Waterfront City (Stage 1A, 1B & 2A)

Melbourne VIC

Overview

Waterfront City is a world class retail, attractions, residential and commercial precinct located only 2 kilometres from the City, in Melbourne Docklands.

As the new gateway to Melbourne, Waterfront City provides a highly accessible location featuring a super tram stop on the doorstep, direct access to CityLink and major arterials, integrated taxi/bus stops, direct water transport, extensive bike and pedestrian links, all within walking distance to Southern Cross station.

Stage 1A at Waterfront City is a world-class waterfront precinct featuring restaurants, retail, commercial, marina and attractions.

Retail and commercial suites have achieved the Docklands Award of Excellence and feature natural ventilation and maximum natural light.

The public and commercial marina at Waterfront City has the largest number of publicly accessible moorings in Melbourne. Facilities provide power and water to all berths, private bathroom/laundry facilities and dedicated Marina Lounge.

The hub of entertainment and activity for Melbourne Docklands, Waterfront City piazza has already hosted a number of hallmark events and major national and international attractions.

Retail

The extension to the extremely successful Harbour Town brand (Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide), Harbour Town Melbourne opened in 2008. Harbour Town provides shoppers with the convenience and variety of discounted brands, the latest fashion and specialty retail as well as the only Tourism Lounge in Melbourne for visitors.

Harbour Town is an open air shopping precinct set across two spacious levels and spanning over 41,000 square metres.

Located adjacent to Harbour Town, American retailer Costco Wholesale's first Australian store opened on 17 August 2009 at Waterfront City.

Managing Director of Costco Wholesale Australia, Patrick Noone said "we opened our first Australian warehouse in August this year and have been delighted with the success. Our business is very strong and continues to exceed our expectations."

"The success has confirmed our initial thoughts that this would be an incredibly strong market for us."

Costco Wholesale is an international membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise and the 8th largest global retailer worldwide.

Residential

Waterfront City's residential component comprises unique low-rise homes including terrace-style townhouses, modern maisonettes and apartments, multi-level warehouses and prestigious penthouses positioned close to the harbour's edge. 

Waterfront City homes offer three-dimensional living via split levels, atriums and seamless transitions between internal and external spaces, delivering a dynamic variety of dwellings unique to Melbourne.

For more information visit our project website: www.waterfrontcity.com.au

  

Location

Melbourne Docklands, Vic

Value

End value: A$700 million

Retail floor space

63,700 m²

Residential floor space

104 homes

Commercial floor space

3,300 m²