Patrick Lau - Author | The Urban Developer

Build-to-rent has struggled to get off the ground in WA, despite land tax exemptions for the sector growing over time.

Residential27 Oct 25

WA’s $75m BtR Development Helping Hand Opens

Patrick Lau

Legal23 Oct 25

Melbourne Adviser Banned by ASIC Over Shield Master Fund

Patrick Lau

The heritage-listed complex has been used as a gaol, internment camp, and tourist attraction since 1839.

Hotel23 Oct 25

Hotel, Tourism Plans for Berrima Gaol Revealed

Patrick Lau

UTas' Forestry building is an example of finance driving embodied carbon reduction, MECLA's Alexander Barnstone says.

Exclusive22 Oct 25

Beyond Energy Efficiency: Cutting Carbon Property’s New Frontier

Patrick Lau

Future acute care hospitals will no longer be outsourced to private operators in NSW.

Healthcare22 Oct 25

Healthscope, NSW Ink $190m Northern Beaches Deal

Patrick Lau

The Iluka project is one among many shoptop projects that continue to hit the area.

Residential20 Oct 25

Knox Street Approval Adds to Double Bay Shoptop Surge

Patrick Lau

The plan now calls for eight towers, fewer than the 10 proposed in 2024, but with almost double the number of apartments.

Residential20 Oct 25

Billbergia, Metrics File $2.2bn ‘Concord Central’ Scheme

Patrick Lau

Sud-slingers are back in action in 2025, with the Sydney market recovering after years of disruption.

Exclusive16 Oct 25

Sydney Pub Market Rebounds After Post-Covid Lows

Patrick Lau

Share-worthy features that celebrate the building's use in the film industry are designed by SJB Architects.

Hotel15 Oct 25

‘Cinematic’ Hotel Makeover Under Way in Sydney CBD

Patrick Lau

The new Investment Delivery Authority is designed to fast-track megaprojects in key industries across Sydney and NSW.

Policy15 Oct 25

NSW Opens $50bn Fast Lane for Hotel, Tech Proposals

Patrick Lau

Foster + Partners Parkline Place above Gadigal Metro Station.

Exclusive

Building Connection: Foster + Partners Putting People Ahead of Process

Retail

Rotating ‘Snowtunnel’ to Bring Snow Parks to the City

Residential

Court Rejects Bid for 158-Home Estate at Agnes Water

District Living Docklands wide view Warren and Mahoney rendering

Build-to-Rent

Japanese Giants Join $600m Melbourne BtR Scheme

73 York St Merivale Entertainment Precinct

Retail

WA’s $75m BtR Development Helping Hand Opens

Melbourne Adviser Banned by ASIC Over Shield Master Fund

Hotel, Tourism Plans for Berrima Gaol Revealed

Beyond Energy Efficiency: Cutting Carbon Property’s New Frontier

Healthscope, NSW Ink $190m Northern Beaches Deal

Knox Street Approval Adds to Double Bay Shoptop Surge

Billbergia, Metrics File $2.2bn ‘Concord Central’ Scheme

Sydney Pub Market Rebounds After Post-Covid Lows

‘Cinematic’ Hotel Makeover Under Way in Sydney CBD

NSW Opens $50bn Fast Lane for Hotel, Tech Proposals

Building Connection: Foster + Partners Putting People Ahead of Process

Rotating ‘Snowtunnel’ to Bring Snow Parks to the City

Court Rejects Bid for 158-Home Estate at Agnes Water

Japanese Giants Join $600m Melbourne BtR Scheme

Merivale Entertainment Precinct Concept Approved

WA’s $75m BtR Development Helping Hand Opens

Melbourne Adviser Banned by ASIC Over Shield Master Fund

Hotel, Tourism Plans for Berrima Gaol Revealed

Beyond Energy Efficiency: Cutting Carbon Property’s New Frontier

Healthscope, NSW Ink $190m Northern Beaches Deal

Knox Street Approval Adds to Double Bay Shoptop Surge

Billbergia, Metrics File $2.2bn ‘Concord Central’ Scheme

Sydney Pub Market Rebounds After Post-Covid Lows

‘Cinematic’ Hotel Makeover Under Way in Sydney CBD

NSW Opens $50bn Fast Lane for Hotel, Tech Proposals

Building Connection: Foster + Partners Putting People Ahead of Process

Rotating ‘Snowtunnel’ to Bring Snow Parks to the City

Court Rejects Bid for 158-Home Estate at Agnes Water

Japanese Giants Join $600m Melbourne BtR Scheme

Merivale Entertainment Precinct Concept Approved