Southbank Skycraper Creates the World’s Tallest Vertical Garden
WEBDeveloper Beulah is in the process of creating the world’s tallest vertical garden on its $2 billion Southbank tower in Melbourne. The images and design details show more than 15,500 square metres of landscaping including the twisting “green spine” on Australia’s tallest tower.. The 365 metre-high design by Dutch firm UNStudio and Melbourne-based Cox Architecture was fast-tracked by ...
Brisbane Olympics 2032: Development and Infrastructure Guide
WEBThe 2032 Brisbane Olympics may still be a decade away but a raft of development and infrastructure projects are ready to break ground following planning discussions between the Brisbane City Council and the International Olympics Committee. As many as 14 new sports venues in Brisbane, seven on the Gold Coast and five on the Sunshine Coast were ...
Maboneng: The Rebirth Of Johannesburg's Forgotten City
WEBSep 23, 2014 · Maboneng, meaning ‘place of light’, is a privately developed urban neighbourhood on the east side of Johannesburg CBD. Previously a long neglected city, Maboneng has now become known as Johannesburg’s creative capital. Jonathan Liebmann is the man responsible for breathing new life into Maboneng. He built a fully functioning neighbourhood consisting of six major complexes, with a seventh ...
Eterna Sutherland Adopts New-Normal Standards For Shire Project
WEBModern Construction will build a Sutherland shire development with a focus on oversized sky homes and home offices, as the new-normal way of living transforms the urban environment. The approved application from the builder-developer included 53 apartments across two six-storey buildings at 68 Glencoe Street, Sutherland.
Sentinel Puts Foot on Gold Coast Site for Queensland BtR Debut
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Standard residential units have been dropped in favour of specialist disability apartments for the proposal on the Gold. In this exclusive report, we reveal that US build-to-rent giant Sentinel is the buyer of a substantial site near one of south-east Queensland’s biggest stadiums and is preparing plans for its debut in the Sunshine State...
Upscaled Plans Filed for Broadbeach Mega Towers
WEBA billion-dollar mixed-use development on the Gold Coast may be about to get even bigger. Developer Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has filed scaled-up plans for its approved dual-tower Victoria & Albert project at Broadbeach. It is seeking to bump up the western tower of its mega development—dubbed V&A Broadbeach—by eight storeys from 56 to ...
City Reveals Big Plans for Chinatown, Haymarket
WEBA multi-million-dollar strategy to revitalise Sydney’s Haymarket and Chinatown districts has been unveiled by the city. The $44-million masterplan will “activate and improve streets and public spaces, shopfronts, parks and lighting,” according to the City of Sydney. After a consultation process involving more than 1150 residents ...
Fishermans Bend Plan Wins City Endorsement - The Urban …
WEBIt covers 480ha of land and is predicted to have 80,000 residents by 2050. Just the Lorimer Precinct of the four precincts in the urban renewal area is within the City of Melbourne’s purview—the others fall under the City of Port Phillip. The Development Contributions Plan (DCP) will be part of the planning scheme amendment GC224, to be determined by the state planning department.
Pro-Invest Unveils Co-Living Debut | The Urban Developer
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · Real estate asset manager Pro-Invest has unveiled plans to develop a 2000-apartment co-living portfolio with the acquisition and repositioning of 10 hotel and office buildings. The hotel operator intends to ultimately triple its Flexible Living model to 6000 apartments, matching its existing hotel assets. It is Pro-Invest’s first move into ...
Melbourne Forecast to Become Australia’s Biggest City
WEBMelbourne will become the nation’s fastest-growing city next year and will overtake Sydney to become the biggest capital in Australia by 2030, according to the federal government. The Centre for Population’s latest projections show population growth will take a while to heat up, with 2022 set for just 0.3 per cent growth, hampered by net ...