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2023 State Development of the Year Winners

ACT Winner - Throsby Residential Community

Horse Park Drive, Throsby, ACT

Nominated by Suburban Land Agency

Owned by Suburban Land Agency

Quintessentially Canberran, Throsby is a residential subdivision in Gungahlin, developed by the ACT Government’s SLA. Spanning approximately 106 ha, it features 1,100 dwellings, community facilities, and high-quality open spaces. Providing a variety of block sizes, attractive streetscapes, vistas, connected by pedestrian and cycle networks, Throsby is home to 2,500 people.

NSW Winner - Brookfield Place

10 Carrington Street, Sydney, NSW

Nominated by Brookfield Properties

Owned by:

  • BSREP Wynyard Place Office Landowner Pty Ltd
  • BSREP Wynyard Place Retail Landowner Pty Ltd
  • BSREP 285 George Landowner Pty Ltd

Brookfield Place Sydney is a transformational mixed-use development combining heritage preservation with a rejuvenated transport hub and delivering next-generation commercial and retail space. An innovative solution to a challenging transport amalgam, it was the first real estate Unsolicited Proposal approved by NSW Government and sets a new benchmark for transport-oriented developments.

NT Winner - RAAF Darwin Banksian House Refurbishment

Building C0322, Grandarra Circuit RAAF Base Darwin, NT

Nominated by Aurecon

Owned by Defence - Royal Australian Air Force

Banksian House is the Commander’s residence at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, designed by acclaimed architect Beni Burnett and built in 1941. Extensive restoration work was undertaken in 2021, delivering outstanding outcomes and preserving original building fabrics for future generations to enjoy; whilst providing functional VIP spaces to RAAF users.

QLD Winner - Midtown Centre

155 charlotte street and 150 mary street, brisbane, qld

Nominated by ashemorgan & dmc projects

Owned by:

  • am brisbane cbd investments pty ltd atf am
  • Brisbane cbd investments unit trust

Midtown centre sets a new benchmark in commercial development across architecture, sustainability, innovative design, and construction through merging of two adjoining buildings nearing the end of their economic lives in the brisbane cbd. An exemplar project of how to repurpose existing underutilised assets into an innovative, relevant and contemporary workplace.

SA Winner - BHP Adelaide

10 franklin street, Adelaide, SA

Nominated by BHP

Owned by BHP

BHP Adelaide creates a welcoming base for South Australia, bringing the site to the city in how they activate the space-extraction speaks to built form, the infrastructure inspires detailing, and their products reflect internal materials. The workplace is welcoming and creates a uniquely South Australian feel.

TAS Winner - The Tasman Hotel Parliament Square Hobart

12 Murray Street, Parliament Square, Hobart, TAS

Nominated by Citta Property Group Pty Ltd

Owned by Parliament Square Property Pty Ltd

The Tasman Hotel links heritage buildings of various eras with bold contemporary additions creating a contrasting yet harmonious ensemble of structures embracing Parliament Square, Hobart. In its opening year, Marriott’s first Luxury Collection branded hotel in Australia has garnered extensive hospitality industry accolades locally and internationally.

VIC Winner - 405 Bourke Street

405 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC

Nominated by Brookfield Properties

Owned by Brookfield Properties and ISPT

The award-winning 405 Bourke Street comprises a 32-level, 66,000 sqm vertical commercial campus and retail laneway connecting Bourke and Little Collins Streets. Utilising a cantilevered truss system to unlock expansive, campus-style floorplates from a 700 sqm land parcel, 405 Bourke Streetredefines Melbourne’s city skyline while exemplifying cutting-edge workplace design.

WA Winner - Walyalup Koort

151 High Street, Fremantle, WA

Nominated by Sirona Urban

Owned by Sirona Urban and City of Fremantle

Designed as the bustling civic heart of Fremantle, Walyalup Koort marked the revitalisation of the once declining City Centre. With a focus on providing considered public amenity within WalyalupCivic Centre and an engaging retail experience in FOMO, the project saw considerable support by the community and emerged a success.

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