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Portside Wharf IGA to Go Upmarket With Its Planned Expansion

Portside Wharf IGA will undergo a major expansion to target high-end customers with construction expected to commence in April 2022 and be completed mid-year.

The IGA Portside expansion comes as Portside Wharf is getting another high-rise residential tower. The project will expand the store’s footprint by 30 per cent to 1,036sqm enabling it to cater to the growing demand as the Hamilton area continues to score new high-end developments.

Once completed the expanded store will feature levelled-up offerings with a renewed focus on takeaway treats, grab-and-go food and health and well being including expanded meat, produce and delicatessen goods offerings; cheese bar; health food section and premium pet foods section for designer pets of well-off Portside residents.

There will also be a new in-house cafe, to be called “The Street Café” that will offer freshly baked items including muffins and croissants.

The expansion will add to the current offerings in the precinct which is home to more than 35 retailers ranging from fine and casual dining to boutique fashion and health and beauty. Current tenancies at the Portside Wharf include Dendy Cinemas, Sono Japanese Restaurant, Belvedere Bar N’ Grill, Subway, Urbbana and Studio Pilates.

Brothers Robin and Ramsay Zeneldin, who established Portside Wharf IGA in 2014, think that now is the time to expand given the incoming developments at Portside Wharf and the store’s continued growth in the past years.

Brookfield Residential Properties is proposing another residential development at Portside East, near the new Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games athletes village. Known as “Building 19”, the development will be a 16-storey residents tower which will contain 186 apartment units and three retail tenancies at the ground level.

Brookfield is also set to build its 1,000th apartment at Northshore Hamilton after its proposed $141-million, 19-level residential tower secured the greenlight. They recently completed Buildings 16A and 16B Gallery House and its 17 Rivello development began construction in October 2021.

Portside Wharf: $141 Million Brookfield Residential Tower Approved

Brookfield Residential Properties is ramping up its next construction at the Portside Wharf in Northshore Hamilton following the approval of a $141 million residential tower development.

The new building, designed by Cottee Parker, will be the ninth Portside Wharf project by Brookfield and the 1000th apartment in the company’s portfolio.

Economic Development Queensland approved the tower for development in December 2020 (DEV2019/1073). It will stand next to Brookfield’s completed Gallery House One and Two on Wharf Street and will feature 150-units with a retail section on the ground floor and a fantastic view of the riverfront.

Among the key features of this development include the following:

151 apartments in total
50 one-bedroom apartments
73 two-bedroom apartments
25 three-bedroom apartments
3 four-bedroom apartments
penthouses with 270-degrees view of the riverfront
Four-level podium with decks for common and recreational facilities
infinity-edge pool
private function room
resident’s lounge
outdoor gardens with barbecue areas
Ground floor retail tenancies for 8 shops
230 onsite car spaces

Photo Credit: Brookfield Residential Properties

Brookfield managing director Lee Butterworth describes this tower as an “urban sub-tropical character that embraces and celebrates the riverfront address.” Most of the apartments will have unrestrained views of the river as well.

The company plans to launch the new apartments by the end of the year.

Portside Wharf is the $5-billion urban renewal project of the Northshore Hamilton Priority Development Area.

3 Reasons You ‘Gouda’ Check Portside Wharf’s Amazing Cheese Week

Does eating cheese feel like you’re being rewarded and comforted? Experts say that there’s a science behind the irresistibility of ooey-gooey, melty, salty and tangy cheese, which has been proven to boost the happy hormones. If you’re cheese-obsessed, you might want to drop by Portside Wharf as it’s celebrating its annual Cheese Week this March. Here are three reasons why you’ve got to be there.

1. It’s an 8-Day celebration!

This is not just going to be a one-day pop-up event. Cheese Week is taking place from the 13th to the 20th of March 2020, so you have plenty of time not to miss out on the good deals and exciting activities.

2. There are so many “grate” offers!

Over a dozen bars and restaurants at the Portside Wharf will be offering discounted deals and special meals with cheese on the menu. For instance, IGA is slashing off 20 percent from its Sprout & Kernel Vegan Cheese range. Byblos Bar has a Cheesy Platter for two for $25. The platter includes yummy pumpkin kebbi, rekakat, goats cheese balls, halloumi and sauces.

Cheese platters, cheese pizzas, cheesy nachos, cheese naan or cheesecake — there are heaps of choices from these eateries:

3. There’s some cheesy events, too!

Samantha and Lisa of @Mr & Mrs Jones are hosting a Wine and Cheese pairing experience. They’ll guide and explain which cheese goes perfectly well with which wine so you’d be a pro in a short time.

This event is on Wednesday, the 18th of March, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Booking is required online.

On the same day, Sense of Taste is hosting a Beer Meats Cheese event featuring Bentspoke Brewery beers and Le Fromage Yard cheeses, as well as some cured meats. It happens from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and online booking is a must as well.

Portside Wharf opens at 7:00 a.m. Check with your favourite retailer for its specific trading hours.

Byblos Brings A Feast of Authentic Mediterranean Flavours

Step into Byblos and be transported to a world of authentic Mediterranean flair, where the food is flavourful and the vibe is perfect for relaxing with your group. Specialising in Lebanese cuisine, this restaurant is located within the lovely Portside Wharf in Hamilton.

Byblos, so named after the oldest Lebanese city, has a mix of seating options by the riverside patio, the curtained lounge and the large dining areas for family gatherings. Every part of this dining spot exudes luxury Middle Eastern ambience.

Open since 2005, the secret to Byblos’ longevity isn’t just because of its food. Northeasterners often pick this place for enjoying a few after-work shenanigans or catching up with friends.

Byblos’ menu is extensive and ideal for even the fussiest eater. The rekakat (lightly fried filo pastries filled with feta and mozzarella cheese, chopped onion and fresh herbs) comes highly recommended and goes well with the long list of cocktails and drinks from its award-winning bar.

As it is a Mediterranean restaurant, Byblos isn’t lacking in healthy options. Choices of salads, grilled skewers and mezat (meat) dishes are plenty. These are often served for sharing with a friend. The Lebanese love dining so much that meals are always social events.

If this is your first visit, the restaurant has a Mezza banquet option ideal for four people minimum. It includes starters, entrees and desserts, so you can try every flavours that this eatery has to offer.

Byblos is open daily from for lunch and dinner. There’s a live music performance every Sunday afternoon. For its trading hours, refer to its Facebook Page.

“Authentic Mediterranean food! Arrived and Brisbane at night and we wanted a small fancy place for dinner. The place is relatively crowded and hyped up. Many locals I assume, came for drinks. Food was really nice, especially the hummus dip. Worth the price tag and the visit!”
Dennis Chan, Google Reviews

“We had the best night out here. The food was amazing, the ambience was so relaxing and the wait staff were just so helpful and lovely. 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up!”
Geri Davie, Facebook

“Good food, came quickly. Booked a last minute table with ease. Would recommend. They have booths which makes it easy when you have a number of kids with you.”
Tablefor6, Zomato

Have Your Wine Nights at This New Bar in Portside Wharf

Photo Credit: At Mr & Mrs Jones/Facebook

If your idea of a great bar is a relaxed atmosphere, live music, diverse selection of drinks and foods highlighting the flavours coming out of your glass, then you might just want to hit At Mr & Mrs Jones, bar and restaurant in Portside Wharf.

Opened November 2019, At Mr & Mrs Jones has a solid drinks menu. Whether you’re looking for sparkling wine, champagne, rosé wine, red wine, white wine, cocktails, beer, cider, bourbon, whiskey, and even liqueur, every item on the long menu is carefully curated.

Photo Credit: At Mr & Mrs Jones/Facebook

At Mr & Mrs Jones focuses on top quality Australian wines served by the glass or by the bottle. There’s plenty of Barossa Valley gems, plus a selection of bottles from the wine regions of Canberra District in New South Wales and Pipers River in Tasmania. The wine bar also have affordable options hailing from all over the world, including France, Italy, Spain, and many other places.

Enjoy the atmosphere with live jazz jams every Sunday, and if you can play the old piano, you are welcome to tickle the ivories. All these, along with the restaurant’s subtle lighting and cosy ambience just makes it an ideal destination for small and intimate gatherings.

Head chef Warren Turnbull takes care of the ever-changing menu, but since they focus on wines, expect cheese and charcuterie served at all times. Recent favourites were Moreton Bay Bug Meatballs and crispy lemon chicken wings served with pistachio and zaatar spice.

When you’re up for some wine nights with friends or loved ones or just a simple meal in a relaxed bar, check out their place at Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules St, Hamilton. At Mr & Mrs Jones is closed Mondays and Tuesdays and opens from Wednesday to Sunday. Trading hours start at 10:00 am on weekends. You can find more information about them on Facebook and on Instagram.

Festive Christmas Activities Happening at Portside Wharf Hamilton

Christmas is in full swing in Hamilton as the Portside Wharf unleashes the joy of the Yuletide season with some fun and festive activities for every member of the family. This year, here are what you can expect to see at The Wharf in the days leading up to Christmas.

Christmas Carolers and Elves

Hark! The herald angels will be singing joyful Christmas carols at the Portside Wharf for two weekends. Stop by to listen to the young carolers whilst the Christmas elves hand out sweet candy canes.

DATE	TIME
Saturday 14 December 2019	6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 15 December 2019	12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 December 2019	6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 22 December 2019	12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Christmas Frozen Pop-Up

Dendy Cinemas Portside is running Disney’s “Frozen 2” this Christmas season. To supplement this “Frozen” fever, Portside Wharf will host craft activities bearing the movie’s theme from Saturday to Tuesday, the 14th to 17th of Dec 2019.

This FREE Christmas Frozen event will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and kids will learn to make their own snowflake Christmas tree decorations and snow stencil Christmas cards. Stay a while longer and get a chance to meet Elsa of Arendelle.

Christmas Feast

Tired of preparing food for Christmas day? Then leave the preparations to the masters so you won’t have to dampen your holiday mood. Relax and celebrate at these Portside Wharf eateries.

WHERE	SPECIALS
Gusto Da Gianni	Christmas Day Lunch Special Four-Course Set Menu $139 per person
Belvedere Bar N Grill	Christmas Day Lunch Special Three-Course Set Menu $125 per person

For a superb Christmas party to remember, these restaurants at the Portside Wharf are open for hosting holiday functions and group events. Inquire about their food packages or take advantage of the group rates and discounted deals:

Belvedere Bar n Grill
Byblos Bar
Cruisers Alfresco
Gusto Da Gianni
Moda Events
Sono Japanese

One of Brisbane’s shopping and lifestyle landmarks, Portside Wharf is a family-friendly precinct with high-end retailers and top restaurants. Whilst enjoying this year’s Christmas activities, you may also visit this hub to complete your Christmas shopping list.

A Delightful Chocolate Adventure Comes to Portside Wharf for World Chocolate Day

Be ready for the ultimate chocolate adventure as Brisbane’s most delightful indulgence is happening at the Portside Wharf in Hamilton this July!

In celebration of World Chocolate Day, Portside Wharf at Hercules Street will host the ChocFest, the lone chocolate festival in the city, on Sunday, the 7th of July 2019. Come and indulge in a pleasurable experience as heaps of sweet treats will be enticing your sweet tooth from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

You’ll likely not be able to resist the desserts, drinks and choco-inspired meals some of these participating chocolatier and food establishments at the ChocFest would have for you:

As you go choco-loco picking out what to try, live acts will perform and entertain the crowd whilst the children participate in free face painting and balloon sculpting activities.

To wind down the sugar rush, Dendy Cinemas Portside will screen the 2000 film “Chocolat” with Juliette Binoche.

This is a free event, by the way, so there’s no registration required but you might want to be there early as the first 500 guests may pluck a yummy cookie at the Giant Cookie Tree.

Retail Building in the Heart of Hamilton Sold for $12 Million

Clarence Property has acquired a commercial and retail building at 9 Hercules Street, Hamilton for $12 million to further boost their Westlawn Property Trust portfolio.

The 2,175-sqm commercial precinct is fully tenanted and currently houses Corporate Development Mentors, Exercise Sports Science Australia, Medi Pro Capital Finance, and Vystal Property Group.

The commercial precinct already has an approved unit development which provides the property investment fund manager flexibility should they decide to further develop the site in the future.

According to Clarence Property managing director Peter Fahey, the Hercules Street property offered solid returns considering the fact that Brisbane city and the fringe market remains highly competitive in the sub $15 million range.

The property is ideally located near the billion-dollar Portside Wharf which is considered as one of Brisbane’s most active retail precincts.

This has been the fourth acquisition for the Clarence Property trust over the past 12 months bringing their total investment to $46.5 million. Other successful acquisitions include the purchase of 201 Leichhardt Street Spring Hill for $14.272 million, 48 Bell-Aire Avenue Northgate for $8.475 million, and 183 Varsity Pde Varsity Lakes for $11.8 million.

Annual Cheese & Champagne Pop-up Caravan Back in Portside Wharf

Photo Credit: Portside Wharf Facebook

No other culinary pairing is as timeless as cheese and wine and nobody pairs them better than the French.

Whilst French restaurants serving cheese and wine abound in Brisbane, the Portside Wharf has come up with a brilliant idea – a picnic in picturesque Hamilton whilst having great French cheese and wine. For an entire weekend.

Thus was born what has become an annual event, more popularly known as the Portside Wharf Cheese & Champagne pop-up.

This year, Portside Wharf has teamed up with The Cheese Pleaser, Gusto da Gianni, and Moët & Chandon to offer a platter of three handpicked cheese – the Le Dauphin, Comte and Blue D’Auvergne, curated by renowned cheese connoisseur, Ms Sharyn de Kort from The Cheese Pleaser. The platter will also be served with her signature apple & walnut chutney and biscuits.

Le Dauphin

Named after Louis XIV a.k.a. Le Dauphin, the heir to the throne of France, this cheese was once regarded by French royalty as the most delicious cheese they have tasted.

The aging process for Le Dauphin takes three to four months. It has a firm and tender texture with that distinctive rind aftertaste. It’s made from pasteurised cow’s milk. The main ingredients are tarragon, black pepper, parsley, and cloves, which accounts for that strong spicy taste.

Comté

This cheese is made from unpasteurised cow’s milk, exclusively acquired from Montbeliarde Cattle or French Simmental in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Comté has 83 flavours in it but the strongest flavour left in the palate after tasting it is its sweet taste, with a tinge of brown-butter and roasted-nut aromas. This is made possible by the extraordinary location where this cheese is matured to perfection. The cheese is kept for 4 to 24 months inside the dark, silent caves of the Franche-Comté region of France.

Comté is a common ingredient of fondues because of its quick-melt quality.

Bleu D’Auvergne

This cheese is mostly paired with sweet dessert table wines because of its herby, peppery, and salty taste. Some say that a liking for Blue D’Auvergne is an acquired taste because of the blue-green mould in it — those bluish-green veins that give out an almost pungent aftertaste when eaten.

This French blue cheese is named after its place of origin, in the Auvergne region of south central France.

Moet & Chandon

Moët & Chandon is one of the world’s largest champagne producers. Established in 1743, it is one of the favoured libations of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Event details:

When	10 March from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. and 11 March from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Where	Portside Wharf – Turn right at Max Brenner to find the pop-up caravan
Parking	Receive 3 hours free parking when you validate your car park ticket at the pop-up

Luxury Riverfront Sky Homes Rising in Hamilton

Brookfield Residential Properties, in partnership with Multiplex, has commenced with the construction of the Gallery House, a 20-storey residential building just next door to Portside Wharf and within six kilometres of the Brisbane CBD. It comprises 169 residences, including apartment units ranging from one-, two-, and three-bedroom types and penthouses ranging from 58 sqm to 669 sqm.

Gallery House
Credit: Portside Wharf YouTube

Construction has proceeded amidst the latest estimates from the QBE Australian Housing Outlook 2017-20. The outlook for the next three years is that unit prices for apartments will fall due to stricter lending standards. Specifically, the report shows that Brisbane will see a seven percent fall for unit prices, followed by Melbourne at five percent and Sydney at four percent.

While apartment prices fall however, the housing market are set to increase in the next three years. Brisbane house pricing is also set to increase by 7 percent. As a result, people are leaning towards buying apartment units than houses.

“With so many Australians priced out of the housing market, the Australian Dream of owning property is increasingly turning to high- and medium-density apartments,” says QBE Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance CEO Phil White.

It appears that Brookfield Residential Properties is geared towards taking advantage of this demand.

As of press time, 80 percent of the Gallery House tower has already been sold. Tower Two is set to be launched before the end of October.

“Demand for riverfront apartments remains high and the success of Gallery House is testament to the fact that well-designed and positioned properties continue to perform strongly,” says Brookfield Residential Properties General Manager, Lee Butterworth.

The firm also provides choices for its residents. They can choose between two kinds of units: the Sky Collection and the River Collection.

Credit: Portside Wharf YouTube

The Gallery House is strategically located within a close distance from various lifestyle hubs. It is just within a 3-minute walk to the Eat Street Markets, 10-minute walk to the Eagle Farm Markets and an 8-minute drive to the James Street in Fortitude Valley.

Major transportation are also within the surrounds of the Gallery House in Hamilton. Nearby terminals are Brett’s Wharf CityCat Terminal, Doomben and Ascot Train Stations, International and Domestic Terminals, Gateway Motorway, Kingsford Smith Drive, Airport Link Tunnel and Inner City Bypass.

More information about the Gallery House can be found here.