Tag: development
Apartment towers and cinema for Footscray Forges site
The heart of Footscray could be transformed under a plan for two towers soaring up to 18 storeys above the site of the old...
Williamstown’s city views interrupted by cranes
City views along the Strand at Williamstown and Newport have been disrupted by cranes towering more than 20 storeys high and brought in as...
Seven-story tower planned for Footscray Park edge
A seven-storey apartment block may go up on the edge of Footscray Park after Maribyrnong council unsuccessfully fought to claim the land as its...
Six-storey building in Altona knocked back
Hobsons Bay council has refused to grant a permit for a six-storey development which would have been Altona’s tallest residential building.
The tallest in Altona...
Towers on horizon for Footscray skyline
A cluster of more than 900 apartments spread across six towers soaring up to 24 storeys high will be added to the Footscray skyline...
Council wants low-density housing on school sites
Hobsons Bay council is opposing the state government’s proposal to rezone the former Altona Gate Primary School at Altona North to allow four-storey residential...
VCAT allows five storeys at 501 site
A developer has won a battle against Maribyrnong council’s decision to cap a 198-unit project in Footscray at four storeys and force the inclusion...
VCAT rejects South Kingsville development
A proposal for a 10-storey, 600-dwelling development on the former Caltex terminal in South Kingsville has been knocked back.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal...
Apartment boom on Footscray horizon
An apartment boom is on the horizon for Footscray, with 1371 new units approved last year.
Footscray unit approvals in 2015 were the highest in...
Plans lodged for 10-storey Spotswood apartments
Plans have been lodged for the biggest residential and retail development in Spotswood’s history.
Consulting firm Urbis has lodged an application with Hobsons Bay council...
Altona development goes back to drawing board
A developer has applied to build a five storey apartment block in Altona after its previous plan for a seven storey building was rejected...
Six-storey apartment block planned for Altona
Altona residents are up in arms over an application to build what would be the suburb’s tallest residential building.
Developer Redleigh Investments is proposing a...
Kinnears ropeworks developers go to VCAT
A 1400-apartment multi-tower plan for the Kinnears ropeworks site at Footscray is headed for court.
R & F Estate launched legal action against Maribyrnong council...
1400 apartments planned for Kinnears site
As many as 1400 apartments could soon be built on the Kinnears Ropeworks factory site at Footscray after developers lodged plans for its redevelopment.
The...
Landmark Footscray development stalled
A “landmark” development promised to rejuvenate the heart of Footscray is languishing, five years after it was announced.
The ‘State Trustees’ office building at 1...
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