CBD

VU reworks its Queen Street Precinct tower plans

Wed, 07/03/2018 - 07:00 Mark Baljak
Victoria University is once more pushing to consolidate its CBD presence into a single precinct, although not via the expected source. Heritage Victoria is assessing a current proposal to restore and refurbish the former Land Titles Office (LTO) and Strong Room, with a new vertical campus tower at 247-283 Queen Street expected. The institution did hold approval for a separate mixed-use tower on the adjoining block, mere metres from the current...

CoM moves to provide clearance for 63 Exhibition's lofty ambitions

Tue, 04/07/2017 - 07:00 Mark Baljak
Salta Properties' latest project is poised to clear a major planning hurdle at City of Melbourne's Future Planning Committee sitting this evening. Council planners have recommended approval for Salta's mixed-use tower at 57-63 Exhibition Street. Replacing ASF House, the currently 203m tower with an expected development cost of $255 million may be required to ditch a number of floors in order to prevent overshadowing of Birrarung Marr. City of...

S P Setia lands 111-125 A'Beckett Street as offshore media reports Sapphire is all but sold out

Thu, 22/06/2017 - 07:00 Mark Baljak
Over the course of the last week, Malaysian developer S P Setia has landed two telling blows in Melbourne's apartment market, further enhancing its stature locally. Malaysian publication The Edge Markets has in recent days reported that the developer has secured 111-125 A’Beckett Street for a price of $61 million. Complete with permit for an Elenberg Fraser-designed apartment tower spanning 200 plus metres, the A'Beckett Street plot of 1,714sqm...

Apartments galore set to breathe new life into the western CBD

Wed, 31/05/2017 - 07:00 Laurence Dragomir
Once derided as the derriere of Melbourne's CBD, the west end is undergoing a marked revival with a slew of residential projects about to begin. This revival largely can also be attributed to the ongoing development of Docklands and the redevelopment of what is now Southern Cross Station, with the resultant epicentre of Melbourne's CBD slowly shifting to the area around King and Spencer Streets. A snapshot of some of the largest of these...