26 August 2026
Published via The Urban Developer – 25/08/2026
In this episode of The Urban Developer’s Blueprint podcast, we talk to Urbis chief executive Ben Pollach and Mosaic Property Group founder Brook Monahan and unpack how their businesses are positioning for the decade ahead.
The 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games is drawing ever nearer, and the pressure is mounting on South-East Queensland’s property sector to deliver.
The industry is up against it as labour, materials and resources tighten—and that is unlikely to do anything but deepen.
The conversation ranges from city planning and precinct strategy to new development entrants into the Queensland market and what a Games-ready Brisbane looks like.
The state’s Olympics infrastructure program is facing a shortfall of an estimated 60,000 tradespeople, and the private sector developer must compete harder than ever—not just with each other but also with the government to attract and retain skilled labour from across the country.
Also under discussion is:
- The role of the Olympics in encouraging precinct-building and long-term planning
- How Mosaic is managing its development pipeline
- The challenges new development entrants to SEQ will have to face
- The demands on the construction industry as planning pipelines bump up to meet housing targets
