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<p>Almost a century after the last baggy green-capped gladiator took to its long overgrown pitch, the Australian cricket team is destined to wield the willow again where Sir Donald Bradman made his Test debut.</p><p>Well, that’s the plan anway.</p><p>The Queensland government has unveiled a $137-million proposal to transform the verdant pastures of the Brisbane RNA Showgrounds’ main arena into a 20,000-seat ‘mini-Gabba’.</p><p>It would be a temporary replacement for the city's hallowed stadium at Woolloongabba while it is undergoes a $2.7-billion redevelopment for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.</p><p>During the past decade, inner-city Bowen Hills and the RNA Showgrounds have been the focus of one of Brisbane's largest urban renewal strategies since the post-World Expo ’88 development of South Bank.</p><p>That includes an ongoing $2.9-billion regeneration of the 22ha heritage&nbsp; showgrounds precinct—owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association—comprising 340,000sq m of new residential, commercial and retail buildings.</p><p>Among the extensive works undertaken so far is the benchmark 10-storey 25 King, Australia’s tallest engineered timber office building.</p><p>The precinct is also home to a historic landmark for Queensland's development industry—the Ernest Baynes Stand, built in 1922-23 and one of the earliest major projects undertaken by the then fledgling Hutchinson Builders.</p><p>Under the latest plans, the showgrounds’ main arena would be upgraded to enable it to host AFL and cricket fixtures from 2026 until the redevelopment of The Gabba—the city’s storied cricket field and home of Queensland Cricket, Brisbane Heat and the AFL's Brisbane Lions—is completed.</p><p>“An extensive southeast Queensland-wide review has identified the RNA Showgrounds’ main arena as the best possible temporary venue during The Gabba rebuild,” a government statement said.</p><p>The arena's revamp would not only deliver “a lasting community legacy” but also an “historic homecoming for cricket” in Brisbane, it added.</p><div id="4Uyq2taDa4IfBgi6EHR92q"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3HuPeeDQsmjPj0JBe7jUCM/c789509fc9b596e52aa7679f3c985c34/Untitled_design_-_2023-12-01T181139.606.jpg" alt="A render of the proposed upgrade of the Brisbane RNA Showgrounds main arena." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3HuPeeDQsmjPj0JBe7jUCM/c789509fc9b596e52aa7679f3c985c34/Untitled_design_-_2023-12-01T181139.606.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the proposed upgrade of the Brisbane RNA Showgrounds main arena.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Better known these days as the venue for the city’s annual agricultural exhibition—affectionately dubbed the Ekka—it is where Queensland’s first international Test was played, in 1928-29.</p><p>That year, Sir Donald Bradman—one of the world’s greatest batsmen—walked onto the Brisbane field in his maiden appearance for Australia against England, etching it into sporting history.</p><p>But its days as the city’s premier cricket ground were short-lived.</p><p>Only two Tests and a couple of dozen first-class matches were played before the Queensland Cricket Association moved across the Brisbane River to The Gabba.</p><p>Queensland Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the unveiling of the plans for the arena upgrade had come after “several months of consultation” with cricket and AFL administrators.</p><p>“We believe that an upgraded main arena at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds is the best possible and most cost effective option for the relocation of the AFL, cricket and other major events during The Gabba’s redevelopment,” he said.</p><p>“The Ekka is an absolute Queensland institution and absolute Brisbane institution.</p><p>“We think it’s important that we see this location, that brings the city and country together, get looked after and use that as an opportunity to provide this platform for the displacement.”</p><p>He also pointed out that the Brisbane Lions’ contribution to Brisbane’s visitor economy was estimated at $80 million a year.</p><div id="6PLIpMS74iMZr1y3PQnhP7"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3w21Pws41ckF51FV1PfqWo/698501464e9e883635afbf8fe0313551/Untitled_design_-_2023-12-01T181945.501.jpg" alt="Render of the proposed $2.7-billion re3development of The Gabba stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3w21Pws41ckF51FV1PfqWo/698501464e9e883635afbf8fe0313551/Untitled_design_-_2023-12-01T181945.501.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the proposed $2.7-billion redevelopment of The Gabba stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.<br><br></span></div></div><p>A key part of the Ekka show ring upgrade is the development of a permanent seating bowl below a temporary grandstand at Machinery Hill around the northern end of the ground.</p><p>After the Olympics, it is proposed the arena be scaled back to a 12,000-seat capacity.</p><p>Up to $45.7 million has been committed by the Queensland government to the arena revamp while the Brisbane City Council, RNA and The Gabba’s primary tenants Queensland Cricket and the Brisbane Lions have been asked to stump up the remaining $91 million.</p><p>Work must begin next year so the arean is ready for the 2025-26 cricket season and scheduled start of The Gabba redevelopment, which will increase its capacity from 42,000 to 50,000 spectators.</p><p>Hinchcliffe said he had written to Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner asking for “a significant contribution” to the cost of the project.</p><p>“This is the beginning of the negotiation that we need to have,” he said.</p><p>But Cr Schrinner has slammed the request as a “ridiculous amount of money the state is trying to extort from Brisbane ratepayers ... to help cover their Gabba blowout”.</p><p>“It was the state government’s decision to tear down the Gabba so it’s the state government’s responsibility to find the Brisbane Lions and Heat a temporary home,”</p><p>“This half-baked announcement by the state is precisely why we need an independent infrastructure authority making decisions about the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.</p><p>“I’m pleased the state has finally recognised that Brisbane teams should keep playing in Brisbane while the Gabba is redeveloped.</p><p>“However, Lions and Heat fans will rightly be angry the state’s failure to make a proper funding commitment to this temporary stadium risks leaving their teams without a home.”</p><p>Hinchcliffe said he had attempted to contact the Lord Mayor the day before the plans were unveiled but he had “refused to respond”.</p><p>“This is something that needs to have a number of parties being involved,” he said. “So all those parties were advised of this starting point for negotiations at the same time.</p><p>“I contacted the Lord Mayor ... made it clear that it was an important matter and [there was] no return of call.</p><p>“It became clear from the response from his office that there was going to be no further conversation between myself and the Lord Mayor immediately.”</p><p>Let the games begin.</p>

The River City’s showgrounds will be transformed into a temporary stadium to make way for Games upgrades at the Gabba…

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<p>Taking risks was all part of the strategy for Australian Unity general manager for healthcare Chris Smith when developing what will be Australia’s first all-electric private hospital.</p><p>“It’s a case of build it and they will come,” Smith said. “If you don’t build it, they won’t come.”</p><p>Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust began construction of the developer in St Albans, 17km north-west of Melbourne, in April, 2021 and it was completed this year.</p><p>Currently, 64 per cent of the building is tenanted. The Sunshine Private Hospital is the anchor tenant.</p><p>It is opposite the Western Health-operated public hospital Sunshine Hospital.&nbsp;</p><p>The hospital features four operating theatres, an endoscopy suite, a 30-bed medical and surgical ward including high-dependency beds, a 21-bed women’s mental health inpatient unit, mental health outpatient services, consulting suites and sleep study facilities.</p><p>Unitas HC will become the operator of the hospital under a 30-year lease deal, while Australian Unity will retain it as an asset.&nbsp;</p><p>The risks, obstacles and key lessons learnt during the process will be the focus of Smith’s presentation at <em>The Urban Developer</em>’s <a data-mce-href="https://web.cvent.com/event/baf6dfa4-51c0-4873-82ff-a8df7afc7871/register?RefId=TUD%2B+Member+%7C+Registration&amp;rp=a0940eaa-cc19-479e-acc0-83d359a4e051" href="https://web.cvent.com/event/baf6dfa4-51c0-4873-82ff-a8df7afc7871/register?RefId=TUD%2B+Member+%7C+Registration&amp;rp=a0940eaa-cc19-479e-acc0-83d359a4e051" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Healthcare Real Estate vSummit</a> on Thursday, November 30.</p><div id="4sKbfqcLm4yt5TcSP3JwME"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6TX5jKslvxihCv0OKLXKHH/83a7a6611c554e6ccaca171a27698e67/SPH1-770x386.jpg" alt="An aerial view of the Sunshine Private Hospital in St Albans, Melbourne, developed by Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6TX5jKslvxihCv0OKLXKHH/83a7a6611c554e6ccaca171a27698e67/SPH1-770x386.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ An aerial view of the Sunshine Private Hospital in St Albans, Melbourne, developed by Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust.<br><br></span></div></div><p>The 51-bed hospital cost $84 million to build. Work on planning for the hospital and its buildings first began in 2008 under a 15-year timeline for its delivery on the 1.34ha site—so patience has also been important.&nbsp;</p><p>“My first introduction to the project was in 2008,” Smith said.</p><p>Smith became involved with the project in 2008 but with the financial crisis in that same year, things took longer than expected.</p><p>“We finally purchased property in 2017,” Smith said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“We are 40 per cent of the way through the journey.”</p><p>Smith is referring to the fact that the hospital is just one part of the Sunshine Health Wellbeing and Education Precinct with more buildings planned for the site.</p><p>The current building now has two additional floors with the fourth and fifth floor set up so that they can be converted into working lab space once other buildings on the site are completed.</p><p>Sunshine is expected to have 1.2 million residents by 2036.&nbsp;Building a private hospital allows for beds to be freed up in the area’s public hospitals providing more accessible services to residents.</p><p>It also encourages more health workers to live and work in the area as it becomes easier for them to work in the public and private sectors.</p><p>Australian Unity’s Healthcare Property Trust was launched in 1999 with $3.8 billion.&nbsp;<br><br></p><hr><div><div data-zephrid="regular-article-main"><div id="normal-article"><p><strong><br>The Healthcare Real Estate vSummit will take place virtually on Thursday, November 30. &nbsp;<a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/baf6dfa4-51c0-4873-82ff-a8df7afc7871/regProcessStep1:4db2eead-ad02-4cc7-9617-fa719af4099d?RefId=TUD%2B%20Member%20%7C%20Registration&amp;rp=a0940eaa-cc19-479e-acc0-83d359a4e051" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://web.cvent.com/event/baf6dfa4-51c0-4873-82ff-a8df7afc7871/regProcessStep1:4db2eead-ad02-4cc7-9617-fa719af4099d?RefId=TUD%2B%20Member%20%7C%20Registration&amp;rp=a0940eaa-cc19-479e-acc0-83d359a4e051">Click here to register and learn more</a>.</strong></p></div></div></div><p><br><br></p>

With many a delay and obstacle, Australian Unity’s patience is paying off as Australia’s first all-electric private hospital and precinct takes shape…


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<p>The first look inside the new Barangaroo Station has been shared as work on the newest Sydney Metro stop nears completion.</p><p>Train services on the station are due to being early next year for the new entry way at the tip of Sydney’s commercial spine. &nbsp;</p><p>The waterfront station precinct plans were released mid-2022 and included a <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/scentre-aqualand-central-barangaroo-future" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/scentre-aqualand-central-barangaroo-future" target="_blank" rel="noopener">future entry to Aqualand’s Central Barangaroo project</a> as well as improved access to nearby Nawi Cove.</p><p>Arcadis and Mott MacDonald developed the plans under the joint-venture monniker of Metron along with principal sub-consultants Robert Bird Group, Foster + Partners, Architectus, WT Partnership and Group DLA.</p><p>Barangaroo Station will become one of the terminuses of the Metro North West Line, which opened in 2019 and is extending out to Tallawong north-west of the city. In the future it will service the Western Sydney Airport via St Marys.</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T123517.779.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/0ZZdFa60lsLNr9FFC9ssF/b80885e4f2b6f8e421ed2a765f62207f/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T123517.779.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/0ZZdFa60lsLNr9FFC9ssF/b80885e4f2b6f8e421ed2a765f62207f/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T123517.779.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T123444.367.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3sPnIf7GdN42GIjyfrP7oe/ce7c906fdfe0f606864bfcefd652c4ed/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T123444.367.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3sPnIf7GdN42GIjyfrP7oe/ce7c906fdfe0f606864bfcefd652c4ed/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T123444.367.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T123605.724.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4gso0hiGPSV29uy29XCFHr/7c2e358ef2763b5483e03ab1450697da/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T123605.724.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4gso0hiGPSV29uy29XCFHr/7c2e358ef2763b5483e03ab1450697da/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T123605.724.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>The accessible station included terrazzo flooring on both levels, 7700 Sydney sandstone panels, 10 escalators, and eight lifts to the platform which is 25m underground.</p><p>There is artwork within the station by Khaled Sabsabi called <em>In Time We Shall</em>, which is related to the native tree species in the Barangaroo headland.</p><p>Above ground, upgrades are progressing on nearby Hickson Road and the public domain surrounding the station with new footpaths, landscaping, lighting and bike facilities.</p><p>The waterfront precinct is undergoing rapid expansion, led by <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/from-barangaroo-to-elephant-park-lendleases-112bn-development-pipeline" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/from-barangaroo-to-elephant-park-lendleases-112bn-development-pipeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lendlease’s One Sydney Harbour Precinct </a>and three International Towers, <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/strong-local-appetite-for-100m-barangaroo-penthouse" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/strong-local-appetite-for-100m-barangaroo-penthouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crown Residences’ One Barangaroo</a> as well as<a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/scentre-aqualand-central-barangaroo-future" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/scentre-aqualand-central-barangaroo-future"> Aqualand’s Central Barangaroo.</a></p><p>Minister for Transport Jo Haylen said the region was growing, and to date more than 5000 people had worked more than 1.3 million hours to build the new station.</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T124324.762.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3u3Hk1vl73BlukAGSwq1y2/662b8e3395d86209e9f2b7d2264c874d/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124324.762.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3u3Hk1vl73BlukAGSwq1y2/662b8e3395d86209e9f2b7d2264c874d/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124324.762.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T124418.923.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2TEGdAX7DyWbXfxDKiDbhc/168b07f2cc67caf379382756b8af3b5b/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124418.923.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2TEGdAX7DyWbXfxDKiDbhc/168b07f2cc67caf379382756b8af3b5b/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124418.923.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T124500.616.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/51VCBbb1QWtL8SEPoi3EJJ/fc537aecb2cc04720691e9c3c8c9e29c/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124500.616.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/51VCBbb1QWtL8SEPoi3EJJ/fc537aecb2cc04720691e9c3c8c9e29c/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124500.616.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Copy of Mid article resizes - 2023-11-29T124255.730.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/527xbwqjx5ooslWRa9NGT1/f29c2f1ff36ddf76cf46d30be10900f6/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124255.730.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/527xbwqjx5ooslWRa9NGT1/f29c2f1ff36ddf76cf46d30be10900f6/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes_-_2023-11-29T124255.730.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>“We’re delivering Barangaroo’s first rail connection, linking passengers to Sydney’s growing waterfront precinct and providing high-quality public transport access to Sydney Harbour,” Haylen said.</p><p>“This station will be a game-changer for workers, visitors and residents, who will benefit from a world-class metro at their doorstep with improved connectivity to wider Sydney.</p><p>“From 2024, Barangaroo station will alleviate congestion at Wynyard and Martin Place train stations and improve access to the northern part of the Sydney CBD and The Rocks for locals and tourists alike.”</p><p>When metro services start next year, travel from Barangaroo to Martin Place will take an estimated two minutes while under the harbour to Victoria Cross in the city’s north would take three minutes.</p><p><span class="mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe" contenteditable="false" data-mce-object="iframe" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-p-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RQmKZ8tRdnA?si=EB9PDIeIZC7nu4sa"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RQmKZ8tRdnA?si=EB9PDIeIZC7nu4sa" width="560" height="314" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><span class="mce-shim"></span></span></p>

Construction on the new Barangaroo Station is nearing completion with the first look of the newest Sydney Metro stop unveiled...

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<p>Aliro Group, led by Charter Hall co-founder David Southon, has lodged its latest plans for a major industrial site in a South Sydney suburb.&nbsp;</p><p>Aliro originally planned to develop the former Toyota car group site at Caringbah into a mixed-use business park development with accommodation and pub venues.&nbsp;</p><p>However, it scrapped the masterplan, citing a lack of demand for office and commercial space, in June, 2023.</p><p>Instead, the developer now proposes to reuse some of the existing buildings on the site at 13 Endeavour Road and build a further eight new industrial buildings in a staged development.&nbsp;</p><p>It has applied to Sutherland Shire Council to deliver 38,0048sq m of gross floor area (GFA) across the new buildings, dubbed TripleTwoNine, which would have a mix of warehousing and distribution as well as light industrial, commercial and retail.&nbsp;</p><p>The existing two buildings that will be retained offer a collective 28,297sq m of space.</p><p>There will also be a commercial office, a cafe and a childcare centre on site, and provision of 563 carparking spaces.&nbsp;</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Aliro Group mid 1.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/76dhjUcUlTmWc6ACXF6Cft/915cfdef0085a86a1c9fbea8f3221bcc/Aliro_Group_mid_1.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/76dhjUcUlTmWc6ACXF6Cft/915cfdef0085a86a1c9fbea8f3221bcc/Aliro_Group_mid_1.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Aliro Group mid 2.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7elKEl7noyqH2CYMM3Ql7Z/77e63f64a27f6d79cbc51fcdd98e404e/Aliro_Group_mid_2.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7elKEl7noyqH2CYMM3Ql7Z/77e63f64a27f6d79cbc51fcdd98e404e/Aliro_Group_mid_2.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Aliro Group mid 3.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1bmXNAAUrwuqpawsNrKjDp/79cc463ae269435f8a824b17d85224db/Aliro_Group_mid_3.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1bmXNAAUrwuqpawsNrKjDp/79cc463ae269435f8a824b17d85224db/Aliro_Group_mid_3.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Aliro Group mid 4.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4hj8TcO7YuM7e8Wc4PMV1W/3901fdbebf8e0ad396196455421254ac/Aliro_Group_mid_4.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4hj8TcO7YuM7e8Wc4PMV1W/3901fdbebf8e0ad396196455421254ac/Aliro_Group_mid_4.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>Ethos Urban and architects Watson Young are designing the new complex of buildings, which the developer says will create 473 jobs and $79.7 million in annual recurring revenue.&nbsp;</p><p>The vision for the development is to create a “world-class environmentally sustainable estate focused on generating employment”, activating the site with research and development facilities, light industrial and retail spaces.&nbsp;</p><p>The estimated cost of the project is $148 million.&nbsp;</p><p>Until 2020, the site was owned and occupied by Toyota Motor Corporation Australia as a parts distribution facility as well as its operational headquarters.</p><p>By 2014, Toyota had declared its Caringbah operations redundant and listed the site for sale in 2019, when it was acquired by Aliro for an undisclosed sum.&nbsp;</p>

Aliro Group has launched reworked plans for the South Sydney site formerly owned by Toyota after demand for office space plummeted…

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<p>The largest urban renewal in Brisbane since South Bank is moving ahead, says the state government, and they’ve got a new name for it.</p><p>The Gabba Stadium Project Validation Report (PVR) had been completed, the government said, and community consultation on the urban renewal was under way, including what Brisbanites think of calling it “East Bank”.</p><p>The new name would cover the broader Woolloongabba urban renewal precinct, which includes much of the suburb.</p><p>“The vision for the precinct is to be a vibrant place on event and non-event days that is better connected and more sustainable and supports more open space, proving a lasting legacy for residents,” the government said.</p><p>“The broader precinct provides the opportunity for urban renewal of a world-renowned location for the enjoyment of residents and those who visit for work or fun.</p><p>“It will deliver a great mix of uses, from commercial and retail opportunities to hotel and residential options, including at least 20 per cent social and affordable housing.”</p><p>The government said the full stadium rebuild would support this vision, as well as “providing an optimal fan experience and achieve international best practice”.</p><p>The PVR provides detail on how The Gabba stadium would be fully deconstructed and rebuilt to support Queensland’s long-term sport, community, and entertainment needs before, and for decades after, Brisbane 2032.</p><p>In 2018, before the successful bid for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Stadium Taskforce Report found that The Gabba was a “tired” venue and that it would come to the end of its useful life by 2030, indicating a rebuilt Gabba should be considered irrespective of the Games.</p><p>Of the four options considered in the PVR, the one selected not only provides the best value for money, but also hits the mark on all four key pillars, including being a catalyst for sustainable urban renewal, investment and ability to attract and host world-class events, according to the government.</p><p>Deconstruction is due to begin in 2025, and the new stadium to be ready for use in 2030, well ahead of Brisbane 2032.</p><div id="2kFjCBn8b0mHO8AqdhYeSG"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1rDKpewRwurgUCuEV5QGVE/e6075db1e5155f33cd20c7716271a2eb/_NEW_Reference_Design_Report_-_PART_C_Precinct_Masterplan.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1rDKpewRwurgUCuEV5QGVE/e6075db1e5155f33cd20c7716271a2eb/_NEW_Reference_Design_Report_-_PART_C_Precinct_Masterplan.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A graphic overview of the Gabba precinct.<br><br></span></div></div><p>This rebuild is within the Woolloongabba Priority Development Area (PDA), which will also include the Cross River Rail and the Brisbane Metro connect to South Bank, the Brisbane CBD and new Brisbane Arena at Roma St via a walkable spine, an active travel corridor to South Bank plus Brisbane City Council’s new green bridge.</p><p>The new Gabba stadium improvements include:</p><ul><li><p>Better viewing through an enhanced design to provide a 360-degree fan experience</p></li><li><p>Larger entries and concourses for better admission</p></li><li><p>Better connectivity and accessibility throughout, including lifts and escalators</p></li><li><p>Two pedestrian bridges across Main Street to form the ‘station to stadium’ connection between the stadium and the Cross River Rail station, as well as a pedestrian bridge over Stanley Street</p></li><li><p>50,000 seats (potential for greater than 50,000 seats in legacy mode depending on the sport and between 50,000 and more than 70,000 for concerts, depending on placement of stage and standing or seated, among other factors)</p></li><li><p>Seamless connection to the broader precinct, currently being masterplanned to create a new mixed-use precinct with increased greenspace, retail and dining.</p></li></ul><p>Deputy Premier Steven Miles said The Gabba’s 128-year history made it “iconic for Queensland, and this redevelopment will ensure a lasting legacy to be enjoyed for another 128 years and beyond”.</p><p>“This isn’t just about a stadium upgrade. This is about anchoring an urban renewal project that will see Woolloongabba transformed like South Bank was for Expo 88.</p><p>“The Woolloongabba redevelopment, along with Cross River Rail and the Brisbane Metro, will anchor a major redevelopment of Woolloongabba to maximise the benefit of public investment and deliver more housing including social and affordable housing, more jobs, and better connectivity.”</p>

Labelled the largest urban renewal in Brisbane since South Bank, the government think the time is right for a name change too…

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<p>Plans to return train manufacturing to Queensland have been boosted with a major overseas firm signing a $30-million deal.</p><p>The deal involves Korean company Hyundai Rotem establishing a standalone presence on the Fraser Coast with the purchase of an industrial site and plans to establish a factory to produce sub-components for train car bodies.</p><p>The Hyundai Rotem facility is in addition to the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program site being built at Torbanlea at a facility operated by Downer Group.</p><p>Downer was awarded the Design Build Maintain Contract for the program this year and has partnered with the Hyundai Rotem Corporation for the manufacturing of the 65 new trains.</p><p>Major works are under way at the Torbanlea facility to transform a former pineapple farm into Australia’s newest state-of-the-art train manufacturing facility.</p><p>The government said the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program would support 800 construction and manufacturing jobs.</p><p>Hyundai Rotem will use roll forming to produce the components.</p><p>Roll forming involves the continuous bending of a long strip of sheet metal (typically coiled steel) to make sub-components for train car bodies.</p><p>This kind of component has been made overseas for decades but will now be made on the Fraser Coast, creating 20 jobs.</p><div id="70J85oD3ioYSC9TLl0nN1A"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1c0l1xyKNqo1r6B4HAJc1U/39c5e2c998babfb8b041f96e579993bf/torbanlea-train-manufacturing-fa.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1c0l1xyKNqo1r6B4HAJc1U/39c5e2c998babfb8b041f96e579993bf/torbanlea-train-manufacturing-fa.jpeg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the manufacturing facility under construction near Maryborough on Queensland’s Fraser Coast.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Once the first train has been built in 2026, it will begin testing before entering passenger services in 2027.</p><p>All 65 trains are expected to be in service in time for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games while helping to run additional services that will be delivered by the Cross River Rail and Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail projects.</p><p>A co-design process was ongoing with the disability sector to inform the design of the new trains to ensure they were compliant, functional, and accessible for all passengers, the government said.</p><p>Early works to upgrade local intersections within Torbanlea started in August 2022 ahead of the start of construction on the train manufacturing facility.</p><p>Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey said the project would “train a new generation of highly skilled Queensland workers in train manufacturing, which will have long-term benefits to our economy, transport infrastructure and manufacturing industry”.</p>

Queensland’s plans to have locally made trains on the tracks before the Olympics has been boosted by a $30-million commitment…

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<p>The Queensland Investment Corporation has been given the go-ahead for its landmark $750-million, 40-storey office tower in the Albert Street Cross River Rail precinct.</p><p>Economic Development Queensland has approved the over-station development above the Cross River Rail project in the priority development area within the Brisbane CBD.&nbsp;</p><p>The decision paves the way for construction of the 45,000sq m Architectus and Henning-Larsen-designed mixed-use commercial building on a 2500sq m site at 101 Albert Street in the Brisbane CBD.</p><p>The Albert Street development will be the first of four above-ground developments linked to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/cross-river-rail-brisbane" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/cross-river-rail-brisbane">$5.4-billion Cross River Rail project</a>—a key transport link being built in advance of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.</p><p>The tower will include 31 storeys dedicated to prime office, as well as a 4000sq m of public open space, with retail and dining across the “vertical village”. Two basement levels will sit below a five-storey podium.</p><p>The structure will rise slightly more than 190m, next to and slightly above the new Albert Street Cross River Rail Station.</p><p>An engineering report lodged with the development application says the building will adjoin a cavern station—a mined arched structure—that runs under Albert Street. There are duct and escape passages below the cavern that link back to the main station structure.</p><div id="1ZVPaM8Qhp9vo4os79Y3LT"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2hAQLOZFqHOiqTsrwjvwKK/e8e6efdb9954a60980b00e0821afb705/QIC_Approval_Mid___800x500_.jpg" alt="An aerial photo of Brisbane.  The cross-river rail project includes 5.9km of twin tunnels running under the Brisbane River and the central business district." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2hAQLOZFqHOiqTsrwjvwKK/e8e6efdb9954a60980b00e0821afb705/QIC_Approval_Mid___800x500_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The cross-river rail project includes 5.9km of twin tunnels running under the Brisbane River and the central business district.</span></div><div><br></div></div><p>The cross-river rail project is a new 10.2km rail line that includes 5.9km of twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and the central business district. It includes four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street.</p><p>The project will also deliver a new above-ground station at Exhibition [Bowen Hills] and a rebuild of seven stations between Dutton Park and Salisbury. Three new stations will be built on the Gold Coast, as well as two new train stabling facilities while a a world-class signalling system will be installed.</p><p>At its peak, the Cross River Rail is expected to create 7700 construction jobs.</p><p>When completed, the new rail precinct is expected to service more than 67,000 commuters each weekday by 2036.</p><p>The Albert Street Cross River Rail precinct is slated for completion in late 2027.&nbsp;</p><div id="7yyVIKzjFoM1MRVExHTY7O"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5OT2JTTYNPmwEHybZf0t9/b644c84fb06fdc75b0a441cb332eaba2/QIC_Approval__Mid_2.jpg" alt="An artist's impression of the project, will deliver 31 storeys dedicated to prime office, as well as a 4000sq m of public open space." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5OT2JTTYNPmwEHybZf0t9/b644c84fb06fdc75b0a441cb332eaba2/QIC_Approval__Mid_2.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The project will deliver 31 storeys dedicated to prime office, as well as a 4000sq m of public open space.</span></div></div>

The Queensland Investment Corporation has been given the go-ahead for its landmark $750 million 40-storey office tower in the Albert Street Cross River Rail precinct...

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<p>At last count, there were more than 16.1 million buildings across Australia along about 2.3 million kilometres of roads.</p><p>But around $60 million from the public coffers is about to be splurged to construct another building that none of these roads lead to.</p><p>In fact, it will not even be in this wide brown land.</p><p>Nevertheless, for six months it will attract an estimated five million or so visitors, sharing the title of Australia’s most visited building with the Sydney Opera House that each year draws a tad more than 10 million.</p><p>The Australian Pavilion for Osaka’s World Expo 2025 will be a striking antipodean oasis among Japan’s cherry blossom trees—albeit with a few token eucalypts.</p><p>But while its existence will be fleeting compared to the closer-to-home cultural icon this year celebrating its 50th birthday, the importance of Expo as an enabler and showcase for cutting-edge built form cannot be underestimated.</p><p>The pavilion designs invariably provide a glimpse of the possibilities and path ahead for shaping our cities and urban environments.</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="1.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6JBwnm33ttDyYrUS5UhMtu/93c7749a08994ae7803fece09a67eac0/1.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6JBwnm33ttDyYrUS5UhMtu/93c7749a08994ae7803fece09a67eac0/1.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="2.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4Xu8wsz973bv1akNVnqXQo/037f3e20d3e60eeb0e46776a33bfbe67/2.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4Xu8wsz973bv1akNVnqXQo/037f3e20d3e60eeb0e46776a33bfbe67/2.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="osaka ring construction sized.jpeg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/29GPcx0RRMqRWWPLjzTnLS/cc073c3274cb6c775fe28ded202564f9/osaka_ring_construction_sized.jpeg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/29GPcx0RRMqRWWPLjzTnLS/cc073c3274cb6c775fe28ded202564f9/osaka_ring_construction_sized.jpeg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="3.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2Fv3k3cfjgO0u2mPrYCNca/13166dbe57f865730dee2a0acf48f64b/3.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2Fv3k3cfjgO0u2mPrYCNca/13166dbe57f865730dee2a0acf48f64b/3.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>“It’s where the seeds of future ways of living will be sown, and Expo 2025’s impact will be seen in our cities and urban landscapes across the decade that follows,” says Australian Pavilion lead architect and Buchan senior associate Nataly Ernst.</p><p>“Expo 2025 is about solving global challenges and will be a place for architects around the world to explore regenerative design, sustainability and innovation in materials and building methodologies.</p><p>“The emphasis is very much on creating a future that is carbon-positive and energy self-sufficient.”</p><p>The overarching theme of Expo 2025 is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”.</p><p>About 150 countries and 25 international organisations will participate in the event, which is to be staged from April to October, 2025 on Yumeshima, a 390ha man-made island in the southern Osaka Bay area. It is expected to attract more than 24 million visitors.</p><p>Setting the Expo’s design tone, work is under way on what will be one of the world’s largest timber structures—a ring-shaped wooden canopy that will rise five storeys and encircle the exhibition precinct.</p><p>The gently sloping accessible “grand roof” has been designed by local architect Sou Fujimoto and draws inspiration from traditional Japanese timber craftsmanship that uses no nails.</p><p><span class="mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe" contenteditable="false" data-mce-object="iframe" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-p-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wq7ravMwEyo?si=3ensJSpsUPrhy0kO"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wq7ravMwEyo?si=3ensJSpsUPrhy0kO" width="560" height="314" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wq7ravMwEyo?si=3ensJSpsUPrhy0kO"></iframe><span class="mce-shim"></span></span></p><p><br>To be constructed from 20,000 cubic metres of wood, it will be 615m in diameter and have a 2km circumference.</p><p>Not only will it be symbolic but it also will serve as a massive multi-dimensional, 30m-wide passageway and sheltering structure, topped by a 60,000sq m green-filled aerial corridor offering panoramic views of the Expo site and Osaka Bay.</p><p>Fujimoto describes the aim of the colossal canopy as providing a platform from which people “can see the future positively”.</p><p>“I designed a large ring-like platform that people can walk on and this will make a link of people and cultures from diverse worlds,” he says. “Here we share one sky above us.</p><p>“It is a place where people from all over the world will unite their thoughts, respect each other and experience something special together.”</p><p>The first World Expo—the Great Exhibition—was held in London’s Hyde Park in 1851. It was housed within the Crystal Palace—a glass-and-iron building longer than 11 Olympic swimming pools and twice the height of the landmark Hollywood sign in Los Angeles—that became a symbol of Victorian England and the industrial revolution.</p><p>Ever since, participating countries have been upping the ante on their pavilion designs for the gathering of nations, which happens every five years as a platform for sharing scientific, technological, economic and social progress with a view to finding solutions to global challenges.</p><div id="VNBF7fbzjAehR6QXqQ0qE"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4HaaWikrjtFrKk2VTQDmfT/896eb31dd54a1c17e901c6af7c593e4f/aust_expo_88_Ken_Woolley.png" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4HaaWikrjtFrKk2VTQDmfT/896eb31dd54a1c17e901c6af7c593e4f/aust_expo_88_Ken_Woolley.png"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The Australian Pavilion at World Expo 88 in Brisbane, designed by Ken Woolley and featuring Ken Done art.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Buchan’s concept design for the Australian Pavilion's 3504sq m allocated plot at Expo 2025 was recently unveiled by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.</p><p>Like renowned architect Ken Woolley’s famed pavilion design—boldly adorned with artist Ken Done’s colourful giant letters spelling Australia—for Brisbane’s 1988 World Expo, it aims to capture the essence of the nation.</p><p>And although the latest design is somewhat less retina-busting—hey, that was the 1980s, folks—it is no less era-defining and visionary.</p><p>Thirty-five years on, Australia’s population has grown from 16.5 million to nearly 26.5 million people—creating a national identity of greater substance, sophistication, diversity, creativity and ingenuity.</p><p>Encapsulating the nation’s ongoing evolution, Buchan's team has conceptualised the Australian Pavilion for Expo 2025 under the theme “Chasing the Sun”.</p><p>Ernst describes its form as “an abstraction of a eucalyptus gumnut”.</p><p>“We wanted a fresh, distinctly Australian concept,” she tells <em>The Urban Developer</em>. “Australia is vast and its regions are all different.</p><p>“In our research phase, we identified that the gum tree is common to all. There are more than 700 species, with a huge variety of forms, textures and colours. The gumtree and its nuts and blossoms provided our inspiration as an expression of diversity, resilience, growth and optimism.</p><div id="6AlEMB4r9sNsbggVKEsw94"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5UiNF4j1Y5X8GsHVsYcemc/079c98e43338fb0a242891a3526c01f2/1.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5UiNF4j1Y5X8GsHVsYcemc/079c98e43338fb0a242891a3526c01f2/1.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The Australian Pavilion is as “an abstraction of a eucalyptus gumnut”, says lead architect and Buchan senior associate Nataly Ernst.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“The gumnut has a protective shell and its colourful blossom bursts from within. Our facade has been conceived as a protective skin with an aperture that provides space for vibrant programming and activity to blossom.”</p><p>She says the concept also responds to the Expo 2025’s sustainability theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” through the adaptability of the eucalypt to many conditions.</p><p>“Our design explores the concepts of circular economy, sustainability and our architectural responsibility to society.</p><p>“We’ll be primarily re-using a modular construction system that can be disassembled and re-used again, and most of the structure will have a second life.”</p><p>As well as the Australian Pavilion, the covers recently have come off a number of other inspiring and innovative Expo 2025 pavilion designs.</p><p>London-based studio Foster and Partners has designed the pavilion for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, modeling it after the organic forms of traditional Saudi villages.</p><p>It also has an emphasis on sustainability and is committed to reaching a net zero operational carbon target using solar technologies for electricity generation, rainwater recycling, low-carbon materials, and energy-efficient lighting.</p><div id="1Yd72YNstZB1mkxGKzT5xI"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1gQFafBsHjoMROdzdgDTuf/59cc11fea5d72674ef9701fcfca67a1b/the-pavilion-of-the-czech-republ.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1gQFafBsHjoMROdzdgDTuf/59cc11fea5d72674ef9701fcfca67a1b/the-pavilion-of-the-czech-republ.jpeg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the Czech Republic Pavilion for World Expo 2025.<br><br></span></div></div><p>The design for the Czech Republic Pavilion is the work of Zurich-based Apropos Architects and features an ascending spiral form with a glass exterior paying homage to the country’s long tradition of glassmaking.</p><p>Spirals also are an integral part of the Poland Pavilion designed by Paris-based Interplay—providing inherent stability on a site exposed to wind and seismic forces. Timber is its chosen eco-friendly primary building material due to its low carbon footprint.</p><p>Milan-based studio AMDL Circle is behind the Nordic Pavilion, taking a sustainable and circular approach, purposely designing the structure for disassembly and reuse. It is planned to be built entirely of forest-managed wood.</p><p>China, Italy and Brazil are among the other countries to have revealed innovative, state-of-the-art Expo 2025 pavilion designs.</p><p>“Expo is a platform for Australia to showcase our design capability and innovation and participate in a global exchange of ideas,” Ernst says. “The event is an opportunity to explore architectural expression free from many of the usual constraints and is an important platform for architectural visioning for the future.”</p><p>She cites Rotterdam-based MVRDV’s Netherlands Pavilion for the World Expo 2000 as a classic example of design ingenuity that has come from the event.</p><p>Featuring six artificial landscapes stacked into a tower as a solution to future land needs, it became a lauded sustainable design for creating a building as a self-contained eco-system.</p><div id="3pvbwWsavKu2mGWSf09rdy"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/45vFCi0degIVR76in9O5ll/259e8100a3f393a47438d6fffee4d6fb/MVRDV_s_Dutch_Pavilion_for_Expo_2000_2.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/45vFCi0degIVR76in9O5ll/259e8100a3f393a47438d6fffee4d6fb/MVRDV_s_Dutch_Pavilion_for_Expo_2000_2.jpeg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ MVRDV’s Netherlands Pavilion for the World Expo 2000.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“It had an internal forest of trees and running water—revolutionary at the time—and was a catalyst for what we see in many buildings today in terms of integrating nature, and the way we repurpose and share space,” Ernst says.</p><p>The pavilion was subsequently converted into a co-working office building with two structures for student housing and parking.</p><p>Noting the vibrant Australian Pavilion design from Brisbane’s coming-of-age 1988 World Expo as a “bold expression of our growing confidence and our playfulness”, Ernst says: “Looking back across the years we can see how Australia's pavilions reflect the times.</p><p>“Expo is a place for experimentation and pushing boundaries—architects and designers everywhere will be looking to Expo for inspiration and ideas.</p><p>“It plays a significant and valuable role in driving innovation and creativity and showcasing it in one location. And our goal with the pavilion is to make an indelible impact, without leaving a trace.”</p><div id="5DDrSPIuXYsa1pKT4Ct4QL"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1zpHBgzOorcKygMznZYroJ/70147317bab145236681122cdef45540/21-09-26-brazil-pavilion-expo-20.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1zpHBgzOorcKygMznZYroJ/70147317bab145236681122cdef45540/21-09-26-brazil-pavilion-expo-20.jpeg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the Brazilian pavilion planned for Expo 2025. </span></div></div><p style="background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p><hr><p><br></p><p><strong>You are currently experiencing <em>The Urban Developer</em> Plus (TUD+), our premium membership for property professionals. </strong><a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans"><strong>Click here to learn more.</strong></a></p><div id="2GhuueZl01Zwo2aFfjNVi2"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/12UMq5eMSEOh0QxJVBYaDt/d7507cf4ceb1365cc9ce7eaff84d06cc/tud___banner.jpg" alt="TUD + Banner" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/12UMq5eMSEOh0QxJVBYaDt/d7507cf4ceb1365cc9ce7eaff84d06cc/tud___banner.jpg"></picture></div>

Lessons learnt from expo pavilions continue to impact our cities and how we live, say proponents, as designs for Osaka 2025 are revealed…

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<p>It was the news many were waiting for—what has survived the Labor Federal government’s review of the previous government’s infrastructure projects.</p><p>Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government minister <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/federal-infrastructure-pipeline-review-reactions" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/federal-infrastructure-pipeline-review-reactions">Catherine King announced the review in May</a> after the states and territories agreed on it at the April National Cabinet meeting.</p><p>An initial review was done as part of the October 2022-23 Budget to determine market capacity and inflationary pressures.&nbsp;</p><p>Now, the independent strategic review of the Australian government’s Infrastructure Investment Program (IIP) has recommended that 50 projects that had not started be scrapped and the money put aside for potential cost blowouts on other projects.&nbsp;</p><p>“Many projects lacked proper planning, didn’t have informed costings and weren’t ready for Commonwealth investment,” King says.</p><p>“The reviewers found an estimated $33 billion of known cost blowouts on projects in the infrastructure investment program.</p><p>“And they said there was a high chance that this would blow out even further.</p><div id="76BV6B4jcKCTF6bPTVPRxI"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/PTWCqFuL0H1piSjcYaAbV/719d14615067f0453925680cc0f33a54/Mid_article_resizes__28_.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/PTWCqFuL0H1piSjcYaAbV/719d14615067f0453925680cc0f33a54/Mid_article_resizes__28_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop East project was one of many of big-ticket developments under review.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“For those not currently under construction, the report says that figure is around $14.2 billion.”</p><p>The review found it was impossible to deliver the 10-year pipeline of projects within the $120 billion allocated to the program. It said many were given a federal funding commitment too early and before detailed planning, design and costing were undertaken.&nbsp;</p><p>Other recommendations from the review included that 100 planned projects proceed, while 56 projects will proceed with some risks satisfied prior to delivery.&nbsp;</p><p>It also recommended that 36 projects complete planning, detailed costing and rescoping, and that funding for those projects be used for headroom in the IIP.&nbsp;</p><p>King said around 50 projects would have their funding cut, 400 would proceed, and many of the other 350 projects grouped in corridors where they would proceed as planned.</p><p>State governments would then treat those groups as rolling programs, proceeding with each stage and using all allocated funds for that corridor until more funding was necessary.&nbsp;</p><p>“We want states to be able to manage those projects better, streamline the administration, sequence those projects and then see it as a rolling series so that when that money starts to expire, the states will come to us as part of the budget process and seek further money for those corridors,” King says.</p><div id="38m7wm7UnQ79dRgg3PuK2W"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/Wq2GmxS3l5LD6fnFoJSj7/3f5d292207e53f1c3eb4008c277e56a9/catherine_king_mid_article_image.jpg" alt="Federal minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government Catherine King says that some projects will be treated as part of corridors." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/Wq2GmxS3l5LD6fnFoJSj7/3f5d292207e53f1c3eb4008c277e56a9/catherine_king_mid_article_image.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Catherine King says that some projects will be treated as part of corridors.<br><br></span></div></div><h2>The projects that survived</h2><p><br>Though many projects have not had their funding cut, many have not had their funding increase.</p><p><strong>Victoria</strong></p><p>In Victoria, that is the<a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/monash-commission-intermediary-cities-post-pandemic-planning-australia" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/monash-commission-intermediary-cities-post-pandemic-planning-australia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&nbsp;case for the Suburban Rail Loop East</a> project—it has&nbsp; had a total investment of $2.2 billion, which will not be increased.</p><p>The Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub ($9.1 million), Bendigo/Echuca Rail Line Upgrade ($168.7 million), Gippsland Logistics Precinct Stage 2 ($10 million), Gippsland Rail Line Upgrade ($447.7 million), Melbourne Airport Rail Link ($5 billion), Murray Basin Freight Rail Project ($334.7 million) and the North East Link ($1.75 billion) will all proceed as planned.&nbsp;</p><p>However, the Geelong Fast Rail project will not be federally funded, nor will the business case for the Melbourne Inland Rail Intermodal Terminal.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>New South Wales</strong></p><p>In New South Wales, the M12 Motorway ($1.63 billion), the North West Growth Corridor Planning and Early Works ($75 million), the Sydney Metro—West Sydney Airport ($5.1 billion), the Sydney Metro—West Sydney Airport Stage 2 Business Case ($77.5 million), and the West Sydney Freight Line and Intermodal Terminal Strategy and Business Case ($5 million) will all proceed as planned with no additional funding.</p><p>Faster rail upgrades will not be funded with the Sydney to Newcastle—Tuggerah—Wyong faster rail upgrade project losing out.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Australian Capital Territory</strong></p><p>Canberra’s $218 million&nbsp; Light Rail Stage 2 upgrade will proceed as will the Monaro Highway upgrade for $115 million.&nbsp;</p><div id="4wsqvDtXwasisiGb6FJqEL"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1KqsppSZuSipK3OPRYICKa/cebdd4bbc504cce3bec6a1b5230f55e3/Mid_article_resizes__22_.jpg" alt="A render of the Western Sydney Airport's terminal once completed." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1KqsppSZuSipK3OPRYICKa/cebdd4bbc504cce3bec6a1b5230f55e3/Mid_article_resizes__22_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Work is currently under way on the Western Sydney Airport.<br><br></span></div></div><p><strong>Tasmania</strong></p><p>All the tranches of Tasmania’s Freight Rail Revitalisation project promised federal funding will proceed as planned with no additional funding.</p><p><strong>South Australia</strong></p><p>South Australia’s Nationwide Freight Highway Upgrade Program with $400 million in funding will proceed with no additional funding along with the South Eastern Freeway Upgrade at $120 million.</p><p><strong>Queensland</strong></p><p>Faster rail has won Queensland additional funding with the Brisbane to the Gold Coast (Kuraby—Beenleigh Faster Rail Upgrade) project getting an additional $1.754 billion in federal funding through the IIP for a total of $2.875 billion.&nbsp;</p><hr><p><strong><a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/infrastructure-review-tables-projects-with-additional-federal-government-funding" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/infrastructure-review-tables-projects-with-additional-federal-government-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WINNERS: Full list of projects with additional federal funding</a></strong></p><hr><p>Brisbane Metro projects and Stage 3 of the Gold Coast Light Rail project will proceed without additional funding as will the $1.06 billion Coomera Connector Stage 1 project from Coomera to Nerang.&nbsp;</p><p>The business case for Brisbane Inland Rail Intermodal Terminal project and the business case for Toowoomba to Gladstone Inland Rail connection project will proceed as planned without additional funding to the $10 million already allocated to each.</p><p>Developing the business case for South East Queensland’s growth due to the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032 will proceed with its current funding of $22.45 million.&nbsp;</p><p>The Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line will receive an extra $160 million for a total of $1.44 billion in federal funding via the IIP and the Inland Freight Route from Mungindi to Charters Towers upgrades will get an additional $80 million for a total of $720 million.</p><h2>How the news has been received</h2><p><br>The changes to funding have implications for many of the state governments, according to Moody’s Investors Service vice president John Manning.</p><p>“The decision is credit negative for the State of New South Wales, (NSW, AAA stable), the State of Victoria (Victoria, AA2 stable) and, to a lesser extent, the State of Queensland (Queensland, AA1 stable),” Manning says.</p><p>“These three states will be the most heavily impacted as a result of the changed funding arrangements, which will require a reassessment of capital spending priorities to offset any funding shortfalls from the Commonwealth within their existing portfolios.”</p><p>Increased labour and material costs are named as the causes of the cost blowouts.</p><div id="4XwHsIuqjyWtPTLXteb9hf"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3kVYlAVVPTXT7u0YPhXjVm/85bccb8b0d669daa248cbd8d25be1e8d/6.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3kVYlAVVPTXT7u0YPhXjVm/85bccb8b0d669daa248cbd8d25be1e8d/6.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line will receive an extra $160 million.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“Some states will need to reprioritise other expenditure commitments to meet broader budget repair targets because some projects have already been contracted to the state and these projects will now lose their share of Commonwealth funding,” Manning says.</p><p>“Such projects include the NSW M7/M12 interchange (which is contracted to the NSW government-owned corporation Transport for NSW), which will lose $116 million in Commonwealth funding.”</p><hr><p><strong><a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/projects-with-federal-funding-cuts" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/projects-with-federal-funding-cuts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LOSERS: Full list of projects with federal funding cuts</a></strong></p><hr><p>Moodys does not anticipate a credit impact on Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania or the Northern Territory.</p><p>It does, however, foresee a funding gap of between $500 million to $1 billion during the next six to nine months for NSW alone.</p><p>NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey said that at a time when the state’s population is increasing, the federal government’s investment is decreasing.&nbsp;</p><p>Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest agrees, citing his dismay at the withdrawal of funding for the M7/M12 interchange, crucial infrastructure for the Western Sydney Airport.&nbsp;</p><p>“Elizabeth Drive is a two-lane goat track—without the M7/M12 connection, it is impossible for workers and passengers to get from Parramatta, Blacktown or Liverpool to the new airport,” Forrest says.&nbsp;</p><p>“There is no aviation fuel pipeline to the airport—so there will be hundreds of truck movements each and every day required just to ensure the planes servicing the new airport have fuel and this decision is a&nbsp; critical blow to investor confidence in Western Sydney.”</p><div id="5vMpy4sy2mxQv1ig6BYZMn"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3GJKiSHRNSHzWZPWDyvYff/0244ef59764ca9011de7ff67999540d7/mark_bailey_mid_article_image.jpg" alt="Queensland minister for transport and main roads, Mark Bailey says the new funding split arrangements would leave Queenslanders worse off." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3GJKiSHRNSHzWZPWDyvYff/0244ef59764ca9011de7ff67999540d7/mark_bailey_mid_article_image.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Queensland minister for transport and main roads Mark Bailey.<br><br></span></div></div><p>But others are calling on the state governments to follow the fed’s lead.&nbsp;</p><p>“The biggest potential obstacle is federal co-ordination with the infrastructure plans of the states and territories,” Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox says.&nbsp;</p><p>“We urge all governments to support the review, to adopt a similar approach and to commit to transparent, rigorous and ongoing audit and review.</p><p>Willox says funds had been allocated to “sub-optimal projects” and this was a much-needed correction.&nbsp;</p><h2>Other recommendations</h2><p><br>The review also recommended that the funding split change from 80:20 to 50:50 between federal and state funding for any new projects.</p><p>Queensland transport and main roads minister Mark Bailey says Queenslanders will be worse off.</p><p>“The decision ... has been estimated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads to cost Queenslanders between $600 million and $1 billion per annum,” Bailey says.</p><p>“This is on top of cuts made elsewhere in Queensland, such as the decision to cease funding projects including the Mooloolah River interchange, the cap on funding on road corridors and changes to funding splits on existing projects.”</p><p>Bailey says the Queensland government will contest this new split in funding arrangements.</p><p>“Although Queensland has only the third largest population of any state, our vast state has the largest regional road network in the nation so the proposed change has the largest impact on regional Queenslanders than regions in any other jurisdiction.”</p><p>Creating long-term infrastructure plans in conjunction with each state and the federal government was also recommended as was a mandatory gateway assurance process, and an independent assurance review process.&nbsp;<br><br></p><hr><div id="2GhuueZl01Zwo2aFfjNVi2"><p><strong><br>You are currently experiencing <em>The Urban 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Only the strong will survive as the details of the Albanese government’s review of its predecessor’s plans are laid out…

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<p>Mirvac has lodged subdivision plans to make way for the latest stages of its Glenmore Park project.&nbsp;</p><p>The plans, bolstered by Penrith Council’s rezoning of formerly rural land near the village of Mulgoa, mark the start of a major new housing development in outer Western Sydney.</p><p>The $52-million preparation works include public roads and infrastructure, taking into account demolition works, land remediation, civil works and landscaping for stages one and two of the project.</p><p>In the proposal lodged by Mirvac, the subdivision will make way for homes off Northern Road and Chain-O-Ponds Road.&nbsp;</p><p>The staged subdivision for the site, known as Glenmore Park Stage 3, will create 235 lots.</p><p>Penrith Council proposed changes to the planning controls in 2022 for a 206ha area of land to allow urban development.</p><p>The changes, implemented in June this year, convert the site from rural land to low and medium-density residential, as well as public recreation and infrastructure purposes.&nbsp;</p><p>Mirvac said that the 25 plots of released land, of which some is also owned by Vianello, will benefit from infrastructure upgrades associated with Western Sydney Airport and the delivery of the Western Sydney Airport Metro line.&nbsp;</p><p>Other tracts of land on the site are subject to future development applications.</p><p>If these future plans by Mirvac and Vianello are approved, the rezoning will allow 2300 homes to be built in the area.</p><p>Mirvac has been one of the most active major developers of the year, with its <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-tower-trio-sydney-green-square-town-centre-zetland" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-tower-trio-sydney-green-square-town-centre-zetland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">major Green Town Centre project</a> moving forward, being made the <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-treasury-square-project-bid-win-victrack-melbourne" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-treasury-square-project-bid-win-victrack-melbourne" target="_blank" rel="noopener">preferred bidder for Melbourne's Treasury Square</a>, and <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-breaks-ground-on-aud2bn-harbourside-precinct" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-breaks-ground-on-aud2bn-harbourside-precinct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">breaking ground on its $2-billion</a> Harbourside development in Sydney.</p>

A successful rezoning lodged by Penrith Council will allow Mirvac to move ahead with the first 300-home tranche of its Glenmore Park masterplan…

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<p>The business park component of the Western Sydney Airport is now undergoing a SEARs assessment as work continues on other section of the airport also known as the Nancy Bird-Walton Airport.</p><p>The business park at 2160 Elizabeth Drive, Badgerys Creek, is just one part of the airport plan, which itself is part of the Aerotropolis project to create a third centre in NSW alongside Sydney and Parramatta.&nbsp;</p><p>Construction already under way on the project includes pavement works, a baggage handling system, early earthworks, bulk earthworks and airside civil works, a visitor centre, accommodation, a terminal precinct and landside civil and building works.&nbsp;</p><p>The project will require redistributing 22 million cubic metres of soil.&nbsp;</p><p>Stage one of the project included a 90,000sq m terminal with a 3700m runway and associated aprons, taxiways and other infrastructure, as well as a multi-storey carpark, hangars, approach lights, a control tower, shops and cafes, amenities, the removal of existing buildings and utility services and the relocation of two small cemeteries.</p><p>A future rail connection, visitor centre and fire-fighting facilities are also part of the first stage.&nbsp;</p><div id="4wsqvDtXwasisiGb6FJqEL"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1KqsppSZuSipK3OPRYICKa/cebdd4bbc504cce3bec6a1b5230f55e3/Mid_article_resizes__22_.jpg" alt="A render of the Western Sydney Airport's terminal once completed." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1KqsppSZuSipK3OPRYICKa/cebdd4bbc504cce3bec6a1b5230f55e3/Mid_article_resizes__22_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Work under way on the airport. <br><br></span></div></div><p>The current plans for the business park provide for single-storey warehouses, associated offices, a two-storey bulky goods building, small industry, large format retail space, warehousing, freight and logistics and a service station.&nbsp;</p><p>A 10-storey hotel with 154 rooms, conference facilities and retail and food and beverage spaces and commercial offices is also potentially part of the plan.&nbsp;</p><p>Plans have been filed for the Mamre Road Precinct while concept plans are being drafted for the Agriculture and Agribusiness Precinct.&nbsp;</p><p>The M12 Motorway component has also received planning approval.&nbsp;</p><p>Total end value for the project is estimated at $5.3 billion with a site area of 1.78 hectares.&nbsp;</p><p>Construction was scheduled to begin in December, 2018 and is now expected to end in the third quarter of 2026.&nbsp;</p><p>A draft masterplan for the business park has been completed and is open for consultation until the end of January 2024.&nbsp;</p><p><span class="mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe" contenteditable="false" data-mce-object="iframe" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-p-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/27TWcdpUNLE?si=2q0iqtHBn6gW8md2"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/27TWcdpUNLE?si=2q0iqtHBn6gW8md2" width="560" height="314" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/27TWcdpUNLE?si=2q0iqtHBn6gW8md2"></iframe><span class="mce-shim"></span></span></p><p><br>An additional $147.9 million was allocated in the 2023-24 Federal Budget for additional police and immigration facilities.</p><p>The airport is deemed necessary as NSW’s main international airport at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport, Mascot, is in an area where flights cannot take off or land overnight.&nbsp;</p><p>It is also part of a plan to create residential areas around several key city centres, easing the pressure and demand for housing in the areas immediately surrounding the Sydney CBD and its immediate suburbs.</p><p>The Aerotropolis has led to a <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/go-west-developers-chase-western-sydney-upside" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/go-west-developers-chase-western-sydney-upside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boom in development activity</a> in and around Western Sydney.</p>

While construction has started on other parts of the Western Sydney Airport, plans for its business park are now undergoing environmental assessment…


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<p>Developer Perri Projects is moving ahead at pace on its industrial precinct at the Lennon Mills site in West Melbourne.&nbsp;</p><p>Two cornerstone tenants have been signed to for the $130-million precinct: luxury car manufacturer Genesis Motors and an unnamed global life sciences company.</p><p>The precinct has a mix of high-tech office space, creative workspace and warehouses with opportunities for last-mile logistics, digital and creative business services, and advanced manufacturing.&nbsp;</p><p>Hospitality group Talisman Group’s new venue Silo Nine will also have a tenancy at the precinct.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“</span>Our new precinct offers tenants an integrated work-life balance boasting modern end-of-trip facilities, a rooftop terrace, a gym, and an onsite food and beverage retailer,” Perri Projects managing director David Scalzo said.&nbsp;</p><p>The site is 1km of the Port of Melbourne, 2km from Melbourne’s CBD and 100m from the South Kensington train station.&nbsp;</p><p>“Unlike traditional industrial precincts, our site also offers significant lifestyle benefits for staff ,such as close proximity to JJ Holland Park, recreational spaces, restaurants, bars, cafes, and convenience services,” Scalzo said.</p><p>It is part of a growing trend in industrial precincts such as<a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/precincts-asia-pacific-office-stock-quality-essendon-fields-pivot-city" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/precincts-asia-pacific-office-stock-quality-essendon-fields-pivot-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> those at Essendon Fields</a> where other services and uses are provided to improve the&nbsp; work/life balance of employees.</p><div id="7K0sJtUVXfb1QC2ebQhHsU"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5W39C9SYir9GS04VVXqzJK/4d21a969611b9b40f6aca664d020089c/Mid_article_resizes__20_.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5W39C9SYir9GS04VVXqzJK/4d21a969611b9b40f6aca664d020089c/Mid_article_resizes__20_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the Lennon Mills precinct.<br><br> </span></div></div><p>Wingate has partnered with Perri Projects on the precinct and Wingate managing director Mark Harrison said this approach made them more certain of their investment.</p><p>“We believe that industrial assets and estates in these critical locations, with this type of truly innovative amenity for customers and employees, will provide a strong, resilient platform for investment in this cycle,” Harrison said.</p><p>More than 41 per cent of the precinct was pre-leased before launch.</p><p>Perri Projects has recently successfully completed Prime Port, a commercial and industrial project in Port Melbourne with commercial amenity that is close to the freeway, rail line and port infrastructure for industrial tenants.<br></p>

West Melbourne will soon be home to both a luxury brand and a global life sciences company as Perri Project’s Lennon Mills Precinct gets underway…


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