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Developer GURNER™ Group has revealed $1.65 billion in residential sales nationally across the 12 months to December 2025, driven largely by the continued momentum of its Docklands wellness-focused precinct, Elysium Fields.

The sales result was generated across seven projects in Victoria and New South Wales, headlined by Elysium Fields, GURNER™’s $2.75 billion mixed-use precinct planned for Harbour Esplanade in Docklands.

The project has recorded more than $500 million in sales across the first three towers, equating to around 580 apartments sold.

The first tower, Helios, has now sold out of its 240 private residences, with GURNER™ preparing to release a premium penthouse collection comprising 15 three-bedroom penthouses in coming weeks.

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Elysium Fields is being developed on the long-held 20,000 sqm Docklands site at 208-226 Harbour Esplanade, which had remained undeveloped for more than two decades prior to GURNER™ taking over the project around four years ago.

Construction has now commenced across four towers ranging between 18 and 30 storeys, with Hamilton Marino and Maxcon appointed as builders.

Once complete, the precinct is expected to comprise around 1,100 residences, alongside retail, hospitality and public realm uses integrated throughout the site.

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Designed by Fraser &amp; Partners in collaboration with GURNER™ Design House, the project has been positioned around the developer’s broader focus on wellness-led residential living.

“We don’t sell apartments. We create a true luxury lifestyle that simply doesn’t exist elsewhere in the market today,” Founder and Executive Chairman Tim Gurner said.

“To deliver that requires an extraordinary level of detail, coordination and discipline across multiple verticals, from design and hospitality through to wellness and service.”

“We’ve always believed that living extends far beyond the physical residence. It’s about how you feel the moment you arrive, how you live day-to-day, and the ecosystem that supports that.” 
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The project’s design places a heavy focus on landscaping, wellness amenities and biophilic design principles.

Plans include around 3,700 sqm of landscaped gardens and open space throughout the precinct, alongside a retail and dining offering spanning approximately 5,000 sqm.

The broader public realm strategy centres around what GURNER™ describes as the “Path of Life”, an urban forest and landscaped pedestrian environment intended to connect the various buildings and wellness spaces across the precinct.

The apartments themselves will incorporate a range of wellness-focused inclusions, including purified air and water systems, circadian lighting, antimicrobial surfaces, and optional in-home wellness upgrades.

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Gurner said the company’s experience through its Saint Haven wellness clubs had directly informed the residential offering now being incorporated into Elysium Fields.

“We’re seeing a clear global shift toward longevity, performance and proactive health,” Gurner said.

“Our role is to deliver that in a way that feels seamless, highly private and beautifully resolved within the environments we create.”

A large component of the wellness offering is planned through the resident amenity and health facilities proposed within the precinct.

That includes plans for bathing and recovery facilities spread throughout the towers, incorporating mineral pools, saunas, steam rooms, flotation therapy, red light therapy and wellness lounges.

The developer is also seeking approvals for what it describes as a “reverse ageing medical clinic” within the precinct.

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According to project information released by the group, the proposed facility would include cryotherapy, IV infusion therapy, infrared and dry saunas, PEMF beds, MRIs, DEXA scans, brain scans and blood analysis services.

Within the first tower, Helios, residents will also have access to a dedicated amenity offering known as the Sky Private Club.

The upper 15 levels of the building will include private lounges, dining spaces, rooftop amenities and optional private wellness studios integrated within residences.

The Helios tower itself comprises 260 apartments ranging between 60 sqm and 300 sqm, including a collection of penthouses.

That includes a planned two-storey penthouse spanning around 600 sqm with uninterrupted bay views.

The Elysium Fields precinct is being delivered in partnership with Digital Harbour Holdings, a consortium that includes the Liberman family, which controls the development rights across the Docklands site.

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The sales result comes as GURNER™ continues expanding its national development pipeline beyond Victoria.

“We have a strong pipeline across Australia and are now focused on scaling into key markets including New South Wales and Queensland, while continuing to build on our Melbourne base,” Gurner said.

“We currently have more than $3 billion in the market, growing to over $5 billion by October, and expect to materially outperform last year in the 2026 calendar year.”

The result also reflects the continued strength of the upper-end apartment market in Melbourne, particularly for owner-occupier-focused product with large-scale amenity and lifestyle offerings.

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Record result anchored by the Group’s “utopian” Elysium Fields precinct – defying market headwinds in Docklands.

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Elysium Fields drive Gurner to $1.65 billion in apartment sales over 2025

National Australia Bank (NAB) will fund <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/palmera-residences-gold-coast-18-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Palmera</a>, a $1 billion, 52-level luxury residential tower being developed by Central Equity in one of the Gold Coast’s most tightly held coastal locations at Northcliffe.

The project, launched recently by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/central-equity">Central Equity</a>, one of Victoria’s largest private residential developers, comes at a time when construction funding for large residential developments has become increasingly competitive as lenders tighten exposure to the sector.

Multiplex has been appointed the builder, and construction is now underway.

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Since its first project, Central Equity has delivered more than 85 residential developments with a combined end value exceeding $8 billion.

Palmera reflects Central Equity’s growing focus on the Gold Coast luxury apartment market and continues a relationship between Central Equity and NAB that dates back to the late 1980s, when the bank funded one of Melbourne’s earliest inner-city residential towers at a time when high-rise apartment living in the CBD was largely unproven.

“NAB’s funding of Central Equity’s $36 million CBD development in the late 1980’s to the financing of the billion-dollar tower today highlights the long-term relationship between the two organisations in delivering major residential projects” said Central Equity Founder and Chairman Eddie Kutner.

He said NAB’s early support was instrumental in helping establish the company’s development model.

“When we commenced our first residential tower in the late 1980s the concept of funding off-the-plan apartments was still largely untested in Australia,” Kutner said.

“NAB recognised the opportunity early and supported the project when others were uncertain. That relationship has now continued for more than 37 years across many developments.”

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Central Equity was established in 1987 when Melbourne’s CBD and Southbank precinct were still dominated by warehouses and commercial buildings. Fewer than 100 residents lived in Southbank at the time, and large-scale residential development in the inner city was not widely considered.

Recognising changing demographics and lifestyle preferences, the company began developing high-rise residential projects designed to bring permanent residents into the city centre.

Central Equity has provided accommodation for approximately 40,000 residents across Melbourne’s CBD and Southbank, while also incorporating supporting infrastructure including essential lifestyle facilities like retail spaces, childcare facilities and neighbourhood activity centres.

Central Equity has spent many years assembling the Palmera development site on the corner of Garfield Terrace and Frederick Street in Northcliffe, creating a supersite of around 3,300 sqm.

The developer said the Palmera apartment tower reflects its long-term view of the Gold Coast as a growing and increasingly diversified economy.

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Supported by infrastructure including the light rail network, major road upgrades expanded education, hospital and medical facilities and continued expansion at the Gold Coast Airport with more internation and domestic flights.

Positioned in the tightly held Northcliffe precinct, the 52-level tower will deliver 347 apartments, targeting buyers seeking a high-end coastal lifestyle, from downsizers to interstate investors.

Designed by Marchese Partners with interiors by DBI, Palmera has been conceived as a next-generation residential offering, featuring a collection of oversized apartments, with premium three-bedroom residences offering sweeping northern views stretching from Surfers Paradise through to Burleigh Heads.

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NAB funds $1 billion Surfers Paradise apartment development, Palmera

Two years after completing one of the newest developments in North Sydney, developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/aqualand-australia">Aqualand</a> is turning its attention to the rapidly evolving St Leonards apartment market.

The developer, which completed AURA by Aqualand on North Sydney's Walker Street, has lodged plans for a 5,918 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/33-37-herbert-street-st-leonards-nsw-2065">33-37 Herbert Street, St Leonards,</a> seeking approval for a pair of residential towers rising above a shared podium opposite Royal North Shore Hospital.

The proposal forms part of the broader transformation underway across the St Leonards-Crows Nest precinct, where former industrial and commercial sites are increasingly being redeveloped into high-density mixed-use projects tied to major transport infrastructure.

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According to the planning documents, the site sits “within the St Leonards–Crows Nest Strategic Centre, identified by the NSW Government as a key area for accommodating future jobs and housing across Sydney.”

The proposal has been designed by fjcstudio, formerly FJMT Studio, and is being progressed through the State Significant Development pathway due to its scale and affordable housing provision.

The scheme would comprise 413 apartments, including 46 affordable housing units, alongside retail and commercial uses fronting Herbert Street. The project would also include communal open space, landscaping, a swimming pool, gymnasium, children’s play areas and podium-level resident amenities.

Planning documents show the development would consist of a part-13, part-39 storey tower form positioned above a four-storey podium.

“The development comprises a unified podium that activates the street interface, and two setback towers to accommodate new housing supply while maintaining an appropriate human scale at ground level,” fjcstudio noted in its Design Report.

The northern and southern towers have been shaped to respond to the surrounding skyline while also limiting overshadowing impacts to nearby public open space, particularly Talus Reserve.

The design report said the differing tower heights were intended to “contribute to a varied skyline while responding to the surrounding built form context and solar access considerations.”

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The site sits directly opposite Royal North Shore Hospital and within walking distance of both St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

While the site itself sits just outside the formal Crows Nest Transport Oriented Development boundary, the planning documents repeatedly reference its alignment with the broader TOD objectives reshaping the Lower North Shore.

“The site is located adjacent to St Leonards Station and in close proximity to Crows Nest Metro which is within the Crows Nest Transit Orientated Development Accelerated Precinct which has been identified by the NSW Government to support housing delivery,” the Design Verification Statement noted.

According to fjcstudio, the project has been designed to respond to the broader transition occurring across St Leonards, where increasing residential density is being concentrated around transport infrastructure and employment hubs.

“The broader precinct is undergoing significant change, with a mix of existing mid-rise buildings and newer high-density developments,” the report stated.

“Recent and approved projects indicate a consistent shift toward taller built form, typically organised as tower-and-podium typologies with more active ground levels.”

The proposal includes close to 6,000 sqm of retail and commercial space across the ground floor and podium levels, designed to create a more activated street edge along Herbert Street.

Aqualand’s plans would also introduce a landscaped podium shared between the two towers, with communal open space in the form of a podium rooftop designed to support resident interaction and improve urban greening outcomes. The scheme would also introduce pocket parks at the northern and southern ends of the site, including a landscaped area at the corner of Herbert and Ella streets designed to improve pedestrian amenity and soften the streetscape.

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The proposal is being progressed through the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority pathway, which was introduced to accelerate housing supply across the state. The application was declared State Significant Development in April 2025 following an expression of interest process.

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St Leonards has been particularly active with new developments in recent weeks. Developer SP Setia’s <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-sp-setia-targets-st-leonards-skyline-with-40-storey-tod-tower">plans for a new 42-storey tower</a> recently went on exhibition through the same pathway, while <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">Stockland’s 52-storey tower proposal</a> was also recently unveiled.

Aside from the St Leonards project, which is expected to take around nine months to move through the approvals process ahead of a potential 2027 launch, Aqualand is also preparing to launch Boronia, a new apartment project in Roseville comprising around 111 apartments on Larkin Street.

The developer also has approvals in place for the next stage of the Barangaroo precinct, which will feature new residential, retail, hospitality and community uses, alongside a new metro entry across the five-hectare site.

More than 50 new retail destinations are planned for Central Barangaroo, alongside a 270-metre-long boulevard connecting Hickson Park to Nawi Cove. Together with Harbour Park, more than 50 per cent of the precinct will comprise public open space and parkland.

First look: Aqualand joins St Leonards apartment party

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The Marlborough House proposal, lodged for the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marlborough-house-47-97-marlborough-street-surry-hills-nsw-2010">47-97 Marlborough Street</a> site, would see the adaptive reuse of the heritage-listed warehouse building alongside the construction of new residential additions and a separate apartment building on the northern portion of the site.

The proposal seeks approval for 172 apartments across three buildings, including 15 per cent affordable housing managed by a community housing provider for at least 15 years from occupation.

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Interior view from the Northern Building Penthouse overlooking the park

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The redevelopment is planned for the prominent 3,413 sqm site bounded by Marlborough Street, Goodlet Street and Lansdowne Street, directly opposite Eddie Ward Park and around 200 metres from the Surry Hills light rail stop.

Time &amp; Place acquired the former David Jones building in 2024, marking the first time the property had changed hands in around 50 years.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal centres around the adaptive reuse of the former David Jones factory, originally constructed between 1913 and 1935 in the Inter-War Chicagoesque architectural style.

Wardle noted in its Architectural Design Report that the building “occupies a significant place in the industrial and cultural history of Surry Hills” and at its peak was “the largest department store manufacturing facility in Australia, employing over 800 people and fuelling the growth of Sydney’s fashion and retail industries.”

The practice said the project positions itself “not as an isolated intervention, but as a contributor to the civic, social, and architectural grain of the precinct.”

The proposal would deliver 75 apartments within the retained southern heritage building, 59 apartments within the central addition, and a further 38 apartments within the new northern building fronting Lansdowne Street.

Planning documents show the scheme would comprise a mix of heritage apartments, new-build apartments, townhouses and penthouses.

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The development would also include a ground-floor retail tenancy on the corner of Marlborough and Lansdowne streets, rooftop communal open space, a landscaped pedestrian link along the western edge of the site, and basement parking accessed from Lansdowne Street via a car stacker system.

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The scheme emerged from a competitive design process run by Urbis, with Wardle ultimately selected as the winning architect ahead of FJC Studio, TZG, Architectus and Wilkinson Eyre.

The Design Integrity Panel later described several aspects of the Wardle scheme as fundamental to the project, including “the stepped character of the new addition to the north of the site”, the landscaped western pedestrian link, and the “garden arrival” experience separating the original Marlborough House from the heritage addition.

Wardle’s design heavily references the site’s industrial and heritage history, while also responding to the surrounding Surry Hills streetscape.

The Architectural Design Report describes Surry Hills as “a finely grained neighbourhood with beautiful and expressive brickworks throughout the suburb,” with the proposal introducing a material palette intended to sit comfortably alongside the existing warehouse fabric and neighbouring terraces.

The report also outlines the project’s relationship with Eddie Ward Park and the broader landscape context of the area.

“Marlborough House occupies a site of deep cultural memory and the neighbouring Eddie Ward Park is of local ecological significance, where natural systems, topography, and stories have long shaped human experience,” Wardle noted in the report.

The architects said the proposal sought to “rebind built form to Country” through landscape, materiality and the adaptive reuse of the heritage structure.

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The project is also being progressed under the NSW Government’s in-fill affordable housing provisions, allowing developments that include affordable housing to access additional height and floor space incentives.

Under the plans, 2,593 sqm of the project’s floor space would be dedicated to affordable housing, slightly exceeding the required 15 per cent threshold.

In its Design Excellence Strategy, Urbis said the project aimed to “sensitively adapt and enhance the heritage-listed building on site through alterations and additions that preserve its historical significance” while delivering “high-quality market and infill affordable housing development in Surry Hills.”

Time &amp; Place has been one of the most active developers nationally in the last 12 to 24 months. Late last year they completed&nbsp;The Queensbridge in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/southbank-vic-3006">Southbank</a>, a mixed-use tower with 353 apartments and a hotel. They are currently selling Park Modern, 246 apartments near the famous Botanic Gardens in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/south-melbourne-vic-3205">South Melbourne</a>, and have future projects, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-wilmot-173-burke-road-28-hope-street-glen-iris-vic-3146">The Wilmot</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/glen-iris-vic-3146">Glen Iris</a>, the redevelopment of the Northcote Plaza, and another tower in South Melbourne.

The developer broke into Sydney just a few years ago with Two Tides in Manly. They have another project nearby, which is at the ultra-luxury end of the market on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/shoreline-manly-beach-89-90-north-steyne-manly">North Steyne</a>, fronting the beach.

It is also continuing to work through the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-time-place-settles-on-design-for-the-chimes-potts-point-redevelopment">redevelopment of The Chimes building</a> on Macleay Street in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/potts-point-nsw-2011">Potts Point</a>, as well as a project on <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/time-place-to-take-on-mosman-apartment-market">Mosman's Redan Street</a>.
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First look: Time & Place unveils Marlborough House redevelopment designs for former David Jones warehouse in Surry Hills

The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

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The Swan Brewery Industrial Estate in Perth's Canning Vale has achieved sales worth $70 million, with Stage 1 and 2 settlements now finalised.
Starting from August 2014, <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-land+development-wa-canning+vale-501312419" target="_blank">55 lots totalling 14.7 hectares have been sold</a> through Raine &amp; Horne Commercial.
“The sale rates of Stages 1 and 2 reflect the strong demand for reasonably priced, well-located industrial land within Perth’s core 20 km inner transport ring,” said Raine &amp; Horne Commercial WA director and selling agent Anthony Vulinovich.
Buyers included industrial developers, owner-occupiers and investors, he added.
Canning Vale is one of Perth’s most desired industrial precincts to the city’s south and has excellent transport infrastructure.
The estate has been developed by Linc Property, Perth’s largest private developer of industrial lots.
Following the success of Stages 1 and 2, they are now going ahead with the release of Stage 3 into the market.
The 12 smaller lots range from 1,100 square metres to 4,000 square metres, while three range from 1.1 to 2.1 hectares." 
“We have already secured a number of sales off-market," Ben Lisle, director of Linc Property. “We expect strong interest from both developers and larger owner-occupiers looking to achieve a long-term position.”
Stage 3 civil works have started with titles expected at the start of 2016.
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Raine & Horne Commercial selling Perth industrial land on Swan Brewery estate

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Sydney based steel fencing provider, Budget Metals Aust Pty Ltd, will open its first Melbourne branch.
It follows a lease over an industrial facility at Dandenong South in Melbourne’s south-east in a deal negotiated by Savills Australia.
The 1/64-68 Nissan Drive property comprises a 1264 square metre building including a high clearance warehouse with a five tonne gantry crane and a ground level office, drive around access, secure yard space, and on-site parking.
According to Savills, the tenant has taken a three year lease at $89,744 per annum net. The lessor is a private Melbourne investor.
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Budget Metals Australia takes Dandenong lease

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It was a punt that paid off for the vendors of 10-14 Manton Road Oakleigh in deciding to put the former sheet metal factory to auction, resulting in a sale $50,000 more than the reserve. 
After competitive bidding the hammer fell at $1.1 million to a <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-industrial+warehouse-vic-oakleigh-501644733" target="_blank">Sydney based owner occupier</a>, catching several local developers by surprise. 
Crabtrees selling agent, Gavin Dumas says whilst auction isn’t always commonplace for industrial sites, in a strong market it is often the best method for vendors. 
The site with land area of 1,833 square metres is ripe for redevelopment into strata units or the refurbishment of the current building with an industrial one zoning and vacant possession.
The factory was held by the third generation family. 
In the 1980’s and 90’s it was the headquarters of the Pellicano Group which owns and manages more than 180 properties, in a diverse portfolio ranging from commercial and industrial to retail and residential.
Nearly half of the Group’s workbook comprises four large business parks spread across Melbourne. 
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Sydney buyer outbids local developers at auction for industrial land

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CBRE has been appointed to sell an industrial property in the rapidly growing Yatala Enterprise Area, centrally positioned between Queensland’s commercial centres, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Located at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-industrial+warehouse-qld-ormeau-501674201" target="_blank">24-30 Blanck Street, Ormeau</a>, the property features a 1,250sqm two level corporate office and 3,853sqm high clearance warehouse, which includes mezzanine storage and an additional 800sqm awning area.
Grundfos, a national and global leader in advanced pump solutions and innovator in water technology, has recommitted its presence at the property, recently signing a new lease.
CBRE’s David Corke, who has been appointed to sell the property in conjunction with fellow agent Luke Brechin, said the site represented an outstanding investment opportunity.
“Centrally located between Brisbane city and the Gold Coast, along the M1 Motorway, this is a quality investment opportunity that will suit the astute investor looking for a secure asset that presents a number of future advantages.”
Built in 2007, the property was designed by Spaceframe Constructions with the purpose of accommodating a head office tenant looking for corporate amenity and functionality.
The expression of interest campaign closes September 18.
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Queensland commercial coast investment up for grabs‏

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More than $1 billion in industrial property was sold in Melbourne for the year up to June with private investors accounting for 40% of total sales value.
A total of 648,324 square metres was leased during the same period, according to Savills July 2015 Melbourne Industrial Briefing.
The briefing found $1.47 billion of industrial property was sold in the year to June 2015 , with some investors choosing a “super” Prime category of industrial investment.
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The report noted factors such as capital raising, debt restructuring and the slowing of restrictions to debt finance have led to a return of Funds and Trusts investing in the market. Private investors, attracted by low interest rates and positive returns took a 40% market share of sales.
Owner-occupier purchases amounted to 12% of all stock priced higher than $2 million. The market under $20 million accounts for over half of all sales vale.
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Industrial leasing deals are higher than the decade average with 648,324 square metres leased from 92 deals. The previous year held 497,238 square metres of stock from 82 deals. This result suggests an improvement in conditions from an environment that has been a difficult
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The decade average prior to this year was 598,982 square metres per annum. 
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Melbourne industrial sales to June break $1 billion, rentals hit decade high

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Melbourne's South East industrial property market is up nearly 60% on the previous 12 months to June, with key sales ranging between $63 million and $20 million.
According to figures released from Savills research, sales to June reached $616 million, up 75% on the five year average.
Savills’ Notting Hill office director, Lynton Williams said data for the research found 80 properties (over $2 million) sold in the 12 months to June, an 86% rise on the 43 properties sold across the South-East market in the previous 12 months and 70% up on the five year average of 47.
"The market had seen investment yields for prime industrial property in the South-East fall 50 to 100 basis points over the last twelve months to a current range of 6.75 to 7.75%," Mr Williams said.
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"Industrial yields are firming however they continue to offer some of the best returns of any asset class to investors while providing owner-occupiers with a premises with the potential to add to the business bottom line."
Savills’ Victorian Head of Research, Glenn Lampard said the 80 properties sold in the south-east comprised more than half of the 144 properties sold across Melbourne.
"The south-east was a significant contributor to the $1422 million in Victorian industrial sales in the year to June which was up from the $1305 million in the previous year and significantly up on the five year average of $950 million,’’ Mr Lampard said.
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<li>13-15 Joel Crt, Moorabbin - $19 million </li>
<li>215 Browns Rd, Noble Park – $20.8 million</li>
<li>495 Blackburn Rd, Mt Waverley - $63 million</li>
<li>Estate One, Danendong South - $39.25 million</li>
<li>Kingston Distribution Centre, Braeside - $36.6 million </li>
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Industrial sales up 60% in Melbourne's South-East

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Yields of between 5.85% and 8.2% have been paid over the past year for Perth industrial property, according to recent Savills International research.
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Perth industrial property yields from 5.85%: Savills

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The hailstorm that hit Sydney recently damaged several warehouses, with CBRE estimating that more than 150,000 square metres of warehouse space is now urgently needed.
Vacancy rates are likely to decline, Peter Blade, director of industrial property at CBRE tipped.
The Australian Financial Review reported companies such as Costco, Linfox, Hitachi Transport, Beiersdorf Australia, Hyundai's Mobis, and Metcash are all in a race to find accommodation.
Hitachi Transport had only moved into its state of the art brand new premises, comprising about 17,000 square metres, last week and was now likely to have to relocate into an older building.
The largest affected was Metcash, whose 82,853 square metre distribution centre at Huntingwood sustained significant damage. Costco's property at Huntingwood Drive is also out of action.
Landlords affected include Goodman Group and Australand Property Group. However most of the damage will be covered by insurance. Peter Blade forecasts rents for medium-sized buildings to rise from about $110-$115 to above $115 in the medium-term.
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Industrial property leasing nationally over the 12 months to March 2015 is up nearly 40% annually, according to Savills national head of research, Tony Crabb.
"The data confirmed the recent upswing in the market and, with Melbourne and Sydney accounting for 66% of the transactions in square metre terms, also provided further evidence of the economic shift to the non-mining states," said Crabb.
"It’s a good news story for Sydney and Melbourne, and while Brisbane has fared remarkably well Perth has not, but it’s important to note that this is a cyclical rather than a structural phenomenon and one which WA will recover from, indeed a spate of recent leasing deals would suggest some green shoots of recovery already."
The data reveals 2,222,163 square metres of industrial space was leased in the year to March, or more than 600,000 square metres above the corresponding period to March 2014. The five year average is 2,406,514 square metres.
At 714,977 square metres reported leased, Melbourne’s figure was up a remarkable 460,000 square metres on last year (255,783 square metres) while Sydney recorded 757,474 square metres of space leased compared with 659,000 square metres in the previous period.
Over in the west, by contrast, Perth recorded a total of 144,926 square metres leased, down more than 45% on the 264,744 square metres recorded to March 2014, while in the other key resources state, Brisbane (485,286 square metres) was up a surprising 70% (283,802 square metres to March 2014).
Savills’s national head of industrial, Darren Curry, said the gradual shift of activity to the non-mining states was progressing as expected.
"And we’ll continue to see that trend over the coming 12 months driven by key players in the transport and logistics sector and especially the warehousing requirements of onlines and new international retailers such as H&amp;M and Uniglo, among others, along with new requirements from key players such as IKEA," Curry said. 
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Industrial property leasing on the upturn: Savills

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Raine &amp; Horne Commercial WA secured $4 million worth of land sales at the Northlink Industrial Park last week.
It has now sold 83 lots over three stages at Northlink, marketed as the last significant industrial land opportunity located within the inner suburbs of Perth’s rapidly growing north western corridor.
The Raine &amp; Horne selling agent, Anthony Vulinovich said the industrial estate, situated in Wangara and Gnangara, was a premium industrial location with strong amenity for businesses and their employees.
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Due to the strong demand and the limited number of remaining lots in Stage 3, the developer, Linc Property, has brought forward the release of Stage 4. 
The flexible lot sizes range from 1,100 square metres to three hectares, with prices between $300 and $390 per square metre.
The release of the final stage will be split into two phases, with Stage 4A now selling on the open market.
Civil works are well underway with titles expected as early as April 2015, according to Vulinovich.
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