Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced that Brisbane’s new turn-up-and-go Metro project will be powered by a fleet of fully electric vehicles. Cr Schrinner said Civic Cabinet had approved the preferred tenderer involving Brisbane-based supplier Volgren and world-leading electric-vehicle producer HESS to deliver 60 vehicles for the Brisbane Metro. He said the announcement would…
City Views & Urban Living in Coorparoo
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019: Maasra have announced that they have customised an apartment to accomodate a specific customers wheelchair access needs. The developer states “It is still possible to request slight variations be made in order to customise apartments to the unique or particular needs of purchasers, particularly those with accessibility needs” UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2019: Construction has…
Government Accelerates $3.8bn Infrastructure Spend to Spur Economy
The federal government has announced it will put billions of dollars towards significant projects across the country, accelerating major infrastructure investments in a bid to stimulate the nation’s economy. Dismissing the move as “panic” or “crisis measures”, prime minister Scott Morrison announced he would bring forward infrastructure investment announcing $3.8 billion in funding over the…
Construction complete at Omega Apartments in trendy RNA showgrounds precinct
Construction of HG Developments’ 17 level Omega Apartments in the heart of the trendy RNA showgrounds urban renewal precinct in Bowen Hills has finished on schedule. The $77.5 million Omega Apartments feature 130 apartments consisting of 42 one- bedroom apartments, 10 one-bedrooms plus multi-purpose rooms, 52 two-bedroom apartments and 26 two bedrooms plus a study. Located…
Riverfront New Farm Site Snapped up for $23m
Brisbane-based developer Tom Dooley Developments has purchased a large riverfront development site for $23 million, with early plans for a multi-million-dollar apartment development. The 2,333sq m site, spread across three blocks at Maxwell Street in New Farm, is now the largest privately owned single-line land holding with medium-density residential zoning. The developer has been biding…
Queens Wharf Brisbane wins international design award
PDC, now known as DBM Vircon, has been awarded a 2019 building SMART International Award in the Design category for its work on Queens Wharf Brisbane. The award recognises exemplary use and implementation of building information modelling (BIM). Over 100 projects were submitted for initial review, with the other finalists in the Design category including…
