SP Setia sets $500m price tag for Shangri-La

SP Setia, owned by Permodalan Nasional Berhad in Malaysia, is selling its 500-room hotel project in Shangri-La Melbourne for $500 million. The 4140 m² site at 308 Exhibition Street has been purchased by SP Setia in May 2016 from Telstra for $101 million. If SP Setia gets its asking price, it will translate to... Read More

GREEK AUSTRALIANS IN THEIR IMAGE: Dr Con Castan

Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshotfrom the archives of the national project “In Their Own Image: Greek Australians”by photographer Effy Alexakis and historian Leonard Janiszewski. DR CON CASTAN Since the 1960s, the study of Greek-Australian literature has developed steadily. One of those who carried out his academic investigation during... Read More

Rare historic mansion in listed South Yarra

Let’s cut to the chase. The sublime, sophisticated, whimsical, yet beautifully rock-solid vision that is 62 Park Street, South Yarra, is one of the loveliest places we’ve seen in some time. Come here to Askew House for the exquisite stonework, stay for… well, everything else. The property has been renovated by interior designer Julie... Read More

Geelong Private Medical Center resold

The Geelong property contains 4937 square meters of land area and 174 parking lots. A Chinese syndicate has sold the Geelong Private Medical Center held for five years. The four-story asset, 73-79 Little Ryrie Street, sources say is trading with a Melbourne investor for just over $30 million, reflecting a market yield of less... Read More

Enough personnel, PM, show leadership

A cycle to savorWill Wagner’s Ring cycle be staged in Bendigo? Bring it on! The Adelaide Rings of 1998 and 2004 worked so well because the city was large enough to capture the spirit of the event (relevant museum exhibitions, lectures, dining in cafes and restaurants adjacent to the theater etc.) and yet small... Read More

In the summer I … moved to Melbourne without meaning to

A friend scored me a job tryout at a café on Brunswick Street. Armed with nothing more than a mimed demonstration at building espresso, I set out to try being a barista. I was not invited back. Another job is offered washing dishes at a restaurant in North Fitzroy, another is obtained in response... Read More

Best Summer Vacation Activities for Kids in Victoria

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Pack some sunscreen and some snacks and be prepared for sore cheeks as you try to wipe the smiles off your faces. It’s not yet clear what the Omicron variant has in store for us this summer, but while we can and authorities deem it’s... Read More

Skipping Girl complex sold to developer

Skipping Girl Place occupies a 2,971 square meter block on the banks of the Yarra River. Little Audrey – also known as the Vinegar Skipping Girl Sign – will be attached to a taller tower as part of longer-term plans from its new owner, Orled Properties. The National Trust-listed exhibit and the three-story... Read More

Mazen Tabet acquires Village Belle, apartments

The two-story hotel underwent a $ 15 million renovation in 2017. Mazen Tabet took over the freehold of Village Belle and a three-story apartment block behind. The price of $ 31 million reflects a yield of 4.65%. The St Kilda pub underwent a $ 15 million extension and renovation in 2017, also when... Read More

Guide to the St Kilda area | A local guide in St Kilda

St Kilda’s past is as colorful as its present. Long considered Melbourne’s seaside playground, it was first known for its elite holiday culture in the mid-19e century, before moving on to its chapter of red light entertainment district in the 1950s and 1960s. The suburb quickly became a haven for artists, musicians, and a... Read More

Barwon rushes to the tower of St Kilda Road

The St Kilda Road office contains 7,207 square meters over 12 floors. Barwon Investment Partners has acquired 607 St Kilda Road for its Healthcare Property Fund (HPF). The price – C $ 75 million – exceeds expectations by about 10%, valuing each square meter of building area at more than $ 10,100. It... Read More

An additional $ 241 million for the redevelopment of the arts district

Redevelopment plans for Melbourne’s Southbank Arts District continue at a steady pace, with the Victorian government this week announcing an additional investment of $ 241 million for major upgrades to the Melbourne Arts Center. The additional funding so far brings the Andrews government’s total investment in the redevelopment of the compound to $... Read More

Alfred rents the entire St Kilda Rd building

Alfred Health rented an entire office on seven levels adjoining his Prahran hospital. The eight-year commitment to 541 St Kilda Road (pictured, top) – 8,247 square meters and 126 parking lots – fills the rental recently vacated by Seek. Kenny Thorburn of Thorburn Commercial and Ben McKendry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the... Read More

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt list Melbourne family home

The house extends over a plot of 696 square meters. Tennis player turned commentator Lleyton Hewitt and his wife, former actress Bec, sell their family home Toorak after five years. The pair can expect between $ 15 million and $ 16 million for 34 Heyington Place, across from St Catherine’s. The property was... Read More

Where to celebrate Cup Day in Melbourne away from the track

This spring racing carnival, Flemington’s magnetic pull has been transformed into a stream of fun that lights up the city as venues set up bookies with white saddlebags and hire ponies to recreate the theater of race day. Due to current restrictions on events in Victoria, Flemington Racecourse is allowed to host 10,000... Read More

Vale J. Dale Fisher, 1931-2021

Born in Richmond on August 28, 1931, James Dale Fisher began studying architecture at the Royal Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT) and then finished the evening course at the Architecture Workshop of the University of Melbourne. Awarded with distinction in six subjects, he received his architectural degree in 1955. While still a student, he... Read More

Two dead in frenzy of shooting at Monash University

Loading One of the injured, a 30-year-old man with abdominal injuries, was in critical condition at Alfred Hospital last night after being airlifted from the university. Four other people, including Dr Gordon-Brown, were also taken to hospital with gunshot wounds. A woman was shot in the jaw and others suffered multiple injuries, including... Read More

Two St Kilda Road offices for sale

Pasino Investments paid Centuria $ 28.5 million for 607 St Kilda Road. Two St Kilda Road offices bought by separate parties a few months apart in 2012 hit the market this week. The furthest from town – China-backed Pasino Investments sells # 607 – an asset acquired for $ 28.5 million from Centuria,... Read More

A week after the demonstrations, a demonstration of a different kind

Anti Vax and anti-lockdown protesters marched on the town for the third day and were confronted by police.Credit:Jason South At the ugly protest in Richmond, there were around 50 police officers who had graduated just 20 hours earlier. In their ranks was the Angela Taylor Dux – an award named after the young... Read More

Abandoned hotel will give way to rented construction

An abandoned Melbourne hotel has changed hands in a more than $ 70 million deal after a bidding war between a number of top Australian developers and investors. The popular former four-star Bayview on the Park hotel, across from Albert Park in the St Kilda Road area, has been acquired by Aware Super for... Read More

Melbourne’s iconic ‘Bayview on the Park’ hotel sold for new benchmark property pricing by JLL

One of Melbourne’s well-known hotels, the Bayview on the Park across from Albert Park has been sold unconditionally in what is one of the city’s largest downtown hotels and grounds for 2021 by Peter Harper and Nick MacFie of JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group, alongside JLL Capital Markets. Josh Rutman and Mingxuan Li. The... Read More

Four architectural firms selected to design Melbourne’s new NGV Contemporary

Four major architectural and multidisciplinary design teams have been shortlisted to take the next step of the NGV Contemporary Design Competition, bringing the project – “Australia’s largest cultural infrastructure project ever” – one step closer to construction. The Victorian government announced today that John Wardle Architects, Field, Angelo Candalepas and Associates and Open... Read More

Victoria’s COVID exposure sites include Kmart in Seymour, Woolworths in Kimore Village and Bentleigh

Woolworths and Coles supermarkets as well as a Kmart and Harvey Norman store have been added to Victoria’s list of exhibition sites. Overnight, over 20 new Tier 1 and Tier 2 sites were added to the list, bringing it to 1058 in total. Harvey Norman in Broadmeadows became a Level 1 site last... Read More

Intensified work to remove Sunbury’s worst traffic bottleneck

Major construction is only weeks away from the start of removal of the dangerous and congested Sunbury Gap Road crossing, with a contract awarded and final designs revealed for the project. The contract was awarded to the Rail Infrastructure Alliance (RIA) – comprising John Holland, CPB Contractors, AECOM and Metro Trains Melbourne –... Read More

Victoria’s exhibition venues include streetcar lines, two daycares and Mildura Dan Murphy’s

Two daycares, a number of streetcar lines and a Dan Murphy’s have been added to Victoria’s list of COVID-19 exposure sites. As of Thursday morning, there were 949 sites, with the majority of new sites added overnight being level 2. Level 1 sites now include more time for Pearl Sreet Daycare in Glenroy... Read More

Covid-19 Victoria: the state will see 18,000 cases of Covid in a few weeks and 800 people in hospital

Entire Victorian families test positive for Covid before a member even knows they are infected with the virus. Concerned health officials blame the discovery as the reason the state’s rapidly spreading Delta epidemic is on track to reach 18,000 active cases in a matter of weeks. “We find cases where entire households are... Read More

Victoria’s exhibition venues include the Alfred Hospital Waiting Room, KFC Thomastown, and Chemist Warehouse Hoppers Crossing

The new locations added to Victoria’s exhibition site list are primarily Level 1 sites and include a KFC, a chemists warehouse, and a hospital waiting room. As of Wednesday morning, there were a total of 953 locations and 16 new level 1 locations were added overnight. Anyone who has visited these sites at... Read More

List of Victoria exhibition venues from 1000 venues including the Royal Botanic Garden and other Coles and Woolworths

Victoria’s list of exhibition venues has again swelled to over 1,000 venues and now includes the Royal Botanic Gardens, eleven Coles supermarkets and a dozen new Level 1 venues. As of Friday morning, there were 1,015 sites on the list, which comes a day after the state recorded its largest daily increase in... Read More

DOZENS of new Vic COVID-19 exposure sites added after 100 cases that were NOT isolated, including Woolworths and Coles

There are dozens of new COVID-19 exposure sites in Victoria a day after it was revealed that only 20 of the 120 new cases were isolated for their infectious period. Victorian Prime Minister Daniel Andrews on Wednesday unveiled the state’s plan to slowly ease restrictions when a first-dose vaccination target of 70% is... Read More

Federal government seeks office in Melbourne

The federal government has quietly issued a major requirement to lease office space in Melbourne. The Commonwealth is looking for between 20,000 and 25,000 square meters of Category A space within a three-mile radius of the GPO, meaning Abbotsford, Cremorne, Footscray, St Kilda Road and South Yarra could be considered. However, given that... Read More

Victoria’s list of COVID exposure sites includes CBD Bank of Melbourne, IKEA and Hadfield dry cleaner

Dozens of new COVID-19 exposure sites have been added to the list across Melbourne and now include a kindergarten, banks, Bunnings and IKEA. On Wednesday night, more than 30 new sites were added and the list of level 1, level 2 and level 3 sites is now over 555. High-risk sites include a... Read More

Victorian COVID-19 cases see Coles and Aldi supermarkets listed as exhibition sites as town wakes up to tighter lockdown

The number of COVID-19 exposure sites in Victoria is approaching 550 after four supermarkets, several public toilets and a 7-Eleven were added overnight. Notably, buyers from a Coles supermarket in south Melbourne and an Aldi in the north of the city have been identified as close contacts of a confirmed case and are... Read More

TikTok-powered birria taco boom in Melbourne

In recent years, Melbourne’s new wave of Mexican food has been a big champion of light, fresh ingredients and the kind of three-bite tacos that can be held in one hand while the other rocks the cerveza. Lately, though, there’s a new tortilla trend in town: cheesy and oversized birria tacos designed to... Read More

Taco Truck Takes On Birria Tacos Internet Madness; One kilo Thai-style mud crab; Great Korean-inspired brioche sandwiches

Stuck for easy dinner ideas? Got a less than fully stocked pantry and can’t bother messing around in the kitchen? Or maybe you just want to splash around for no reason? Melbourne restaurants are here for you. While we eagerly await and keep our fingers crossed for food service to make a return,... Read More

Bar Moubray brings vintage European hunting lodge vibes to St Kilda Road

Catering maestro Bruce Keebaugh takes an agile approach as an event planner for The Commons on St Kilda Road, closing the beer garden for the winter and opening Bar Moubray, a period paneled lounge with a return of fox hunt feel. “It’s the perfect, cozy and warm winter space with winter food and... Read More

Hotel plans unveiled for Melbourne Gothic Church

Melbourne-based developer Tim Gurner has stepped up efforts in the hotel industry, planning plans for his second boutique hotel in central Melbourne. In its latest purchase, the developer acquired a historic old bluestone church and former Sunday school hall site at 145-151 High Street in Prahran. The sites, acquired off the market for an... Read More

restaurants board with birria, bottomless brunches and more

Eleven years ago, Mamasita raised her proverbial hands and started the Mexican wave from Melbourne. A flood of recent openings has renewed momentum, supported by a trio of trends: vegan-friendly menus, all-you-can-eat brunches and tacos quesabirria. For the uninitiated, the birria is a stew from Jalisco, the quesa refers to melted cheese, and... Read More

Developer pays 20 homeowners $ 21 million for apartment block

Boutique developer Samuel Property will be testing St Kilda Road apartment buyers after securing a $ 21 million off-market deal for a 1950s apartment block at 8 Louise Street. The three-story block with 20 units on a small cut-off street that runs between Melbourne’s famous Boulevard and Queens Road bordered by Albert Park will... Read More

Hipster hotels take over Melbourne’s lifestyle suburb

He plans to start construction on the structure designed by Cox Architecture early next year. Close to Johnston Street in Collingwood, luxury developer Tim Gurner is building a 95-room hotel with ground-floor shops and 65 upscale apartments. Goldfields Group is the latest to set a construction date after obtaining planning approval for a 12-story... Read More

St Kilda Road precinct ‘great site’ for sale – JLL

One of the largest and last remaining development sites within the precincts of St Kilda Road is being offered for sale in a move that is expected to attract overseas interest and the attention of local developers most important in the country. Totaling 6,966m² on a triple development, 50-52 Queens Road, Melbourne is located... Read More