Selling

Stage two of Keyton’s Bernborough Ascot retirement village in Brisbane nears completion

The second stage of Australia’s first vertical retirement community built within a racecourse precinct; Poinciana House is now set to open early next year with over 60% of its 53 independent living apartments already sold.

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Lauren Broomham

16 Dec 2024

Development

Stockland Halcyon notches up 24 land lease communities, unveils its latest 212-home LLC on the Sunshine Coast

The prolific property developer has launched its newest land lease community, Halcyon Dales, guaranteeing new residents a nine-month build.

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Lauren Broomham

16 Dec 2024

Development

Hyecorp Willoughby integrated care village in Sydney tops out with 75% of apartments sold

Hyecorp Property Group expects to complete and settle its first venture into retirement living, Hyegrove Willoughby, mid-next year after topping out its six buildings this month in the suburb, 8km north of Sydney’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

09 Dec 2024

Development

VMCH holds topping out ceremony for $250M flagship retirement village St. Clare

The For Purpose organisation has celebrated builder Hacer Group’s completion of the frame for all four residential buildings that will be St Clare in Kew, 5km east of the Melbourne CBD. The $250 million Woods Bagot project, which broke ground in...

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Ian Horswill

09 Dec 2024

Mergers & Acquisitions

Shalain Singh returns to the seniors sector with $585M healthcare hub transaction

The senior adviser has established his own healthcare and real estate firm – Arrow Advisory Group – focused on primary care, medical centres, retirement living, residential aged care and hospitals – and has just completed a major deal...

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Lauren Broomham

28 Nov 2024

Out of the Ordinary

$1 for a site in inner-city Sydney – just design, build and operate an aged care home

The City of Sydney is looking for a Not For Profit aged care provider to design, build and operate a residential aged care home for the local community on its 1,925sqm site at 49 Cope Street, Redfern, which is currently being used as a 55-place car...

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Caroline Egan

17 Oct 2024

Selling

Final release of six homes at Ingenia Lifestyle’s Over-50s Nature’s Edge on QLD’s Sunshine Coast

The master-planned land lease resort, which took place after Ingenia Communities bought The Village Forest Glen, comprising 51 permanent homes, and the Forest Glen Holiday Resort, which formed part of an approved 68-home expansion, is about to...

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Ian Horswill

09 Sep 2024

Selling

Vertical retirement in Rockhampton: 40 apartments sell out in three months for Benevolent Living

Benevolent on West, the first vertical retirement village in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, has sold all two- and three-bedroom apartments. The $47 million development, designed by Deicke Richards and built by Hutchinson Builders, also contains...

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Ian Horswill

12 Aug 2024

Development

Grandton Applecross in Perth shows the demand for new retirement living with care suites

It’s all systems go as John Frame’s dream becomes reality. The former Bethanie and Baptistcare WA CFO conceived Grandton 10 years ago. The strata building is made up of 80 apartments and a 10 bed Private Care Suite; 75% have been sold off the plan...

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Ian Horswill

01 Jul 2024

Development

Also on Hope Island, Phil Usher’s new Odyssey private aged care twin towers revealed for first time

It was in March that one of the pioneers of private aged care under retirement living legislation revealed he had bought a 4639sqm vacant holding at Marina Quays Boulevard, Hope Island, on Qld’s Gold Coast. Now Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities...

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Ian Horswill

18 Jun 2024

Development

RetireAustralia reveals village plans for its $16.65M latest acquisition in Brisbane

At the ceremony to mark the launch of its aged care hub and the completion of The Verge at Burleigh on Queensland’s Gold Coast, we were told at least twice the $16.65 million acquisition was going to be its best village. RetireAustralia bought the...

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Ian Horswill

10 Jun 2024

Selling

What’s in a name? Stockland transitions from Halcyon Blu to Halcyon Coves

The Sydney-based diversified property group announced on 27 May: “Stockland has launched Halcyon Coves, a land lease community designed for over 50s, located in the award-winning Stockland Aura masterplanned community on the Sunshine Coast.”...

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Ian Horswill

03 Jun 2024

Development

A sign of retirement living demand: AdventCare’s Stage 3 Pavilions Blackburn Lakes in Melbourne sold out as Stage 2 opens

The multi-award-winning Pavilions Blackburn Lake in Nunawading, 18km east of Melbourne’s CBD, is the definition of a perfect retirement community, according to Rob Macpherson, One Fell Swoop’s Retirement Living National Sales Director. “Stage 2...

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Ian Horswill

22 Apr 2024