Fitzroy Gardens

The Melbourne-based developer&nbsp;Orchard Piper has secured a rare development site fronting Fitzroy Gardens.

The 1,200 sqm site at 364-370 Albert Street, East Melbourne was an amalgamation of three adjoining park-front sites which had been held by the same family for over four decades.

A grand three storey Victorian townhouse will be restored and offered as a townhouse.&nbsp;There will be&nbsp;a further&nbsp;six residential levels comprising 14 apartments and two levels of private offices.

Each apartment will take in views of Melbourne&#39;s CBD or Fitzroy Gardens.

Orchard Piper&nbsp;have had their go-to architect Jolson Architects, who were behind the famous Pt Leo Estate down on the Mornington Peninsula, draw up the plans. It&#39;s the sixth collaboration&nbsp;between the two.

Orchard Piper director Luke McKie said the strategic site acquisition and planning permit represented a significant step forward for the brand, and the next phase of the Orchard Piper story.

&ldquo;We have been actively acquiring sites through COVID with a view to significantly bolstering our pipeline as we move into more substantial projects in Melbourne&rsquo;s best locations.&rdquo;

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Orchard Piper directors Luke McKie, left, and Rick Gronow, right. Image supplied 
 
&ldquo;This East Melbourne project has been designed in direct response to more than 13 years of market feedback from our local owner occupiers. Living spaces will be ample, with home offices and master suites just as you would expect in a detached house&rdquo; adds McKie.

&ldquo;This is our sixth project with our long term design partners, Jolson. The collective knowledge from this partnership places our projects in rare territory where historic feedback from our residents continues to shape our future offerings.&rdquo;

Orchard Piper co-founder and director Rick Gronow said they have&nbsp;continuous demand from their buyers and repeated enquiries for an Orchard Piper offering in East Melbourne.

&quot;This site is as good as it gets, and we are excited to be able to soon offer these properties to the market.&rdquo;

Orchard Piper is set to&nbsp;launch the project in the second half of 2021.

Each apartment will take in views of Melbourne's CBD or Fitzroy Gardens

Joel Robinson

Orchard Piper to build mixed-use development on Fitzroy Gardens

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Mirvac, and their joint venture partners, Freemasons Victoria have released details on their high end apartment block overlooking Fitzroy Gardens. Over 3000 expressions of interest have been lodged by interested buyers.
The Eastbourne project consists of 275 apartments designed inside and out by Bates Smart at the former Dallas Brooks Hall site in East Melbourne.
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The building will be crowned by an 11th floor penthouse with views of the Fitzroy Gardens, the MCG and Port Phillip Bay.
The slender pavilion style penthouse will be 50 metres in length, designed by Bates Smart director Kristen Whittle to have views from every room.
The 600 sqm penthouse will feature five bedrooms with a master suite zone, exclusive lift lobby and two living areas. 
Mirvac's head of residential John Carfi said extensive enquiries had already been been fielded from interested purchasers.
“East Melbourne is a coveted and tightly held suburb, but even so, it has been a pleasant surprise to see the amount of interest already received, especially from local residents from 150 Clarendon and our past project, The Melburnian,” he said.
The site, located at 300 Albert Street, is currently owned by Freemasons Victoria.
Don Reynolds will be installed as Grand Master of Freemasons Victoria on Friday 1 April, 2016 He will become the 45th Grand Master.
 
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