Building profile · Bondi Junction

Seapoint, 79–81 Grafton Street. The defensive asset.


Mirvac's twin towers above Eastgate. Three two-bedroom apartments sold in five weeks, all within $100,000 of each other. That is what a proven building looks like.

Seapoint, also known as Grafton Place — 79–81 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022. Mirvac · above the Eastgate shopping precinct.

$1.72mTwo-bedroom median
$2.6mTop recorded sale, 2026
150mTo the train station
+214%One resale on a 1995 price

Newer developments keep reshaping the Bondi Junction skyline. Mirvac's Seapoint, at 79–81 Grafton Street, has stayed where it was and kept its value. It sits on top of the Eastgate shopping precinct, with a level of convenience and build quality that few newer buildings match.

The building

Seapoint, also known as Grafton Place, is known for two things the Mirvac name has long stood for: floor plans larger than the average, and good acoustic privacy between apartments. Buyers who have lived in a thin-walled building know what the second one is worth.

  • Private lift access to Eastgate Shopping Centre — Coles, Aldi and Kmart
  • An outdoor pool and spa, and well-kept common areas
  • Less than 150 metres to Bondi Junction station, so a life without a car is realistic

The recent sales

Five sales in the complex are on the record since October 2025.

9 October 2025$1,720,00022/79 Grafton Street
2 bed · 2 bath · 1 car
17 October 2025$1,800,00027/79 Grafton Street
2 bed · 2 bath · 1 car
13 November 2025$1,700,00011/79 Grafton Street
2 bed · 2 bath · 1 car
2 April 2026$2,600,00041/79 Grafton Street
2 car spaces
16 April 2026$1,650,00038/81 Grafton Street
2 bed
$525,000 in 1995. Up 214 per cent.

What the sales say

The two-bedroom price is settled. Three apartments with the same configuration sold in the space of five weeks, for $1,700,000, $1,720,000 and $1,800,000. The median is $1,720,000. The top of the range went to a higher floor. A fourth sold in April for $1,650,000.

That price is well above the suburb. The Bondi Junction two-bedroom median this year is $1,350,000. Every two-bedroom sale at Seapoint cleared it by $300,000 or more.

The larger apartments sit higher again. Three-bedroom residences have sold between $2,560,000 and $2,600,000. The April sale at $2,600,000 is at the top of that. On Waverley Street, three-bedroom apartments have been trading around $1,728,000.

Two-bedroom sales at Seapoint, against the suburb

Four sales, October 2025 to April 2026$1.65m to $1.8m
$1.2m$1.6m$2.0m
Sold in 2026Sold in late 2025Suburb two-bedroom median, $1.35m
Four two-bedroom sales within $150,000 of each other, all well above the suburb median.

On growth

One sale has a long history. Apartment 38 at 81 Grafton Street was bought in 1995 for $525,000. It sold in April for $1,650,000. That is more than three times the price, over thirty-one years — a little under 4 per cent a year, gross.

That is not a spectacular number. It is a dependable one. Seapoint does not appear among the ten Bondi Junction sales this year that came in below their purchase price. Several of the newer towers nearby do.

A brand-name developer carries a quality premium. It lasts long after the new-building smell has gone from the projects around it.

The rent

Rental demand is very stable. Two-bedroom apartments lease for a median of $1,200 a week, and up to $1,300 for the best of them. They do not sit on the market for long. Tenants who want the lift to Eastgate and the short walk to the interchange tend to take them quickly, and stay.

On the two-bedroom median, that is about 3.6 per cent gross. It is a lower yield than the newer one-bedroom stock nearby. An investor buys Seapoint for a predictable income and a price that holds, not for the highest return on paper.

Against the newly built

  1. Space and proportion. Newer apartments often put sleek ahead of spacious. Seapoint has generous living areas, and balconies you can actually put a dining table on.
  2. What is underneath it. The building stands directly above Eastgate. Not even the newest buildings on Waverley Street can copy that.
  3. Holding value. In a market that moves around, Seapoint is a defensive asset. It has a long record, and the price has stayed steady because of it.

My view

For a buyer in 2026, the choice between Seapoint and something newly built often comes down to style or substance. The new buildings have the latest smart-home technology and the finishes of the moment. Seapoint has space, and it has certainty about how it was built. Both are getting harder to find.

Investors who want a predictable income and low maintenance should look at established buildings like this one. Seapoint has been part of Bondi Junction for a long time, and the sales record shows why it has lasted.

Own in Seapoint, or looking to?

I read the sales in your own building first. I will tell you plainly where your apartment sits — by tower, level, aspect and parking.

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Alan Weiss

Principal, Weiss Real Estate. 35 years in the Eastern Suburbs.

0412 176 074  |  alan@weissrealestate.com.au

Sources. Sales at 79 Grafton Street are from a property export dated 5 October 2026; the export records no bedroom count for apartment 41. The sale of 38/81 Grafton Street, and its 1995 price, are from CoreLogic RP Data; CoreLogic records a second lot at the same address at the same price on the same date, which is treated as a duplicate and counted once. Suburb medians are for Bondi Junction unit sales above $500,000 from 1 January to 1 October 2026. Changes are gross and exclude stamp duty, selling costs and renovations; the annual figure is approximate. Price ranges, rents and the Waverley Street comparison are approximate figures for 2025–2026. The yield is gross: weekly rent multiplied by 52, divided by price. Building details are as understood at the time of writing.

This article is general commentary on the Eastern Suburbs property market and does not take account of any individual's circumstances, objectives or financial position. It is not financial, legal or investment advice. Property values move, and past sales are not a reliable indicator of future results. Alan Weiss, Weiss Real Estate — Licence 218396, independent contractor for eXp Australia.