The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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Retired St Kilda AFL star Leigh Montagna and wife Erin secured $1.82 million their smartly renovated Malvern investment.
"I was happy with that," he said, adding that he was starting to think about a bigger family home.
"We've got 12 to 18 months before that," he told the 3MMM Hot Breakfast adding he caught his wife scrolling through the property websites on the phone when he woke one night.
He confessed he'd put on 10 kgs since he retired, having played with 77 kg playing weight.
The 34 year old two time All-Australian paid $560,000 for the 1905 Edwardian in 2005.
It was a project for the couple who renovated around four years ago.
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Set on 400 sqm, the single level home comprises three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a wrap-around deck opening from the living room.
In 2016 after its renovation it became an $800 a week rental.
Kay &amp; Burton South Yarra agents Darren Lewenberg and Grant Samuel were marketing the Johnstone Street home with a guide of $1.6 million to $1.76 million.
Montagna told the Herald Sun he bought the home after getting his second contract at St Kilda.
"You get your second contract and think, ‘it’s time to start being sensible’."
“It was an old, rundown Edwardian-style house, but I just wanted to get into a blue-chip suburb. It was the worst home in the best street.”
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The street record came two doors down when a renovated 1920s home fetched $3.4 million in 2016.
The Albert Park-based Montagna is now in the media working with Fox Footy and Triple M.
He said the family are going to need to upsize in Albert Park at some point, suggesting it will be too hard to leave the area. 
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Former St Kilda star Joey Montagna sells Malvern reno

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One Wellington, St Kilda, a new project by property developer, LAS Group Developments and capital partner, Qualitas was launched last week.
It comes with 181 apartments in two towers to be constructed at the triangle of Punt Road, Wellington Street and St Kilda Road.
The development will comprise the east tower with 10 levels and the west tower with 25 levels.
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Set at St Kilda Junction, One Wellington will allows purchasers to personalise both the design and space of their apartments.
Stephen Javens, Director at design firm K.P.D.O., said they are providing three very strong schemes and buyers can then select from the extensive range of beautiful finishes.
Les Smith, Managing Director at LAS Group, said he and the team we want purchasers to become far more involved in the design of their apartments.
"We want people to come and tell us what they want, not ask what we have. If you're a family with three teenagers, we can give you a four-bedroom plan with two living areas. If you're a couple who likes to entertain, we can give you indulgent living spaces," he said.
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Prices for the one-bedroom apartments range from $465,000 to $620,000; two-bed from $695,000 to $1.35 million; three-bed from $1. 9 million to $3.725 million; and the penthouses from $2.45 million to $5.8 million.
 Completion is suggested as mid 2021 through Capital Property Marketing agent Bryce Patterson.
Apartment interiors at One Wellington can be personalised through the flexibility of three different schemes – Minimal (top), Chromatic (above) and Dark (below).
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"Apartments can easily be amalgamated to produce personalised floor plans that work.
"When a customer wants to put two or more apartments together, it can be done without compromising the floor plan," Mr Smith said.
The project will house 200 apartments and include a pool, spa, sauna and gym with its design overseen by fitness guru and former Bachelor star Sam Wood.
There will also be a cinema, residents’ lounge, a roundthe-clock concierge and dry and coolstorage at ground level for grocery deliveries. 
One Wellington will be next to The Icon, at 6 St Kilda Road, St Kilda, also known as “the Lego tower”, given it resembles stacked cubes. 
Interested parties can <a href="https://onewellington.com/" target="_blank">register online</a>. 
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One Wellington, St Kilda commissions Sam Wood to design its gym

In stark contrast to our growing database of <a href="/news/top-20-sydney-suburbs-with-the-largest-development-pipeline">Sydney projects</a>, Melbourne's been in <a href="/">Apartments.com.au's</a> DNA for over five years.&nbsp; And what a difference it is with postcode 3000 (actually, the suburb name Melbourne, but you know what I mean) leading the pack among the top 20 suburbs across metropolitan Melbourne with the largest development pipeline.

Not to be outdone, <a href="/new-apartments/southbank-vic-3006">Southbank</a>, home to some of the largest skyscrapers (and proposals) in the city comes in second with a 5 figure number in its development pipeline and spilling over from Southbank, <a href="/new-apartments/south-melbourne-vic-3205">South Melbourne</a> takes the third top spot.

<a href="/new-apartments/box-hill-vic-3128">Box Hill</a> and <a href="/new-apartments/doncaster-vic-3108">Doncaster</a> are two suburbs in the top 10 which stand apart from the trend of much of inner Melbourne ruling the roost and <a href="/new-apartments/brunswick-vic-3056">Brunswick</a>, <a href="/new-apartments/moonee-ponds-vic-3039">Moonee Ponds</a>, <a href="/new-apartments/coburg-vic-3058">Coburg</a> in that inner-city to middle-ring transition area are present within the top 20.

In fact, beyond the top 20, there are many middle-ring Melbourne suburbs with over 1000 dwellings in the development pipeline including <a href="/new-apartments/carnegie-vic-3163">Carnegie</a> (1602), <a href="/new-apartments/essendon-vic-3040">Essendon</a> (1527), <a href="/new-apartments/north-melbourne-vic-3051">North Melbourne</a> (1407) and <a href="/new-apartments/maribyrnong-vic-3032">Maribyrnong</a> (1279).

For a while I've been saying both privately and publicly, <a href="/new-apartments/footscray-vic-3011">Footscray</a> is on the same level as <a href="/new-apartments/south-yarra-vic-3141">South Yarra</a> - similar distances from the centre of Melbourne and with the rail transport to match - and lo and behold Footscray is well ahead of South Yarra's pipeline numbers at this time.

<a href="/new-apartments/collingwood-vic-3066">Collingwood</a> (2668) outstrips <a href="/new-apartments/fitzroy-vic-3065">Fitzroy</a> (1169, ranked #35) by a long margin and <a href="/new-apartments/preston-vic-3072">Preston</a> (3369) is way out ahead of all the other suburbs on the High Street / South Morang corridor.

The monster numbers at the top can be explained that the suburb 'Melbourne' applies to St Kilda Road as well as the CBD, however when we look exclusively at postcode 3000, there are still over 18,000 dwellings in the pipeline.

The number of dwellings below are&nbsp;for all projects on the Apartments.com.au project database across all four main statuses - Planning Assessment, Approved, Registration &amp; Sales and Under Construction.

Click on a suburb name to view a summary of the development pipeline for each region.

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			<td>1</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/melbourne-vic">Melbourne</a></td>
			<td>20,035</td>
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			<td>2</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/southbank-vic-3006">Southbank</a></td>
			<td>16,015</td>
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			<td>3</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/south-melbourne-vic-3205">South Melbourne</a></td>
			<td>6573</td>
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			<td>4</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/footscray-vic-3011">Footscray</a></td>
			<td>6526</td>
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			<td>5</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/docklands-vic-3008">Docklands</a></td>
			<td>6276</td>
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			<td>6</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/box-hill-vic-3128">Box Hill</a></td>
			<td>5645</td>
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			<td>7</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/west-melbourne-vic-3003">West Melbourne</a></td>
			<td>4980</td>
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			<td>8</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/richmond-vic-3121">Richmond</a></td>
			<td>4402</td>
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			<td>9</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/south-yarra-vic-3141">South Yarra</a></td>
			<td>4124</td>
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			<td>10</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/doncaster-vic-3108">Doncaster</a></td>
			<td>3808</td>
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			<td>11</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/preston-vic-3072">Preston</a></td>
			<td>3369</td>
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			<td>12</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/brunswick-vic-3056">Brunswick</a></td>
			<td>3044</td>
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			<td>13</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/brunswick-east-vic-3057">Brunswick East</a></td>
			<td>2828</td>
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			<td>14</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/north-melbourne-vic-3051">North Melbourne</a></td>
			<td>2793</td>
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			<td>15</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/moonee-ponds-vic-3039">Moonee Ponds</a></td>
			<td>2749</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>16</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/collingwood-vic-3066">Collingwood</a></td>
			<td>2668</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>17</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/st-kilda-vic-3182">St Kilda</a></td>
			<td>2618</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>18</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/port-melbourne-vic-3207">Port Melbourne</a></td>
			<td>2493</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>19</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/coburg-vic-3058">Coburg</a></td>
			<td>1792</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>20</td>
			<td><a href="/developments/hawthorn-east-vic-3123">Hawthorn East</a></td>
			<td>1757</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

Alastair Taylor

Top 20 Melbourne suburbs with the largest development pipeline

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The Block is set for a 2019 makeover at the Oslo Hotel hostel in St Kilda, not far from their upcoming series at Gatwick hostel on Fitzroy Street.
The Herald Sun suggests it is to be recreated as five mansions.
The gold rush-era terraces are on Grey Street.
The newspaper describes the street as "seedy".
The Oslo Hotel backpacker rooms start from <a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/au/oslo.en-gb?aid=356980;label=gog235jc-hotel-XX-au-oslo-unspec-au-com-L%3Aen-O%3AosSx-B%3Asafari-N%3AXX-S%3Abo-U%3AXX-H%3As;sid=0efb53c7c564864355ba9fb276fccb67;dist=0&amp;sb_price_type=total&amp;type=total&amp;" target="_blank">just $44 per night</a> and dorm rooms from $18 a night.
<img src="https://static.domain.com.au/domainblog/uploads/2018/06/07162817/2_h113sj.jpg" alt="The Oslo Hotel circa 1861, before renovations to the facade in the 1900s." width="1496" height="844">The Oslo Hotel circa 1861, before renovations to the facade . Photo: St Kilda Historical Society
The Grey Street property is estimated to have cost between $7.5 million to $10 million.
Title records show the owner recently died, leaving the estate to three beneficiaries.
The mooted purchase foreshadows a 15th season of the long-running show that began in 2003 at Bondi Beach – with the 14th series set at the Gatwick to air later this year.
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The Block is coming back to St Kilda with Grey Street hostel makeover

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Four years after a fire tore through the Stokehouse, the popular venue has reclaimed its prominent location on St Kilda's foreshore. The new design which reimagines the Stokehouse’s exterior, is the result of a collaborative effort between Sydney-based Industrial Design studio TILT, Robert Simeoni Architects and owners, the Van Haandel Group.

The building doesn’t try to imitate its predecessor, instead, the design draws on cues taken from the site's beachside context, paying homage to the jetty via a blackened timber-clad façade. Raw elements such as leather, concrete and brick form a connection between the building and the artificial sand dunes. The dunes conceal the ground floor from street level, while also raising Stokehouse and creating the sense of a floating volume.

<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/20170536_jg_0511.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The Stokehouse appears to float above the sand dunes. Image: Supplied"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/20170536_jg_0511.jpg?itok=LsP8pDjR" title="The Stokehouse appears to float above the sand dunes. Image: Supplied" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The Stokehouse appears to float above the sand dunes. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure>The restaurant is spread over two levels, and has been provided with a fresh new look, taking advantage of the views over St Kilda beach, just a few metres away.

The new precinct also houses casual bar and grill Pontoon, and fish-and-chip kiosk Paper Fish. TILT undertook the façade design, manufacturing and installation process which is expressed as a series of horizontally bi-folding screens located outside the restaurant’s windows. The screens provide protection from the sun, and can be raised to encompass unobstructed bay views.

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TILT was engaged to design, manufacture and install a series of bi-folding screens for the iconic Stokehouse restaurant rebuild in Melbourne. The screens sit outside the restaurant windows and provide protection from the sun, but can be raised to highlight beautiful ocean views. The beachside location is a demanding environment for mechanical structures.

The design utilises marine grade stainless steel for the fabricated structural elements, which is paramount for longevity and reliable performance. The screens provide a distinctive yet functional façade that offers uninterrupted views. This unique design retains the character of the building, while considering the comfort of patrons – a combination that results in the greatest commercial success.

- TILT
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<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/20170536_jg_0686.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The Stokehouse's operable facade controls the comfort of patrons. Image: Supplied"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/20170536_jg_0686.jpg?itok=It0NELtn" title="The Stokehouse's operable facade controls the comfort of patrons. Image: Supplied" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The Stokehouse's operable facade controls the comfort of patrons. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure>The coastal location is a demanding environment for mechanical structures and so the use of marine grade stainless steel was used for the façade’s fabricated structural elements essential for durability and reliable performance within a beachside context.

TILT and Robert Simeoni Architects have created a new identity and recognisable aesthetic for the Stokehouse, with the operable screen, which has a practical application that considers and ensures the comfort of patrons.
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Laurence Dragomir

St Kilda foreshore's Stokehouse reborn

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The largest-ever Midsumma Pride March coincided with the unveiling of the design for the Victorian Pride Centre (VPC) in St Kilda.

Minister for Equality, Martin Foley was on hand to announce the winning scheme by St Kilda-based firms Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists on their innovative take on the Pride Centre design.

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The Victorian Pride Centre will be a vibrant symbol of LGBTI resilience and inclusion – right here in the Equality State.

It will be a space for the community and LGBTI organisations to share ideas, collaborate and celebrate our diversity – it’s also at a key site the Pride March goes past. Congratulations to Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists on their winning design – and thanks to the selection panel and the tireless efforts of the Victorian Pride Centre Board.

- Martin Foley, Minister for Equality
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<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/fitzroy_street_streetscape.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="VPC in-situ on Fitzroy Street. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="377" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/fitzroy_street_streetscape.jpg?itok=gQayZ3sB" title="VPC in-situ on Fitzroy Street. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>VPC in-situ on Fitzroy Street. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists</figcaption></figure>The design for the VPC brings together a space for visitors and a home for LGBTI organisations to collaborate and share ideas, and will house 10 major LGBTI organisations including JOY FM, the Victorian Aids Council, LGBTQI Multi Culture, Multi Faith, Team Melbourne and the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives.

Jude Munro AO, Chair of the Victorian Pride Centre board said the winning design is outstanding and will immediately make the Pride Centre iconic.

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With over 18 submissions received, we wanted the winning design to be inspirational and  (the winning design) more than satisfies these criteria. The building is due to open in 2020 and our aim is for the Pride Centre to be a catalyst for the revival of Fitzroy Street and to fit into the St Kilda design vernacular which this design does superbly.

I would like to thank the jury for their tireless pro bono work on the Design Competition committee.

- Jude Munro AO
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The design features an internal square at ground level complete with bleachers and a central atrium rising the full height of the building with the various programs and spaces arranged around it to ensure adequate access to natural light.

<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/vpc_square_atrium.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The VPC Square at ground level and central atrium space. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="541" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/vpc_square_atrium.jpg?itok=-eBT69pU" title="The VPC Square at ground level and central atrium space. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Ground level and central atrium space. Image: Grant Amon Architects / Brearley Architects and Urbanists</figcaption></figure>In 2016 the State Government contributed $15 million to support the development of the Centre at 79-81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, with the site donated by the City of Port Phillip. The facility has been designed to showcase LGBTI art and history as well as bringing together advisory, health and support services.

City of Port Phillip Mayor, Cr Bernadene Voss said she is proud the Council’s $13 million contribution that aims to help provide a home with services for the LGBTIQ community and praised the design of the two local architects.

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The project is now truly underway, and Port Phillip Council is delighted the innovative vision of two talented St Kilda architects will take pride of place on this iconic street as a locally loved landmark and visitor drawcard.

Cr Bernadene Voss, Mayor City of Port Phillip
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The entries were judged by an expert panel comprising:

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<li>Jury chair Dimity Reed AM (retired architect, academic and writer);</li>
	<li>Tim Bamford (principal, Tim Bamford Consulting);</li>
	<li>Stephen Barrow (Victoria Pride Centre board member);</li>
	<li>Sophie Dyring (Schored Projects);</li>
	<li>Peter Elliott (Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design)</li>
	<li>Jill Garner (Victorian Government Architect); and</li>
	<li>Shane Murray (Dean, Monash University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture).</li>
</ul>
<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/vpc_aerial.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Aerial render of the winning design for the VPC. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="413" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/vpc_aerial.jpg?itok=3NSlEmch" title="Aerial render of the winning design for the VPC. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Aerial render of the winning design for the VPC. Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists</figcaption></figure>For more images of the winning design click<a href="https://pridecentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Winning-Design-presentation.pdf"> here</a>. 

Lead Image: Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists design presentation.
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Winning design for Victorian Pride Centre unveiled

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When it comes to property stars, like every year since 2010, The Block returns to our screens next year when they take on their seventh consecutive Melbourne project.
It will be on seedy Fitzroy Street, St Kilda with filming set to start next month.
The infamous 64 room Spanish Mission Gatwick Hotel boarding house cost the biggest outlay yet for the Channel 9 venture, some $10 million.
<a href="/news/the-block-set-for-elsternwick-building-from-scratch-in-2017-series">Elsternwick</a> cost $9.4 million.
According to plans designed by Brenchley Architects, there will be eight St Kilda apartments (below).
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The existing roof will be partly demolished, with a new top storey level built to house two rooftop apartments. 
The other six will have three bedrooms. 
The first and second floor apartments will feature “winter garden” style balconies within glass Louvre windows.
The building’s car park will have six car spaces and bicycle parking.  
The top rating renovation series has all but quit Sydney, and never embraced the Gold Coast as long suggested.
They have only done two Sydney series, Vaucluse and Bondi since its return to television in 2010, having filmed its initial two series at Bondi Beach and Manly back in 2003 and 2004.
The producers claim Melbourne councils are easier to work with although there were some 11 infringement notices each at $1586 handed out during Elsternwick renovations.
Their alumni of contestant couples always provide the weekend auction pages with aplenty.
Just last weekend couple Bec and George Douros - who competed in the Sky High series - were weekend buyers in Melbourne's Williamstown and Kyal and Kara Demmrich sold on the NSW Central Coast.
Bec and George paid $1,115,000 for their cottage where there had been $940,000 to $970,000 price guidance through Michael Harvey at Williams Real Estate.
It had sold in 1985 at $73,000.
After the auction, a heavily pregnant Bec posted her joy on Instagram.
Bec spoke of her "excitement of finally buying a home in our dream location after 12 months of looking."
She added they now have two mortgages, two builds and another baby coming next year.
"We will be renting this while we get some designs made up.
"Moving straight into this would have been much easier but no rest for the wicked!" she advised, adding they are officially booked out next year with design seeking clients.
Serial renovators Kyal and Kara Demmrich pocketed $1.59 million when their Long Jetty renovation project went to auction.
The expectant reno duo who starred in the 2014 Fans V Faves series on The Block had paid $710,000 earlier this year before their rebuild.
There were 13 registered bidder fans of the retro-influenced feel of the Palm Springs.
Earlier this year Block originals Gavin Atkins and Warren Sonin, or 'Gav and Waz', bought back into Potts Point.
They have snapped up an $890,000 one bedroom apartment in the Zenith building that was on the market for just eight days.
Their purchase was merely another investment as they remain living on the Sunshine Coast hinterland at Cooroy Mountain.
Dea and Darren Jolly, stars of two series of Channel 9 show, The Block, secured a $1.8 million charming unrenovated Sorrento cottage on Melbourne's pricey Mornington Peninsula coastal playground.
This time last year Blockheads Dan Reilly and Dani Wales secured a $1.3 million sale for the inner-west Seddon period home which was bought by the Griffiths family from Crookwell in country New South Wales.
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The Block St Kilda set for largest renovation yet in 2018

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The Sacred Heart Mission has sold its St Kilda hostel for about $6 million.
The Robe Street premises has housed hundreds in its 25 year history.
The 1154 square metre site at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-land+development-vic-st+kilda-502444206" target="_blank">41-43 Robe Street</a> includes a historic property, Avonsleigh Terrace.
The community group will spend the sale proceeds on a $27.3 million redevelopment of another St Kilda site it owns nearby.
Residents who have occupied the 29-bedroom Robe Street property will move to the new facility, which will accommodate 97.
Chisholm &amp; Gamon selling agent Torsten Kasper represented Sacred Heart Mission who bought the property for $1.15 million in 1992.
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St Kilda's Avonsleigh Terrace sold by the Sacred Heart Mission

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There were no bids in St Kilda, when a 1915 mansion went to weekend auction. 
The opulent six-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 31 Redan Street had a price guide of $4.2 million to $4.5 million. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-st+kilda-126485110" target="_blank">The 1915 home, Fairfax</a>, was marketed as one of the district's most elegant family mansions.
The six-bedroom, four bathroom Edwardian residence is set on 964 square metres.
Macquire DEFT Auction Pay was available on the property on auction day.
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Fairfax, St Kilda's 1915 trophy home passed in without bid

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A St Kilda property has been listed for sale with a $6.28 million, exclusive of GST, asking price after failing to sell last month.
Located at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-vic-st+kilda-502518158" target="_blank">42 Barkly Street</a>, the 1814 square metre property is a 1874 mid-Victorian mansion currently with commercial zoning.
With 31 metre street frontage to Barkly Street, there are off-street parking for 25 plus cars as well as access via St Kilda Road.
The property has a wide variety of potential including owner occupier, corporate or organisation headquarters, medical offices, gallery or hospitality or residential (STCA).
It is located on top of St Kilda Hill and close to the beach, restaurants and cafes.
Expressions of interest closed last month through CBRE.
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