Essendon

Keilor Road's last car dealership goes to apartments and goes super green

Mon, 18/06/2018 - 16:00 Mark Baljak
The mass migration of car dealerships from Essendon's Keilor Road is all but complete with the last super site at planning. Holden's former dealership at 203-211 Keilor Road is now subject to a Peddle Thorp-designed scheme that would turn the sizeable 5,300 square metre site into a showcase of contemporary green design. The pending rebirth of the Holden dealership follows in the footsteps of similar sized lots along Keilor Road which have been...

Alexa provides Essendon with a design focal point

Mon, 04/12/2017 - 06:00 Mark Baljak
During 2015 Urban Melbourne highlighted the model example unfolding across Essendon's Mt Alexander Road and Keilor Road, where higher density developments were flourishing along the established transport corridor. At that time there were six apartment projects in development, with the ClarkeHopkinsClarke-designed Alexa at 1050 Mt Alexander Road fresh into demolition. Construction proper commenced during December 2015 and near on two years later...

Essendon Station fast becoming a magnet for apartment developments

Wed, 19/10/2016 - 08:00 Mark Baljak
Essendon Station is making a good fist of attracting its fair share of apartment developments. Much like the plethora of apartment projects sprouting up along the Tram 59 route which slices through Essendon/Essendon North, the emergence of multiple apartment projects surrounding Essendon Station speaks to the success of the suburb in attracting new investment and people willing to call the suburb home. With the mass of investment within Essendon...

Moonee Valley flush with development activity

Mon, 01/08/2016 - 08:00 Mark Baljak
City of Moonee Valley's two main drivers, Essendon and Moonee Ponds, continue to bubble along in terms of apartment development. Growland's 343-349 Ascot Vale Road has been joined at planning by CBD Development Group's 1144 Mt Alexander Road. These recently submitted applications are set to add hundreds of new apartments to Moonee Ponds and Essendon respectively, with the latter to also house a full size Coles supermarket and commercial space...

Essendon's model example set for another addition

Wed, 03/02/2016 - 00:00 Mark Baljak
During 2015 Urban Melbourne highlighted Essendon's Keilor Road and surrounds as a prime example of progressive high density living along a transport corridor . More specifically Keilor Road's drift toward medium density development is essentially what was envisaged by City of Melbourne's Director of City Design, Rob Adams in his Transforming Australian Cities study. Principally focused on exploring "The potential yield that could accrue through...

Essendon Junction structure plan and Buckley Street grade separation

Fri, 10/07/2015 - 12:00 Alastair Taylor
Moonee Valley City Council has opened up its draft Essendon Junction structure plan for community feedback. You can view the draft structure plan and all other supporting documents on the City of Moonee Valley's website . Essendon Junction Activity Centre - Image from Moonee Valley City Council Essendon Junction structure plan Moonee Valley City Council's vision for Essendon Junction is stated in the plan: Essendon Junction will be a great place...

Essendon's high density development a model example

Wed, 17/06/2015 - 08:00 Mark Baljak
If Rob Adams were to nominate a prime example for his Transforming Australian Cities blueprint which was presented over the 2009-2010 period, I wonder if Essendon would be the most appropriate locale today? Advocating medium density housing along major transport corridors, with tram lines to the fore, the document was designed to address the pending population squeeze while also increasing patronage on public transport. Much discussion ensued...

Working from the outside in at Essendon Junction

Thu, 28/08/2014 - 06:30 Mark Baljak
It's always somewhat concerning when the heart of any sub-precinct is defined by two large open air car parks, and this is the case at Essendon Station, within the greater Essendon Junction precinct. Conversely the opportunity exists to transform said car parks into a worthwhile urban experience if the process is handled correctly. Owner VicTrack considers the land around Essendon Station surplus, indicating that the land parcels should be...

Airport West and Essendon Airport: auto-centricity status quo?

Tue, 25/03/2014 - 08:03 Alastair Taylor
On Wednesday 19th March the Planning Minister Matthew Guy announced the Metropolitan Planning Authority, Moonee Valley City Council and Essendon fields are to begin working on a new framework "to guide an exciting new aviation and employment precinct in Melbourne's inner north". According to the brochure on MPA's site , the plan will incorporate the Essendon Airport masterplan and Moonee Valley's Airport West structure plan into an overall...