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The developer has gone out of business, so council is getting the repair bill
Lane Cove Council has been ordered to fix defects in a residential complex despite claiming it had no role in the construction of the building.
- by Andrew Taylor
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$500m fire sale: Lenders begin to break up Nassif’s crumbling empire
The ‘worst fears’ of owners are that there will be no money left to fix millions of dollars worth of defects on Toplace developments.
- by Kate McClymont and Ben Cubby
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The bankrupt, the fugitive and the billion-dollar Toplace collapse
An undischarged bankrupt was instrumental in landing his insolvency firm the lucrative rights to be administrator of fugitive Jean Nassif’s failed property empire Toplace.
- by Kate McClymont and Ben Cubby
Apartments locked into higher power bills after developers partner with retailers
There’s been a 900 per cent increase in the number of residents on embedded networks as developers allow energy companies to co-invest in apartment infrastructure in exchange for gas, electricity and hot water contracts.
- by Amber Schultz
Marvel of engineering, Sydney Harbour Bridge cut through neighbourhoods, razed homes
When the first sod was turned at North Sydney 100 years ago today to mark the beginning of construction, it was a day of hope-filled ceremonies and speeches.
- by Julie Power
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Property development
Bad developers have left a trail of misery, but our reforms are cleaning them out
There have been observable improvements in the quality of recently completed apartment buildings in NSW.
- by David Chandler
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New South Wales
‘I’m gonna hurt them’: Jean Nassif hits back in extraordinary tirade from ‘rehab’
The wanted developer has broken his silence, labelling the police “lying dogs” and making false claims against David Chandler and Ray Hadley.
- by Lucy Cormack, Carrie Fellner and Sue Williams
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The three key ingredients in a development proposal that would change NIMBYs’ minds
New research shows residents in Sydney are split 50-50 about whether to welcome housing developments in their local area, but found most people who were not in favour could be convinced.
- by Michael Koziol
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‘Like the Jenolan Caves’: Toplace residents detail nightmare of defect-riddled blocks
Residents of the Botany apartment complex have described a building with tiles laid over tiles, cupboards without shelves, a missing driveway and water streaming into wardrobes.
- by Carrie Fellner
Pictures reveal devastation facing owners as Toplace empire crumbles
Frantic apartment owners will find out next week whether the construction company will survive after it was placed into administration amid ongoing concerns about serious defects.
- by Carrie Fellner and Sue Williams
Jean Nassif’s property development empire Toplace goes into administration
The decision will plunge thousands of apartment owners into uncertainty as they fight to repair their troubled buildings.
- by Carrie Fellner