2909/101 Bathurst Street, Sydney NSW 2000

14 year old studio | 43sqm internal | $265k gap from last sale | no recent market exposure The main risk here is the studio configuration itself—it limits buyer pool to singles or investors chasing yield, and a 1-bedroom by title but studio by layout may attract tighter lending criteria from some banks, which costs time and leverage. On the opportunity side, the 2007 build means lower maintenance risk and the train station proximity gives it a rental floor, so for an investor looking for a hold-and-collect position with low vacancy risk, this could work if acquired at a discount to the estimated value. Our call: only proceed if you can negotiate hard below the $940k mark, as the 2014 sale price suggests this property has not kept pace with broader market growth. What is competitively strong here is the scarcity of a 43sqm internal studio within a 2-minute walk to a Sydney train station in a building from 2007—most comparable stock is either older or smaller. For a first-home buyer wanting to get into the city fringe without a car or a downsizer trading space for location, this unit offers a rare turnkey position with strata reports available for due diligence. Given the absence of recent sales to benchmark against, your next step is to order that strata report and cross-check the 2014 sale price against current comparable studio sales in the 2000 postcode to confirm your entry point.