YIMBY Hobart

24/07/2026

A very succinct talking point from Ryan Posselt on Airbnb and its impact in today’s Mercury.

27/05/2026

Grattan Institute has a new report recommending that carpark requirements for new builds be scrapped.

About 40% of parking spaces under apartments in Australia sit empty, yet strict planning rules mean more unwanted spots continue to be built

27/05/2026

Interesting. What do you think?

The new owners of the former Tasmania Police headquarters in Hobart’s CBD have lodged a $5 million plan to convert the building into apartments and a cafe.

Stewart Group Hobart Pty Ltd plans to create 16 apartments, a top-floor penthouse, 40 residents’ car parks and minor external changes.

The building on the corner of Liverpool and Argyle streets, opposite the Royal Hobart Hospital, was valued at between $17-$18 million when it went to market.

Police and emergency management staff are due to leave before the lease expires on June 30.

21/01/2026

That’s 23 new medium density dwellings for our city. May we have more of this please?

🥳Approved tonight. This re-development at 48-50 and 52 New Town Road is for multiple dwellings (23 dwellings) and visitor accommodation (38 units).

🏋🏾‍♀️ “Additional uses on the site would include a café on the ground floor and consulting rooms, gym and wellness centre on the lower ground floor.

🅿️ A lower ground floor carpark would contain 67 car parking spaces and four motorcycle parking spaces.

🌿 The development would consist of separate buildings connected by walkways and roofing and surrounded by landscaping.”

27/12/2025

https://theconversation.com/what-the-world-can-learn-from-uruguay-as-the-global-housing-crisis-deepens-258342?fbclid=IwdGRjcAO8sIxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeVY47jQR_Rxlj2HaBWx1WJ4wZgG3EzfGnFkjyHOfPGAyYfge4Slmuzoqp7W8_aem_aOuGzGZKQ5XnSqpvlE48wA

One of Latin America’s smallest nations has a robust network of housing cooperatives, which give access to permanent, affordable housing to citizens at a range of income levels.

14/12/2025

Our letter to elected members of Hobart City Council. Our concern is specific to broadacre car yards, the kind targeted by this proposal. Boutique showrooms that are integrated into apartment or other commercial developments can be compatible with an active, walkable city. These models use land more efficiently, contribute to street life, and do not compromise housing development. This is not true of expansive, single-use car display and storage lots.

14/12/2025

YIMBY Hobart media release. Backing better use of CBD land.