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Opal Tower hurt values of neighbouring projects

Michael Bleby
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The fallout from Sydney’s disastrous Opal Tower development damaged values of nearby residential developments including Mirvac’s 359-unit Pavilions project in Sydney Olympic Park, Mirvac head of residential Stuart Penklis says.

Mirvac’s two-tower Pavilions development, which launched at the peak of the last apartment boom, and settled last year – in the middle of the pandemic – suffered an unusually high 3.5 per cent failure rate on settlements and 20 per cent of its stock remains unsold, Mr Penklis said.

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Michael Bleby covers commercial and residential property, with a focus on housing and finance, construction, design & architecture. He also dabbles in the business of sport. Michael is based in Melbourne. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at mbleby@afr.com

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