Laing O’Rourke’s exciting mixed use development in Fortitude Valley has recorded an extraordinary milestone, with the 19,040m2 NLA commercial tower now entirely pre-committed. Read More

The Midtown Apartments on Charlotte Street has hit its stride, with $10million in sales in the past four weeks and a further $4.3million in contracts issued to buyers.

Colliers International Residential Director Andrew Roubicek attributed the recent sales success to the increasing visibility of the project and the strength of the CBD rental market. Read More

The year is 2011. Brisbane is now a city of 2 million people and a region of 3 million. Fuel prices are reaching $1.50 a litre, oil is now harder to extract from the ground and no new oil reserves are being found. Recent infrastructure developments which have been completed or are under construction include, Clem 7, Gateway Duplication, Go Between Bridge, Green Bridge, Eastern Busway, Airport Link & Northern Busway, Legacy Way.

Brisbane is now one of few ‘world cities’ still constructing mammoth highway projects. Investments in transport across the globe are shifting to sustainable mass transit. However Brisbane continues to build billion dollar road projects, completely ignoring peak oil projections and global trends which are seeing demand for alternative transport options in Light Rail Transit (LRT), Heavy Rail and Metro Underground Rail. Read More

Construction of Laing O’Rourke’s Mclauchlan & Ann project is firing up with the commercial tower’s core visible from just about everywhere in the lower Fortitude Valley. Read More

Earthworks have commenced on 15 Green Square Close, Fortitude Valley which is being developed by The City of Brisbane Investment Corporation Pty Ltd (CBIC). The $123 million dollar CBIC is an investment entity set up by the Brisbane City Council to provide further revenue for Brisbane ratepayers, a similar investment vehicle as the Queensland Government’s Queensland Investment Corporation. Last year the Brisbane Times reported that the CBIC recorded a $34m profit which will go back into the BCC budget. Read More