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Property 17 Jan 2025

HBF, Cimic legal dispute continues

HBF's legal action against the developers behind Kings Square, including Cimic Group and companies linked to Seven Network, continues in the state's highest court.

Property 01 May 2017

International groups to revive Perth City Link

A third student accommodation project has been proposed for Perth's CBD, while a Hong Kong-based developer has been enlisted to build a residential, retail and entertainment complex as part of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority's latest efforts to get things moving at the Perth City Link.

Property 07 Nov 2016

No new projects but CBD’s still changing

SPECIAL REPORT: New office development is grinding to a halt, but landlords are nonetheless aggressive in attempts to attract tenants to the city.

Property 04 Dec 2015

Landlords shell out to lure office tenants

A recent office leasing deal at Exchange Tower has illustrated the lengths to which landlords are going to attract tenants, as vacancies continue to rise across the CBD.

Property 21 Aug 2015

Inpex last big name to drop anchor

Oil and gas producer Inpex has emerged as the last potential anchor for a significant new commercial development in the CBD, following Rio Tinto's decision to remain at Central Park.

Property 18 May 2015

New sectors to lead office demand

A mix of tenants are moving into CBD space vacated by resources companies.

Cultural Industries 24 Mar 2015

Developers focusing on public art Form

One of the state's biggest building groups has enlisted expert help to deliver on the public art requirements of its latest apartment project.

Property 13 Jan 2015

Kings Square apartments to 50 storeys

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

Property 12 Jan 2015

Singaporean group targets $47m hotel project on Wellington Street

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

12 Dec 2014

Brookfield backs Perth office rebound

The past 12 months have been bleak for office developers in Perth, but one major player says there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Property 17 Nov 2014

Shell the catalyst for Perth’s newest precinct

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.

Property 14 Nov 2014

Premier unveils design for Yagan Square

A fresh food market, an amphitheatre and a playground set among native gardens are among the amenities the state government revealed today for Perth's newest public plaza, Yagan Square.

Property 21 Jul 2014

Efficient, tenant-friendly builds

FEATURE: Perth's newest office buildings are increasingly incorporating retail and hospitality precincts, as well as end-of-trip facilities, in a design-led effort to boost tenant and employee retention.

Property 21 Jul 2014

CBD office supply concern

FEATURE: Perth is in the middle of its biggest wave of office construction in decades, but a sustained burst of new supply means future prospects for commercial developers are increasingly bleak.

Property 04 Jul 2014

Woodside to anchor Old Emu Brewery development

Woodside Petroleum has confirmed it will be the anchor tenant at Capital Square, signing a memorandum of understanding with the site's developer, AAIG.

Property 30 Jun 2014

Kings Square retail game changer

Overseas and interstate retailers are lining up to be part of an emerging new precinct in the Perth CBD.

Property 05 Jun 2014

Major CBD sites weigh anchors

Major redevelopment projects are transforming Perth's CBD, but only one precinct seems to be attracting anchor tenants.

Property 22 May 2014

Tower proposal tripped up by ageing church

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.

Property 21 May 2014

Shell to take up entire tower at Kings Square

Global energy giant Shell has expanded its footprint at Leighton Properties and DEXUS Property Group's Kings Square, signing up to take up a further 5,847 square metres of office space in the devel

Property 19 May 2014

Brookfield Place named top development

Perth's newest skyscraper, Brookfield Place, has been named Australian development of the year by the Property Council of Australia.

Property 13 May 2014

EY poised to stay at Mounts Bay

Accounting giant EY is understood to be close to finalising negotiations on a new lease at the six-storey EY Building on Mounts Bay Road, after coming up empty in its search for a new home.

Property 18 Feb 2014

Singaporean group in $90m Stirling Street buy

Perth's CBD office market is still proving to be attractive to offshore investors, with the office building at 130 Stirling Street sold to a Singaporean firm for $90 million.

Property 06 Feb 2014

CBD office vacancy rate hits 9%

Owners of older office buildings in central Perth are struggling to find tenants, with the latest Office Market Report showing a widening gap between premium buildings and the rest of the market.

Property 22 Jan 2014

CBD vacancy rate spikes

The office vacancy rate in Perth's central business district has jumped sharply higher to 10.8 per cent, research by Jones Lang LaSalle has found.

Property 16 Dec 2013

Designs out for last City Link land (w/ video)

The state government has endorsed designs by developers Leighton Properties and Mirvac Group for the final piece of land at the Perth City Link.

Property 13 Nov 2013

Pre-commitments absorb bulk of 2015 office boom

After a record-breaking 2012, the past 12 months have been pretty quiet for new office construction in Perth, with little significant space to be added until 2015.

Property 07 Oct 2013

KBR set for Kings Square ‘energy hub’

KBR is believed to have committed to office space in the third tower at Leighton Properties' Kings Square project alongside one of its key clients, Shell.

Property 29 Jul 2013

HBF to call Kings Square home

Health insurer HBF has completed a deal, foreshadowed earlier this year, to purchase and move into one of the new Kings Square office towers, relocating its 600-strong staff from its existing offic

Opinion 18 Jun 2013

Leighton gets it right at Kings Square

A year and half ago I sat down with Leighton's most senior property development management to talk about Kings Square.

Property 17 Jun 2013

Construction of Kings Square commences

Leighton Holdings marked a significant step in its Kings Square project this morning with a sod turning ceremony attended by Planning Minister John Day.

Property 30 May 2013

Three bidders for Elizabeth Quay site

The race to build a hotel and apartment tower in the state government's blue riband Elizabeth Quay precinct has turned into a tug-of-war between three consortia.

Video 06 May 2013

Daily Wrap Video - 06/05/13

Property 23 Jan 2013

Leighton wins deals for new city offices

LEIGHTON Properties has stolen a march on rival developers, including Brookfield Properties, aiming to start work on Perth's next large office buildings.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Apartment developers look for investor boost

MOST apartment developers have experienced a lean period since the GFC, with investors and banks both wary of putting money into new projects.

Special Reports 10 Oct 2012

Property developers line up local project pipeline

A wide range of commercial property developers, from multinationals to church groups, are set to drive future activity in the sector.

07 Oct 2008

Leighton's new tack on Capital Square

Leighton Properties Pty Ltd said it expects to lodge a bid for the Capital Square site after confirming that negotiations with the property's joint venture partners, Saville Australia and Babcock & Brown, have been terminated.

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