Lendlease $1.3bn Sell-Off Clears Final Hurdle
After nearly a year of waiting, Lendlease has the go-ahead for a $1.3-billion deal to offload a dozen masterplanned communities. Approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board this …
Gurner’s $1.7bn Elysium Fields Approved for Docklands
High-profile developer Gurner has won approval for the first stage of its “futuristic wellness and anti-ageing utopia”. The first three towers of the $1.7-billion Elysium Fields precinct at …
Third Runway Cleared for Melbourne Airport | The Urban Developer
With new flight paths needed for the third runway, concerns were voiced that seven suburbs would be affected by noise. From that, conditions around noise amelioration work, particularly …
Apartment Slump Reaches Record Low | The Urban Developer
Apartment development in Australia has plunged to its lowest level in 12 years—a decline that threatens government housing targets. And while national new home sales declined by 10.1 …
London’s Tallest Tower Losing Monopoly on Title
A building approval in London will not take The Shard’s title as the city’s tallest away from it, but it will have to share. The City of London Corporation’s Planning Applications-Sub Committee …
Deicorp Greenlit for Five-Block Green Square Precinct
The developer said the project would provide a $28.1-million contribution to council for the provision of new affordable housing homes, as well as open-space upgrades to Biyanbing …
Plans Filed for $490m Life Sciences Campus at Alexandria
The campus is near major hospitals including Royal Prince Alfred, St Vincent’s and Prince of Wales, and universities including the University of Sydney, University of NSW (UNSW), …
NSW Fast-Tracks Empty Buildings for Crisis Housing
Empty buildings awaiting development can now be rapidly converted into temporary housing under new planning reforms announced by the NSW Government, eliminating months of …
Olympic Makeover Plans for Brisbane’s Paddo Tavern
On a 4165sq m site at 186 Given Terrace, the Paddington Tavern is part of McGuires Hotels—the largest family-owned pub chain in Queensland. Its history dates back to the 1870s but the …
Woolworths Reveals Two-Tower Shoptop BtR at Albion
“The design seeks to reinforce the urban design outcomes of the existing approval, with an activated ground and elevated public space and slender build-to-rent towers that maximise …