Showing posts with label Skyline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skyline. Show all posts

Monday, March 14, 2016

Recent Apartment Sales in Brisbane 4000

Here are some recent sales (all early 2016) with actual sales prices of apartments in Brisbane Postcode 4000.  These are all B and C quality buildings, and so expect to pay more for A quality:
  • Skyline, Apt 91, 30 Macrossan Street, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car - $747,000
  • Skyline, Apt 261, 30 Macrossan Street, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 cars - $800,000
  • Skyline, Apt 41, 30 Macrossan Street, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car - $731,500
  • Festival Towers, Apt 3605, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $529,000
  • Festival Towers, Apt 4006, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $570,000
  • Festival Towers, Apt 1805, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $342,500
  • Festival Towers, Apt 2503, 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $499,000
  • Charlotte Towers, Apt 508, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $350,000
  • Charlotte Towers, Apt 2902, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $540,000
  • M on Mary, Apt 3204, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $356,000
  • M on Mary, Apt 607, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $360,000
  • M on Mary, Apt 2609, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $327,000
  • Felix, Apt 303, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $600,000
  • Meriton Herschel St (Infinity), 2 bed, 2 bath, no car - $580,000
  • Meriton Soleil - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $575,000
  • Vue, 92 Quay St, Apt 2301, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $460,000
  • Vue, 92 Quay St, Apt 2602, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $437,500

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Recent Brisbane Apartment Sales


iStay River City - 79 Albert St

Apt 1201, 1 bed, 1 bath - sold on 27 July for $335,000

Charlotte Towers - 128 Charlotte St

Apt 2404 - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 27 July for $340,000
Apt 1201 - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 18 July for $365,000
Apt 4403 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 29 May for $650,000
Apt 2803 - 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - sold on 2 May for $495,000

Skyline - 30 Macrossan St

Apt 53 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 27 July for $603,000
Apt 193 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 2 June for $618,500
Apt 31 - sold on 16 May for $750,000

M on Mary - 70 Mary St

Apt 1205 - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 2 July for $322,500
Apt 4302 - 5 bed, 3 bath, 3 car - sold on 31 May for $1.9M
Apt 1009  - 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - sold on 26 May for $365,000
Apt 506  - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 10 May for $395,000

Festival Towers - 108 Albert St

Apt 3807 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 30 June for $516,000
Apt 1503 - 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - sold on 25 June for $460,000
Apt 4007 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 10 June for $541,000
Apt 704 - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 5 June for $298,500
Apt 2610 - 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - sold on 3 June for $400,000
Apt 905 - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 2 June for $319,500
Apt 2510 - 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - sold on 22 May for $350,000
Apt 2301 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 9 May for $525,000
Apt 508 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 8 May for $475,000

Felix - 26 Felix St

Apt 217 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 29 June for $580,000

Riverplace - 82 Boundary St

Apt 92 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 27 June for $645,000
Apt 147 - 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - sold on 23 June for $551,000
Apt 52 - 2 bed, 1 bath, 2 car - sold on 7 May for $650,000

Admiralty Towers One - 35 Howard St

Apt 44 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 8 June for $810,000
Apt 146, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 12 May for $585,000

Infinity - 43 Herschel St

Apt 3807 - sold on 27 May for $400,000
Apt 4303 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 26 May for $630,000
Apt 6304 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 20 May for $640,000

212 Margaret St

Apt 82 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 26 May for $555,000

Admiralty Quays - 32 Macrossan St

Apt 137 - 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 cars - sold on 12 May for $1,100,000
Apt 34 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 2 May for $850,000

Riparian - 71 Eagle St

Apt 4302 - 1 bed, 2 bath, 2 car - sold on 8 May for $1.5M

Admiralty Towers Two - 501 Queen St

Apt 166 - 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car sold on 28 April for $979,900

Aurora - 420 Queen St

Apt 301 - 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - sold on 26 April for $627,500

Quay West - 132 Alice St

Apt 103 - 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - sold on 24 April for $510,000

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Recent Brisbane City Apartment Sales

Based on recent apartment sales in the Brisbane CBD area (resales, not off the plan), it looks like the market is strengthening.

Skyline, 30 Macrossan Street
  • Apt 242, 2 bedrooms - reported sold at $725,000
  • Apt 73, 2 bedrooms - reported sold at $660,000
  • Apt 121, 3 bedrooms - reported sold at $715,000
  • Apt 113, 2 bedrooms - reported sold at $602,000
  • Apt 125, 1 bedroom - reported sold at $347,000
  • Apt 173, 2 bedrooms - $588,000
M on Mary, 70 Mary Street
  • Apt 2202, 1 bed plus study - no car - $362,500
Aurora, 420 Queen Street
  • Apt 245, 2 bed, 1 bath - $620,000
  • Apt 435, 2 bed, 1 bath - $556,000
Riparian, 71 Eagle Street
  • Apt 4305, 3 bedrooms - $1,850,000
Riverplace
  • Apt 215, 1 bed - $510,000
  • Apt 37, 2 bed - $690,000
Casino Towers, 151 George Street
  • Apt 2002, 2 bedrooms - $690,000

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Recent Sales in Brisbane's Admiralty Precinct


Admiralty Towers One (35 Howard Street)
  • Apt 93, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car parks - sold in September for $880,000
  • Apt 58, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car park - sold in September for $900,000
Admiralty Towers Two (501 Queen Street)
  • Apt 108, 3 bedrooms - sold in September for $938,000
  • Apt 132, 2 bedrooms - sold in August for $760,000
  • Apt 26, 2 bedrooms - sold in July for $662,000
Admiralty Quays (32 Macrossan Street)
  • Apt 100, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom - sold in October for $800,000
  • Apt 12, 1 bedroom - sold in August for $590,000
Skyline (30 Macrossan Street - not riverfront)
  • Apt 125, 1 bedroom, 1 car - sold in December for $347,000
  • Apt 13, 3 bedroom - sold in October for $1,131,000
  • Apt 172 - 2 bedrooms - sold in July for $590,000
Riverplace (82 Boundary St)
  • Apt 215, 1 bedroom - sold in December for $510,000
  • Apt 140, 1 bedroom - sold in November for $435,000
  • Apt 316, 2 bedrooms - sold in October for $750,000
  • Apt 54, 2 bedrooms - sold in October for $647,000
  • Apt 146, 1 bedroom - sold in September for $370,000

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Recent Apartment Sales in Downtown Brisbane

Evolution
  Apt 171, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $310,000
Grosvenor
  Apt 107 - $1.3M
Skyline
  Apt 61, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $715,000
  Apt 94, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $790,000
  Apt 363, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $587,500
Charlotte Towers
  Apt 3206, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $335,000
  Apt 3508, 1 bed, 1 bath, no car - $317,000
  Apt 4009, 1, bed, 1 bath, no car - $347,000
Metro 21
  Apt 3001, 2 bed, 2 bath - $553,500
Quay West
  Apt 129, 3 bed, 3 car - $1M
Riverplace
  Apt 304, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $1M
  Apt 272, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $675,000
  2 bed, 2 bath - $527,000
Festival Towers
  2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $457,500
  Apt 1906, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $309,000
Admiralty Quays
  Apt 78, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car - $920,000
  Apt 76, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $550,000
  Apt 46, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $780,000

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Recent Apartment Sales in Brisbane City

  • Charlotte Towers, Apt 1504, 1 bed, 1 car, sold on 9 April 2013 for $410,000
  • Felix, Apt 116, 2 bedrooms, sold on 30 March 2013 for $515,000
  • Aurora, Apt 234, 2 bedrooms, sold at auction on 24 March 2013 for $548,500
  • Charlotte Towers, Apt 501, 1 bedroom, 1 car, sold on 21 March for $415,000
  • Skyline, Apt 61, 3 bedrooms, sold on 13 March for $710,000

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Recent Brisbane City Apartment Sales

  • Evolution Apartments, 18 Tank Street, Apt 225, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sold for $500,000 (previous owner had paid $762,000 off-the-plan from Citimark)
  • Skyline Apartments, 30 Macrossan Street, Apt 333, sold for $750,000 (previous owner had paid $810,000 off-the-plan)
  • Midtown Apartments, 127 Charlotte Street, Apt 1203, sold by developer for $432,500
  • Aurora, 420 Queen Street, Apt 376, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 107 sqm, sold for $585,000
  • Riverplace, 82 Boundary Street, Apt 275, 1 bedroom plus study, sold for $481,000 (previous owner had paid $525,000 in 2008).

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Skyline Sale

Recently, a 3 bedroom apartment in Skyline Apartments sold for $700,000.   Many of the same type of apartment sold off the plan a number of years ago for more than this.  The pricing dropped at around settlement time to just over $700,000, and now it appears that $700,000 is market price for these three bedroom Skyline apartments.

The trouble with Skyline is that it is not direct riverfront, and is crowded out by other buildings.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Brisbane Apartment Recent Auction Results

River Place - 82 Boundary Street, Apt 192, 2 bedrooms, sold for $605,000
Aurora - 420 Queen Street, Apt 286 - passed in
Skyline, 30 Macrossan Street, Apt 304 - passed in
Admiralty Quays, 32 Macrossan Street, Apt 95 - passed in

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Skyline Apartment Recent Sales

Some recent sales at Skyline Apartments, also known as Mint Short Term Apartments, at 30 Macrossan Street, Brisbane:
  • Apt 393, 3 bedroom, sold in April 2012 for $800,000 (originally sold off the plan in 2004 for $840,000)
  • Apt 154, 3 bedrooms, sold in April 2012 for $745,000 (originally sold off the plan in 2007 for $815,000)
  • Apt 203, 2 bedrooms, sold in February 2012 for $530,000 (originally sold off the plan in 2008 for $615,000)
  • Apt 123, 2 bedrooms, sold in February 2012 for $600,000 (prior sale was in 2007 for $630,000)
  • Apt 251 sold in August 2012, price not yet reported
Does not look like values have held up very well in Skyline Apartments.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Holiday Letting Agent Investigation

An interesting article in the AFR on 9 August (page 45) about StayMint (or Mint?) real estate letting agent, and how (it is alleged) they were renting out apartments on a short term basis, but not paying the owners for the rentals.  It seems that the government is investigating.  This is not a rare problem -- I have heard similar stories in the past about apartment buildings in Brisbane that are rented out on a short term basis, and holiday apartments on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts where the real estate agent or onsite agent pockets the money and tells the owner that the apartment is vacant.  This same business manages Skyline in Brisbane.

See "Stay Mint Faces Complaint"

"The Queensland Office of Fair Trading is investigating holiday letting company StayMint, a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed property group Ariadne, following complaints from owners of a Gold Coast apartment block about financial irregularities. Fair Trading officers raided the StayMint office at a Broadbeach apartment complex, Carmel by the Sea, last Thursday and seized financial documents.... The owners said they had discovered people had stayed in their apartment but the stay was not recorded in the monthly statement to the owner, and the rent not paid."

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Macrossan Residences Sale

I bet well-known Brisbane solicitor and Labor Party identity Con Sciacca is not happy.  He purchased an apartment off-the-plan in 2008 in Macrossan Apartments for $1,835,000.  The developer went bankrupt, and the remaining apartments have been bought by an investor, who is listing them for resale at "Almost $1 million below what they cost."
"Were Selling for up to $3M, Now Priced from $1.395M to $1.575M"

(I suspect that the real estate agent is exaggerating slightly - I doubt that the same apartment that Con purchased would sell for less than $1M.  So the million dollar discount is a bit of a stretch.  Video here.)

These discounts make it hard for an original buyer to resell without making a huge loss.

In any event, even these discounted prices are high for a 3 bedroom apartment that is not riverfront and that is sandwiched by Skyline and Soleil.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Recent Brisbane City Apartment Sales

Here are the recent reported apartment sales in the larger Brisbane downtown buildings.  Most of these sales closed in the period from late October to early December 2011.

Charlotte Towers
  • Apt 2110, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $382,000
Aurora
  • Apt 393, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $665,000
  • Apt 236, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $515,000
  • Apt 512, 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $582,000
Festival Towers
  • Apt 3401, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $475,000
  • Apt 1707, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $440,000
  • Apt 2110, 1 bed, 1 bath, ? car - $350,000
Felix
  • Apt 356, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $505,000
  • Apt 276, 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $492,000
River Place (82 Boundary Street)
  • Apt 302, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $690,000
  • Apt 326, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car - $1,497,000
  • Apt 231, 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $423,000
  • Apt 110, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $410,000
Skyline
  • Apt 55, 1 bed - $320,000
  • Apt 131, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $700,000
Admiralty Quays
  • Apt 9, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $900,000
  • Apt 67, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - $580,000
  • Apt 135, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car - $780,000
Admiralty Towers Two
  • Apt 57, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car (103 sqm) - $660,000
No reported recent sales (last October to early December) in Casino Towers, Quay West or Admiralty Towers One.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Skyline Apartment Prices Fall

It is not a surprise that the value of apartments in the over-hyped and over-marketed Skyline Towers are not holding up. For example, a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment sold for for $755,000 in 2008 off-the-plan. It is now listed for sale at $698,000, including all the furniture. This apartment is 142 sqm, and is rented for $850 a week. The apartment itself is a good size and good design, but is crowded out by a bunch of other buildings.

Some other examples:
  • Apt 204 sold for $835,000 in 2008; resold for $755,000 this year
  • Apt 393 sold for $840,000 in 2004 off the plan; resold for $800,000 this year
  • Apt 401 sold for $970,000 in 2007; resold for $925,000 this year.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

How Many Apartments for Sale in Brisbane?

There has been some press recently about the number of apartments for sale in Queensland, and the slow sales rate. This may be the case for the Gold Coast, and for overpriced off-the-plan developments. But if you look at the quality buildings in Brisbane, there are very few apartments for sale.

For example:
  • Quay West: 4 apartments for sale (two 2 beds; two 1 beds).
  • Admiralty Quays: two 2 beds
  • Admiralty Towers: one 2 bed at rear
  • Admiralty Two: one 2 bed; one three bed
  • Arbour on Grey: 2 apartments for sale (one 2 bed; one 3 bed).
  • Saville SouthBank: zero
Across these buildings, that is less than 2% of the total apartments in these buildings for sale.

Some buildings have a large number of apartments for sale: Skyline, Aurora, Macrossan, & Riparian all have a number of apartments for sale. Strangely, The Grosvenor, which usually has no apartments for sale, has about 3 for sale at present.

So there may be an oversupply in some areas and for some buildings, but for the quality buildings, there are not that many available to purchase, particularly below the $900,000 price point. And the flooding of Brisbane does not appear to have impacted pricing of these apartments at all.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Macrossan, Soleil and Skyline



The photo above shows, from the left, the tops of Macrossan Apartments, Soleil (under construction), Skyline, then Admiralty Quays and River Place apartment.

The photo below shows, from the left, Soleil and then Macrossan Apartments. You can glimpse Skyline in between. The entry way in the bottom centre is the Macrossan Apartments lobby.


Sunday, February 13, 2011

New Apartment Projects In Brisbane


This is my list of actual and pending apartment projects in inner city Brisbane.

1. Macrossan Apartments, located behind Skyline and the Admiralty buildings. Not river front. 37 levels. Full floor apartments on higher levels -- 3 bedrooms plus study, about 250 sqm internal, with small balcony. High level of finishes. Expensive. See typical floor plan. The main bedroom looks right into Skyline -- not much privacy here. The apartment on level 26 will be auctioned (by the developer it seems) on 3 March 2011. The building is complete, but it seems that less than half the apartments have sold.


2A. Soleil, by Meriton. Next door to Macrossan, and also behind Skyline, is Soleil. Currently under construction. Over 400 apartments; 74 floors. Currently at about level 55. The developer will keep the management rights; and will keep ownership of a large number of apartments on higher floors. This, in my opinion, creates many issues for owners, so take care. Will be settled in stages, with lower floors settling first. This is a B grade development in my view.

Photos of Soleil under construction: Photo of Soleil, Macrossan and Skyline; photo of the 3 Admiralty buildings, River Place, Skyline, with Macrossan to the side and Soliel growing from behind above Skyline.

2B. Infinity, by Meriton. Located in the Roma Street area, behind but to tower over Evolution. 77 floors of apartments, so this will be a massive height for Brisbane, but the actual floor plate is not that large. Currently in off the plan sales - see brochure. The hole for the carpark has been dug, but the building itself is not yet under construction. With 2 bedroom apartments starting at $590,000, this looks to be expensive. Again, the developer will keep the management rights and a number of apartments in the building, so take care.

3. Sunland's "Carrington" development on corner of Alice Street and Albert Street. This development recently received Council approval. 47 floors of high end apartments. Will cast shadow over Botanical Gardens, which is not good for the public. If you read all the controversy about Q1 on the Gold Coast, I hope that Sunland does a better job on its first Brisbane apartment building. The AFR reports that construction will start when 50% of the 257 apartments have been pre-sold.

4. Devine's proposed development, on the corner of Margaret Street and Albert Street, at 30 Albert Street. This is right behind the Sunland development mentioned above. A development application was lodged on Christmas Eve, 2010, so this will be some way off. 37 floors, 420 apartments, 1 and 2 bed apartments only. Looks like another Charlotte Towers.

5. The Midtown, on Charlotte Street, opposite Charlotte Towers. Currently in pre-sales; demolition has started onsite. One and two bedroom apartments. 29 floors of apartments.

6. The Chelsea and Madison on Mayne, by Metro Property Developments. These apartment buildings are both in Bowen Hills, and contain 286 and 242 apartments. Metro is associated with David Devine and Ken Woodley, both ex-Devine. Their most recent development was Charlotte Towers, where (as reported elsewhere in this blog) capital growth has been on average about 1% and many purchasers off the plan have lost money. So if they follow the same approach, the developers will profit, but not the initial purchasers. It is interesting to read this. These apartments do not have development approval. (Metro is also planning on Brooklyn on Brookes, in the Valley. (Also, Richmond at Bowen Hills by another developer.)

7. Mosaic in the Valley, still waiting for development approval. 20 floors, about 250 apartments. Currently being sold off-the-plan.

8. McLachlan & Ann in the Valley. 234 apartments, currently being sold off the plan.

9. Kevlin Grove Urban Village: A bunch of apartment buildings under construction, including 3 buildings by Pradella (branded as Urban Edge); and Edenview; and Binary Apartments.

10. SouthPoint at SouthBank. 20 floors.

11. Newstead River Park - about 15 apartment buildings planned, with Mirvac completing "Pier" shortly, and "Park" in presales. FKP plans to build The Gasworks.

12. Northshore Hamilton (many developers, with a large number of apartments planned), Hamilton Reach (in presales) and Hamilton Harbour (three apartment buildings by Devine, currently under construction) and Portside by Multiplex (one building under construction, at least one more planned); and Rivana (by Citimark).

13. Rive at Albion/Breakfast Creek (under construction, but flooded). Two towers of apartments.

14. Waters Edge at West End. Developed by Pradella. (stage one complete; stage two under construction). Basement and pool area flooded.

15. FKP's The Milton at Milton. Was in off the plan sales. Display flooded.

16. The Capitol Apartments, South Brisbane. Currently in off-the-plan sales.

17. Yungaba Apartments, Kangaroo Point. Currently in construction, but delayed due to floods.

18. Montague West End - site flooded, and website not active.

19. The Apple, in the CBD. Small building on 1 bedroom apartments.

20. Belise, St Paul's Terrace, in the Valley. In presales, off the plan.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Admiralty Apartment Report

Colin Walsh from Ray White issued a report recently about the Admiralty Precinct. Here are some extracts:

Admiralty Quays

  • "one of the most sought after residences within the Brisbane CBD"
  • three bedroom sale for $1,350,000
  • 2 bed type C average price 2010 = $780,000

Admiralty Towers I

  • "Brisbane CBD's most tightly held residential apartment building"
  • 5 sales recorded this year
  • 2 bedroom sold for $750,000

Admiralty Towers II

  • "one of the most prestigious and desirable buildings in the Brisbane CBD"
  • 8 sales recorded this year
  • 3 bedroom sold for $1,063,800
  • 2 bed type C average price 2010 = $718,000
  • 2 bed type B average price 2010 = $838,000

Skyline

  • 15 sales recorded this year
  • 2 bed type J average price 2010 = $582,500
  • 2 bed type I average price 2010 = $647,100

Riverplace

  • "most affordable riverfront residential building in the Brisbane CBD"
  • 14 sales recorded this year
  • 2 bed type E average price 2010 = $527,500
  • 2 bed type B average price 2010 = $720,000

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Risks With Short Term Rental Buildings

When I am looking to buy an apartment in Brisbane, I look at Trip Advisor to see if there are reviews about the apartment building and the onsite manager. As a general rule, if the apartment building is listed with TripAdvisor, I will only buy if I am seeking a non-residental investment. There is limited resale opportunities for short term non-residential buildings.

Example Reviews:

Many reviews highlight the problems -- these buildings were designed for residential apartment living, not as hotels. People ask for adjoining rooms, and don't get them (of course). Items from rooms are stolen. Linen trolleys and food trays are left in hallways, as there are no service cupboards or service rooms for hotel staff. Furniture breaks, as the apartments were furnished for residents, not using hotel quality furniture. No minibars. Parking problems. I wonder what the owners of these apartments think about their real estate agents who are managing their investment -- a real estate agent pretending to be a hotel company.

I love this recent review for Evolution: "What a disaster. We never new accomadation could be so foul .. so many light bulbs broken, Filthy carpets, No drinking glasses (even when you ring & ask a certain staff member who couldn't have been any more passive agressive they still don't come) We changed rooms which was even worse, kitchen tap fell off in our hand, no shower door as it had broken off, huge rip in the lounge, even filthier carpets, rug all ripped, more light bulbs out, TV not tuned so most of the channels hissed at you a lot like most of the staff.. broken light shades, blind pullies broken. When we checked in they held on our credit card $200 for breakages.. there was nothing left TO BREAK!! This place is not rateable unless there is a minus."

Why would anyone want to buy in this building?

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Brisbane Skyline

A great photo of the Brisbane skyline from Jesse on Skyscraper City. You can see (from the left) Waterfront Place, Felix, the back of Riverplace, Riparian (behind Riverplace), Skyline, Soleil under construction and Aurora.