<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> has lodged plans for a $750 million, three-tower mixed-use precinct that would complete the long-running redevelopment of Carlton's former Carlton United Breweries site.

The proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/185-195-queensberry-street-carlton-vic-3053">46-78 Bouverie Street and 185-195 Queensberry Street</a> spans a 6,468 sqm site, the last remaining undeveloped parcels within the former brewery's 2007 masterplan.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the development will comprise two purpose-built student accommodation towers and a third build-to-sell apartment tower above a shared commercial podium and basement.

Across the three towers, SP Setia is proposing 606 build-to-sell apartments and 1,499 student accommodation units containing 2,009 beds.

The apartments will sit in the tallest tower, which will rise nearly 200m and 55 storeys. It will become&nbsp;one of the more substantial new build-to-sell apartment projects at the northern edge of Melbourne's CBD.

The apartment mix is weighted toward smaller inner-city product, with 188 studios, 206 one-bedroom apartments, 192 two-bedroom apartments and 20 three-bedroom apartments

<img alt="First look: SP Setia plans three-tower finale for Carlton’s former CUB precinct" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8271bc87-1b0a-41b7-ac73-a425ee375261" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/3_2.png?VersionId=G4lw23o90B1boX4k4dj7rdz2ZEajS9wy" />

Part of the precinct will be a large-scale&nbsp;3,684 sqm supermarket and a further 2,198 sqm of speciality retail, creating close to 5,900 sqm of new commercial space within the precinct.

But one of the biggest components of the proposal is what sits between the buildings.

Around 4,650 sqm, or roughly 72 per cent of the site, will be publicly accessible open space, incorporating plazas, pedestrian connections, landscaped laneways and retail spill-out areas.

The ground plane is intended to finally complete pedestrian connections envisaged when the CUB masterplan was first approved nearly two decades ago, stitching together Victoria Street, Queensberry Street, Bouverie Street and Swanston Street through the former brewery precinct.

Urbis said the development would "complete the CUB precinct", with the public realm providing important north-south and east-west connections through what is currently the final undeveloped portion of the masterplanned site.

SP Setia is also exploring a new linear park within the Bouverie Street road reserve, with the concept to be developed further with the City of Melbourne through the planning process.

The proposal is being pursued through the Victorian Government's Development Facilitation Program under Clause 53.23 for significant residential development with affordable housing.

The planning report acknowledges the proposed heights exceed those contemplated under the original Comprehensive Development Plan and masterplan, but argues the built-form context has changed considerably over the past two decades.

Urbis said the three towers would instead create a stepped transition between Carlton and the Hoddle Grid, rising progressively from the 94.1-metre Tower One along the Queensberry Street edge to the 199.44-metre Tower Three closer to the established CBD-scale buildings to the south.

<img alt="SP Setia" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e885a07a-592c-40fc-bf82-e6dbaf32da54" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-21%20at%208.52.24%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=7s_ErUkSKAdY1mAWp3GRZgMNCGtwhk5m" />

SP Setia plans to deliver the development across three stages.

Stage One would deliver the basement, podium and retail areas for the entire precinct alongside the first student tower. Tower Two would follow in Stage Two, before the 606-apartment Tower Three is delivered as the final stage.

If approved and delivered, the project would close out a redevelopment process that has been underway since the former brewery masterplan was approved in 2007, adding more than 2,600 student beds and apartments to a precinct already home to Swanston Central, the Barak Building, RMIT Design Hub and several large student accommodation developments.

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

Joel Robinson

SP Setia plans three-tower finale for Carlton’s former CUB precinct

Melbourne developer Lowe Living is seeking to add to its growing bayside apartment pipeline, filing plans for a boutique eight-residence development in tightly held Middle Park.

Lowe Living, which has built much of its development portfolio across Melbourne's affluent bayside and south-east suburbs, is behind the plans for the 730 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/123-125-erskine-street-middle-park-vic-3206">123-125 Erskine Street</a>, just off Armstrong Street and within the Armstrong Street Neighbourhood Activity Centre.

The developer is seeking approval for a five-storey residential building above two basement levels, with just eight large-format apartments and 18 car spaces.

“This is a deliberately very different proposition for us,"&nbsp;Tim Lowe, Co-Founder of Lowe Living, said.

"Eight residences is exceptionally boutique, but that's precisely what this site calls for.

“There is a strong community in Middle Park and the surrounding suburbs who have spent decades building a life here. They no longer want the maintenance of a large period home, but they aren't prepared to compromise on space, quality or location. We think there is a real opportunity to capture that hyper local market. A site like this rarely comes to market.”

<img alt="Lowe " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="875fe572-0f14-4d90-9e11-55b28dd07731" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-21%20at%208.42.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=GDNQRv9BfpR9r1zkZ5UDyUM4ZvpIksut" />

The low-density proposal has been designed by Cera Stribley and is being progressed through the Victorian Government's Great Design Fast Track pathway, having already secured eligibility from the Minister for Planning.

The Office of the Victorian Government Architect supported its eligibility after finding the proposal demonstrated consistency with the program's seven design principles, while the project's financial feasibility has also been independently confirmed by Invest Victoria.

The project is targeting the downsizer market, with the planning documents describing the homes as larger-format residences and noting the two penthouses could otherwise have been configured as four separate apartments.

<img alt="Lowe 2" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="60ab0987-2da6-4175-adac-315dcf6053c6" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-21%20at%208.43.15%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=bOCPH0B2MFwlmaRW.TTCF9TzyifgVoQI" />

The site has dual frontage to Erskine Street and Canterbury Place and currently comprises a collection of commercial buildings used as offices, including a former heritage bakehouse, a former stable, a later gabled addition and a central courtyard.

It sits within the Commercial 1 Zone and the Armstrong Street Commercial Precinct heritage overlay, with the existing property classified as a contributory heritage place.

Heritage has subsequently played a significant role in Cera Stribley's design.

The front section of the former bakehouse facing Erskine Street will be retained, including its return walls, street-facing hipped roof and chimneys, while the Erskine Street façade and part of the western return wall of the former stable will also be incorporated into the new development.

Levels four and five will be set back five metres from the retained stable façade, while bricks removed through demolition are proposed to be salvaged and reused within the new building where possible.

<img alt="Lowe 3" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e97927a9-a2de-4a0f-83b6-65451238abfa" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-21%20at%208.43.06%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=VR44AChLrX9q1XPB9GvVQV.ALXXbe4gC" />

Rather than presenting as a single five-storey building to Erskine Street, Cera Stribley has broken the development into a series of distinct forms.

A three-storey infill element will sit between the retained bakehouse and stable façades, with the upper levels recessed behind the heritage fabric. Canterbury Place will similarly feature two three-storey podium forms, separated by a central pedestrian accessway, before the upper two levels step back from the street.

A pedestrian through-link will run through the centre of the project between Erskine Street and Canterbury Place, creating entrances from both sides of the site and introducing landscaping and communal areas through the ground plane.

Landscape architect Acre has designed planting across the ground level, private terraces and upper levels, including a feature canopy tree at level three and integrated planting and arbours across the level four terraces. Five existing Erskine Street trees are proposed to be retained.

Sustainability is also a significant component of the Great Design Fast Track application. The apartments are targeting an average eight-star NatHERS rating, with no residence below 6.5 stars, while the project has achieved a 75 per cent BESS score. Seven of the eight apartments are designed for cross-ventilation, with the remaining residence using mechanically assisted natural ventilation.

The plans also incorporate an 8kWp rooftop solar system, a 5,000-litre rainwater tank and infrastructure allowing future electric vehicle charging for every residence.

Lowe has a strong portfolio across Melbourne's blue-chip suburbs. They recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/jardin-house-by-lowe-living-camberwell-335-camberwell-road-camberwell-vic-3124">Jardin House by Lowe Living</a> in Camberwell, their first development in the Stonnington LGA.

Lowe Living unveils Middle Park apartment development

Article summary

<ul data-end="888" data-start="289">
	<li data-end="442" data-section-id="8tsh6o" data-start="289">DVB Projects is preparing to launch its second Gold Coast apartment development, with demolition now underway at 137 Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach.</li>
	<li data-end="573" data-section-id="1nyxl3e" data-start="443">The 34-level tower will comprise just 49 ultra-luxury residences, including half-floor, full-floor and penthouse apartments.</li>
	<li data-end="717" data-section-id="oiyimj" data-start="574">The launch follows strong demand at DVB's nearby Sea Glass project, which is more than 50 per cent sold and currently under construction.</li>
	<li data-end="888" data-section-id="epk9o9" data-start="718">The development adds to the transformation of Old Burleigh Road, with premium beachfront apartment projects continuing to reshape the tightly held Broadbeach strip.</li>
</ul>

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/dvb-projects">DVB Projects</a> is preparing to launch its second Gold Coast apartment development, with demolition now underway on the Broadbeach site as the Sydney developer moves closer to bringing the ultra-luxury project to market.

The 34-level tower at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/137-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">137 Old Burleigh Road</a> will comprise just 49 residences, ranging from half-floor apartments through to full-floor homes and a penthouse. The launch follows the strong sales performance of DVB's nearby Sea Glass development. More than half of the apartments at Sea Glass, on the other side of Broadbeach, have been snapped up, well ahead of its late 2027 completion

<img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2944b4be-c84e-4b54-8dc1-c712e76704c0" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/E02_Exterior_Street%20Level%20Entrance.jpg?VersionId=YoNig7pRdrE3HCue7sUj78LzJteeQf3H" />

The start of demolition at 137 Old Burleigh Road signals DVB Projects’ underlying confidence in the Gold Coast’s luxury beachside apartment sector.

“We see the Gold Coast as one of the most compelling lifestyle markets in Australia, particularly at the premium end where demand continues to deepen,” said Dean Brown, Managing Director of DVB.&nbsp;

“This project has been carefully designed to respond to that demand - delivering large-format residences with a level of quality, privacy and amenity that is still relatively rare in the apartment market on the beachside."

Brown says the site itself is "exceptional."

"Old Burleigh Road is one of the most tightly held beachfront strips, and opportunities to deliver a project of this scale and calibre in this location are extremely limited.”

<img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="398f377a-c037-455e-9250-0c5e0d84c35b" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/I12_FF%20Balcony.jpg?VersionId=NwOiRWGMubR1c8wthuEfggklcja7al9." />

The project will comprise 40 half-floor residences of approximately 260 sqm, alongside eight full-floor residences spanning around 524 sqm.

A single penthouse will crown the building, featuring a private pool, barbecue area, indoor gym and dedicated entertaining spaces.

Residents will have access to a resort-style suite of amenities, including a 20-metre pool with daybeds, a gymnasium, hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, and private residents’ lounge and dining facilities.

<img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d1642bb0-9a66-4427-a022-dfc0988c6287" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/A02_Pool%20to%20View.jpg?VersionId=c0IXPyn_Gp_Kn3XCwzMrqIVkAdCEwVXP" />

Sales agent Todd Matheson, of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/pezet-matheson">Pezet Matheson</a>, which is marketing both 137 Old Burleigh Road and Sea Glass, said 137 Old Burleigh Road would address a clear gap in the market for genuine luxury products.

“There are very few opportunities on the Gold Coast where buyers can secure a residence of this size and quality in a new building,” Matheson said.

“What we’re seeing is a growing cohort of downsizers and interstate buyers who still want space - they’re not willing to compromise on living area, entertaining or finishes.

“This project has been designed with that buyer in mind. It offers the scale of a home, combined with the convenience and security of apartment living, in one of the coast’s most desirable positions.”

<img alt="DVB Projects to commence demolition on $320m Broadbeach luxury tower" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="59aae0ca-5639-4320-8aca-d0bf60f48e43" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/E01_Exterior%20Hero.jpg?VersionId=DS8Zfy2WtgUEtdfe0TEUuf1W1GfcZq8S" />

Located on a 1,156 sqm site one block from the beachfront, the development will replace an ageing walk-up building and is expected to contribute to the ongoing transformation of the Old Burleigh Road strip into one of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious residential corridors.

With the development moving into the delivery phase, 137 Old Burleigh Road is slated to hit the market later this year.

[smartcode_project_cta:default project_id=145141]

DVB Projects to launch second Broadbeach apartment tower as demolition commences

<a data-end="327" data-is-only-node="" data-start="250" href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/norus-projects" rel="noopener" target="_new">Norus Developments</a> has lodged plans for a new apartment development in Clayton that would add further momentum to the suburb's emerging Green Street corridor.

Plans have been lodged for the consolidated site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1359-1365-centre-road-clayton-vic-3168">1359-1365 Centre Road</a>, where Norus is seeking approval for 218 apartments across a 12-storey apartment building designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/life-architecture-and-urban-design">Life Architecture</a>.

The proposal sits within the Clayton Major Activity Centre at the threshold of the planned Green Street corridor, a landscaped pedestrian connection intended to improve links through the precinct towards Clayton Railway Station.

The development would replace the site's existing collection of low-scale residential and commercial buildings with a single consolidated building, introducing significantly greater housing density to this part of Centre Road.

A retail tenancy is proposed at ground level to activate the Centre Road frontage, accompanied by transparent street interfaces and landscaping intended to create a more pedestrian-focused edge to the development.

<img alt="First look: Norus Developments plans landscape-led apartment project for Clayton’s emerging Green Street" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0a5a763a-d9e9-4253-af2f-88008de27ebf" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Clayton%20a.png?VersionId=S2WJJbat1XVkZwB9SnYtygirXgWHiklX" />

The building has been designed with stepped massing and upper-level setbacks to manage its transition towards surrounding residential properties. The planning report describes the approach as one that integrates the building into the landscape rather than treating landscaping as a secondary element.

"A strong landscape and public realm strategy underpins the proposal," Urbis states in the planning report.

"Public benefits include an affordable housing contribution, a new pocket park, generous landscaped setbacks, deep soil planting and integrated Water Sensitive Urban Design."

The report adds that these elements are intended to create "a permeable, pedestrian-focused ground plane that enhances walkability, supports urban cooling and reinforces the emerging Green Street character."

Biophilic and passive design principles extend through the residential levels, with planting, daylight, natural ventilation and views towards landscaped areas forming part of the amenity strategy.

Parking would be concentrated away from the public realm, with 145 car spaces proposed from the rear laneway rather than dominating the Centre Road frontage.

The proposal follows an extensive pre-application process with the City of Monash. Three formal meetings were held between the project team and Council from December 2025 to March 2026, with the scheme evolving through several concept iterations before the current design was lodged.

The project arrives as Clayton prepares for substantial change around its established activity centre and the wider Suburban Rail Loop precinct. Its position on Centre Road places the development within an existing concentration of shops, services and public transport, while the Green Street connection is intended to strengthen pedestrian access towards Clayton Railway Station.

First look: Norus plans landscape-led apartment project for Clayton’s emerging Green Street

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/gardner-vaughan-group">Gardner Vaughan Group</a> has officially commenced construction on Bronze on Chevron, celebrating the sod turning of its first-ever Gold Coast development and marking a significant milestone in the company's continued expansion across South East Queensland.&nbsp;

Following the successful delivery of premium residential developments throughout Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bronze-on-chevron-8-mawarra-street-chevron-island-qld-4217">Bronze on Chevron</a> represents Gardner Vaughan Group's entry into the Gold Coast market. Bronze will deliver 119 one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments above two ground-level retail tenancies.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=107520 project_image_fid=367193]

The recent sod turning ceremony was attended by Deputy Mayor Mark Hammel, President of the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club, Cassandra Sedgman, project consultants, purchasers, project partners and invited guests to celebrate the commencement of construction.&nbsp;

Gardner Vaughan Group Chief Executive Officer Simon Betteridge said Bronze on Chevron represented an exciting new chapter for the business.&nbsp;

"We've spent almost four decades building homes that respond to the way people want to live, and we're excited to bring that experience to <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/chevron-island-qld-4217">Chevron Island</a>," Betteridge said.

"Bronze on Chevron is particularly significant because it marks Gardner Vaughan Group's first development on the Gold Coast following many successful projects across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast."

[smartcode_project:default project_id=107520 project_image_fid=367183]

Betteridge said the ground breaking is a proud moment for the&nbsp;team and their purchasers, who can now see their future homes beginning to take shape.&nbsp;

"As both developer and builder, we're able to oversee every aspect of the project from design through to construction, ensuring the quality and attention to detail Gardner Vaughan Group has become renowned for."&nbsp;

Designed by acclaimed architectural practice <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cottee-parker-architects">Cottee Parker</a>, Bronze on Chevron has been thoughtfully designed to complement Chevron Island's evolving streetscape while embracing its relaxed coastal lifestyle.

The development will offer generous residences with refined interiors, premium finishes and resort-style amenities, with completion anticipated in early 2029.&nbsp;

[smartcode_project_cta:default project_id=107520]

The development will offer generous residences with refined interiors, premium finishes and resort-style amenities, with completion anticipated in early 2029

Gardner Vaughan Group breaks ground on first Gold Coast development, Bronze on Chevron

Planning applications

<html><body>
The brisk rate of development immediately north of Melbourne's CBD has received another boost by way of a freshly submitted planning application for a sleek metal-clad tower fronting Haymarket roundabout.

City North as it's known is realising the aims of the 2012 City North Structure Plan, rapidly becoming a mid-rise extension of Melbourne's CBD. 1 Flemington Road now looks to become a more prominent member of this emerging skyline with plans submitted for a substantial student accommodation tower set over 22 levels.

1 Flemington Road also represents Brisbane-based Blue Sky Funds second dip into the Melbourne student accommodation sector, having gained approval last month for <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">42-50 La Trobe Street</a> which includes 783 beds over 43 levels.

<h2>1-3 Flemington Road application summary</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/image83_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Elizabeth Street perspective. Planning image: Hayball"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="410" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image83_1.jpg?itok=_KALco8q" title="Elizabeth Street perspective. Planning image: Hayball" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Elizabeth Street perspective. Planning image: Hayball</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Current use: Turf Club Hotel</li>
	<li>Site area: 1,011sqm</li>
	<li>Proposed 22 level student accommodation tower at 68 metres</li>
	<li>453 student beds over 389 apartments: 325 x studio, 90 x 2bed, 38 x cluster</li>
	<li>595sqm of internal communal space</li>
	<li>418sqm of external open space</li>
	<li>47sqm cafe &amp; 133sqm retail space</li>
	<li>104 bicycle bays</li>
	<li>GFA: 13,599sqm</li>
	<li>Estimated project cost: $40 million</li>
</ul>
The Hayball-designed tower involves an exterior consisting of standard modular panels that undulate with a variance of up to 300mm, resulting in a wave-like pattern that is repeated every 7.2 meters horizontally. Each panel's exterior consists of a charcoal anodised brushed aluminium finish that maintains a reflectivity of between 15% to 20%.

<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/image86_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Facade perspectives. Planning image: Hayball"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="314" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image86_0.jpg?itok=2r_Il_4A" title="Facade perspectives. Planning image: Hayball" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Facade perspectives. Planning image: Hayball</figcaption></figure><blockquote>
The sinuous footprint and undulating form combine into a facade of modular darkened metallic panels, their reflectivity catching light, shadow and colour for subtle temporal animation.

Through their composition and faceting, the façade modules reflect back the forms of the immediate locality, while seasonal weather patterns and changing light conditions colour and animate the façade.
<cite>Application design response: Hayball</cite>
</blockquote>

1 Flemington Road adds to the surge of projects gravitating to the Haymarket roundabout. Dominated by the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Haymarket roundabout in particular is shaping as a focal point with a handful of atypically designed towers emerging.

In the wider context City North is dominated by pending residential and student accommodation projects which could see new thousands of additional dwellings added in the short to medium term.

While accommodation generally rules the roost in City North, commercial and institutional projects also get a look in. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s new mixed-use 15,722sqm headquarters at 535 Elizabeth Street is under construction and is set for completion during September 2017.

<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/image88_3.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="City North and a selection of current projects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="254" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image88_3.jpg?itok=MYfyOGjN" title="City North and a selection of current projects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>City North and a selection of current projects</figcaption></figure><h2>1-3 Flemington Road development team</h2>

<ul>
<li>Developer: Blue Sky Private Real Estate Projects Pty Ltd</li>
	<li>Architect: Hayball</li>
	<li>Town planning: Tract Consultants</li>
	<li>Traffic engineer: TTM Consulting</li>
	<li>Waste management: Leigh Design</li>
	<li>Sustainability: LUCID</li>
	<li>Wind Engineer: VIPAC</li>
	<li>Aviation consultant: TGCS Thompson</li>
</ul>
</body></html>

silvermb

City North's latest entrant a metal monolith

<html><body>
Just as Shangyi Property oversees the completion of one Box Hill apartment project, another for the Box Hill-based developer has broken cover.

5 Wellington Street is at town planning with City of Whitehorse and seeks to add in excess of 180 apartments to the burgeoning activity area. With secondary frontage to Poplar Street, the application also shapes as CHT Architects' first Box Hill entry within the Apartments.com.au Project Database.

At 16 levels the Wellington Street tower has been positioned by the development team as a transitional form between the emerging high-rise towers fronting Whitehorse Road and the more subdued 4-5 level built form toward the northern end of Wellington Road.

<h2>5-9 Wellington Road &amp; 7 Poplar Street, Box Hill application summary</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/image10bh.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Wellington Street may well receive a height boost. Planning image: CHT Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="556" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image10bh.jpg?itok=a-ZEnuIo" title="Wellington Street may well receive a height boost. Planning image: CHT Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Wellington Street may well receive a height boost. Planning image: CHT Architects</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Current use: vacant car park</li>
	<li>Site area: 2,480sqm</li>
	<li>Proposed 6 levels to Poplar &amp; 16 levels to Wellington at 55 metres in height</li>
	<li>184 apartments: 50 x 1BR, 134 x 2BR</li>
	<li>All apartments between 50sqm and 79sqm</li>
	<li>Café tenancy: 76sqm</li>
	<li>171 car parking spaces and 140 bicycle bays across 2 basement levels and lower ground floor</li>
	<li>Total GFA: 14,141.5sqm</li>
</ul>
While the tower carries a fairly uniform textured concrete and red brick snap precast panel exterior, ground level will be activated with the intended inclusion of a pedestrian thoroughfare linking Wellington Road and Poplar Street. The thoroughfare meets an external communal space that separates both buildings.

Upon approval 5-9 Wellington Road would enter a very robust pool of apartment projects within Box Hill. Currently there are 28 apartment projects within Box Hill according to the Apartments.com.au Project Database, although only five fellow projects are at planning assessment. Even so, these five projects along with 5-9 Wellington Road could yield as many as 930 additional apartments.

The emergence of 5-9 Wellington Road follows on from the recent completion of Shangyi Property's most recent Box Hill offering, namely Spectrum 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/kud-spectrum-001.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Spectrum Apartments. Image: KUD"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="307" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/kud-spectrum-001.jpg?itok=wauvtve4" title="Spectrum Apartments. Image: KUD" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Spectrum Apartments. Image: KUD</figcaption></figure>Located at 33 Harrow Street, Spectrum is a more modest project relative to many current projects within Box Hill, holding 70 apartments and a solitary home office set above 84 vehicle spaces. Construction on the project spanned 17 months and was completed during April with Harris HMC acting as head contractor.

With a GFA of 7,400sqm Spectrum is capped architecturally by a multi-angled, multi-coloured façade. An internal courtyard complete with bridges links each side of the building while all internal bulkheads and joinery mirror the angular nature of the exterior.

In a design sense Spectrum is described as follows:

<blockquote>
The project is expressed as strips of building mass to exemplify the diverse cultural context of Box Hill. The “strips” geometrically alternate over the floor plates to create highly articulated façades.

The terminations of the “Strips” are expressed with brightly coloured fascia around the balconies, adding a vibrant presence to the public realm.
<cite>Kavellaris Urban Design</cite>
</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/image9bh.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The angular theme continues internally. Image: KUD"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="236" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image9bh.jpg?itok=TM6ifUa2" title="The angular theme continues internally. Image: KUD" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The angular theme continues internally. Image: KUD</figcaption></figure>
</body></html>

Shangyi Property's double Box Hill delight

<html><body>
In the truest sense it may not be a skyscraper yet a revised proposal located at 696-708 Elizabeth Street most definitely fulfills the 'squeezy' criteria.

<a href="/news/at-arms-length-696-708-elizabeth-street-melbourne">Previously covered by Urban.com.au in its initial guise,</a> the proposed residential building was and remains remarkable for its proximity to a neighbouring residential building currently under construction. Whilst the initial version fell short of both Council and VCAT's expectations, a revised design by ARM Architecture is seeking planning approval.

Located on a gateway site fronting Haymarket roundabout with sight lines directly down Flemington Road, ARM Architecture's response to the initial ruling has been to refine the building's exterior with the intention of creating a landmark project.

<h2>696-708 Elizabeth Street application summary</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/image6_7.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Artist's impression of 696-708 Elizabeth. Planning image: ARM Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="305" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image6_7.jpg?itok=0UiqGC2l" title="Artist's impression of 696-708 Elizabeth. Planning image: ARM Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Artist's impression of 696-708 Elizabeth. Planning image: ARM Architecture</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Current use: two storey heritage building utilised as commercial space spread over a 380sqm site</li>
	<li>Proposed: 22 level residential tower at 75 metres</li>
	<li>Restoration of 708 Elizabeth </li>
	<li>80 apartments: 61 x 1BR, 19 x 2BR</li>
	<li>Ground: 48sqm café &amp; 148sqm office space</li>
	<li>Zero car parking and provision for 25 bicycles</li>
	<li>Anticipated project value: $15 million</li>
</ul>
<h2>VCAT provides hope</h2>

In its ruling on the initial design which was submitted during September 2014 for prospective developer Jobs Australia Pty Ltd, VCAT did leave the door ajar for site development acknowledging 696-708 Elizabeth Street as “a unique opportunity to make a valuable contribution to one of Melbourne’s gateways, building on the role played by the heritage building and the emerging built form character.”

According to VCAT two key factors led to the rejection of the application:

<ul>
<li>The integration of the proposed tower building with the retained sections of the bank did not produce an acceptable heritage outcome</li>
	<li>The relationship between the proposed development and the Royal Elizabeth apartment building was not an acceptable urban design response as the two buildings “appear to be attached.”</li>
</ul>
Conversely, VCAT in its ruling made reference to the growing number of projects within the ‘City North’ precinct, citing 696-708 Elizabeth Street as a site capable of development whilst enhancing the heritage elements of the current structure onsite.

<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/image5_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The tyranny of distance. Planning image: ARM Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="300" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image5_6.jpg?itok=e6bwe6tZ" title="The tyranny of distance. Planning image: ARM Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The tyranny of distance. Planning image: ARM Architecture</figcaption></figure><h2>Design highlights</h2>

With a revised planning application currently under consideration, projects highlights as defined within planning documents include:

<ul>
<li>Architecturally designed wind amelioration structure to skirt the bottom of level 5 of the building, above a heritage setting.</li>
	<li>The podium levels have an active presence to Elizabeth Street and Pelham Street with office space and retail </li>
	<li>The façade of the existing heritage building will be retained and restored, with a significant ‘gap’ between the heritage building ensuring that the tower form is separated from the heritage building element</li>
	<li>Services have been located within the roof of the building which will ensure no adverse impacts on the streetscape. </li>
</ul>
Externally the building would see a metal diagrid weave employed over a curved tower form, designed to mimic the form of the nearby Haymarket roundabout.

<h2>Heritage considerations</h2>

Revised plans for the project have sought to better amplify the presence of the existing Commercial Bank of Australia heritage building relative to the initial development proposal.

A more pronounced difference between the existing and proposed built form appears by way of an apron set above the existing building. The form of the proposed tower is also setback further in order to aid in visual separation.

"The proposal seeks to reinforce the prominence of this 19th century corner building which is an important part of the overall design response. The design has sought to locate the residential lobby towards Elizabeth Street, effectively opening up the building to this main street and surrounding public spaces." 

Along with a revised tower shape and external appearance, the development team hopes to gain a different planning outcome on their second attempt.

<h2>696-708 Elizabeth Street development team</h2>

<ul>
<li>Developer: Jobs Australia Pty Ltd</li>
	<li>Architect: ARM Architecture</li>
	<li>Waste Management Plan: Wastech</li>
	<li>Wind Assessment: Vipac Engineers &amp; Scientists</li>
	<li>Environmentally Sustainable Design: Simpson Kotzman</li>
	<li>Traffic Engineering Assessment: Traffix Group</li>
	<li>Heritage Advice: Bryce Raworth</li>
	<li>Environmental Site Assessment: Kleinfelder</li>
</ul>
</body></html>

Elizabeth Street's squeezy scraper returns to planning

<html><body>
Approval is being sought for a mixed use Southbank skyscraper that will assume the form of a flower. Designed by Elenberg Fraser, 51-65 Clarke Street would surpass the 200 metre mark in a pocket of Southbank nestled alongside the West Gate Freeway.

Developer Newcity Group has also sought to add a unique feature to the project; a dedicated business and cultural exchange centre atop the tower that would seek to strengthen ties between Melbourne and southern China's economic powerhouse city of Guangzhou.

Documents within the planning application also indicate that the project would create thousands of construction jobs over the life of the project and 140 ongoing jobs linked to the hotel element within the tower.

The plans for 51-65 Clarke Street follows on from the site's successful sale during 2014, where <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/cbd-site-snapped-up-for-304m/news-story/d7a0f65128861186f3ecab846e6bddd5">CBRE City Sales were able to secure the vendor $30.4 million</a> for the tri-fronted development plot.

<h2>51-65 Clarke Street planning application summary</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/image2sbef.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="51-65 Clarke Street as seen within the project Town Planning Report"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="800" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image2sbef.jpg?itok=pCCbqTxq" title="51-65 Clarke Street as seen within the project Town Planning Report" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>51-65 Clarke Street as seen within the project Town Planning Report</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Site area: 1,787 square metres</li>
	<li>Current use: three storey commercial building</li>
	<li>Proposed 73 level tower at 245.05 RL to top of architectural feature</li>
	<li>112 hotel suites</li>
	<li>512 apartments: 166 x 1BR, 318 x 2BR, 28 x 3BR</li>
	<li>Business Hub: 1,042 square metres</li>
	<li>Level 8 &amp; 54 facilities and amenities</li>
	<li>Retail and function centre: 1,541 square metres</li>
	<li>120 car parking spaces and 327 bicycle spaces</li>
</ul>
<h2>Newcity for an old relationship</h2>

Newcity Development (One) Pty Ltd is behind the proposal, one of many Chinese-backed developers that have descended upon Melbourne in recent years.

According to the application's Town Planning Report, "The Newcity Group and more relevantly Cao Zhiwei, the Chairman of ‘Newcity Group’ is a member of the political advisory body of Guangzhou. This development, and in particular the exchange hub is seen as a significant step in establishing a destination and beacon for commerce between Guangzhou and Melbourne."

Thus far the following businesses have been noted as providing support for the intended business and cultural exchange:

<ul>
<li>The People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality</li>
	<li>Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangzhou Committee</li>
	<li>Guangzhou Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries</li>
	<li>Guangzhou University</li>
	<li>Guangzhou Real Estate Association</li>
	<li>Department of Culture Guangzhou Municipality</li>
	<li>Guangzhou Women’s Federation</li>
</ul>
<h2>Seeking exemption</h2>

The site is subject to Design and Development Overlay Schedule 10 (DDO10), which was introduced into the Melbourne Planning Scheme during September 2015 as part of the broader C262 amendments implemented by Minister Wynne.

As initially submitted, the Elenberg Fraser design complied to podium height, street setback and tower setback requirements, although a plot ratio of 35:1 results. Above the discretionary desired plot ratio of 24:1, the development team has in turn requested a variation to allow the tower to proceed as planned.

It is worth noting that the development team sought and was granted an extension of time request for the submission during February 2016; what results from subsequent projects refinements remains to be seen.

<h2>Shaping Southbank</h2>

51-65 Clarke Street's form which is based upon the shape of a Bombax Ceiba Flower is the latest of a number of shapely Southbank talls to create headlines of late.

Last week it was widely reported that Crown Limited and Schiavello have formally submitted a proposal for their 1 Queensbridge Street tower. <a href="http://www.afr.com/real-estate/james-packer-proposes-australias-tallest-building-at-crown-in-melbourne-20160511-gosg43#ixzz48Nj5iVTC">According to Fairfax</a>, the tower would hold 306,666 of Gross Floor Area and maintain a plot ratio of 57:1.

<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/image5clarke.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="54-56 Clarke Street markeying material. Image: CBRE City Sales"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="339" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image5clarke.jpg?itok=Gs8Nm91w" title="54-56 Clarke Street markeying material. Image: CBRE City Sales" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>54-56 Clarke Street markeying material. Image: CBRE City Sales</figcaption></figure>Also in the news is the flowing 54-56 Clarke Street project created by BKK Architects which has been placed on the market with planning approval in tow.

At 240 metres 54-56 Clarke Street shadows 51-65 Clarke Street for height, with both future towers opposite one another.

<h2>51-65 Clarke Street development team</h2>

<ul>
<li>Developer: Newcity Group (Newcity Development (One) Pty Ltd)</li>
	<li>Architectural plans: Elenberg Fraser Architects</li>
	<li>Urban Context Report: Elenberg Fraser Architects</li>
	<li>Planning: Urbis</li>
	<li>Traffic Engineering Assessment: One Mile Grid Traffic Consultants</li>
	<li>Waste Management Plan: Wastech</li>
	<li>Sustainability Management Plan: Norman Disney and Young</li>
	<li>Economic Investment Impact Analysis: ShineWing</li>
	<li>Landscape and Masterplan: Aspect Landscape Architects</li>
	<li>Environmental Wind Assessment: MEL</li>
</ul>
</body></html>

51-65 Clarke Street shapes as a Southbank tower with a twist

<html><body>
RMIT University is hoping to continue its substantial building program with a sizeable mixed-use tower set for a long held A'Beckett Street address.

Entering planning during late 2015, the new proposal designed by Denton Corker Marshall would provide additional educational space and 11 levels of office space, most likely for ancillary university use. Located at 24-46 A’Beckett Street the project also represents Denton Corker Marshall's third tower in the RMIT precinct, joining two active large-scale student housing towers in development.

Although the proposal will result in the loss of an urban park, the site was always expected to be developed by RMIT and has been subject to a proposal as far back as a decade ago.

<h2>24-46 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne application summary</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/image48_3.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="RMIT's latest precinct addition. Planning image: DCM"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="758" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image48_3.jpg?itok=HHqqyPk5" title="RMIT's latest precinct addition. Planning image: DCM" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>RMIT's latest precinct addition. Planning image: DCM</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Current 2,806 square metre site use: temporary urban park</li>
	<li>Proposed 24 level mixed-use tower at 115.2 metres</li>
	<li>Levels 1-13 subject to educational uses over 16,708 square metres</li>
	<li>Levels 13-23 dedicated to 13,954 square metres of office space</li>
	<li>Two ground floor retail tenancies over 472 square metres</li>
	<li>206 bicycle parking spaces, gym, 15 showers and 120 lockers included</li>
	<li>Gross floor area: 46,813 square metres</li>
	<li>Project value: $137.4 million</li>
</ul>
<h2>City of Melbourne generally supportive</h2>

24-46 A’Beckett Street's podium will consist of a lower section of metal cladding with a lighter element above containing voids throughout which act as break out areas and terraces. The tower section gently tapers in and will be finished with a metal clad and glazing similar to the lower aspect of the podium.

City of Melbourne is broadly supportive of the proposal with the terraces recessed into the podium noted as being a strong design initiative. Colonnades have been included along each street front providing contrast to more recent builds in the vicinity.

Post assessment from City of Melbourne planning staff, it has been resolved that the Future Melbourne Committee will support the application, with the final decision on the project to be made by the Minister for Planning.

<h2>RMIT continues to invest in facilities</h2>

The assessment of 24-46 A’Beckett Street comes as construction progresses on RMIT's latest city campus project, New Academic Street. Under the guidance of Lend Lease, New Academic Street will see an upgrade to the lower levels of existing Buildings 8, 10, 12 and 14, opening these buildings up to the surrounding city.

At a cost of approximately $220 million, New Academic Street is set to be delivered incrementally with a target completion date of July 2017.

New Academic Street is a follow-up project to RMIT's Swanston Academic Building and Design Hub on the corner of Victoria and Swanston Streets. Combined these projects and 24-46 A’Beckett Street would push RMIT's investment in educational facilities to well beyond $1 billion.

<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_2374.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Lend Lease is progressing with RMIT's NAS."><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_2374.jpg?itok=i0axc8BU" title="Lend Lease is progressing with RMIT's NAS." width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Lend Lease is progressing with RMIT's NAS.</figcaption></figure><h2>RMIT and VU on the same wavelength</h2>

RMIT's A'Beckett Street proposal draws parallels with another nearby university-driven mixed-use development.

Victoria University holds approval for a similar sized tower of approximately 43,300 square metres at 364 Little Lonsdale Street. Both developments seek to greatly expand the educational capabilities of either institution in a high density format, while also adding a sizeable amount of office space.

Both projects see direct educational facilities over lower levels, with upper levels dedicated to support offices and academic staff work spaces.

Victoria University's project has not advanced to construction as yet, raising the prospect that both towers may potentially rise simultaneously in the years to come.

<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/image49vu.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="VU Tower's intended mixed use. Image: Jackson Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="379" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image49vu.jpg?itok=O5vdRyjv" title="VU Tower's intended mixed use. Image: Jackson Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>VU Tower's intended city campus. Image: Jackson Architecture</figcaption></figure>
</body></html>

RMIT's play for a new A'Beckett Street footprint

<html><body>
Box Hill continues its evolution into a high density activity centre with a fresh town planning application under assessment for a 30-storey residential tower at 820 Whitehorse Road, rising to a height of 99.78 metres.

Designed by Fender Katsalidis for Longriver Group, the proposal seeks to join a growing list of high rise residential towers in the area such as SkyOne (36-storeys / 122.8m) and <a href="/buildings/east-central-tower-820-whitehorse-road-box-hill">Whitehorse Towers</a> (36-storeys / 115m + 26-storeys / 83m). The site in question is currently occupied by a 3-storey office 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/box_hill_towers.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="SkyOne and Whitehorse Towers. Images courtesy Golden Age Group and Peddle Thorp"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="249" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/box_hill_towers.jpg?itok=OzeM_YKl" title="SkyOne and Whitehorse Towers. Images courtesy Golden Age Group and Peddle Thorp" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Whitehorse Towers and SkyOne. Images: Peddle Thorp and Golden Age Group</figcaption></figure>What is proposed begins with a grided timber podium with an overall height of 29.5 metres, to be built to the full extent of each boundary. Level 6 forms the rooftop of the podium and is dedicated in part to residential amenities such as a 60sqm pool with associated outdoor seating and landscaping, casual and formal dining spaces, theatre, gym and sauna/steam room.

The timber pergola aesthetic of the podium was first adopted on Republic Tower and subsequently employed in some form or another on other Fender Katsalidis-designed projects such as Fulton Lane, Australia 108, Melbourne Quarter and 16-22 Claremont Street.

The tower element, in contrast, features a concrete lattice wrap which recedes in density as the tower transitions upwards, further revealing the glazed skin underneath. The intended tower has three major setbacks creating a tiered silhouette on the skyline and the illusion of an erosion of tower form and shell.

The orthogonal nature of the building form and facade articulation also displays strong similarities to the ATO building diagonally opposite and a departure from the curvilinear forms of SkyOne and Whitehorse Towers.

<blockquote>
Being above the typical viewing cone of people passing by, the tower is conceived as more of an urban form. Whilst materiality and grain of the podium is heightened, by contrast that of the tower is reduced.

Recognising the prominence of the north western corner of the site, the building quarter in that location rises some metres higher than the other elements, thereby acknowledging that important view to Box Hill, and further articulating the skyline of the building. At the top of the building the southern elements step down to further accentuate the skyline articulation and to protect residential properties south of the building from overshadowing.

Within the broad structuring of that urban scale articulation is a filigree of smaller concrete elements wrapping themselves around the primarily glazed facade of the tower. That filigree is visually denser at the base of the tower, and becomes sparser and thinner as it climbs up the buildings. In doing so the materiality of the tower is responding to a key characteristic of the topography of this locale: the variegated skyline of the bounding ridges in Box Hill and north in Doncaster.

Those ridges can be perceived as having a visually dense base which at its skyline transforms to a lacework of leaves.
<cite>Fender Katsalidis Architectural Statement</cite>
</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/image5_5.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="An earlier iteration of 820 Whitehotrse. Image: Longriver"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="342" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image5_5.jpg?itok=V9xyoJ2R" title="An earlier iteration of 820 Whitehotrse. Image: Longriver" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>An earlier podium iteration of 820 Whitehorse Road. Image: Longriver</figcaption></figure>820 Whitehorse Road seeks to accommodate 301 apartments comprising 45 x 1 Bedroom, 249 x 2 Bedroom and 1 x 3 Bedroom apartments, in addition to 6 duplexes providing a degree of housing diversity although it could be argued that more 3 bedroom apartments should be considered.

There are 272 car spaces in total, contained predominantly within two basement levels and throughout the 5 level podium. Vehicular access to the car park is via Fairbank Lane which also includes a number of ancillary services along its frontage. There is also provision for 92 bicycle spaces within the development.

A retail wrap in the form of a 152sqm cafe and 66sqm alfresco dining area, and a 434sqm auto showroom seeks to activate Whitehorse Road and Young Street . The remaining podium levels contain a wrap of apartments, concealing podium car parking for the most part. These podium apartments all feature outdoor balconies providing the streets with a level of passive surveillance.

<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/820_whitehorse_road_dual.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="820 Whitehorse Road. Planning images: Fender Katsalidis "><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="343" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/820_whitehorse_road_dual.jpg?itok=CfioIJ5f" title="820 Whitehorse Road. Planning images: Fender Katsalidis " width="580"></a>

<figcaption>820 Whitehorse Road. Planning images: Fender Katsalidis</figcaption></figure>Lodged with Whitehorse City Council during February 2016, the development team behind 820 Whitehorse Road includes:

<ul>
<li>Fender Katsalidis Architects: Architectural plans</li>
	<li>Ratio Consultants: Traffic Impact Assessment Report</li>
	<li>Urbis: Planning</li>
	<li>David Lock Associates: Urban Design Statement</li>
	<li>Wood and Grieve Engineers: Sustainable Management Plan</li>
	<li>Leigh Design Pty Ltd: Waste Management Plan</li>
	<li>MEL Consultants Pty Ltd: Wind Assessment Report</li>
	<li>Development site sale transaction handled by Savills in September 2015.</li>
</ul>
</body></html>

Laurence Dragomir

A new order: 820 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

<html><body>
Boroondara continues to be an irresistible prospect for apartment developers as evidenced by the seven fresh projects added recently to the Apartments.com.au Project Database.

Spread over Kew, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East and Balwyn North, the seven projects would add hundreds of new apartments to the municipality. Further they take to 18 the total number of new Boroondara projects entered into the database during 2016.

Whilst six projects are at planning, a seventh has already commenced its sales campaign. A summary of each new Apartments.com.au Project Database listing is provided below:

<h2>76-78 Doncaster Road, Balwyn North</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/image51_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Planning application image: DKO Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="382" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image51_1.jpg?itok=8Zsp_0VJ" title="Planning application image: DKO Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Planning application image: DKO Architecture</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Developer: DCF Property Group</li>
	<li>Architect: DKO Architecture</li>
	<li>60 apartments: 29 x 1 bedroom, 29 x 2 bedroom, 2 x 3 bedroom</li>
	<li>
473 square metres of retail space over 3 tenancies
</li>
	<li>90 car spaces &amp; 18 bicycle spaces</li>
	<li>Communal areas and rooftop garden</li>
</ul>
<h2>382-386 Burwood Road, Hawthorn</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/image56_2.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Image: CDG"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="363" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image56_2.jpg?itok=_pdboBJQ" title="Image: CDG" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Image: CDG</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Developer: CDG</li>
	<li>Architect: ROTHELOWMAN</li>
	<li>39 apartments: 13 x 1 bedroom, 26 x 2 bedroom</li>
	<li>
330.2 square metres of retail space over 2 tenancies
</li>
	<li>31 car spaces</li>
</ul>
<h2>1159 - 1163 Burke Road, Kew </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/image52_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Planning application image: CHC Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="345" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image52_1.jpg?itok=wFw3YCeX" title="Planning application image: CHC Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Planning application image: ClarkeHopkinsClarke</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Developer: BENLUK Pty Ltd</li>
	<li>Architect: ClarkeHopkinsClarke</li>
	<li>5 apartments: 1 x 1 bedroom, 2 x 2 bedroom, 2 x 3 bedroom</li>
	<li>
1,055 square metres of commercial office space
</li>
	<li>170 square metre cafe</li>
	<li>42 car spaces</li>
	<li>Communal areas and rooftop garden</li>
</ul>
<h2>402-408 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East</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/image53_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Planning application image: Ewert Leaf"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="279" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image53_0.jpg?itok=t9mdvGcF" title="Planning application image: Ewert Leaf" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Planning application image: Ewert Leaf</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Developer: Steller</li>
	<li>Architect: Ewert Leaf</li>
	<li>32 apartments: 1 x 1 bedroom, 19 x 2 bedroom, 12 x 3 bedroom</li>
	<li>6 x two storey townhouses</li>
	<li>54 car spaces</li>
</ul>
<h2>422-526 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East</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/image54_2.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Planning application image: CHT Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="352" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image54_2.jpg?itok=2xJlk7J9" title="Planning application image: CHT Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Planning application image: CHT Architects</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Developer: Delta Property Group</li>
	<li>Architect: CHT Architects</li>
	<li>41 apartments: 9 x 1 bedroom, 32 x 2 bedroom </li>
	<li>45 car spaces and 30 bicycle spaces</li>
</ul>
<h2>9 Montrose Street, Hawthorn East</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/rtyujk_zpsml1yeju4.png" rel="gallery-all" title="Image: ROTHELOWMAN"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="340" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/rtyujk_zpsml1yeju4.png?itok=1rZTK3MM" title="Image: ROTHELOWMAN" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Image: ROTHELOWMAN</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Developer: MK Emerald Developments Pty Ltd</li>
	<li>Architect: ROTHELOWMAN</li>
	<li>34 apartments:12 x 1 bedroom and 22 x 2 bedroom</li>
	<li>27 car spaces and 28 bicycle spaces</li>
	<li>1 commercial tenancy of 51.6 square metres</li>
</ul>
<h2>Derby Place - 369 High Street, Kew</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/image57_4.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Image: Crema Group"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image57_4.jpg?itok=GDByrHkf" title="Image: Crema Group" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Image: Crema Group</figcaption></figure>Derby Place enters the database as the latest project for Port Melbourne-based Crema Group. Designed by Fender Katsalidis and CBG Architects the project will feature 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments set above an activated streetscape.

The six level project features amenities such as a garden terrace, lounge, library, private dining space and bar. Crema Constructions will build Derby Place.

<h2>Boroondara at large</h2>

With the inception of the above projects, Boroondara now maintains 72 separate project entries in the Apartments.com.au Project Database; that is projects in the development pipeline, but yet to reach completion.

As with most areas of Melbourne the listings are heavily skewed in favour of residential use, although a small number of commercial projects are present.

Working on the assumption that all projects will be realised, Boroondara would see an additional 3,300 apartments spring from the current crop of listings.
</body></html>

Seven projects added as Boroondara booms

<html><body>
Emerging local developer <a href="/developers/hirsch-faigen">H &amp; F Property</a> is seeking a slice of <a href="/new-apartments/box-hill-vic-3128">Box Hill's</a> booming apartment market with a current planning application for a substantial residential building.

Submission of the planning application follows H &amp; F Property's earlier pursuit of rezoning for the relevant site which was initially tagged as Commercial 2. Now consistent with the Box Hill Activity Centre Transit City Structure Plan, H &amp; F Property are chasing approval for a 20 storey mixed-use building created by <a href="/architects/sjb-architects">SJB Architects</a>.

Abutting Box Hill RSL, the proposal is substantially taller than anything in the immediate vicinity.

<h2>
<a href="/buildings/central-park-box-hill-12-14-nelson-road-box-hill">12-14 Nelson Road, Box Hill</a>: summary</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/image12_5.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Planning application image: SJB Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="612" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image12_5.jpg?itok=HIeFttGA" title="Planning application image: SJB Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Planning application image: SJB Architects</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Submitted August 2015 with revisions dated January 2016</li>
	<li>Current site use: single storey warehouse building</li>
	<li>1,598sqm site area</li>
	<li>Proposed 20 level building at 64.5m (lower ground)</li>
	<li>148 apartments: 11 x 1BR, 29 x 1BR + Study, 108 x 2BR</li>
	<li>Retail tenancy: 143sqm</li>
	<li>Podium commercial tenancies total: 1,110sqm</li>
	<li>Basement and podium capacity for 180 vehicles</li>
	<li>91 bicycle spaces and 165 residential stores</li>
	<li>Communal facilities include roof deck, residents lounge, gym, BBQ / dining areas</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
The proposed development is still relatively modest in scale for this rapidly evolving suburb. At ground level (and the three podium levels) retail and/or commercial tenancies fronting Nelson Road provide activation and an engaging interface. Residential apartments activate the ground and podium levels to Shipley Street.

There are no south-facing apartments – a significant aspect of this proposal. In addition, apartments have been arranged such that there are a number of opportunities to combine one and two bedroom apartments to provide generous three bedroom family residences.

Architecturally, the proposal seeks to create a contemporary building form and façade language. A series of framed elements blur the legibility of floor levels by combining multiple levels into a single architectural component. These 
components also have the effect of making the building composition feel lighter, distorting its mass, and altering the scale and rhythm of the building.

The framed elements also create a dynamic, cascading pattern across the façade, giving it a strong and distinguishable architectural character amongst the varied architectural forms within this energising precinct.
<cite>SJB Architects, January 2016 Architectural Design Response</cite>
</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/image14_6.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Planning application image depicting the rooftop area: Tract"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="241" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image14_6.jpg?itok=aFP26Wvp" title="Planning application image depicting the rooftop area: Tract" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Planning application image depicting the rooftop area: Tract</figcaption></figure>Integral to 12-14 Nelson Road's planning documents currently on display is the project's Urban Context Report prepared by SJB which gives an indicative development outcome for Box Hill through to 2030.

Although a concept, the image below does provide a glimpse of Box Hill's future with the current inundation of apartment buildings showing no sign of slowing. Of particular interest is the density emerging around Wellington Road with Spotlight Development Group's intended project joined by fellow projects 5-9 Wellington and 16-22 Wellington.

While the graphic provides great detail for current and expected built form north of Whitehorse Road, various development sites south of Whitehorse Road are not included. Factoring future large towers into the below graphic, an understanding of the massive proportions that Box Hill is headed toward can be gained.

<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/image13_7.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Urban Context Report image: SJB"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="329" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image13_7.jpg?itok=tZAeqN2U" title="Urban Context Report image: SJB" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Urban Context Report image: SJB</figcaption></figure>12-14 Nelson Road is the second entry for H &amp; F Property within the Apartments.com.au Project Database, following on from their current apartment development located in <a href="/new-apartments/glen-iris-vic-3146">Glen Iris</a>. At <a href="/buildings/grace-1555-malvern-road-glen-iris">1555-1559 Malvern Road, Grace Apartments</a> is a <a href="/architects/conrad-architects?%2C0">Conrad Architects</a>-designed building containing 43 apartments over four levels.

With the concrete structure complete, builder <a href="/builders/maxcon">Maxcon</a> is proceeding with internals on the development which has an expected completion date toward the end of 2016.

<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/projectimages.image1_.144.grace_01b.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Grace Glen Iris. Image source: Maxcon"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="261" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/projectimages.image1_.144.grace_01b.jpg?itok=cqYuJinS" title="Grace Glen Iris. Image source: Maxcon" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Grace Glen Iris. Image source: Maxcon</figcaption></figure><h2>12-14 Nelson Road development team</h2>

<ul>
<li>Developer: H &amp; F Property Group</li>
	<li>Architect and Urban Design: SJB Architects</li>
	<li>Town Planning: Pro Urban</li>
	<li>Landscape Consultant: Tract</li>
	<li>Traffic Engineer: MGA Consultants</li>
	<li>Waste Management: Lid Consultants</li>
	<li>ESD: ARK Resources</li>
</ul>
</body></html>

H & F Property enter Box Hill with 12-14 Nelson Road

<html><body>
Freshly lodged with City of Yarra, Abbotsford's 247-249 Johnston Street is back in the spotlight with Pace Development Group endeavouring to gain approval for a 14 level residential building.

Although shorter than a failed proposal by the previous developer Abbotsford JV Pty Ltd to gain approval for a residential building onsite, the current 247-249 Johnston Street if approved would still stand as one of the suburbs tallest buildings. Pace Development Group secured the development site during early 2015 and had initially <a href="/news/a-test-of-wills-looms-over-a-prime-abbotsford-development-site">gone to Council requesting a 19 level residential tower</a>.

With the current application lodged four weeks ago, Yarra City Council will not decide upon the merits of the application until at least the end of March.

<h2>247-249 Johnston Street application summary</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/image77_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Artist's impression of the new streetscape. Image by SJB Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="339" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image77_0.jpg?itok=Afcft6h9" title="Artist's impression of the new streetscape. Image by SJB Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Artist's impression of the new streetscape. Image by SJB Architects</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Application submitted February 2016</li>
	<li>Onsite commercial buildings include St Crispin House, over a site area of 2,300sqm</li>
	<li>Proposed 14 level buildings @ 48.84 metres</li>
	<li>167 apartments: 68 x 1BR, 7 x 1BR+S, 85 x 2BR, 2 x 2BR+S, 5 x 3BR</li>
	<li>3 level basement incorporating 214 parking spaces, 205 bicycles and 193 storage spaces</li>
	<li>2 ground floor retails spaces of 153.7sqm and 450sqm</li>
	<li>Communal amenities include pool, BBQ area, deck, lounge/dining space and landscaped area</li>
	<li>Nominal project cost: $45 million</li>
</ul>
<h2>Height and heritage</h2>

A previous proposal for 247-249 Johnston Street landed at VCAT during 2012, and although unsuccessful the current development team have taken queues from that case in order to aid their planning application.

Rejected for differing reasons at 17 levels, the current proposal calls for 14 levels where council have nominated 8-10 levels as their preferred outcome under the <a href="http://file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/JOHNSTON_STREET_LAP_ADOPTED_2015.pdf">Johnston Street Local Area Plan</a> which was adopted during December 2015. Urbis have noted within the current town planning report that "these are heights and street setbacks as guidelines only, with the primary goal being to achieve the design objectives."

In addition VCAT at the time found that “there would be no unreasonable amenity impacts resulting from a tall building (whether it be 11, 14-16 or 17 storeys)” at 247-249 Johnston Street, perhaps indicating that a building of 14 levels for height purposes alone would be acceptable.

<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/image79_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Expected Stafford Street interface. Image by SJB Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="305" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image79_1.jpg?itok=aZG3uaIG" title="Expected Stafford Street interface. Image by SJB Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Expected Stafford Street interface. Image by SJB Architects</figcaption></figure>The existing St. Crispin House facade and other heritage elements within the 1923-built building are to be partly retained and incorporated under the new design with between 2.5 to 5.5 metres setbacks in place behind the retained facade.

Designated as having local historical and aesthetic/architectural significance, St. Crispin House falls under Heritage Overlay (HO410) and as such requires that prior to any demolition being green lighted the proposal needs to “demonstrated that the removal of part of the building or works does not negatively affect the significance of the place.”

To the rear of the site and Stafford Street will host a stand-alone five level residential building on what is now a warehouse in a separate structure to the mid-rise building.

<h2>Northern exposure</h2>

247-249 Johnston Street represents a strengthening of Pace Development Group's activities north of the Yarra after reeling off a string of residential projects in bayside Melbourne. Mentone, Windsor and St Kilda have accounted for nine individual projects in recent years with Evo at 107-115 Manningham Street, Parkville their sole project north of Melbourne's CBD.

The Abbotsford proposal joins existing Collingwood and Brunswick projects with the three producing roughly 360 dwellings for the developer.

<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/image80_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Fieldwork Projects have created 808 Sydney Road. Image by 4D Studio"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="315" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image80_0.jpg?itok=xCHB0eL7" title="Fieldwork Projects have created 808 Sydney Road. Image by 4D Studio" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>808 Sydney Road. Image by 4D Studio</figcaption></figure>With Pace Development Group's website suggesting 247-249 Johnston Street is expected to launch in the second half of 2016, it joins 808 Sydney Road with that project accounting for 1/3 of available apartments since its launch during February. This follows a successful campaign by CBRE City Sales which saw the 2,023sqm development site sold during 2015.

Pace Development Group have slated demolition for June with excavation/construction to commence on 808 Sydney Road directly thereafter.
</body></html>

Pace Development Group ups the ante on Johnston Street

<html><body>
The Hawthorn/Hawthorn East duo continue to bubble along as apartment hotspots with a raft of fresh planning applications before City of Boroondara. Leading the next wave of apartment projects for the popular postcodes is a sleek application headed by Shanghai-based Dahua Group.

Under affiliate Dahua Australia, the leading Chinese developer is pursuing its second sizeable Melbourne apartment project in the form of a 356 dwellings spread over a 12,289sqm site in Hawthorn East.

Following on from Dahua Australia's Noir in South Yarra, 33-53 Camberwell Road would see the demolition of six lowrise commercial and retail buildings. With similar design traits to another of their upcoming projects nearby at 196-202 Burwood Road, RotheLowman have created a flowing lowrise complex with the standout feature a seemingly suspended swimming pool which spans two buildings.

Snapped up by Dahua Australia during mid 2015, the development of 33-53 Camberwell Road would add to the many apartment projects that continue to consume prime development sites along the Burwood Road/Camberwell Road corridor.

<h2>33-57 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East application summary</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/image153_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Ground level perspective. Image courtesy RotheLowman"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="332" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image153_0.jpg?itok=djeTrC55" title="Ground level perspective. Image courtesy RotheLowman" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Ground level perspective. Image courtesy RotheLowman</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Application submitted December 2015</li>
	<li>Site area: 12,289sqm</li>
	<li>356 dwellings spread over five buildings</li>
	<li>37 x 1BR, 50 x 1BR plus, 63 x 2BR, 169 x 2BR plus, 20 x 3BR, 1 x 4BR, 5 x duplex, 11 x townhouses</li>
	<li>Provision for 474 car parking spaces, 251 bicycle bays &amp; 375 stores</li>
	<li>2,025sqm of retail space split between two large tenancies</li>
	<li>Amenities include: rooftop area, lap pool, sundeck, internal courtyard and public plaza</li>
	<li>NSA residential: 24,659sqm</li>
	<li>GFA: 53,480sqm</li>
	<li>Estimated project cost: $80 million</li>
</ul>
<h2>Designed up and down</h2>

The expansive site is partly zoned CZ1 and carries a 14.5 metre height limit. To counter the architects have chosen to sink the site below ground level, allowing for seven levels of residential living when only five are discernible from the street.

Combined with the intense site landscaping and public plaza combined into the design, the design firm is hopeful that the proposal will create a strong benchmark for future developments in the Hawthorn area.

<blockquote>
The primary design driver for the internal faces of the development was the creation of a crafted valley landscape, with a soft tiered edge and a sense of scale within the central zone. Imagery was inspired by the stepped landforms of rice paddy fields and the stone terraces of Machu Pichu.

This concept informed the notion of a central courtyard space, and the facade treatment created by tiered and contoured forms. Horizontal concrete bands with a textured finish are evocative of stone terraces, creating a series of strata like levels, while green glass and external walls in a colour pallete of soft natural tones are drawn from a natural pallette.
<cite>Urban context report, RotheLowman</cite>
</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/image160.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The proposed feature stair leading to the lower courtyard. Image courtesy RotheLowman"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="313" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image160.jpg?itok=ODzpFfwR" title="The proposed feature stair leading to the lower courtyard. Image courtesy RotheLowman" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The proposed feature stair leading to the lower courtyard. Image courtesy RotheLowman</figcaption></figure><blockquote>
Public piazzas at entry points to the site off Burwood Road and Camberwell Road create openings into the site. Feature stairs cut a pathway into the open contoured space. The sunken courtyard garden within creates a layered spatial experience and provides visual connection, interest and recreation.
<cite>Urban context report, RotheLowman</cite>
</blockquote>

<h2>Boroondara contends with a number of significant proposals</h2>

33-57 Camberwell Road is by some way the largest current planning application on Boroondara's agenda, but a number of other noteworthy applications are also filtering through.

17-23 Lynch Street is VicTrack's latest disposal of an unwanted land holding. The JAM Architects-designed building would see 107 dwellings created adjacent to the Belgrave/Lilydale Line on what is now a hardware outlet and vacant land. Sales for the project are poised to commence upon approval.

<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/image165_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="17-23 Lynch Street, 2 Queens Avenue and 29-31 Queens Avenue"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="606" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image165_0.jpg?itok=y2uzNVuR" title="17-23 Lynch Street, 2 Queens Avenue and 29-31 Queens Avenue" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>17-23 Lynch Street, 2 Queens Avenue and 29-31 Queens Avenue</figcaption></figure>Nearby Queens Avenue in Hawthorn also continues to garner the attention of developers with two projects under consideration. 29-31 Queens Avenue is awaiting a planning permit after receiving a notice of decision for its 72 apartments while Ascui and Co. have lodged plans for 563-565 Burwood Road which also maintains a Queens Avenue frontage.

Combined the four major developments outlined above could add as many as 550 apartments to Hawthornn and Hawthorn East, without factoring in the many smaller active apartments projects in the area.

<h2>33-57 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East development team</h2>

<ul>
<li>Developer: Dahua Australia Hawthorn Pty Ltd</li>
	<li>Architect: RotheLowman</li>
	<li>Town Planning: Contour Consultants</li>
	<li>Project Manager: PDS Group</li>
	<li>Development Manager: United Property Corporation</li>
	<li>Landscape Architects: Jack Merlo Design</li>
	<li>Traffic Consultant: GTA Consultants</li>
	<li>Services and ESD: ADP Consulting</li>
	<li>Waste Consultant: Leigh Design</li>
	<li>Land Surveyor: Bosco Jonson</li>
	<li>Acoustic Consultant: Acoustic Logic</li>
	<li>Building Surveyor: Grimbos Building Surveyors</li>
	<li>Accessibility: Morris Access Consulting</li>
	<li>Engineering Consultant: Mordue Engineering</li>
	<li>Fire Consultant: Omnii</li>
	<li>Arborist report: John Patrick Pty Ltd</li>
</ul>
</body></html>

Planning applications

Editor's Picks

Have something to contribute?

Developments

New apartments

New townhouses

News

Planning applications

Editor's Picks

Receive the latest news stories to your inbox

Have something to contribute?

Developments

New apartments

New townhouses

News