Bleijie refuses to confirm if Visy site was gifted to developer

Queensland's LNP government is keeping tight-lipped on key details about a deal struck to redevelop a major inner-city parcel of land on the Brisbane River.The government has announced Lendlease will "take over" the Visy glass factory site in West End in April next year, with plans to build 4,000 apartments.The site was purchased by the former Labor government off Visy in 2022 for $165 million — and was initially meant to be used for the broadcasting centre during the 2032 Games.But the new government has changed course, striking a deal with Lendlease following a tender process to redevelop the land to include housing and new green space.Quizzed about the deal with Lendlease on Thursday, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie did not disclose a range of key details about the 7.1 hectare site.Despite a deal already being signed, he could not say if the land was gifted to Lendlease, nor if any of the site would remain owned by the state government.Mr Bleijie also did not say how much the land had sold for."[Economic Development Queensland] went through a tender process with proponents It's not appropriate to have that conversation at this time," she said.Mr Davies would not say if Lendlease had even purchased the land."We've partnered with EDQ to develop 4,000 homes for this site, along with public space for the people of Brisbane and Queensland," he said.The government has released new renders highlighting how the site could change following the redevelopment.Mr Bleijie said it would include upwards of 4,000 news apartments, open space, parkland, and an amphitheatre — promising "one of the most spectacular developments we have seen"."It's all happening from next year