Green light for apartment block near landmark North Adelaide pub
A Melbourne Street office block is set to be replaced by an eight-storey building with 35 apartments after gaining approval from the state’s planning panel this week.
The State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP) on Tuesday granted planning consent to a proposed redevelopment of 183 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide – a 1700-square metre development site next to the Lion Hotel.
The project features 35 apartments targeted at homeowners looking to downsize. The majority of homes will have three bedrooms and a floor space of 140 to 150 square metres.
A render of the proposed development at 183 Melbourne Street. Image: Tectvs Architecture
An existing three-level office block on the site will be demolished to make way for the apartment project.
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The office is currently home to several commercial tenants, including private health firm Partnered Health, recruitment agency Complete Personnel Group and mortgage brokers Mortgage Choice.
The existing office block at 183 Melbourne Street slated for demolition under the development plant. Photo: Thomas Kelsall/InDaily
In September, project director Daniel De Conno told InDaily they hope to begin construction within 12 to 24 months and will have to decant the existing tenants.
The land is also home to the state heritage listed former malt house of the old Lion brewery.
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The 1872-built structure is planned to be conserved and incorporated into the new development, potentially as a residents-only gym or lounge.
The malt house will be conserved under the development plan. Image: Tectvs Architecture
One commercial office tenancy will also be available in the new development.
The development represents a new height for Melbourne Street, which is primarily composed of low-rise office buildings. Development in North Adelaide – one of Adelaide’s most historic and heritage-protected suburbs – continues to gradually escalate in intensity.
The 183 Melbourne Street project comes after a separate application was filed in August for a nine-storey apartment building at 18-20 Walter Street, near North Adelaide’s Wellington Square.
Meanwhile, Commercial and General’s landmark redevelopment of North Adelaide’s old Le Cornu site, Eight-Eight O’Connell, is scheduled to open next year.
The project features two 13-storey towers and one 15-storey tower holding a range of luxury apartments and a retail strip on the ground floor.