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Pitman Properties | 3 Pitman Properties is a fully integrated property development business backed by more 40 years of experience in their region. Over those years, the company has devel- oped a proven reputation for delivering end- to-end development and construction solu- tions across a broad range of sectors. Their portfolio has grown to consist of multi-unit residential projects, commercial buildings, motels, and more. “Today, our pipeline of projects for 2014 is escalating close to 200 dwellings per year. This includes 81 townhouses, five multi-unit dwelling projects in the planning stages with two due for completion by June,” says Devel- opment Manager Hollie Layton. Hollie herself has grown up around the construction industry, as her father was a Developer-Builder. Frequently, hewould leadher around his construction projects when she was younger, which was when her passion for the industry took hold. She start- ed her career as anUrbanDesignerand Town Planner, and then progressed into Project Managementroles. Recently, Hollie managed Pitman Prop- erties’ acclaimed Garrison 14 project – a heritage-listed building in Annerley, Queensland,which Pitman transformed into a luxury apartment development. Hollie describes the site of Garrison 14 as “historically compelling,” as it was original- ly designed as a military training depot for the Australian Defence Force. Paul Pitman – the eponymous founder and Director of Pitman Properties – discovered the rich his- toryof the siteafter being introduced to the land through a real estate agent. According to Hollie, that knowledge set the scene for the whole project. “Garrison 14 was one of 10 barracks that were constructed in Brisbane around 1954,” she explains. “But the history dates back even further – in 1914, the local Mayor gen- HISTORIC QUALITY