Showing posts with label Hillsdale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hillsdale. Show all posts

Saturday, 6 July 2024

Property Advert of the Week: Southpoint Apartments, Hillsdale (2003)

Below is a 2003 newspaper advertisement for the Southpoint Apartments at Hillsdale. The apartment tower rising above the Southpoint Shopping Centre contains 110 apartments spread over 12 levels. This development is an early example of residential development being built above a shopping centre. Other examples include Eastgate (Bondi Junction), Rockdale Plaza and Top Ryde City.

  Southpoint Ad April 20 2003 sunday telegraph homeowner liftout 9 
Source: Cramer Property Agents & Richardson & Wrench Project Marketing. 2003. "SouthPoint Apartments" (Advertisement). The Sunday Telegraph, April 20: 9 (Homeowner Liftout).

Saturday, 19 February 2022

Property Advert of the Week: Hillsdale Apartments for Sale (1967)

Below is a 1967 newspaper advertisement for home units in Hillsdale. Buyers were expected to meet the builders in Flint Street. Apartments were on sale from £4350 pounds or $8700. This would be equivalent to around $116 500 in today's money according to the RBA Inflation Calculator.

Eastern Suburbs Home Units Ad January 28 1967 daily telegraph 20 

Source: Anon. 1967. "Eastern Suburbs Home Units" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, January 28: 20.

Note: Decimal Currency was introduced on 14 February 1966, however advertisements could publish prices in pounds, pence and shillings for two years following its introduction to help consumers adapt to the changeover.