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  • The Australian
  • 31/10/2024

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'Pivotal moment' for sustainable housing at scale

Property developer MODEL has launched a $250m Regenerative Decarbonisation Fund to support its first two build-to-rent projects in Melbourne, and it is lining up more sites.

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  • BTR News Australia
  • 06/11/2024

MODEL to develop sustainable Lithgow Street BTR

MODEL is transforming the former Schweppes Factory in Abbotsford into 180 apartments and launched its $250M Regenerative Decarbonisation Fund. Architects Warren and Mahoney, Arup, TTW, Urbis, Neuron and Slattery will ensure that it achieves MODEL's sustainability targets.

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  • Woodcentral
  • 06/11/2024

The Second Coming: New Timber Model to Fix Melbourne's Squeeze

Australia's most ambitious build-to-rent developer has established a $250m fund as it pushes ahead with its pledge to build more than 5,000 units out of mass timber over the next five years.

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  • Architecture & Design
  • 05/11/2024

MODEL turns Schweppes factory into sustainable living hub and launches $250m fund

Build-to-rent (BTR) innovator MODEL has announced its second project in Abbotsford as it continues to lead the charge in Melbourne’s residential sustainability evolution. It's also launching its $250m Regenerative Decarbonisation Fund (RDF).

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  • Australian Property Journal
  • 05/11/2024

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MODEL’s struts down Abbotsford with build-to-rent development

MODEL has unveiled its plans for a second build-to-rent project in Abbotsford with the adaptive transformation of the former Schweppes Cordial Factory

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  • The ASEAN Developer
  • 01/11/2024

MODEL Transforms former Schweppes Cordial Factory into sustainable living hub

BTR innovator MODEL has announced its second project in Abbotsford, brokered by JLL as it continues to lead the charge in Melbourne’s residential sustainability evolution – also launching its $250m Regenerative Decarbonisation Fund (RDF).

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  • The Urban Developer
  • 31/10/2024

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MODEL Lifts Covers on Second Melbourne BtR

BTR developer MODEL has revealed a second project in Melbourne’s Abbotsford that will incorporate passivhaus principles as it unveils a new $250-million Regenerative Decarbonisation Fund to allows developers to invest sustainably.

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  • ArchitectureAU
  • 01/10/2024

Proposed tower aims to become Melbourne’s tallest residential mass timber building

According to MODEL, the design approach was driven by “decarbonisation at scale,” with the project aiming to achieve a 50 percent reduction in embodied carbon compared to standard developments of a similar scale.

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  • Architecture & Design
  • 30/09/2024

MODEL’s first project to be Melbourne’s tallest mass timber and Passive House certified apartment complex

BTR innovator MODEL shares its first project – a 13,000 sqm (GFA) structure in Abbotsford – which will not only be the tallest mass timber residential building in Melbourne, but the first large scale apartment complex in Australia to achieve Passive House certification.

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  • The Age
  • 27/09/2024

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MODEL goes direct to minister

In line with Victoria's urgent need for housing solutions MODEL is utilising the state government’s Development Facilitation Pathway, which takes planning considerations straight to Planning Minister.

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  • Australian Property Journal
  • 26/09/2024

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MODEL takes sustainable architecture to new heights

Melbourne's tallest mass timber residential building is set to be a 200-apartment, 17-storey build-to-rent project delivered in the inner suburb of Abbotsford.

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  • BtR News Australia
  • 26/09/2024

MODEL launches MODEL on Johnston BTR

BTR group MODEL has launched its first development in Abbotsford, Melbourne, following six months of planning and feasibility testing. Located adjacent to the Victoria Park train station at 276 Johnston Street, the 13,000 sqm (GFA) building will include 200 apartments across 17 storeys.

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  • Woodcentral
  • 24/09/2024

Aussie Developer’s New Timber Model to Solve Build-to-Rent Crisis

Australia has emerged as a highly lucrative market for timber-based BTR mid and high-rise projects, with MODEL becoming the newest and most ambitious developer to propose a 17-storey, 200-apartment tower in Abbotsford, inner-city Melbourne.

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  • The Urban Developer
  • 23/09/2024

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Record-Breaking Timber BtR Tower Flagged for Melbourne

MODEL’s first BTR initiative is a 200 apartment complex in Abbotsford. The proposed project will be Melbourne’s tallest mass-timber residential building and the first large-scale apartment building to be Passive House certified in Australia.

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  • Architecture & Design
  • 06/08/2024

Episode 216: Rory Hunter on the Who, What, Why, When and Where of the MODEL BTR concept

Rory Hunter speaks with Branko Miletic on how MODEL delivers thoughtfully designed, secure, connected, carbon neutral homes where health and wellbeing are at the core of the everyday experience.

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  • The Fifth Estate | The Green List
  • 01/08/2024

Rory Hunter's MODEL is a build-to-rent development group that aims to revolutionise the ...

MODEL's BTR projects will start with adaptive reuse or mass timber construction and be Passive House certified – reducing embodied carbon by a minimum of 50 per cent and operational carbon by 75 per cent.

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  • The Inner Chief
  • 19/01/2024

#313 Spearheading the build-to-rent industry into a sustainable future, with Rory Hunter, Founder & CEO of MODEL (and how he bought an island in his twenties - really!)

MODEL Founder and CEO Rory tells Greg Layton how he has harnessed the entrepreneurial spirit he has possessed from a young age to create a build-to-rent initiative that considers the planet, the local community and delivers long-term value to investors.

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  • IndesignLIVE
  • 23/12/2023

Rory Hunter: One man’s MODEL for build-to-rent

MODEL’s CEO Rory Hunter speaks with Jan Henderson on how his BTR ideas centre around better lives for renters where they become a part of the community, enjoy an increased sense of security live in warm homes designed for the future.

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  • Architecture & Design
  • 18/10/2023

Build-to-rent projects based on decarbonisation can deliver climate and ROI goals

Are sustainable buildings too costly to develop? MODEL founder and CEO Rory Hunter presents a compelling counter-narrative to the prevailing thinking by arguing that the real cost lies in “not” adopting sustainable practices.

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  • BTR News Australia
  • 12/10/2023

MODEL announces launch with ESG committed strategy

With a key focus on developing sustainable, decarbonised residential schemes, new Build to Rent development group MODEL launches with a strong net zero strategy.

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  • Financial Review
  • 10/10/2023

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How developers can make BTR properties hold their value

MODEL CEO Rory Hunter tells the AFR smart investors will back BTR projects with strong sustainability models in order to future-proof the value of their assets as environmental legislation continues to evolve.

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