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Australian Unity has appointed Chris Burnell to the role of portfolio manager for its $1.57 billion healthcare property trust (HPT).
Mr Burnell (pictured below) joins Australian Unity from Vicinity Centres where he was the finance manager – planning and analysis and previously acting financial controller for its wholesale funds business.
Mr Chris Smith, head of healthcare property at Australian Unity said Chris’s proven track record in financial management for multi-billion dollar investment funds and his valuable contribution to the delivery of business strategy are both skills that will support HPT in its next phase of growth.
Mr Burnell said he was attracted to the role at Australian Unity because of the organisation’s mutual not shareholder structure, its long-term focus and HPT’s long and impressive track record.
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Prior to Vicinity, Mr Burnell was fund accountant for Colonial First State Global Asset Management. He is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Mr Burnell commenced in the role on 8 April 2019.
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Australian Unity appoints Chris Burnell to manage healthcare property trust

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Australian Unity has appointed Brad Watson to the new role of Head of Equity Origination – Property.
Reporting to Executive General Manager – Property, Mark Pratt.
Mr Watson will be responsible for "the development and execution of product and sales strategies across all equity channels for Australian Unity’s $3.2 billion property business."
Before joining Australian Unity, Mr Watson (pictured below) was Head of Distribution for Centuria Capital Group’s unlisted property funds division for four years, with the distribution team raising more than $500 million of equity during his tenure.
Mark Pratt said “attracting someone of Brad’s calibre to the Australian Unity property business will help to drive our continued growth – particularly in the mortgages area as well as our expanding presence in the healthcare and social infrastructure sectors.”
Mr Watson has more than 16 years’ of real estate experience, and has held funds management roles at Macquarie Group, Citigroup and AXA, as well as business development roles at 360 Capital Property Group and SCA Property Group.
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"With Melbourne’s ageing population forecast to almost triple from 2011 to 2051, there is an increasing demographic seeking a future home that offers world-class design and facilities, beautiful residences, and an exceptional level of service."

Australian Unity's Kevin McCoy succinctly sums the perceptible shift in independent living and aged care design that is sweeping across Melbourne. The heightened sophistication across an increasing number of Melbourne projects is headed by Australian Unity's transformation of their former Albert Road headquarters in South Melbourne.

The $120 million vertical retirement community dubbed The Grace Albert Park Lake at 128 Albert Road is intended to be the most prestigious address of its kind in Australia.

Fender Katsalidis Architects and Mim Design jointly conceived the design of the complex which includes 79 one, two and three bedroom residences plus a penthouse.

'Courtyard Community Clubs' run through the building, effectively designed to provide engaging break out spaces for residents.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image100_2.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Common area within The Grace. Image: Australian Unity"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="413" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image100_2.jpg?itok=GnkBtbki" title="Common area within The Grace. Image: Australian Unity" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Common area within The Grace. Image: Australian Unity</figcaption></figure>“Our focus for the design was to ensure residents of The Grace Albert Park Lake can interact and engage with the building’s stunning surroundings, regardless of where they are in the building. With floor-to-ceiling windows and breathtaking views of Albert Park Lake, the single and double height spaces offer different experiences and a continuous connection with nature," says David Sutherland of Fender Katsalidis.

Projects such as The Grace Albert Park Lake are now keeping pace with high end contemporary apartment developments in the array of amenities on offer. Australian Unity's pursuit will include an artists’ studio, games room, explorers' den, edible garden, piano lounge, theatrette, health and fitness centre, pool, dedicated dining space and rooftop terrace.

Whilst The Grace Albert Park Lake has been positioned to lead the pack, a new rash of retirement living and aged care developments are also on the horizon, with both typologies closely aligned often developed alongside one another.

Provider TLC is backing a stylish new facility in <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-townhouses/mordialloc-vic">Mordialloc </a>that has yet to be decided upon by Council. The Via Architects design at 113 McDonald Road includes 150 aged care spaces in a sweeping design that meets two street frontages, also incorporating an integrated medical centre, child care centre and community facilities.

Via Architects notes "The scheme aims to provide a high quality integrated care development including: aged care beds, child care centre, medical centre, a retail/cafe space as well as community therapy and wellness facilities. The 1 scheme also provides external 1 communal gardens to be shared with neighbouring properties."

This comes on the back of TLC overseeing the finishing touches to their Clifton Hill Integrated Health Care Hub, simply known as Clifton Views. Reflective of the progressive design being applied to the sector, the development nabbed an award for 'The Most Innovative Aged Care Housing Design Globally' at the Over 50s Global Housing Awards.

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<figcaption>Mordialloc and Clifton Hill. Images: TLC</figcaption></figure>Capitalising on the growth of the retiree sector, prolific apartment developer Steller has also elected to drive into aged care developments. Recently Steller Managing Director Nicholas Smedley said the firm <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/steller-builds-aged-care-development-pipeline-20180821-p4zysv">now has a pipeline of 14 aged-related assets</a> in various stages of development.

One such development is Oakleigh's 735-771 Warrigal Road which is at planning with City of Monash, and is another Via Architects design.

The sweeping low-rise design has capacity for 136 beds and various amenities such as a dining room, lounge and café, gym, theatre, activity rooms and outdoor terraces.

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<figcaption>Steller's aged care Oakleigh intention. Image: Via Architects</figcaption></figure>
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