Saville Australia
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It holds a variety of residential apartment projects.
With origins dating back over 15 years, Saville Australia has undertaken development projects in some of Western Australia’s premier waterside and inner city locations.
Saville Australia’s current portfolio is valued at more than $1.7 billion and includes the $1.2 billion Capital Square development, which will see the redevelopment of the historic former Emu Brewery site in the Perth CBD into a residential and commercial precinct housing over 500 residents and 60,000sqm of office space.
Saville Australia’s portfolio also includes Waikiki Blue on the Safety Bay foreshore, Saffron and Altus Luxury Apartments in Perth’s CBD and Palazzo Mindarie on the oceanfront in Mindarie.
In 2006 Saville attracted criticism from Australian Prime Minister John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
for banning tourists taking photos in the vicinity of the popular Southgate precinct in Southbank, Victoria
Southbank, Victoria
Southbank is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located direct south of the Yarra River opposite Melbourne's Hoddle Grid. The northernmost area is considered part of the Central Business District and Central Activities District of the city. Its Local Government Area are the...
.
In 2007 Saville became the principal sponsor of the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
, a professional basketball team playing in the Australian National Basketball League. The sponsorship runs through to 2010.
In 2009 Saville went into receivership.