With over 30 years of experience, David Bell is a leading advisor in Australian real estate, trusted by both government and private clients. He has played a key role in many of Queensland’s most significant property and infrastructure deals, helping shape both Australia's current landscape and its future. His work spans commercial property sales and acquisitions, commercial and industrial leasing and developments across infrastructure, resources, energy, tourism and special facilities. He is ranked highly in Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal and Doyles Guide.
Chambers Asia-Pacific describes David as “really smart, a good negotiator, calm, measured and cost-conscious,” and “an absolute delight to work with.”
David's work highlights include:
- Dexus: A$1.5bn Waterfront Brisbane Precinct redevelopment project in Queensland to develop 2 premium grade commercial office towers and a retail precinct.
- Sunshine Coast Council and SunCentral Maroochydore: the A$2.5bn Maroochydore City Centre development.
- South Bank Corporation: management of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Neville Bonner Bridge, the New Performing Arts Venue, Southpoint, Rydges Hotel, Cineplex, ABC, SW1, and the Park Avenue developments at South Bank.
- Telstra: the $6bn separation of the Amplitel mobile towers business, the separation of other Telstra businesses, the sales and leasebacks of 37 key telephone exchanges to a Telstra controlled trust, the sale and leaseback of the Clayton Data Centre, and the sales and leasebacks of a number of other telephone exchanges and other strategic assets.
- Destination Gold Coast Consortium: Stages 1 and 2 of the redevelopment of The Star Casino, Gold Coast as mixed-use residential, hotel, and retail buildings.
- Stockland: acquisition of the Halcyon land lease communities business.
- Australian Rail Track Corporation: Inland Rail project in Queensland.
- Gladstone Ports Corporation: development of the Wiggins Island coal terminal, the Materials Transportation Services Corridor, and the Fisherman’s Landing.
- Aurizon: on the lease and subleases of its 900 Ann Street headquarters, the sales of other strategic assets, and the acquisitions of Townsville Bulk Storage and Handling and Flinders Port facilities.
