Ben Lisle on life lessons,riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia

Ben Lisle on life lessons,riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia

The man leading one of Perth’s most successful property development firms talks calculated risks,motorbikes,and helming Hesperia.

  • byJesinta Burton

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APH sell-down yields a deal in Hawthorn

APH sell-down yields a deal in Hawthorn

The Chinese-backed investor and developer has properties with a total value of $200 million on the market,including its prized Forest Hill project.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Morry Schwartz makes Queen Street re-entry

Morry Schwartz makes Queen Street re-entry

Developer-publisher Morry Schwartz has made his move back into the property market,striking a $16 million bargain for a B-grade office building in Melbourne’s CBD.

  • byNicole Lindsay
APH loses control over $1 billion Forest Hill office project

APH loses control over $1 billion Forest Hill office project

Chinese-backed developer APH has lost control over a $1 billion Forest Hill commercial development just weeks before it was due to go to market.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Glen Waverley station car park sells for $50m

Glen Waverley station car park sells for $50m

Beware commuters:the car park next to Glen Waverley station has been sold

  • byNicole Lindsay
Adelphi Hotel back on the market as Sydney buyer sticks to home ground

Adelphi Hotel back on the market as Sydney buyer sticks to home ground

Property company Virtical is hoping to flip the hotel in Flinders Lane for more than the $25 million it paid in May 2023 so it can to focus on its Sydney assets.

  • byNicole Lindsay
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‘A very curious deal’:The $340m uni campus with a $1.8b price tag
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‘A very curious deal’:The $340m uni campus with a $1.8b price tag

Property developer Lang Walker gave generously to Western Sydney University. His company stands to gain far more.

  • byPatrick Begley
Luxury clothing family to sell old uni building in hip city lane

Luxury clothing family to sell old uni building in hip city lane

The Poulakis family,owners of luxury clothes retailer Harrolds,are selling the old Victoria University CBD campus.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Culinary tsar Lucas ties knot with property giant Cbus in new city tower

Culinary tsar Lucas ties knot with property giant Cbus in new city tower

“I’m no guru property guy. I just love old buildings and love to create restaurants in them,” says culinary king Chris Lucas.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Rich-lister Patricia Ilhan and top restaurateur Chris Lucas hunt for CBD property bargains

Rich-lister Patricia Ilhan and top restaurateur Chris Lucas hunt for CBD property bargains

When times get tough,cashed up investors with deep pockets start looking for distressed property.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Lendlease chairman to exit property giant at AGM

Lendlease chairman to exit property giant at AGM

Global property giant Lendlease has announced that chairman Michael Ullmer will retire at its annual general meeting in November,following concerns about the company’s underperformance.

  • byCarolyn Cummins