Gavin Hawkins

The rejection by planning authorities of a 44-storey apartment proposal on Mill Point Road in South Perth is unlikely to be the last word in the battle over the contentious project.

Community acceptance of tall buildings has come a long way in Perth, but developers still face significant challenges in their efforts to add density to near-city suburbs.

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Apartment developer Edge Visionary Living has added an 82-dwelling project in Subiaco to its burgeoning pipeline of works, with the firm continuing to find opportunities in a difficult multi-residential market.

Canning Bridge is shaping up as Perth’s newest billion-dollar precinct, with a suite of new projects collectively worth $595 million adding to more than $400 million worth of development under construction or recently completed.

A series of large-scale residential and commercial projects are expected to get under way in Perth this year with a development pipeline nearing $2 billion in value.

Recent planning decisions have been positive for developers in South Perth, but several major players have cautioned that significant challenges remain in the near-city suburb.

Edge Visionary Living has received the green light from planning authorities for its long-awaited Lumiere development in South Perth, nearly five years after it first sought to build it and following two Supreme Court challenges that were successful in overturning approval of previous designs.

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti is offering developers a reprieve from uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 crisis, with a blanket two-year extension of development approvals expected to be announced later today.

An emerging pipeline of apartment developments could shape a new look for Perth’s western suburbs, but ongoing community consultation will be needed.

PACT Construction has been awarded the building contract for Edge Visionary Living’s Eden East apartment project in Floreat.

Subiaco is set for resurgence, but it will take a coordinated approach from landlords, developers and council to take full advantage of its more than $500 million pipeline.

Perth’s new apartment market recorded more than 400 sales during the fourth quarter of 2020, the highest volume recorded for a quarter since 2016, according to the latest data from Urbis.

Edge Visionary Living and Hillam Architects have lodged plans to develop a two-tower development in Scarborough, a few doors down from the Rendezvous Hotel.

Developers are pushing ahead with apartment projects, despite uncertainty clouding construction costs.

Edge Visionary Living’s two-tower development in Scarborough has been given the green light, with the development to form part of the coastal suburb's redevelopment area.

Edge Visionary Living will add 1.95 metres to its 224-dwelling, 16-storey Applecross development, despite council opposition.

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

The apartment developer says it has a comprehensively new plan for the site that sent an M/Group subsidiary into administration.

Blaq Projects is set to build a five-storey apartment development at the Australian Fine China Precinct, where Edge Visionary Living’s plans fell over.

Luxury developer Edge Visionary Living hopes to start construction on its proposed Broadway apartment complex in mid-2023.

Apartment developers are facing increasing costs amid tightening margins and constrained supply.

Edge Visionary Living has been given the green light to build on a site that has been earmarked for development for more than two decades.

A $221 million redevelopment of Ocean Beach Hotel has been approved, with the developer confident of delivering the project within the three-year timeframe.

A series of developments is set to change the face of the coastal suburb, after years of stagnation.

The main players pin hopes on pent-up demand for new stock, as interest rates stabilise and buyers begin to accept higher prices.

The state government has expanded the stamp duty rebate to apartments under construction, in a bid to bolster supply.

Developments in South Perth have faced many stumbling blocks, but the high-rise precinct is taking shape.

The national tier one builder has struck an agreement to build Edge Visionary Living’s $310 million Scarborough apartment project.

Several developers have added construction divisions to their businesses, as fewer builders take on apartments.

The federal government’s ambitious target of building 1.2 million new homes by 2029 is fanciful, according to a leading residential builder, as crippling skilled labour shortages persist.

The Edge Visionary Living boss says the nation’s migration settings have contributed to low housing supply.

The Subiaco-based developer is opting to use its own construction arm to build all its projects.