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Deals 29 May 2026

Devwest offloads $10m office building

Local investors have purchased the East Perth building anchored by Corrective Services.

Property 20 Feb 2026

Department office move scrapped

A deal for a state government entity to consolidate its office space into a new Northbridge building has fallen over, following concerns about the viability of the $110 million project.

The proposed Maida Vale neighbourhood centre. Image: i2C architects via SDAU

Property 31 Jul 2025

Green light for DevWest’s centre

The state's peak planning body has approved DevWest's $24 million application to build a two-storey neighbourhood centre, despite concerns from the nearby IGA.

Property 11 Jul 2025

Department office move raises questions

The state agency's plan to consolidate its office space from four buildings to one hinges on the sale of a property in Northbridge.

Renders of the One Richardson project in South Perth.

Property 27 May 2025

Devwest project in dispute again

An investment company has sued the developers of One Richardson for alleged loss and damage, two years after the parties settled a court dispute over the $80 million project.

Property 05 Feb 2024

Devwest, Activ flag $23m Maida Vale build

Devwest Group and Activ Foundation have proposed to build a neighbourhood centre in Maida Vale, estimated to cost $23.5 million.

Property 13 Jan 2023

Devwest lifeline for $37m Subi project

The developer has been granted a six-month extension to commence its Olive Street apartment project, almost seven years on from when it was approved.

Property 06 Jan 2023

Devwest investors take legal action

EXCLUSIVE: The Subiaco developer is facing legal action from investors who chipped in more than $4 million into a Hay Street apartment project proposed in 2014.

Property 08 Apr 2022

Devwest settles funding dispute

The Singaporean funding partner was seeking $1 million from the developers behind South Perth's One Richardson project.

Property 25 Mar 2022

One Richardson directors sued

The developers behind South Perth's troubled Richardson Street development are being pursued by Singaporean funding partners for $1 million.

Property 01 Mar 2022

Construction revived at troubled South Perth project

Devwest Group has recommenced construction of an $80 million nine-storey office building and 13-storey residential tower after a seven-year hiatus.

Property 17 Sep 2019

Pyke leads student build group

A new student accommodation proposal has emerged on Wellington Street, on a development site owned by a syndicate of investors including former Adelaide Crows coach and West Coast Eagles footballer Don Pyke.

Property 19 Jul 2019

Devwest regroups with SA foray

An interstate expansion is providing a platform for property group Devwest to revive its development pipeline.

Property 26 Feb 2019

Primewest lands first major Perth office buy of 2019

Primewest has added seven-storey CBD office building ENI House to its portfolio for $86 million, amid fierce competition from local and overseas investors.

Property 05 Feb 2019

Uni poised for progress on Greater Curtin

Curtin University will soon embark on the first phase of its $500 million Greater Curtin plan, which includes more than 900 new student accommodation rooms, a hotel and serviced apartments alongside new educational space.

Property 12 Oct 2018

Property deals wrap

In the latest property deals wrap, three sites are on the market, including Aldi in Wattle Grove, 675 Murray Street and a 20-hectare slice of land in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, while an industrial site in Welshpool recently sold for $2.8 million.

Tourism 25 Sep 2018

Private builds for foreign students

SPECIAL REPORT: Accommodation groups are betting on international students returning to Perth.

Property 14 Sep 2018

Devwest directors, Sincap dispute settled

Singapore company Sincap Group has announced a settlement of its long-running commercial dispute with three directors of Perth property developer Devwest Group.

Property 13 Jun 2018

Perth plays catch-up on student accommodation

The latest uptake of CBD-based projects could provide the shot in the arm Perth needs to boost international student numbers.

Property 14 Feb 2018

Foreign investor eyes student accommodation opportunities

Singaporean company Wee Hur Holdings is set to join Perth's wave of student accommodation developments, following today's announcement it has recruited Sydney-based Intergen Property Group as the fund's onshore investment manager with a $700 million mandate to find new development opportunities across Australia.

Property 06 Nov 2017

Catching up to students’ housing needs

SPECIAL REPORT: A new wave of property developments is taking shape across Perth's CBD, with more than $200 million worth of student accommodation projects in the pipeline.

Property 19 Sep 2017

City retail strip to become student accommodation

The new owner of 335 Wellington Street, home to the Wellington Surplus Stores for 75 years, has lodged an application with the City of Perth to build a $70 million student accommodation building.

Infrastructure 08 May 2017

International players hit investment heights in Perth property

Perth's upcoming development pipeline has a distinctly international flavour.

Property 01 May 2017

International groups to revive Perth City Link

A third student accommodation project has been proposed for Perth's CBD, while a Hong Kong-based developer has been enlisted to build a residential, retail and entertainment complex as part of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority's latest efforts to get things moving at the Perth City Link.

Property 10 Apr 2017

Devwest, Stirling Capital move on student projects

Two student accommodation projects in Northbridge have moved closer to being built, after Devwest Group applied for approval to repurpose Telstra's headquarters, and Stirling Capital lodged paperwork for early works at its Stirling Street proposal.

Property 06 Dec 2016

Telstra HQ to become student village

Telstra's administrative headquarters on Stirling Street has been sold and the new owner, a private equity player from China, plans to redevelop it into a 500-bed student accommodation facility, the second such proposal for the area.

Property 29 Aug 2016

Neighbourhood centres the place to be

Suburban shopping centres are becoming the most sought-after asset class in property.

Property 29 Apr 2016

Planning problems in Subi, South Perth

The City of Subiaco has been trumped by the metropolitan west development assessment panel, while residents in South Perth face a two-month wait to learn the fate of a contentious apartment project on Mill Point Road.

Property 26 Feb 2016

South Perth high-rise stoush builds

The ongoing battle over high-density development in South Perth has stepped up a notch in recent weeks.

Government 15 Feb 2016

Visa change hits developers

Western Australian MP Ian Goodenough has called for a ministerial review into the federal government's tightening of offshore investment regulations, saying the policy change is having an unintended detrimental impact on property development.

Property 09 Nov 2015

Lifestyle choices by design

SPECIAL REPORT: Apartment projects typically rely on streamlined, slick marketing techniques to attract and secure buyers; now, however, developers are turning to technology not only in their advertising, but also in their building design to establish a point of difference.