First home buyers have been bouncing out of isolation and into the property market, snapping up Brisbane’s stylish inner-city apartments to take advantage of record low interest rates and the Queensland Government’s First Home Owners’ Grant. The newly completed Omega Apartments in popular inner-city suburb Bowen Hills is standing out for its affordable prices, liveable…
Living it up in the inner city
A luxury inner-city development, below, which features a subtropical rooftop sky garden with a fire pit, pool and yoga deck as well as a double-storey gym and function room, has recorded strong demand for apartments through the COVID-19 period with 18 sales to local, regional and overseas buyers. HG Development’s Omega complex at 61 Brookes…
Burleigh Heads: The laid-back community with one of the Sunshine State’s best beaches
Coastal communities around Australia go to extraordinary lengths to get their towns listed on best beach lists. Winning such a title gives tourism a welcome boost and lets locals bask in the pride of being home to a truly beautiful beach. Only a handful of beachside towns can lay claim to multiple mentions on various…
Five-star living: The hotels around the world where some people never check out
Coco Chanel was a trendsetter in fashion and, it turns out, real estate. Not only did the French designer revolutionise women’s wardrobes with her signature suit and little black dress, she was an early adopter of the idea that some hotels are so luxurious and convenient that checking out is entirely optional. In 1937, at…
Griffith University in negotiations with Qld Government for Brisbane Live precinct campus
Griffith University is in discussions with the Queensland Government for a large new 55-storey CBD campus office tower located above the new Roma Street Cross River Rail station, as part of the Brisbane Live precinct. The tower would house Griffith University lecture theaters, study and workspaces, as well as student accommodation and is estimated to…
First two Brisbane green bridges to cost $257 million
Brisbane City Council is preparing to fork out $257 million for two of its planned five green bridges, starting the tender process for the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek bridges. Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner said the expressions-of-interest process would go before the council for approval on Tuesday for the two bridges, which had been budgeted…