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Arnold Bloch Leibler advises Merricks on sale of Melbourne Place Hotel
Real Estate 2025-01-28 11:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Advised by Arnold Bloch Leibler, fund manager Merricks Capital has sold the $155M Melbourne Place Hotel after it opened in the Paris end of the CBD in December.

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Ashurst loses real estate partner to Clayton Utz
Real Estate 2025-01-28 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate lawyer Vicki Aron has joined Clayton Utz’s Sydney office as a partner after seven years at Ashurst.

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Defunct landbanking scheme Aviation 3030 recovers $1.7M duty from director
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-01-28 9:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidators for landbanking company Aviation 3030 can recover half of a $3.4 million landholder duty from a former director, after a judge found they reaped benefits from indirect ownership in land sold for $135 million in 2018. 

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GPT Group to increase stake in Highpoint Shopping Centre for $205M
Corporate 2025-01-22 4:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Property fund manager GPT Group has announced it will increase its stake in Melbourne’s Highpoint Shopping Centre to 25 per cent in a $204.6 million transaction.

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Court rejects plan for ecologically sustainable Port Stephens development
Environment 2025-01-21 3:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected green developer Kingshill’s development application for an “ecologically sustainable” 1,900 residential lot concept in Port Stephens, upholding findings that it could have significant impacts on local wildlife.

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$2B Sydney development wins more time to replace combustible cladding
Judgment 2025-01-21 3:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of One Central Park in Sydney have struck a deal with the NSW government for more time to replace its Aluminium Composite Panel cladding, which has been largely banned due to fire risk. 

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High Court to weigh $2.9M valuation for heritage property in Melbourne CBD
Real Estate 2025-01-17 10:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The valuer general of Victoria has told the High Court that a property in Melbourne’s CBD should be valued at $6.2 million rather than $2.9 million, despite a heritage constraint on development. 

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Tasmanian Ports had right to boot tenant Resources Australasia, court finds
Real Estate 2025-01-17 9:46 pm By Andy Sidler

Tasmanian Ports had a right to kick wood pellets manufacturer Resources Australasia off leased property after it erected an awning structure without permission, a court has found.

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NSW government to pay Schofields $20M for landlocked property
Real Estate 2025-01-17 10:21 pm By Andy Sidler

Developer Schofields has won $20 million from the New South Wales government after the state failed to provide an easement or road access to land it owned for more than two years after acquiring a neighbouring lot. 

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Allens-repped Greystar in $1.6B student digs deal
Real Estate 2025-01-15 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US property firm Greystar is acquiring a portfolio of student accommodations worth $1.6 billion, one of the largest deals of its kind in the Australian market. 

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