Victoria Gardens Expansion

The project is proposed to include:

• The demolition of buildings at 53 Burnley Street
• Construction of 2 main precincts with 6 buildings ranging in height from 7-17 storeys
• Total of 1679x 1.2 & 3 bedroom apartments
• Comprising 10% affordable housing at a discounted rate, or not less than 2% gifted market value
• 15,245sq of retail floorspace & 30,085sq m of commercial office space
• Building 1: ranging in height between 10-12 storeys
• Building 2: Ranging in height between 15-17 storeys
• Building 3: Ranging in height between 15-17 storeys
• Building 4: 13 storeys
• Building 5: 2 interlocked forms to create 1 building being 7 storeys
• Building 6: ranging in height between 11 storeys
• The Victoria Gardens Expansion proposal comprises a total of 9,780sq m of new publicly accessible open space
• 15,245sq m of retail floorspace, 30,085sq m of commercial floorspace & affordable housing on lot 9
• The Doonside Precinct, to the south of the existing shopping centre, will comprise 6 x new residential buildings with a total of 839 apartments
• 8,545 sq m of retail floorspace, including a new Market Hall
• 3,485sq m of commercial floorspace & restoration of existing heritage fabric of the Former Loyal Studley Hotel
• Public realm improvements, including footpath widenings, accessible laneway connections, forecourts & open space areas at the ground floor to both Burnley & Doonside Streets
• Approximately 3,535sq m of outdoor public realm & forecourts & 1,900sqm of covered publicly accessible space
• The River Boulevard Precinct will connect the area east of the shopping centre to the Yarra River corridor through a series of thoroughfares
• Creating more than 6200sq m of public open space & will comprise 840 apartments in an as-yet unnamed number of residential buildings
• 6700sq m of additional retail & about 26,600sq m of commercial office space & child care centre with capacity for 110 places
• Car parking for 850 vehicles & 845 bicycle spaces.