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This month, fellow recruiter Jonathan (Jono) Conley rejoined me on “The Building Talks Podcast” (brought to you by Building Environs Recruitment). Our main topic of conversation? The ins and outs of construction recruiting in 2023. Amongst the colourful banter and good-natured ribbing, we uncovered 5 key takeaways – and their implications for the industry in…

News from the industrial sector: An estate containing Catch.com.au’s fulfilment centre has sold for $94.1 million to Barings. Its plans for the site? To use it to seed a $1 billion portfolio with superannuation fund Rest. The vendor, Charter Hall, originally purchased the 46,933 square metre Truganina site for $41.7 million in 2015. It will…

VCAT has approved Gamuda Land’s application for an 18-storey residential tower on St Kilda Road, overriding a permit amendment from the City of Port Phillip to cut the tower’s height by two storeys. Originally purchased for $9.75 million, the site at 95 St Kilda Road will soon be home to a $35 million development housing…

Earlier this month, the City of Melbourne approved the demolition of the RMIT Village in North Melbourne to make way for a 19-storey, student build-to-rent development. But the approval came with a stern word from Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece, who wasn’t impressed that a 5-year-old building would be demolished. In his words, ‘Taking a…

In 2022, developer Time & Place bought the Hotel Lindrum for $50 million. It came with a planning permit for a 30-storey mixed-use project. Some 18 months later, the firm has received approval from the City of Melbourne to amend that permit – and construct a $200 million office tower above the existing 1920s building…

Nightingale Village added another award to its pool room in November: Industry Leader in the Sustainable Places category at the 2023 Premier’s Sustainability Awards. The Brunswick development has now received over 20 awards and commendations in 2023 alone – a very impressive feat. So, what makes this development so special? To begin with, six different…

The phrase ‘commensurate with experience’ appears often in job board jargon, leaving candidates scratching their heads. But what does this cryptic mantra really mean? After almost two decades in recruitment, I thought it high time I broke down this ambiguous term – and demystified its meaning to both job seekers and employers. The subjectivity problem…

Hot news out of Melbourne’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector: Golden Age Group has struck a deal with Residential, which will expedite the delivery of Box Hill’s first BTR project. Titled Sky SQR, the project will include 425 BTR apartments across two towers. A landmark retail and hospitality precinct, designed by Oval Partnerships (who are based in…

The Jam Factory – once a buzzing playground, now a veritable ghost town – is getting closer to a glow up after the City of Stonnington approved amendments to the original planning application. Designed by Bates Smart, the 2ha precinct will soon encompass new retail, entertainment, housing and a 5-star hotel. Village Cinemas, which is…