which consists of four shops and seven two-bedroom apartments Title documents reveal that the purchaser was Praia Charmosa Pty Ltd; ASIC records list Maria Amelia Eneas Maribondo-Aspden as the sole director Ms Maribondo-Aspden is most famous for bringing the Havaianas shoe brand to Australia in the late 1990s having founded Aqueo Import and Distribution – the licensed distributor of Havaianas in Australia Agent Jason Pantzer of Phillips Pantzer Donnelly confirmed that Ms Maribondo-Aspden was the buyer but did not know what her plans were for the site Havaianas last year opened its first standalone store in Sydney on Bondi’s Campbell Parade TheGlenayr Avenue property – which had been held by the same family since construction in the 1930s – was sold with approved plans in place for the development of five shops and six two-bedroom apartments Mr Pantzer said that the property was “hotly contested” owing to its prime position within the Seven Ways village “It was highly sought after – it’s a fabulous location and it’s on a prime corner,” he said Seven Ways is the name given to the community village centre located at the intersection of Glenayr Avenue The precinct was recently subject to a $1.8 million upgrade project delivered by Waverley Council but there has been a lot of development taking place over the past decade “There’s a lot of development going on there … It’s going to be the next Hall Street down at Bondi Beach,” Mr Pantzer said The approved development application for 96 Glenayr Avenue features an expansion of the site’s floor-space ratio reconfiguration of the apartments and the establishment of a rooftop garden the property is generating about $450,000 a year in income Sydney commercial real estate Melbourne commercial real estate Brisbane commercial real estate Adelaide commercial real estate Perth commercial real estate Canberra commercial real estate Darwin commercial real estate Hobart commercial real estate NSW properties for sale VIC properties for sale QLD properties for sale SA properties for sale WA properties for sale ACT properties for sale NT properties for sale TAS properties for sale NSW properties for lease VIC properties for lease QLD properties for lease SA properties for lease WA properties for lease ACT properties for lease NT properties for lease TAS properties for lease Rural & Farming for sale in NSW Rural & Farming for sale in VIC Rural & Farming for sale in QLD Rural & Farming for sale in SA Rural & Farming for sale in WA Rural & Farming for sale in NT Rural & Farming for sale in TAS Rural & Farming for sale in ACT Sydney Toowoomba City Surry Hills Melbourne Dandenong Brisbane Morton Vale Noosaville The Vaucluse home of Amelia Maribondo-Aspden better know as the woman who brought the Havianas thong to Australia The four bedroom Old South Head property had only been on the market for 20 days when sold through D'Leanne Lewis of Laing + Simmons Double Bay The upper level of the Vaucluse home offers harbour views towards Manly The swimming pool and alfresco dining area are surrounded by gardens at the 835 sqm property bought for $2.725 million in 2007 She's bought in Double Bay for $4.97 million The Brazilian-born businesswoman has bought in Double Bay for $4.97 million This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph We're on a mission to radically improve the quality of Urban communities being developed across Australia We aim to showcase every development in Australia to help you find the perfect new home!