{"id":9895,"date":"2026-05-12T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/9895\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:49:32","slug":"lantona-splashes-22m-on-shovel-ready-albion-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/9895\/","title":{"rendered":"Lantona Splashes $22m on Shovel-Ready Albion Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brisbane-based developer Lantona Developments has acquired a prime DA-approved site in the evolving inner-city suburb of Albion for $21.8 million. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The 5600sq m industrial site at 31 Dover Street, 5km north of Brisbane\u2019s CBD, holds <a data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbandeveloper.com\/articles\/twin-tower-albion-brisbane-development-application\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbandeveloper.com\/articles\/twin-tower-albion-brisbane-development-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">approval for close to 200 apartments across two blocks each of 10 storeys<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The site is near Crosby Park and would capture views to the CBD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The transaction was facilitated by Chesters Real Estate agents Tim Jones and Vaughn Smart.<\/p>\n<p>Jones said the deal typified the continued confidence in Brisbane\u2019s inner-city development market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemand for well-located inner-city development opportunities remains extremely strong, particularly for shovel-ready sites with quality approvals already in place,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Brisbane continuing to experience significant population growth, infrastructure investment and momentum leading into the 2032 Olympic Games, developers are actively securing strategic sites within tightly held urban precincts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lantona\u2019s most recent acquisition marks a strategic move out of its inner-west stomping ground, where it has projects at Auchenflower, Toowong and Indooroopilly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1858_1.02_Exterior_Footpath_R007_Sunset.jpg\" alt=\"The inner suburb of Albion is growing in popularity as it shrugs off its industrial past.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u25b2 The inner suburb of Albion is growing in popularity. Pyco&#8217;s Nouveau development (rendering above) is nearing completion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lantona director Andrew Hanna said the deal was a significant opportunity to expand the developer\u2019s pipeline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It] is an exceptional site within one of Brisbane\u2019s most rapidly evolving inner-city suburbs,\u201d Hanna said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combination of scale, elevation, city outlooks and immediate proximity to green space made this a highly compelling acquisition for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hanna said it was \u201cbecoming increasingly difficult\u201d to put a foot on DA-approved sites in Brisbane\u2019s inner ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlbion continues to transform into one of Brisbane\u2019s most connected and desirable lifestyle precincts, supported by strong transport connectivity, amenity and long-term infrastructure investment,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Brisbane-based developer, we are passionate about delivering projects that not only respond to the way people want to live today, but also contribute positively to the long-term evolution of the surrounding area. We look forward to progressing our vision for the site in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Construction is under way one block away on Arden Group\u2019s Park House at 58-60 Crosby Road. The project comprises 56 apartments in a mix of three and four-bedroom formats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pyco\u2019s <a data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbandeveloper.com\/articles\/albion-sky-home-pyco-group-brisbane\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbandeveloper.com\/articles\/albion-sky-home-pyco-group-brisbane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nouveau development is also nearing completion<\/a> further up the hill from the Dover Street site.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brisbane-based developer Lantona Developments has acquired a prime DA-approved site in the evolving inner-city suburb of Albion for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5460,99,3767,855,2974,857,212,3035,2975,11112],"class_list":{"0":"post-9895","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brisbane","8":"tag-apartments","9":"tag-brisbane","10":"tag-deal","11":"tag-development-applications","12":"tag-inner-brisbane","13":"tag-planning-approvals","14":"tag-queensland","15":"tag-real-estate","16":"tag-residential","17":"tag-site-acquisition"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}