2025 in Review

A Year Defined by Delivery, Scale, and Trust

2025 stands as a defining chapter of sustained growth, technical excellence, and trusted leadership across Australia’s industrial, commercial, and community sectors.

The year opened with a strong focus on Melbourne, where complex industrial assets were transformed to meet evolving operational demands. Specialist high-bay facilities were delivered at scale, including a 5,000 sqm industrial development and a 2,500 sqm adaptive reuse project integrating high-bay automated racking systems. Existing assets were not only upgraded but reimagined, with a 2,500 sqm refrigerated facility successfully converted into a freezer and a further 3,500 sqm refrigerated warehouse expansion managed through planning and site adaptation. This period also marked the successful sale management of a 4,000 sqm inner-city industrial asset, demonstrating a capability to deliver value through both development and transaction management.

In Sydney, the focus shifted to complexity and precision. Compliance upgrades were managed for a South Sydney industrial building, ensuring operational continuity while meeting regulatory requirements. Alongside this, the sales management of a highly complex South Sydney industrial asset reinforced a reputation for navigating challenging transactions with confidence and clarity.

Beyond individual assets, 2025 showcased strength in portfolio and program management. Lease negotiations were successfully led across a portfolio of 22 office locations spanning NSW and Queensland, requiring strategic coordination, stakeholder alignment, and commercial discipline. In parallel, eight office fit-out projects were managed to completion, reflecting an ability to deliver consistently across multiple sites and workstreams.

Regional Australia formed a vital part of the year’s achievements. Projects across Cairns, Atherton, Strathpine, Charlestown (Newcastle), Bankstown, Campbelltown, and Townsville demonstrated geographical reach and adaptability. Notably, major projects in Townsville, QLD and Wallsend, NSW were advanced toward their scheduled 2026 completions, reinforcing long-term commitment and forward momentum.

The year also delivered projects with broader community impact. A mixed-use industrial and community development in Western Sydney was completed, balancing commercial functionality with social value. This was complemented by the project management and completion of a contemporary church building in Rydalmere, Sydney—an outcome that reflected sensitivity to purpose-driven design alongside rigorous delivery standards.

Culminating the year was the development management of an approved 48,500 sqm office park in Sydney, a project of significant scale that underscored capability in long-term, strategic development leadership.

Taken together, 2025 tells a clear story: one of trusted delivery across industrial, commercial, and community projects; of navigating complexity across cities and regions; and of consistently translating vision into built outcomes. It is a year that laid strong foundations for the milestones and completions that follow.

Projects Undertaken

  • Melbourne – a 5000sqm specialist hi bay industrial
  • Melbourne – 2500sqm adaptive reuse high bay automated racking system
  • Melbourne – conversion of a 2500sqm high bay refrigerated facility to freezer
  • Melbourne Refrigerated warehouse expansion – Planning and site adaption 3500sqm
  • Melbourne – sale management for the successful sale of 4000sqm inner city industrial
  • Sydney – Manage compliance upgrade for South Sydney industrial building
  • Sydney – sales management of a complex sale of South Sydney industrial building
  • NSW/Qld – lease negotiation of a portfolio across 22 office locations
  • Management of 8 office fitout projects
    • Cairns Qld
    • Atherton Qld
    • Strathpine Qld
    • Charlestown Newcastle
    • Bankstown NSW
    • Campbeltown NSW
    • Townsville Qld 2026 completion
    • Wallsend NSW 2026 completion
  • Completion of a mixed use Industrial/Community project in western Sydney
  • Project management and completion of a contemporary Church building at Rydalmere Sydney
  • Development management of an approved 48,500sqm office park in Sydney

The following are examples of some of our projects.

50,000 sqm Corporate Headquarters

Master planning for suburban offices with 600 car spaces and potential contiguous floors of 5000sqm across 5 towers.

Upgrade onsite restaurants and entertainment facilities

Development management of large theme park facility upgrade

Retail Premises Suburban Sydney

400 sqm adaptive reuse for a major national trader in a Sydney suburban location. 10 year lease term.

Redevelopment Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney

Redevelopment of RRCS site including its hospital, high care and low care facilites and rezoning and redevelopment of the land.

Sydney North Shore offices

Lease negotiation and project management for a 700 sqm high tech office use incorporating call centre training areas.

Refrigerated Warehouse/Industrial

Climate controlled food storage and logistics facility. Utilising the Balance Development Model™ a 52% return on funds employed was achieved for the client with a sale and leaseback.

Refrigerated Warehouse Sydney – Industrial

South Sydney 13,000 sqm v.highbay warehouse including 5,000sqm of climate controlled storage. 10-year lease to a national food importer and distributor with an option to purchase.

Masterplanning

Masterplanning of a 57,000 sqm office park with parking for 950 cars.

Commercial Projects

    • Total refurbishment of 14,000m2 Sydney office building.
    • Development Approval for reconstruction and refurbishment of 5000m2 Sydney retail arcade.
    • Strata Scheme approval for major CBD development.
    • Amalgamation of Sydney suburban site for 36,000m2 twin tower office development.
    • Amalgamation of Brisbane suburban site for 5,000m2 office park.
    • Feasibility for 23,000m2 office building refurbishment – Sydney
    • Joint Venture development of 4,000m2 office building – Brisbane
    • Development of 4,500m2 office building – Perth
    • Negotiation of Lease surrender and grant of new lease for major Perth suburban building 3,000m2
    • Feasibility and recommendation for site acquisition for 7,500 m2 suburban Sydney office
    • Feasibility and purchase recommendation for 5,500m2 commercial strata conversion in suburban Sydney

Industrial Projects

    • Development of 25,000m2 refrigerated warehouse – Melbourne
    • Development of 2,000m2 industrial building – Townsville
    • Development of 7,500m2 industrial building – Darwin
    • Review of national portfolio for Fortune 500 company including establishment of new Perth warehouse and review of Sydney market opportunities
    • Lease negotiation for national industrial portfolio 135,000m2
    • Industrial Park 10,000m2 unit development western Sydney
    • Large unit 20,000m2 development in western Sydney
    • Small unit development at 11,000m2 in western Sydney

Residential Projects

    • Lead Consultant for the master planning of a 890 dwelling residential development site
    • Residential master plan for rezoning from “Special Purposes” to “Residential 2(f)” – Sydney
    • Amalgamation of a Brisbane prestige waterfront development site for 77 prestige units.
    • Feasibility for the refurbishment and strata title of a heritage listed Sydney residential development 16 units.
    • Completion of the construction of a strata title 55 town house inner city development.

Mixed Use Projects

    • Development of 2,000m2 industrial building – Townsville
    • Development of 7,500m2 industrial building – Darwin
    • Review of national portfolio for Fortune 500 company including establishment of new Perth warehouse and review of Sydney market opportunities
    • Lease negotiation for national industrial portfolio 135,000m2
    • Industrial Park 10,000m2 unit development western Sydney
    • Large unit 20,000m2 development in western Sydney
    • Small unit development at 11,000m2 in western Sydney

Other Projects

    • Site identification, feasibility and statutory planning 250 room 5 star hotel
    • Australia’s largest commercial lease renegotiation, 85,000m2 leasing transaction with initial rental of $20m
    • Evaluation of a 250 hotel portfolio.
    • Development, identification, acquisition and disposal of bank premises for 3 major Australian banks
    • Project management of 30,000m2 of fitout
    • Managed corporate strategy for a 167 property national portfolio for multinational logistics and services organisation
    • Developed major regional headquarters for listed services company
    • Due diligence for property in the acquisition of Australian Government owned enterprise.

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