Retail property
Gucci, Louis Vuitton and co lose their buzz in Australia as flagship stores flounder
After years of rapid growth, luxury purveyors in Australia appear to be flatlining, finally caught up in the cost-of-living crisis confronting the nation’s shoppers.
- by Simon Johanson
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Development threat looms over historic Chapel Street pub
Another cherished old pub, South Yarra’s Imperial Hotel, could be in the hands of a developer next week.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Heritage hassle holds up cosmetic giant Mecca’s flagship store
Beauty retailer Mecca’s new flagship store on the Bourke Street Mall is running behind schedule with a key permit lodged with Heritage Victoria just last week.
- by Nicole Lindsay
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Commercial real estate
Tigers star Dusty Martin kicks off $25m property portfolio sale
Retiring Richmond footy star Dustin Martin and his manager Ralph Carr are selling a string of Victoria Street properties in Abbotsford.
- by Nicole Lindsay
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Commercial real estate
Huge ex-Masters store earned $20m rent over 10 years. It was empty and unused
An abandoned ex-Masters store in Sunbury, on which HomeCo has shelled out more than $20 million in rent over the past 10 years, is finally for sale with a price tag of more than $40 million.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Where are all the shoppers? Brisbane’s CBD retail vacancy rate among the worst in the country
Plans to revitalise the CBD’s retail reputation have been teased for years. Retail vacancy rates in the city are now the second highest in the country.
- by Courtney Kruk and Marissa Calligeros
Bust developer’s lakeside office to sell at firesale price
Taiwanese-backed development company Everland Global has gone bust with receivers appointed.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Green apartment project makes planning putsch
A proposed 17-storey residential timber tower in Abbotsford is bypassing local objectors and planners and landing straight on the minister’s desk.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Big money gets behind the bar in Melbourne’s pub scene
The former owners of St Kilda landmark The Espy are selling their pub on the other side of town, the Hotel Fitzroy, just as property giant Charter Hall swoops on the Great Britain Hotel.
- by Nicole Lindsay
They refused to sell as a whole Perth suburb was built around them. Until now
The six acre property in Hammond Park has been owned by the same family for nearly four decades.
- by Sarah Brookes
Strong win from supermarkets for elite sports doctor
High-profile sports doctor Peter Brukner has made a tidy profit, selling a Bellarine Peninsula supermarket to a first-time Chinese investor.
- by Nicole Lindsay
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