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The growth&nbsp;of North Sydney continues with plans lodged by development giant Cbus&nbsp;to create a new residential tower.

The tower will rise 28 levels&nbsp;from a prime 3,950 sqm across&nbsp;173-179 Walker Street and 11-17 Hampden Street, in an area known as the East Walker Street Precinct, up the road from the Aura by Aqualand development.

The new Walker Street project&nbsp;will home 189 apartments, a mix of studios through to four-bed apartments, as well as a handful of Walker Street Terraces.

Cbus Property&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer Adrian Pozzo&nbsp;said the intention is to develop high-end owner-occupier residences in this fabulous location, with views across the eastern side of Sydney Harbour and northern Sydney.

&ldquo;In recognising the prime location of the site within close proximity of the vibrant and burgeoning North Sydney CBD, we seized the opportunity to create this partnership to deliver this outstanding residential development opportunity,&rdquo; Pozzo said.

Local architecture and design firm fjmtstudio has designed the latest plans for the tower. Plans had previously been submitted by SJB on behalf of Avenor, who sold the site to CBUS in a joint venture&nbsp;for around $150 million last year. Avenor planned for&nbsp;266 apartments when they had the site.

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Fjmtstudio Design Director, Richard Francis-Jones, said delivering improved outcomes for the local community was a key objective for the proposed development.

&ldquo;We have worked carefully within the approved planning controls to design a building that optimises view sharing and sunlight access for our immediate neighbours,&rdquo; he said.

&ldquo;It is a unique and innovative design, generated directly from these key community issues. It has been very helpful consulting with the local community to understand their concerns and explain our design.&quot;

In their Design Concept submission to the local council, fjmt said they have developed an architectural response that draws from the character of a freshwater gully stream eroding its way through this place of ceremony, leaving behind a series of sandstone fissures and verdant landscapes.

&quot;The tower and podium forms of Hampden Street suggest horizontally stratified and eroded undercrofts typical of the sandstone escarpments of the Harbour and the subtropical gullies of the North Shore.

&quot;With the brick terraces of Walker Street offering sympathetic scale, structure and contemporary reference to the typologies of our post-colonial past.

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&quot;The public domain and landscape design draw upon these references and details to establish a landscape of uncommon character and exceptional quality both for the residents and neighbours of the precinct.&quot;

Fjmt note the site is&nbsp;ideally located and structured for redevelopment as high density residential development as the wider North Sydney LGA is seeing a development boom in commercial and residential projects looking to leverage the state and local government investments in multiple public transport hubs for TfNSW Buses, Metro and Train networks.

&quot;The object site is but one within the LGA undergoing significant evolution in character and use and supported by the North Sydney Council strategic planning objectives.&quot;

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The existing Walker Street frontage contains five&nbsp;residential buildings with two residential buildings located on the Hampden Street all of which are products from the early 1950&rsquo;s.

The natural designs flow through to the resident only main plaza, which will home 1200 sqm of landscaped space featuring extensive seating, a walking track, dry creek, sandstone terracing and retreat areas.

&quot;The site is envisioned as an urban oasis recreating the lush landscape that exists on site while celebrating&nbsp;the level changes and water as the feature the landscape sanctuary only for residents.&quot;

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Fjmt have made a conscious effort to make the building green, targeting a GreenStar rating for the Walker St project. It will be ran off electricity, with solar power supplementing demand.&nbsp;It will promote an active lifestyle, with a car share scheme.

The majority of the building, over 70 per cent, will be two and three-bedroom apartments.&nbsp;

Residents will&nbsp;have access to a wine library and adjoining wine storage space on the lower ground level, as well as bookable meeting space. The lobby is on the ground floor, where there&#39;s also a reading lounge space, a work from home business centre, and the building&#39;s concierge.

Traditional resident amenity is located on the fourth level. There will be a lap pool, gym, sauna, spa, a bookable dining room and function space, sun decks, and a barbecue area.

North Sydney is undergoing a construction boom in both residential and commercial development, which will all be aided by 19 key projects in the area delivered by government and private investment, representing an addition of more than 17,000 sqm of new parks and plazas.

Between Berry Street and the Pacific Highway, the closure of Miller Street gives room for a 7,450sqm public plaza outside the Victoria Cross metro station.

The new Walker Street project will home 189 apartments, a mix of studios through to four-bed apartments, as well as a handful of Walker Street Terraces

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The Young &amp; Fennelly apartment&nbsp;complex at Randwick, which launched in May, has hit 90 percent sold.

The Cbus Property-developed project comprises 116 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences across a seven-storey "New Deco”-style apartment building and terraces.

It sat at 40 percent sold in early June.&nbsp;

The complex sees completion due in mid 2023.

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Colliers Residential advised the update on the second stage of the Newmarket Randwick multi-stage master plan.&nbsp;

The sales have included one-bedrooms for $1.075 million to top-floor three-bedroom residences for $3 million with Bates Smart interiors.

The parkside residences are priced from $2,155,000.

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It is close to the cafes and restaurants of the retail and dining piazza, Newmarket Dining, which came in the first stages of the Newmarket Randwick masterplan.

There will be a residents’ communal rooftop space designed by Arcadia Landscape Architecture, with barbecue facilities.

The project takes its name from Fennelly St which pays tribute to Michael Fennelly, who bought the Newmarket property and built the Newmarket Big Stable building.&nbsp;

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Newmarket Randwick project has apartments that have been shaped by post COVID-19 lifestyle changes

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Cbus Property's Young & Fennelly Randwick sales hits 90 percent sold

Cbus Property have reported the sale of three luxury apartments worth $66 million in the 111 Castlereagh St development.

The buyers came from the eastern suburbs and lower north shore.

The biggest sale was a 460sq m double-storey penthouse that fetched about $35 million.

It is called the Jones Residence,&nbsp;named after Sir Charles Lloyd Jones who led the success of the David Jones expansion on which the property sits.

The residence boasts 360‑degree views across the city and towards the Blue Mountains, capturing Hyde Park, Sydney Harbour, the Eastern Suburbs and beyond.

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The two smaller sub penthouses in the 101-unit project sold for about $15.5 million each.

The sales marked "a resurgence in the return of Sydney city living and the ongoing appetite for high-end, primely located residential property, despite the challenges of the current COVID-19 climate,” Cbus Property CEO Adrian Pozzo said.

Selling agent Colliers Residential managing director Peter Chittenden said the four-bedroom penthouse occupies part of level 33 and the entire 34th level and includes two kitchens, living areas, a wine cellar and a butler’s pantry.

Cbus has two four-bedroom sky homes and a selection of expansive one, two and three-bedroom residences still for sale in the project set to be finished by the end of 2023.

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Three luxury apartments have been sold off-the-plan in the 111 Castlereagh St development

$35 million penthouse sale secured in 111 Castlereagh by Cbus

Cbus has sold one-third of the 101 apartments in its 111 Castlereagh St development, atop the former David Jones department store.

Colliers managing director, residential, Peter Chittenden told the Weekend Australia he was also "close to selling" a $30 million-plus penthouse in the project being developed by Cbus Property.

It has 460 sqm space.

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The cheapest units are one-bedrooms starting at about $3 million, while four bedroom units start from $13.5 million.

Most of the 101 apartments have views over Hyde Park in the tower designed by architects fjmtstudio.

Apartment residents will enjoy a rooftop with a pool, gym and gardens at the project where construction is underway.

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The apartments will be ready by the third quarter of 2023.

Chittenden had always expected most buyers would be local owner-occupiers and confirmed there has been no offshore money purchasing in the development.&nbsp;

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He confirmed most buyers hail from Sydney’s east as well as regional NSW, with several apartments purchased by high-net-worth farmers.

The Cbus tower sits above the former David Jones menswear store in Market Street with apartments, office space, and luxury retail planned by Cbus Property and Scentre, the owner of Westfield malls.

Colliers has sold one-third of the 101 apartments in the 111 Castlereagh St development

Cbus secure 33 sales at 111 Castlereagh St with $30 million penthouse next to go

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Following the construction commencement on Melbourne’s most significant architectural landmark, Collins Arch, developer Cbus Property has secured its second office tenant.
The 447 Collins Street address will now be home HWL Ebsworth Lawyers when the twin tower structure is completed, in addition to inaugural tenant King &amp; Wood Mallesons.
Some 30 percent of Collins Arch’s 49,000 square meters of commercial space is now committed signalling strong market demand for the Cbus Property $1.25 billion flagship development.
Taking up the entire city block between Collins Street, Williams Street, Market Street and Flinders Lane, Collins Arch is positioned in the sweet spot of Melbourne’s legal precinct.
It will be Melbourne’s first WELL rated commercial building when completed in 2019.
“We are delighted to have committed to what we believe will be the most impressive building to be constructed in Melbourne in recent memory, clearly a future landmark,” said Mr Juan Martinez, Managing Partner of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.
The leasing announcement follows the commitment of Collins Arch’s first tenants, King &amp; Wood Mallesons which secured almost 20 per cent of the precinct’s available office space across five floors in a major global deal.
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has secured almost 6,500 square metres of NLA commercial space across levels eight to 10.
“This prestige site is easily the most envious location for office space in Melbourne right now, if not Australia,” said Andrew Beasley, national director of office leasing at Colliers International.
Construction has already commenced on Collins Arch, which will also include a five star hotel and luxury residential apartments that are currently accepting expressions of interest.
The development, designed by leading architecture firm Woods Bagot in partnership with internationally acclaimed SHoP Architects, features a west tower for offices and a residential eastern tower, joined by Melbourne’s first sky bridge, to be a standout on the Melbourne skyline.
Collins Arch is one of Australia’s largest mixed-use developments, located on a unique 6000 square metre island site set to feature an unparalleled 3500 square metres of public realm incorporating 1500 square metres of proposed park on Market Street subject to authority approval.
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WELL rating attracts law firms to Collins Arch

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Cbus Property has now leased more than 40% of its $1.25 billion Collins Arch development at 447 Collins Street.
Its latest deal for almost 20,000 square metres including a third tenant for the mixed-use precinct.
Top 10 Australian law firm Gadens has secured 5,000 square metres of NLA commercial space over levels 11-13, equating to just over 10% of the 49,000 square metres available.
More than 40% of the leasing space is now committed, with Gadens joining King &amp; Wood Mallesons (KWM) and HWL Ebsworth.
KWM secured 8300 square metres across levels 23 to 27 in June, with HWL Ebsworth securing 6500 square metres across levels eight to 10 in October.
The commercial space lies in the western tower of Collins Arch.
The development will also house a five-star hotel in the eastern tower with a luxury residential component above crowned by two luxury penthouses and resident amenity linking the dual towers across Melbourne’s first sky bridge.
Taking up the entire city block between Collins Street, Williams Street, it has been designed by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects.
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Colliers national director of office leasing Andrew Beasley said the 447 Collins St address resonated internationally.
”The view south across Melbourne’s Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay and Collins Street-facing northern vista are just part of what makes Collins Arch a major drawcard,” Beasley said.
Construction has commenced on <a href="https://www.collinsarch.com" target="_blank">Collins Arch</a>, with completion due in 2019.
Expressions of interest are currently being accepted for both commercial leasing and the luxury residential apartments, including two sky bridge penthouses.
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Collins Arch, Melbourne signs up third law firm office tenants

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Cbus Property has outlined its upcoming project, The Langston in Epping, in Sydney’s booming north-west.
It is located 100m from Epping Train Station, on the site of the current Westpac office.
There's approval for three towers of 19, 24 and 29 storeys containing 463 apartments. The project will offer a range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, with prices starting from around $650,000.
Tower Three, to be known as Langston Tower, will be located on the corner of Langston Place and Epping Road.
Tower Two (Langston Central) will be located to the south-west of Tower Three, and Tower One (Langston Parkview) will be located at the corner of Pembroke Street and Chambers Court. 
Designed by architectural firm Architectus, with landscaping by landscape architects, Arcadia, the development will be situated on the highest land point in the suburb.
The Langston will also include a mixed-use precinct comprising 1,681sqm of retail space and 1,921sqm of communal open space, with laneway and pedestrian links to feature throughout the site, connecting The Langston with the existing public library and recreational facilities. 
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Works on The Langston are scheduled to commence in January 2019.
According to Adrian Pozzo, Chief Executive Officer at Cbus Property, the project will be a key element of the Epping Town Centre revitalisation.
“The future Epping Town Centre will deliver an increase in housing capacity of around 3,750 new homes within a 10-minute walk of the train station, as well as many new employment opportunities and local services,” he noted.
“There will also be significant road and intersection upgrades, and important major regional transport infrastructure, including the Hills M2 upgrade, and the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro North West, which is due to open next year.
“In addition, Epping is also only five to 10 minutes from existing major regional amenities such as Macquarie University and Macquarie Shopping Centre.”
 
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CBUS set to develop landmark three-tower Epping development

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The plans for a new $300 million commercial project in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD have been revealed.
Located on the corner of Pirie Street and Freemasons Lane, on the former Planet Nightclub site, 83 Pirie will introduce approximately 30,000 square metres of A-grade office space.
The building, designed by Woods Bagot and developed by Cbus Property, will span 17 levels of office, as well as a 300 square metre rooftop terrace, an onsite wellbeing lifestyle centre and 365 square metres of ground plane retail.
The project will also have features such as electric car charging stations and of-trip facilities.
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Cbus Property CEO, Adrian Pozzo, said there is strong market demand for new, A-Grade commercial workspace in Adelaide.
“There is a distinct lack of supply for contiguous new built commercial stock in Adelaide’s city centre,” Pozzo said.
 “This demand is driven by positive employment rates and sustained spending across defence, renewable energy and technology sectors, including the implementation of the 10 Gigabyte Adelaide initiative, which indicates demand will only increase.
“We recognise that the workplace is changing and tenant requirements are evolving so it was an ideal opportunity to create a new benchmark for office design in Adelaide.
“Tenants are not only looking for innovative workspaces that offer flexibility and foster a collaborative and engaging work environment but also leading design incorporating innovative technology, sustainability and wellness initiatives which is exactly what 83 Pirie will deliver.”
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Andrew Beasley, National Director of Office Leasing at Colliers International, said tenants at 83 Pirie will benefit from heightened connectivity throughout Adelaide’s CBD.
“Over the past few years, we have seen an increased appetite from domestic institutional developers and investors in Adelaide, which was once traditionally dominated by private developers,” Beasley said.
“The shift from private to institutional investment has created new standards for building design and architecture and with only two new buildings to be completed this year and new supply for 2020 unlikely, tenant demand is strong.
“This combined with 83 Pirie’s highly efficient 1,750 square metres side core floorplates and exceptional views from the upper floors will appeal to a high calibre of commercial tenants, spanning major corporates and state and federal government.
“Ideally located in the heart of Adelaide, Pirie Street has unrivalled links to culture and lifestyle amenity, including popular eateries, which has seen it become known as the CLD.
“While it has a strong lifestyle offering, Pirie Street still remains an important part of the commercial district with corporate occupiers keen to have proximity to other professional service firms, car parking stations and the nearby retail amenity.”
83 Pirie’s design and architecture was will complement the existing streetscape and nearby heritage buildings, said Thomas Masullo, Director, Woods Bagot.
“83 Pirie’s bold form echoes the low-rise and heritage fabric of the high street architecture,” he said.
“Elevated above the podium, the tower rises to take its place in the city skyline, with repetition of angled glass panels across the façade creating an elegant and sophisticated design aesthetic.
“The tower will make an enormous contribution to the social and economic fabric of the precinct and our great city.”
Construction of 83 Pirie will commence once a pre-commitment is secured and is expected to take around two years to construct.
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Plans revealed for new $300 million Adelaide CBD office project

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Cbus Property has secured a second commercial office project in Brisbane’s CBD in a deal with local developer, Nielson Properties, to develop its 205 North Quay and adjacent 30 Herschel Street properties.
The partners will combine the two properties to create a 3,000 square metre riverfront corner site, with plans to develop it into a circa $600 million A-grade commercial building.
Savills agents Anthony Ott and John McDonald negotiated the transaction.
The new development, to be known as 205 North Quay, presents a landmark opportunity for Cbus Property to bookend its successful 1 William Street, Brisbane commercial project, tenanted by Queensland Government and recently awarded Property Council of Australia’s 2019 Queensland Development of the Year.
205 North Quay will add 50,000 square metres of net lettable area to the Brisbane CBD office market and responds directly to the emergence of the North Quarter precinct which has received record infrastructure investment.
“205 North Quay is a major riverfront CBD site, ideally located to capitalise on the major infrastructure projects nearby such as the recently announced Roma Street Station, Brisbane Metro, Cross River Rail and Brisbane Live,” said Adrian Pozzo, CEO of Cbus Property.
“The economic outlook for Brisbane is strong, with positive employment growth forecast to continue and Queensland’s economic growth also anticipated to continue to outperform the Australian average.
“We will look to build on these strong economic foundations and our past success with 1 William Street, to deliver a premium and future-focused commercial tower for Brisbane’s CBD in collaboration with our partner, Nielson Properties.”
Located in Brisbane’s prime commercial district, the 205 North Quay development will play a significant role in the continued regeneration of the burgeoning North Quarter precinct, which will now also include Mirvac’s 80 Ann Street tower to be tenanted by Suncorp, Shayher Group’s 300 George Street project and the recently completed W Hotel on George Street.
“We are proud to partner with Cbus Property on this landmark riverfront commercial project,” says Ross Nielson, Founder and Managing Director of Nielson Properties.
“As a local Brisbane developer, we’re excited to be a part of the evolution of the North Quarter as it becomes a vibrant hub bolstered by outstanding connectivity to Brisbane’s CBD and premium infrastructure and amenity.”
The tower is expected to be complete by 2023.
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Cbus Property locks in $600 million North Quay, Brisbane office project

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Multiplex has pinpointed incomplete grouting as having caused crumbling of precast concrete columns at its $1.2 billion Collins Arch project.
The issue halted work at the Collins Street, Melbourne CBD work site of the CBUS project, nicknamed the Pantscaper.
The builder would not say how many columns had been affected or what levels of the 44-level twin-tower project had been affected.
The embarrassed super fund, which provides superannuation and income stream accounts to more than 790,000 members, prides itself as being a leading commercial and residential property developer across the country.
The concerns triggered an <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/97069-precast-column-movement-concerns-stops-work-at-cbus-447-collins-street-pantscaper-twin-tower-project" target="_blank">investigation by structural engineers</a>.
"In limited locations the liquid grouting solution between the column and the floor slab has been found not to have fully penetrated, leading to minor spalling of the precast column edges," Multiplex said on Wednesday.
"The columns in question have since been remediated in accordance with the engineers’ recommendation and a full audit of all precast structural columns is expected to be complete later today."
The builder said there were no structural problems with the building, the design or the precast columns separating floors.
But is acknowledged that "spalling", or crumbling, of the pillars had occurred where pressure built up because the grouting was not evenly spreading the load of the column above.
RCP was appointed by Cbus Property in 2015 to project manage the redevelopment of 447 Collins Street, Melbourne. The quantity surveyor is Rider Levett Bucknall.
It is understood CBUS Property board members were briefed on the issue after the stopwork gained national attention on the Nine Entertainment website.
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Mark Ford has been the CBUS Property chair since 2006. Ford is a professional director with extensive property industry experience, including previously being managing director, head of DB Real Estate Australia.</div>
The CBUS Property board includes trade union construction boss Dave Noonan who worked as a builder’s labourer, and managed major union sites at several iconic Melbourne landmarks.
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Noonan’s qualifications now comprise the RG146 for Superannuation.
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Chris Kakoufas is the CBUS Property general manager of development.</div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">A CBUS presentation indicated there were unique design considerations for 447 Collins Street due to its complex form, and focuses on the linking of East and West Towers via the skybridge.
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">"Each tower experiences permanent lateral deflections in different directions due its unique geometry," Rob DiBlasi, Director, 4D Workshop said in 2017 at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.</div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">"This is all about construction...by tieing them together it's an extremely stiff building" said DiBlasi.</div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">"The architectural aspiration was to maintain an uninterrupted façade across connecting towers," he advised.</div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">"The skybridge structure has been utilized to link the towers and avoid expansion joints. </div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">"Design considerations include individual tower movement during construction and construction tolerance, skybridge and link structure design and detailing, consequential design effects on stability elements, and skybridge construction methodology. </div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">"The linking of towers can be carried out successfully to create a unique continuous and homogenous architectural form," </div>
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<div class="cbp-l-project-desc-title">The presentation advised internal linking forces can be significant and may affect design, detailing and construction.</div>
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Poor grouting was part of the problem at Sydney's troubled Opal Tower, from which residents were evacuated on Christmas Eve.
Along with the poor assembly of beams, there was also insufficient grout – concrete glue made up of water, cement, and sand – at the joints between the hob beams and panels, causing stress in the panels,<a href="https://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/poor-design-and-construction-at-opal-breached-national-codes-and-standards-20190221-h1bjch" target="_blank"> </a>the Opal investigation found.
Opal Tower also had unique <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://vimeo.com/293076036" target="_blank">construction challenges</a>.
 
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