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Charter Hall to Sell 150 Queen Street Office, Melbourne, at a Loss

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SYDNEY-based fund manager Charter Hall can expect some $25 million from the sale of a Melbourne CBD office it bought for $32 million in September 2007 – just weeks before the last commercial property market peak. A spokeswoman said the Charter Hall Core Office Fund will use moneys from the sale to invest in larger, prime opportunities. The asset on offer at 150 Queen Street (pictured, right), on the corner of Bourke Street, was developed in the 1960s and known for years as the Prudential Building. [...]

Hawthorn East School Converted Into Prestige Street

HAWTHORN East’s former Preshil School site has re-opened as a small, new housing estate. A spokeswoman for the Boroondara Council said a Plan of Subdivision was certified on July 9, in which Daniel Court replaces a site previously known as 462 – 466 Barker Road. The planning application to replace the school with a new street was lodged in early 2006. Daniel Court has eight blocks, ranging in area from about 550 square metres to just over 720 square metres. [...]