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Billionaire Larry Kestelman’s property investment and development company has snapped up a site in Melbourne’s inner-city and will develop a new top-grade ­office block in the hot precinct.
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PROPERTY
Bounce back: fringe offices make city rebound
Billionaire Larry Kestelman’s property investment and development company has snapped up a site in Melbourne’s inner-city and will develop a new top-grade ­office block in the hot precinct.
BEN WILMOT
PROPERTY
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PROPERTY
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PROPERTY
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THE ECONOMY
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WINTER CHILL
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HOSPITALITY
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MANSION
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By MACKENZIE SCOTT
PROPERTY
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