Issue 1, 2013 Welcomehe lifestyle guide is an informative As many residents will agree, there are many publication for inner-city residents things they have yet to discover about their who are surrounded by so many beautiful city. We would like to help you find Tfabulous lifestyle choices. out more about your charming community, introducing you to quality local businesses and Having specialised in the inner city for almost services that our international guests sample on 20 years, we are excited to share our a daily basis. knowledge and passion for this precinct, ensuring you are kept up to date with the If you would like to contribute to the guide or let property market, local businesses in the us know what content you’d like to read about, community, helpful information for residents please email [email protected] and articles relevant to living the high life. In our second issue, you will find articles on the Enjoy! Barangaroo development, a City of Sydney update, opportunities to invest, the inner city’s hidden bars, outdoor training and what to do Carlie Ziri and where to eat as well as property-related Director, articles and results. lifestyle property agency 2 lifestyle guide contents 4 City of Sydney plans 20 Restaurant review: Mr Wong 6 lifestyle property agency launch 22 Food & bar guide 8 Update on overseas executive rentals 23 Small bars 10 Developments at Barangaroo 27 DIY super 12 Business profile: BarCycle 29 Online guide 14 Getting fit 30 Local charity: City of Sydney PCYC 16 Development profile: Walsh Bay 32 What’s on guide 18 Executive leasing 34 Services guide 20 29 32 16 23 Team Publisher Carlie Ziri lifestyle guide Editor Jane-Anne Lee 140 Cathedral St, East Sydney NSW 2011 Designer FLUXX • fluxx.com.au Tel 9380 2255 [email protected] Advertising Michelle Seale thelifestyleguide.com.au Tel 0498 647 459 • Fax 9876 8558 [email protected] lifestyle guide is registered with Australia Post. © Copyright 2013 No part of this newsletter may be copied or reproduced in any form without the written permission of the lifestyle property agency. 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The editor and the lifestyle property agency are neither responsible nor liable for any errors in the lifestyle guide. lifestyle guide 3 Citysnapshot The City of Sydney has ambitious • Art and About Sydney: for one month every year, this annual celebration brings art to plans to transform life for unusual places throughout the city residents, tourists and businesses. • Sydney Christmas: Sydney celebrates Here, its CEO, Monica Barone, Christmas with the Martin Place Christmas concert and tree lighting, Christmas on outlines what’s on the agenda. the Green in Hyde Park and local village concerts in Rushcutters Bay, Rosebery, he City of Sydney works in close Alexandria and Surry Hills partnership with the NSW Government in promoting Sydney as Australia’s • Chinese New Year Festival: with more global city and a major destination than 80 events including markets, T dragon boat races and the famous for interstate and international visitors. Each year, the City invests more than $3.6 million in cash Twilight Parade, the Chinese New Year and in-kind support to help bring major festivals Festival takes over Sydney’s streets in to life, including Sydney Festival, the Sydney one of the largest celebrations of the Writers’ Festival, the Biennale of Sydney, Sydney Lunar New Year outside China Film Festival, Sydney Mardi Gras, Australia Day, Yabun Festival and the Sydney Fringe Festival. • Sydney New Year’s Eve: Sydney has established itself as the New Year’s Eve Our backing of major festivals is in addition capital of the world, with this annual to our own program of world-class events which event attracting more than 1.5 million bring life to the streets and public spaces of our people to Sydney Harbour and 1 billion city each year. Our event program includes... viewers across the globe. 4 lifestyle guide The City of Sydney has welcomed the NSW Government’s recent announcement that work will soon begin on a $1.6 billion light rail line from Randwick to Circular Quay. This is a huge win for Sydney and a massive investment in the future of our city – the global city of Australia. We have committed $180 million in support of the light rail development. Light rail can carry up to 8000 people an hour – a modern, low-floor tram will get more people across the city faster with lower environmental impacts. We lobbied hard for light rail on George Street because of the congestion people faced during peak hours when up to 360 buses an hour all tried to crawl towards Circular Quay. It makes sense running light rail down George Street because it already has excellent interchanges with buses, ferries and trains while also passing key tourism and retail attractions, including the QVB, Chinatown and Circular Quay. As part of the light rail development, part of George Street will be pedestrian only, allowing the city to open up a network of vibrant lanes and small plazas which will help shops, bars and other small businesses to thrive. This will give Sydney the inviting main street it needs to remain commercially competitive and continue drawing tourists to our city. Our network of bike paths, which we are rolling out across the city to reduce congestion and make it easier for Sydneysiders to get around, have been on hold since the NSW Government announced a review of roads in December 2012, following the light Key projects rail announcement. • We recently announced the Transport for NSW is working on a new report which will outstanding winning design map the inner-city roads which may be used by the for the new state-of-the-art City to complete our city centre cycleways. We look Green Square Library which will forward to receiving that report and getting on with be built underground and provide the job of building Sydney’s inner-city bike network. surface space for events and community activation • We will reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions through trigeneration, electric cars, car share and the installation of solar panels on our buildings • Our soon-to-be-released Cultural Policy will ask Sydneysiders what kind of cultural life they want in their city over the coming 10 years • Our new late-night economy strategy has introduced an extremely successful food trucks program to Sydney. Streets ahead: “It makes sense running light rail down George Street [left] because it already has excellent interchanges with buses, ferries and trains while also passing key tourism and retail attractions.” lifestyle guide 5 A for you We believe... “Selling should be simple, buying should be exciting and living should be fabulous.” he lifestyle property agency is a the first agency, Sydney stylish real estate brand specialising Cove Property, in The in properties that offer a fabulous Rocks in 2005 at the Tinner-city and coastal lifestyle. After tender age of 25. In launching in 2012, we have successfully built a just three years, Carlie portfolio of more than 150 premium properties, built a highly successful were nominated and became a finalist in the agency, specialising in the Sydney City Business awards, and are opening northern residential CBD a second office in the unique Byron Bay market. market, which she then sold lifestyle is the second real estate brand created in 2008 to have her first child. by our Director, Carlie Ziri. After spending Boasting over 50 years’ years in the inner-city market, she launched combined experience in the inner-city property market, the lifestyle team has previously sold over $1 billion worth of properties, ranging from $450,000 to $7 million, and leased properties valued up to $7000 a week. Having carved out a niche specialising in selling and leasing to affluent corporate executives, lifestyle also offers other property-related services, including residential building management, conveyancing, interior 6 lifestyle guide for you management, conveyancing, interior design and property styling as well as commercial and residential finance. “Whether you are after a luxurious multi-million-dollar property with stunning harbour views or a trendy urban loft, you are essentially buying into our city’s fabulous lifestyle, putting you in a prime position to enjoy great restaurants, wonderful shopping and an endless array of entertainment and night life,” Carlie says. So if you’re after this fabulous lifestyle we can source the right property for you... and if you already own a property in this amazing city then the lifestyle property agency is the right agent for you. lifestyle property agency launch 2012 lifestyle guide 7 Experience a new class of business The business class you’ve been waiting for has arrived. With a stylish cabin, luxurious leather seats and a mouth-watering Luke Mangan designed menu, you’ll feel at home from the moment you step on board*. Add our brilliant people and you’ll see that we’ve truly brought the romance back into flying. Demand declines virginaustralia.com/737business for overseas executive rentals Changes to the living away 2. Tenants are on the hunt for cheaper accommodation, reducing their weekly from home allowance batter budgets by as much as $500 a week. our international leasing market. 3. All properties priced $1500 to $3000 a week have been leased to Australian residents. nternational rental enquiries have all but fizzled out, and any property listed for more 4. International enquiries have taken a than $1400 a week has been leased by local dramatic dive – from making up almost residents.