Little Italy Rises: From Accidental Concreter to $1.5bn Precinct Play

Italian storytelling skills are legendary, and when the source material is as good as the origin story of Panettiere Property Group’s Little Italy project, the tale writes itself. 

And while the $1.5-billion mixed-use Brisbane precinct broke ground earlier this year, the journey to the Newstead megaproject was a long one, Panettiere Developments director Max Panettiere said at The Urban Developer’s Brisbane Residential Developer Summit last month. 

“I remember going to Park Road to La Dolce Vita, where all the Italians used to hang out and we’d watch Italy playing in the World Cup,” Panettiere said.