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Gold Coast’s Population Boom
#PopulationGrowth #GoldCoast #HeiseSays Gold Coast’s population is expected to grow by 350,000. The only concern seems to be with the loss of character for the Gold Coast with no mention of employment or infrastructure issues? References Gold Coast has ‘lost its mojo’ as development and population boom throws character into question https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-18/gold-coast-lost-mojo-development-throws-character-into-question/11594642
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First Home Buyers FOMO
#RealEstate #FOMO #Sydney Domain is warning potential first home buyers to hurry into the Sydney market because prices are about to rise due to the positive property sentiment. Given that consumer and business confidence is low, housing prices are declining, we are in a per capita recession and unemployment is trending up, why should we […]
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Sydney’s Apartment Disasters
#Sydney #Construction #Architecture Sydney’s Apartment boom has resulted in “Godzilla” monster apartment developments throughout the city. Using the books “Great Streets” and “A Pattern Language”, let’s look at some design principles and see how they have have been applied to the streets of Mascot. References Great Streets https://amzn.to/2YsORy0 A Pattern Language https://amzn.to/2K7qA7B
#Zetland #Construction #Evacuated Let’s look at the drawings for the Zetland Lofts and discuss some of the issues that could arise from the box gutter design.
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Inside the Zetland Lofts
#Zetland #Construction #Evacuated Let’s look inside the Zetland Lofts in order to get a better understanding of the issues facing the owners and occupants. Unfortunately, this isn’t a simple problem. References
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Avoiding the next Mascot or Opal
#MascotTowers #Construction #Evacuated Let’s look at and discuss some suggestions for buying a lemon and how one can avoid the next Opal or Mascot Towers. References
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Zetland Apartment Evacuation
Zetland #Construction #Evacuated It has come to light that luxury loft apartments in Sydney have been evacuated and a currently sitting empty. While I understand why people can’t be expected to live in buildings that present a life safety risk, the number of buildings with serious defects points to systematics issues in the industry. I […]
#MascotTowers #Construction #Evacuated The Dilapidation Report of Mascot Towers prepared to protect the interests of the Peak Tower Developer has been released to the public. Let’s have a look at the report and make note of the damage that existed at Mascot Towers prior to the commencement of any construction at Peak Towers. References Mascot […]
#MascotTowers #PeakTowers #Evacuated Bayside Council has released all of its information concerning Mascot Towers and neighbouring Peak Towers. They should be commended for releasing this information to the public and we should all lobby to make this standard practice to ensure consumers have access to as much information as possible. References Mascot Towers and Peak […]