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City Tatts forced into fire sale of historic Pitt Street headquarters
City Tatts chief executive Marcelo Veloz said plunging gaming revenue had forced the club to sell its historic clubhouse, which is undergoing redevelopment into a 50-storey tower.
- by Andrew Taylor
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This popular style of house was banished from Sydney. Now it’s making a return
Duplexes and semis used to feature heavily in the suburbs, but many councils across the city banned them.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Housing crisis
How do you add density to a ‘NIMBY’ neighbourhood? Ask a local
I found my community on Sydney’s leafy north shore. We can build more homes without destroying what we love.
- by Indu Balachandran
CFMEU plans new theatre and events centre, ahead of new unit development
One of Queensland’s most controversial unions is planning to build a new theatre and conference centre at Bowen Hills, complete with a rooftop bar.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘Forced from their homes’: Inner city threatened by luxury apartment developers
Federal Teal MP Allegra Spender wants stronger heritage protections in Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay to stop developers knocking down ageing residential blocks for luxury apartments.
- by Andrew Taylor
Keon Park station is officially open. Residents were already painfully aware
Goran Torbakov was woken at 7.30am on Friday by an announcement blaring into his apartment: “Dear passengers, this station is now open.”
- by Rachel Eddie
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Housing crisis
The housing crisis has split Sydney. This is where the voters have landed
The Minns government’s push to increase housing density around train stations has divided the opposition in parliament and the Liberal Party’s supporters.
- by Alexandra Smith
Repco, Officeworks, cafes: Not out of the question for Melbourne’s public towers
Homes Victoria last year asked Ernst & Young’s advice on the value of adding thousands of square metres of retail and commercial spaces to some of Melbourne’s public housing towers.
- by Rachel Eddie
The apartments where train announcements are a ‘dominant, intrusive force’ in the living room
A train station has moved and now sits less than five metres from balconies. Residents have been offered noise-cancelling headphones to deal with it.
- by Tom Cowie
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Planning
Can the powerful owl and a flying fox save this north shore zone from development?
In a summons filed in the Land and Environment Court, Ku-ring-gai Council claims the government failed to give due consideration to critical habitat and threatened species.
- by Michael Koziol
The heart of Footscray is full of empty, derelict sites. Locals blame ‘land banking’
Critics say land banking has become a problem with large commercial buildings in prime locations standing empty for years.
- by Najma Sambul