Ben Wilmot

Ben WilmotCommercial Property Editor

Ben Wilmot has been The Australian’s commercial property editor since 2013. He was previously a property journalist with the Australian Financial Review.

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HospitalityProperty

The Artemus Group has bought Hugos Manly

Iconic Manly dining spot sold as harbourside venues attract interest

Venues on Sydney’s harbour are trading swiftly ahead of an expected bumper summer period.

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PropertyAviation

79-81 Victoria Pde, Collingwood - for herald sun real estate

Stockland swoops on Jetstar HQ as apartment hopes take off

Jetstar staff will soon be looking for a new office in Victoria as the big name developer gets into back into apartments in the major capitals.

Ben Wilmot

DevelopmentProperty

Artists impression of the Gurner Group's plans for a $2.75bn redevelopment of the Jam Factory

Chapel St revolution: Gurner kicks off Jam Factory demolition

The ambitious entrepreneur is looking to transform Melbourne’s residential property scene with a ritzy makeover of the historic complex.

Ben Wilmot

ExclusiveProperty

US player dials up interest in NBN HQ as North Sydney takes off

The opening of the new metro station means deals are getting done in Sydney’s second CBD – but values have shifted.

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PropertyProperty

Irish MP212060 Gerry Murphy (L) and Tim Hartnett gear up for St Patricks Day at Harrigan's Irish Pub in Calypso Bay.

Billionaire Roche family offloads coastal gem

Pubs are about to reap the rewards of holiday spending and a well-known family has just pocketed $10m from selling a popular Irish-themed Queensland property.

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ExclusiveProperty

Salter Brothers shoots for ASX hotel listing

The Melbourne-based fund manager is planning a series of upgrades on key properties and hopes to build its portfolio into the largest hospitality vehicle in the Asia-Pacific.

Ben Wilmot and Lisa Allen

Kings CrossProperty

An artist's impression of a "shop top" housing development, spearheaded by a company owned by former Kings Club nightclub mogul John Ibrahim (inset).

‘King of Cross’ makes luxury residential play

After seeing the most lively times in Kings Cross, famed former nightclub owner John Ibrahim is now behind one of the luxury residential projects sweeping the area.

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SharesProperty

(FILES) Signage is displayed outside of a Citigroup Citibank branch in Torrance, California, on March 13, 2023. JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup reported increased second-quarter profits on July 12, 2024, despite somewhat higher costs to account for bad loans in light of greater stress on lower-income customers. At Citi, second-quarter profits were $3.2 billion, up 10 percent from the year-ago period, reflecting the benefit of a six percent drop in operating expenses following a reorganization directed by CEO Jane Fraser. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Why Citi took a $70m bath on Chinese fund’s Goodman selldown

Rival banks say Citi just made a ‘stuff up’ with a botched block trade of CIC shares in Goodman Group that has raised questions about the industrial property-turned-data centre developer.

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Financial servicesProperty

Centuria Capital has bought Manning Mall in Taree from an unlisted Elanor Investors Group-run fund for $34.85m

Challenger lifeline for Elanor as it works to get back on ASX

Challenger will leave $3bn of commercial property under smaller manager Elanor’s control as attempts are made to stabilise its operations.

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IndustrialProperty

16/2/22: Greg Goodman, Head of Goodman Group ahead of the release of the company's results. John Feder/The Australian.

Goodman offloads Sydney infill portfolio for $87m

The sale shows that the industrial market in Sydney is firing with an active market for infill sites.

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