Up to seven sites in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre area could be used for further development, including a hotel, as Rio Tinto eyes a move into the redeveloped space.
The state government has promised $16.6 million towards planning a new Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, in collaboration with the Wyllie Group and Brookfield joint venture.
The global investor that owns construction giant Multiplex, major CBD office towers and WA's freight rail network is set to own the state's largest grid-scale battery.
Developers want to cut the ribbon on a major upgrade to Perth's convention centre by the end of the decade and use a global oil and gas conference as its launchpad onto the world stage.
SRG Global will add another Elizabeth Quay project to its portfolio after being awarded a $25 million contract for work on Multiplex's Nine The Esplanade project.
Sydney-based steakhouse 6HEAD has committed to a 10-year lease at Brookfield Properties' One the Esplanade development, being the first hospitality tenant to sign up.
Property giant Brookfield has vowed to undertake major upgrades at Brookfield Place after anchor tenant BHP agreed to remain at the skyscraper for a further 15 years.
Herbert Smith Freehills has signed a deal to relocate its offices from QV1 along St Georges Terrace to One The Esplanade at Elizabeth Quay, once construction is complete.
Property developers are undeterred by the trend towards working from home, with new plans for a 14-storey office the latest in a series of proposed CBD projects.
Perth's Local Development Assessment Panel has given the green light to major changes to a $122 million plan to refurbish the ageing Elizabeth Quay bus station and surrounding precinct.