An off-street carpark in Werribee’s CBD will be shut down by the end of the year to make way for a multi-million dollar high-rise carpark, office and retail precinct.
Geotechnical drilling has begun at the off-street carpark on the corner of Synnot Street and Duncans Road, one of four council-owned ground-level carparks that will be converted to high-rise complexes in a bid to rejuvenate the heart of Werribee.
Wyndham council city economy acting director Peter McKinnon said a planning application for the carpark – dubbed the Gateway site – was expected to be lodged within the next few months.
Mr McKinnon said the carpark, which includes 70 public and 34 permit spaces, was scheduled to close in November this year to make way for the development, with parking to be made available at the back of the former Bridge Hotel.
“The development of the Gateway site is being undertaken by the Pelligra Group, with construction expected to start later this year,” he said.
“The Gateway development will include shops and cafes on the ground level, offices at upper levels, public and private multistorey parking, and either serviced apartments or a hotel.
“The height of the development, along with its value, will be determined as part of the planning application process.”
Pelligra chief executive Paul Pelligra told Star Weekly in November last year that the Gateway site would have 400 more carparks.
The council has entered into a public-private partnership with the Burbank Group and Pelligra for the $250 million revamp of the four sites.
Up to 600 jobs are expected to be created from the four developments, with the final plan including 1400 new parking spaces (private and public), 5000 square metres of office space, 300 apartments, 100 serviced apartments and 2500 square metres of retail and cafe space.
