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July

Stockland’s planned $3.5b logistics facility in southern Sydney will also allow Bayside Council a new 14-hectare public park on the site of the former Kogarah Golf Club course

Stockland to build $3.5b logistics hub on Kogarah Golf Club site

The developer has a plan for the long-contested 18.3-hectare golf club site across the river from Sydney Airport.

Chinese e-commerce giant buys first Aussie warehouse. And it’s big.

The Chinese e-commerce operator is building a network of logistics hubs around the world. This is its first in Australia.

US funds giant buys into self-storage boom

Barings has taken a majority stake in Swift Storage as big players jostle for exposure to the sector’s estimated $2 billion annual turnover. 

This $215b Asian investor just went private. Two Aussies are in charge

Australia is one of the biggest markets for ESR, which has just been delisted in Hong Kong. Its new president and chairman are well-known names here.

June

NEXT DC CEO Craig Scroggie and Victoria Minister for Economic Growth & Jobs Danny Pearson inside NextDC’s M1 data centre in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Victoria claims a land advantage in the data centre race

Even as states try to balance the needs of computing with other purposes, they see a big prize in hosting artificial intelligence-supporting infrastructure.

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May

Warehouses, build-to-rent work best for Rich Lister Tarascio family

The Tarascio family platform has delivered office space as well build-to-sell apartments, but such projects are just viable in the current market.

Peter and Lesley Boyle at their home in Balgownie.

How this couple earns $150,000 a year in passive income

Peter and Lesley Boyle invested in residential property to increase their wealth. Then they discovered something better.

Data centre delivery at full throttle for Goodman

The ramp-up comes as chief executive Greg Goodman warns that global trade uncertainty is causing big warehouse tenants to go slow on their decisions.

The property tax surcharge creating an opportunity for local investors

Two states, Victoria and Queensland, levy an extra tax on offshore buyers that is pushing them out of a key asset class, to the benefit of locals.

On hold: Civil infrastructure construction, coming off a boom period, is likely to slow.

Construction pins its turnaround hopes on defence spending boost

The slump across construction – with some key exceptions – will stay until the two largest states resume spending.

April

It’s not clear when construction on Amazon’s four-level warehouse in Melbourne’s Craigieburn will resume after halting in March.

Investa eyes June to restart stalled Roberts Co housing project

Following the collapse of building contractor Roberts in Victoria, some clients want the Rich List former owner to help restart their projects.

Boosting the total: Amazon’s 80,000-square-metre Oakdale West large item facility in western Sydney’s Horsley Park.

Industrial property’s golden run comes to an end

The pandemic surge in demand has eased while supply is still ramping up, with rents falling as a result, a new report shows.

The Winning Services warehouse is one of six within the Wacol Logistics Hub.

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com to buy $240m Brisbane logistics hub

The conglomerate’s proposed acquisition is the latest example of how foreign investors are jostling for position in Australia’s tight industrial market.

March

Workers removing equipment from the site of Amazon’s half-built four-level warehouse in Melbourne’s Craigieburn on Friday.

Administrators, developers comb through Roberts Co wreckage

The Victorian builder put into administration late on Friday had eight live projects and as many as 16 still in the warranty period, early indications show.

Workers pack up equipment at the construction site of Amazon’s largest warehouse in Melbourne’s Craigieburn after contractor Roberts Co stopped work on Friday.

Builder Roberts Co puts Victorian business into administration

The NSW builder, which expanded to Victoria to take up work after Probuild failed, has come unstuck on two of those projects. It is now quitting the state.

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A bird’s eye render image of the Aerotropolis, which is where the NSW government-owned site is located.

Land rush at Sydney’s Aerotropolis with $450m government site on offer

The large tract of land can fit data centres or an industrial estate that would have an end value of about $1.5 billion.

After an extensive search, Aldi will house a new distribution centre that is the equivalent of 20 Sydney Cricket Grounds in size next to the upcoming Western Sydney Airport.

Aldi’s struggles show Sydney’s dire industrial land shortage

Retailers are struggling to secure the warehousing and distribution facilities they need to serve a growing population.

February

Connect Central Sydney has sold for $330 million.

Brookfield sells $330m logistics estate 3 months after it was built

Local player Gateway Capital has partnered with two global funds in the race for position in one of the world’s tightest markets for logistics properties.

Greg Goodman has made a big pivot to data centres.

Goodman Group’s monster raising dials data centres strategy up to 100

Investors and analysts have lapped up the company’s pivot into data centres, one of the hottest subsectors in the world, and now it is finally time to help fund it.

At least 50 basis point cut needed to boost housing demand: Stockland

The diversified developer says new home buyer appetite picked up before Tuesday’s rate cut, but further monetary policy easing is crucial.

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