Carolyn Cummins

Carolyn Cummins

Carolyn Cummins is Commercial Property Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Landlords are ruling the roost, but workers are more agile

Carolyn Cummins It's that time of the leasing cycle when being an office landlord is a good feeling.

Gateway will redefine food at Circular Quay

Carolyn Cummins The area is set for a $2 billion-plus upgrade.

Tenants are forcing an office evolution

Carolyn Cummins Once just moving into an office with a phone and desk was enough.

The City fringe is a gateway to new office space

151 Property Group's A-grade Gateway 241 building in Mascot has been upgraded as businesses seek office space outside of the CBD.

Carolyn Cummins Not all the office leasing action is in the capital cities, with companies still preferring the fringe districts with proximity to the city but with less expenses.

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DEXUS Property Group has secured leasing pre-commitments
with Neil Perry's The Burger Project and Chat Thai, which are the first of the new retailers for revitalised Gateway retail space which is under development at Circular Quay.

Carolyn Cummins Inside...

Residential towers make hay for office landlords

York & George is to be developed into residential accommodation by Watpac and Fife Capital.

Carolyn Cummins The conversion of office towers into residential is providing a bonanza for landlords, according to Cushman and Wakefield, national director, research, John Sears.

Food retailers are on the menu as the new tenants

The newly-revamped food court at Grosvenor Place by DEXUS Property aims to take advantage of George Street becoming a pedestrian zone.

Carolyn Cummins One of the biggest challenges facing office landlords is the food offerings in the buildings.

Northern suburbs step up in the race for space

Macquarie Park, Sydney, where office demand is high but supply is running out.

Carolyn Cummins Macquarie Park and the Ryde area is one of the busiest in the Sydney metropolitan zone with leasing agents forecasting another bumper period, but warn demand is starting to outstrip supply.

Martin Place revamp brings in new designs

Investa has started construction on 151 Clarence Street, which will provide state of the art interiors.

Carolyn Cummins One of the characteristics of the Sydney skyline has been the number of cranes. 

Developments leading to rent gains

177 Pacific Highway is a new development that has attracted a range of new tenants.

Carolyn Cummins The current development cycle has been triggered by the influx of residents into city-based locations.

North Sydney moves back into the spotlight

DEXUS Property has big plans for 100 Mount Street, North Sydney.

Carolyn Cummins North Sydney is fast returning to its golden days as the serious contender for office tenants to the Sydney city. 

Collaborative work spaces embraced in new South Sydney offices

50 Holt Street offers a new design in collaborative working spaces

Carolyn Cummins The drive for flexible, collaborative workplaces has been embraced by Holt & Hart at 50 Holt Street, Surry Hills.

Office vacancy set to test the record books

The Barangaroo project on Sydney's harbourside is the new banking hub for the city.

Carolyn Cummins It has been a busy period for the Sydney office market as it benefits from multiple tailwinds, including conversion of sites to apartments, new ways of working, which impact floor space and demand...

Liverpool emerges as new growth centre

Carolyn Cummins Expansion focus has been on Parramatta, but the surrounding districts are also gaining interest.

Vending machines are the new retail frontier

Moet vending machine at Selfridges department store in London

Carolyn Cummins Lovers of Moët & Chandon champagne will soon be able to have their own AbFab moment, with plans advanced to have a vending machine full of bubbles in Australia.

Data analysis is the new frontier for retail landlords

Carolyn Cummins Retail landlords are discovering that the secret weapon to make a shopping centre more profitable and relevant is using consumer and business data, that is being captured by banks through cashless...

Leasing ladder

Tilt Industrial Design has leased a 600sq m industrial building at 58 Hotham Parade, Artarmon, from Lee Koudsy.

Carolyn Cummins Tilt Industrial Design has leased a 600sq m site at 58 Hotham Parade, Artarmon from Lee Koudsy.

Tramsheds expands food offers

Tramsheds, will officially open to the public at the end of August and has revealed the supermarket retailer, will be Supamart.

Carolyn Cummins Sydney's latest food destination, Tramsheds , will officially open to the public at the end of August and has revealed the supermarket retailer will be Supamart .

City site worth $100m on the market

The site at 51-57 Goulburn Street, 43-49 Goulburn Street and 698-704 George Street  is on the market and includes the well-known Scruffy Murphy Hotel.

Carolyn Cummins A major development site in Sydney's Haymarket is for sale by the private owners, Goulburn Property, with a price tag of about $100 million.

Service NSW assets hit the market

65-67 Church Street, Mudgee  has a 5 year lease to NSW Government.

Carolyn Cummins The NSW Government's property arm is selling a range of small assets in regional areas as part of its sale and leaseback program.