Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

Joel Robinson

First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Maréa Residences brings parkside apartments to Coolangatta

Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

Gray Puksand

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Melbourne's landmark 101 Collins Street, is about to undergo a luxury overhaul under the design of commercial architect Gray Puksand (Australia Post Tower, Urbis). AXA Investment Group recently announced the development of a state-of-the-art wellness centre within the tower, which could likely become the largest health and wellness facility in the city – raising the bar for the tower's competitors. 

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“We set the benchmark for premium workplaces in Australia. At the same time, we’re constantly evolving to meet the needs of our customers.”

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Two studios will be equipped to facilitate the practice of yoga, Pilates, barre, meditation HIIT and cardio-based classes. The spaces will also feature sprung floors and heated ceiling panels for the comfort of users. Three specialist consultation rooms are also on the cards, offering physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic and remedial massage.

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“For almost three decades, 101 Collins Street has held the position as Melbourne’s pre-eminent office address, but we can’t afford to be complacent. Our team is focused on responding to evolving tenant needs, new trends in technology and innovation, so our projects will continue to set new benchmarks in the premium space market.”

- Brett Dillon, Head of Funds Management at AXA IM-Real Assets
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The renovation follows the recent completion of the project's end-of-trip facility where an entire ground-level carpark was transformed into a resort-style spa known as 'ONE'. Special features include a luxury towel service, personal grooming stations, lounge seating, Australian-made Leif shower products and parking for 500 bikes.

101 Collins Street was originally built in 1991 and designed by renowned architect Johnson Burgee. Completion of the project is slated for October this year.

A host of developers are looking at improvements to existing assets to compete in a highly competitive commercial market. These include AMP Capital's lobby refurbishment at <a href="https://www.collinsplace.com.au/development-updates">35 Collins Street</a>, GPT's <a href="/news/its-back-to-the-future-for-melbourne-central-towers-lobby-upgrade">lobby redevelopments at Melbourne Central</a>, ANZ Gothic and a new CLT office building at <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">300 Lonsdale Street</a> above the existing shopping centre.

The next generation of office towers which have been designed around the health and wellbeing of workers include Mirvac's <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">Olderfleet</a> (under construction), Cbus Property's <a href="/news/cbus-property-submits-planning-application-for-its-landmark-435-bourke-street-site">435 Bourke Street</a> (currently at planning) and Charter Hall's 555 Collins Street. In addition to boasting strong environmental credentials, the projects are also targeting <a href="https://www.wellcertified.com/">WELL Certification</a>, as world leaders in workplace design.
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Olivia Round

101 Collins Street's world-class wellness centre sets new standard for office building amenities

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Melbourne-based developer PDG Corporation has recently updated its website with new images of two key CBD fringe projects; 91-111 Therry Street and 611-697 Elizabeth Street. While the design for Therry Street - known as QVM Residences - has been refined in the lead up to the sales and marketing campaign, 611-697 Elizabeth Street now carries with it a completely new scheme.

<a href="/news/oh-what-a-feeling-611-681-elizabeth-street-melbourne">Previously a four-building scheme designed by SJB</a> comprising a mix of residential, student accommodation and retail centred around a network of laneways dissecting the site, the development has now been superseded by a commercial scheme of three buildings, reflecting the strength of Melbourne's commercial market.

Read below for further detail on each of the projects.

<h2><a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">QVM Residences - 91-111 Therry Street</a></h2>

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<figcaption>QVM Residences Therry Street frontage. Image: PDG Corporation</figcaption></figure>Located on what is known colloquially known as the 'Munro Site,' QVM Residences, as the moniker suggests, forms part of the greater $250 million Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal being undertaken by the City of Melbourne. According to PDG, the project presents a dynamic vision for an exemplary mixed-use residential, retail and community destination featuring a boutique hotel, fine grain retail and 360 apartments for sale.

Additionally, PDG claims the QVM Residences development has been designed to be one of Australia’s most sustainable mixed-use developments.

The tower capitalises on its location on the northern edge of the Melbourne CBD, providing uninterrupted views across the market towards Flagstaff Gardens. Bates Smart have designed the tower's form to maximise direct solar access and to provide natural ventilation to all apartments, resulting in a high level of amenity.

The building’s façade is inspired by the fine grain texture of the market’s historic sheds and stalls and is designed to position the tower within its context, providing a deep connection to place. Inspired by the idea of stacked garden boxes, the lower level balconies will be planted with cascading greenery, creating a living, breathing architecture that celebrates sustainability and contributes to making Melbourne a healthier city.

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The development draws on values of sustainability, health and modern design with the market’s legacy and Melbourne’s laneway culture serving as major points of inspiration. The result is a singular lifestyle offered to future residents, who will enjoy an incredible selection of vegetables, produce, delicacies and bespoke offerings at their door.

Queen Victoria Market is the last remaining of three major markets that played a significant role in the development of our beloved, globally-recognised culture. The market shapes Melbourne and, in turn, Melbourne shapes the market. Those who will call it home will have a hand in writing the next chapters of its rich history.

A celebration of Queen Victoria Market’s traditions. A commitment to sustainability and the leading edge. A promise of world-class residential features – QVM Residences is one of PDG’s most exciting and important developments to date.

- PDG Corporation
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In addition to the Bates Smart mixed-use tower, the development will also include the City of Melbourne’s largest new community hub and new Queen Victoria Market customer car parking for 500 cars, a pocket park and laneways.  The new community hub will deliver a highly active public realm with retail and hospitality at ground level, and community services and affordable housing designed by Six Degrees above. Construction of this component is currently underway with Hamilton Marino at the helm.

The construction programme for the development is outlined below:

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<li>Stage 1 – Mercat Cross façade retention and demolition of Therry and Queen Street buildings approx 4 months</li>
	<li>Stage 2 – Excavation and construction of basement car park approx 18 months</li>
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The QVM Residences received planning approval in May of this year and is expected to be completed in 2021.

<h2>Elizabeth North - 611- 697 Elizabeth Street</h2>

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<figcaption>A revised scheme for the former Toyota site. Image: PDG Corporation</figcaption></figure>As alluded to earlier in the article, Elizabeth North replaces an earlier predominantly residential scheme, with Cox Architecture and Gray Puksand engaged to design three commercial buildings of varying heights from 10 to 21-storeys.

With Elizabeth North PDG is seeking to deliver a 'dynamic new precinct' within Melbourne’s City North Innovation District capitalising on its proximity to the research and health precinct and the University of Melbourne. The development also stands to benefit from the new Parkville Station as part of the Melbourne Metro project, located just a short walk away.

PDG says the precinct has been designed to reflect its location at the convergence of roads at the Haymarket roundabout, which is translated into the confluence of ideas, new technologies and opportunities associated with surrounding institutions and organisations.

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Our Elizabeth North project is a mixed-use commercial and retail development drawing on best-practice architecture, design and urban planning to provide the Innovation District with world-class amenities.

The vision to create a centre for commerce in this future-focused district has been driven by an understanding of the surrounding area’s needs informed by thorough research and conceptual development.

Facilities and amenities will be complemented by CBD accessibility. Mere minutes from the heart of the city – and all of its shopping, dining, transport, and businesses – by foot or tram.

- PDG Corporation
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Elizabeth North is expected to be completed in stages from 2020 through to 2022.

 

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Laurence Dragomir

Double delight: PDG releases new images of two key Melbourne projects

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Two firms with a history of development within the Monash National Employment and Innovation Cluster (MNEC) are angling for bigger projects.

Both Salta Properties and Cedar Woods are pushing plans which are larger than their previous respective developments within Monash. Salta is all but assured of the right to build a substantial office complex as an extension of its Nexus Corporate precinct whilst Cedar Woods is pushing for hundreds of new dwellings within its Jackson Green development.

At either end of the MNEC, both intended developments speak to the increasing scale of development expectations in the area. These expectations would only be enhanced by the State Government's proposed Melbourne orbital rail proposal which has two stations in the heart of MNEC.

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<figcaption>Image: Gray Puksand</figcaption></figure>Salta last week received backing for its proposed office complex at 633-647 Springvale Road, after nabbing the corner site for a reported $11 million during 2015.

Adjacent to Salta's existing Nexus Corporate precinct and spanning 2.4 hectares, the first phase of the Springvale Road development site found favour with Monash City Council and encompasses 21,226 square metres of net leasable area. That space is configured over two separate buildings with Gray Puksand undertaking the design.

Existing campus-style buildings within Nexus Corporate have traditionally been smaller in stature to date; the freshly completed Nexus 10 building holds in excess of 6,000 square metres of net leasable area. 

The upsizing of expectations for 633-647 Springvale Road also includes a very substantial 785 basement vehicle spaces, end of trip facilities and provision for 197 bicycle bays.

Two additional future buildings are slated for the balance of 633-647 Springvale Road, whilst Salta also has an eye toward delivering a high-rise hotel at <a href="/news/salta-pursues-mulgraves-first-hotel">12 Nexus Court</a> which sits within the initial Nexus Corporate precinct.

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<figcaption>Cedar Woods' latest alongside Gardenia Apartments progress during late August. Image: DKO Architecture</figcaption></figure>Cedar Woods too is after more within their Jackson Green estate in Clayton South.

Midway between Westall and Huntingdale stations, the residential development has to date seen townhouse and small scale apartment stages built onsite. The gradual upswing in development size now sees the DKO Architecture-designed Gardenia Apartments under construction; it includes 74 dwellings over six levels.

Cedar Woods are now seeking approval for two additional residential buildings housing a combined 165 apartments. Also designed by DKO Architecture, the taller of the duo reaches 9 levels.

The intended apartment split for the project at planning which is sited over 1408-1418 Centre Road sees 20 single, 131 double and 12 triple bedroom apartments.

<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/img_6168.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="A small section of the M-City site"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/img_6168.jpg?itok=Ah9uT4MP" title="A small section of the M-City site" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>A small section of the M-City site</figcaption></figure>Whilst the above duo seek bigger development outcomes they are minuscule relative to the largest current development within the MNEC, which also happens to be the largest mixed-use development being delivered outside of Melbourne's CBD. Clayton's M-City is now at full construction with Multiplex overseeing works for the $1 billion project over a 35,000 square metre site.

Backed by Saraceno Group and Schiavello Group, M-City includes 643 apartments and serviced apartments, a 4.5 star Mantra hotel, up to 60 specialty retail spaces, 17,330 square metres of office space and 1,905 car parks supporting a projected population of about 4,000 residents, workers and shoppers.
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Salta and Cedar Woods upsize their Monash intentions

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Cedar Woods has commenced construction of its third commercial building at 107 Overton Road, Williams Landing which is fully leased to the Victorian State Government for 15 years.

At a sod turning ceremony held on Friday 17 August, Wyndham City Council Mayor Cr Peter Maynard joined Cedar Woods’ Chief Operating Officer Patrick Archer and JGS Property’s James Service (representing purchaser Hellenic Property Investments), to officially break ground on the project

Accommodating up to 320 employees, the four-storey building will add 3,126 sqm (NLA) of new A-Grade Commercial office space outside the traditional CBD and city-fringe locations.

Designed by Gray Puksand, 107 Overton Road will target a 4.5-Star NABERS rating and will also include 92 car parks. Hacer Group has been appointed to deliver the project with completion anticipated in late 2019.

<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/107_overton_cbre.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="107 Overton Road was forward sold to Hellenic Property Investments Pty Ltd. Image: CBRE"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="366" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/107_overton_cbre.jpg?itok=iXFUpS7N" title="107 Overton Road was forward sold to Hellenic Property Investments Pty Ltd. Image: CBRE" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>107 Overton Road was forward sold to Hellenic Property Investments Pty Ltd. Image: CBRE</figcaption></figure>The building has been forward sold to Hellenic Property Investments Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the Hellenic Club of Canberra, in July 2018 for $25.93 million.

Williams Landing is a 225-hectare masterplanned community that will feature approximately 2,400 dwellings on completion, comprising a diverse mix of housing typologies including traditional lots, terraces, semi-detached townhouses and apartments, supported by parklands and sporting facilities and a town centre.

Williams Landing will also be home to the new Target Australia headquarters, currently under construction and set to be completed at the end of 2018.

The 50-hectare Town Centre is located central to Williams Landing's four residential neighbourhoods and incorporates its own shopping centre, transport hub, freeway interchange and regional bus interchange .

The Shopping Centre offers the full range of retailers and services you’d expect including a Woolworths supermarket, medical centre, dental clinic, chemist, childcare, gym, licenced restaurants, cafés and over 20 specialty retailers.

<h2>What they say...</h2>

<blockquote>
We are excited to be bringing the Victorian State Government to what is quickly becoming a white-collar employment precinct in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The commencement of construction of our fourth office building marks another milestone for Williams Landing.

Employers continue to value our excellent train and road access and proximity to the Melbourne CBD and western suburbs workforce along with the retail, leisure and services amenities at Williams Landing Town Centre.” says Mr Archer.

Wyndham is one of the country’s fastest growing municipalities and we are pleased to be delivering over 1,400 new jobs to Williams Landing once our Target HQ, 111 Overton and 107 Overton are completed by the end of 2019.

- Patrick Archer, Cedar Woods’ Chief Operating Officer
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
 
With Wyndham outgrowing cities like Greater Geelong, the jobs that this project will bring to our City are indeed welcome. This is an exciting development and we look forward to hosting the Victorian State Government in Wyndham.

- Cr Walter Villagonzalo, Wyndham City’s Future Focused Economy Portfolio
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Lead Image: L-R: Cr Aaron An, Cr Peter Maynard, James Service (JGS Property), Patrick Archer, Cr Walter Villagonzalo | Photo credit: Daniel Pockett
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Cedar Woods breaks ground on Williams Landing's next office building

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Monash City Council has provided Salta's latest pursuit within their Nexus Corporate mixed-use precinct a Notice of Decision to Grant a Planning Permit, with final approval little more than a formality. Last month Apartments.com.au <a href="/news/salta-pursues-mulgraves-first-hotel">outlined</a> the mixed-use proposal at 12 Nexus Court, which now stands to become Mulgrave's tallest building.

Indicative renders suggest that Tribe Hotel Group may have earmarked Salta Properties' intended Mulgrave mixed-use development as their second Melbourne port of call.

<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/image92_3.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="12 Nexus Court in full. Planning image: Gray Puksand / Technē"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="684" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image92_3.jpg?itok=68C163kW" title="12 Nexus Court in full. Planning image: Gray Puksand / Technē" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>12 Nexus Court in full. Planning image: Gray Puksand / Technē</figcaption></figure>139 residential hotel rooms are expected within the 'pod' aspect of the building designed jointly between Gray Puksand and Technē.

The application documents presented for approval sees the building sporting Tribe signage on the distinctive bronze hotel component, although no agreement between either developer or hotel operator has been publicly announced.

<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/image93_5.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="12 Nexus Court rendered in place alongside the Monash. Planning image: Gray Puksand / Technē"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="371" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image93_5.jpg?itok=_Z5_pknh" title="12 Nexus Court rendered in place alongside the Monash. Planning image: Gray Puksand / Technē" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>12 Nexus Court rendered in place alongside the Monash. Planning image: Gray Puksand / Technē</figcaption></figure>What isn't in doubt is Tribe Hotel Group nominating Collingwood as their first Melbourne location.

Earlier this year the relatively new yet bullish hotel operator entered into a joint partnership with Salta Properties and Victor Smorgon Group, with an eye toward <a href="https://www.traveldailynews.asia/tribe-hotel-group-acquires-property-site-from-peregrine-pro">developing 60 Langridge Street</a>. Fellow developer Peregrine Projects divested itself of the 1,056 square metre Collingwood site late last year, which formed part of a larger land holding.

Colliers agent Guy Wells said the following of the Tribe Collingwood project:

<blockquote>
Given the surrounding lifestyle amenity of Smith and Gertrude Streets and the ongoing office development in the area, with over 30,000m2 of office to be developed in the short to medium term, Collingwood has been sought after by numerous hotel developers and operators.

A Tribe hotel will work seamlessly with the growing corporate and existing leisure market in the Collingwood area.
</blockquote>

The Collingwood, and potentially Mulgrave Tribe Hotel locations follow on from the operator's first Australian property in Perth which opened during June last year, and includes 126 hotel rooms across 7 levels. Tribe Hotel Group's expansion plans have reportedly seen the operator acquire sites in Hobart and Adelaide as well.

<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/a20170817121120.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="60 Langridge Street has been hived off a larger development site. Image: CRE"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="435" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/a20170817121120.jpg?itok=k-V_d00X" title="60 Langridge Street has been hived off a larger development site. Image: CRE" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>60 Langridge Street has been hived off a larger development site. Image: CRE</figcaption></figure>
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Nexus Court's hotel receives the nod

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Should Salta Properties gain approval, it will have the right to deliver Mulgrave's first hotel of any note.

Late last year the developer initiated a planning application for a mixed-use building at its Nexus Corporate office park that abuts the Monash Freeway. Under its 12 Nexus Unit Trust entity, Salta Properties is seeking to add the substantial 14 level tower for the purposes of serving the current and future predominantly commercial buildings in the immediate precinct.

Dominated by low-rise campus-style office buildings, 12 Nexus Court would be comfortably taller than any surrounding buildings at 48 metres in height. 

To that end, project architects Technè and Gray Puksand have pushed the project to a heightened degree of design prowess relative to its neighbours; 12 Nexus Court is effectively expected to become Nexus Corporate's showpiece building. 

<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/image314.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="12 Nexus Court. Planning image: Technè - Gray Puksand"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="289" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image314.jpg?itok=fOcGNl4u" title="12 Nexus Court. Planning image: Technè - Gray Puksand" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>12 Nexus Court. Planning image: Technè - Gray Puksand</figcaption></figure>The 139 residential hotel rooms span levels 8 to 14, with the 'pod' aspect of the design defined by distinctive overhangs and a serrated or modular-like facade.

According to Hollerich Town Planning "the residential hotel component has specifically been designed so as to present as a built form element with a different appearance, using clearly different materials and colours and a rectangular form against the curved nature of the podium and office elements."

It's the curved podium that holds the balance of 12 Nexus Court's uses. A porte-cochere, lobby, bar, lounge, end of trip facilities and bicycle parking are present at ground level. Thereafter the bulk of the structure accommodates 387 car parking spaces and 1,821 square metres of office space across levels 8 to 10.

A gym and substantial ASPECT Studios-designed landscaped area atop the podium accounts for the area between the office and residential hotel.

<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/img_8090.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="10 Nexus Court is approaching completion"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="373" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/img_8090.jpg?itok=3uKkoTvq" title="10 Nexus Court is approaching completion" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>10 Nexus Court is approaching completion</figcaption></figure>12 Nexus Court is seemingly in stark design contrast to the adjoining office building. The latest project approaching completion for Salta Properties at their Mulgrave corporate park is 10 Nexus Court, which is in the hands of builder Hacer.

The purely commercial office building spans 5 levels or 8,370 square metres and maintains an almost regimented aspect to Springvale Road and the Monash Freeway. 10 Nexus Court's strong vertical lines will contrast against the finer horizontal lines that stand out as one of 12 Nexus Court's stronger visual features.

10 Nexus Court is also the design of Gray Puksand.
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Salta pursues Mulgrave's first hotel

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Melbourne's west may not be the epicentre of commercial development, but a trickle of projects is casting a light on the areas potential for future commercial growth.

The recent announcement that Target Australia will move its national headquarters to Williams Landing serves to bolster the west's profile, whilst also providing developer Cedar Woods with a premium tenant for their masterplanned development.

Located opposite Williams Landing station, designed by Gray Puksand and with Hacer on board as builder, the new 8 level commercial development is chasing an A Grade rating from the Property Council of Australia. It's 3,000sqm floor plates will enable Target departments to be connected, encouraging interaction and collaboration between all areas of the company.

Gray Puksand also have the design reigns over the other noteworthy commercial project in this span of Melbourne, namely VicRoads' new Sunshine offices.

<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/image129_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Target's new headquarters. Image: Gray Puksand"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="435" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image129_1.jpg?itok=ix_VbqY4" title="Target's new headquarters. Image: Gray Puksand" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Target's new headquarters. Image: Gray Puksand</figcaption></figure>The Williams Landing project which falls within a Priority Development Zone as mandated by the Victorian Government, is set to attract 850 new employees to the area.

At the time of the announcement, Cedar Woods COO Nathan Blackburne outlined what the Target deal means to the west:

<blockquote>
Target’s move to Williams Landing signifies the increasing breadth and depth of economic activity occurring in Melbourne’s western growth corridor and reinforces Williams Landing’s appeal as an attractive and growing commercial centre. We anticipate Target’s move will stimulate interest from other leading businesses seeking to base themselves at Williams Landing.
</blockquote>

Valued at $37 million and spanning 12,600 square metres, the new 8 level slab on ground commercial building also includes 2 retail tenancies and parking for 466 vehicles. Robert Puksand, Founding Partner at Gray Puksand describes the splay of the building relative to its corner location:

<blockquote>
A lively façade design creates a pedestrian friendly backdrop to the external piazza created on the corner. A multi-coloured, dynamic façade design shrouds the building to create a landmark statement within the precinct.
</blockquote>

<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/image122_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Sunshine's new VicRoads office is rapidly taking shape. Image: ABD Group"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="435" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image122_1.jpg?itok=tYlVVMaY" title="Sunshine's new VicRoads office is rapidly taking shape. Image: ABD Group" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Sunshine's new VicRoads office is rapidly taking shape. Image: ABD Group</figcaption></figure>Form and colour are also on show in Sunshine as builder ABD Group pushes toward structural completion of the Withers Street development. The new VicRoads building spans 7 levels and includes ground level retail.

Both projects fall within identified nodes for future development and are in their own way vanguard projects for their respective areas.

Whilst the VicRoads projects falls within the greater Sunshine National Employment and Innovation Cluster, Target's new headquarters is within a Priority Development Zone adjacent to the East Werribee Employment Precinct which itself is expected to create another 58,000 jobs.

<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/image223.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="VicRoads is expanding i Sunshine. Image: Gray Puksand"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="326" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image223.jpg?itok=YBT4tLPh" title="VicRoads is expanding i Sunshine. Image: Gray Puksand" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>VicRoads is expanding in Sunshine. Image: Gray Puksand</figcaption></figure>
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Target's Williams Landing HQ a boon for the west's commercial prospects

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City of Monash planners have recommended that Singapore-backed <a href="/developers/frasers-property">Frasers Property Australia</a> along with project partner Commercial &amp; Industrial Property (CIP) be allowed to proceed with a multi-staged commercial development that would become one of suburban Melbourne's largest.

Subject to a raft of conditions, the proposal which includes in excess of 60,000sqm of commercial office space is poised to account for a vacant site at <a href="/developments/mulgrave-vic-3170">254-294 Wellington Road, Mulgrave</a>. With a development cost of $120 million, the scheme displaces Peters Ice Cream which have occupied the site since 1964.

Peters have moved the bulk of their operations to an adjoining complex, allowing Frasers and CIP to roll out plans for a portion of the 133,259sqm site.

Four separate 8 storey commercial buildings are envisaged; each includes between 13,739sqm and 15,692sqm of leasable space. Designed by Max Architects, 254-294 Wellington Road also sees four multi-storey car parks with an accumulated 2,497 parking spaces, provisions for bicycle parking in each building and a cafe/food tenancy within the ground level of each office building.

An existing heritage building fronting Wellington Road will be maintained and amalgamated into the development.

<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/building_c.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="211 Wellington Road's Building C. Image: Colliers"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="302" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/building_c.jpg?itok=f97h5lEM" title="211 Wellington Road's Building C. Image: Colliers" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>211 Wellington Road's Building C. Image: Colliers</figcaption></figure>The developers play for the vacant 254-294 Wellington Road parcel comes months after work wrapped up on 211 Wellington Road.

Diagonally opposite the Peters site, 211 Wellington Road is a mixed-use project primarily consisting of three commercial buildings. Mazda National Headquarters, Monash University, BSN Medical and BMW Finance are the headline tenants within the project.

Falling under the Monash National Employment and Innovation Cluster which sees <a href="https://vpa.vic.gov.au/project/monash-employment-cluster/">Melbourne’s largest concentration of jobs outside the CBD</a>, Frasers and CIP will be hoping that the success of their 211 Wellington Road project is repeated at their new, and considerably larger commercial development across the road.

As large as it is, 254-294 Wellington Road is not the sole commercial development currently on the radar in the area.

<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/image42_2.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Goodman Group and Salta Properties latest offerings within Monash"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="219" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image42_2.jpg?itok=TOeF1KBg" title="Goodman Group and Salta Properties latest offerings within Monash" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Goodman Group and <a href="/developers/salta-properties">Salta Properties</a> latest offerings within Monash</figcaption></figure>Also in Mulgrave, builder <a href="/builders/hacer-group">Hacer</a> has recently taken on 10 Nexus Court. The 6,000sqm Gray Puksand-designed building is the latest commercial project under construction for Salta Properties within their sprawling Nexus Corporate Precinct.

As that precinct is rounded out by 10 Nexus Court, Salta Properties will move their attention to an adjoining development site at <a href="/news/salta-and-cedar-woods-upsize-their-monash-intentions">647 Springvale Road</a>, with an eye toward additional commercial offerings.

Meanwhile Goodman Group is seeking tenants for dual new office buildings within their Ferntree Business Park at 296-324 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill. Buildings Buildings D + N are in the pipeline, and may add as much as 14,500sqm of space to that particular precinct.

Ferntree Business Park is also set to host a Quest serviced apartment complex according to current construction tenders for that particular project.
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A commercial mini city beckons as Melbourne's southeast flourishes

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Melbourne's latest public vertical high school is edging closer to reality. After being officially revealed last month by the Victorian School Building Authority, Prahran High School's construction tender is drawing to a close.

The facility will be Melbourne's third vertical high school, following on from examples in South Melbourne and Richmond.

On a site fronting High Street, demolition on the Gray Puksand-designed project is underway and construction will begin mid year, with the intention of being student ready by Term 1, 2019. 650 students across years 7-12 will be accommodated within the project which is valued at $25m.

<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/image45_5.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Prahran High School. Image: Gray Puksand"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="226" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image45_5.jpg?itok=zzE_kmn_" title="Prahran High School. Image: Gray Puksand" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Prahran High School. Image: Gray Puksand</figcaption></figure>In addition to traditional learning and library spaces, Prahran High School will also boast break out areas, a gym, an outdoor running track/recreational area and a passive green area. Outdoor terraces will also be included across each level.

The evolution of public schooling within Melbourne's inner suburbs is a fairly recent event, headlined by the South Melbourne Primary School who's design was awarded the Future Project of the Year at the 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards. It is now heading skyward with the initial ground works giving way to the steel structure that will form the support for the six storey build.

Completion is still earmarked for the end of this year.

<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/img_7856.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="SMPS is on the rise"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="430" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/img_7856.jpg?itok=KvixkHrx" title="SMPS is on the rise" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>SMPS is on the rise</figcaption></figure>The vertical nature of the South Melbourne, Richmond and Prahran projects has allowed for an equal of greater number of students to be accommodated on a fraction of the land required relative to traditional school campuses. The new South Melbourne and Richmond campuses have incorporated communal facilities with their respective builds.

Prahran High School on the other hand will be built within the existing educational precinct which includes Melbourne Polytechnic and the National Institute of Circus Arts.

1,800 additional students will be accommodated across the three projects.
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Prahran's vertical school nears as South Melbourne PS powers ahead

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It's been an eventful few weeks for Sydney-based DEXUS Property Group in its Melbourne sphere of operations. Whilst a number of big ticket items have grabbed the headlines, the real estate group has managed to secure all but final approval for one of suburban Melbourne's largest commercial developments.

City of Monash have green lighted DEXUS's plans to greatly expand their Axxess Corporate Park within Mount Waverley.

Lodged with Council during 2015, DEXUS proposed dual office buildings and an associated multi deck car park at 11-21 Gilby Road, Mount Waverley. Designed by Gray Puksand, the development would carry a development cost of $61 million and encompass a commercial NLA of 19,950sqm.

This would position the development as one of suburban Melbourne's largest pending commercial developments.

Supplementing the commercial space is 1,260sqm of retail space, communal landscaped amenities and a massive 1,009 car parking spaces. Currently listed as Planning Permit to Issue, final approval looks to be a formality.

<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/image38_4.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Elevations of the approved office buildings. Planning image: Gray Puksand"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="238" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image38_4.jpg?itok=ZYtfm6Kq" title="Elevations of the approved office buildings. Planning image: Gray Puksand" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Elevations of the approved office buildings. Planning image: Gray Puksand</figcaption></figure>It was <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/dexus-offloads-melbournes-southgate-complex-for-578m/news-story/349a19743a8d46fa21a6d32a73759641">reported over the weekend that DEXUS Property Group has sold the Southgate Complex</a> for $578 million. This still leaves the outfit with a strong asset sheet across inner Melbourne, including properties such as 8 Nicholson Street, 180 Lonsdale Street within QV and 360 Collins Street.

Listed on the Apartments.com.au Project Database are two substantial commercial developments under the DEXUS banner with approval, and which have yet to be acted upon. 385 Bourke Street is a Grimshaw Architects-designed expansion seeing additional commercial NLA of 24,000sqm added whilst Flinders Gate at 172 Flinders Street is subject to a scheme with an additional 20,000sqm in play.

<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/image35_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Future CBD commercial developments under the DEXUS banner"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="265" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image35_6.jpg?itok=qJtWWBgf" title="Future CBD commercial developments under the DEXUS banner" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Future CBD commercial developments under the DEXUS banner</figcaption></figure>Approval for Gilby Road follows on from the July approval for DEXUS' sole residential project in Melbourne located at 32-44 Flinders Street.

After the best part of two years at planning, the project has finally been given the green light to replace a 539 bay car park built over 10 levels. Constructed during 1998, the car park structure is now prime land which holds more value as a development asset.

SJB Architects have designed the project to contain near on 500 dwellings over two buildings.

With the Flinders Street car park asset now repositioned, DEXUS Property Group will choose between developing or onselling the site with a permit in place.

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