Archive for March 2023

The City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee has unanimously supported Brookfield’s student accommodation project at 166-176 Bouverie Street and 183-187 Grattan Street, Carlton. The tower, designed by Jackson Clement Burrows Architects, will be 15 storeys high, and will replace three of the four existing buildings on the 1,327sqm site. Several planning amendments were required to…

Developer Time & Place has partnered with the Buxton family-backed Corsair Investment Management to snag the largest – and final – lot at the old Alphington paper mill site. The partnership has plans to deliver a $500 million build-to-rent (BTR) project on the site that will comprise ‘community-centric’ retail, commercial, and co-working space and approximately…

Epping’s new Northern Private Hospital has hit structural completion and is on track to open in early 2024. The facility, which will be run by Ramsay Health Care, is located adjacent to the existing public hospital in ‘new Epping’ – Riverlee’s new $2 billion mini city. Both hospitals will be connected via a link bridge.…

Australian company Fairbrother has been awarded the construction contract for Werribee Zoo’s $88 million expansion. The project includes the redevelopment of a 21-hectare Asian elephant habitat, as well as expanded facilities including a pedestrian pathway trail, a viewing area overlooking the elephant pools, and landscapes for priority conservation species. The Asian elephant herd currently lives…

Oakleigh will soon be home to the City of Monash’s first build-to-rent (BTR) development, to be known as Fieldworks House. Designed for Pellicano, the $250 million development will feature an abundance of indoor and outdoor amenities servicing 171 apartments, including: 12 retail spaces A co-working space A private health and wellness rooftop retreat Locally inspired…

If the best jobs aren’t always advertised, how can you put yourself in the running for that next plum position? Optimising your LinkedIn profile is key. And through five simple steps, we’ll show you how to do it. Like Facebook, but for business. If you have a LinkedIn account, you will have seen similarities to…

Austin Maynard Architects are celebrating this week after their Terrace House project was awarded a 2023 Building of the Year Award by ArchDaily. Built by Kapitol Group, Terrace House puts sustainability at the forefront of design, with a suite of passive and technological systems integrated into the design. Including universal use of energy recovery ventilation…

Melbourne is one step closer to having a new mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility, after Multiplex was awarded the construction contract by Moderna. The facility will be located within the Monash Technology Precinct, and will be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere. It’s being established under a 10-year partnership between Moderna, and the…

Richmond’s Victoria Gardens shopping centre is about to get a major upgrade, with co-owners Salta Properties and Vicinity Centres unveiling plans for a new urban village on the site. The village will have two precincts: the Doonside Precinct, and the River Boulevard Precinct. The Doonside precinct will sit at the corner of Burnley and Doonside…