Malvern East firms as a new apartment hotspot
Urban.com.au has in the past highlighted various locations as forthcoming apartment hotspots, with Collingwood's Smith Street and Lygon Street Brunswick East the most notable two notable examples. Malvern East on the other hand may come across as a suburb less likely to attract a mass of apartment developments.
Yet that is what postcode 3145 is in the process of doing, with 12 apartment projects currently listed in the Urban.com.au project database. Add further current projects at planning within Stonnington City Council which are due to appear on the database in due course and the overall number swells to in excess of 20.
Headline projects
By far and away the largest residential project within Malvern East, Vanguard is the work of Bensons Property Group and architects Fender Katsalidis. With 321 apartments over 18 levels, the 62 metre buildings which is at sales also features a north facing terrace designed by TRACT landscape architects.
While Urban.com.au first shone a light upon Vanguard during January 2014, another more recent planning application is set to become Malvern East's second largest residential endeavour. Little Projects are seeking approval for the former Dairy Bell headquarters addressed as 60 Belgrave Road which includes 154 apartments over the 3,860sqm site.
Former SJB Architectute and Plus Architecture Director Alfred de Bruyne conceived the design under the newly former AdeB Architects banner. A mixture of 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments are called for as are 6 retail tenancies amounting to 781sqm of new retail space.
The Dandenong Road stretch
The completed 833-843 Dandenong Road began the ball rolling along this stretch of prime real estate opposite Caulfield Railway Station and Monash University. Since its completion surrounding low-rise commercial properties have been the target of developers. The Clarence at 857 Dandenong Road is nearing completion while Gasciogne Apartments at 879 Dandenong Road is under the guidance of builder Harris HMC.
Sitting between Clarence and Gasciogne, Circa Property Group have instigated a redevelopment of 865-871 Dandenong Road which would add a further 47 dwellings while Finch Apartments at 887 Dandenong Road rounds out the current quartet. This new wall of apartment buildings has the potential to be extended east and west along Dandenong Road.
Incoming
A swag of additional apartment developments are also on the radar, with Burke Road and Waverley Road front and center. Separate applications covering 82 Burke Road, 84 Burke Road, 86 Burke Road would yield 62 apartments between them if realised while 131-133 Waverley Road and 226 Waverley Road would see a combined 54 dwellings.
Seen below is Moda Corp's Bruce Henderson-designed scheme for 86 Burke Road which would feature a collection of twenty 1, 2 & 3 bedroom residences. While it's at appeal with Council, another recent planning application has been submitted for 1009-1011 Dandenong Road within Malvern East which looks to replace a unique Architects EAT proposal which did not advance and which was featured on Urban.com.au during 2014.
Encompassing all the identified apartment projects within Malvern East above and assuming all are delivered, Urban.com.au has identified in excess of 1,000 apartments earmarked for the suburb.