June 2024
Queensland Labor’s infrastructure bill soars to $107b
Treasurer Cameron Dick has flagged cost blowouts amid increased infrastructure investments ahead of next week’s state budget.
May 2024
CFMEU blockade ‘drives up costs’ on state project
An allegedly illegal CFMEU blockade has cost a Queensland infrastructure project $300,000 and will cause weeks of delays, according to the principal contractor.
January 2024
How Brisbane Olympics can get ‘better bang for a buck’
Olympic Games planners should not be scared of “flying in the face” of beautiful architecture and using infrastructure, says the incoming chairman of Arup.
March 2021
Tokyo shows the one risk Brisbane’s Olympic bid can’t avoid
The aspiring 2032 hosts won’t be saddled with an onerous contract like the one between the AOC and Sydney 2000 organisers. But they are liable for ticketing losses.
December 2020
Dexus’ $2.1b project on Brisbane waterfront gets go-ahead
Waterfront Brisbane is the latest big-ticket project either to be announced or begin construction as the CBD development market stirs back into action.
October 2020
Ancient philosophy helps Rich Lister build a city
Maha Sinnathamby always held fast to the belief that he could deliver Australia's first privately built city against all objections – and there were many.
February 2020
ESR, Goldman Sachs to sell Brisbane office tower
Asian logistics giant ESR and partner Goldman Sachs are looking to capitalise on increased interest in Brisbane's office market
September 2019
Dexus buys prime Brisbane site with skyscraper potential
The property giant has scooped up a prime CBD property ripe for development and is eyeing off its neighbour.
Offices headed for Brisbane's Metro Arts?
Fund manager Fife Capital is closing in on Brisbane's much-loved cultural institution the Metro Arts building in the city's golden triangle, which is expected to sell for about $11 million.
Activity ramps up in Brisbane's Golden Triangle
Investment in Brisbane's office market has hit its highest level since the GFC with $2.8 billion spent over the past financial year.
August 2019
Historic Bulimba Barracks sold to Shayher Group
One of Brisbane’s most significant inner-city development sites on the riverbank has been sold.
One thing to stay away from in property for success
Don O’Rorke has been the mainstay of Consolidated Properties for 40 years but there has been one thing has has stayed away from the entire time.
July 2019
Brisbane's time to shine as the lifestyle city
Brisbane has finally learned to do it "our way" when it comes to development, and not "just copy Sydney and Melbourne".
June 2019
Telstra sells Brisbane telephone exchange to Firmus Capital
Telstra has sold its telephone exchange building at 280 Elizabeth Street in the heart of Brisbane's CBD to Singaporean group Firmus Capital for $57 million.
March 2019
Rio on the move in Brisbane
A source close to the commercial property space in the region said the decision shocked most of those in the market and none more than Dexus.