Commercial real estate
Australia’s office block problem is getting worse
Office property valuations have collapsed by more than 10 per cent and alarm bells are ringing that they could fall even further.
- by Carolyn Cummins and Simon Johanson
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How this property giant is waging war on office waste
One property fund and landlord is doing its bit for the environment, and saving money.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Pub sales reach $100m as old-time operators flood back in
Pub operators and investors are rolling back into the sector, with close to $100 million in sales completed in the past few weeks.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Luxury clothing family to sell old uni building in hip city lane
The Poulakis family, owners of luxury clothes retailer Harrolds, are selling the old Victoria University CBD campus.
- by Nicole Lindsay
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City life
‘Beating heart of Sydney’: Luna Park is up for sale
The amusement park’s toothy entrance will need to charm a new set of buyers for the first time in 20 years - at a pretty price.
- by Megan Gorrey and Carolyn Cummins
Microsoft, Macquarie pump billions into power hungry data centres
The global heavyweights are joining with Goodman Group and ploughing billions of dollars into new data centre developments.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Williamstown’s shipyard hits the slipway with a price tag of $200m
The last shipyard of its kind in Victoria is for sale eight years after the last vessel plunged down the slipway.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Opinion
Opinion
The apartments created by Harry Seidler that are like a ‘vertical village’
One of Australia’s most gifted architects, Seidler was always up for a challenge.
- by Stephen Crafti
The heart of Footscray is full of empty, derelict sites. Locals blame ‘land banking’
Critics say land banking has become a problem with large commercial buildings in prime locations standing empty for years.
- by Najma Sambul
Cuckoo buyer wanted for popular $4m Dandenongs restaurant
The tearoom has been selling smorgasbords and steins in the chalet-style restaurant with a strong Alpine theme for more than 65 years.
- by Nicole Lindsay
The Melbourne luxury hotel that needs just one thing
Tall enough to cast a shadow over Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens, the 61-level luxury hotel is vacant despite a strong recovery in Australia’s hotel market.
- by Simon Johanson