The development will include 742 dwellings, including 100 affordable housing units, across four towers of up to 36 storeys, retail and entertainment districts.
Detailed plans for the Perth Girls School development have been lodged with the state government, with affordable housing, entertainment, retail and recreation flagged for the historic site.
Affordable housing provider Assemble has joined ADC_, formerly Australian Development Capital, and Tim Roberts’ Warburton Group to develop the 1.8 hectare precinct,
The proposal includes two 25-storey build to sell apartment towers, one primary build to rent tower of 15 and 36 storeys and a second build to rent tower of 15 storeys, at the corner of Wellington and Bronte Streets in East Perth.
It also includes a shopping complex and a repurposing of the existing Perth Girls School building into office, restaurants, cafes, art gallery spaces and a sport and recreation facility.
A microbrewery, car parks, bicycle parks and end-of-trip facilities are also planned for the site.
Affordable housing is a key component of the proposal, with at least 100 dwellings set aside for that purpose.
The development application describes Perth Girls School as "one of the most significant and symbolic redevelopment sites in the Perth CBD."
"It provides a rich tapestry of traditional owner and European history, a significant state listed heritage building and a large agglomeration of land on the second highest point of the city in the geographic centre of East Perth," the application read.
ADC_ acquired the 1.8-hectare site in 2017 and in July 2020 the state government adopted new design guidelines for the site.
In late 2020, the fund managers proposed a six tower $1 billion development at the area, which backs onto the heritage-listed former Perth Girls School.
The application also describes the proposal as a redefinition of urban living for Perth a symbol of the city’s “next phase of transition to a distinct city of neighbourhoods”.
Details included in a development application submitted to DevelopmentWA.
The site holds significant heritage value, with the Heritage Council of WA playing a major part in the proposal.
One of the development partners Artrage has been using the former school for its Fringe shows.
Housing Choices Australia and Found Goods Co are also working as project partners.
Architects MJA Studio, Nic Brunsdon, Cast, Philip Griffith, MALA and urban planners Hatch RobertsDay were engaged in the design.
It is understood ADC_ is still in the process of securing a major supermarket partner to underpin the development.
The proposal is currently open for public comment via DevelopmentWA, until March 9.
The first stage of the precinct was initially flagged to start in 2021.
