ICON tower sells for $144.9 million. What if council hadn't sold it before construction began?

Published: Sept. 11, 2021, 2:47 a.m.

b'The ICON building sale this week sets the pace for likely increases to commercial property values in Ipswich CBD. It changed hands for a premium of $144.9 million. Sold for the second time in fewer than 10 years \\u2013 it begs the question \\u2013 what if council\\u2019s former property arm, Ipswich City Properties, hadn\\u2019t been wound up under political pressure and ICON hadn\\u2019t been sold first time round before completion?\\nPublished: 11 September 2021.\\nMusic: www.purple-planet.com\\nImage: ICON (Castlerock Property)\\nCromwell Property Group: https://www.cromwellpropertygroup.com/news/cromwell-sells-ipswich-city-heart-building\\nCastlerock Property: https://www.castlerockproperty.com.au/news/castlerock-achieves-90-million-goal-seven-weeks'