BRISBANE’S high-end apartment market is about to hit new heights with a major developer snapping up a prime riverfront site for about $23 million, amid a growing hunger for luxury living. Tom Dooley plans to build a multimillion-dollar residential development on the massive 2333 sqm of land, spanning three blocks, at 42 Maxwell Street in…
Council releases draft City Reach Waterfront Master Plan
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…
Central Station Tech Hub Includes Atlassian-Anchored Skyscraper
Australia’s largest tech company Atlassian will anchor a 35-storey skyscraper above a new Silicon Valley-esque technology hub next to Sydney’s Central Station. More than a year after premier Gladys Berejiklian first flagged plans to transform the southern end of the CBD into a tech and innovation hub, the NSW government has released the first images of its vision…
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…
Property values rising across the Gold Coast
The Glitter Strip’s property market is starting to shine again as home values gradually rise. New CoreLogic figures released this week show property (house and unit) values on the Gold Coast have increased 1.9 per cent in the three months ending in October to $529,112. It was one of the best performing regional markets behind…
