Richmond Place - 183 Bridge Road, Richmond

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<p>Continuing on our journey of taking a look at Melbourne's development along each tram line, we're kicking off 2017 with the 48 - the first of the "south of the river" routes, and the 75 - both of these routes leave/enter the city on the same corridor: Wellington Parade / Bridge Road.</p>

<p>As a reminder, I'm not including projects from the City of Melbourne or City of Port Phillip in any of these individual route analyses, for the simple reason that as the network "bunches" its routes the closer to the city, the more irrelevant an individual line becomes.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, such is the nature of the tram network in the east, that routes interact with each other on a grander scale compared to Melbourne's north (use the navigation section below to view routes in the north already covered) where the network is just like our heavy rail: mainly radial. The 48 &amp; 75 could be described quite easily as radial as well however the routes link up with others in the inner suburbs, particularly in Richmond, Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell.</p>

<p>The 48 uses the relatively new Collins Street to Spring Street southbound junction and then continues along Wellington Parade and is one of the two main routes on Bridge Road. Crossing the river the 48 turns north to Kew and then continues in a north-easterly direction to its terminus at North Balwyn.</p>

<p>The 75 begins outside Edithad Stadium and runs down to Flinders Street and shares the same track as the 48 along Wellington Parade and Bridge Route.</p>

<p>Where the 48 turns northward once crossing the river, the 75 heads through Hawthorn, turns south on Power Street then heads east along Riversdale Road - sharing the tracks with route 70 in the process - then at Camberwell junction heads south east to Toorak Road and then all the way out to Vermont South on the Burwood Highway.</p>

<h2>The numbers</h2>

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<th scope="col">Aspect</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of projects</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of dwellings</th>
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<td>Residential projects: Planning Assessment</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">21</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1174</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Approved</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">13</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1071</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Registration and Sales</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">20</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">983</td>
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<td>Residential projects: Under Construction</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">19</td>
			<td class="rtecenter">1013</td>
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<td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><b>75</b></td>
			<td class="rtecenter"><b>4241</b></td>
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<p><a href="https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/siteassets/Maps/Routes/PDFs/2903_Tram48.pdf">Linear route 48 map</a></p>

<p><a href="https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/siteassets/Maps/Routes/PDFs/958_Tram75.pdf">Linear route 75 map</a></p>

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<th scope="col">Tram routes 48 &amp; 75</th>
			<th scope="col">Further information</th>
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<td>Timetabled weekday peak frequency</td>
			<td>48: 5-6 minutes (11-12 trams per hour) 75: 9-10 minutes (6-7 trams per hour)</td>
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<td>Timetabled weekday off-peak frequency</td>
			<td>48: 10 minutes (6 trams per hour); 75: 10 minutes (6 trams per hour)</td>
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<td>Timetabled weekend daytime frequency</td>
			<td>Both routes: 12-15 minutes (4-5 trams per hour)</td>
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<td>Timetabled night-time frequency</td>
			<td>48: 20 minutes (3 trams per hour); 75: 30 minutes (2 trams per hour) - 30 minutes (24/7 operation Friday/Saturday nights)</td>
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<td>Raised-platform stops?</td>
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			<p>Not uniform limited to inner city Melbourne, Richmond, some scattered at the outer edges of route 75.</p>
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<td>Where do the trams go to sleep?</td>
			<td>48: <a href="http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&amp;depot=kew">Kew Depot</a>, 75: <a href="http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&amp;depot=camberwell">Camberwell Depot</a>
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<td>Primary tram class that operates on the route.</td>
			<td>B2 (high-floor, articulated).</td>
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<h2>Richmond</h2>

<p>It should come as no surprise that within Richmond, the section of Bridge Road between Punt Road and Church street has a very high concentration of projects - 12 in total.  Further down the hill toward the river, 5 projects are located either side of the tram corridor.</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/image9_8_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="10 Bromham Place, Richmond"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="336" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image9_8_0.jpg?itok=0ChjPMDK" title="10 Bromham Place, Richmond" width="580"></a>

<figcaption><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/10-bromham-place-richmond">10 Bromham Place, Richmond</a></figcaption></figure><h2>Hawthorn</h2>

<p>Both 48 and 75 routes diverge as Bridge Road crosses the Yarra River and both routes within the suburb of Hawthorn (and Hawthorn East) have a smattering of projects, although not on the same scale as Richmond</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/render007_exterior_c.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Maple, Hawthorn"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="413" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/render007_exterior_c.jpg?itok=QuHPWgt5" title="Maple, Hawthorn" width="580"></a>

<figcaption><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/maple-121-power-street-hawthorn">Maple, Hawthorn</a></figcaption></figure><p> </p>

<h2>Kew &amp; Balwyn (route 48)</h2>

<p>Kew junction features 5 projects with a further 3 located not far from the tram corridor. As route 48 climbs up the hill, the project density becomes sparse however there is one notable project located - depicted below - not far from the terminus.</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/image59_1_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="76-78 Doncaster road, Balwyn North"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="318" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image59_1_0.jpg?itok=lsvcggsb" title="76-78 Doncaster road, Balwyn North" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>76-78 Doncaster road, Balwyn North</figcaption></figure><p> </p>

<h2>Camberwell, Burwood &amp; Vermont South (route 75)</h2>

<p>The 75 is one of the longest routes in the city and transitions through a wide variety of streetscapes.  In particular, as the route leaves Burwood-proper, the wider Burwood Highway sees the tram route run in its own right of way.  Interestingly, in this section, near Middleborough Road, a cluster of pipeline projects exists.  Ditto near Deakin University and Burwood East - clusters of 2 and 3 projects exist.</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/image24_5.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The Poplars, Burwood"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="344" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image24_5.jpg?itok=aSRX0rTp" title="The Poplars, Burwood" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The Poplars, Burwood</figcaption></figure><p>​​​​​​​</p>

<h2>Navigation</h2>

<p><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/melbournes-development-by-tram-the-86">Anti-clockwise: the 86 - Bundoora RMIT to Waterfront City Docklands</a></p>
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Alastair Taylor

Melbourne's development by tram: the 48 & 75

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<p>The struggles of Bridge Road have been well documented both on Urban.com.au and via many other media outlets. For so long synonymous with 'warehouse fashion' shopping, many have said Bridge Road has suffered a sustained decline due to the rise of DFO's and the substantial investment pumped into the CBD's retail offerings in recent years.</p>

<p>Remedies such as <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/expert-insights/buying/will-free-parking-save-bridge-road">free parking</a> have been put forward, while others such as Fred Nucara of Beller Commercial suggested during 2014 that Bridge Road is due for a <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/bridge-roads-apartment-transformation-gathers-pace">fundamental shift</a> in how and who uses and peruses the precinct. As destination shoppers choosing Bridge Road diminish, the struggling retail segment is likely to drift toward catering for the burgeoning population now choosing to call the area home.</p>

<p>This reshaping of Bridge Road into an apartment hotspot has gathered a head of steam over the preceding six months in particular, with a raft of residential planning applications in progress. Now three more new residential projects seek to compound the trend, appearing on City of Yarra's Major Development page within the last fortnight. They are in no particular order:</p>

<h2>195 Bridge Road</h2>

<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/image109.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The slight 195 Bridge Road. Image courtesy Archsign"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="388" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image109.jpg?itok=EoVW3Nxg" title="The slight 195 Bridge Road. Image courtesy Archsign" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The slight 195 Bridge Road. Image courtesy Archsign</figcaption></figure><p>This eight storey building designed by Archsign on behalf of a private developer seeks to fill a slender site with Bridge Road frontage. Located next to the at sales <a href="/new-apartments/richmond-vic-3121">Newbridge Apartments</a>, 195 Bridge Road would maintain a simple form behind a retained frontage holding a 130sqm retail space.</p>

<p>With only 10 apartments split between 7 one-bedroom, 2 two-bedroom and 1 three-bedroom options, 195 Bridge Road's apartments will range between 52sqm for a single bedroom apartment through to a dual level 228sqm penthouse of sorts. Two car parking spaces have been included with general access via Leggo Place.</p>

<h2>19-21 Judd Street</h2>

<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/image112.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="19-21 Judd Street. Image courtesy Hayball"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="382" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image112.jpg?itok=126Kjm3e" title="19-21 Judd Street. Image courtesy Hayball" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>19-21 Judd Street. Image courtesy Hayball</figcaption></figure><p>50 dwellings are included within this Hayball-designed planning application. Holding 5 one-bedroom, 44 two-bedroom and 1 three-bedroom apartments, the distinctly precast design is initially valued at $12 million and is on behalf of Bridge Road-based G3 Projects.</p>

<p>Included at ground level is a 33sqm cafe while 33 car parking and 59 bicycle spaces have been catered for. 19-21 Judd Street finds itself in close proximity to Charlie Richmond; the 96-apartment development on of the area's early large-scale residential developments.</p>

<h2>239-245 Church Street</h2>

<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/image111_0.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Armsby Architects' 239-245 Church Street."><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="643" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image111_0.jpg?itok=gY4u8sBJ" title="Armsby Architects' 239-245 Church Street." width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Armsby Architects' 239-245 Church Street.</figcaption></figure><p>Consultancy Planned FX has lodged documents on behalf of Katama Pty Ltd and Bider Pty Ltd for a redevelopment of a low-rise string of retail tenancies metres from Bridge Road. A structure dated 1925 is amongst the buildings slated to go in favour of an eight level apartment block with an initial development value of $8.5 million.</p>

<p>With basement car parking, the Armsby Architects-designed building will hold 53 apartments, split between 16 one-bedroom, 29 two-bedroom and 8 three-bedroom options. Retail tenancies line Church Street while basement access is via Tullo Place to the rear.</p>

<h2>A bridge from here to there</h2>

<p>The fresh planning applications above join the list of eleven projects either on or in the immediate vicinity of Bridge Road as seen below. At varying stages of the planning process, only Isola is at construction with Collingwood-based construction firm Lexicon at the reigns of the build which is in its infancy.</p>

<p>Estelle by Milbex and Newbridge Apartments on behalf of Longriver Group are at sales, with the remainder at lower rungs of the development process.</p>

<p>If the projects shown above and below are realised, the Urban.com.au Project Database indicates that in excess of 1,130 new apartments will be pumped into the Bridge Road Precinct in the medium term. Add large-scale peripheral projects such as Lend Lease's Studio 9 and Riverlee's multi-staged Jaques site redevelopment, and the transformation of Bridge Road from retail destination to a strip serving the needs of a burgeoning and immediate population looks to be in full swing.</p>
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