Posted by admin on 23 June 2010
I bumped into a friend at Oliver’s in Melbourne Street today and had a quick chat about his plan to purchase a second apartment in South Brisbane and he asked for my opinion. Paul’s been looking for a while, and this time he’ll be moving in (he’s already spoken to us about property management!) Here’s a brief summary of what I told him I think is important:
1. Avoid the busy streets. There’s a strong business presence in South Brisbane, but some streets are quieter than others. Silhouette in Manning Street and Que in Edmondstone are well located, but avoid most of the traffic.
2. Smaller buildings are better. Many buildings in South Brisbane have 100 or more apartments and these tend to be busy. Gala in Hope Street and Greenwich in Cordelia Street both have less then 50 apartment in each, so it is possible to avoid the usual ’stranger’ feel that you get in big buildings.
3. Big blocks make for big turnover. Avoid Buildings with a large number of apartments as this usually means a large number of apartments for sale at any one time. Competition from other apartments within won’t make it easy if you make the decision to sell sometime in the future and need to sell quickly.
4. Find a building with lots of owners. Whilst most South Brisbane apartments are tenanted, there are still a few buildings full of owners. Riviera II and Northbridge in Vulture St have a good mix of tenants and owners, and both building managers are very proactive in their approach to keep things neat and tidy.
This is just a snapshot for what you might like to consider if moving into South Brisbane. It’s not rocket science, but it can make a big difference when the time comes to sell.
Tags: Gala Apartments South Brisbane, Greenwich on Cordelia South Brisbane, Melbourne Street South Brisbane, Northbridge Apartments South Brisbane, Que on Edmonstone South Brisbane, Riviera II South Brisbane, Silhouette Apartments South Brisbane
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Posted by admin on 28 April 2010
Mirvac's first South Bank apartment project, Arbour on Grey
It’s a bit like fishermen living near the ocean I guess. Sometimes your work just draws you closer.
So we weren’t surprised by the latest news that one of Australia’s largest property developers, Australand, will soon call South Brisbane home (or their Queensland office at least), moving to 154 Melbourne Street. Those in the development industry can see the exciting future of South Brisbane and West End real estate and it’s drawing them like bees to the honey!
South Brisbane already has home offices of development heavyweights Mirvac and Stockland as well as the Pradella Group, one of Queensland’s largest and the most active on this inner city peninsula.
Tags: Australand Developments, Melbourne Street South Brisbane, Mirvac, Pradella Developments, Stockland Developments, The Arbour on Grey South Bank
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Posted by Rob Honeycombe on 19 August 2009
I don’t catch the bus. I could use it for trips around the inner city for work meetings, but any time I’ve thought of it the timings are confusing, miss one and the next is 30 minutes later, the frequency changes regularly and the fares are all over the shop. Too hard, at least for a workday where appointment times are critical.
The Brisbane City Council has now confirmed that once they start next year the new CityGlider buses will run every 10 minutes, 18 hours a day. It’ll be every 5 minutes in peak times and 24 hours a day over the weekend.
Even I can work this one out.
Travelling from the Ferry stop at West End’s Orleigh Park it’ll run down Montague Road (making that evolving patch feel more connected), through Mollison Street behind Coles, and along South Brisbane’s Melbourne Street.
With tickets issued before you board and extra doors opening to let more people on, the stops will be fast. And we’ll pay one fare (probably $2.50) regardless of how far you travel.
Across Victoria Bridge, through the CBD and Valley, finishing at Teneriffe’s Ferry terminal. Simple, regular, long hours and linking some of our major entertainment, study and work locations. This will be a massive improvement in moving people around the inner city.
Of course the same route and service but under our streets in a Brisbane subway would be even better!
Tags: Brisbane City Council, Brisbane subway, Brisbane traffic, CityGlider Brisbane, Fortitude Valley Brisbane, Melbourne Street South Brisbane, Mollison Street South Brisbane, Montague Road Brisbane, Orleigh Park West End Brisbane, Teneriffe Brisbane, Victoria Bridge Brisbane
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Posted by admin on 11 May 2009
Pedestrians have been told to watch their step after a man was hit by a bus on the corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets on Sunday at about 5.30pm. If the government can spend $63 million on a foot bridge to link South Brisbane to the law courts, surely it’s reasonable to expect there’s a solution to fix this notorious inner city junction. After more that $75,000 worth of reports and upgrades, why can’t council fix this problematic junction of buses, cars and foot traffic?
Here are some interesting stats:
- 30 crashes from 2001-2007
- 1 person killed, 23 hospitalized
Tags: Melbourne Street South Brisbane
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I bumped into a friend at Oliver’s in Melbourne Street today and had a quick chat about his plan to purchase a second apartment in South Brisbane and he asked for my opinion. Paul’s been looking for a while, and this time he’ll be moving in (he’s already spoken to us about property management!) Here’s a brief summary of what I told him I think is important:
