Patrick Lau - Author | The Urban Developer

A design excellence competition was won by FJMT (now FJC) in 2018, and re-confirmed in 2023.

Residential19 Nov 25

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Patrick Lau

The site has long been associated with the John Cootes furniture empire, which had its first head office there.

Residential18 Nov 25

Tony Merhi’s Merrylands Plan Balloons to 900-Home Scheme

Patrick Lau

The proposal focuses on activating the ground plane, increasing connectivity, and making the space "sympathetic".

Office17 Nov 25

Quintessential Slashes Reno Plans for Sydney’s 1 Margaret St

Patrick Lau

The site is neighboured by DASCO and City West projects with significant affordable components.

Build-to-Rent13 Nov 25

Coronation Reveals 850-Home BtR Precinct in Sydney’s South

Patrick Lau

Commercial tenancies under local zoning are limited to specific uses such as hardware stores, and repair and recycling shops.

Office13 Nov 25

Marrickville Printer Reveals $32m ‘Hipster’ Office Scheme

Patrick Lau

A 2023 proposal for the site was scrapped, after new rules permitted additional height and FSR in exchange for affordable housing.

Residential05 Nov 25

Towering Chatswood Scheme Waved Ahead

Patrick Lau

The project has been long, difficult, and rewarding for Multiplex

Exclusive12 Nov 25

Engineering on Steroids: Sydney’s New Fish Market Completes

Patrick Lau

The government described the reforms as the largest shakeup of NSW planning in a generation.

Planning11 Nov 25

NSW Planning Shake-Up Promises Faster Approvals

Patrick Lau

The MA Financial-owned d'Albora is proposing on-shore and on-water developments.

Infrastructure06 Nov 25

Rising Demand Drives Sydney Marinas’ Expansion Plans

Patrick Lau

Exclusive03 Nov 25

Office Begins Fresh Cycle as Turbulent 2020s Shift Gear

Patrick Lau

Residential

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Hotel

Billionaire’s ‘Transformational’ Fremantle Hotel Approved

An aerial view of the former farm site at 185 Brookfield Drive in Craigieburn

Markets

Offshore-Backed Syndicate Pays $70m for Craigieburn Site

Exclusive

Repairing the Flow: Victoria’s Big Fix for Construction Payments

Community

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Tony Merhi’s Merrylands Plan Balloons to 900-Home Scheme

Quintessential Slashes Reno Plans for Sydney’s 1 Margaret St

Coronation Reveals 850-Home BtR Precinct in Sydney’s South

Marrickville Printer Reveals $32m ‘Hipster’ Office Scheme

Towering Chatswood Scheme Waved Ahead

Engineering on Steroids: Sydney’s New Fish Market Completes

NSW Planning Shake-Up Promises Faster Approvals

Rising Demand Drives Sydney Marinas’ Expansion Plans

Office Begins Fresh Cycle as Turbulent 2020s Shift Gear

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Billionaire’s ‘Transformational’ Fremantle Hotel Approved

Offshore-Backed Syndicate Pays $70m for Craigieburn Site

Repairing the Flow: Victoria’s Big Fix for Construction Payments

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