Aria Property Group has submitted a new development application for the construction of a new 13 storey residential development located at 470-480 Main Street, Kangaroo Point. An architectural design competition process was undertaken between Bates Smart, Richards & Spence and Koichi Takada. The winning design proposal which was selected was from Bates Smart. According to…
Brisbane-based Aria Property Group has proposed it’s first residential tower in the Brisbane CBD, located at 171 Elizabeth Street. Soaring 80 storeys high, the new tower is planned for the corner of Elizabeth and Edward Streets, which currently the site of several luxury retail boutiques including Hermes, The Hour Glass, MaxMara, Mont Blanc and Ermenegildo Zegna.…
Australian Institute of Health & Wellbeing release to national Social Housing Results from 2018 Having a roof over one’s head is generally regarded as essential to a person’s health and wellbeing. However, not all Australians have the same access to safe and affordable housing. Social housing programs provide rental housing at below-market rates to low-to-moderate…
The supply of social housing has failed to keep pace with the growth of households in need of housing assistance, with government-provided housing increasingly being transferred to the community sector. Government figures contained in the AIHW Housing Assistance in Australia report show that 803,900 Australians were living in more than 430,000 social housing dwellings – including public, community…
One of the first towers to be built in Mermaid Beach will be crowned with two glass-wrapped sky ‘palaces’ offering views across the city and sea. Located at The $88 million Naia project has unveiled its pair of two-level north-facing penthouses, each with its own private roof-top terrace and spa pool. The penthouses will feature…
Little Projects has announced global manager, ULTIQA Hotels & Resorts, as the successful purchaser of the management rights for its 256-apartment project, Signature Broadbeach. During the five-week expression of interest campaign led by Alex Cook and Tim Crooks of Resort Brokers, over 20 local and international groups vied for the opportunity to secure the 25-year…
A previous application for a tall slender tower located at 466 Ann Street has been superseded by a new development application for a 25 storey residential tower. Proposed by Perry Lane Jv Pty Ltd, the new design features a completely reconfigured floor plate design which reduces apartments from two apartments per level, to one apartment per level.…
The first of two penthouses has been sold at 443 Queen Street, breaking Brisbane price records. Selling for over $6 million, making it one of the most expensive units to sell off the plan in Brisbane to date. Equivalent to $19,500 per internal square metre, the penthouse is one of two, with the second due…
Reserve Bank Governor Phillip Lowe is right. We must exploit this period of low interest rates to invest in infrastructure that provides a sound, long-term economic foundation for our future. This infrastructure is housing. And for all Australians – rich or poor. The economic health of our cities is at crisis point due to the…
The states and territories have all handed down their budgets. While there are some very welcome infrastructure investments, too many governments are continuing to hammer the property sector with tax increases that hurt jobs and investment. We go around the grounds. Queensland Property Council executive director Chris Mountford has slammed the land tax increase…