{"id":38290,"date":"2022-04-28T09:59:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=38290"},"modified":"2022-04-28T09:59:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:59:16","slug":"australias-most-incredible-holdout-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/australias-most-incredible-holdout-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s most incredible \u2018holdout homes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Holdout homes – where the owners say NO to developers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Among the tide of high-rise development sweeping over Australia\u2019s cities there are some truly remarkable homes still standing.<\/p>\n

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Surrounded by a world that appears to have left them behind, they now stand as monuments to a simpler time.<\/p>\n

Some appear to sink into the high-rise towers that have sprung up around them, while other spacious estates stick out like sore thumbs amid freshly build rows of new homes.<\/p>\n

In some, the owners who have lived there for decades say they are refusing to leave until they kick the dust. Others are being used for art projects or they have been protected by law to force developers to think creatively.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one thing they all have in common, they all have an incredible sense of history in a world that sometimes feels like it\u2019s moving a little too fast.<\/p>\n

So without further ado, let\u2019s take a look at some of the nation\u2019s best \u201choldout\u201d homes.<\/p>\n

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Brisbane\u2019s \u201cUp\u201d house<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the best-known holdout houses in Australia sits right in the beating heart of Brisbane\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n

Norman and Janet Richards refused to give up the three-bedroom home when developers came knocking \u2014 even when they got out their fat cheque books.<\/p>\n

However, in 2015, after the passing of Mr Richards, and Mrs Richards\u2019 move into a retirement home, 42 Mollison St was finally sold.<\/p>\n

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The home sits in the heart of Brisbane.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Janet Richards who sold the home. Picture: Peter Wallis<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

The three-bedroom home, which is sandwiched between a shopping complex, which houses a Coles supermarket and 25 speciality shops on one side and unit blocks on the other,\u00a0sold under the hammer at the time for $1.4 million.<\/p>\n

A real estate agent who sold the home at the time said he believed it wouldn\u2019t be bulldozed anytime in the near future.<\/p>\n

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A big crowd turned out for the auction. Picture: Peter Wallis<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was bought by an out of town investor and I think they\u2019re going to put some family in it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lo and behold the two storey home is still standing defiantly in the centre of Brisbane \u2014 where it is now being rented out to\u00a0The House Conspiracy<\/a>\u00a0as an artists\u2019 residence.<\/p>\n

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Google Maps images show the home is still standing there to this day.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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328 Kingsway, South Melbourne<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the most striking holdout homes in Australia sits alongside the busy Kings Way in South Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Sat right in the middle of a massive and modern apartment complex, the home has forced developers to get creative and shape the tower around it.<\/p>\n

According to realestate.com.au, the home and another similar house on Kings Way have been earmarked as heritage listed homes.<\/p>\n

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Developers have been forded to build around the home.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

It means they are protected by councils to maintain the charm of historic Australian architecture, and that developers have to work around them by law.<\/p>\n

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Pint-sized property among St Leonard\u2019s towers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

While some Aussie homes have been protected against development, one of Australia\u2019s most well-known holdout homes has been boarded up for years and could be knocked down before long.<\/p>\n

Wedged between two multistorey unit blocks in St Leonards \u2014 on Sydney\u2019s north shore \u2014 the narrow abode was listed for auction in 2019 as part of a combined \u2018super lot\u2019 incorporating 19-33 Chandos St.<\/p>\n

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The home in St Leonards is for sale. Twitter picture: Chris Ho<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

According to the\u00a0North Shore Times<\/a>,<\/i>\u00a0the property\u2019s history dates back more than 75 years with records showing it was sold in the 1960s for \u00a33000 to jeweller and businessman John Clarke.<\/p>\n

The tiny building remained a family-owned jewellery shop, John Clarke & Son, until 2017 when it was reportedly sold for $3.5 million.<\/p>\n

The single storey building has remained boarded up ever since.<\/p>\n

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The Zammit family \u2013 The Ponds, Sydney<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

An Aussie home that stands out in entirely different way belongs to the Zammit family in the far northwest of Sydney.<\/p>\n

The two-hectare stretch of land at The Ponds sticks out like a sore thumb after rows of hundreds of houses sitting side-by-side sprang up around the block in recent years.<\/p>\n

A local real estate agent has praised the family for staying put, despite the big cheques they have likely been offered.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that most people sold out years and years ago, these guys have held on. All credit to them,\u201d Ray White Quakers Hill agent Taylor Bredin told\u00a07 News<\/a><\/i>, adding that up to 50 houses could probably be built on the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepending on how far you push the development plan, you\u2019d be able to push anywhere from 40 to 50 properties on something like this, and when subdivided, a 300 square metre block would get a million dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Drone shots of the property really show how much it stands out among the lines of grey two storey homes. Picture: Seven News<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Neighbours reportedly don\u2019t want the owners to sell because they like living in a cul-de-sac. Picture: Seven News<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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