March
Inside Macquarie’s $237m punt on the east London riverside
It has taken four years, but the wealth giant’s British build-to-rent vehicle Goodstone Living seems to be finding its feet – on the site of a famous former Ford factory.
February
QIC’s big plan to fix the nation’s housing and healthcare shortages
Newly appointed real estate managing director Deborah Coakley says the sovereign wealth fund wants to be known for more than owning shopping centres.
January
NIMBY or YIMBY? Andrew Charlton’s identity crisis
The federal MP, who owns several properties, is petitioning to stop development of 2500 new homes.
This star British gardener has big plans for Melbourne
Horticulturalist Nigel Dunnett is about to embark on his first project outside Britain – the Laak Boorndap garden in the new Melbourne Arts Precinct.
Canberra’s London Circuit to get $650m mixed-use precinct
Capital Property, the development company of late Rich Lister Terry Snow, is about to shape the largest CBD site ever sold by the ACT government.
November 2024
How a year-long wait worsens the housing crisis
A near 12-month wait for a Thai property developer for approvals to buy housing estates could deter other foreign developers, warns adviser Joseph Gersh.
Construction workers should be 10pc of migration, big developers urge
That was one of the key messages from a housing roundtable that focused on how to remove roadblocks to increasing the supply of affordable houses
October 2024
Welcome to New York’s next hot neighbourhood
Google and Disney have moved in to Hudson Square. Now developers luring residents with green spaces and a pedestrian-friendly plan for the once gritty industrial area.
King and Queen greet royal fans at Sydney Opera House
King Charles and Queen Camilla enjoyed a barbeque in Parramatta before heading towards the CBD; Hero Bondi stabbing police officer to meet visiting royals. How the day unfolded.
Six weeks for a housing approval? This council guarantees it
There are many reasons housing projects can be delayed, but one Melbourne municipality is doing what it can to prevent them.
Put rezoning in hands of home builders, BCA says
Unlocking more land for development is one way to lower hurdles to new housing at a time when high costs render many new projects unviable.
Lendlease investors backed Vik Bansal for chairman’s role
The property giant’s share registry remains polarised, and the appointment of chairman John Gillam has become a new flashpoint.
A 62ha development site in Tweed Shire hits market with $182m hopes
The family-owned former fruit farm in part of northern NSW that has been rezoned for development is just a 13-minute drive from the Gold Coast.
September 2024
Does anyone want a park in the middle of Park Avenue?
More green space is generally welcomed in New York – but not everyone is convinced a park in the middle of a busy street is a good idea.
August 2024
Build-to-rent plan risks ‘repelling investors’
Labor has been warned to redesign key elements of its plan to boost affordable rental stock around Australia.
July 2024
Tourism gimmicks won’t save the office wastelands of Canary Wharf
The landlords who own the old business districts need to be far bolder, and come up with some genuinely radical solutions as major firms head for the exits.
June 2024
‘Huge demand’: Australia’s largest design firm expands worldwide
Architecture practice Woods Bagot is focusing on growing demands for luxury and non-traditional consultancy services for design firms.
Developers rush to snap up $350m Qld fund to boost housing density
The industry has called for new tax incentives to increase housing supply following the mad rush to snap-up a development fund.
New York-style High Line is coming to Tokyo
The planned Tokyo walkway is also part of a global trend of major cities taking a leaf out of the High Line’s playbook to build similar structures of their own.
Pay dispute delays construction of 1600 homes
Industrial action by workers at poles and wires company Endeavour Energy is stalling the delivery of 1600 homes and $1.2 billion worth of warehouses in Sydney.