News Articles for DevelopmentWA

DevelopmentWA has approved Edith Cowan University's city campus proposal, with a contractor to build the $695 million project to be selected in February.

Perth-based hospitality group LocalsCo has purchased the 123-year-old Bayswater Hotel and Motel, marking the first time the venue has changed hands in more than four decades.

State government spending to market and manage Yagan Square dropped 17 per cent over three years, despite a growing list of tenants hitting the wall.

Supply constraints are putting pressure on an increasingly active WA industrial property market.

South Perth-based property development firm Stirling Capital has unveiled the latest iteration of its $32 million plan to build a six-storey apartment block in Jolimont.

The state's peak planning body has given Finbar Group the green light to proceed with its $207 million plan to build two apartment towers in East Perth.

The state's land authority has released a swathe of industrial sites across three regional areas, including Karratha, as it attempts to keep up with growing demand.

Kerry Stokes-backed developer Flagship has unveiled plans to build a 27-storey tower in the heart of Kings Square, situated in the $5.2 billion Perth City Link.

DevelopmentWA has lodged environmental documents to further develop its Kemerton industrial estate, while Albemarle has revealed delays to its Kemerton lithium plant.

Finbar Group's two-tower apartment complex on an East Perth heritage-listed site is closer to going ahead, after the project was recommended for approval.

The state government has asked the developers behind a proposed 54-storey glass tower at Elizabeth Quay to provide more information before it can be approved.

Differing views over the coastal strip's revitalisation have created rifts between the major stakeholders.

Work has begun at a 51-hectare site in Neerabup earmarked for an automation and robotic testing precinct, a project supported by the state government and mining research body AMIRA Global.

A plan to ease congestion along West Coast Highway could see an open trench or underground tunnel built near Scarborough's $100 million beachfront redevelopment.

DevelopmentWA was running blind on foot traffic data at Yagan Square during two key periods in the precinct's operation and demise, documents obtained under freedom of information suggest.

The pandemic and uptick in e-commerce is continuing to drive the hype around industrial assets.

Mark McGowan says he feels sorry about business failures at Yagan Square, while a process revealed by Business News in April to move market hall retailers to perimeter locations continues.

A consortium that includes Perth business Georgiou Group is first in line to build a $165 million train station at Midland, while the company also won a $115 million NSW road contract.

Public submissions have opened for 3 Oceans Property's revised Scarborough apartments proposal, featuring three towers, the tallest reaching 46 storeys.

Far East Consortium's plan for a 15-storey mixed-use development on the corner of Roe Street and King Street has been given the green light.

Developers are pushing ahead with apartment projects, despite uncertainty clouding construction costs.

An application to build a multi-tower mixed-use development on Brighton Road is the latest in a series of towers proposed for the Scarborough area.

Former UDIA president Darren Cooper will take over as chair of DevelopmentWA following George McCullagh's resignation at the end of this month.

The state's largest grain handler will go ahead with its $50 million Kwinana fertiliser project after the proposal received development approval today.

Far East Consortium's proposal to deliver a 15-storey mixed-use development on the corner of Roe Street and King Street has been recommended for approval.

Strong mining activity has highlighted the critical housing shortages in resources-rich areas.

The state's peak planning body has approved a $28 million wharf extension at Henderson, a project expected to boost Western Australia's bid for increased involvement in submarine maintenance work.

A new report suggests Perth's capacity to meet housing demand is diminishing, as stock of readily developable land runs low.

Synergy will run a rapid expression of interest process to redevelop the South Fremantle Power Station, after receiving an unsolicited bid.

Two major multi-storey developments planned for Scarborough will be determined by planning authorities next week, with one recommended for refusal and the other for approval.

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has hinted he believes Yagan Square has design flaws, after the precinct suffered a wave of closures.

Several Western Australian-based property companies were awarded for their developments over the weekend, as part of the inaugural Apartment Awards for Excellence.

Edge Visionary Living and Hillam Architects have lodged plans to develop a two-tower development in Scarborough, a few doors down from the Rendezvous Hotel.

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PACT Construction has started work on Hesperia's $65 million Victoria House residential development, located within Montario Quarter.

Industrial and logistics properties continue to top investors' wish lists, as vacancy within Perth's industrial property drops by almost a third within 12 months.

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.

DevelopmentWA claims its mission to draw major industry to Avon's Industrial Park has been boosted by growing business confidence in WA.

Work to improve access for vendors at Yagan Square will get under way within weeks, new Lands Minister Tony Buti says, after the precinct suffered a wave of closures.

Perth-based design consultancy SITE Planning + Design has lodged plans to undertake $102 million worth of wharf upgrades at lots leased by defence contractor BAE Systems.