Jam Factory redevelopment one step closer after planning win
Australia’s first skyscraper sells for $155 million
Vic Gov names 10 suburbs to receive thousands of new homes
Developer to rebuild historic Corkman Hotel after planning defeat
Recruitment: we keep it exclusive. Here’s why you should, too.
Younghusband redevelopment receives approval recommendation
Salter Brothers set a new vision for historic Collins Street address
Prime Cremorne development site hits the market
Central Pier saga enters a new phase
Victoria sets ambitious target to replace 44 public housing towers
‘Commensurate with experience’: what does that really mean?
The phrase ‘commensurate with experience’ appears often in job board jargon, leaving candidates scratching their heads. But what does this cryptic mantra really mean? After almost two decades in recruitment, I thought it high time I broke down this ambiguous term – and demystified its meaning to both job seekers and employers. The subjectivity problem…
Golden Age delivers a golden handshake to Residential
Hot news out of Melbourne’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector: Golden Age Group has struck a deal with Residential, which will expedite the delivery of Box Hill’s first BTR project. Titled Sky SQR, the project will include 425 BTR apartments across two towers. A landmark retail and hospitality precinct, designed by Oval Partnerships (who are based in…
Jam Factory redevelopment one step closer after planning win
The Jam Factory – once a buzzing playground, now a veritable ghost town – is getting closer to a glow up after the City of Stonnington approved amendments to the original planning application. Designed by Bates Smart, the 2ha precinct will soon encompass new retail, entertainment, housing and a 5-star hotel. Village Cinemas, which is…
Australia’s first skyscraper sells for $155 million
Charter Hall has sold Orica House – which is considered Australia’s first skyscraper – to Harry Stamoulis for $155 million. The building was completed in 1958 and was originally called ICI House after its first tenant, Imperial Chemical Industries. It was designed by Bates, Smart & McCutcheon and, at 19 storeys, was the first building…
Vic Gov names 10 suburbs to receive thousands of new homes
Last month, we shared news of the Victorian Government’s housing statement – which promises to deliver more than 800,000 new homes over the next 10 years. Now, the government has confirmed the first 10 suburbs to receive some of those new homes: Broadmeadows, Camberwell Junction, Chadstone, Epping, Frankston, Moorabbin, Niddrie, North Essendon, Preston and Ringwood….
Developer to rebuild historic Corkman Hotel after planning defeat
If you follow some of Melbourne’s more… unfortunate planning adventures, you may be well acquainted with the saga of the historic Corkman Hotel in Carlton. Developers Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri were fined $1.1 million and served jail time for razing the heritage-listed pub in 2016 without a permit. The planning minister of the time,…
Recruitment: we keep it exclusive. Here’s why you should, too.
As Melbourne’s employment market gets tighter, it’s tempting to get all the help you can by engaging with multiple recruiters. But after 15+ years in the industry, I’ve learned that spreading yourself thin never ends well – whether you’re an employer or a job seeker. So if you’re about to engage a recruiter, let me…
Younghusband redevelopment receives approval recommendation
The City of Melbourne (MCC) has unanimously recommended approval for the third and final stage of the redevelopment of the Younghusband site in Kensington. The first stage, already underway, will transform a heritage-listed wool store into a contemporary commercial office and retail space. Stage two will introduce a new office development to the south. The…
Salter Brothers set a new vision for historic Collins Street address
Salter Brothers has put forward an ambitious plan to construct a 32-storey skyscraper above the existing InterContinental Hotel, beside the Rialto Towers. Under Salter’s plan, the site’s existing historic buildings – known as the Winfield Building and the Rialto Building – will remain. Their historic attributes will be protected through an application to Heritage Victoria…