Buyer's Guide to this Rose Bay (NSW) Neighbourhood
Robert Terley is born and bred Eastern Suburbs and has been servicing the area for six years.
Popular spot for the Jewish community
There’s still a very strong ethnicity here, there’s a lot of Jewish people that live within this area, because you are still within walking distance to the Synagogue, so it’s a popular one for Jewish people to buy and live, whether it be houses, semis or units, they are all the flavour.
Lots of older apartments
You’re looking at predominantly apartments here and there’s a lot of the old deco’s, especially on the harbour side.
Essentially a lot of them are smaller apartments, they’re not big grand homes that people have lived in for generations.
Old South Head Road was a starting point
Some twenty years ago this was a place where it was a starting point for those that wanted live in this suburb, it was a very affordable locality being on a main road in general but especially Old South Head Road, was very affordable.
Old South Head Road has changed and morphed to a degree now, but in those days that's what it was and it’s not generational of people that have been here, most people these days stay three to five years in a place, apartments have a lot shorter tenure.
Very attractive lifestyle
This part of the world has got virtually anything and everything, as far as lifestyle goes, you’re within walking distance to get to water, whether you go to the cliff side and you walk up towards the cliffs or whether you go down towards the harbour, it’s all within, call it a twenty minute walk of where you are in that spot, so you get to water which, especially the harbour, it’s the focus of what Sydney’s all about.
You’ve also got golf courses, you’ve got the Royal, you’ve got the Woollahra Golf Club, you’ve got Rose Bay tennis clubs, you’ve got literally anything and everything you want, now you’ve got Coles and Woolworths, so you’ve got shopping and there’s some cute boutiques in Rose Bay as well that you can shop at, and instead of it being daggy and old - it’s hip and cool.
Investment has cooled
It’s still an area that people will look to buy an investment, it seems to be generally cooling however and we could theorise about big brother as to why it’s been cooled, but the banks are making it a lot harder on the investment side, so hence there’s not as much in the way of investments but they are still investing.
Less appealing to buy fixer-uppers
Because the building industry has gone through a morph, today builders are asking seven and a half thousand, per square meter, a massive increase on where it used to be, and consequently people have been doing a lot renovation but we’re finding that there’s big morph now for people saying we want everything renovated and built and done before we buy, because they know that the costs and complexities involved and that's putting a lot of people off.
That having been said others are sitting on homes, and saying well we don’t want to live the way we are living, it’s too expensive to move, the next step up is to bridge the gap, so therefore we’ll renovate or we’ll build, so there is a lot of renovating going on for pre-existing owners but people that are buying are generally trying to buy something that's done.
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Planning Applications (61)
Application
Date received
Authority
33 Hamilton St, Rose Bay, NSW
Section 96 Modification:
Woollahra Municipal Council
88 Dover Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
First floor addition to dwelling
1st August 2017
Waverley Council
16 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a two storey attached dual occupancy and subdivision
21st July 2017
Waverley Council
19 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Private - Internal alterations to existing 2-storey dwelling and enlarging an existing window
3rd July 2017
Waverley Council
5 Roberts Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Alterations and additions including addition of windows
16th June 2017
Waverley Council
4 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Request to remove condition 13 relating to stormwater
18th May 2017
Waverley Council
Unit 5 570 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
Alts and Adds to Residential Flat Bldg:
Woollahra Municipal Council
14 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Alterations and additions to dwelling including swimming pool and rooftop terrace
12th January 2017
Waverley Council
7 Roberts Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
First floor addition, hardstand car space & swimming pool to dwelling.
20th December 2016
Waverley Council
553 Old South Head Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of dwelling and construction of new three storey residential flat building with basment parking and strata subdivision into 6 lots
17th November 2016
Waverley Council
32 Beaumont Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to front wall and footpath of approved boundry wall.
1st November 2016
Waverley Council
528 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
On-premises licence - New by Imaccheroni
17th October 2016
NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority
5 Roberts Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Addition of 4 new windows to east and west elevations
16th September 2016
Waverley Council
8 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of dual occupancy development and strata subdivision
8th September 2016
Waverley Council
32 Beaumont Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Front boundry wall to dwelling.
6th September 2016
Waverley Council
39 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Section 96 Modifications including addition of external bridge and roofing , linking to garage to the dwelling
2nd September 2016
Waverley Council
565 Old South Head Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modifications including changes to windows, balconies, fence, internal layout on ground and first floors
1st September 2016
Waverley Council
4 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
First floor addition and extension to rear studio
16th August 2016
Waverley Council
37 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Alterations & additions to existing dwelling and new swimming pool.
24th June 2016
Waverley Council
32 Beaumont Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Removal and replacement of agrage.
14th April 2016
Waverley Council
554 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
Mixed Residential/Commercial:
Woollahra Municipal Council
39 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to garage floor level and increased overall height of approved dwelling
9th March 2016
Waverley Council
66-68 Dover Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Amendments to car parking including relocation of parking space and construction of boom gates on entry
20th November 2015
Waverley Council
2 Victory Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of existing dwelling and car port and construction of a new dwelling and pool.
12th June 2015
Waverley Council
39 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
New dwelling
1st April 2015
Waverley Council
565 Old South Head Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Second floor addition , new juliet balconies , landscaping and internal and external alterations and additions
14th October 2014
Waverley Council
1 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Strata subdivision of approved dual occupancy into two lots.
5th September 2014
Waverley Council
1 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modify condition 24 relating to dilapidation reports
5th August 2014
Waverley Council
522 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay 2029
Rose Bay Restaurant - Liquor licence transfer
16th May 2014
NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority
9 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Alterations to carport, new window, modifications to external finishes & amended construction materials.
26th March 2014
Waverley Council
17 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of dwelling, construction of a two storey dwelling with basement garage.
14th March 2014
Waverley Council
3 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to alter front fence
7th March 2014
Waverley Council
1 Roberts Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition & construction of a 2 storey residential dwelling
5th March 2014
Waverley Council
31 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to floor levels & windows of approved dual occupancy development
4th March 2014
Waverley Council
560 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
Mixed Residential/Commercial
Woollahra Municipal Council
9 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of dwelling , construction of a dual occupancy with carports and swimming pools and strata subdivision
3rd December 2013
Waverley Council
2 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Vehicle crossing & driveway
12th November 2013
Waverley Council
115 Dover Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to alter roof & deck.
8th August 2013
Waverley Council
554 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
Residential Flat Bldg 4 or more Storeys
Woollahra Municipal Council
27 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition of dwelling , construction of a two storey dwelling and swimming pool
29th May 2013
Waverley Council
523 Old South Head Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Change of use to hair salon & fitout.
16th April 2013
Waverley Council
1 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
First floor addition, internal alterations, hardstand parking space & driveway.
28th November 2012
Waverley Council
27 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
New roof form to rear and internal alterations to approved dwelling
24th October 2012
Waverley Council
Unit 3 566 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
Residential Flat Bldg 1 or 2 Storeys
Woollahra Municipal Council
528 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay 2029
Gohan - On-premises licence
1st May 2012
NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority
115 Dover Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Alterations and additions to semi including rear extension and deck.
30th March 2012
Waverley Council
545 Old South Head Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Construct double garage at front of single dwelling.
27th February 2012
Waverley Council
31 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolish single storey dwelling and construct two storey , strata subdivided dual occupancy with basement parking for rear occupancy
7th February 2012
Waverley Council
1A Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modifications to approved new dwelling
5th December 2011
Waverley Council
527 Old South Head Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Change of use to grocery shop.
25th November 2011
Waverley Council
2/10A Beaumont Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
New storage area at the rear of an existing garage
27th October 2011
Waverley Council
1 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolish house and construct two storey dual occupancy with 2 pools at rear
22nd August 2011
Waverley Council
129 Dover Road Rose Bay NSW 2029
Alteraqtions & additions to first floor of two storey dwelling including replacement of window & new paved area.
13th July 2011
Waverley Council
15 Blake Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modify proposal to create pitched roof over double carport plus internal configurations.
7th July 2011
Waverley Council
560 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW
Dwelling House
Woollahra Municipal Council
31 Victory Street, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Demolition & construction of three storey dwelling including double garage & swimming pool.
16th February 2011
Waverley Council
32 Beaumont Street, Rose Bay NSW 2029
S96 Modification for a reduction to swimming pool, and additions including a store room, water closet and gym
15th December 2010
Waverley Council
5B Strickland Street, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Minor alterations and additions to relocate boundary fence and remove timber pergola
10th December 2010
Waverley Council
35 Blake Street, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to provide front fence height at 1.8m
9th December 2010
Waverley Council
90 Dover Road, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Modification to windows and internal changes
30th November 2010
Waverley Council
30 Beaumont Street, Rose Bay NSW 2029
First floor addition to dwelling.
18th November 2010
Waverley Council
Ethnicity
Hip Score:
7
/ 10
Family Score:
10
/ 10
Affluence Score:
10
/ 10
Safety Score:
8
/ 10
Crime
Lifestyle Score:
9
/ 10
Convenience Score:
9
/ 10
Tranquillity Score:
9
/ 10
Communications Score:
9
/ 10
Community Score:
9
/ 10
Sales History
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