Manar Potts Point: One Of Australia’s Most Significant Apartment Buildings

How did three distinctive apartment buildings come to share the same manicured gardens and harbour views, tucked away in a gated estate in the heart of one of Sydney’s most happening areas?

Welcome to Manar: a quirk of time. Tucked away from prying eyes, here are six things you may not know about this grand old building.

1. The history: If one property could sum up Potts Point, it would be Manar

It’s hard to dispute Manar’s historical significance – not only for the development of Potts Point, but also for early 20th century apartment living in Australia. And no other building better sums up Potts Point irreplicable mix of privacy, architecture and action.

• Manar sits on the original Macleay land holding, at 40A-42 Macleay Street.
• Manar is an incredible example of period architecture and a pioneer of apartment living in Sydney. Building one, which retains distinctive elements of late 19th century house design, was converted to apartments. Buildings two and three were constructed when Potts Point was one of Sydney’s most desirable suburbs. And the private, landscaped gardens are a testament to how apartment living was seen at that time – a luxury, not a compromise.
• Potts Point would be nothing if it weren’t for its location, and Manar cashes in on a particularly prime spot. Tucked behind a locked gate and set at the back of the block, Manar offers solitude from a hectic city life, but backs right onto Macleay Street – long regarded as the closest thing Australia has to a New York or London street..... Keep Reading >