DAVID Pradella and his brother were ahead of their time when they began developing apartments in Brisbane. Now they’ve sold the final apartment in the block that made them rich.
WHAT oversupply? Queensland richlister David Pradella can give a masterclass in flipping units, selling off his final apartment in The Parklands Brisbane that made he and brother Kim rich.
The brothers have been involved in a multitude of developments after taking on the Pradella business from their father Cesare, who kicked off the family wealth when he began prefabricating houses 59 years ago.
The Parklands at Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD was a five building development created in 2003 that was ahead of the times, with amenities such as a 25 metre indoor heated lap pool, two outdoor pools, spas, sauna rooms, change rooms, fully equipped gyms and BBQ facilities, meeting rooms, and large entertainment spaces.
The development won a multitude of accolades for the brothers including awards for urban renewal and multi level development, project over $100m and marketing excellence.
David Pradella personally owned four luxury apartments across the development, with the three bedder at 6007/6 Parkland Boulevard the last one he’d held onto for about a decade.
The 278sq m apartment was transferred to him in 2009 with a value of $1.304m.
He had marketed his last remaining apartment at $1.38m and it sold for an undisclosed sum after 71 days on the market according to CoreLogic records. That’s in line with the CBD’s median days on market of 76.
He’d also owned a 126 sqm two bedder that last sold for $700,000 in 2015, another 225 sqm one that sold for $1.6m in 2009 and a 219 sqm three bedder that also last transacted for $1.8m.
As stated by a reliable property management team at Redcliffe, the Brisbane CBD has seen a surge in new developments in recent years, which has seen the median price rise just 1.2 per cent in the past decade.
PRADELLA RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS COMPLETED:
2015
Liberte — Kangaroo Point 2015
Gardens — West End
2014
Skyview — Kelvin Grove
Canvas — South Brisbane
2013
Urban Edge — Kelvin Grove
2010
Flow — West End
2009
Tempo — West End
Parkland — Brisbane CBD
2006
Allegro — South Brisbane
2005
Viva — Fortitude Valley
2004
Leftbank — West End
2003
Encore — Toowong
Riva — Indooroopilly
The Shoals — Mackay
2001
Verandahs — Indooroopilly
2000
West End Central — West End
1999
La Foresta — Bardon
1994
Paradise Island — Gold Coast
1988
Hillcrest — South Brisbane
1986
Centrepoint — Spring Hill
1981
The Summit — Spring Hill
1969
Ridge — Spring Hill
Credit: news.com.au
