From paperboy to shaping cities
tects, engineers, urban designers, agents and other property professionals.
IF YOU HAD A $1 MILLION SPARE, WHAT INDUSTRY WOULD YOU BE INVESTING IN NOW? STUDENTS BE STUDYING? Having the skills to analyse, engage, communicate and persuade will always be important. And they should study music because it’s good for the soul. I have two main frustrations. The first is at the misperceptions of the Gold Coast as a city and a business community. We aren’t a capital city and never will be. But the Gold Coast is a mature, entrepreneurial and sustainable city. My other frustration is the tone and quality of public debate in the city. We have a lot of growing pains to work through over the next decade, but that gives us all exciting opportunities to play a role in shaping our city. We will best do that by holding ourselves to a higher standard of public discourse and debate. JOHN Potter, bustling developer, is kicking a giant goal in the hot property market that is Melbourne.
The Mermaid Beach-based developer and a Sydney partner 16 months ago launched a 388-lot land estate, Catalina, at Pt Cook.
An initial flurry of sales was no flash in the pan and Catalina is raising toward a sellout.
John returned from the Melbourne chill the other day warmed by the fact 353 lots had sold at between $280,000 and $350,000.
He and his Catalina partner are hoping their sales luck holds with a new estate, with 622 lots, at Mickleham in northwestern Melbourne.
John’s no stranger to the Victorian capital – he’s been active there for years.
Last year he and his Sydney partner completed a sellout 67unit project at Doncaster.