Property development
Nylex clock site a property saga that remains in limbo rather than making leaps and bounds
It’s one of Melbourne’s most prominent landmarks that was set for major redevelopment. But the most noticeable progress being made is graffiti.
- by Tom Cowie
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Collapse of $61m pub deal casts fresh gloom over Oxford Street
The two pubs were sold last year with grand plans to create an Ivy-style mega-complex on Taylor Square. Those prospects appear to be dashed.
- by Michael Koziol, Carolyn Cummins and Ben Grubb
Perspective
Property investment
Life in a tight spot not for all, but Brisbane homes might be heading that way
No longer backyard shoeboxes, granny flats could be mutually beneficial for struggling renters and homeowners.
- by Courtney Kruk
Couple loses property fight after highway swallows $5.5 million dream
Raymond and Wendy Dibb saw a chance to make money out of a small rural property. They were not planning on a $2.2 billion highway barrelling through their plans.
- by Catherine Naylor
Sydney’s housing reforms have shaken up the city. There’s more to come
The premier says the need to get more homes built, particularly for young people, is not going to disappear any time soon.
- by Christopher Harris
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Housing affordability
Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections
The major “stage 2” changes to permit more low- and mid-rise housing are now slated for the end of 2024 despite earlier indications they would be active by June.
- by Michael Koziol
The country town that’s set to double in population
It’s a sleepy town just beyond Melbourne’s northern outskirts where geese stop traffic and there is a country feel – but a big change could be coming.
- by Benjamin Preiss
How a new six-storey apartment block devolved into the ‘turd across the street’
In its six-year lifespan, 375 Punt Road was earmarked for housing and then a hotel. Now it’s an abandoned eyesore that is a magnet for vagrants and drug users.
- by Tom Cowie
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City Tatts forced into fire sale of historic Pitt Street headquarters
City Tatts chief executive Marcelo Veloz said plunging gaming revenue had forced the club to sell its historic clubhouse, which is undergoing redevelopment into a 50-storey tower.
- by Andrew Taylor
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State Parliament
This popular style of house was banished from Sydney. Now it’s making a return
Duplexes and semis used to feature heavily in the suburbs, but many councils across the city banned them.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Housing crisis
How do you add density to a ‘NIMBY’ neighbourhood? Ask a local
I found my community on Sydney’s leafy north shore. We can build more homes without destroying what we love.
- by Indu Balachandran