Oryx Communities

Oryx Communities is set to develop a series of premium projects in the established suburbs of Perth, with a vision to grow apartment living.

Sitting empty for three decades, the old Swanbourne Hospital site has been given a new lease of life, reopening as a high-end aged care residence and function venue.

Construction has started on a new aged care centre at LandCorp’s Claremont on the Park redevelopment, with Oryx Communities today breaking ground on The Queenslea project.

An analysis of more than 500 apartment sales over the past three years has shown apartments located in Claremont have maintained premium price points in comparison to neighbouring suburbs Subiaco, Floreat, Jolimont and Shenton Park.

The developers behind the $320 million apartment project planned for the Chellingworth Motors site in Nedlands have lodged an application with the State Administrative Tribunal.

Oryx Communities has submitted revised plans for its aged care project in Nedlands, after community backlash led the group to pursue the State Development Assessment Unit.

The State Development Assessment Unit has recommended the Western Australian Planning Commission approves a proposal for a four-storey residential aged care facility when it meets later this week.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a four-storey aged care facility, with Nedlands’ residents continuing to express their objections for the project.

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

Ngala will run the early learning and development service at Oryx’s aged care facility The Queenslea Claremont which is implementing an intergenerational care model.

How has the state government’s streamlined development assessment pathway performed in the year since its establishment?

A deal between the council and aged care provider Oryx Communities over 2,072 square metres of Mount Pleasant land has fallen through.

A $35 million development in Nedlands has hit a roadblock amid the “heated construction market", with applicant Oryx Communities requesting a two-year extension.

Oryx Communities has pushed for another time extension for its four-storey Nedlands facility, citing the withdrawal of its builder PS Structures as the main reason.

A collaborative arts program between aged care residents and high school students has improved social and emotional wellbeing.