Property developer One Living, backed by former Macquarie banker turned investment manager Chris Green’s investment firm, has unveiled plans to bring more institutional capital into housing to help address the national supply crisis.

The New York-based investor has focused his firm, GreenPoint Partners, on addressing the supply shortage hitting middle market housing in Australia.

It is backing the new One Living business to develop more than 1000 units along the eastern seaboard. The new firm is starting with a development on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with around 140 apartments planned. They are eyeing off more sites across the city.

With cost pressures rising in the industry, One Living’s model is to be a vertically integrated developer-builder, so it can respond directly to the housing gap by removing the cost inefficiencies embedded in traditional residential delivery.

“We are building a platform designed to operate at scale and starting in a market where there’s a clear need for quality, attainable housing,” One Living joint managing director Joseph Scuderi said.

“It’s that missing middle – it’s that attainable end of housing… that’s what most Australians invest into and what Australians can actually afford.”

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GreenPoint Partners brings years of experience assembling and scaling real estate operating businesses across major markets. And Green sees a big opportunity in Australia.

“For its size, sophistication and importance to the community, Australia’s living sector has remained largely under-institutionalised, which represents significant opportunity,” Green said. “GreenPoint identified that gap, assembled the right team, and is backing One Living to build a platform that is aligned to market needs.”

Green said being a builder-developer would give the company the capacity and flexibility it required to deliver reasonably-priced homes.

“We want it to be at that attainable level; not super high end luxury but at that attainable level,” he said.

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One Living will undertake a component of affordable housing in its schemes, which it will own and operate, and it could also run build-to-rent on some sites.

Green praised local policy settings.

“The NSW government is being very supportive, strategic and pragmatic in terms of how do we generate more supply of housing,” he said. “We think it’s actually positive for development and the bit that’s been lacking at that attainable level is that it’s lots of relatively small private developers, whereas we want to create an institutional platform.”

One Living is also&nbsp;looking at high-density projects and could take on more institutional funding in the future.

“The way we will be able to achieve economies of scale is through size,” Green added.

Joel Robinson

One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition

It's been several years since there's been an opportunity to buy a brand new townhome in Melbourne's coastal suburb of Mordialloc. Even apartment developments in recent times have been few and far between in the area.

Local developer LDS Property identified the gap in new housing, securing a site on White Street, directly opposite&nbsp;Woodlands Golf Club Mordialloc. They've recently launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/wm-residences-mordialloc-102-white-street-mordialloc-vic-3195">WM Residences</a>, just 13 townhouses which they have already started building.

Projects by Buxton Director Heath Thompson, who is selling WM Residences, says the townhouses x that perfect middle ground be

"Mordialloc residents have had limited options to downsize within the suburb, often forcing them to look elsewhere despite long-standing ties to the area," Thompson says.

"With very little comparable new supply coming to market, projects like WM Residences are well placed, particularly as buyers look to capitalise on current conditions amid constrained supply."

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The development, designed by regarded architecture firm&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/ewert-leaf">Ewert Leaf</a>,&nbsp;adopts a deliberately restrained architectural approach, focusing on simplicity, durability and liveability rather than overt design gestures.

The boutique scale is central to the offering. With only 13 three-bedroom residences, each home is configured to prioritise functional layouts and everyday use, supported by private terraces and secure two-car garages.

Ewert Leaf’s design response leans into a calm, neutral material palette. Interiors are defined by oak flooring, white walls and soft finishes, creating a consistent and understated backdrop. The approach avoids trend-driven detailing in favour of longevity, with an emphasis on natural light and spatial clarity.

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Beyond aesthetics, the homes are designed to meet contemporary performance expectations. Each residence targets a minimum 6-star energy rating, incorporating double glazing, comprehensive insulation and all-electric Bosch appliances.

The project’s location supports a walkable coastal lifestyle, sitting within close proximity to Mordialloc’s foreshore, Main Street retail strip and the train station. Local cafés and dining venues, including Suburbia Deli and Hendriks Café, are within a short walk, reinforcing the area’s established neighbourhood character.

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While <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/mordialloc-vic-3195">Mordialloc</a> is often defined by its beach and pier, the project taps into other areas of day to day living, offering easy access to local food, casual dining and transport, rather than positioning itself purely as a lifestyle retreat.

WM Residences reflects a continued trend across Melbourne’s coastal suburbs towards smaller-scale, design-led townhouse developments, particularly on infill sites where proximity to amenity is already established.

With construction commenced prior to its market entry, the project aligns with a growing preference among buyers for developments with visible progress and defined delivery timeframes.

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WM Residences fills gap in Mordialloc townhouse market

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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.

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 international 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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Ulster Developments has sold its industrial building in Sydney's Minto for $1.505 million.  
A private investor purchased the 16 Airds Road building at auction, on an initial yield of 9.57%. 
The 1,350 square metre building is underpinned with a newly secured five year lease to manufacturing and supplier company, ECH.
Terry Hassan and Alex Jaafar of Knight Frank negotiated the deal.
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Ulster Developments sells Minto, Sydney industrial building

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A local business operator has outlaid $1.04 million for the freehold component of an industrial property at Caloundra West on the Sunshine Coast.
The home to lighting company Raydz Pty Ltd, at 4 Development Court, is owned by Gary Saeger.
The property is on a site of about 2,056 square metres and includes a 1,000 square metre open span warehouse.
“This land parcel was developed by owner Gary Seager in two stages", said co-selling agent Len Greedy of Ray White Commercial Caloundra. 
"The front building was built in 1992 followed several years later by the rear building as his business expanded". Colleague Alan Gray was the joint agent. 
The combined area of the two interlocking buildings is 1000 square metres and they sit on a large hardstand area.
Gray said the new owner plans to lease the warehouse along with undertaking improvements on the property.
“Gary Seager has negotiated the sale of the business component of Raydz to a former employee,” he added.
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Sunshine Coast industrial freehold component sold

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A private investor has outlaid $12.2 million for a freestanding office/warehouse facility in Lidcombe in Sydney's west.
Located at 42 Birnie Avenue, the modern warehouse has a site area of 13,850 square  metres and a building area of 8,069 square metres.
The property comprises two units, with unit 1 featuring a modern three story freestanding office building, ground floor cafe and a high clearance warehouse to the rear.  The total area of unit 1 is 5,229 square metres.
The second unit 2 is a two-story office building with attached high clearance warehouse. The total area of unit 2 is 2,794 square metres. 
The vendor was TH &amp; TH Chung.
The sale was negotiated by Adam Micola of Savills Industrial .
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Lidcombe, Sydney office/warehouse fetches $12.2 million

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A warehouse unit in the Bibra Lake industrial precinct south of Perth has been sold for $240,000. 
The 4/84 Barberry Way property offered total floor space of about 144 square metres, including a mezzanine level and was built in 2008. The vendor was Belregis Pty Ltd.
Chad Parham and Mathew Garbin of Ray White Commercial Perth were the selling agents.  
The purchaser was a local owner/occupier. 
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Local owner-occupier buys Bibra Lake, Perth warehouse unit

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Automotive Brands has leased a warehouse facility in the outer Brisbane suburb of Willawong to accommodate its expanding operations. 
The property, at 26 Industrial Crescent, sits within the Acacia Link Business Park and is owned and operated by Goodman. It features a near new 9,712 square metre warehouse building, which has high bay storage areas, office space and internal clearances of at least 10.4 metres. 
CBRE’s Peter Turnbull negotiated the lease deal on behalf of vendor Goodman. Automotive Brands - a division of Metcash Limited - signed a five-year term on the property. 
“This building is almost twice as large as the tenant’s current property in Coopers Plains, which will support and help expand Automotive Brands’ Brisbane operations,” Mr Turnbull said. 
The Acacia Link Business Park is 14 kilometres from the CBD, and benefits from a close proximity to the Logan Motorway, Beaudesert Road and the Ipswich Motorway. 
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Automotive Brands lease Willawong, Brisbane warehouse

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A 7,456 square metre industrial property situated within the Port Melbourne precinct, which currently undergoing urban renewal, has been listed for sale.
The 320 Plummer Street property is described as having a high profile position in the heart of the state government’s Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area Plan and offering a range of development opportunities.
The property features a high clearance warehouse totalling 3,110 square metres and an adjoining hardstand, which is in excess of 4,000 square metres in area, with the ability to be occupied immediately. It also has exposure and access to three street frontages. 
CBRE’s Harry Kalaitzis is marketing the property, in conjunction with colleague Dean Hunt.
The expressions of interest campaign closes on 21 May.
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Fishermans Bend, Port Melbourne industrial property listed

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An industrial property in Melbourne's tightly held precinct of Rowville has been snapped up two weeks before it was due to go to auction for $2.5 million.
The buyer of the 3 Corporate Avenue property was an owner-occupier and the sale price reflected a rate of $956 per square metre.
The property has a land area of about 4,105 square metres and sits in the Kingston Links Estate. 
Key features include 920 square metres of office space, high clearance warehousing of 1659 square metres and 38 car spaces.
Selling agents were David Kalb and Sasan Misaghian of Colliers International, in conjunction with Tom Davis. 
"We received strong enquiry throughout the campaign from an abundance of buyers looking to purchase in this area, with the prime location near Eastlink being a major driving force", said Mr Kalb
"The new owner intends to sub-lease part of the office with a separate entrance to be created."
The property was originally built by Kingston and had been tenanted until September 2013 by one tenant for more than 10 years 
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Rowville, Victoria industrial property snapped up prior to auction

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Agent: Peta Antoniou
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Position: Manager - South Sydney, industrial
Company: Knight Frank
Location: South Sydney
How long have you been in the industry?
I have worked in the property industry for five years, having started as a research analyst when I began my university degree then progressing into a sales and leasing role.
What’s happening in the area you specialise in?
Over the past 12 months especially, developments sites in South Sydney have become highly sought after. As a result the idea of South Sydney as a traditional industrial precinct has slowly diminished with increased amounts of residential development and amenity coming to the area.  We have also seen the adaptive re-use of existing buildings to creative workspaces evolve within the area. Warehouse conversions such as The Cannery in Rosebery completed approximately 24 months ago and The Woolstores in Alexandria due to complete mid 2014, are incredibly popular among tenants in South Sydney and city fringe locations.
Describe the most interesting property you have sold 
The most interesting property I have sold was 242 Young Street Waterloo. This 1,600 square metre freestanding building features creative office/showroom and warehouse. The building has the potential to be occupied in one line or split into four creative spaces. The mixed use zoning allowed for a wide number of permissible uses and it was interesting to work with each purchasers particular requirements. The building was sold to the International Screen Academy who established their educational facility in the building.
What are the ingredients to being successful in your job?
Drive, determination and passion. I think people like dealing with people who show they take a genuine interest in solving their property requirements. Attention to detail and follow up are also incredibly important.
What aspects of your role do you enjoy the most?
The diversity my role offers is what I enjoy most. No two clients, prospects or properties are alike. Each day is different with new challenges, opportunities and things to learn.
Where would you invest a spare $750,000?
I would buy a residential property.
Which football team do you support?
South Sydney Rabbitohs.
What’s your favourite app or techno gadget?
My favourite app is Timeout Sydney. The app shows you the best restaurants, cafes, bars and gigs happening in certain locations along with reviews of each place.
How do you use social media?
I am not a huge social media guru, but I use social media to keep in touch with friends and clients.
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In profile: Knight Frank's manager - South Sydney, industrial, Peta Antoniou

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Industrial sales across Perth reached a seven year high last year, buoyed mostly by strong interest from private investors. 
More than $800 million worth of assets changed hands from 203 properties in the 12 months to December - up on last year's $783 million and well ahead of the five year average of $620 million. 
The results were released in the Savills Key Australian Industrial Transactions Insight report which showed that only Perth and Sydney achieved a spike in transactional activity last year. 
Private investors were again the dominant buying force in Perth, accounting for 34% of the purchases. 
Based on Savills estimates, prime industrial yields as at 31 December ranged from 7.75% and 9% in the north and between 8% and 9.25% in the south. 
"The average yield for investment properties in the north in the quarter to December was 8.38%, a 25 basis point firming over the year. 
Prime industrial capital values were between $1,000 to $1,548 per square for buildings in the north, and between $811 to $1,375 per square for properties in the south. 
The report also shone a light on the shortage of larger sized industrial lots, especially in the core industrial precinct. 
"Some relief may come from larger scale developments in the areas such as Perth Airport and Jandakot Airport, and in less central locations such as Hazelmere, Forrestfield to the east and Neerabup to the north", it said. 
It expects leasing and sales enquiries to remain strong, especially for prime quality properties with warehouses, excess lay down areas and/or gantry cranes installed. 
Bullsbrook was beginning to emerge as a future industrial hotspot, it pointed out, particularly for large transportation firms. 
Savills said if the RBA were successful in stimulating growth in the non-resources side of the economy then "the industrial markets nationally should be the beneficiaries of stronger tenant demand."
"Signs of this were seen in the last six months of 2013 and Savills Research expects this trend to strengthen in 2014." 
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