Property

The multi-million dollar reimagining of Indiana will soon return to council chambers as mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s company agrees to meet the town’s costs for research.

Creditors of WBHO Infrastructure will decide next week if they accept a bid by SRG Global to buy the collapsed company, with administrators warning the alternative is liquidation.

An “ambitious” $36 million 15-storey apartment block proposed in Como has received support from the City of South Perth.

Land developers experienced strong demand in 2021 but are grappling with supply and labour constraints.

A proposal for a two-storey house on the former Taj on Swan site has been refused by the council, but the applicants were offered another chance if the design plans are revised.

Australian Development Capital bought 10 Richardson Street from local investors for $13.1 million.

The gold miner is set to moves its headquarters to the building, which has a troubled history that included Mineral Resources backing out of a move there.

The east coast developer has partnered with Grange Development Consulting and Geelong’s Costa Property Group to develop the Chellingworth Motors site.

In somewhat of a circular argument, WA’s skills shortage is hampering the availability of homes for the workers needed to boost housing stock.

The State Development Assessment Unit has received 2,057 public submissions for the $118 million Saracen Properties development, including 1,849 against.

A two-storey house, including a basement and swimming pool, has been proposed at the former Taj on Swan site in Peppermint Grove.

The state’s peak planning body has backed the housing authority’s plan to build a $95 million affordable housing and arts precinct in Fremantle, featuring 277 residential dwellings.

The state’s land authority is progressing plans to clear portions of a 168-hectare site to make way for a future industrial subdivision in the Shire of Harvey.

Administrators have been given more time to sell Probuild and WBHO Infrastructure, while further details on creditors and the sale processes have emerged.

The head of the international property group behind Subiaco’s Element 27 apartment project has died aged 79.

Lanskey Constructions has lost its court bid to stop WesTrac from retrieving $170,000 in bank guarantees over delays to the expansion of its Welshpool facility.

National tyres wholesaler Total Tyres has lodged plans to build a $25 million complex featuring warehouses and offices in Hesperia’s $500 million Roe Highway Logistics Park.

Subiaco-based SRG Global has announced plans to take over West Perth-based rival WBHO Infrastructure as part of a $15.2 million deal following the company's collapse late last month.

The buyer of South Fremantle Power Station remains undisclosed but Synergy says it was not the business which initially approached the government last year.

More details have emerged about the legal battle between Cygnet West and franchisor-turned-rival Colliers, with confirmation the action was prompted by the sale of the Baileys Motel.

A $220 million redevelopment proposed at the Ocean Beach Hotel site in Cottesloe, featuring 200 apartments and a 121-room hotel, has been released for public comment.

In a shock decision, planning authorities have knocked back a $16 million five-storey apartment plan in Dunsborough, despite it receiving the support of local planning officers.

A spat between coastal residents and the decision-making body which approved the Yelo site development has escalated to the Supreme Court, with a trial planned in May.

International developer Far East Consortium has sold four Elizabeth Quay lots in two transactions to local and Hong Kong investors.

Woolworths plans to build a $16 million commercial precinct in Two Rocks at the former home of Alan Bond’s Atlantis Marine Park.

Multiplex heir Andrew Roberts’ construction company Roberts Co is set to expand its operations after offering to take over most of the Victorian-based assets of its embattled rival Probuild.

Perth’s office occupancy rate is 55 per cent of pre-pandemic levels but remains the highest of the Australian cities.

Apartment developers take a risk when they commit to a build, but in some areas the road to construction is rockier than others.

The property fund manager purchased the 23,177 square metre site from Perron Group, with the property leased to a Wesfarmers subsidiary.

The Perth developers are proposing a 60 townhouse $50 million development on the industrial and vacant site.

EMCO Building has secured a contract to build MercyCare’s new $30 million aged care facility in Maddington, with construction expected to begin as early as April.

Subcontractors caught in the collapse of WBHO are being advised to assess their insurance policies, while industry premiums could be set to rise amid ongoing insolvencies.