Patrick Lau - Author | The Urban Developer

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

The successful proponent must provide 60 dwellings for Royal North Shore Hospital workers.

Residential13 Oct 25

Deicorp, Hyecorp, Thirdi Shortlisted for St Leonards Site

Patrick Lau

drone image showing moreton bay above new housing estates and looking out to the water

Exclusive

Moreton Bay Reveals Sprawl-Free Future for Surging Population

Build-to-Rent

Coronation 1000-Home BtR Scheme Greenlit at Erskineville

Legal

Melbourne Adviser Banned by ASIC Over Shield Master Fund

Hotel

Hotel, Tourism Plans for Berrima Gaol Revealed

Takada 37-41 Peel Street South Brisbane HERO

Residential

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

Deicorp, Hyecorp, Thirdi Shortlisted for St Leonards Site

Moreton Bay Reveals Sprawl-Free Future for Surging Population

Coronation 1000-Home BtR Scheme Greenlit at Erskineville

Melbourne Adviser Banned by ASIC Over Shield Master Fund

Hotel, Tourism Plans for Berrima Gaol Revealed

Takada’s ‘Gum Tree’ Tower Replaces BtR in South Brisbane

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

Deicorp, Hyecorp, Thirdi Shortlisted for St Leonards Site

Moreton Bay Reveals Sprawl-Free Future for Surging Population

Coronation 1000-Home BtR Scheme Greenlit at Erskineville

Melbourne Adviser Banned by ASIC Over Shield Master Fund

Hotel, Tourism Plans for Berrima Gaol Revealed

Takada’s ‘Gum Tree’ Tower Replaces BtR in South Brisbane