Commercial real estate
Enter this spectacular home via the stand-alone lift shaft on the street, please!
Visitors to the once-dilapidated fisherman’s cottage in Birchgrove, with spectacular Parramatta River views, enter via a stand-alone lift shaft on the street.
- by Stephen Crafti
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Jetstar headquarters on the block
With a $65 million-plus million price tag, the long-time owners of the airline’s headquarters in Collingwood have decided to take flight after almost three decades.
- by Tim Boreham
Hotel hunters back on the saddle searching for bargains
National hotel sales are still below average but buyers with an eye to refurbish or improve the properties are slowly starting to emerge.
- by Tim Boreham
Investors thirst for Melbourne’s much-loved pubs, but others call last drinks
A disturbing number of well-known hostelries are also calling last drinks because of soaring costs.
- by Tim Boreham
The boutique city apartments that come with home offices and luxury concierge services, including dog walkers
One firm is making home offices a central feature, aimed at people living interstate or down on the coast.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Not just for cashed-up Boomers: Lure of luxury brands is bridging the generational divide
Luxury retailers are still riding high in Australia despite cost-of-living pressures, with upmarket handbags, jewellery and accessories in strong demand.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Welcome to Thornbury: Boarded up windows, graffiti and run-down cars
Thornbury’s abandoned Le Pine Funerals site is defying High Street’s recently bestowed status as the world’s coolest street.
- by Tim Boreham
Far from groovy: How did this 70s house win a top architecture award?
Think of sunken lounges - often referred to as “conversation pits” - indoor gardens, exposed timber ceilings, built-in bespoke joinery, and vast open plan entertaining areas.
- by Stephen Crafti
Hotel branded residences transform luxury city living
Upmarket apartment homes that are managed by luxury hotel chains, are gaining momentum as developers and buyers recognise the lifestyle and investment benefits.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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University
‘A very curious deal’: The $340m uni campus with a $1.8b price tag
Property developer Lang Walker gave generously to Western Sydney University. His company stands to gain far more.
- by Patrick Begley
Safe bet? Investors take savage haircuts in commercial real estate
Selling buildings that seemed like a safe bet when purchased three years ago is hurting investors’ hip pockets.
- by Nicole Lindsay