Just Listed - 59 Urquhart Street, Hawthorn
"Potential at its Most Impressive" Large 5 bedroom house ripe for renovation and restoration. Land 756 sqm (approx). Auction 3 March 2012 at 11.00 am.
Just Listed - 2 Byron Street, North Melbourne
2 Bedroom Townhouse with courtyard. Auction 3 March 2012 at 1.00 pm.
2 Byron Street, North Melbourne
Former home of Austrlain Prime Minister, John Curtin
Victorian House with 4 bedrooms in need of serious renovation set on 463m2 of land
"Cameron House" - 54 Walsh Street, West Melbourne
Renovated 4 Bedroom Victorian Home within walking distance of the CBD.
www.54walshstreetwestmelbourne.com
Video tour of 54 Walsh Street, West Melbourne
"Haddows" - 514-516 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne
View of video presentation of "Haddows" up for Auction on Sat 29 October 2011 at 11.00 am
Video of 514-516 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne
W. B. Simpson & Son Wins REIV Marketing Award
W. B. Simpson & Son were presented with the award for the Best Sales Campaign (Budget between $5k - $15 k) at the recent REIV Commercial & Industrial Marketing Awards for our campaign for the sale of 503 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne - Druid's House. Congratulations to all our staff involved with the sale.
Video of our Flemington Road Development Site for Tender
Click here to watch our video presentation of 81-83 & 85 Flemington Road, North Melbourne
81-83 & 85 Flemington Road, North Melbourne
Video of our recent Parkville Auction
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Melbourne Property TV
Click on the link below to watch our principal Richard Simpson talking about North Melbourne, W. B. Simpson & Son and its history on this week's episode of Melbourne Property TV.
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Garage Sale Media Release
A 708 sqm warehouse located at 213-221 Berkeley Street, Carlton was sold at auction by W. B. Simpson & Son for $5,200,000.
The property comprised an older style single level brick warehouse with a frontage of approximately 20 metres and had been in the same family for over 50 years.
The substantial land footprint, Mixed Use zoning and proximity to the CBD attracted strong interest from developers and investors across Melbourne. The property is leased to the Garage Café until 30 June 2013 at a rental of $68,400 per annum net.
Over 80 people attended the auction with 6 to 8 bidders fighting it out and two bidders taking it from $4 million to its final sales price. The property was sold to a local developer.
Richard Simpson of selling agent W. B. Simpson & Son said that “the owner, whose father had constructed the building in the 1950’s, was extremely pleased with the result which represented over $7,300 per square metre. This demonstrates that there are buyers willing to pay good prices to secure quality development sites in inner Melbourne close to the CBD.”
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121 Arden Street, North Melbourne
213-221 Berkeley Street, Carlton
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Druid's House Sold for $3.5 million
Marketing agent Richard Simpson said that “the Mixed Use Zoning, coupled with the excellent location of the property attracted strong interest from investors, residential and commercial developers as well as very good enquiry from owner occupiers who recognised that opportunities to purchase quality buildings so close to Errol Street do not arise often.”
The property has an interesting history, having originally been constructed as a warehouse next to the original North Melbourne Gaol and was refitted as an office in 1988. The Druid’s Friendly Society purchased the building and has occupied since that time.
The successful purchaser was a local businessman who plans to refurbish the building and occupy it for his company’s use.
Richard Simpson said that “the excellent result demonstrated that the market was still very strong for quality properties in the Mixed Use zone, located close to the City”
W. B. Simpson & Son's Record Sale
W. B. Simpson & Son recently sold a 300 sqm warehouse located at 5-7 Provost Street, North Melbourne for $1,710,000. The property comprised a single level brick warehouse over 2 titles. The "L" shape configuration coupled with its corner position, three street frontages and Mixed Use Zoning attracted strong interest from developers across Melbourne. Over 140 people attended the auction with 8-10 bidders fighting it out. The property was eventually sold to a local developer for residential conversion.
Richard Simpson said that "the excellent result representing $5,700 per square metre was a record price for North Melbourne and demonstrated that the market was still very strong for quality residential development sights close to the CBD".
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The Family Behind the Football
Many of our W. B. Simpson & Son clients will know our long time Sales Manager, Syd Sherrin of the famous football family. Syd has just completed a book which has now been released at all major book stores.
"The Family Behind the Football" is both an informative and a revealing glimpse into one of AFL’s most influential families. Beautifully designed in full colour, the book also includes rare photographs of life behind the scenes in the Sherrin family and the VFL/AFL.
From the Foreword by Eddie McGuire:
"This book sparks many moments of nostalgia, gives an insight into business at the turn of the 19th century, a social documentary of its time and a glimpse of the fabric that has made Collingwood the most loved and hated club in the land."
If you would like to order a personally autographed copy of the book or discuss any related real estate matters, please call Syd on 0418 530 452.