The new <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/yarraville-green-42-stephen-street-yarraville-vic-3013">Yarraville Green</a> development in Melbourne's inner west is showing that landscaping can be just as influential as architecture, with buyers responding strongly to the garden-first approach adopted from the outset by developer Excelon Projects and the project's design team.

Excelon appointed Six Degrees Architects and landscape architects SBLA to work collaboratively on the development, with a brief to create "a sustainable, design-led building with a focus on community."

That approach has resonated with buyers. According to Next Chapter Director Tom Hirini, who is leading the sales campaign, the landscaped communal garden has become one of the project's defining features, alongside its boutique scale and European-inspired cluster housing concept.

Local downsizers, right-sizers and established families already living in Yarraville and surrounding suburbs have accounted for the majority of purchasers.

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Yarraville Green will comprise 53 homes, including apartments and townhomes, arranged around the shared central garden to maximise connections to the landscaped open space. Parking has been moved underground, allowing the ground plane to be dedicated to greenery, pedestrian movement and communal spaces.

The landscape extends well beyond passive planting. Productive garden beds, a pergola, communal gathering spaces, garden sheds and a pet wash have all been integrated into the masterplan, creating spaces designed to encourage everyday interaction between residents.

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The interiors continue Excelon's focus on craftsmanship, incorporating bespoke elements by Melbourne artisans including leadlight detailing by Adadaz, hand-turned timber hardware by Auburn Woodturning and blown-glass lighting by Ruth Allen.

Sustainability has also been embedded throughout the project, with Yarraville Green targeting an average 7-star NatHERS energy rating through passive design principles, rooftop solar servicing common areas and rainwater harvesting for landscape irrigation.

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Construction continues to progress at Yarraville Green, with structural works well underway and framing works approaching completion under builder Balmain &amp; Co. The project remains on track for completion in mid-2027.

Apartments at Yarraville Green are currently priced from $625,000, while townhomes start from $1.4 million.

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Joel Robinson

Garden-led design drives buyer demand at Yarraville Green

National diversified developer Fortis has officially launched Crest &amp; Walker, its latest Brisbane apartment development, with construction now underway on the 20-storey Newstead project.

Award-winning builder BINAH has commenced construction on the Bureau^Proberts-designed building, which will deliver a limited collection of 65 two and three-bedroom apartments on Kyabra Street.

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The project marks Fortis' fourth active residential development in Brisbane, following River House, which is nearing completion, alongside projects in New Farm and Hamilton as the national developer continues to expand its South East Queensland pipeline.

Fortis General Manager – Development Queensland Dan Boman said Crest &amp; Walker reflects the developer's long-term commitment to delivering design-led residential projects in Brisbane's established inner-city suburbs.

"We're proud to be strengthening our presence in Brisbane with Crest &amp; Walker, particularly in such a sought-after lifestyle destination as Newstead," Boman said.

"Every Fortis project is shaped by its context, and we approach each one with the respect and care it deserves.

"Our focus is always on creating places that feel connected to their neighbourhood and elevate the everyday experience for residents. Newstead continues to evolve as one of Brisbane's most sought-after urban communities, and Crest &amp; Walker reflects our ambition to contribute meaningfully to that story."

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Positioned between Gasworks Plaza and James Street, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/crest-walker-newstead-12-kyabra-street-newstead-qld-4006">Crest &amp; Walker</a> has been designed as a boutique residential address offering privacy and generous living spaces within one of Brisbane's most established lifestyle precincts.

The building features a contemporary brick podium softened by integrated landscaping, while the upper levels are characterised by restrained architecture and enduring materiality. Interiors have been designed to maximise natural light, acoustic performance and long-term liveability.

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Residences comprise spacious two and three-bedroom floorplans, with two-bedroom apartments priced from $1.55 million and three-bedroom, half-floor residences from $3.95 million.

Residents will have access to a wellness-focused rooftop featuring a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, landscaped dining spaces and outdoor lounge areas overlooking Newstead and the Brisbane CBD.

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Sales are being managed by Slaite Projects, with Fortis expecting strong demand from owner-occupiers seeking a high-quality, design-focused apartment in one of Brisbane's most tightly held inner-city suburbs.

Completion of Crest &amp; Walker is slated for late 2028.

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Fortis expands Brisbane pipeline with launch of Crest & Walker in Newstead

The enormity of delivering a true skyscraper in Australia's new development market is often overlooked.

It has taken the best part of a decade since plans for Chevron One were first unveiled, but the 41-storey tower is now complete, with residents collecting their keys and moving into what has become one of the Gold Coast's most recognisable new landmarks.

Rising 127 metres above Chevron Island, Chevron One stands almost twice as high as any other building on the island. Its scale places it alongside the trio of towers at Jewel, arguably the last truly significant addition to the central Gold Coast skyline when they were completed around six years ago.

While there are several developments underway around a similar height to Chevron One, they are more concentrated within clusters of the highest towers in the city. The fact Chevron One sits within a developing precinct, looking back at the other high-rise developments in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, makes it a different proposition altogether. It will certainly become a reference point on the Gold Coast skyline.

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Developer Bensons Property Group is behind the 41-storey tower, which has 229 apartments, along with an exhaustive list of resident amenity spread across what is the largest development site ever assembled on Chevron Island.

The tower has been the talk of the town for years, says Ray White Projects Gold Coast agent Caitlin Rosenboom, who is selling the remaining apartments.

"People have been watching Chevron One go up for years," Rosenboom says, adding that many prospective buyers have been surprised by the scale of the views once they step inside.

"It's only when they walk through a completed apartment that they truly understand the position of the building," Rosenboom says.

"The views are jaw-dropping. Whether you're looking east over the ocean, across Surfers Paradise, along the river systems or out to the hinterland, every level offers something different but equally impressive."

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One of Chevron One's defining advantages is its location on the eastern side of Chevron Island on Stanhill Drive, a position which protects the views forever.

"There's only one row of houses between Chevron One and the water, and the height restrictions along the river means views from Chevron One can never be built out,"&nbsp;Rosenboom says.

While new apartment developments continue to emerge across the Gold Coast, Rosenboom says opportunities to secure a completed apartment with this level of outlook are becoming increasingly rare.

"The size of the site is something that would be incredibly difficult to replicate today," she says.

"That's allowed Chevron One to deliver the sort of amenity, open space and resident facilities that very few projects can offer. There are not many completed apartment buildings on the Gold Coast right now that can compete with the combination of scale, quality and amenity."

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There's around 2,000 sqm of amenity solely for the use of residents of Chevron One. Club One features a uniquely shaped swimming pool that mirrors the footprint of the building itself, set within a extensively landscaped gardens. There's also an indoor pool and spa, a fully equipped gym with a Pilates room, a yoga garden, a bookable private dining area and lounge that can host up to 30 people, and a 24-hour concierge service.

As for the buyers, Rosenboom is fielding enquiry from everywhere: Sydneysiders and Melburnians looking at the new and off-the-plan market following the changes in the Federal Budget, as well as those looking to relocate, through to South East Queenslanders seeking either a permanent home or a weekender bolthole.

"The Gold Coast lifestyle continues to resonate with people relocating from the southern states, and when they see the views and the quality of what's been delivered at Chevron One, it becomes very easy for them to understand the appeal," Rosenboom says.

A diverse mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments remain available, with each offering "something a little different", be it the orientation and views, configuration, or level, to suit a wide variety of buyers.

The remaining apartments are ready to inspect in person, by appointment.

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A decade in the making: Residents to move into Chevron One as construction wraps up

A general rule of thumb in new apartment developments is that the penthouses get the rooftop.

It's a formula that's become commonplace across Australia's apartment market. Residents might have access to a pool, gym or barbecue facilities on a dedicated lower level, but the most desirable outdoor spaces are typically reserved for the highest-priced homes at the top of the building.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sherpa-property-group">Sherpa Property Group</a> has taken the opposite approach.

Rather than dedicating the rooftop to a handful of buyers, the Gold Coast developer has made it the centrepiece of its Flourish collection, creating expansive shared spaces from the best vantage point in the building.

The philosophy has reached its most ambitious expression at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-soleira-palm-beach-1150-1160-gold-coast-highway-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Soleira</a> in Palm Beach, where two rooftop precincts connected by a skybridge will deliver one of the most extensive lifestyle offerings seen in a residential apartment project on the Gold Coast.

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"We're seeing a clear move toward developments that offer more than just an apartment," Sherpa Group founder Christie Leet said.

"People want spaces that support how they actually live, whether that's working from home, staying active, or spending time with family and friends.

"That's where amenity becomes critical. It's not just about what's included, but how those spaces are designed to be used every day."

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The breadth of amenity has already attracted buyers across multiple demographics. Younger first home buyers have been drawn to Soleira's one-bedroom apartments, a product rarely delivered in Palm Beach, while families have responded to practical inclusions such as the shallow children's pool adjoining the main lap pool and the extensive communal recreation areas.

Instead of a single rooftop, Soleira delivers two distinct lifestyle zones.

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The southern rooftop has been dedicated to wellness, featuring a gym, yoga and Pilates studio, work-from-home facilities, a wellness centre, spa, and hot and cold plunge pools.

The northern rooftop focuses on recreation and entertaining, incorporating a heated resort-style pool, private dining rooms, pizza ovens, barbecues, a golf simulator, children's recreation areas, and what is expected to be the Gold Coast's first rooftop basketball court, which will also double as a squash court.

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Beyond the rooftops, Soleira will introduce 1,500 sqm of curated retail beneath the towers, creating one of Palm Beach's first genuinely mixed-use lifestyle precincts where cafés, restaurants and convenience retail become part of residents' everyday lives.

Sherpa has also retained management rights across the development, allowing it to oversee the long-term operation of the building through a 24-hour concierge model. The developer is also exploring additional revenue streams within the precinct aimed at helping offset ongoing body corporate costs for residents.

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While Soleira is the largest project Sherpa has delivered, the rooftop-first philosophy has been evolving for several years.

It began with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/amargo-6-12-sixth-avenue-palm-beach-qld-4221">Flourish Amargo</a>, the first project released under the Flourish brand. Rather than competing at the ultra-luxury end of the market with oversized half-floor and full-floor residences, Sherpa focused on creating lifestyle-driven apartments supported by resort-style shared spaces.

Amargo introduced more than 800 sqm of rooftop amenity, combining wellness facilities, heated pools, entertaining areas, cabanas, pizza ovens and private dining spaces into what was designed as an extension of residents' homes rather than a facility used only occasionally.

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That approach continued with Flourish Oasis, where the same amenity-led philosophy was refined into a more boutique development. Strong demand from Sherpa's growing VIP database saw much of the project sold before it reached the broader market, reinforcing buyer appetite for apartment communities centred around shared lifestyle experiences.

Flourish Amargo is slated for completion mid-way-through next year, with Oasis to be delivered by late 2027. Flourish Soleira is expected to complete in 2030.

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Sherpa takes amenity to the sky as Flourish Soleira captures booming Palm Beach demand

As apartment living continues to evolve across Sydney's growth corridors, the quality and distribution of shared spaces is increasingly shaping how residents experience home. Rather than functioning as add-ons, amenities are being embedded into the daily rhythm of a building, supporting everything from quiet retreat to social interaction, often within a single vertical community.

At <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/aeris-melrose-park-nursery-street-melrose-park-nsw-2114">Aeris</a> in Melrose Park, this approach is resolved through a layered amenity offering that unfolds from ground level through to its upper podium. Developed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sekisui-house-australia">Sekisui House Australia</a> in partnership with Hankyu Hanshin Properties, the project introduces 468 apartments across two towers and a mid-rise building, positioned at the highest point of the broader masterplan.

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The amenity experience begins at street level, where two courtyards sit within a landscaped setting that connects residents to the wider network of parks and green spaces. These green spaces are not isolated pockets but part of a wider pedestrian network that links Aeris to the surrounding <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/melrose-park-nsw-2114">Melrose Park</a> precinct, including Central Park, future schools, and the Town Centre opening in July 2026. The result is a transition that moves from public to private without abrupt boundaries, allowing residents to pass through shaded, tree-lined environments before reaching the building itself.

Moving upward, the focus shifts to the level five podium, where the primary communal facilities are concentrated. This space brings together a 16-metre swimming pool, outdoor seating areas, and a communal BBQ zone arranged to take advantage of elevated outlooks. Seating is positioned beneath pergolas, creating pockets of shade that extend the usability of the space throughout the day. The pool edge aligns with views toward the wider district, reinforcing the sense of elevation that defines the project’s positioning.

In the adjacent building, this is complemented by quieter, more contemplative spaces, including an outdoor cinema set within the same level. Positioned to operate primarily in the evening, it introduces a different tempo to the shared environment, shifting from daytime activity to after-hours use without requiring separate zones.

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The podium also accommodates an intimate private resident gym. Located on the lower levels, it gives residents convenient access to fitness facilities without leaving the building.

Above, the elevated podium sky deck extends the amenity offering, providing additional open-air spaces with elevated outlooks across the surrounding landscape. While more restrained in program, this upper level reinforces the project’s vertical progression, from ground-level greenery to elevated outlook, allowing residents to move between distinct spatial conditions within a single address.

This distribution of amenities reflects a deliberate response to how residents use space across the day. Sekisui House Australia Sales and Marketing Director Peter Kalaf points to the role these shared areas play in shaping buyer demand. Aeris has been conceived as more than a collection of apartments, with the podium pool, gym and outdoor cinema forming part of a broader lifestyle offering that extends the home beyond each individual residence.

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What distinguishes Aeris is not the inclusion of these elements individually, but how they are arranged in relation to one another. Active, social, and passive spaces are layered vertically rather than separated, allowing residents to choose between them without leaving the building or moving far from their apartment. This proximity supports both routine use, such as a morning swim or evening workout, and more occasional gatherings, whether around the BBQ area or within the cinema setting.

The amenity design also sits within a broader framework of connectivity across Melrose Park. The Melrose Park Town Centre, anchored by Coles and Dan Murphys, features a mix of retail, dining, health and lifestyle offerings, bringing everyday convenience closer to residents. By the end of the year, more than five hectares of parks and open space, equivalent to around seven football fields of green space on residents' doorstep, will further enhance the precinct, allowing the internal facilities at Aeris to operate as an extension of the wider neighbourhood rather than a substitute for it.

Construction at Aeris continues to gather momentum, with ground floor slabs expected to be completed in late 2026 before the first sections of the buildings begin to rise above ground.

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Elevated amenity anchors daily life at Aeris, Melrose Park

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Having already covered Spencer Street and Chapel Street, Apartments.com.au today focuses on the construction occurring along what is arguably Melbourne CBD's premier street - Collins Street - and its future development pipeline.

Stretching approximately 3km from Spring Street to Docklands, Collins Street currently has nine projects either approved or under construction, with the greatest concentration located towards the western end of the CBD at the threshold between the Hoddle Grid and Docklands.

These projects are illustrated in the diagram below, with each covered in more detail below.

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<figcaption>Highlighting development along Melbourne's Collins Street.</figcaption></figure><h2><a href="/developments/docklands-vic-3008">839 Collins Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>839 Collins Street. Render: Lendlease</figcaption></figure>The new 21-storey building for ANZ has topped out for some time with facade installation progressing externally and interior fit-out works having commenced. 

Designed by Denton Corker Marshall, 839 Collins Street represents the final commercial building to be constructed within Lendlease's Victoria Harbour development. 

The developer's focus now shifts to the Collins Wharf sub-precinct, extending along the length of the peninsula towards the Bolte Bridge.

<h2><a href="/developments/docklands-vic-3008">Two Melbourne Quarter - 697 Collins Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>Two Melbourne Quarter. Render: Lendlease</figcaption></figure>With the finishing touches being applied to One Melbourne Quarter, Lendlease has now turned its focus towards Two Melbourne Quarter. Construction has commenced on the next 25-storey office tower designed by Woods Bagot.

Energy Australia will occupy 12-storeys within the tower, accounting for 22,000 sqm of the 50,000 sqm NLA office space. Completion is expected during 2020.

<h2>Melbourne Quarter Tower - 681 Collins Street</h2>

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<figcaption>Melbourne Quarter Tower is due for a redesign.</figcaption></figure>Following planning approval, speculation is rife that Melbourne Quarter Tower is currently undergoing redesign, with a new architect inheriting design responsibilities for Melbourne Quarter's tallest office building.

The current permit allows for the construction of a 28-storey office tower of 55,000 sqm NLA.

<h2><a href="/buildings/582-606-collins-street-melbourne">The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Melbourne - 600 Collins Street</a></h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/zha_mandarin_oriental.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Landream's 54-storey tower will include a 194-key hotel, operated by Mandarin Oriental. Images: Zaha Hadid Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="252" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/zha_mandarin_oriental.jpg?itok=zMEOKUkW" title="Landream's 54-storey tower will include a 194-key hotel, operated by Mandarin Oriental. Images: Zaha Hadid Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Landream's 54-storey tower will include a 194-key hotel, operated by Mandarin Oriental. Images: Zaha Hadid Architects</figcaption></figure>Owners Landream last year announced that they had signed on Mandarin Oriental to operate the hotel component of their $852 mullion development designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in partnership with Plus Architecture.

Mandarin Oriental will occupy levels 6 to 24 which exuates to 196 guest suites. Though no firm start date has been confirmed although a tentative completion date of 2023 has been previously floated.

Landream secured the site for $60m in 2015 from the Henkell Brothers.

<h2><a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">555 Collins Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>Fragrance Group's 555 Collins Street is set for a start with demolition not far off. Images: Bates Smart</figcaption></figure>The current Enterprise House on site has a date with the wrecking ball, with demolition expected to get underway this month to allow for the construction of Fragrance Group's 47-storey tower.

Designed by Bates Smart, the pleated building rises from a truncated base which allows for the provision of a pedestrian plaza and improved pedestrian circulation through the site and around to King Street. 

<h2><a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">Olderfleet - 477 Collins Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>477 Collins Street aka Olderfleet. Render: Mirvac</figcaption></figure>Mirvac recently announced that it had signed global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, who will join anchor tenant Deloitte in the Grimshaw-designed tower currently under construction. 

Norton Rose Fulbright will occupy the top floors, committing to 5,100 sqm on levels 35 to 38.

Upon completion Olderfleet will be provide 38 storeys of Premium Grade office space. The project will also include the restoration of the historic Olderfleet Buildings which will link to the new tower via an expansive 30 metre high atrium.

<h2><a href="/buildings/collins-house-melbourne-460-466-collins-street-melbourne">Collins House - 466 Collins Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>Collins House appearing perpetually complete. Images: Golden Age | Apartments.com.au member redden</figcaption></figure>Golden Age and Asia Pacific Group's Collins House is quickly rising however you could be forgiven for thinking it was completed, such is the manner of construction. Set to become the slimmest tower in Australia with 271 apartments across 60 storeys, the Bates Smart-designed building cantilevers 4.5m over the neighbouring building.

In dealing with such a constrained site, builder Hickory employed conventional formwork up to level 14, with the remainder of the tower being constructed with prefabricated modules. By utilising its HBS construction method, Hickory are able to service the project via a single tower crane, with major elements fabricated off-site and then assembled on-site.

This has resulted in a 30% reduction in the overall construction programme expected to last 29 months, with completion in September 2019.

<h2><a href="/buildings/collins-arch-447-collins-street-melbourne">Collins Arch - 447 Collins Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>Progress at Collins Arch is picking up. Images: Cbus Property | RCP Australia</figcaption></figure>As reported on <a href="/news/all-good-and-well-for-447-collins-street">Urban.com.au last week</a>, the commercial component of Collins Arch recently received a platinum level WELL Precertification. 

The twin-tower development which is linked via a tapered skybridge will ultimately deliver 50,000 sqm of premium grade office space, a W Hotel-branded 5-star hotel with 294 rooms, 1,000 sqm of high end retail and 185 apartments.

2,000 sqm of public open space will also be delivered as a part of the development via partial closure of Market Street, upon completion in 2020.

<h2><a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">80 Collins Street</a></h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/80_collins_rcp_aus.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The first of 80 Collins Street's glazing has been installed. Images: Scharp | RCP Australia"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="388" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/80_collins_rcp_aus.jpg?itok=X4r-DR-J" title="The first of 80 Collins Street's glazing has been installed. Images: Scharp | RCP Australia" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The first of 80 Collins Street's glazing has been installed. Images: Scharp | RCP Australia</figcaption></figure>QIC Golbal Real Estate's office development at 80 Collins Street is flying up, with Multiplex at the helm of the steel framed structure. With the 12 metre cantilever now complete the first signs of glazing have begun to emerge on the third Woods Bagot design on the list.

The project includes extensive retail to Collins and Exhibition Streets, with a NEXT branded hotel designed by UN Studio located on Little Collins Street due for completion late next year.

80 Collins Street will also include an Australian-first with double-decker lifts servicing the 39 storey office tower.

<h2>60 Collins Street</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/60_collins.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Watch this space... 60 Collins Street. Image: realcommercial"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="591" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/60_collins.jpg?itok=Kw5LhziQ" title="Watch this space... 60 Collins Street. Image: realcommercial" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Watch this space... 60 Collins Street. Image: realcommercial</figcaption></figure>Not a construction project as such but one to keep an eye out for according to sources within the industry. The Reserve Bank of Australia are looking to sell the 15 storey building on the corner of Collins and Exhibition Streets after vacating it.

60 Collins Street will form the basis of its own article in a similar vein to this study on <a href="/news/development-scenario-140-150-queen-street-redux">140-150 Queen Street</a>.
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Laurence Dragomir

Melbourne's Collins Street continues to soar as construction heats up

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City of Melbourne are processing a gaggle of towers that are at planning and looking to make their mark on the skyline in years to come.

Across Melbourne and West Melbourne the applications combined have the ability to add hundreds of apartments, plus a considerable lump of short stay accommodation. In fact four of the five towers include hotel accommodation, amounting to 1,000 plus additional rooms.

Each of the towers in planning is outlined below:

539-545 Flinders Lane Melbourne 

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<figcaption>Image: CBRE</figcaption></figure>Hotel and serviced apartment accommodation is planned for a significant development site fronting Flinders Street.

Demolition is expected across 540 Flinders Street and 539-545 Flinders Lane for the delivery of two towers of 24 and 32 levels. 476 hotel rooms and 99 serviced apartments are expected across the 1,741 square metre site.

CBRE marketed the site during 2016.

45-55 Dudley Street, West Melbourne

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<figcaption>Image: Savills</figcaption></figure>United Asia Group is pushing for approval for the 1,304 square metre site after initially being rebuffed by City of Melbourne.

Having paid approximately $20 million for the Flagstaff City Inn, an application went before Council late last year for what is expected to be a 32 level tower with 189 apartments and 40 hotel rooms in tow. 45-55 Dudley Street is now noted as being at appeal after having failed its initial planning run.

Agent Savills sold the site last year, setting a new a new land record of approximately $15,000 per square metre for West Melbourne in the process.

372-378 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

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<figcaption>Image: Doig Architecture</figcaption></figure>Berjaya Developments is believed to be behind a new office tower is planned to sit above the Hardware Lane precinct.

372-378 Little Bourke Street also spills onto Niagara Lane, with the current low-rise retail tenancies expected to be replaced by a predominantly commercial development spanning 18 levels. The slender yet long site will include retail tenancies along its ground level plane.

Doig Architecture have created the tower's design.

475-485 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

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<figcaption>Image: Google</figcaption></figure>The Flinders Lane proposal went to planning earlier this year with the expectation of yielding 391 new hotel suites within a 27 level tower. Also fronting Highlander Lane, the application directly south of Rialto Towers would replace an existing 4 level commercial building.

Date of first documented occupation onsite spans back to 1839, and consequently the site holds heritage significance "for its potential to contain historical archaeological remains associated with the settlement and growth of early Melbourne. Under the terms of the Heritage Act 2017 there is protection for all historical archaeology sites and objects in the state."

The application includes basement levels.

407-415 King Street, West Melbourne

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<figcaption>The rejected design. Image: Plus Architecture</figcaption></figure>Developer DCF Property initially tried to <a href="/news/dcf-property-looks-to-capitalise-atop-flagstaff-hill">gain approval for an 81 metre tower</a> onsite during 2016. With that Plus Architecture-designed tower also rebuffed by City of Melbourne, a new and yet to be seen application was submitted late last year.

Much like the initial application, partial demolition is sought for the corner site which plays host to a two to three storey building which carries an individual Heritage Overlay.

Whereas the initial application included both hotel capacity and apartments, the current multi-storey application is dedicated to hotel use. It is expected that the most recent design would be significantly lower in height.
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Five Melbourne towers at planning to watch out for

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Mascot's Holiday Inn Sydney Airport is poised for major expansion, as a bevvy of additional hotel operators earmark a presence in the blossoming aviation turned development precinct.

Plans were lodged last week seeking to add another hotel building adjacent to the existing Holiday Inn Sydney Airport. Created by Cox Architecture, the submission looks to wedge the new building in at the corner of Bourke Road and O'Riordan Street.

The Silversea Trust-backed proposal holds a build value near on $45 million and is expected to account for a small portion of the overall 6,534 square metre site. Agent Savills has been installed as project manager.

Holiday Inn Sydney Airport's location is in the heart of the Mascot Station Town Centre Precinct approximately 7 kilometres form Sydney's CBD, with surrounding uses generally dedicated to commercial offices and other hotels servicing the wider aviation precinct.

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<figcaption>A crude representation of the Holiday Inn expansion in situ. Image: Cox Architecture</figcaption></figure>As a result of the expansion hotel numbers onsite would increase from the current 252 to 456 rooms, with onsite vehicle capacity expanding to 212.

Holiday Inn maintains a lengthy lease over the site and adjacent road reserve which expires in 2039, with another 50 year lease extension at their discretion. The current hotel spans 11 storeys whilst the new Cox Architecture-designed wing increases to 12 storeys or 43 metres.

A precast art wall fronts the major intersection, with either flank dominated by precast panels with aluminium highlights.

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<figcaption>The Ewan Street mixed-use project. Image: Savelle</figcaption></figure>In and among the thousands of apartments in development within Mascot, a strong hotel delivery pipeline also exists. Pro-invest Group is endeavouring to gain approval for a new 178-room Holiday Inn Express at <a href="/developments/mascot-nsw-2020">2-8 Sarah Street</a> whilst Apartments.com.au earlier in the year <a href="/news/savelle-supersize-their-mascot-mixed-use-development">outlined developer Savelle's upscaled intentions for 5-11 Ewan Street</a>.

Included within Savelle's development is capacity for 187 hotel rooms.

Sydney Airport Corporation is looking to capitalise upon Mascot's robust short stay demand with intentions to create a portfolio of hotels on airport land. The corporation began this process last year with the opening of a Mantra-branded hotel adjacent to the domestic terminal last year.
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Holiday Inn stays ahead of the Mascot curve with a sizeable expansion planned

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Developer Alfasi Group's intended hotel development at 2-10 River Street looks to have advanced with Hyatt Centric earmarked for the project.

Current planning documents and renders note Hyatt Centric as the operator of the intended 10 storey hotel development design by Carr Architecture. 153 keys are slated for the mid-rise development which is situated behind The Como Centre.

Alfasi Group picked up the 2,116 square metre commercially zoned site for $18 million during 2017. If Hyatt Hotels Corporation ratifies the South Yarra location, it will be the second Hyatt Centric in Melbourne behind the <a href="/news/little-projects-lands-hyatt-centric-for-downie-street">recently announced CBD location</a> which will carry 278 guestrooms and suites.

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<figcaption>Alfasi River Street development. Image: Carr Architecture</figcaption></figure>Little Projects is back in the apartment game with a planning application on Prahran's Grattan Street.

After divesting itself of an approved development site at 89 Lorimer Street and choosing not to proceed with South Yarra's 38-40 Claremont Street, the developer is chasing approval for a development at 17-22 Grattan Street. Currently Little Projects only have <a href="/buildings/hedgeley-60-belgrave-road-malvern-east">Hedgeley</a> within Malvern East at construction.

The unique Plus Architecture-designed scheme includes 55 apartments over 7 levels, split between 19 single, 30 double and 6 triple bedroom dwellings.

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<figcaption>Little Projects' Prahran development. Image: Plus Architecture</figcaption></figure>Also in Prahran, a site on Porter Street has been earmarked for a commercial reincarnation.

C.Kairouz Architects has designed a boutique 9 level commercial building that would replace a current Bridgestone dealership. Expected is a bulging, serrated facade dominated by a brick exterior, plus an adjacent pocket park.

56-58 Porter Street is designed to include approximately 4,200 square metres of commercial space above three basement levels. The $11 million build was lodged with Stonnington during June and is backed by entity Seventeenth Android Pty Ltd.

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<figcaption>Porter Street's new purpose. Image: C.Kairouz Architects</figcaption></figure>Malvern Road's transformation into a low-rise apartment strips roll on, this time in the form of 1757-1767 Malvern Road, Glen Iris.

1757 Malvern Road Pty Ltd has utilised Cera Stribley Architects to come up with a tri-level apartment block aimed primarily at owner occupiers. 9 double and 20 triple bedroom apartments are included within the proposal, as are 57 car spaces.

1757-1767 Malvern Road is the latest in a string of dozens of low-rise apartment developments that have proliferated along the thoroughfare in recent years. There are 30 plus apartment developments that are now active within the Apartments.com.au Project Database along the Malvern Road corridor.

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<figcaption>Malvern Road's latest. Image: Cera Stribley Architects</figcaption></figure>Additional residential projects at 1755 Malvern Road, Glen Iris and 1399-1401 Dandenong Road, Malvern East are also set to join the Apartments.com.au Project Database shortly. All in all Apartments.com.au is keeping tabs on 122 residential projects within City of Stonnington, in addition to a handful of commercial developments.

2-10 River Street aside City of Stonnington is also seeing a number of hotels in progress, including <a href="/new-apartments/402-416-chapel-street-south-yarra">Aloft Chapel Street</a>, <a href="/developments/chadstone-vic-3148">MGallery by Sofitel</a> and South Yarra's <a href="/developments/south-yarra-vic-3141">35-41 Claremont Street</a>.
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Hyatt Centric circling South Yarra headlines Stonnington's development news

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Geelong stands to gain the nation's first Holiday Inn Hotel &amp; Suites outlet as part of a freshly approved mixed-use development.

44 Ryrie Street is backed by Franzé Developments and consists of a commercial tower alongside the Holiday Inn Hotel &amp; Suites outlet. Owing to its overall size, the $150 million project was granted approval via the Planning Minisiter's office.

The Ryrie Street development shapes as the region's largest pending development and further adds to Geelong's growing impetus as a urban renewal hot spot. The 2,700 square metre corner site is located within the Geelong Activity Centre Zone.

Architectus handled design duties for the project, which sees an integrated and permeable street level link a multitude of uses. Approximately 1,000 square metres of ground floor retail space will tie the ground plane together, with the corner tower dedicated toward hotel needs.

The commercial tower is approved to include 7,400 square metres office space.

InterContinental Group will operate the Holiday Inn Hotel &amp; Suites outlet on a 20-year agreement; the agreement between developer and hotel operator was reached during late 2017. Valued at $75 million, the hotel component represents the largest new hotel project in the region for near on 20 years. 

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<figcaption>Street level perspective. Image: Franze Developments</figcaption></figure><h2>What they say</h2>

<blockquote>
Our vision for the Ryrie Street site is to deliver a truly mixed-use project that responds to the Central Geelong Action Plan which will see Geelong evolve from its manufacturing roots to a city of culture and innovation. Geelong is now one of Australia’s fastest growing regional cities, with population expected to grow by more than 150,000 people in the next 20 years, and the urban environment and amenity needs to respond accordingly.

Geelong has a diverse and strong economy with over 17,000 businesses and a highly skilled labour force. It continues to attract new residents and investment due to its livability and proximity to Melbourne, combined with increasing employment opportunities and affordability.
<cite>Paul Franzé, Founder and Managing Director of Franzé Developments</cite>
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<blockquote>
The design of 44 Ryrie Street draws upon the history of both the city and the site. The materiality, rhythm and scaling of the buildings reference the iconic wool stores of Geelong, and the grain of the city’s rich heritage fabric.

Creating an active mixed use development that incorporates hotel, residences, office and a vibrant retail ground plane, the project stitches seamlessly into the adjacent cultural precinct and builds on the investment in the area to become a gateway to Geelong's city centre.
<cite>Matthew Smith, Managing Principal at Architectus</cite>
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<figcaption>Envisaged terrace views over Geelong. Image: Franze Developments</figcaption></figure>Franze Developments made its move on the site during 2017, purchasing the site for $7 million. Shortly after the purchase<a href="/news/geelong-poised-to-score-a-new-hotel-as-franze-developments-heads-down-the-highway"> intentions were flagged for the delivery of a mixed-use project</a> which was expected to include the city's first new hotel in a generation.

Holiday Inn Hotel &amp; Suites amenities will include an all-day dining restaurant and bar, swimming pool, gym, meeting facilities and a function room for 250 people.

The site's 90 metre frontage to Ryrie Street includes a new public thoroughfare linking Ryrie Street and Cuzens Place. The offices and apartments are linked to communal outdoor space under approved plans, with a vertical green wall facing Ryrie Street set to frame a new plaza.

Demolition across the site has begun with construction to start later this year. Holiday Inn Hotel &amp; Suites has a nominated opening date during 2020.

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<figcaption>Public space tied in with the development. Image: Franze Developments</figcaption></figure>
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Approval granted for a major $150 million Geelong development

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AccorHotels is rolling out an aggressive expansion across Australia and New Zealand, resulting in a presence across five new locations.

Auckland aside, AccorHotels' Mercure brand will land in four new Australian locations over the next three years, boosting its presence to beyond 50 hotels in the region. The commitment is also a boon for the respective hotel developers, allowing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of development to proceed.

The addition of these new four new Australian developments to the Apartments.com.au Project Database takes to 90 the number of hotel developments being tracked.

<h2>What they say</h2>

<blockquote>
We are thrilled to announce our 50th milestone for the Mercure brand and add four new Mercure hotels to AccorHotels’ Pacific network in dynamic locations including the Gold Coast, Canberra, Melbourne and Auckland.

Mercure is a leading global midscale brand with a strong reputation for delivering quality service and great guest experiences. Each of these hotels will have significant impacts locally, driving employment and tourism to each location. We look forward to working with the owners and further expanding our new-build Mercure network of hotels.
<cite>Simon McGrath, AccorHotels Chief Operating Officer Pacific</cite>
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Mercure Canberra Belconnen 

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<figcaption>Artist's impression of the Belconnen development</figcaption></figure>ACT Labor Club has joined forces with AccorHotels to deliver a new Belconnen hotel ready for occupancy during 2019.

After receiving approval for a 12 storey development during 2017, the new look design will see Mercure occupy 5 levels and 125 rooms within the development, with event and conference facilities also combined. 

Northwest of Canberra's city centre, Belconnen is receiving increased higher density development, with towers of up to 27 storeys planned.

Mercure Melbourne Doncaster 

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<figcaption>Accord Property Group moves into the hotel game</figcaption></figure>Doncaster Hill will finally receive a hotel with Accord Property Group pursuing their maiden hotel development.

Slated to open during 2021, Mercure Melbourne Doncaster will include 190 rooms over six floors, plus retail at ground level. A restaurant and bar, fitness centre and function room constitute the project's amenities.

Delivering small-scale residential projects in the area previously, Accord Property Group's first hotel will be located on Doncaster Road adjacent to Westfield Shopping Centre.

Mercure Southport 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image84_12.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Southport will benefit from extra visitor stays"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="372" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image84_12.jpg?itok=_c_vTNLB" title="Southport will benefit from extra visitor stays" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Southport will benefit from extra visitor stays</figcaption></figure>Another for a 2021 completion is Centro Group of Companies' new Southport development. AccorHotels have come to terms for the new-build hotel, agreeing to manage 130 rooms within the complex.

Once more, a restaurant, bar, fitness centre and pool round out the development's amenities, whilst event and meeting space will take on a more pronounced role with an eye toward the local community and the wider conference scene.

Centro Group of Companies will also overhaul the precinct, adding residential apartments and additional retail space. 

Mercure Sydney Bankstown

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image80a.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Poly Australia's Bankstown RSL development"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="366" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image80a.jpg?itok=luqwWF26" title="Poly Australia's Bankstown RSL development" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Poly Australia's Bankstown RSL development</figcaption></figure>Poly Australia has landed AccorHotels for their Bankstown RSL development.

Mercure Sydney Bankstown will be operational during late 2020 with 120 rooms in tow. Spanning 5 storeys and fronting Marion Street, the hotel is part of the new Bankstown RSL development which is valued at in excess of $60 million.

The hotel will have a restaurant and bar, two meeting spaces and a gym in a wider 18,000 square metre development.
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In the era of Airbnb - and its relatively light regulation - you could be forgiven for thinking there mightn't be a need for so many new hotels however investors appear to be unperturbed by the room-and-whole-property-sharing platform and others like it.

Just this week we've had three hotel reports. It was announced yesterday that the Westin brand will head into <a href="/news/westin-signs-into-adelaides-general-post-office-precinct">Adelaide's GPO development</a>, <a href="/news/little-collins-streets-hotel-precinct-poised-for-another-addition">Little Collins Street in Melbourne</a> could see another hotel, and there are <a href="/news/cromwell-and-pro-invest-refine-their-sydney-hotel-intentions">shifting intentions in Sydney</a> as well.

Hotels are a major piece of a city's tourism infrastructure however they are not the sole accommodation provider - sharing platforms like Airbnb and Stayz, family accommodation and holiday houses all play a part in housing, temporarily, visitors to a city or region.

Sharing platforms increase the size and add competition to the accommodation market however they're likely to face tougher regulation over time.  This <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/councils-scramble-for-new-laws-to-stop-airbnb-pop-up-parties-20180703-p4zp7b">article</a> in The Age is not all that uncommon - short-stay accommodation that disturbs the peace will only go as far as the local community will tolerate it.

The New South Wales Government recently introduced new regulations which among other things limit the number of nights (180 per year) a property can be let out on a short-term rental basis in metropolitan Sydney. Regional areas will have no automatic cap but local councils will be able to impose their own limits, the <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-05/airbnb-changes-as-nsw-government-reaches-compromise/9836648">ABC reported</a> last month.

The Victorian Government set up a panel to look at specific short-stay accommodation issues which resulted in a report, and according to the panel's <a href="https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/resources-and-tools/legislation/public-consultations-and-reviews/short-stay-accommodation-panel">website</a>, the government is consulting with stakeholders.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/qf_787_dep_adl_ccbysa.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="More people are coming to Australia and we're all travelling more - tourism is booming. Image: flickr"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/qf_787_dep_adl_ccbysa.jpg?itok=CnPA4cSC" title="More people are coming to Australia and we're all travelling more - tourism is booming. Image: flickr" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>More people are coming to Australia and we're all travelling more - tourism is booming. Image: <a href="/https:/www.flickr.com/photos/100780486@N02/38442428926">flickr</a></figcaption></figure><h2>The bigger picture</h2>

In short, Australia - its cities and regions - are going through a tourism boom.  Both domestic and international tourism is growing 2-3x the population growth rate in many cities and the 'traditional' accommodation providers are simply responding to it.

Data from the <a href="https://www.tra.gov.au/">Tourism Research Australia</a> shows total number of domestic visitors to the major 5 capitals has growth between 20% and 42% over the past ten years.

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<th scope="col">City</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of visitors, year ending December 2017</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of visitors, year ending December 2007</th>
			<th scope="col">Growth</th>
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<td>Sydney</td>
			<td>9,924,000</td>
			<td>7,392,000</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">34%</td>
		</tr>
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<td>Melbourne</td>
			<td>9,251,000</td>
			<td>6,509,000</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">42%</td>
		</tr>
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<td>Brisbane</td>
			<td>6,485,000</td>
			<td>4,931,000</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">31%</td>
		</tr>
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<td>Perth</td>
			<td>3,943,000</td>
			<td>3,061,000</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">28%</td>
		</tr>
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<td>Adelaide</td>
			<td>2,791,000</td>
			<td>2,324,000</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">20%</td>
		</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
International visitor numbers from <a href="http://www.tourism.australia.com/en/markets-and-research/tourism-statistics/international-visitor-arrivals">Tourism Australia</a> also show high growth with the total international arrivals into Australia at the year ending December 2017 sitting at <a href="http://www.tourism.australia.com/en/markets-and-research/tourism-statistics/international-visitor-arrivals">8.8 million representing a 6.6% year-on-year change</a>.

Just as increasing numbers of passengers flying through airports is forcing policymakers to re-think ground transport - Perth has a rail link under construction, it looks like Melbourne will finally get one with the PM chipping in $5 billion - developers also have been busy responding to the continuing growth in tourism numbers right across the country.

To see a list of all hotels on the Apartments.com.au database, click <a href="/developments?rlisting_listing_type_value%5B0%5D=7&amp;items_per_page=10">here</a>.
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Alastair Taylor

Hotels hotels hotels, why so many new hotels?

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Sydney-based developer PAYCE Consolidated is pushing to realiase a greater number of apartments within their expansive Melrose Park renewal project.

City of Parramatta has released planning details on PAYCE Consolidated's second stage of the Melrose Park development which the developer describes as "the new Australian dream, a welcoming neighbourhood with a sense of place."

Amended plans submitted call for 27 apartments to be added to the already approved concept plan, 42 additional car parking spaces and an augmented building form. The second stage is expected to cost in excess of $76 million to build.

The sprawling site is addressed 657-661 Victoria Road and 4-6 Wharf Road. It fell under the control of Payce Consolidated and project partner Sekisui House Australia during 2016, when a $160 million transaction for the 4.5 hectare site was executed with fellow developer Aqualand.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image98_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Melrose Park Stage 2. Image: PAYCE Consolidated"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="490" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image98_0.jpg?itok=NKz0VZEX" title="Melrose Park Stage 2. Image: PAYCE Consolidated" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Melrose Park Stage 2. Image: PAYCE Consolidated</figcaption></figure>The revised Stage 2 plans which landed at planning during June see Allen Jack+Cottier Architects charged with the project's design. A U-shaped building on an island site within the larger development will accommodate 234 apartments.

The living mix sees 20 studio, 71 single, 130 double and 13 triple bedroom apartments in play.

A large communal open space is central to the apartment block, as are rooftop terraces which account for approximately a third of all roof space. 3 basement levels are expected to accommodate 281 car parking spaces.

The former Aqualand site has been segregated into superlot development plots, with Stage 2 noted as being superlot AD. It is set back from Victoria Road and Wharf Road, with another stage dubbed superlot AC to straddle both major frontages. 

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<figcaption>Stage 2 siting within a wider context. Planning image: AJ+C</figcaption></figure>The rejigging of stage 2 is but one portion of the overall Melrose Park precinct controlled by PAYCE Consolidated; it stands to become one of Australia's larger stand-alone urban renewal developments, spanning approximately 30 hectares.

The targeted apartment output for the project sits at approximately 5,000, with 1,500 new jobs also expected. Additionally, a host of communal inclusions are expected within Melrose Park, such as public parks, an amphitheatre and a childcare centre.

Marketing for the initial stage of the precinct has begun in earnest, with Melrose Park's development timeline stretched out to beyond a decade.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image100_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="What could be for Melrose Park. Image: PAYCE Consolidated"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="340" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image100_0.jpg?itok=KqIvbQ7D" title="What could be for Melrose Park. Image: PAYCE Consolidated" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>What could be for Melrose Park. Image: PAYCE Consolidated</figcaption></figure>
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PAYCE pushes for more apartments in Melrose Park

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<a href="/developments/collingwood-vic-3066">Collingwood's</a> development scene is firing in all regards, as evidenced by the recent sale of a irregularly small site at 109 Langridge Street.

Demand for developable Collingwood land is intense, which earlier this month led to an impressive sales outcome for the mini site which is zoned commercial 2. Capable of being developed, 109 Landridge Street sold at the hands of Beller Commercial for $1.085 million, or more than $10,000 per square metre.

Liam Rafferty of Beller Commercial pointed toward the 108 square metre becoming a multi-level office redevelopment, or being held as a landbank opportunity in the fast-evolving precinct. 

A look at the Apartments.com.au Project Database listings in the immediate area surrounding 109 Landridge Street reinforces the strength in the Collingwood development scene.

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<figcaption>109 Langridge Street. Image: Beller Commercial</figcaption></figure>The southern area of Collingwood in close proximity to Victoria Parade is currently the development precinct of choice in the area. 24 separate residential projects are in play across Collingwood in its entirety with a healthy number in the aforementioned area.

7 of the 24 residential projects are at construction; these projects at construction are poised to add 500 plus apartments to the suburb's stock, whilst the balance of Collingwood residential projects amount to some 754 apartments in waiting.

The emerging mixed use nature of Collingwood is reflected by the increasing number of commercial developments in play. <a href="/developers/grocon">Grocon</a> has a freshly erected tower crane on the Northbourne commercial development which will add 15,000 square metres, whilst an additional 4 office developments can be expected.

These 4 projects amount to an additional 25,000 square metres. <a href="/developers/pace-development-group">PACE Development Group</a> has begun demolition across <a href="/developments/collingwood-nsw-2850">51 Langridge Street</a> prior to construction proper commencing; the 11 storey SJB-designed building dubbed Brick will account for a small 510 square metre site opposite the PACE of Collingwood apartment development which is also under construction.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image36cll.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Collingwood under construction"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="707" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image36cll.jpg?itok=qEgbkWNv" title="Collingwood under construction" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Collingwood under construction</figcaption></figure>Future Collingwood developments will further diversify the suburb's development boom. A permitted office scheme for <a href="/developments/collingwood-vic-3066">23 Little Oxford Street</a> was recently snapped up by developer/builder <a href="/builders/drakk-pty-ltd">Drakk Pty Ltd</a>, whilst hotel developments are also in the pipeline. 

Tribe Hotel Group is in line to occupy <a href="/developments/collingwood-vic-3066">60 Langridge Street</a>. Developer <a href="/developers/peregrine-projects">Peregrine Projects</a> sold part of its major Langridge Street site, which itself is earmarked for a major office development, to Tribe Hotel Group which is backed by <a href="/developers/salta-properties">Salta Properties</a> among other entities. 

Another major development in the wings is <a href="/developments/collingwood-nsw-2850">128-144 Wellington Street</a>. The sizeable corner site was marketed for sale recently, complete with a mixed-use retail, office and hotel high-rise scheme designed by <a href="/architects/metier3">Metier3</a> as indicative of what could be developed across the site.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image37_9.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Metier3's take on 128-144 Wellington Street."><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="454" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image37_9.jpg?itok=JL7PPmit" title="Metier3's take on 128-144 Wellington Street." width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Metier3's take on 128-144 Wellington Street.</figcaption></figure>
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Collingwood kicks into development overdrive

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The flow of student accommodation projects into planning across Melbourne's inner suburbs has slowed considerably, allowing for the massive associated spike in construction to take its place in the spotlight.

With the effective completion of <a href="/buildings/scape-melbourne-393-swanston-street-melbourne">Scape Melbourne</a> on Swanston Street and Iglu at <a href="/new-apartments/iglu-229-franklin-street-melbourne">229 Franklin Street</a>, there are still nine separate projects under construction. These nine alone will yield thousands of new beds for tertiary students.

<h2>At construction</h2>

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<figcaption>A small sample of student accommodation construction</figcaption></figure>Latest to construction is <a href="https://urban.melbourne/projects/melbourne/whitley-college-263-royal-parade-parkville">Whitley College</a> on Royal Parade. Builder Hacer has commenced early works across the site which will eventually see a new 6 storey building added behind the existing and unique circular brick building, for a total of 367 beds for GSA Australia.

Also in the starting blocks, UniLodge's 411-bed project across <a href="https://urban.melbourne/projects/melbourne/15-27-wreckyn-street-north-melbourne">15-27 Wreckyn Street</a> with LU Simon tasked with the build.

Beyond that, the balance of projects are at various stages of construction and are generally confined to Carlton and North Melbourne. The notable exception is <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">42-50 La Trobe Street</a> which is rapidly reaching its final height of 43 levels as builder Hickory utilises its HBS unitised building method onsite.

One of the tallest student accommodation towers anywhere, the development will see 783 beds built in studio, twin share and cluster formats.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image159_3.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Atira La Trobe Street is approaching its highest point"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="853" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image159_3.jpg?itok=ptVZZT-C" title="Atira La Trobe Street is approaching its highest point" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Atira La Trobe Street is approaching its highest point</figcaption></figure><h2>All but complete</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image158_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Scape Melbourne and Iglu's first local offering"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="288" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image158_0.jpg?itok=kbhQE1-V" title="Scape Melbourne and Iglu's first local offering" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Scape Melbourne and Iglu's first local offering</figcaption></figure>Two developments are ready for handover as final touches are being applied.

<a href="/buildings/scape-melbourne-393-swanston-street-melbourne">Scape Melbourne</a> is the operator's first local tower and sees approximately 700 beds all but completed at the hand of contractor Built. The Denton Corker Marshall-designed high-rise is a vanguard project of sorts, ushering in the city's first student housing as skyscraper development.

<a href="/new-apartments/iglu-229-franklin-street-melbourne">Iglu Franklin Street</a> is a 594-bed student accommodation building that also resides in the northern reaches of Melbourne's CBD. Builder Hacer carries images of the project's <a href="http://www.hacer.com.au/projects/residential/iglu-229-franklin-street-melbourne">completed internals online</a>, although finishing work is still being carried out.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image162_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Inside Iglu Franklin Street. Image: Hacer"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="721" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image162_0.jpg?itok=AyF8nO09" title="Inside Iglu Franklin Street. Image: Hacer" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Inside Iglu Franklin Street. Image: Hacer</figcaption></figure><h2>Developments in waiting</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image160_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="500 Swanston Street and 135 Bouverie Street"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="363" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image160_0.jpg?itok=TA_1fVia" title="500 Swanston Street and 135 Bouverie Street" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>500 Swanston Street and 135 Bouverie Street</figcaption></figure>Pending projects are among some of Melbourne's tallest projects inching toward construction. <a href="/news/atira-hits-melbourne-as-further-student-accommodation-projects-line-up">Atira A'Beckett Street</a>, <a href="https://urban.melbourne/projects/cbd-west-end/183-189-abeckett-street-melbourne">Wee Hur's 183-189 A'Beckett Street</a> and GreenFort Capital's <a href="/news/488-elizabeth-street-turns-to-student-accommodation">478-488 Elizabeth Street</a> are among the tallest towers in Melbourne expected to start construction in the short to medium term.

Wee Hur's A'Beckett Street project stands to become Melbourne's tallest approved student housing project; the approved permit allows for a 58 storey tower spanning 178 metres.

Scape's intended tower at <a href="https://urban.melbourne/projects/cbd-east-end/97-franklin-street-melbourne">97 Franklin Street</a> was to have been the tallest student accommodation building on the planet at 199 metres, but has been rejected by the State Planning Minister. Whilst that project invariably goes back to the drawing board, Scape can pursue their freshly approved <a href="https://urban.melbourne/projects/melbourne/557-591-swanston-street-carlton">557-591 Swanston Street</a>; it will yield 870 new student beds.

The balance of projects looking to take their place in the skyline are via established operators. Iglu's <a href="/developments/south-yarra-vic-3141">South Yarra tower</a> is at construction tender, Melbourne University is backing both the <a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">Carlton Connect project</a> and <a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">625-631 Swanston Street</a> whilst UniLodge are looking to make good on another location at <a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">123-135 Bouverie Street</a>.

Not to be left behind is the Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne which is pushing for a new accommodation project at <a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">197-235 Bouverie Street</a>. The design has changed markedly since its initial submission and is now seeking approval for a mid-rise building sporting a new vivid exterior.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/carl1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="MGS Architects have designed 197 Bouverie Street"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="363" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/carl1.jpg?itok=FNFoXPb_" title="MGS Architects have designed 197 Bouverie Street" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>MGS Architects have designed 197 Bouverie Street</figcaption></figure>
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