JJ Richards Buys Three Adjoining Derrimut Blocks From Australand
LISTED FUND manager Australand has sold three blocks of land in Melbourne’s west for $1.77 million.
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MCC Entertaining Plan to Reopen Swanston Street Walk to Traffic
AFTER 17 years, the Melbourne City Council is reviewing an application to reopen the CBD’s Swanston Street Walk, to road traffic.
Read moreEltham College Leases New City Campus at 121 King Street
Private school Eltham College has leased 1,935 square metres of office space at 121 King Street, a period 3-level office building, on the corner of Little Collins Street.
Read moreControversial Plans For Barwon Heads Bridge Approved by Minister
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a $40 million concrete bridge at Barwon Heads in south-western Victoria, have been approved by Planning Minister Justin Madden.
Read moreCargo and Logistics Management Quadruples Industrial Space in Derrimut
CARGO and Logistics Management has more than quadrupled the amount of industrial space it occupies in Melbourne’s west, signing a lease for a 4460-square-metre facility at 494-500 Boundary Road, Derrimut.
Read moreVictoria’s Coastal Market Performs Worse Than Expected This Summer
Victoria’s coastal market performed worse than expected this Summer.
Read moreYarra Community Housing to Redevelop Footscray’s Barkly Hotel
YARRA Community Housing – a registered not-for-profit housing organisation – has started an $18 million redevelopment of Footscray’s Barkly Hotel.
Read moreMusic Promoter Glenn Wheatley to Sell South Yarra Mansion
MUSIC PROMOTER Glenn Wheatley is believed to be selling the luxurious South Yarra mansion, which was his jail cell for five months last year.
Read moreCraftsman Press, Vulcan Industries Site Redeveloped in Burwood
A $25 million business park, built on part of a two hectare site once occupied by Vulcan Industries and The Craftsman Press, has opened this month.
Read moreCraftsman Press, Vulcan Industries Site Redeveloped in Burwood
A $25 million business park, built on part of a two hectare site once occupied by Vulcan Industries and The Craftsman Press, has opened this month.
Read moreCraftsman Press, Vulcan Industries Site Redeveloped in Burwood
A $25 million business park, built on part of a two hectare site once occupied by Vulcan Industries and The Craftsman Press, has opened this month.
Read moreCraftsman Press, Vulcan Industries Site Redeveloped in Burwood
A $25 million business park, built on part of a two hectare site once occupied by Vulcan Industries and The Craftsman Press, has opened this month.
Read moreNew Major Development Planned For Ocean Grove
An environmentally sustainable village, with manmade lakes, a new school and parks, has been revived for a 186 hectare piece of Ocean Grove, about a 100 kilometres drive southwest of Melbourne.
Australian Property Growth Fund Makes $7m From Richmond Office Development
Property giant Australian Property Growth Fund has reaped almost $7 million from the sale of strata units at a new Rothelowman designed office building in Harvey Street Richmond.
Read moreInstitutions Offload Commercial Property
Another round of major properties were quietly put to the market by institutions this week.
Read moreVictoria to be Short 6,300 Homes, Says HIA
Victoria’s growing population and a modest recovery anticipated for residential building will leave our state 6,300 homes short of demand next financial year.
Read moreLumiere Terraces Proposed For Armadale
Developer Milbex has teamed with architect Vincent Interlandi to propose a bold townhouse project in Armadale.
Read moreAcacia on the Park, Northcote, Set to Start Construction as Northcote Bowl Battle Looms
A controversial 10-level apartment building overlooking All Nations Park, in Northcote, is set to start construction within months.
Read moreAustralian Volunteers International to Sell Fitzroy Terraces
Not-for-profit organisation Australian Volunteers International is selling four adjoining terraces in Fitzroy.
Read moreHIA Welcomes Victorian Government’s Commitment to Fast Track Building Projects
The HIA has welcomed the Victorian Government’s commitment to fast-track key building projects.
Read moreFirst Release of Jetty Berths at Kings Cove, Metung
Summer is about to get a whole lot busier in the quiet village of Metung, with Paynesville-based developer Riviera Properties releasing for sale the first of 350 jetty berths, part of its massive Kings Cove Marina development.
Construction of new Southbank Apartment Building to Start
Former Europcar chief, and property developer, Mario Salvo will start construction of a major Southbank apartment tower next week.
Read moreMacquarie and Lustig & Moar Team For New Southbank Apartment Building
Macquarie Real Estate Capital and boutique builder Lustig & Moar have revived plans to build a high rise apartment tower on an unusually shaped, but prominent Southbank development site.
Read moreWoolworths Buys Prominent Suburban Retail Development Site
Supermarket giant Woolworths has emerged as the mystery buyer of the Highett Shopping Centre development site in Highett, about 17 kilometres south of Melbourne.
Read moreRavida Group Announces Windsor Life, Prahran
Boutique architectural firm Hayball and builders Ravida Group and Market Corporation have unveiled plans for Windsor Life, an apartment project, to be developed in the inner-city pocket of Windsor, south of Melbourne.
Read moreHamton and ISPT Buy Abbotsford Site on Banks of the Yarra River, Apartments Planned
A prominent inner-city office business park, put to the market by beleaguered fund manager Becton late last year, has been snapped up by Melbourne-based developers and will make way for apartments.
Read more$10.2 Million For Cumberland Lorne Resort Shops
Investors have snapped up a combined $10.2 million worth of retail spaces in the iconic Cumberland Lorne Resort – more than a week before they were due to go to auction.
Read moreChannel Seven South Melbourne Studios Being Demolished, Ahead of Residential Redevelopment
South Melbourne’s ever-changing skyline will lose one of its most familiar landmarks this week.
Read moreHome Renovations Can Make Money For You
In the current economic climate more homeowners and investment property owners are opting to renovate their houses than buy a new one. This can help them either save or even make money from their properties.
Read moreFormer AFL Footballer Tim Darcy Joins Gross Waddell
Former VFL and AFL footballer Tim Darcy has joined middleweight agency Gross Waddell.
Read moreThe Bank Beechworth to be Sold
A historic hotel leased to award winning chef Michael Ryan has come on the market in Beechworth.
Read moreBig Year For Docklands, Despite Southern Star Observation Wheel Stalling
The stalling of the Southern Star Observation Wheel, which still isn’t rolling despite its November 28 public opening, has not stopped the mastermind behind the $7 billion Docklands development, from celebrating the precincts achievements this year.
Read moreISPT to Sell St Helena Shopping Centre For $27M
Industry Superannuation Property Trust is believed to be close to selling its St Helena Marketplace in Melbourne’s north-east, for about $27 million.
Read moreNonda Katsalidis Designs Little Hero, Russell Place CBD
Ten years after redeveloping a tired city office building into Hero, a major luxury apartment project, architect Nonda Katsalidis is back with another city development, but on a much smaller scale.
Read morePaul Mathis to sell in A’Beckett St
Paul Mathis is selling a Melbourne CBD factory acquired two years ago for an upmarket wine bar. The brick and
Read moreDepartment of Education and Early Childhood Development to Sell Port Melbourne Site
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is offloading a prominent industrial development site, abutting the busy Todd Road offramp of the West Gate Freeway.
Read moreOne Day Seminar to Look at Future of Miners Cottages
The importance of preserving Bendigo’s miners’ cottages and the opportunities for re-using them for contemporary housing will be just some of the topics to be discussed at a one day seminar that has been organised by the City of Greater Bendigo Heritage Advisory Committee and La Trobe University Bendigo.
Read moreLend Lease in Partnership With the Clinton Climate Initiative
Lend Lease today announced it has partnered with the Clinton Climate Initiative to work together on opportunities to significantly reduce the environmental impact of buildings by accelerating retrofits to maximise energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read moreNew Townhouses Near Maling Road Canterbury
Marshall White is expecting more than $1.4 million for each of four luxury single-level townhouses it is marketing near the Maling Road shops in Canterbury.
Read moreBill McNee to Sell CBD Shops
Having recently forked out some $11 million for a block of land in Toorak’s ritzy Hopetoun Road, property developer Bill McNee is selling two commercial investments.
Read moreBrookfield Multiplex Sells Highett Shopping Centre Development Site
Brookfield Multiplex has sold its Highett Shopping Centre development site in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, for a price speculated to be about $12 million.
Read moreFirst Home Owners Grant Stimulates Demand, HIA Says
New home sale inquiries in Victoria are up 50 per cent, HIA research shows, thanks to the tripling of the First Home Owner’s Grant.
Read moreEnviro-Mug For City Workers Good For The Environment
About 3500 mostly government employees based at a city office building, will be given an “enviro-mug” by the landlord, in an attempt to curb waste.
Read moreQBE Pockets $5.85 Million For City Office Building
QBE Aviation pocketed $5.85 million at auction yesterday, from the sale of a CBD office building it no longer needs, at the corner of Queen Street and Guildford Lane.
Read moreR.Corporation to Sell Part of its Clara South Yarra Project, to Developers
Resilient demand for inner city development sites, with the added advantage of being cashed up for what could be a bumpy 2009, has driven developer R.Corporation to put a small slice of its $140 million Clara project on the market.
Read moreMAB Corporation to Launch New Docklands Apartment Tower, H1
MAB Corporation has released images of its next major Docklands apartment building, the $185 million Harbour One (H1).
Read moreSouth Yarra’s Iconic Beverley Hills Building to be Dwarfed
Residents of South Yarra’s iconic Beverley Hills building appear to have stopped fighting Indian billionaire property developer Rakeesh Wadhawan, against the development of a 6-level, 8-unit apartment tower on what was once the Hills’ side garden.
Read moreLandmark Beechworth Home on the Market
A landmark Beechworth home, originally part of the Mayday Hills Hospital – but later becoming the residence for the asylum’s management – has come on the market for sale.
Read moreEPA Victoria Leases Carlton Building off Drapac
Melbourne-based developer and land banker Drapac has secured the Environmental Protection Authority as tenant for an eco friendly building it is developing at 200 Victoria Street.
Read moreDrapac Sells Two CBD Development Sites
Interests associated with private investor Clement Lee paid $5.3 million for a 1,194 square metre development site at the northern tip of the CBD this week. It’s expected Mr Lee will build a residential apartment building on the 204 – 210 A’Beckett Street site.
Read moreRetailers Back 38-Level South Yarra Apartment Tower
The Chapel Street Retail Association, has thrown its support behind a controversial 38-level apartment tower at the corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street.
Read moreING to Sell Southern Star Observation Wheel in Docklands
ING Real Estate has confirmed it wants to sell its Southern Star Observation Wheel in Docklands.
Read morePort Melbourne’s Sandridge Hotel to be Reinstated on Site
If you live in Port Melbourne, or ever strolled along Beach Street and thought you saw the end of the Sandridge Hotel you are mistaken.
Read moreStockland to Cut its Losses and Sell Altona North Warehouses
Stockland will cut its losses and sell a portfolio of near-new industrial warehouses for about 15 per cent less than the price it paid two years ago.
Read moreNew Inverloch Development
Telecommunications whiz kids Alex Kontouris and Graham Kelly have unveiled a townhouse project in Inverloch, about 150 kilometres south east of the Melbourne CBD.
Read morePenthouse at Quay West, Southgate, on the Market
A penthouse apartment in one of Southbank’s first – and some say best located – apartment buildings, has come onto the market.
Read moreColes Announces $40 Million Shopping Centre at Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale
Coles supermarkets property development arm has commenced construction of a $40 million neighbourhood shopping centre in Melbourne’s inner-city.
Read moreGVA Worldwide Re-Opens in Australia
A year after selling its GVA SwaleHynes business to CBRE, global real estate services company GVA Worldwide has reentered the Australian property market – but in a very different economic environment.
Read moreEngineering Firm Bechtel in Market For Offices
Engineering giant Bechtel has quietly circulated an office leasing requirement of up to 12,000 square metres of A-grade space in Melbourne’s CBD.
Read moreLeightons Refutes Claims 567 Collins Street Will be Shelved
The joint-venture owners of a yet to be developed $400 million office building have indicated they will proceed with construction despite the risk that 76% of the building could remain vacant on completion.
Read moreTemplestowe Suspect Mansion Close to Sale
The sprawling Templestowe mansion which was the scene of a tragic death 12 weeks ago may have found a buyer, a fortnight after it was quietly put to the market.
Read moreWaterless Urinals at QV Contribute to 14% Drop in Consumption
Grocon says state-of-the-art urinals installed last year at its BHP Billiton and Sensis office buildings at QV have resulted in a 14% reduction in water consumption.
Read moreRACV Redspot Intersection Survey 2008
A Redspot is a location on the road network that makes motorists ‘see red’. It could be an intersection, a section of road, a railway crossing or a bus or tram stop where congestion is experienced. You might be driving a car or truck, riding a bike or motorbike, or catching public transport. Redspots cause delays and frustration to all road users.
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$180m Isle of Wight development imminent
Information, including about the delivery time, of a $180 million resort and convention centre on the Isle of Wight hotel
Read moreHampton Rehabilitation Hospital to be Redeveloped
Property developer and former Olympian Peter Gillon looks set to start redevelopment of the former Hampton Rehabilitation Hospital on Beach Road, three years after he negotiated with the State Government to buy the prominent site.
Read moreVCAT Orders Permit be Issued for 6-Level Hotel in Carlton
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ordered the Melbourne City Council to issue a permit for a six-level hotel to be built on a former carburettor workshop in Carlton.
Read moreEvacuate Brookland Greens Estate, Cranbourne, Warns Council
The City of Casey has supplied the Environmental Protection Agency and CFA with the monitoring results and reports of a local residence that required the occupants to relocate last week, as well as the results for neighbouring properties. The assessment of the situation is now being managed by the Victorian Emergency Management Team (EMT), comprising of CFA, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Police and the Department of Human Services. The CFA is now the lead agency in managing the situation.
Read moreClariant to Sell Former Chadstone Headquarters
Chemical services company Clariant is close to selling its disused office and warehouse facility in Chadstone, abutting an existing bulky goods centre.
Read moreBecton to Develop Reg Hunt Dealership Into Retirement Village
Malvern East’s former Reg Hunt Holden car dealership on Dandenong Road will become a $54-million parkside retirement apartment project under bold plans by the site’s new owner, Becton.
Read moreAffinity Accountants to Sell Southbank Office
Sports management practice Affinity Accountants will sell its offices at 60 City Road, Southbank, ahead of a move within the area.
Read moreStonnington City Mayor Warns of Over-Development
Stonnington City Mayor Claude Ullin has warned the number of new apartments proposed for South Yarra this year "is of great concern" to the council.
Read moreCity of Casey Warns of High Methane Levels at Brooklands Greens Estate, Cranbourne
During the last few weeks, the City of Casey has increased its in-house monitoring at the Brookland Greens Estate in response to the introduction of new guidelines for acceptable landfill gas levels in resident environments.
Read moreMoMos and Spicemarket Set for $40 Million Grand Hyatt Food Court Redevelopment
Restaurateurs Dean and Geremy Lucas have revealed their plans for a 1,200 square metre slab of the $40 million Grand Hyatt food court development, which they leased late last year.
Read moreDeaf Ears, Just the Ticket For Parking Protester
A registered vehicle owner has been slogged at least three parking fines, leaving a protest van outside the Chapel Street office of State Treasurer John Lenders and Prahran MP Tony Lupton for most of the week.
Read moreMelbourne Airport Rail Link May be Closer Than First Thought
Melbourne Airport has confirmed it is reserving land from its main terminal to the south-east tip of the airport, near Sharps Road, for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.
Read moreThe Bell is Ringing in Armadale
Toorak mansion designer Christopher Doyle Architects has designed a medium-density apartment project in Armadale’s Bell Street, between ritzy Adelaide Street and Glenferrie Road.
Read moreIris Lustig-Moar Skips Out of Abbotsford
Ahead of a move to St Kilda Road’s luxurious Lucient building, development giant Lustig-Moar director Iris Lustig-Moar, is selling her penthouse apartment in the iconic Skipping Girl Vinegar Factory in Abbotsford, on the Richmond border.
Read moreMelbourne Tenants Keen to be Seen in Green
Melbourne tenants are happy to occupy green buildings – as long as they can flaunt the fact that they do, according to Colliers survey on workplace occupancy trends.
Read moreLife.Lab Newest Docklands Office
Docklands’ latest office building, Life.lab, will open tomorrow night after more than a year under construction.
Read morePassionfoods Founder to Sell St Kilda Apartment
Passionfoods founder Yvonne Row is selling a restored, art deco townhouse in St Kilda. Ms Row bought the property at 1/30 Eildon Road 24 years ago and has totally restored it and two others, which she will retain.
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