Everything a buyer needs to know about buying a BLVD, Melbourne Square apartment: Five minutes with OSK Property's Michael Koschar
BLVD is the newest address in Melbourne's cultural Southbank hub.
It's the latest stage of OSK Property's $2.8 billion masterplan, Melbourne Square, which is becoming one of the most impressive precincts ever developed in the Victorian capital.
With everything going on at Melbourne Square, Urban.com.au CEO Mike Bird recently caught up with OSK Property Business Development Manager Michael Koschar in their recently opened display suite to discuss Melbourne Square, and BLVD, in more detail.
Koschar says the project has been getting attention since day one.
"It's a massive site of huge importance, not only for us, but also the council and the City of Melbourne," Koschar says.
"Anytime you developer such a large site in the aerts precinct of a city, it's going to get a little bit of attention, and certainly it was no different for us selling our stage one."
Koschar says as a developer it was extremely important that they found a large enough site that enabled them to buildessentially a city within a city, not just a singular site where they put up one tower with limited space and amenity.
The amenity and community has been a big drawcard for buyers, with Koschar suggesting a car just isn't needed at Melbourne Square.
"You can walk to almost anywhere you need to get to," Koschar says.
"Here we've got the two-storey Woolworths downstairs under our stage one, we've got a Nido Child Care which is also a huge benefit for locals that live around here. They can drop the kids off and perhaps take the tram into the city to get to work, so we're seeing a huge change in how people are living and how they're choosing to live in this area."
While the amenity is plentiful outside the building, BLVD in particular is set to bring facilities which are more commonly seen in high-end resorts.
There's a level eight podium with a gym, 25-metre swimming pool, spa and sauna, as well as a zen garden with alfresco dining and barbecue facilities.
Cleverly taking advantage of how tall BLVD will be, OSK Property had Cox Architecture locate some of the amenity as high up the building as possible.
The 55th level is occupied by the Horizon dining rooms with unbeatable views over Melbourne. On the 55th and 56th floors is the Co-Quarter co-working space with a choice of meeting rooms, individual pods, lounge and break-out area to work from whilst enjoying inspiring views over the bay.
Also on level 55 is the Skye Club for the exclusive use of premium residences located on levels 56 and above. Here you’ll find a luxurious lounge with cocktail bar, a private dining room and another gym.
There's also a golf simulator, cinema room, and even a karaoke room.
The lifestyle factor at BLVD, paired with the approach to sustainability within the apartments, see OSK Property push for WELL pre-Certification for healthy living. BLVD would be the first residential project in Australia to secure the certification.