Friday, August 16, 2013
Guaranteed Losses if you pay too much
Monday, July 22, 2013
SouthPoint
According to sales agents, the SouthPoint building has three sections, arranged vertically. The central section will be an Emporium Hotel, with residential apartment sections on either side (called the North and South cores). On the rooftop will be a 25m wet edge infinity pool, a day spa with massage rooms, hairdressing and manicure options, a roof top bar and gymnasium.
From what I have been told, in the South core, the one bedroom apartments range from $425,000 with a Southern aspect and no car parking, to $560,000 for the top level facing the river with a car park. The one bedroom apartments are all less than 60 sqm in size. Two bedroom apartments in the South core start at $645,000 for a lower level rear apartment facing the railway line to around $840,000 for the top level river and city view apartment. These two bedroom apartments are all less than 80 sqm internal size, so are much smaller than similar apartments in Saville (Mantra) SouthBank. Compare also apartments in Quay West, where one bedroom one car apartments are about 73 sqm, and sell for about $450,000 with river views and furniture.
In the North core, there are three bedroom apartments that range between $1.7million and $3.8 million. These appear to be large apartments.
Apartments on the rear of the building face West, looking over the train line. There are surrounding buildings, so to get a good view, you will want to be on a higher floor.
This development is by Anthony John Group, who is doing lower priced apartments in Cannon Hill. Their apartments in the Valley Emporium development were not, in my opinion, high quality apartments. It seems that SouthPoint will have three levels of finishes, so care must be taken to ensure that you understand what level of finish will apply to each apartment.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
South Point at South Bank
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Southpoint Dead?
See here and here.
Suncorp staff were told that the developer cannot get funding, so Suncorp have withdrawn from the deal.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Southpoint at South Bank
Monday, April 19, 2010
SouthPoint at South Bank
"A premium central city location opposite the CBD Southbank is Brisbanes premier recreation and dining precinct, Southpoint is the last available site in Southbank and will provide a total of 86,433 square metres of GFA in a mixed use development of exceptional design standard.
Drawing on the success of the Emporium mixed use development by the same group, Southpoint will take the recipe further because of its exceptional location and the manner in which it will integrate into the area’s rail and bus interchange. This will not only provide amenity and market value for Southpoint’s residents and business tenants but will also stimulate demand for retail because of the high volume of commuter traffic.
Consisting primarily of three towers providing office, residential and genuine 6 star hotel standard accommodation, all with retail below, the striking architecture of Southpoint will make it a visual and commercial landmark in Australia’s fastest growing city."
Thursday, June 18, 2009
South Point at South Bank - New Website
"Take a moment to appreciate the journey that a stroll through a palatial Southpoint residence offers. Once inside, the walls ascend forever and the warm, opulent timber floor implores you to remove your shoes. There are vast living areas, lavish dining rooms and king-sized bedrooms. Lean on the private bar, recline near the classic fireplace, and discover the divine natural stone top kitchen that forms a living space all of its own. There's even the rare luxury of a powder room. This is just a sample of what gives Southpoint Residences their unique difference - there is so much more to be experienced."
Map and Transport
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Buranda High Rise Development
See Brisbane Times
"Thousands of new residents, workers and shoppers could soon flood the inner-city suburb of Buranda if a large-scale urban village, featuring buildings up to 32 storeys high, is approved by Brisbane City Council. The Anthony John Group (AJG) this week lodged an application to transform a parcel of former industrial land on Logan Road, south of the city, into a mega-development. Dubbed Buranda Village, the site would be home to eight buildings comprising residential apartments, office space, a hotel, a cinema complex and sprawling retail outlets."
I was not impressed by Anthony Johns Group's apartment development in the Valley, the Emporium -- built between two main roads, the apartments either look at a car park or a main road. Small apartments and noisy. My guess is that this will be much of the same