Jobs, Homes And Open Space
In New Melbourne Quarter
18 September 2017
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The first phase of an exciting new development linking Melbourne’s CBD with the Docklands is now complete.
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Melbourne Quarter is creating jobs, inner-city housing and new open space.
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Since coming to power, the Andrews Labor Government has approved more than $14 billion in projects in the CBD and surrounds.
The first phase of an exciting new
development linking
Melbourne’s CBD with the Docklands is now complete,
creating jobs, inner-city housing and new open space.
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne today joined representatives from
Lendlease to mark completion of Stage 1 of the
Melbourne Quarter project
– a new deck overlooking Wurundjeri Way.
The project was given the green light by the Andrews Labor Government.
Since coming to power, the Government has approved more than $14 billion
in projects in Melbourne’s CBD and surrounds.
The project is creating 15,000
jobs during construction and will become
a thriving space for 12,000 workers once complete.
The Melbourne Quarter deck will connect three office
towers on a 2.5
hectare site bordered by Collins and Flinders Streets – just opposite
Southern Cross.
A centrepiece of the Melbourne Quarter project will be an elevated
Skypark garden above Collins Street, as well as a separate public square
at ground level.
Melbourne Quarter will also include:
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130,000 square metres of office space
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1,690 apartments for 3,000 residents
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4,000 square metres of retail space, including 40 shops and food and beverage retailers
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1,000 square metres of community space
The precinct is set to be a leader
in environmental design principles, with more than half of the total
development to be open space.
Completion of the first stage of the deck means structural works for the
Skypark will begin in the coming months.
The entire Melbourne Quarter development will be completed by 2022.
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