The Driving Force Behind Laurus Projects

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JULY

2019

LAURUS

ARTICLE: THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND LAURUS PROJECTS www.laurusprojects.com.au


JULY 2019

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


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