The Brisbane City Council has released its draft City Reach Waterfront Master Plan document which aims to improve river access, highlight our heritage and revitalise Brisbane’s riverfront. City Planning Chair Matthew Bourke said the draft plan would guide the planning and future growth of the 1.2 kilometre waterfront, to ensure it continues to be a world-class…
Brisbane Metro commencing January following State approval
Preliminary works will commence around the Cultural Centre in January 2020 following a united Council and State Government announcement that the project will proceed. The approval comes after months of discussions between the Brisbane City Council and Queensland Government over plans for the re-positioning of the Cultural Centre station. In June this year, the government…
Brisbane Plans CBD Riverfront Renewal
New plans to revitalise Brisbane’s CBD riverfront, a 1.2 kilometre stretch of river frontage from the City Botanic Gardens to Howard Smith Wharves, has been released. New ferry and CityCat terminals are included in Brisbane City Council’s draft master-plan, which aims to improve river access and cement the CBD river frontage into “a world-class employment…
Brisbane’s first double-decker CityCat hits the water
The first of seven planned double-decker CityCats has hit the water this week after being completed by local company Aus Shops in Murarrie. ‘CityCat 22’ had created 40 new local jobs during the construction phase and had now hit the waters of the Brisbane River for the first time. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the new…
Construction is complete on the first building of Gallery House
Construction is complete on the first building of Brookfield Residential Properties‘ luxury apartment project, Gallery House, on the Hamilton riverfront, with the second building on track for completion later this year. The $271 million dual-tower project comprises 315 premium apartments and penthouses and occupies an absolute waterfront position with uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and…
Magnolia Residences, Summerlin Banyo – Construction Update – October 2019
OCTOBER 2019 The building crew worked hard in September and the following milestones were achieved: • Externally, rendering and painting has been completed to the rear and ends of the building with scaffold having been removed in these areas. • Internally, tiling, joinery and painting is complete to the ground floor units. Tiling, and joinery…