Charter Hall Group Signs Development Agreement with Vicurban to Develop Lacrosse Apartments
20/04/2010 - PDF Version Available
The Charter Hall Opportunity Fund No.5 (CHOF5) is pleased to announce it has acquired the development rights to develop
stage one of the Lacrosse Apartments in the Docklands of Melbourne by entering into a Development Agreement with
landowners, VicUrban.
The off-market opportunity arose last year for Charter Hall to partner with Melbourne based developer PanUrban, to build the first of two towers, over two stages. Stage one has been substantially advanced by PanUrban over the past 24 months, with construction due to commence in May once town planning approval is finalized. Construction is anticipated to take approximately 23 months.
The development, located at 675 LaTrobe Street in the Melbourne Docklands (adjacent to Docklands Stadium), will comprise
312 apartments and will include 1,300m² of retail space at concourse level and parking for 150 cars. Highly regarded architects
Elenberg Fraser Architects have designed the apartments and the Group will announce a builder once negotiations have
been finalised.
With an average apartment price of $500,000, the pre-sales campaign has been extremely successful with over 75% off-the-plan sales completed.
Charter Hall's Joint Managing Director, David Southon said 'This latest development in an exciting emerging precinct that reinforces Charter Hall's capabilities to source well incubated development projects and deliver a quality product through our experienced Melbourne development team.' Adding further: 'The Lacrosse project fitted well with our strategy to take advantage of the current buoyant Melbourne residential market'.
PanUrban Chairman, Morry Schwartz said 'We are delighted to be partnering with Charter Hall and look forward in delivering a successful project together'. David Young, VicUrban's General Manager responsible for Docklands said: 'Following recent announcements regarding new commercial developments in Docklands, this is evidence of development momentum that is now building in the residential sector following the GFC.' Plans to build stage two are well advanced, PanUrban and Charter Hall are in discussions in relation to progressing with the stage two tower.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
David Southon
Joint Managing Director
Tel: +61 2 8908 4000
david.southon@charterhall.com.au
Jo Stiles
Marketing & COmmunications Manager
Tel: +61 2 8908 4026
jo.stiles@charterhall.com.au
About the Charter Hall Group
Charter Hall Group is a property funds management and development company, based in Sydney with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Auckland and Chicago. Established in 1991 and listed on the ASX in 2005 as a stapled security under the code CHC, Charter Hall Group combines Charter Hall Limited with Charter Hall Property Trust, which will now own and/or manage over $10 billion in real estate assets. The Charter Hall Group has achieved a solid track record across its activities demonstrating a 19 year history of managing wholesale and retail capital, making it one of Australia's leading property fund managers. Charter Hall's success has been underpinned by a highly skilled and motivated management team with diverse expertise across property sectors and risk-return profiles.
