A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

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First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

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

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

A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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A Williamstown work studio has sold for $255,000 at its recent weekend auction.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-williamstown-126188674" target="_blank">13/2 Techno Park Drive</a>, the business park property is suitable for a variety of work purposes.
It features three rooms all with their own built-in cupboards as well as an open plan kitchen, with adjoining meals area, and bathroom.
The property also has two car parks available on title.
Public transport, shops and CBD are all within close proximity including the beach and restaurants.
The property was offered through Williams Real Estate agents Sam Wilson and Michael Harvey.
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Williamstown work studio sells for $255,000 under the hammer

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A waterfront property in Melbourne’s Williamstown with a permit for an additional townhouse permit has sold under the hammer for $1.94 million.
It sold on a sharp yield of 3.1 percent.
The <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-vic-williamstown-502370562" target="_blank">227 Nelson Place</a> property comprises a two-level building with a ground floor retail space and a two-bedroom residence, and an approved permit for an additional three-level luxury townhouse at the rear.
The winning bid was well over expectations, indicating the keen interest in inner-city locations. 
The 183 sqm property was sold with leases to two longstanding tenants, returning $60,349 per annum plus GST. It is zoned Commercial 1.
The selling agents were James Lockwood and David Bourke of Fitzroys, along with James Gregson and Michael Ryan of Allard Shelton.
Lockwood said the property was well suited for investment due to its inner-city location.
“The property is located in a superb waterfront position opposite Williamstown marina, providing city and water views, in a superb retail and lifestyle precinct,” he said.
Lockwood also said the $450 million Waterline apartment and townhouse development by AVJennings will bring an extra 2,000 residents to the immediate area, and should trigger further similar developments that would further improve the strong existing retail conditions for the Williamstown area.
 
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Waterfront building with retail in Williamstown fetches $1.94 million at auction

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The Tennis Victoria board president Gary Clark and his psychologist wife Kaye Frankcom sold their Williamstown home of 20 years at weekend auction.
It sold for just under $4 million, after it passed in at auction.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-williamstown-124489066" target="_blank">120 Cecil Street, Williamstown</a> home had three parties bid for the renovated 1910 weatherboard.
The property had been passed in at $3.7 million through Greg Hocking Elly Partners.
The couple’s children were just five and seven when the family moved into the five-bedroom house, but they’ve left home.
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Tennis chief hits a winner with weekend Williamstown auction

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The distraction of Christmas caught up with weekend auction listings.
Not harshly, but the clearance rates did dip into the low 70s as record volumes came in a late December flood.
One of the failed offerings was a former lolly shop in Williamstown.
Marketed at $1.1 million plus, the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-williamstown-124190858" target="_blank">45 Stevedore Street listing</a> was passed in at $1,265,000.
The Herald Sun reported the residence attracted a $1.3 million written offer post-auction to RT Edgar Williamstown.
The five-bedroom 1900 property was being offered for the first time in 21 years last selling at $189,000 in 1995.
There was success however at Brighton's Dendy Beach.
A newly built bathing box, built by the local council, sold at a record price.
It was listed through Nick Johnstone Real Estate agent Alan McGillivray, who given its distant location on the strip, gave a cautious mid-$200,000s price guidance.
But Box 85 sold on Saturday for $326,000. Painted orange and yellow, the box exceded recent records when $295,000 was set in early 2016 and mid-year when <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-brighton-122566182" target="_blank">bathing box 44</a> sold at $307,000.
he auctioneer Nick Johnstone told the crowd only three more of the boxes will be built.
There were three bidders.
A $4.6 million Warrawee home topped the nation's weekend auction sales.
The <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.dijones.com.au/properties-sold/listings/2721" target="_blank">2a Pibrac Avenue</a> offering sold two days before the weekend auction having been marketed with $4.5 million expectations through Di Jones Real Estate.
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The five bedroom architecturally-designed home on its 1560 sq m block had last sold at $1.5 million in 2003.
The cheapest was $250,000 at Frankston.
The 7/74 Beach Street offering was <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-frankston-124242762" target="_blank">a top floor two bedroom apartment</a> that had been recently renovated.
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It was last listed for rent at $250 a week in 2014.
Melbourne's top sale was when <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-canterbury-124207586" target="_blank">24 Alexandra Avenue, Canterbury</a> sold through Marshall White for $4,012,000.
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The brick 1910 five bedroom home sold in 2012 at $2,505,000.
Two bidders battled it out after it went on the market at $3.8 million.
CoreLogic's Kevin Brogan noted the combined capital city clearance rate fell slightly to 70.5 per cent, down from last week’s 71.6 per cent.
The number of properties taken to auction also fell across the capital cities, with 2,722 reported auctions, down from 3,432 last week, which was the second busiest auction week of the year.
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"However, compared to the corresponding week last year, auction activity is significantly higher, with 1,818 auctions and a lower rate of clearance (59.4 per cent) reported over the same period last year."
He advised auction numbers will remain relatively sedate over the festive period.
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In Melbourne the number of homes taken to auction fell to 1,286, down from last week’s seasonal high of 1,685, with the preliminary clearance rate for the city also falling over the week (75.7 per cent), down from 78.4 per cent over the previous week.
"However, this is significantly higher than the corresponding week last year when 875 auctions were reported with a clearance rate of 65.7 per cent," he noted.
Across Melbourne’s sub-regions, the Inner South region recorded the highest preliminary clearance rate of all the regions, with 84.4 per cent of the 113 auctions successful, followed by the Mornington Peninsula region, where an 82.5 per cent preliminary clearance rate was recorded across 52 auctions.
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Across Sydney, there was a lower volume of auctions this week, with 874 held, down from 1,168 over the previous week.
The preliminary clearance rate for the city saw a slight increase over last week, up to 74.1 per cent from 73.7 per cent last week.
"When compared to the same time last year, both, the clearance rate and number of auctions held are significantly higher than the equivalent period, when a 61.2 per cent clearance rate was recorded across 456 auctions," he said.
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The Sydney Northern Beaches region recorded the strongest clearance rate of all the Sydney sub-regions, with a 90.2 per cent preliminary rate of clearance across 64 auctions, while the Inner South West region recorded the highest volume of auctions (118).
There were 233 Brisbane properties taken to auction with a preliminary clearance rate of 45.7 per cent, up from 43.5 per cent last week and also higher than the same period last year, when 45 per cent of the 191 properties taken to auction were successful.
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Adelaide saw a preliminary clearance rate of 61.4 per cent across a total of 132 scheduled auctions.
"This is higher than the previous week, when Adelaide’s clearance rate was 58.3 per cent and also higher than the 57.3 per cent recorded one year ago."
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Perth’s clearance rate of 30 per cent across 47 auctions was up from the previous week, when 76 auctions were held and a clearance rate of 20.0 per cent was recorded.
Over the same week last year, the clearance rate was lower, when 25.8 per cent of the 68 auctions were successful.
Canberra’s preliminary auction clearance rate of 65.5 per cent this week is higher than last week, when the final auction clearance rate was 60.8 per cent and also higher than the 52.2 per cent recorded last year. 
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Williamstown lolly shop fails to sell in pre-Christmas rush to auction

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An apartment sales campaign looks imminent for one of Melbourne's more contentious and long lasting development sites, referred to as Nelson Place. In recent weeks Dalton Consulting Engineers have been appointed to handle civil infrastructure matters and the like whilst Icon Construction currently have phase one of what will be known as <a href="http://waterlineplace.com.au/" target="_blank">Waterline Place</a> listed online as an active construction tender.

Comprising 83 apartments and two retail tenancies, the initial development phase will include a six level SJB Architects-designed complex as seen below. The completed development will potentially see 20 level towers and in excess of 800 dwellings.

<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/image24will.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Stage One of Waterline Place features an apartment building of 83 dwellings. Image courtesy Icon Construction"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="357" src="/sites/urbanmelbourne.info/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image24will.jpg?itok=KU2lnICc" title="Stage One of Waterline Place features an apartment building of 83 dwellings. Image courtesy Icon Construction" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Stage One includes 83 apartments. Image courtesy Icon Construction</figcaption></figure><h2>Site History</h2>

Formerly the Port Phillip Woollen Mills, the site is bound by Nelson Place (north), Kanowna Street (east), Cecil and Aitken streets (south) and Ann Street (west). Carrying a handful of historic structures, the development site has been subject to a decade of wrangling between Hobsons Bay City Council, the Save Williamstown action group and proponent, Evolve Development.

The long-running saga prompted developer Ashley Williams to deliver this broadside in response to the development and parking concerns raised by opposing bodies:

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A bunch of what I'd say are fairly selfish established residents, who have benefited from property price rises, make it very hard for developers to respond to that demand. They forget that the changes that led to the parking issue have meant that there are more people around, more cafes, the place is a more vibrant retail centre, the supermarket and greengrocer open later, so you can't have it both ways.
<cite>Ashley Williams, "<a href="http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/developer-furious-at-selfish-residents/story-fndbarft-1226586508083">Developer furious at 'selfish' residents</a>" (news.com.au), February 27, 2013</cite>
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It was argued by Save Williamstown that the development would:

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<li>Destroy heritage</li>
	<li>Be situated too close to the shipyards</li>
	<li>Be situated too close to Mobil MHF(includes feeder arms on jetty, pipelines &amp; tank farm with tanks up to 40m diameter) and fuel importation ships flagged overseas</li>
	<li>Destroy nationally significant jobs</li>
	<li>Overwhelms local schools, child care and community services</li>
	<li>Make Williamstown less family friendly</li>
	<li>Overburden roads and traffic</li>
	<li>Lead to tourists being squeezed out of the peninsula</li>
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Ultimately VCAT ruled in favour of the development as was <a href="http://williamstown.starcommunity.com.au/star/2013-01-15/development-upheld/" target="_blank">reported during January 2013</a>, dismissing a number of gauzy claims above.

<h2>Staged development</h2>

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<figcaption>Images courtesy Lovell Chen &amp; Save Williamstown</figcaption></figure>The overall site is broken into 14 separate lots according to the graphic above. <a href="http://www.savewilliamstown.net/" target="_blank">Save Williamstown</a> provides a concise summary of events and applications to date, where Stage One will involve Lots 1,2 and 3 with permitted plans allow for the demolition of the 1800's Oriental Hotel and provision for 142 dwellings by way of apartments and townhouses.

Lot 2 situated on the Nelson Place and Ann Street intersection holds the 6-storey apartment building which rises 19.6 metres above ground. Hobson Bay City Council's Built Form Outcomes seeks “A prominent building which provides emphasis to the corner of Nelson Place and Ann Street” and “A building that incorporates innovative façade articulation and limited sheer walls.” Vertical louvres look to be design response.

Subsequent stages are expected to see building heights rise to 9 levels, with the potential for multiple 20 level apartment towers considered likely for latter stages of the project. Expected to stretch toward 2020, the overall program is envisaged to deliver 700 apartments and 100 townhouses, although given the size and elongated delivery period for Waterline Place final numbers are unknown.
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