A new year symbolises new beginnings and what better way to kickstart your new year goals by finding the perfect blank slate to renovate and create your dream home. After a few years of inflated material costs and a shortage of tradespeople as a legacy of Covid, home renovations are set to become more popular with more stable costs and increased competition which will be boosted if and when interest rates fall. It’s pertinent to remember, however, that building costs are always on the rise so now is the time to find your project and start planning.

We have a fantastic range of properties across the east that offer the ideal foundations for reinvention. One of the most extraordinary opportunities is the original beachside bungalow at 229 Boyce Road, Maroubra. The first time ever offered to the market, the 1950s cottage is set on an incredible 1,132sqm approx with a commanding hilltop setting affording 270-degree views across the ocean and marine parkland with dual street access making for an easy build.

Available for the first time in almost a century, 20A Park Street, Clovelly is a duplex style beach house just up from the beach with views over the ocean to Wedding Cake Island. In need of extensive renovation works, the original  freestanding four-bedroom property offers a world of opportunity just 200m to the sand.

Further along the coast, we have a choice of three original classics in Bronte awaiting transformation. With DA approved plans already in place, 243 Birrell Street, Bronte is set on a corner block with dual street frontage and parking for four cars, an absolute rarity so close to the beach. Comfortable as is and currently configured as two private whole-floor residences, 492 Bronte Road, Bronte is one of only a handful of properties with direct access through Bronte Park to the beach and comes with the added bonus of DA approved plans by celebrated architect Mary Ellen Hudson for a complete rebuild.

One of North Bondi’s few remaining original beach houses, 24 Hastings Parade, North Bondi is set back from the street on a an incredibly private level 387sqm approx with triple off street parking. Ideal to live in or rent out during the DA process, the beachside classic is just 550m to the beach and North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club.

Just up from Plumer Road village, the original 1920s bungalow at 4 Plumer Road, Rose Bay offers the best of harbourside living and village convenience. Be inspired by luxurious neighbouring properties and explore the potential to create your dream home an easy walk down to the foreshore and beaches.