<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

Prominent New Zealand apartment and hotel operator, <a href="/developers/safari-group">Safari Group</a>, is offering up a prime investment opportunity for Australians to purchase off the plan in one of the world’s most popular ski destinations.

They recently took to market Mountain Oak Queenstown Apartments, in the growing precinct of Remarkables Park in Frankton, near the airport and at the foot of The Remarkables - the mountain range the locals like to call “The Remarks”.&nbsp;

Sydney investors have shown interest in the one, two and three-bedroom apartments that secure high-season occupancy six months over the year, primarily over summer and winter months.

They average 90 per cent occupancy across their portfolio over January, February, March, August, November and December, while shoulder season months of April, July, September and October are still occupied 70 per cent of the time, with the growing appeal of Queenstown becoming not just a hotspot for the snow, but a lifestyle destination.

Even in the low seasons of May and June, occupancy levels reach around 40 per cent.

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Safari’s Safari Hotels arm can also manage the holiday letting for an investor, from the listing on holiday accommodation websites such as Airbnb and Booking.com to the cleaning and maintenance of the investment. They’ve been in the short stay management business for 15 years and offer 24/7 support for investors, an important convenience benefit for any overseas investor

Another major drawcard for Australians is that New Zealand doesn’t have a stamp duty policy - so the entry price of NZ$639,000 (AU$586,000), is all that is payable on completion.

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The apartments will feature modern amenities and contemporary designs with expansive windows capturing sweeping views of The Remarkables mountain range.&nbsp;

Interiors are equipped with modern finishes, premium appliances, and secure electronic key-locked doors, ensuring a comfortable living experience for residents and guests alike.

With its strategic location near Coronet Peak and Cardrona Alpine Resort, as well as key retail and dining precincts such as Market Street, Five Mile Shopping Centre, and Remarkables Market, Mountain Oak offers a strong proposition for investors seeking high rental yields and capital appreciation in one of New Zealand’s most sought-after locations.&nbsp;

Queenstown’s sustained demand for visitor accommodation and rental properties is underpinned by a shortage of housing options, attracting both local and international buyers.

Safari Group offers low-touch investment proposition in Queenstown’s popular ski fields district

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Paper giant Visy Australia has signed a 20-year lease with Frasers Property Australia.
The new $46 million purpose built cardboard manufacturing and distribution centre is situated in West Park Industrial Estate in Melbourne’s western suburb of Truganina.
The state of the art facility will sit on 7.843 hectares of land located at 27 Doriemus Drive.
The facility will be 42,770 square metres.
It includes a 1,025 square metre office and 124 car spaces. 
The facility is now under construction by Frasers Property’s in-house construction division in two stages.
Stage 1 is expected to be completed by September 2018, while Stage 2’s completion date is December 2018.
The industrial park boasts access to the Western Ring Road, Deer Park Bypass and Melbourne’s ports and airport. 
Visy Australia will join several significant groups in the estate including Ceva Logistics, Toll, DB Schenker and National Tiles.
The transaction was brokered by Ben Fahey from Frasers Property, Stuart Duncan from Visy and Michael Green from Cushman Wakefield.
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Visy signs new lease for manufacturing and distribution centre in Truganina 

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Tewantin's Caltex has been sold.
The auction for 44 Doonella Street, Tewantin fetched $3,120,000 with a new 15 year lease.
It last sold at $1.1 million in 1991.
It was listed by Michael Collins and Aaron Dahl from Cushman &amp; Wakefield Brisbane.
<a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-qld-tewantin-502864998" target="_blank">The property on a 1,199 square metre corner site </a>features 70 metre of frontage, on site parking, and 15 year lease to 2033 plus options to 2053.
The tenant pays all usual outgoings, including Land Tax.
It is close to Tewantin Noosa RSL, Woolworths, BWS, Liquorland, Westpac, CBA, ANZ, and Medical Centre.
Tewantin is a tourist location supported by strong local economic administrative centre including the Noosa Shire Council Chambers and professional services.
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Caltex petrol station in Tewantin sold under the hammer

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One of Australia’s largest hotel portfolios will soon be placed on the market by AccorInvest.
The AccorInvest hotel portfolio is made up of 23 real estate assets and lease interests located across Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth, together with several major regional cities.
JLL Hotels &amp; Hospitality Group’s Craig Collins and Peter Harper are handling the sale.
The AccorInvest Australian Hotel Portfolio encompasses 17 real estate assets comprising 1,797 rooms of which four are branded as ibis hotels and the other 13 ibis Budget hotels. Notable assets include the ibis Hotel &amp; Apartments Melbourne, ibis Sydney Airport, ibis Budget Sydney Olympic Park and ibis Newcastle. 
The six lease interests include The COMO Mgallery by Sofitel in Melbourne, the Novotel, Mercure and ibis hotels in Brisbane and the Mercure and ibis hotels in Perth. A full overview of the Portfolio is provided overleaf.
All hotels within the Portfolio are currently operated by AccorHotels, Australia’s largest hotel management company, under hotel management agreements. 
“Never before has an offering of this nature been presented to the open market in Australia," Craig Collins, CEO Australasia, JLL Hotels &amp; Hospitality Group, said.
"The pure scale of this portfolio and its diversity – in terms of location, market positioning and income profile - presents investors with an opportunity to immediately establish an unparalleled foothold in one of Asia Pacific’s most highly sought after hotel investment destinations.
“Economy hotels are a highly proven and successful hotel model in the Australian market.
"Their typically low operating costs and high level of profitability make them very attractive investments,” Collins added.
Peter Harper, Executive Vice President, JLL Hotels &amp; Hospitality Group said the portfolio occupy a combined 54,500 square metres of land.
AccorInvest Australian Hotel Portfolio: 
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State
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Tenure
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Rooms
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Ibis Budget Canberra
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15 Tay Street, Watson (pictured top)
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ACT
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<td valign="top" width="53">
Ground Lease
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
75
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Ibis Budget Campbelltown
</td>
<td valign="top" width="198">
3 Rennie Road, Campbelltown
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="40">
NSW
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<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
72
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Ibis Budget Casula Liverpool
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<td valign="top" width="198">
437 Hume Highway, Casula
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="40">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
74
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Ibis Budget Coffs Harbour
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<td valign="top" width="198">
1A Mclean Street, Coffs Harbour
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="40">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
70
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Ibis Budget Dubbo
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<td valign="top" width="198">
Victoria Street &amp; Newell Hwy, Dubbo
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="40">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
65
</td>
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Ibis Budget Enfield
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<td valign="top" width="198">
626-628 Liverpool Road, Strathfield South
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="40">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
80
</td>
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Ibis Budget Newcastle
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<td valign="top" width="198">
3-5 Thomas Street, Wallsend
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="40">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
79
</td>
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Ibis Budget St Peters
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178 Princes Highway, St Peters
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NSW
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<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
105
</td>
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Ibis Budget Sydney Olympic Park
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8 Edwin Flack Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park
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NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Ground Lease
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
156
</td>
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Ibis Budget Wentworthville
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377-383 Great Western Highway, Wentworthville
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NSW
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Freehold
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
102
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ibis Newcastle
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<td valign="top" width="198">
700 Hunter Street Newcastle West
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NSW
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<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
97
</td>
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Ibis Sydney Airport Hotel
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<td valign="top" width="198">
205 O'Riordan Street, Mascot
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NSW
</td>
<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
200
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Ibis Thornleigh
</td>
<td valign="top" width="198">
208-212 Pennant Hills Rd, Thornleigh
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NSW
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<td valign="top" width="53">
Freehold
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<td valign="top" nowrap width="49">
105
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Ibis Budget Brisbane Airport
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18 Navigator Place, Hendra
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93
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Ibis Budget Dandenong
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185-193 Princes Highway, Dandenong
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71
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Ibis Budget Fawkner
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1399 Sydney Road, Fawkner, Victoria
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103
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Ibis Melbourne Hotel &amp; Apartments
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15-21 Therry Street, Melbourne
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The COMO Melbourne - Mgallery
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630 Chapel Street, South Yarra
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Mercure Perth
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10 Irwin Street, Perth
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Ibis Perth
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334 Murray Street, Perth
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WA
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Novotel Brisbane
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200 Creek Street Brisbane City
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Ibis Brisbane and Mercure Brisbane
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16 Ann Street, Brisbane City
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412
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A newly renovated 100 square metre commercial space at South Coogee has been sold for $800,000.
Built in 1915, it was marketed as suitable for many uses including as medical consulting/physio or wellbeing centre.
It was listed for sale with the price of $950,000 last year.
It was sold earlier this month by Mark Fragias from Ray White Randwick &amp; Bondi Junction.
Situated at 374-376 Arden Street, the internal comes with polished floors.
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Centuria has settled on its 80 Grenfell Street, Adelaide purchase with half of the property to be held in a single asset fixed-term unlisted fund.
 Demand for the fund was unprecedented with the offer closing 200% oversubscribed in only four and a half days. 
Centuria raised $57.1 million, with 30% coming from major overseas investors. 
Jason Huljich, head of real estate and funds management for Centuria, said Adelaide offers some of the best value in the country right now.
"The infrastructure pipeline for South Australia will drive economic and job growth…the $90 billion submarine and frigate contract is forecast to create up to 8,000 direct and 25,000 direct roles," Huljich said.
He added as of 1 July stamp duty was zero in South Australia, "which means transaction costs are significantly lower than in other states”.
It is one of the Adelaide CBD’s most high tech buildings added to its $4.7 billion portfolio.
The ASX listed Centuria Capital Group has exchanged unconditional contracts for the purchase of a 50% stake in the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank headquarters at 80 Grenfell Street for $92.3 million. 
Acquisition of the $184.6 million office tower was made in partnership the Lederer Group, which will take up the remaining 50% stake.
80 Grenfell Street is a A-grade office building, that is 96% let to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.
The weighted average lease expiry (WALE) is long, at 7.3 years and rental increases are fixed at 3.75% annually.
Huljich said the Adelaide market has become increasingly attractive to property investors.
“The SA government’s decision to reduce stamp duty has been a positive strategic move to help drive investment into the state,” he said. 
“Compared with other states, where stamp duty averages 5.5%, SA’s is zero from July 1. 
“When transaction costs are lower, yields are higher, which means better returns for investors.”
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Zero stamp duty benefits Centuria's purchase of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank HQ in South Australia

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The Hilton Surfers Paradise, comprising the Hilton Hotel and the management rights for the Hilton Residences, is being marketed for sale with a price tag of about $80 million after its Chinese based investors decided to sell.
The privately owned company Ji Feng bought the five star hotel from Brookfield in 2011 for about $37 million.
It is reported the vendor has no other commercial property interests in Australia.
The hotel, once part of the failed Raptis company, comprises 169 guest rooms, four food and beverage outlets, conference facilities, pool deck, two gyms, a day spa and 89 undercover car parks.
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A strong rebound in tourism and hotel occupancy sees the Gold Coast market recording revenue growth per available room in the year to date up 15.6% on the same comparative period last year.
The listing agent Sam McVay said the new owners had the opportunity to replace Hilton as the manager.
The hotel spreads across two towers and is offered with the associated management rights for the Hilton Residences.
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Hilton Surfers Paradise listed with $80 million price tag

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Temple &amp; Webster, which suggests it was becoming "the next Harvey Norman" has reported its inaugural profit.
It claims to be Australia’s largest e‐commerce company in the furniture and homewares market.
Temple &amp; Webster has over 130,000 products on sale from over 700 suppliers.
Temple &amp; Webster earned $300,000 before interest, tax, amortisation and depreciation in the June-half following a 24% rise in revenues.
The company finished the year with a cash balance of $9.9 million and had net cash flows of $600,000 in the June quarter.
"[Two] years ago we promised our shareholders we would reach profitability during calendar year 2018 without having to raise additional capital, and I am proud to say that we achieved this goal," Coulter said in a statement on Monday.
He expected Temple &amp; Webster to be EBITDA positive in 2019, eight years after its launch in 2011 and two year after being floated in 2016 with its management team, including Mike Henriques (former Wayfair Australia GM) and Sven Lindell (ex Bras N’ Things, Woolworths and Rebel).
Temple &amp; Webster shares rose 7% to 76¢, compared with their issue price of $1.10.
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E-commerce furniture and homewares store Temple & Webster makes its inaugural profit

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Lendlease has reached structural completion of the world’s tallest and largest engineered timber office building, 25 King, at Brisbane Showgrounds.
Designed and manufactured by Lendlease and owned by Impact Investment Group (IIG), the ground floor plus nine-storey timber commercial tower features open and flexible office space.
Lendlease is targeting a 6 Star Green Star rating, 5 Star NABERS Energy rating and WELL Core &amp; Shell rating for the 25 King Street tower.
Global engineering firm, Aurecon, will occupy 43.5% of the net lettable area, with IIG working within Lendlease to secure new tenants for the remaining office space.
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25 King (pictured above) is on track for completion later this year.
"The topping out of 25 King represents another significant milestone in the completion of what will be the world’s tallest and largest engineered timber office building by gross floor area," said Tony Orazio, General Manager QLD &amp; NT, Lendlease Building.
“With each new milestone, we get more and more excited about this brilliant building. 25 King is the definition of a connected, collaborative workspace for high-performance teams,” stated Darren Brusnahan, Head of Funds Management – Real Estate, Impact Investment Group.
JLL has been appointed to manage 25 King Street, the world’s largest engineered timber office building. 
It is a Queensland first and the world's largest by gross floor area.
The management role will be led by JLL Director and Head of Commercial Management, Lydia King. 
At a height of almost 45 metres, the ground plus nine-storey tower designed by architect Bates Smart will become the future home of global engineering firm Aurecon, which is also the project’s lead engineer. 
Aurecon has committed to 6,500 square metres on a 10-year lease. 
Aurecon was advised by JLL's Michael Greene, while Lendlease was represented by JLL’s Adam Barrett and Sam Barr. 
The tower includes three bespoke ground level retail tenancies built using a revolutionary building timber technology called cross laminated timber (CLT) and glulum (glue laminated timber) which has a structural strength akin to traditional concrete and steel.
Constructed with wood, CLT has a far lower carbon footprint than other building materials, the production process produces zero waste, and timbers are sourced from certified sustainably managed forests.
King said 25 King Street represented the next generation of workplace design. 
“25 King is targeting a 6 Star Green Star Design and As Built v1.1 and a NABERS Energy 5 Star rating," she said.
The building will be LendLease’s fifth engineered timber building in Australia.
JLL also manages Kingsgate, the first tower developed by LendLease at the RNA precinct. 
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World's tallest timber tower reaches structural completion in Brisbane

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The retail centres of tomorrow are all about democratisation, according to Susanne Pini, the national director of retail and mixed-use at HDR who says the local shopping centre was evolving to take on the role of the suburb’s town square.
However she suggest one of the country’s leading mixed-use architects advised there was only a handful of neighbourhood centres in Australia with the capacity to play the social infrastructure role expected of them today.
Pini says the generic design of existing neighbourhood shopping centres results in physical and cultural isolation.
A radical shift needs to take place, she says.
“Design which resonates with the community and is of its time and of its place has been the issue.
"Design which reflects its community will be the solution,” Pini says.
“Traditional shopping centres are providers of ‘stuff’. People come, buy, then leave.
"They’re generic in design and there’s no natural light so you lose track of the day.
"The internally focused ‘Vegas’ model makes no reference to the community externally.
"It’s an architecture of ‘anywhere, anyplace, anyone’ which produces the effect of ‘nothing, nowhere for nobody’.
“Limited and stretched local resources have authorities struggling to provide all the ‘glue’ such as libraries, markets, community centres and local shops, that used to bind our communities together. 
“This means the role of the local shopping centre has had to grow and evolve to take on the role of the suburb’s town square.
The shopping centre is becoming the community lounge room, dining room and backyard.
“This recognition necessitates a new design approach, moving away from a model of isolation to a model of connection. They need to form part of our everyday life and not because of the ‘stuff’ we need but because they connect us to the community. They need to connect physically and culturally to the community they are within.
“Shopping centres must deconstruct the pieces that have us living in isolation and connect them together. And while it sounds obvious, you can count on one hand the number of centres in Australia that actually do that,” says Pini.
She identifies The Ponds Shopping Centre and Rouse Hill Town Centre in Sydney as being in this extreme minority.
HDR has also designed the town centre for Ed.Square, a brand new mixed-use community in south west Sydney, to embrace new community design expectations.
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“The ‘democratisation of design’ means there is no longer anywhere to hide,” Pini says.
“The prevalence of design programs, and the elevation of the notion of design in the public consciousness, has brought greater attention to the importance and possibility of design when it comes to the community arena. 
“This is the democratisation of design.
"Once viewed as the exclusive domain of the affluent, good design is now a community expectation.
"It is a symbol of the pride we take in our towns. But how many shopping centres in communities across the country are a source of pride for the people that visit them?”
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According to Joanna Russell, General Manager – Retail Development, Frasers Property Australia, increased design expectations have given rise to a new sub-sector in retail assets: the super-neighbourhood centre.
Typically between 10,000 square metres and 25,000 square metres in retail area, super-neighbourhood centres differ from sub-regional centres through their tenant mix and response to local community needs.
They may share some qualities with sub-regionals, including commitments from anchor tenants, but the slightly smaller retail area, as well as the target mix of anchor tenants and supporting speciality shops, reflect their community in a much deeper way. 
Super-neighbourhood centres balance everyday convenience shopping needs with non-retail services, such as collaborative working spaces, lounge areas, education zones and childcare, as well as experiential offers, such as cinemas, play areas, yoga and meditation areas, and gardens.
“The super-neighbourhood centre has now emerged conceptually, but not yet in widespread reality. But these centres have an opportunity to claim the position of the community’s natural heart and soul and the right design will legitimise this claim,” Russell says.
“These centres have the opportunity to create a sense of place where people really feel comfortable and want to spend time. 
“To achieve this, the design must understand and consider more than just census demographics or LGA statistics of the local community, going much deeper to investigate the surroundings, history, culture and aspirations of the people that live there. 
“Going beyond the site’s footprint, the super-neighbourhood centre should be a natural part of the townscape, designed from a whole-of-neighbourhood perspective, complementing the existing amenity, nestled within the natural street grid, and in symbiosis with the land and the people in its catchment.
“Achieve this balance, and you create a super-neighbourhood centre that the local community feels belongs to them. It becomes a source of pride. Visiting the centre becomes part of daily routines. 
“Get the design wrong – design in a generic or inauthentic way – and the centre does not form an intrinsic part of the neighbourhood.”
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With Australia’s Life Sciences sector beginning to take shape, overseas experts in the field have Queensland tipped to have the right fundamentals for promoting the evolution of this sector.
David Lupson from Savills Science (UK) has made the trip to Queensland this week to review ripe markets and offer his advice on the fundamentals of a ‘science precinct’ based on his involvement and experience in crafting the Cambridge Science Park and other new science parks including those in Liverpool, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
The origins of science parks date back to the early 1950s with the creation of Stanford Research Park in the USA. In 1970, Trinity College commenced development of the first UK science park in Cambridge. Following this movement a number of UK-based universities recognised that an era of integrated educational and knowledge based businesses had arrived and realised the benefits of aligning multidisciplinary research and business. 
Today, Cambridge consists of 11 science parks in total; which includes the University Hospital and University &amp; Technology based businesses to complete the full ecosystem. New generations of science parks have spread all across the UK, however Cambridge still stands out as a front runner with a value proposition that has market appeal.
According to the University, Cambridge is now Europe’s largest technology cluster, with around 57,000 people employed by more than 1,500 technology and science based firms, which have a combined annual revenue of over £13 billion.
“It’s important to remember that the science sector competes on a global stage, our advice is pragmatic and evidence based using our industry experience coupled with ongoing benchmarking,” Mr Lupson said.
Mr Lupson is Europe’s most experienced commercial science park practitioner and has acted as the Development Director and Chief Operating Officer for a number of leading science park projects and bio-innovation centres across the UK.
“The first secret to the success of the Cambridge Science Park has been the relationship between individual entrepreneurs, the university and the science park operations and development team.
“The close proximity of the park to the university and teaching hospital in the city has been instrumental in both creating and feeding the businesses that reside there,” he said.
Science parks aim to enable the commercial exploitation of intellectual property by the provision of fit for purpose hard and soft infrastructure.
“The collaborative nature of the park has also helped to foster a sense of community, which the landlord has tried to maintain by including more amenities, which in turn has been crucial in attracting and retaining staff,” Mr Lupson said.
Chesterford Research Park near Cambridge bolstered its offering with the construction of the Nucleus Building, which provided a gym, restaurant, bar and conferencing facilities for its tenants. 
With science and technology continuously evolving, so are the businesses which work within the field, therefore conditions for these tenants need to remain fluid.
“St John’s Innovation Park is an excellent example of how providing incubator space with flexible lease conditions gives businesses the opportunity to grow.
“It’s not uncommon to see users grow from medium size floorplate requirements to taking an entire headquarters before the end of their leases,” he said.
The infrastructure and transport networks around a science park also play an important role in the precinct’s mechanics. 
In recent years Cambridge Science Park has seen substantial improvements to its accessibility through the provision of highway upgrades, new cycle ways and access to a guided busway. More recently the opening of a new railway station north of the city has further improved access options.
Mr Lupson will be speaking at three seminars in Queensland this week which will further educate the market on the emerging knowledge economy trends of the life sciences sector. 
For more information on Life Sciences or Science Park development in Queensland please contact <a href="http://www.savills.com.au/forms/contact-individual.aspx?id=104639-0" target="_blank">Dustin Welch</a>, Director of <a href="http://www.savills.com.au/services-and-sectors/project-management.aspx" target="_blank">Savills</a> Health Projects. Savills Health Services provides bespoke transactional and planning services for medical service professionals, developers, government and investors across all aspects of primary healthcare, research and tertiary built form.
Savills is a leading global real estate service provider offering the full spectrum of services from strategic advice to managing assets and projects and transacting deals. To learn more about Savills, visit <a href="http://www.savills.com.au" target="_blank">savills.com.au</a>.
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