Commercial real estate
Welcome to Thornbury: Boarded up windows, graffiti and run-down cars
Thornbury’s abandoned Le Pine Funerals site is defying High Street’s recently bestowed status as the world’s coolest street.
- by Tim Boreham
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Far from groovy: How did this 70s house win a top architecture award?
Think of sunken lounges - often referred to as “conversation pits” - indoor gardens, exposed timber ceilings, built-in bespoke joinery, and vast open plan entertaining areas.
- by Stephen Crafti
Hotel branded residences transform luxury city living
Upmarket apartment homes that are managed by luxury hotel chains, are gaining momentum as developers and buyers recognise the lifestyle and investment benefits.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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University
‘A very curious deal’: The $340m uni campus with a $1.8b price tag
Property developer Lang Walker gave generously to Western Sydney University. His company stands to gain far more.
- by Patrick Begley
Safe bet? Investors take savage haircuts in commercial real estate
Selling buildings that seemed like a safe bet when purchased three years ago is hurting investors’ hip pockets.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Australia’s office block problem is getting worse
Office property valuations have collapsed by more than 10 per cent and alarm bells are ringing that they could fall even further.
- by Carolyn Cummins and Simon Johanson
How this property giant is waging war on office waste
One property fund and landlord is doing its bit for the environment, and saving money.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Pub sales reach $100m as old-time operators flood back in
Pub operators and investors are rolling back into the sector, with close to $100 million in sales completed in the past few weeks.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Luxury clothing family to sell old uni building in hip city lane
The Poulakis family, owners of luxury clothes retailer Harrolds, are selling the old Victoria University CBD campus.
- by Nicole Lindsay
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City life
‘Beating heart of Sydney’: Luna Park is up for sale
The amusement park’s toothy entrance will need to charm a new set of buyers for the first time in 20 years - at a pretty price.
- by Megan Gorrey and Carolyn Cummins
Microsoft, Macquarie pump billions into power hungry data centres
The global heavyweights are joining with Goodman Group and ploughing billions of dollars into new data centre developments.
- by Carolyn Cummins