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Richmond's Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre is set to become a new urban village, as co-owners Vicinity Centres and Salta Properties plot a $900 million redevelopment of the landmark site.

The precinct will be a&nbsp;mix of residential, commercial, retail, lifestyle and entertainment offerings on the corner of Burnley and Doonside Street, which has been home to the Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre for almost 19 years.

The corner precinct will essentially be split in two. The Doonside Precinct, designed by Cox Architecture and NH Architecture, will connect with Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre to the north and will have six new residential buildings with shared amenity, comprising 839 new apartments. There will be over 12,000 of new retail and commercial floorspace with a new fresh food Market Hall, 3,500 sqm of new public open space, 844 new bike spaces, and&nbsp;518 car spaces.

The&nbsp;River Boulevard Precinct will connect to Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre from the east and will have more residential buildings with 840 new dwellings, more than 6,200 sqm of publicly accessible open space, 6,700 sqm of new retail space,&nbsp;26,600 sqm of commercial office space, and a new 110 place childcare centre. There will also be 1,323 car spaces.

Vicinity’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Peter Huddle, said the proposal reflects the long-term strategy to transform the site to a sustainable mixed-use, urban village, while also responding to the change in consumer preferences to live, work and play close to home.

“The development will seamlessly connect Victoria Gardens to the surrounding community and deliver a vibrant fresh food Market Hall for Richmond’s growing population," Huddle says.

"It will also offer more diverse housing options in an amenity-rich, urban environment to improve wellness, productivity, and social connection.”

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Key to realising the value of Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre in a popular pocket of Melbourne’s inner east, well connected by public transport, will be the proposal’s creation of 1,679 new homes, with a mix of one, two and three-bedroom residences.

Salta’s Managing Director, Sam Tarascio said the vision for the evolution of Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre was the creation between Vicinity, Salta and one of Australia’s best architects – Cox and NH.

“The proposal is the coming of age of Victoria Gardens – from shopping centre to a thriving and sustainable urban village in the heart of Richmond," Tarascio says.

"It will deliver new public realms and open spaces and evolve to become a place to not only work and shop – but live, connect, rest and play.

“Honouring our ongoing commitment to sustainability, the proposal includes net zero carbon emissions for residential common areas and back-of-house services, and incorporates the site’s rich history, including restoring the heritage pub – The Loyal Studley Hotel, built in 1891.”

With a total construction cost of $900 million, the expansion and redevelopment of Vic Gardens is projected to create 680 jobs each year during construction and support more than 3,300 ongoing jobs across the precinct upon completion.

Vicinity and Salta are seeking the necessary planning approvals for the proposed redevelopment through the Victorian Government’s Development Facilitation Program, committing to client and community engagement throughout the process, while working closely with the Department of Transport and Planning and City of Yarra to begin the evolution of Victoria Gardens.

<h2>Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre Fast Facts</h2>

The masterplan for Vic Gardens consists of two new main components, which will transform the popular shopping destination, creating a precinct of open spaces, new homes, office spaces, and an extended retail, lifestyle and entertainment offerings.

<h3>Doonside Precinct</h3>

• A new mixed-use precinct at the corner of Burnley and Doonside Streets, seamlessly connected with 
Victoria Gardens to the north. 
• Designed by renowned architects Cox and NH. 
• 12,070 square metres of new retail and commercial floorspace, with a new fresh food Market Hall. 
• Six new residential buildings with shared amenities, providing 839 new homes. 
• 3,500 square metres of new publicly accessible open space. 
• 844 new bike spaces. 
• 518 car spaces

<h3> 
River Boulevard Precinct</h3>

Connecting the east of Vic Gardens to the Yarra River corridor through a series of publicly accessible, open and sunlit spaces and thoroughfares. 
• More than 6,200 square metres of publicly accessible open space. 
• 840 new dwellings across a cluster of new residential buildings. 
• 6,700 square metres of new retail space. 
• 26,600 square metres of commercial office space and a new 110 place childcare centre. 
• 1,323 car spaces

The precinct will be a mix of residential, commercial, retail, lifestyle and entertainment offerings on the corner of Burnley and Doonside Street, which has been home to Victoria Gardens for almost 19 years

Joel Robinson

Richmond's Victoria Shopping Centre redevelopment to create new urban village with over 1,600 new apartments

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Construction provider Icon has been announced as the preferred tenderer to construct the $300m mixed-use precinct The Village Alphington in Melbourne's north-east.

The 80,000 sqm project involves the delivery of build-to-rent, affordable housing, commercial and retail shopping precincts. There will be 2,500 new dwellings within the project.

Work on the project, located on the former Amcor Paper Mills site bordering Heidelberg Road and Latrobe Avenue 10 minutes from the CBD, will commence in the second quarter of 2021 following design development.

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Evan Byrne, Icon CEO/Managing Director said “This is another significant milestone in the growth of the Icon business since the acquisition by Kajima. 

"Our teams have experience in projects of this scale and complexity, and it's pleasing that our business today has the balance sheet strength to support this capability. We have been working in some capacity on this project since its inception more than five years ago, and it is very satisfying to see the client's vision become a reality. 

"We’re excited to be working alongside client Alpha Partners as construction partner, with potential for further involvement utilising the Icon Group's wider capabilities, including finance and development.” 
 
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Icon wins construction contract for The Village Alphington in Melbourne

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One of Australia’s most successful construction companies, Probuild, has delivered the final major stage of The Glen’s $430 million redevelopment comprising of 50 new fashion and lifestyle stores, a new formatted two storey David Jones department store and an indoor-outdoor dining precinct with more than 10 new restaurants.

This is the fourth and final stage of <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/vicinity-centres">Vicinity Centres</a>’ The Glen, designed by Melbourne-based design house <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/nh-architecture">NH Architecture</a>, since the redevelopment began in 2017, and is now home to over 250 exciting fashion, fresh food, beauty and dining retailers to offer shoppers across its two levels.

Redeveloped to bring a more premium customer experience to shoppers in Melbourne’s south-east, The Glen now blends the latest retail store formats and fitouts, with luxurious amenities and an open air two-level dining precinct, joining the new Food Gallery, opened in late 2018. 
 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/010819_theglenstage4launch_350112.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Unveiling the new David Jones department store. Image supplied"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/s3/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/010819_theglenstage4launch_350112.jpg?itok=r6l0KvMi" title="Unveiling the new David Jones department store. Image supplied" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Unveiling the new David Jones department store. Image supplied</figcaption></figure>“The opening of this latest and the final major stage of The Glen is a wonderful achievement for Probuild and our partner, Vicinity Centres,” said Probuild Victoria’s Managing Director, Luke Stambolis.

“We’ve enjoyed a relationship with Vicinity that extends past 30 years, having built every major retail stage of Chadstone. We’re pleased to have now delivered all four stages at The Glen and see this important retail and dining destination beautifully transformed and extended for an improved customer experience.This final major stage at The Glen was completed by Probuild on program, to an exceptionally high level of quality and safely - attributes Probuild is renowned for,” Mr. Stambolis said.

The Probuild team’s involvement with The Glen will continue and turn skyward with construction recently commencing on Golden Age Group’s Sky Garden project to be located atop the centre. This joint venture between Golden Age Group and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/builders/probuild">Probuild</a> will see Australia’s biggest residential project being built over a retail destination, with more than 500 new apartments in three towers underway and due for completion in 2021.

The three towers will be above the retail podium, each with 18, 10 and 11 levels of one, two and three bedroom apartments on offer. Architects Rothelowman design the towers in collaboration with DKO Architecture who designed the interiors, creating a unique destination and one of many projects across Australia fusing retail with mixed use developments. 
 

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<figcaption>Artist impression of The Glen with the Sky Gardens towers. Image supplied</figcaption></figure> 

One of Australia’s most respected architecture studios, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a>, has truly created a development that brings Glen Waverley into 21st century living. <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/sky-garden-227-springvale-road-glen-waverley">Sky Gardens</a> comprises of a 4,000sqm oasis of elevated curated open gardens with North and South Gardens being distinctive from one another. 
North Gardens have a more social focus with a children’s play space, bar and lounge, private kitchen and vegetable gardens. The Southern Gardens feature a range of outdoor spaces, from large lawns to private dining spaces. Outdoor kitchens, a fitness area and water features nestle amongst the lush greenery. 
With interiors designed in collaboration by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/dko-architecture">DKO Architecture</a> and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/golden-age-group">Golden Age Group</a>, Sky Gardens becomes a masterpiece with the latest design trends and amenities. Amenities include private podium oasis garden with bars, lounges, a relaxation zone, kitchen garden, play and picnic area, private cabanas, meditation, wellness area, cinema room, a games room and pool. 
 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/screen_shot_2019-08-09_at_9.35.50_am.png" rel="gallery-all" title="Sky Gardens"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="277" src="/s3/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/screen_shot_2019-08-09_at_9.35.50_am.png?itok=eQWMcsNw" title="Sky Gardens" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Sky Gardens</figcaption></figure>“I see big cities in Australia especially, turning towards these types of locations for people to live and so the architecture tends to respond to that issue in itself. It means people can shop and be entertained right below their apartment. To live above these projects, like The Glen, is an opportunity that very few people will come across in the short term.” says architect and Rothelowman Principal Shane Rothe.

The towers are expected to be completed by 2021 and when completed will be one of Australia’s first and largest mixed use development above a retail centre, creating an environment of entertainment and vibrancy. 
 
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