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The bankrupt, the fugitive and the billion-dollar Toplace collapse
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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

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Apartments locked into higher power bills after developers partner with retailers

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

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
Bad developers have left a trail of misery, but our reforms are cleaning them out

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
‘I’m gonna hurt them’: Jean Nassif hits back in extraordinary tirade from ‘rehab’

‘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
The three key ingredients in a development proposal that would change NIMBYs’ minds

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
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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

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

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
Twenty years after Save Ningaloo, WA’s next cultural reckoning is here

Twenty years after Save Ningaloo, WA’s next cultural reckoning is here

As we face our moment of no return as a planet, much of our effort must also focus on what’s happening in our own backyard: what we are directly responsible for.

  • by Paul Gamblin
Embattled property developer Jean Nassif again banned from operating in NSW

Embattled property developer Jean Nassif again banned from operating in NSW

The developer and his company Toplace have once more been banned from operating after dozens of defects were found in several apartment developments in Sydney.

  • by Megan Gorrey