Parkside Apartments - 64 Keilor Road, Essendon North

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<p>In October 2016 when we first kicked off the series of articles looking at the development pipeline along Melbourne's tram corridors, <a href="https://urban.melbourne/development/2016/10/13/melbournes-development-tram-59">the 59 was </a><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/melbournes-development-by-tram-the-59">first tram out of the depot</a>.</p>

<p>The 59 corridor, except for Elizabeth Street and Flemington Road through the CBD and North Melbourne, runs exclusively within the City of Moonee Valley through Travancore, Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Niddrie and Airport West.</p>

<p>Moonee Ponds was and still is an emerging hotspot of development activity with the Moonee Ponds market site a hotbed of construction with a pipeline that will likely keep on keeping on for many years yet - here's looking at you Moonee Valley Racecourse.</p>

<p>The October 2016 snapshot showed 38 projects with 3,201 dwelling across all statuses.  Planning Assessment, Approved and Registration and Sales status had an equal number of projects (10 each) but there was a significant amount of dwellings being assessed - thanks to the market site being before the council at that time.</p>

<p>Fast forward and in terms of the market site in Moonee Ponds - a few trips to VCAT and the Minister's office - those apartments have largely moved from Planning Assessment to the Approved column.</p>

<p>That said, there's still a good amount of dwellings at the start of the journey with 12 projects and 850 dwellings before council.</p>

<p>In terms of construction, the number of projects and number of dwellings is relatively stable with similar figures both for Feb 2018 and October 2016.</p>

<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/editor_moonee_p.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Editor Moonee Ponds - 31 Taylor Street, Moonee Ponds - image: FKD"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="358" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/editor_moonee_p.jpg?itok=vdrYAgpc" title="Editor Moonee Ponds - 31 Taylor Street, Moonee Ponds - image: FKD" width="580"></a>

<figcaption><a href="/buildings/editor-moonee-ponds-31-taylor-street-moonee-ponds">Editor Moonee Ponds</a> - 31 Taylor Street, Moonee Ponds - image: FKD</figcaption></figure><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%;">
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<th scope="col">Aspect</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of projects</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of dwellings</th>
		</tr></thead>
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<td>Residential projects: Planning Assessment</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">12</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">850</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Approved</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">14</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1,396</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Registration and Sales</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">12</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">731</td>
		</tr>
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<td>Residential projects: Under Construction</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">9</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">985</td>
		</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><strong>47</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><strong>3,962</strong></td>
		</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Mount Alexander Road (South)</h2>

<p>One of the biggest changes since October 2016 has been the number of projects that have cropped up on Mount Alexander Road, south of the Moonee Ponds activities district. </p>

<p>Previously in October 2016, there was only one project located between the City of Moonee Valley and City of Melbourne council boundary at Flemington Bridge and Moonee Ponds, now there are 6.</p>

<p>The Moonee Ponds activities district has no less than 20 projects and they vary greatly in size from the 30 level, 597 apartment tower that was approved through VCAT at <a href="/buildings/rise-15-everage-street-moonee-ponds">23 Everage Street</a> to the 5-level, 10-apartment <a href="/new-apartments/sur-53-homer-street-moonee-ponds">Sur at 53 Homer Street</a>.</p>

<h2>Pascoe Vale Road, Fletcher Street, Mount Alexander Road (north)</h2>

<p>The short stretch of Pascoe Vale Road and Fletcher Street which the 59 tram runs down sees one more project active in the database since October 2016 and no projects have been logged on Fletcher Street.</p>

<p>Essendon itself, where the tram turns north back on to Mount Alexander Road, has seen a slight reduction in projects compared to October 2016 from 7 projects to 5.</p>

<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/linc_essendon.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="LINC - 13-21 Russell Street, Essendon - Image: REVEL Development Group"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="357" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/linc_essendon.jpg?itok=56CWyhpx" title="LINC - 13-21 Russell Street, Essendon - Image: REVEL Development Group" width="580"></a>

<figcaption><a href="/new-apartments/linc-19-russell-street-essendon">LINC - 13-21 Russell Street, Essendon</a> - Image: REVEL Development Group</figcaption></figure><h2>Keilor Road and Matthews Ave</h2>

<p>Keilor Road maintains a healthy number of projects thanks to the myriad of development sites afforded to the area. </p>

<p>As we remarked back in October 2016, this stretch of the 59 tram route has seen significant change and it is set to continue with 6 projects on the database.</p>

<p>Matthews Avenue, right up at the current terminus of the 59 tram has seen its project count expand to 3 from 1.</p>
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Alastair Taylor

Melbourne's development by tram redux - the 59

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<p>In this series, we'll progressively work our way clockwise around Melbourne's tram network, taking a look at the development pipeline that lies adjacent to each tram route as well as provide some facts and figures about the tram routes along the way.</p>

<p>Given all tram routes, except two, eventually bunch up and run through CBD streets, the Melbourne's development by tram series won't include projects in City of Melbourne or Port Phillip.</p>

<p>With the exception of the Flemington Road, Elizabeth Street and city terminus segments, the 59 Airport West - Flinders Street Station, City (Elizabeth Street) tram line is wholly contained within the City of Moonee Valley.</p>

<p>Upon exiting the City of Melbourne on Flemington Road, the 59 travels along Mount Alexander Road through Travancore, Ascot Vale and Moonee Ponds and after the Moonee Ponds Junction, the route diverges along Pascoe Vale Road and Fletcher Street in Essendon and then rejoins Mount Alexander Road at Essendon Station.</p>

<p>The route then continues up Mount Alexander Road through Essendon North, turns westward along Keilor Road through Niddrie and then northwards to run in its own right of way beside the Tullamarine Freeway and Essendon Fields to the terminus near Airport West shopping centre.</p>

<h2>The numbers</h2>

<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%;">
<thead><tr>
<th scope="col">Aspect</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of projects</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of dwellings</th>
		</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Residential projects: Planning Assessment</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">10</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1,246</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Approved</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">10</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">509</td>
		</tr>
<tr>
<td>Residential projects: Registration and Sales</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">10</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">477</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Under Construction</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">8</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">969</td>
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<td>Commercial projects</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">N/A</td>
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<td>Hotel projects</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">N/A</td>
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<td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><strong>40</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><strong>3,201</strong></td>
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<p><span style="font-size:10px;">*Residential projects includes mixed use projects.</span></p>

<p> </p>

<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/897_tram59.gif" rel="gallery-all" title="Linear route 59 map. Yarra Trams"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="2279" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/897_tram59.gif?itok=q7DaRYGG" title="Linear route 59 map. Yarra Trams" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Linear route 59 map. Yarra Trams</figcaption></figure><p>​<span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></p>

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<th scope="col">Tram route 59</th>
			<th scope="col">Further information</th>
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<td>Timetabled weekday peak frequency</td>
			<td>6-7 minutes (~10 trams per hour)</td>
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<td>Timetabled weekday off-peak frequency</td>
			<td>8 minutes (7-8 trams per hour)</td>
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<td>Timetabled weekend daytime frequency</td>
			<td>12 minutes (5 trams per hour)</td>
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<td>Timetabled night-time frequency</td>
			<td>20 minutes (3 trams per hour); 30 minutes/2 trams per hour (Sunday nights)</td>
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<td>Raised-platform stops?</td>
			<td>
			<p>Limited outside City of Melbourne. New Moonee Ponds junction stop has raised platforms.</p>
			</td>
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<td>Where do the trams go to sleep?</td>
			<td>
<a href="http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&amp;depot=essendon">Essendon Depot</a> (Mt. Alexander Road, Ascot Vale)</td>
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<td>Primary tram class that operates on the route.</td>
			<td>B2 (high-floor, articulated) - details, see <a href="http://vicsig.net/trams/class/B2">vicsig.net</a>
</td>
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<td>Annual patronage and rank</td>
			<td>10,200,000 trips annually, Melbourne's 6th busiest tram route. <a href="http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/facts-figures/">Source</a>
</td>
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</tbody>
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<h2>Mount Alexander Road (South)</h2>

<p>With the exception of 484-486 Mt Alexander Road, all the current development along the southern section of Mt. Alexander Road where the 59 tram route runs is concentrated in the Moonee Ponds Activities District. From Travancore, at the boundary with the City of Melbourne, to Moonee Ponds junction, Mt Alexander Road is predominantly zoned <a href="http://planning-schemes.delwp.vic.gov.au/schemes/vpps/34_01.pdf">B2Z</a> (C1Z) on Moonee Valley's planning scheme.</p>

<p>Moonee Ponds junction is a major transit hub with the terminus of the 82 Moonee Ponds: Footscray tram and 10+ bus routes all contained within the Mt. Alexander Road median. The Craigieburn train line forms the western boundary of the Moonee Ponds Activities District and between it and Mt Alexander Road there are no less than 16 projects.</p>

<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/image34_5_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="343-349 Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="353" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image34_5_0.jpg?itok=XuQRSMx9" title="343-349 Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>343-349 Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds</figcaption></figure><h2>Pascoe Vale Road and Fletcher Street</h2>

<p>In this short deviation of the 59 route, Pascoe Vale Road swaps between B2Z and R1Z zoning according to the most recent maps available for the City of Moonee Valley planning scheme. Fletcher Street in Essendon is zoned R1Z except for a Public Use Zone plot on the corner of Hoddle Street.</p>

<p>As such, only two projects on the Urban.com.au Project Database existing in this section, on Pascoe Vale Road.</p>

<h2>Mount Alexander Road (North)</h2>

<p>Within Essendon, at the junction of Fletcher Street and Mt. Alexander Road, there are 7 projects nestled either side of Essendon train station. Excluding a small section of R1Z zoned land on the northern side of the Craigieburn train line bridge, Mt. Alexander Road like in the south of the city of Moonee Valley is zoned B1Z (C1Z).</p>

<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/acp008v01aa_s.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Alexa - 1048 Mt. Alexander Road, Essendon"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="396" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/acp008v01aa_s.jpg?itok=M0h_m18n" title="Alexa - 1048 Mt. Alexander Road, Essendon" width="580"></a>

<figcaption><a href="/new-apartments/essendon-vic-3040">Alexa - 1048 Mt. Alexander Road, Essendon</a></figcaption></figure><h2>Keilor Road</h2>

<p>Keilor Road has seen some of the greatest changes in recent years. No longer dominated by car sales yards (although some still do exist), much of the old Calder Highway route has been redeveloped with the street showing a penchant for 4-6 level buildings.</p>

<p>Much like Mt. Alexander Road, Keilor Road is dominated by the mixed-use friendly B1Z and B2Z (C1Z) zones and outside of recently completed projects, there are 5 projects in this corridor, with another at the Mt Alexander Road/Keilor Road junction.</p>

<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_4.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="113 Keilor Road, Essendon"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="351" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image52_4.jpg?itok=zYVmcNFP" title="113 Keilor Road, Essendon" width="580"></a>

<figcaption><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/113-keilor-road-essendon">113 Keilor Road, Essendon</a></figcaption></figure><h2>Matthews Ave</h2>

<p>The tram tracks don't run in Matthews Ave, but in a dedicated right of way between Matthews Ave and the Tullamarine Freeway. To the east is Essendon Fields and to the west is the semi-industrial/commercial area of Airport West and these two areas no stranger to new development.</p>

<p><a href="/new-apartments/83-matthews-avenue-airport-west">Alfa Apartments</a>, located almost at the end of the 59 tram line, is under construction and Essendon Fields is seeing hotel and commercial development.</p>

<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/hyatt-place-melbourne-essendon-fields-w.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Hyatt Place, Essendon Fields"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="308" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/hyatt-place-melbourne-essendon-fields-w.jpg?itok=GVnFX8FM" title="Hyatt Place, Essendon Fields" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Hyatt Place, Essendon Fields</figcaption></figure><h2>Future directions</h2>

<p>The bulk of the new development on the 59 tram route is occurring either in Moonee Ponds and Essendon or the northern end of the route with only a single project on Mt. Alexander Road south of Moonee Ponds, which some might expect, given the proximity to the centre of Melbourne, would see the highest levels of new proposals.</p>

<p>The 59 route sees a very good level of service and is well connected in the nodes that matter: at Moonee Ponds and its elaborate bus terminus and at Essendon with the Craigieburn train line.</p>

<p>APAC, the operator of Melbourne Airport, has significant plans to develop the land that now sits adjacent to the new Airport Drive extension yet there has not been any serious proposals to service this employment precinct that will grow over time.</p>

<p>If the 59 tram were to be extended over/under the Western Ring Road to then run down Sharps Road and then turn northward on Airport Drive and run all the way to the Tullamarine Airport terminals, locals who are not serviced by the Skybus service (and those who will also miss out on service if the Airport Rail Link eventually runs along the Albion corridor) would have a fast and frequent service to the airport and the growing employment precinct to the south of the airport.</p>

<h2>Navigation</h2>

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/melbournes-development-by-tram-the-55">Clockwise: the 55, Domain Interchange - West Coburg</a> (second in this series)</li>
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Melbourne's development by tram: the 59

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<p>City of Moonee Valley's two main drivers, Essendon and Moonee Ponds, continue to bubble along in terms of apartment development.</p>

<p>Growland's 343-349 Ascot Vale Road has been joined at planning by CBD Development Group's 1144 Mt Alexander Road. These recently submitted applications are set to add hundreds of new apartments to Moonee Ponds and Essendon respectively, with the latter to also house a full size Coles supermarket and commercial space.</p>

<p>Combined with Caydon's phase 2 of the former Readings site, the three shape as City of Moonee Valley's three most notable projects at planning.</p>

<p>The Readings or Moonee Ponds Market site now resembles a construction site with LU Simon initiating works during July on the first phase of the massive residential development which will yield in excess of 600 apartments. Of interest is phase 2 of the development which if approved will deliver Moonee Ponds its tallest building.</p>

<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/fkmp1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Podium perspective of Caydon's Moonee Ponds tallest. Planning image: Fender Katsalidis"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="484" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/fkmp1.jpg?itok=4iIZ1cfd" title="Podium perspective of Caydon's Moonee Ponds tallest. Planning image: Fender Katsalidis" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Podium perspective of Caydon's Moonee Ponds tallest. Planning image: Fender Katsalidis</figcaption></figure><p>A fair proportion of the 691 dwellings earmarked for phase 2 are found within a proposed 34 level tower designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects. At 107 metres it would comfortably surpass Mondo Tower's 17 levels to become Moonee Ponds' tallest building. See more renders <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news">on the forum</a>.</p>

<p>Diagonally opposite the Readings development, The Moloney Group's 14 level apartment project at 33 Hall Street is at marketing and poised to deliver Moonee Ponds another high-rise.</p>

<p>Supporting these larger projects is a squad of medium and smaller apartment developments. <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/moonee-ponds-vic-3039">28-30 Young Street</a>'s construction tender recently closed as did <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/parkside-apartments-64-keilor-road-essendon-north">Parkside</a>'s, while a host of additional projects such as Esse, Kin, The Alexander, MOPO and Alexa are under construction.</p>

<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/image7_9.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Alexa and a nearly complete Leake Street"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="253" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image7_9.jpg?itok=iY2wzxUj" title="Alexa and a nearly complete Leake Street" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Alexa and a nearly complete Leake Street</figcaption></figure><p>From a sales perspective, two additional projects are poised to be offered to the public.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/curve-294-296-keilor-road-essendon-north">Curve Apartments</a> on Keilor Road is a Rothelowman-designed low-rise development on what was once a service station. While the final configuration is unknown, planning for the project envisaged 74 apartments.</p>

<p>Also set to launch is Alexandria at 852 Mt Alexander Road. Perched above Essendon Junction, Alexandria is an 11 Dimensions-designed 8 level apartment project with near on 60 apartments included. With the finishing touches currently being applied to the display, Alexandria is one of 6 apartment projects surrounding Essendon Station.</p>

<p>The largest of these is Revel Development Group's <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/linc-19-russell-street-essendon">13-21 Russell Street</a> which in its submitted version included 99 dwellings. The project was given the green light by VCAT earlier this year.</p>

<p>Urban.com.au's Project Database has Mooneey Valley's major apartment centres containing the following number of active apartments: Essendon North with 370, Essendon with 666 and Moonee Ponds with a substantial 2,242.</p>

<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/image_33.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Keilor Road's Curve. Image: curveessendon.com.au"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="301" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image_33.jpg?itok=9-QQ6CcC" title="Keilor Road's Curve. Image: curveessendon.com.au" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Keilor Road's Curve. Image: curveessendon.com.au</figcaption></figure>
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silvermb

Moonee Valley flush with development activity

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<p>Following on from <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/welcome-to-boom-town-melbournes-low-rise-high-density-projects-in-one-long-list">Friday's list of 2, 3 and 4 floor low-rise high-density projects</a>, today we're looking exclusively at projects which have either 5 or 6 floors.</p>

<p>There are 243 current projects in the list below and while the overwhelming majority of projects are residential, there are a few notable commercial projects such as the ABC's expansion of its offices and broadcast facilities on <a href="/new-apartments/southbank-vic-3006">Southbank</a>, the <a href="/developments/burnley-vic-3121">East Edge Botannica</a> project in Richmond and <a href="/developments/hawthorn-vic-3122">8 Hall Street</a> in Hawthorn.</p>

<p>Factoring in purely residential projects, the list of projects below yields 10,781 dwellings from planning assessment to construction.</p>

<h2>The low-rise high-density story</h2>

<p>Combining the numbers across both lists - that is, buildings with 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 floors - there are just under 18,000 dwellings across 453 projects (2 more low-rise projects have been added since Friday's article). 46% of all projects on Urban.com.au <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments">Project Database</a> have 6 or less floors.</p>

<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%;">
<thead><tr>
<th scope="col">Project Status</th>
			<th class="rtecenter" scope="col">Number of Projects</th>
			<th class="rtecenter" scope="col">Number of Dwellings</th>
		</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Planning Assessment</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">99</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">4175</td>
		</tr>
<tr>
<td>Approved</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">97</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">3866</td>
		</tr>
<tr>
<td>Registration and Sales</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">141</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">5116</td>
		</tr>
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<td>Under Construction</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">116</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">4808</td>
		</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><strong>453</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><strong>17,965</strong></td>
		</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Furthermore Urban.com.au has site area data on 214 of the 453 projects outlined in the table above; this subset has an average of 312 dwellings per hectare. Dwellings per hectare = 10,000 ÷ (Site Area m<sup>2</sup> ÷ Dwellings).</p>

<p>Where Friday's list has projects which provide a good insight into what is possible in the residential growth zone throughout the Metropolitan area, today's list looks at the small step up into areas where suburban structure plans encourage higher-density development.</p>

<p>See <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/welcome-to-boom-town-melbournes-low-rise-high-density-projects-in-one-long-list">Friday's article</a> for the list of projects with 2, 3 or 4 floors.</p>

<p>And it's over to the Project Database once again. Here's the list of projects with either 5 or 6 floors.</p>
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<p>If Rob Adams were to nominate a prime example for his <a href="http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/AboutMelbourne/Statistics/Documents/TransformingCitiesMay2010.pdf">Transforming Australian Cities</a> blueprint which was presented over the 2009-2010 period, I wonder if Essendon would be the most appropriate locale today? Advocating medium density housing along major transport corridors, with tram lines to the fore, the document was designed to address the pending population squeeze while also increasing patronage on public transport.</p>

<p>Much discussion ensued post the document's release, with Ivan Rijavec <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/expert-insights/buying/ivan-rijavec-on-a-question-of-urban-character">writing an article</a> for Urban.com.au touching upon the problems of containing development purely along transport corridors. While differing opinions on the document were prevalent, Essendon would surely be the closest fit to what was envisaged five years ago.</p>

<p>With the bulk of the suburb's development occurring in the past five years, the mixed-use nature of Essendon has seen commercial, hotel/serviced apartment, residential and low-cost housing uses delivered; all within metres of rail, tram and bus services.</p>

<p>If general development activity along Mt Alexander Road and Keilor Road is any indicator, the area is well and truly doing its bit to accommodate an increasing population in line with the principles of Transforming Australian Cities. Seen below are a selection of current projects in the area ranging from planning assessment to under construction.</p>

<p>Currently Mt Alexander Road, Keilor Road and the immediate surrounds sees six major apartment developments under construction, with Accord Property Group's Alexa at 1048 Mt Alexander Road currently at site demolition.</p>

<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/image45_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="a selection of current projects along tram line 59"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="649" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image45_0.jpg?itok=AoQeVyOe" title="a selection of current projects along tram line 59" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>A selection of current projects along the Tram 59 line</figcaption></figure><p>Two fresh proposals are looking to reinforce the successes of Essendon while also pushing the boundaries for their respective developers.</p>

<p>First up is Russendon Holdings Pty Ltd seeking approval of a ten level apartment complex directly opposite Essendon Station; with an address of 13-21 Russell Street it would be the tallest building in the suburb if approved. Within the Essendon Junction Activity Centre, the apartment building designed by Plus Architecture would carry 99 dwellings over a 1,196sqm site.</p>

<p>At 34.5 metres in height the design features a 296sqm commercial tenancy at ground level in addition to a 197sqm communal garden while a 192sqm rooftop garden will crown the development.</p>

<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/photo_2_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Plus Architecture's 13-21 Russell Street."><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="305" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/photo_2_0.jpg?itok=_rf4F_VQ" title="Plus Architecture's 13-21 Russell Street." width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Plus Architecture's 13-21 Russell Street.</figcaption></figure><p>More ambitious in terms of apartment numbers is established developer Blue Earth Group's proposal for 144-160 Keilor Road. Nearby to the developer's previous project on Keilor Road and with Tram 59 at its doorstep, the proposed six level complex designed by CHT Architects is looking to add 260 dwellings over a sizeable 5,306sqm site.</p>

<p>To be delivered over two stages, the project would consist of two distinctive buildings finished externally in either cream or black, located above a 296 basement car park. The large site has allowed CHT Architects to deliver three separate northern-facing communal courtyards totalling 829.5sqm while five retail tenancies will front Keilor Road, further enhancing an emerging retail strip found at the base of the numerous higher-density developments completed along Keilor Road during recent years.</p>

<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/image131_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="144-160 Keilor Road designed by CHT Architects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="292" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image131_0.jpg?itok=921rUqDd" title="144-160 Keilor Road designed by CHT Architects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>144-160 Keilor Road designed by CHT Architects</figcaption></figure><p>The stretch of land bookended by Essendon Station and the Keilor Road Activity Centre has certainly seen its fair share of development in recent years, much in line with Rob Adams' Transforming Australian Cities model. With an abundance of development sites along the roughly three kilometre stretch which fronts multiple modes of transport, higher-density development along the corridor is no longer a trend but now the norm.</p>
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