Ol' Dog doin' ok for himself:

[Dogwatcher]

Former Central District, Loxton North and Elizabeth player (apologies for any clubs missed) Geoff Robertson features in this story about Adelaide's most sought after address.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 82,00.html

IT IS home to some of the state's A-list sporting stars and highest paid businessmen.

The Esplanade at Henley Beach is Adelaide's most sought-after address, topping a list of our most expensive streets with an average price of almost $1.5 million.

Fashion designers George Gross and Harry Watt and Adelaide United ace Lloyd Owusu call the street home as does Charles Sturt Council mayor Harold Anderson, while McLeod's Daughters stars Michala Banas and Luke Jacobz lived there during filming of the series.

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In the past financial year, five properties at the exclusive beachside address fetched between $707,000 and $2.06 million, with an average price of $1.478 million.

The figures, compiled by Australian Property Monitors, were based on a minimum of five sales during 08-09.

Brock Harcourts Henley Beach agent Linda Van Hooff said the tightly-held street was popular because of its pristine beach, cosmopolitan precinct and closeness to the CBD.

"They're all multimillion-dollar properties, they're also tightly held and . . . once they're there, the owners tend to stay for a number of years," she said.



Beachfront addresses dominated the top five most expensive list, including Seaview Rd at Tennyson and the Esplanade at Seacliff.

Geoff Robertson, 47, and wife Jennifer built their architecturally-designed duplex on the Esplanade Henley Beach in 2006-2007. They are selling one of their homes for $1.95 million to $2.5 million.

"It makes a lot of sense commercially when you look at what you pay in Melbourne or Sydney," Mrs Robertson said. In contrast, all but one of the cheapest streets was in the northern suburbs. With an average price of $107,500 and a bargain sale of $57,000, Blight St at Davoren Park topped Adelaide's cheap list.

LJ Hooker Craigmore Elizabeth agent Roy Walton said many Blight St homes belonged to the Housing Trust and were semi-detached.

He said the street had "given itself a name" over the years but council initiatives, such as Playford Alive , were likely to alter the stereotype.