Development

We have a deep understanding of the residential market, having regularly acted for a variety of major listed, multinational and private developers, as well as financiers, government entities and community housing providers.

Our team brings an experienced, coordinated and holistic approach to ensure that initial decisions relating to structuring and risk allocation are complimentary to the development and sales objectives.

In mixed-use projects, effective structured titles are critical to the initial transaction structure and the ongoing sale, management and operation of components of a project. Effective titling is required to cater for the particular requirements of a development including the anticipated infrastructure and shared facilities, balanced in a manner so as not to adversely affect marketability. We have market-leading expertise in the full spectrum of structured title including community and strata title, building management statements and neighbourhood schemes.

Our dedicated Developer Sales Group comprises a specialist team of lawyers, paralegals and licensed conveyancers to support property developers with their residential sales including e-contracts, PEXA settlements, and conveyancing.

Best in class knowledge of their craft and how to successfully apply it.

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Deep bench of experts providing clients with a start-to-finish service on development matters.

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They are technical, always available to help and have excellent communication skills.

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Country Garden Australia

Advised Country Garden on its Windermere development, one of the largest mixed-use masterplanned communities in Melbourne’s West. Corrs is acting on the delivery of this project focussed on establishment of a display village, numerous stages of residential lots and development of various superlots (including four schools). Corrs has also advised CGA in relation to the establishment of a domestic building and brand for the sale and construction of CGA’s designed townhouses.

Frasers Property Australia

Acted for the consortium between Frasers Group, Citta Property and Mission Housing Australia in respect of its success bid for Ivanhoe Estate, a development site at Macquarie Park owned by Land and Housing Corporation NSW. The 8.2 hectare site will be transformed over the 10-12 years under a project delivery agreement into an integrated neighbourhood of more than 3,000 dwellings including social housing dwellings mixed with affordable and private housing. The Ivanhoe development is the first major project that will be delivered under the NSW Government’s Future Directions for Social Housing in NSW strategy and Communities Plus redevelopment program.

Mirvac Green Square Development

Acted for the Mirvac in relation to its development of Green Square. Acted for the Mirvac in relation to its development of Green Square. Green Square is considered one of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia. We advised Mirvac on complex title structure arrangements and the delivery of over 200 residential apartments at Green Square in 2014. Over the next 10 years, this mixed use development will house approximately 5,500 residents and provide for a workforce of over 7,000 people.

Mirvac

Acted for Mirvac on its “The Peninsula” development at Burswood, Western Australia. Corrs is advising the structuring, drafting and negotiation of development agreements and sale contracts in relation to the low-rise development, as well as the development of the 31-level residential ‘Tower 6’. The Peninsula is part of the Burswood Peninsula district structure plan which incorporates the new 60,000 seat Perth Stadium, the new 6-star hotel and significant residential and mixed-use development.

Stockland

Acted on a range of Stockland’s developments including the master planned communities at Altrove, Schofields and Elara, Marsden Park in the north west and south west corridors of Sydney and the development known as ‘The Village’ in Balgowlah which is a mixed use development comprising residential apartments, a retail shopping centre and Masonic Club.

Landream

Acted for Landream on the acquisition of a 1.2-hectare development site from City of Sydney Council at 14-26 Wattle Street, Ultimo, involving the negotiation of a development agreement and option deeds. The site will be developed into apartments as well as public facilities such as a childcare centre and, recreation centre and a through-site walkway link. The development is a major part of the revitalisation of the Pyrmont and Ultimo precinct along with the new Sydney Fish Markets.

Edmondson Square

Advised Frasers Property Group on its multi-staged mixed-use Ed Square development and Edmondson Park in NSW. Corrs has advised on the acquisition of the development site, complex titling & subdivision, off the plan sales for multiple residential apartments, major and retail leasing and advice on embedded networks.