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What we learned transforming a 50,000sqm factory into an award-winning precinct. After six years of development, we've identified the three essential keys to successful adaptive reuse - staging, adaptability, and curation - and why they're fundamental to unlocking value in every large-scale property transformation. Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin #buildingregeneration #adaptivereuse #developmentspecialists #projectmanagement #propertyadvisory

Our team has just returned from an off-site strategic planning session in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. After Brisbane (see previous post) we headed to the Gold Coast.   The Gold Coast has been covered significantly in the financial press in Melbourne for its dearth of tier one residential builders and the knock on delays or worse for some large scale residential projects. On the other hand the Gold coast post covid has seen significant internal migration particularly from Melbourne and we wanted to test these perspectives first hand.   The immense scale and pace of new development on the Gold Coast seems to be in stark contrast to our current experience in Melbourne.  We were given a tour up and down the coast by local expert, Greg Swemmer, a proud Main Beach resident and owner of Chateaux Property Group. With his finger on the pulse, Greg showed us numerous development opportunities stretching from Main Beach along the coast to Burleigh Heads. Still focused on very tall and large scale developments, there appeared to be numerous empty hoarded sites waiting to start construction.  The street scapes particularly along the beachfront lacked a human scale making many of the precincts feel uncomfortable.  However venture further into the suburbs, where those servicing the vast tourist industry are based and you can truly see the growth and development of the Gold Coast firsthand. We were genuinely impressed with the upside potential particularly for medium density residential and commercial uses.   Additionally the recent redevelopment of the Gold Coast International Airport is part of the transformation of the Gold Coast into a truly international city, which together with continual growth from within Australia, demonstrates an almost unlimited potential for this area. Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin #developmentspecialists #propertyadvisory #projectmanagement #buildingregeneration #adaptivereuse

Our team has just returned from an off-site strategic planning session in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. We decided to head to Qld to see first hand the challenges and opportunities facing developers and property owners there.   Our insights from Brisbane…….   Brisbane is no longer the ‘younger sister’ to Melbourne & Sydney. It has emerged with its own distinctive personality and confidence. Having recently been named the 2nd most cost-effective city in the world to live in, courageous planning has allowed individual pockets of activity to be interspersed around industry without being so reliant on the CBD.    An example is the impressive Calile Hotel, where we experienced the transformative power that an innovative project can have on a whole suburb. The James Street precinct in Fortitude Valley has been transformed to the next level by the development of this one project. Albeit this is a precinct under development since 2008, it took real imagination and determination by the developers and a brave Council to approve this hotel in that location.   Further down on the Brisbane River, the Howard Smith Wharves has used its ‘under the bridge’ location to create the place making for a vibrant hotel & hospitality complex. Another stand out was West Village, a large-scale regeneration of an ice cream factory complex into a curated and edgy mixed use development with fantastic street scape activation.   And finally the new Star Casino Complex on the edge of the CBD, combining hospitality, commercial and residential uses into a billion dollar plus landmark on the waterfront.   These developments and precincts seem underpinned by Brisbane City Council’s commitment to investing in the infrastructure and services needed to support these developments. No doubt the upcoming Olympic Games in 2032 is a major motivation together with high population growth. Brisbane is testament to what can be created in a development positive environment and the warm weather all year round certainly makes it a very attractive city to visit and work in. Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin #developmentspecialists #propertyadvisory #projectmanagement #buildingregeneration #adaptivereuse

I walk to the beach every morning – it has been my crutch for many years now, latest podcast in my ears and puppy on a leash – my mind usually goes to priorities for the day, week or month and sometimes I come up with my clearest thoughts while walking It occurred to me this morning that I am so busy thinking of what to do next, that I seldom take time to reflect on what has already been So this is an appreciation post - we have recently completed some outstanding projects – I’m grateful to our clients for entrusting us with their properties, I’m grateful to my team for upholding our ‘can do’ and ‘client first values’ and I’m grateful to the many colleagues that I get the privilege to collaborate and work with – there is of course no ‘I’ in team Projects recently completed include: New Luxury Residence – Beach Road, Shoreham New Office Building leased to Barwon Health – Moorabool Street, Geelong Morris Moor Development Final Stage – Cochranes Road, Moorabbin New Head Office for Cookers Oil – Derrimut Drive, Derrimut Sale of Roseberry House Childcare Centre – Centre Road, Bentleigh Corner Office acquisition and delivery – Station Street, Malvern Masterplan and Authority Engagement – Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn Lev Bachar, Marc Levin and I are available to walk through the case studies and learnings from the delivery of these projects Olena MacCallum Mitchell Jones Gaston Nogues Dean Landy Lawden Holmes Gabrielle Charpentier Laurent Deleu Chris Kombi Andrew Deveson Mitchell La Fontaine Bane Suboticki Adam Davidson Steve Schmidt Marcus Jankie Heath Blair Lyons Construction Geelong Ewert Leaf Made For ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects Codus Building Surveyors John Grimbos ADP Consulting Pty Ltd Fitzroys Concept Commercial Interiors Johnny O'Kane Jake Barnes Toby Lauchlan Charles Chuncheng Zhang Janice Tan Andrew Lehmann Claire Whelan Tract Consultants. Connect Plus Property Solutions Tim Mitropoulos Craig Smith Kapitol Group

We have handed over the new national head office for Cooker’s oil. Working collaboratively with Made For and LSR, Cookers approached us to help them create a new office for their team. Involving appointing consultants, town-planning, tendering, documentation and construction, we helped our clients move from idea into their new space in just over 12 months. 

 Credit to a fantastic consultant team; Made For, LSR Construction Group, Tract Consultants, Klopfer Dobos Pty Ltd, Grimbos Building Surveyors, DrawDown Partners Pty Ltd Wildflower Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin Mitchell Jones Gabrielle Charpentier Mitchell La Fontaine Bane Suboticki

A wonderful bird’s eye view into the uniqueness of Morris Moor. Our client Marcus Jankie of Up Property in conversation with Jamie Kerr of Kapitol Group. Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin #developmentspecialists #propertyadvisory #projectmanagement #buildingregeneration #adaptivereuse

Urban Developer Awards 2024 Morris Moor B4 has been nominated as a finalist for the Urban Regeneration award at The Urban Developer 2024 awards. Congratulations to our visionary client; Up Property Morris Moor is a shining example of the adaptive reuse of a former cigarette factory into a thriving commercial park and hospitality precinct. Working with Up from day 1, we have helped manage the reuse of over 50,000sqm of buildings. Credit to our outstanding consultant team; Architecture: ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects & Made For Planning: Tract Consultants Structural Engineering: Klopfer Dobos Pty Ltd Services Engineering: ADP Consulting Pty Ltd Construction: Kapitol Group Building Surveyor: Codus Building Surveyors Fire Engineering: Orbe Fire Development Management: Connect Plus Property Solutions Reach out if you would a like a tour of Morris Moor. #developmentspecialists #propertyadvisory #projectmanagement #buildingregeneration #adaptivereuse Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin

Did you know… We have just installed a 245kw solar farm on the roof of M4, furthering our support for renewable technologies and reducing our emissions. . . . Special thanks to our supply partner Energy Aware and the entire project team ADP Consulting Pty Ltd Connect Plus Property Solutions ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects Made For Kapitol Group #solarenergy #renewableenergy #bethechange

Fitzroys' Chris Kombi, Tom Fisher and Ben Liu sold this childcare centre investment for more than $6.7m after attracting enormous interest from parties across Australia, leading to 11 Expressions of Interest being received in a remarkably competitive process. The property was sold under instructions from Connect Plus Property Solutions. #Melbourne #melbournerealestate #melbourneproperty #cre #commercialrealestate #commercialproperty #realestate #property #childcare #childcarecentre

Was great to walk our friends from Monark Property Partners through the latest stage of Morris Moor. We have just completed the adaptive reuse of one single floor plate, over 12,000 sqm of industrial space into some of the best office space in Melbourne. Reach out to learn more about Morris Moor, or for development advice on building regeneration. Simmy Abraham Lev Bachar Marc Levin Up Property Adam Slade-Jacobson Michael Kark Dani Peer #developmentspecialists #propertyadvisory #projectmanagement #buildingregeneration #adaptivereuse