Mary WanjaWanjiru, Author at HillPDA Consulting

Congratulations Joshua Smith – winner of the 2017 UTS Martin Hill Property Development Feasibility Prize

The UTS Martin Hill Property Development Feasibility Prize is sponsored by HillPDA with the aim of the award to encourage academic excellence in the Master of Property Development with an emphasis on development feasibility analysis. The award is given to the student who obtains a mark that is within the…

International trends in strategic planning

When I drove down from Denver to Pueblo, Colorado, I was expecting to see a well-ordered city. The town had a beautifully crafted, evidence based, strategic plan – one of the best I’ve come across. Instead, I confronted a dismal, depressing wasteland, with glaring poverty, homelessness, and gangs on street…

Parramatta Stadium Redevelopment

HillPDA was engaged by City of Parramatta Council to assess the economic and business impacts in the locality from temporary closure, construction and opening of the new Parramatta Stadium.

Proudly supporting Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

HillPDA took time out to rally their support behind the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea. There was a delicious spread of food featuring a beautiful lemon curd pie baked by our very own Accounts Assistant, Catherine Harlett, all set within the blue and yellow Cancer Council theme. Money was raised, delicious food…

VicTrak wins 2017 Government Leadership award

HillPDA were honoured to be a sponsor of the Government Leadership award at the Property Council’s 2017 Innovation and Excellence Awards. The Government Leadership award recognised significant innovation and excellence of a local, state or federal government department or authority in its dealings with the property investment and development industries. HillPDA…

Future Proofing Voluntary Planning Agreements

There is a reasonable possibility that in the future, Voluntary Planning Agreements (VPAs) will require a nexus of some sort. Future proofing of a VPA should consider the need to establish the nexus in narrative form if one exists. In a report on planning agreements in Toronto (Section 37: Final Report, January…

Estate Master Sailing Australian Farr40 Champions

2017 Farr 40 National Champion – Martin Hill and Estate Master (Photo credit: Crosbie Lorimer – Bow Caddy Media) Congratulations to team Estate Master who took out the National Farr 40 2016/17 John Calvert-Jones Championship on the weekend. After two State titles, Martin Hill and his team are overjoyed to add…

Altus Group acquires EstateMaster

Today, Martin Hill, Director and CEO of EstateMaster Group was pleased to announce the acquisition of EstateMaster by the Altus Group. Martin thanks his HillPDA and Estatemaster employees in an emotional statement: “It is with a mix of emotions that I resign as Director and CEO of EstateMaster. As founder, I have enjoyed…

The future of retail

Retailing is undergoing a revolutionary change. The combination of evolving customer needs enabled by emerging technology is causing existing players to rethink their model and bringing new players to this highly contestable market. This is the first of a series where I’ll explore the impact technology has had and…