Lilyfield
Callan Park’s crumbling buildings slated for demolition
Nine buildings in Callan Park will be demolished for more green space, but critics warn a concurrent push towards commercialising parkland could spell trouble.
- Cindy Yin
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Professional buyer who searched for only two weeks buys $2.68m Lilyfield home
A single professional and dog owner outbid four others for a home with a backyard at an early morning auction, as buyers hope for a rate cut.
- Carmen Forward
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‘It’s a heritage landscape’: Synthetic turf plan for Callan Park sparks anger
The $8 million project, funded through a state government grant, will reignite tensions over the 61-hectare site sometimes called “the jewel of the inner west”.
- Michael Koziol
No parking, no worries: Lilyfield house sells for $4.68 million at auction
Listing agent Jack Parry said the sale price rivalled nearby homes with on-site parking. Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 69.7 per cent at the weekend.
- Carmen Forward
Strathfield knockdown sold for $7.55 million at auction
A two-person bidding war broke out for the dilapidated five-bedroom house, pushing the price more than $2 million above the reserve.
- Carmen Forward
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Court plays footage of Paul Kent’s distraught alleged choking victim
A court has played police body-cam footage of a woman alleging the senior rugby league journalist held her to the ground and grabbed her neck, before airing his denial.
- Clare Sibthorpe
Ten minutes to travel 90 metres: Traffic chaos continues around new Rozelle interchange
Traffic congestion continued to plague roads around Sydney’s new underground spaghetti junction on Tuesday as recurrent choke points became clear.
- Michael Koziol, Anthony Segaert and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Woolloomooloo apartment sells for $3.91 million in post-auction contest
The three-bedroom apartment failed to sell under the hammer, passing in at $3.8 million. But with three buyers still interested, that wasn’t the end of the bidding.
- Kate Burke
The development sagas that show why Sydney’s planning system is broken
After 10 years, authorities are no closer to deciding whether this prime block of inner west land should stay as a warehouse or be turned into housing.
- Michael Koziol
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