Showing posts with label The Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Green. Show all posts

Saturday, February 16, 2013

New Apartments

RealEstate.com.au has a section that lists new apartments being sold off the plan.  Here it is for The Valley in Brisbane.  Useful if you want a new, overpriced apartment.


Friday, January 27, 2012

Hamilton Reach Press Release

Diversified property group Australand is poised to begin construction on one of Brisbane’s most anticipated new residential projects – the $400 million Hamilton Reach in the Northshore Riverside precinct. 
Following a successful sales run equating to more than 60 percent of available product, Australand is about to start work on The Green Quarter – the second release at Hamilton Reach since its launch in April 2011. 
The Green Quarter – comprising 12 unique terrace homes located just one street back from the Brisbane River is anticipated to be completed late 2012. 
“Hamilton Reach has generated a high level of interest due to its sought-after low to medium density masterplan, diverse and considered product and its unrivalled riverfront location,” he said.  “The project has been designed as a highly liveable community optimising views to the river and parklands.  Hamilton Reach will be intrinsically different to anything else in the area as it has been designed as a boutique enclave that is spaced out over a number of low rise buildings which have been extremely well received.” 
ULDA urban development director, Matt Leyshon, said Northshore Hamilton is currently undergoing the biggest urban renewal in Brisbane’s history and Australand’s Hamilton Reach is a significant part of the precinct’s transformation. 
“Northshore Hamilton is the most significant waterfront redevelopment in Brisbane since Expo 88 and Southbank,” he said. 
Watermarque features a stunning collection of 78 contemporary apartments across two five-storey buildings. There are a variety of floor plans with one, two and three-bedroom configurations on offer ranging in size from 56 sqm to 333 sqm.
The Green Quarter’s terrace homes will be built according to stringent design and construction standards in a bid to reduce the future energy costs for the end user.
Designed by Rothe Loweman White Architecture, the terrace homes will feature a 3 kilowatt solar power system, double glazing to windows and doors, cross ventilation, a 3000-litre rainwater tank plumbed to the toilets and laundry,  private courtyards and smart meters to monitor water and electricity usage. 
The terrace homes range in size from 193sqm to 280sqm and remaining homes are priced from $925,000 - $1.375 million. Watermarque apartments are selling from $535,000 - $950,000.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Good or Bad Times?

Here are two conflicting articles, published on the same day in Property Observer.

1.  Next year could be the best year in a decade to buy property.

2.  Australia's housing bubble will eventual burst.

Who should you believe?  Who knows?

My view is that, at least for Brisbane, now is a good time to buy established, well located residential apartments, if you plan to buy and hold for the long term.  In my view, not a good time to buy off the plan, but some off the plan developments seem to be doing well.  For example, it is reported that in the first stage of the first building in the Showground Hill development, namely The Green, all the available apartments sold out in about 3 hours.  Not sure how many apartments were actually available -- they may have actually only sold ten apartments!  In any event, there must be some buyers signing contracts.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Show Ground Hill

Lend Lease has commenced marketing its apartment projects at the Bowen Hills Ekka redevelopment site.  See The Green.  There will be five buildings in The Green.  The registration form only refers to 1 or 2 bedroom apartments.

Lease Lease is currently in the process of completing the on-site Sales Centre, located on St Paul’s Terrace, which will showcase both the Showground’s new Master Plan and the apartment options that will be available in The Green. The Sales Centre will be opening for both VIP and Pre-Release appointments in early October 2011.