40-52 Talavera Road, Macquarie Park

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Mecone is proud to have assisted LaSalle Investment Management on securing approval for the redevelopment of a key site at Macquarie Park. In August the Sydney North Planning Panel approved the DA for the redevelopment of the site for a commercial office development of three building envelopes of up to 37,500 m2 total GFA. Concept approval was secured for two buildings, with a detailed consent for Building A. The building range from 7-9 storeys and have up to 5 basement parking levels.

26-34 Buckley Street, Footscray

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Mecone is proud to have assisted BSD Land in securing approval for a mixed use development at 26-34 Buckley Street, Footscray. The site itself is iconic to Footscray being the home to the former paint spot (famous for the White Horse) and is located within the core commercial area of Footscray. The approval granted by the City of Maribyrnong allows for an eleven-storey building comprising 7000+ sqm of office space, 90 serviced apartments, highly activated frontages and exemplar end of trip facilities.

215-235 O’Riordan Street, Mascot

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The Sydney Statutory Team have assisted Eldesco in obtaining approval from Bayside Council for their Planning Proposal to increase the floor space ratio of Business Development zoned land at 215-335 O’Riordan Street, Mascot from 3:1 to 5.2:1 (an additional 16,784sqm of floor space). This amendment, which will now be referred to the State government for finalisation, will facilitate a future development application for a new 11 storey office building with ground floor health services facilities  and a 12 storey hotel/serviced apartment.

Stockland Data Service

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The largest growth areas of the last 10 years have not just been people, or homes or cars, but data. There is now so much data available it can be hard to:

46-50 Latham Street, Chermside

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Mecone is proud to have assisted Highgate Management  in securing approval of a purpose-built Co-living development located at 46-50 Latham Street, Chermside.

New to Brisbane, Co-Living is gaining traction globally, offering an alternative to the conventional rental product. A sub-market of the Build-to-rent sector, the micro-units within a co-living building are owned by a single commercial operator who manages the ongoing leasing and management of the building. Co-living provides affordability and flexibility, with a focus on community and shared spaces.

507 Kessels Road, Macgregor

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Mecone is pleased to have assisted our client in achieving approval for a service station, shop, and food and drink outlet at 507 Kessels Road and 539 – 541 Mains Road, Macgregor.

Castle Hill Subdivision

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Mecone is proud to have secured development consent for a 4 lot residential infill subdivision at Castle Hill. Mecone partnered with other local experts, in a collaborative effort to secure this great result for our client. Well done to all involved.

NSW Population Projections and ABS Census 2021 show both similarities and differences

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Different planning data sets sometimes tell us different stories and at Mecone we use data science to make better land use decision. We know that population projections are complex because new policy directions and land use change can happen quickly, which can dramatically alter our initial assumptions for a population’s size and distribution. We already see for example areas of NSW where the 2021 census show a population differential by -/+5% to that projected in the State’s official population projections.

96-100 Gordon Street, Maribyrnong

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Mecone has successfully assisted Barbat James on securing planning approval for their development at 96-100 Gordon Street, Footscray. Designed by award winning architects (KUD) the project comprises 17 townhouses contained within a 3 storey building and basement parking. Mecone facilitated the application with the City of Maribyrnong which has received 13 objections and we are pleased that no appeals were lodged. Images courtesy of KUD Architects

Mount Street Benedict College

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Mecone is proud to have assisted Mount St Benedict College with their modification application for minor internal and external changes resulting from design development, and an updated BCA compliance strategy. This follows the granting of consent for a DA to facilitate a change of use of the Mount St Benedict Centre to an educational establishment including associated fit out and alterations and additions, located at 449D Pennant Hills Road, Pennant Hills. The modification arose from detailed design development and consultation with the college, and is expected to provide for an improved educational experience.