Office

Property funds house Elanor is launching a new trust to hold an office building in inner Sydney Pyrmont that it is buying for about $185m.

Most of the conversation around reviving our cities has so far focused on getting workers back to the office. But while many of the changes we’ve experienced throughout the pandemic are temporary, the way we work has changed forever.

Building more quality commercial buildings is one key to shoring up the city’s future prosperity, according to the Property Council’s first Geelong Outlook.

Office occupancy rates have returned strongly following the relaxing of Covid restrictions, while demand for CBD apartments has risen to rates not seen in years.

The experts behind a retrofit on the corner of Queen and Collins streets in Melbourne’s CBD, tell us how they future proofed a complex precinct of heritage-listed buildings.

Property developers say Sydney is about to experience a once-in-a-generation shift as Tech Central breathes life into the suburbs.

In the second part of our series on the carbon neutral office we look at the different building performance rating systems, cost and the role of tenants in more sustainable assets.

Green office buildings in Australia are selling for almost 20% more, yet are thought to cost more to build. We speak to the experts and take a look at the costs and benefits of going carbon-neutral.

The buying action has kicked off in the Victorian capital and will only get bigger.