UPDATE: The Western Australian Local Government Association has called on the state government to abandon its local council amalgamations, saying the process has become unravelled in the wake
Construction works have begun on a $30 million, 14-storey hotel at the old Julio's Restaurant site in West Perth, another around the corner on Walker Avenue has been approved to go ahead, while a vacant CBD site earmarked for a $47 million hotel has changed hands in a deal worth $17 million.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Andrew Harding hit the streets this morning in a fluoro vest and holding an armful of copies of The Big Issue, joining a regular vendor to sell the magazine on St Georges Terrace as part of a week-long national event.
US-based ice-cream chain Ben & Jerry's is gearing up to open its second bricks and mortar store in Perth, with the franchise to take the place of the Milk & Honey cafe on James Street in Northbridge.
The residential component of the Kings Square precinct is to take shape in coming months, with Seven Group Holdings appointing architecture firm Woods Bagot to design two 50-storey apartment towers
Singapore-based diversified conglomerate Crescendas is preparing to construct its first property in Western Australia, lodging a development application to build a 23-storey hotel on Wellington Str
An apartment building which would become Perth's fifth-tallest tower is set to win planning approval next week, part of a mammoth three-tower residential development slated for the old Megamart sit
The state government is proceeding with plans to create a City of Perth Act as part of its reform of local governments, with cabinet approving the drafting of legislation to be released early next year.
Construction has begun on Blackburne Property Group's $145 million Aria apartments project in Swanbourne, with Probuild appointed to carry out the works.
Leighton Properties has revealed the simultaneous construction of its Kings Square precinct's four office towers was a condition of international oil and gas giant Shell taking up an entire building at the development in the Perth CBD.
The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.
Two Perth event planners have taken rejection in their stride, launching one and planning another urban recreation event to enliven the city at their own expense.
Global clothing giant H&M is set to enter the Western Australian market after months of rumour and innuendo, with the retailer understood to be about to sign a lease to move into the GPO Buildi
The Uniting Church has abandoned plans to create a 22-storey office tower at its St Georges Terrace site, lodging a development application with the City of Perth to build an $88 million apartment
The eastern edge of Northbridge is emerging as Perth's next hotspot for apartment development with four new projects proposing more than 600 dwellings or hotel rooms seeking approval.
A contentious $30 million, 125-apartment plan at the old bottleyard site on Palmerston Street on the outskirts of Northbridge is set to get the green light from the Metropolitan West Development As
Developers are still rolling out significant new apartment projects across the metropolitan area, despite statistics showing multi-unit dwelling sales decreasing steadily as more supply comes to market.
A development application has been lodged with the City of Perth for a $38 million, 21-storey apartment project on Stirling Street, next to Telstra's Perth headquarters.
Belmont-based event production and management services provider Corporate Theatre Productions has been sold to Presentation Technology for an undisclosed amount.
The City of Perth and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority have formalised an agreement to cooperate on planning developments such as Elizabeth Quay, Perth City Link and the Riverside project.
An application has been lodged with the City of Perth to amend the design of the office component of the much-awaited Capital Square development, the latest sign of progress at the old Emu Brewery site.
The City of Perth and IBM will meet with businesses and agencies over the next three weeks as the council seeks to improve the city's infrastructure and planning, as well as create a 3D portal for investors.
The City of Perth development assessment panel has approved two major office projects in the CBD – one at the Melbourne Hotel on Milligan Street and the other at 374-396 Murray Street – but it is unclear whether market demand will support the proposals.
An iconic fixture at many sporting and cultural events, food vans are going gourmet, with pies and chips giving way to more sophisticated cuisine that, increasingly, is competing with the bricks and mortar hospitality sector.
Perth's hotel development boom is continuing to gather steam, with plans submitted for a $30 million, 15-storey hotel to be built at 100 James Street in Northbridge.
FJM Property has begun the leasing campaign for the retail and hospitality component of the State Buildings, part of the $580 million Cathedral and Treasury Precinct.
St Andrew's Church on St Georges Terrace will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to structural issues, unless the Uniting Church can secure an anchor tenant for a planned 22-storey office tower.
The City of Subiaco has rebuffed a proposal from the City of Perth to incorporate its key commercial landmarks into the capital city borders while avoiding low-density residential areas.
SPECIAL REPORT: The state's major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what's considered among Western Australia's most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.
