Frasers Property Australia
Frasers Property Australia is the Australian property development and management division of Singapore-based Frasers Property.
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Overview
Frasers Property Australia is the Australian operating division of Frasers Property, a Singaporean multinational real estate group listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange. Its activities span residential land development, house and apartment development, commercial property, retail property, and property management. The business operates across the Australian property market and represents the local continuation of a corporate platform whose origins extend back to the incorporation of TM Burke Pty Ltd in the 1920s. The business developed through several stages of consolidation and rebranding. In the 1960s, TM Burke merged with the Land and Housing Division of Hooker Corporation. From 1990, the organisation traded under the Australian Housing and Land name and became widely associated with the Australand identity. Australand expanded its corporate and investment-property activities during the 1990s and early 2000s. It was listed on both the Australian Securities Exchange and the Singapore Exchange in 1997, acquired Walker Corporation in 2000, and participated in the creation and restructuring of wholesale and listed property trusts between 2001 and 2003. The company’s business broadened beyond traditional residential development into commercial, retail, logistics, industrial, and mixed-use projects. A notable example is One Central Park in Sydney’s Chippendale precinct, a mixed-use urban-renewal development incorporating residential towers and extensive vertical landscaping. The project received a five-star Green Star rating for multi-unit residential design in 2013 and won a Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat award in 2014. A major ownership and identity transition occurred in 2014, when Australand was acquired by Frasers Centrepoint and privatised. Frasers Centrepoint’s property arm, Frasers Centrepoint Limited, was listed on the Singapore Exchange during the same broader period. In August 2015, Australand adopted the Frasers Property brand, creating the current Frasers Property Australia identity. The Australian operation subsequently established a dedicated retail business unit in October 2015. In 2016, the wider Frasers group launched the sustainability strategy known as “A Different Way,” while Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust was listed in Singapore. Today, Frasers Property Australia is positioned as a diversified property business rather than a single-project developer. Its portfolio covers the creation and management of residential communities, apartments, commercial assets, retail environments, and other property types. The brand’s historical significance lies in the transition from an Australian-listed property company operating under the Australand name to an Australian division integrated into a larger Singapore-based real estate group.
History
The history of Frasers Property Australia can be traced to the incorporation of TM Burke Pty Ltd in the 1920s. The early business later became connected with the Australian housing and land-development sector. In the 1960s, TM Burke merged with the Land and Housing Division of Hooker Corporation, creating a broader platform for housing and property activities. In 1990, the company began trading under the Australian Housing and Land name and was also known as Australand. The Australand identity became particularly important as the business developed from an Australian housing and land enterprise into a diversified property group. In 1997, Australand was listed on both the Australian Securities Exchange and the Singapore Exchange, providing a public-market structure for its Australian property operations. The group expanded further in 2000 through the acquisition of Walker Corporation. During this period, Frasers Centrepoint Limited, the property arm formerly associated with the Fraser & Neave group, began its first Australian development, Pavilions on the Bay at Glebe Point. The Australian property platform also developed investment structures: Australand Wholesale Property Trusts were established between 2001 and 2002, and the Australand Property Trust was renamed Australand Property Group in 2003. In 2011, Australand entered the Australian real estate investment trust index but was delisted from the Singapore Exchange. The company retained a substantial presence in Australian property development and investment while its ownership and capital-market structure continued to evolve. A decisive change came in 2014, when Australand was acquired by Frasers Centrepoint and privatised in October. The transaction connected the long-established Australian platform to a larger Singapore-based real estate group. In the same period, Frasers Centrepoint Limited, the group’s property arm, was listed on the Singapore Exchange. In August 2015, Australand adopted the Frasers Property brand and became Frasers Property Australia. The new identity aligned the Australian business with the broader Frasers Property portfolio. The Australian division continued to broaden its operating scope. In October 2015 it launched a retail business unit, adding a more explicit retail-property focus to its residential, commercial, development, and management activities. In 2016, the wider group introduced the “A Different Way” sustainability strategy, while Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust was listed on the Singapore Exchange. One Central Park in Sydney illustrates the company’s development approach during this period. Located in Chippendale, the project combined residential and other urban uses with prominent vertical landscaping and formed part of a wider urban-renewal project. It received a five-star Green Star rating for multi-unit residential design in 2013 and won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s Best Tall Building Worldwide award in 2014. Frasers Property Australia now functions as the Australian division of Frasers Property. Its activities cover residential land, housing, apartments, commercial and retail property, mixed-use development, and property management. The company’s history is therefore one of transformation from a locally rooted housing and land business, through the Australand listed-property era, into an integrated national operation under an international real estate group.
- 2016
The group launches A Different Way
[1]Frasers Property introduced the “A Different Way” sustainability strategy; Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust was also listed on the Singapore Exchange.
- 2015
The Frasers Property Australia brand is introduced
[1]Australand adopted the Frasers Property brand in August, and the Australian operation launched a retail business unit in October.
- 2014
Australand joins the Frasers group
[1]Frasers Centrepoint acquired Australand, which was privatised in October.
- 2014
One Central Park wins a global tall-building award
[1]The project received the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat award for Best Tall Building Worldwide.
- 2013
One Central Park receives a five-star Green Star rating
[1]The Sydney development received a five-star Green Star certification for multi-unit residential design.
- 2011
Australand joins the Australian REIT index
[1]Australand was listed on the Australian real estate investment trust index and delisted from the Singapore Exchange.
- 2003
Australand Property Trust is renamed
[1]The Australand Property Trust was renamed Australand Property Group.
- 2001
Wholesale property trusts are established
[1]The Australand Wholesale Property Trusts began to be established during 2001–2002.
- 2000
Walker Corporation is acquired
[1]Australand acquired Walker Corporation, while Frasers Centrepoint Limited began its first Australian development with Pavilions on the Bay at Glebe Point.
- 1997
Australand is listed in Australia and Singapore
[1]Australand was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the Singapore Exchange.
Products and positioning
A diversified Australian property developer and manager within the Frasers Property group, combining residential development with commercial, retail, mixed-use, and property-management capabilities.
Residential development
Residential land developments
Frasers Property Australia develops residential land and planned communities across the Australian market. This activity represents the continuation of the company’s historic housing and land-development roots and forms one of the core parts of its diversified property platform.
Residential development
Housing developments
The business develops housing projects as part of its residential portfolio. Housing activities sit alongside land subdivision and apartment development within the company’s broader Australian residential offering.
Residential development
Apartment developments
Apartment development is another principal business line. The company’s work includes larger urban projects, with One Central Park in Sydney serving as a prominent example of its residential and mixed-use development capabilities.
Commercial real estate
Commercial property
Frasers Property Australia develops and manages commercial property as part of its diversified portfolio. The commercial business complements the company’s residential, retail, and mixed-use activities.
Retail real estate · 2015
Retail property
A dedicated retail business unit was launched in 2015. The unit expanded the Australian division’s sector coverage and established retail property as a distinct part of its operating platform.
Mixed-use development
One Central Park
One Central Park is a mixed-use urban-renewal project in Chippendale, Sydney. Its design incorporates residential towers and extensive vertical landscaping. The development received a five-star Green Star certification for multi-unit residential design in 2013 and a Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat award in 2014.
Property services
Property management
Property management is included within the Australian division’s service scope. It supports the operation and administration of assets across the company’s residential, commercial, retail, and other property activities.
Marketing campaigns
- 2016A Different Way
Australia · Singapore
Frasers Property introduced “A Different Way” as a group sustainability strategy. The initiative provided a common sustainability direction for businesses including the Australian property division.
Brand decisions
2015
Launch of a dedicated retail business unitStrategyBackground
Following its integration into the Frasers group, the Australian division continued to broaden its sector coverage.
Action taken
Frasers Property Australia established a retail business unit in October.
Aftermath
Retail became a distinct operating area alongside residential, commercial, mixed-use, and property-management activities.
2015
Adoption of the Frasers Property identityStrategyBackground
The former Australand business was being aligned with the international Frasers property portfolio.
Action taken
Australand adopted the Frasers Property brand in August.
Aftermath
The Australian operation became known as Frasers Property Australia.
2014
Frasers Centrepoint acquires AustralandM&ABackground
Australand had operated as a listed Australian property company with activity extending across development and property investment.
Action taken
Frasers Centrepoint acquired Australand and privatised the company in October.
Aftermath
The Australian platform became part of the Frasers group and later adopted the Frasers Property Australia identity.
2000
Acquisition of Walker CorporationM&ABackground
Australand was expanding its Australian property platform during a period of broader portfolio development.
Action taken
Australand acquired Walker Corporation.
Aftermath
The acquisition became part of the company’s transition toward a broader property-development and investment group.
Recent events
Ascendas REIT to acquire Melbourne office building[2]
Reported:
Ascendas REIT said it is buying the freehold land and subsequent development of the 254 Wellington Road office building in Mulgrave from ESR and Frasers Property Australia for A$110.9 million. Completion was scheduled for the second quarter of 2020.
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