Development outrage
Mascot Towers nightmare set to end as owners sell for knockdown prices
A rescue package will allow apartment owners to get out of the block and get on with their lives, although some are still missing out.
- by Sue Williams
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Can’t see the view for the trees: The plan that’s dividing this seaside town in an idyllic setting
There’s a fight brewing at Corinella on the Bass Coast about whether to cut trees and vegetation to open up bay views.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Lebanese loans, Nigerian warehouses revealed in bombshell Nassif report
Fugitive developer Jean Nassif may face further criminal action over “potential fraud and violation of directors’ duties” after administrators released a report to creditors.
- by Kate McClymont and Max Maddison
‘I want to know who knew’: Councillors demand answers over Macquarie Park apartment complex
Ryde councillors say they should have been told about building defects at a 900-unit apartment development months ago when the draft orders were issued to the council.
- by Megan Gorrey
Inside the ‘resort-style’ Sydney apartments at risk of collapse
The promise of “corporate prestige” with “resort-style amenities” at a Macquarie Park apartment complex has fallen flat after the building authority reported it was “at risk of collapse”.
- by Josefine Ganko
Northern Sydney apartment complex ‘at threat of collapse’
Building Commission NSW has issued urgent orders to a developer to fix a concrete slab that could cause the 900-unit buildings at Macquarie Park to collapse, but says there is no danger to residents.
- by Anthony Segaert and Matt O'Sullivan
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State Parliament
Cracks starting to show in Minns’ housing density mission
Premier Chris Minns is trying to sell Sydney on accepting greater housing density. He needs to convince us we’re not buying a pup.
- by Michael McGowan
Promotional video for nbh at Lachlan's Line
A video posted by RMA Group Australia shows promotional footage for the nbh at Lachlan's Line residential development.
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Property development
‘Uncontrolled cracking’: The Sydney apartment blocks told to urgently fix defects
There have been seven building rectification orders issued this year, ranging from missing smoke detectors to cables running through pooling water.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Seaforth
Something is rotten in the state of Seaforth – the mystery of Middle Harbour’s half-built mansion
A legal spat, a notorious private certifier and a mysterious artist’s impression have stirred controversy in this exclusive Sydney enclave.
- by Carrie Fellner
‘It’s not NIMBYism’: Phantom light rail station site of latest housing war
Residents are mounting a last-ditch campaign to stop a rezoning that has the capacity to deliver 1500 units across the inner west.
- by Michael Koziol