Key Sites In A Growth Market
The official forecast is for the Brisbane region to grow by a further 1 million people in the 2006-2031 period. Under the State Government’s key planning instrument (The South East Queensland Regional Plan), half of this growth will be provided via infill housing in established areas.
The increase of population in existing areas is already being felt by way of rising traffic congestion – a feature common to all major cities. In the Brisbane region, this is fast translating into a market premium for housing and employment locations that are conveniently located near existing transport infrastructure (major arterial roads but especially rail stations and high frequency dedicated busways).
Through their planning policies, the State Government and Brisbane City Council actively encourage developers to respond to this with ‘Transit Oriented Development’. The choice of suitable sites however is severely limited.
The Anthony John Group earlier anticipated the market opportunity presented by rising population numbers and a severe shortage of supply by amalgamating a number of strategic inner city transit development sites in the inner metro ring enabling modern housing options to be located near essential employment nodes (view project locations).
- of substantial scale in terms of site area and GFA
- located on or adjacent to rail, bus and road interchanges
- all inner city locations
- ideally suited to mixed use development
- poised to exploit the market opportunity for quality mixed use development, close to the city and offering exceptional transit friendly location
- approved for development, or with approvals close to finalisation
