JULY
2019
LAURUS
ARTICLE: THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND LAURUS PROJECTS www.laurusprojects.com.au
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THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND LAURUS PROJECTS WITHIN TWO YEARS SINCE BEING FOUNDED, LAURUS PROJECTS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING THREE PROJECTS INCLUDING THE BALMAIN LEAGUES CLUB, GRANDFIELD APARTMENTS KELLYVILLE AND SEASCAPE SENIOR RETIREMENT LIVING.
Laurus delivers an end-to-end service,
The people behind the brand are the driving
covering all aspects of the project from
force behind Laurus. They're an established
concept development to completion,
team of industry professionals who pride
including identifying opportunities, planning,
themselves on their highly focused
arranging funding partners, design, in-house
development and project management skills.
sales and marketing, and project
Meet the people behind the Laurus brand, the
management and construction delivery.
driving force behind its progress.
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Brian Hood - Managing Director
Brian has been involved in the delivery of over $4 billion worth of work, including many award-
Managing Director, Brian Hood established
winning projects, such as the Sydney Olympic
Laurus Projects after having earned his stripes
Stadium, Bennelong Point, The Residences
working for three of the largest property and
Hyde Park and Bondi Pacific. Over the years,
construction companies in Australia – Multiplex,
Brian has established strong working
Lendlease and Hutchinson Builders. It is his
relationships with designers and building
wealth of experience, expertise and exceptional
partners and has a deep understanding of the
knowledge of all facets of construction and
political climate surrounding the construction
development that ties Laurus’ service offering
and development industry, which those who
together.
partner with Laurus get the security of. Laurus’ unwavering reputation for consistently delivering on their commitments has set them apart. With Brian being across all aspects of the project, the team’s expertise, in-house resources and ongoing commitment to the long-term operation, result in every project handled by Laurus being treated with the same level of professionalism and attention to detail.
Brian Hood
Nathaniel Murray - Front End Design & Planning Outcomes
During his tenure at Multiplex, Brian went from being a site engineer to a director of the
Nathaniel comes to the Laurus Team with a
company, giving him the knowledge base
wealth of knowledge and credentials, winning
required to excel in the highly competitive
the prestigious Planning Institute of Australia
construction industry.
(PIA - NSW Division) Prize for Excellence in Integrated Planning - 2006. The PIA Prize for
Brian then moved on to Lendlease and later
Integrated Planning is awarded to the student
Hutchinson, where he established their Sydney
who has performed best in years 2, 3 and 4 of
presence, and grew it from nothing to a $400M
the Bachelor of Town Planning program.
turnover business.
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Nathaniel has worked on some of Australia’s
maintaining high quality standards. Mark holds
most significant projects, most notably the
a Bachelor of Planning from Macquarie
Building Education Revolution (BER) where he
University.
had a senior planning management role. Nathaniel’s role involves guiding the development team, through the complex
Stephen Ivanusa - Sales and Marketing
legislative and political systems influencing the stakeholders projects, whilst also managing
Stephen leads Laurus’ Sales and Marketing
specialist sub consultant team members, report
team. He brings a wealth of knowledge and
composition, stakeholder liaison and timeframe
experience from his 15 years in the Real Estate
management. Nathaniel’s role is the delivery of
industry.
projects and liaison with authorities and stakeholders.
Stephen has delivered numerous successful Project Sales & Marketing campaigns for some of Sydney’s most prestigious developments. His
Mark Boutros - Project Manager
many years with Belle Property and more recently Belle Property International Sydney
Mark's experience includes the project
allow the combination of the boutique
management of concept schemes assists the
exclusive experience that Belle Property is
development managers in planning proposals;
renowned for with a complete suite of services
preparation of statements of environmental
that caters to international investor’s, buyers
effects, development applications, liaising with
and developer’s needs.
local councils, planning panels and other government authorities; and analysis of the
During his tenure in real estate, Stephen’s goal
planning feasibility of potential development
has always remained the same – to change the
sites.
way we think about real estate. To provide a concierge service that looks at protecting and
Mark's key function is the overseeing of the
safe guarding your property transaction,
construction contractors monitoring project
helping investors, big or small, and contribute
feasibilities, budgets, program timelines
to the flavour of a development that owners will
progress flow charts, and Quantity Surveyor
enjoy for the life of their investment.
reports. Mark strives to ensure each project he is involved in meets its objectives on time while