Dan Wilkie

A new underground pizza bar is bringing a distinctly old-school vibe to the inner city.

Apartment towers are getting taller, but one of the city’s leading architecture firms says an authentic mix of uses is the next step in the maturation of Perth.

Perth's tourism sector is expected to receive a boost from the Ritz-Carlton & The Towers proposal at Elizabeth Quay, with national construction contractor Probuild confirming it has been appointed to undertake the project.

Developer and funds manager OpenCorp has predicted Perth’s residential property market to turn around in the next 12 to 24 months, with the Melbourne-based company aiming to increase its portfolio in Western Australia after the recent launch of two projects.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss Geoff Rasmussen, NRW, defence contracts, Scoop Magazine, Quickflix, apartment developments and universities.

The City of Subiaco has been trumped by the metropolitan west development assessment panel, while residents in South Perth face a two-month wait to learn the fate of a contentious apartment project on Mill Point Road.

PHOTO ESSAY and MULTIMEDIA: Perth-based jewellers Linneys, Rohan Jewellery, Blennerhassett Fine Jewellers, and Vildosola Jewellery Atelier remain committed to local manufacturing, resisting the temptation to lower costs by shifting their operations offshore.

Curtin University expects to start building up to 1,400 new student accommodation beds at its Bentley Campus by the middle of next year, after officially putting out the call for development partners for the first phase of its Greater Curtin vision today.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA’s big construction companies are going through a transition phase, following the end of a major building boom.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss iron ore, lithium, shipbuilding, retail, commercial property and construction.

Blackburne has become the latest developer to buy into LandCorp’s Claremont on the Park, unveiling a plan to build 123 apartments and 1,950 square metres of commercial space on one of the landmark

Mirvac Group has shifted its strategy to reflect the nature of Perth’s patchy apartments market, rolling out more affordable dwellings at its Leighton Beach and Claremont projects instead of multimillion-dollar luxury apartments. 

Pindan Capital is banking on its east coast expansion to bring investment back to Western Australia, following the purchase of two Sydney development sites.

Supermarket giant Aldi has confirmed its first Western Australian shops will open on June 8, at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Mirrabooka Square Shopping Centre, Kwinana Marketplace and Belmont

Perth's commercial landlords are seeking innovative ways to utilise office space left vacant by falling demand from business.

An influx of owner-occupiers is changing Perth’s multi-residential development market offering, with an increased focus on design and amenity providing significant opportunities for architects.

Educating the community on the benefits of higher-density development is looming as one of the big challenges for Lino Iacomella, who has taken the helm at the Western Australian division of the Property Council of Australia.

Fittingly for a restaurant he has named Odyssea, owner Fabio Hupfer undertook a lengthy journey before he could open the doors at his City Beach eatery. 

Legal collective Francis Burt Chambers has renewed its lease at Allendale Square, signing on for another 15 years at the Mirvac Group-owned CBD office tower.

Brookfield Multiplex will start work by the middle of the year on a $350 million expansion of Mandurah Forum, with the redevelopment to make the southern suburbs mall the sixth-biggest shopping cen

The Newman Hotel is in the hands of external administrators, following a failed campaign to sell the north-west pub in the latter half of last year.

Perth median home values rose over the month of March, but are still down 2 per cent on where they were a year ago, according to the latest research from CoreLogic RP Data.

Southern Cross Care’s plans to create an aged care facility at the old Kaleeya Hospital have potentially hit a stumbling block, with the proposal considered to be against Town of East Fremantle pla

A planning stoush is emerging in the City of Belmont over the proposed closure of Brearley Avenue, with residents, landowners and businesses lobbying the council to reconsider its plans.

The state government is facing a fresh legal challenge to its contentious Roe Highway stage 8 extension, this time over Aboriginal heritage approval.

The expansion plans for Perth’s major shopping centres are gaining momentum, with Scentre Group’s Westfield Carousel, Westfield Innaloo and Westfield Whitford City likely to be the first to start work, near the end of 2016.

The Fini name is returning to Perth’s property sector in a big way, with the Fini Group brand being revived for a series of apartment developments across the city.

International petroleum giant BP has become the first investor in Sirona Capital’s Northern Gateway industrial estate in Muchea, signing a $15 million deal to take up 2.5 hectares in the developmen

Two Western Australian distilleries are making their mark on the world stage, with Hippocampus Metropolitan Distillery and Limeburners both winning international awards this week.

Aigle Royal Developments has added a southern suburbs landholding to its portfolio, purchasing a 15.1-hectare tract of land in Baldivis for $10.3 million.

Fierce competition among prospective buyers for a Bunnings Warehouse property in Joondalup has again illustrated the attractiveness of retail assets for property investors.

SPECIAL REPORT: Unprecedented levels of private and public spending have WA on the cusp of becoming a tourism hotspot, but the state’s reputation as Australia’s quarry remains as a challenge.