Fitzroy Gasworks site set for new precinct with over 1,000 apartments
The former Fitzroy Gasworks site, one of the most prominent sites in the East Melbourne suburb, is set to become a huge new precinct.
The Andrews Labor Government is turning the former Fitzroy Gasworks site at 433 Smith Street, Fitzroy North, into a new precinct, with more than 1,000 apartments, a sports centre, a community facility, underground car parking, options for bicycle parking and open space.
It also includes a new 650-student senior secondary campus for Collingwood College and Fitzroy High School, which has already been developed at the site and opened to students earlier this year. The apartments will be built with a strong focus on energy and water conservation, as well as waste management and transport solutions.
Around 200 will be Affordable Build to Rent, to provide high quality housing that will remain available as a rental for the long term.
Active forms of transport will also be encouraged, with all apartments to include two bike parks, as well as carshare options.
Fitzroy North is a diverse community in close proximity to schools, public transport and services, making it a highly desirable suburb to call home. The former Fitzroy Gasworks site is an important part of the area’s industrial and social heritage. The registration of interest process is now open to deliver approximately 800 of the apartments at the site, as well as a retail component and commercial tenancies.
A final developer will be selected by the end of the year.
The project’s development plan – which outlines the planning controls, policies and principles that will guide the design and construction of the site – was released for community feedback last year and has since been submitted for approval.
“We’re getting on with turning the Fitzroy Gasworks site into a vibrant new neighbourhood – with affordable housing options, a sports centre, more open space and a high school that’s close to public transport – making it easier for locals to travel,” Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said.
“It’s great to see the project progressing – which will benefit the whole Fitzroy community, as well as create hundreds of local jobs.”
Joel Robinson
Joel Robinson is the Editor in Chief at Apartments.com.au, where he leads the editorial team and oversees the country’s most comprehensive news coverage dedicated to the off the plan property market. With more than a decade of experience in residential real estate journalism, Joel brings deep insight into Australia’s evolving development landscape.
He holds a degree in Business Management with a major in Journalism from Leeds Beckett University in the UK, and has developed a particular expertise in off the plan apartment space. Joel’s editorial lens spans the full lifecycle of a project—from site acquisition and planning approvals through to new launches, construction completions, and final sell-out—delivering trusted, buyer-focused content that supports informed decision-making across the property journey
