Patrick Lau - Author | The Urban Developer

LMR zoning around transport hubs is only marginally helpful for mid-size developments.

Development27 Nov 25

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Patrick Lau

The tower's three forms extend from a four-storey podium.

Residential25 Nov 25

Billbergia Reveals Revamped Plans for Final Rhodes Central Tower

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 argues that TOD requirements for activated frontages and non-residential ground floors are inappropriate.

Residential20 Nov 25

Traders in Purple Moves Fast with Wollstonecraft Units

Patrick Lau

New high-speed rail infrastructure, including viaducts, bridges and tunnels, would be completed by 2042.

Infrastructure19 Nov 25

East Coast Bullet Train Plan Stoked as Europe Steams On

Patrick Lau

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 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

Placemaking

Mirvac Tapped for 1500-Home Southern Perth Masterplan

Development

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Student Housing

Samty Swoops on UniLodge in Major PBSA, BtR Power Play

Northern Beaches Willandra Road seniors LEC hero

Retirement & Aged Care

LEC Reverses its Northern Beaches Seniors Decision

Markets

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Billbergia Reveals Revamped Plans for Final Rhodes Central Tower

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

Traders in Purple Moves Fast with Wollstonecraft Units

East Coast Bullet Train Plan Stoked as Europe Steams On

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

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

Mirvac Tapped for 1500-Home Southern Perth Masterplan

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Samty Swoops on UniLodge in Major PBSA, BtR Power Play

LEC Reverses its Northern Beaches Seniors Decision

Woolworths Pays $22m for Rockbank Town Centre Site

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Billbergia Reveals Revamped Plans for Final Rhodes Central Tower

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

Traders in Purple Moves Fast with Wollstonecraft Units

East Coast Bullet Train Plan Stoked as Europe Steams On

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

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

Mirvac Tapped for 1500-Home Southern Perth Masterplan

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Samty Swoops on UniLodge in Major PBSA, BtR Power Play

LEC Reverses its Northern Beaches Seniors Decision

Woolworths Pays $22m for Rockbank Town Centre Site