EBCM News

Welcome to our new Web Site

This Site has been established to provide information about Ernst Body Corporate Management, its people and general information to people in the body corporate industry.

If you have any feedback or comments, please contact Alan Buckle at our Brisbane Office.

Your own body corporate web site

Such a facility is now available through the combined efforts of StrataMax Pty Ltd (body corporate management software supplier) and Ernst Body Corporate Management.

This means you can at any time and anywhere in the world: -

• check and pay your levies (including via credit card and direct debit);
  check and notify us of name and address changes;
  
• obtain copies of minutes or other body corporate documents;
  
• obtain immediate disclosure statements and information certificates to aid in the contracting and selling of lots;
  
• and much more.

Fees apply and if you are interested in this new service, write to us or contact your committee members to raise it with us.

What's new at EBCM?

To stay alive in this dynamic industry, we must continue to be vigilant in the way bodies corporate are administered and people's needs satisfied. The following items indicate our current actions: -

• We advise that we formed an affiliation with another Body Corporate Management Company, Strataworld Pty Ltd, in order that we may use their resources to attend to the affairs of our NSW, Victorian, Northern Territory and Pacific Region clients and a certain number of QLD clients.
  
• We have just spent tens of thousands of dollars upgrading our computer record security, back up and data transfer. This is all necessary to enable Internet capabilities whilst maintaining a very high level of security of records.
  
• A disaster recovery system has been implemented so that if a catastrophe occurs and our office and computers are drastically affected, we can operate from a remote location in approximately three hours.
  
• All of our body corporate managers are now members or are becoming provisional members of the Community Titles Institute of Queensland and undergoing continuing training to ensure they are able to deliver the quality service to which the company is dedicated.
  
• Muriel Ingevics is our contact person for any queries on National Privacy Policy for Body Corporates and Lot owner information.
  
  

Large Estate now real Communities

As developer’s are looking for added value, greater controls on appearance and cost contributions, many residential estates are now being developed as bodies corporate.

A perfect example of this is a soon to be released project called Golden Waters at Hervey Bay, which when finished will consist of: 4,500 residential lots; education institution; health / retail / commercial precinct; residents recreation areas; key environmental areas; and a quality golf course. An indicative concept plan is attached.

Skyrise Towers are coming to Queensland.

Queensland is going to have its fair share of Skyrise Towers in the coming years and EBCM are intimately involved in all Skyrises, from point of building design to documentation of the titling and operational structure.

Riparian Plaza
Situated - Eagle Street, Brisbane which is an active mixed-use complex, has 53 floors of retail, commercial and residential areas, the latter being over the top 11 floors. www.riparianplaza.com

Aurora Apartments
Situated - Queen Street, Brisbane which is enjoying enormous success in its marketing phase and will comprise of 69 levels. The Skyrise will contain some 472 apartments, recreation areas and retail outlets. www.auroracbd.com.au

Q1
Situated - Gold Coast Highway, Surfers Paradise is the world's tallest residential building punching a hole in the sky at over 80 stories. The Skyrise contains a retail shopping precinct, over 520 apartments, recreation facilities and on 77th level, an observation deck. www.qtallesttower.com

Soul

Situated – on top of the Raptis Plaza, on the beachfront at Surfers Paradise, will contain a refurbished Shopping Centre with an approximately a 77 Storey residential Tower.

There will be over 300 apartments and extensive recreation areas.”

Vision

Situated on the corner of Margaret and Mary Streets in Brisbane will be approximately 75 Stories in height comprising of Retail, Commercial, shopping plaza and more than 400 residential apartments with the associated recreation areas.

M on Mary

This 59 Storey Skyrise in Brisbane, is purported to comprise of 405 apartments, quality features and facilities as well as a tavern, commercial gymnasium is the second CDB tower for the Developer.

Empire Square

To be constructed in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane CBD and will stretch to 240m above the ground. It will b e a mixed use complex including retail, commercial, hotel and premium apartments.

The project is yet to be released to the market. An artists impression is attached.

Ernst Body Corporate Management Pty Ltd is extremely proud and privileged to have been involved in the design and documentation of the titling, management and body corporate costing structures for these icon Skyrises.

Our congratulations go to Bloomberg Incorporated, APH Properties, Sunland Group, Juniper Willahra Pty Ltd and Austcorp respectively, for their vision, abilities and commitment.