prominent site on the Pacific Highway.

Why a north shore council wants this 22-storey apartment block plan cut down

The $141 million proposal to build 188 units would be 350 metres from the Crows Nest metro station.

  • Megan Gorrey

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Modern izakaya offering complex ramen and tasty small plates.

Coral trout for two on chimichurri with peppers at Petermen.
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Petermen

Ambitious fish-forward dining from the team behind Saint Peter.

154 Macpherson St, Bronte

Half a house with panoramic ocean views in Bronte sells for $13 million

More than half-a-dozen buyers registered to bid on the deceased estate, which increased 34 times in value since it last sold for $375,000 in 1993.

  • Carmen Forward
Coral trout for two on chimichurri with peppers at Petermen.
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Petermen

Fish diner with hidden depths.

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Tiramisu croissant.

Don’t miss the spectacular choc-rippled pastries at this destination croissanterie

This croissant-centric bakery on Sydney’s lower north shore has inspired a devoted and far-flung following.

  • Lee Tran Lam
The council argues residents and workers are well-serviced by public transport hubs at Milsons Point, North Sydney, Crows Nest and St Leonards.

Sydney council faces developer backlash over plan to slash parking spaces

North Sydney Council’s proposal to reduce its on-site parking requirements for some large residential, commercial and mixed-use blocks has sparked a furious response.

  • Megan Gorrey
The north shore scales up at Josh and Julie Niland's Petermen in St Leonards.
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Seafood stars north of the bridge at Petermen in St Leonards

At Petermen, chef Josh Niland has created a range of large-format fish dishes that act as ensembles designed to make the protein a star.

  • Terry Durack
An artist's impression of the "St Leonards South" precinct, showing nearly 2000 homes in buildings up to 19 storeys high in the bottom right.

‘A watershed moment’: St Leonards South apartment plan divides council

A planning panel found plans to build the apartment block and community facilities were in the public interest and should be approved.

  • Megan Gorrey

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