The ground was broken in Auckland this morning on the site of a new tower to be built behind the facades of a century-year-old heritage-listed block. The back and front facades of the historic Macdonald Halligan Motors building remain, with all interiors stripped out after work by a developer to demolish most of that building for a 41-level $250 million apartment/hotel tower. Dean Rzechta, managing director of Melbourne-headquartered 94 Feet, arrived from Australia …
Originally published by Michael Parris for the Newcastle Herald Newcastle Airport has offered to pay for part of its planned upgrade in the hope of landing state government funding for the project. The airport announced in July that it had signed a three-year deal with Virgin to fly to Auckland three times a week over summer after a successful trial of the service in 2018-19. The Newcastle Herald reported in February that the airport, which is jointly owned by …
Matt George curated and collated article as published by https://www.afr.com/by/ingrid-fuary-wagner-gk7hseProperty price growth in Sydney and Melbourne is in positive territory for the first time since the market peaked in 2017, as lower mortgage rates and improved buyer sentiment in combination with a dearth of new listings spurs a market recovery. Values grew slightly by 0.2 per cent in Melbourne and 0.1 per cent in Sydney over the month of June, in line with the trend of …
