Downsizers moving into the next phase of their lives are now seeking larger living spaces to retain the comforts of a family home, while still pursuing an apartment for low-maintenance, secure and convenient lifestyles. The shift towards upsizing rather than downsizing has been labelled as “rightsizing” by property agents in Australia and apartment purchasers are…
Community and connectivity at Gallery House
“We don’t just want to construct apartment buildings; we want to create communities,” says Brookfield Residential Properties managing director Lee Butterworth, as new residents move into Gallery House in Brisbane. The luxury two stage development comprises 315 premium apartments and penthouses and occupies an absolute waterfront position with uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and…
Gallery House Apartments
Residents have begun moving into the second stage of Brookfield Residential Properties‘ luxury apartment project, Gallery House. The luxury two stage development comprises 315 premium apartments and penthouses and occupies an absolute waterfront position with uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and city skyline. Paul Makepeace, who purchased a two-bedroom apartment from the Gallery House River…
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…
The essential guide: how to downsize in style, according to design and architecture experts
When acclaimed Sydney interior design studio Arent & Pyke was engaged to reinvent a harbourside apartment for downsizer clients, it was a challenge with a difference. Sarah-Jane Pyke, one of the studio’s founders and principals, says designing for clients who are moving out of a large family home into a high-end apartment isn’t the same…
