Evolving Port

Port Melbourne and Fishermans Bend change. Houses are changed or demolished and new forms of housing take their place. Port Houses records some of these changes.

30 September 2021

86 Evans St, Port Melbourne

30 September 2021

The property is up for auction in October.

86 Evans St, Port Melbourne September 2021

November 2018

Planning application 510/2018 has been lodged with the City of Port Phillip for the demolition of the existing dwelling, outbuildings and fences and construction of a two storey dwelling with basement and boundary fences.

May 2018

This quaint former shop, formerly Demmler's Boot Shop, on the corner of Evans and Bridge St was sold by Cayzer for $868,000 on 26 May.

86 Evans St, May 2018 

In May 1981, the property was sold for $18,500. (source: realestate.com.au)

To find out more about the former residents and owners of this property, visit the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society's History of a Street Precinct



29 September 2021

134 - 142 Ferrars St, Montague

Montague Square 

September 2021

Finishing touch.


April 2021

Easter Sunday 2021, the view from Kirrip Park

February 2021

Completion is expected in October 2021.

South Melbourne Primary School & Montague Square from Kirrip Park

April 2020

The development is now known as Montague Square.

18 storey Build to Rent development
107 Apartments: 15,867m2 GFA 

"The building’s podium emphasizes a solidity in response to the robust older industrial architectural forms found in the South Melbourne area."

Architect: Rothelowman

Builder: Element Five


March 2019

The buildings on site at 134 - 142 Ferrars St have been demolished. Only the sub-station remains.


The site from neighbouring South Melbourne Primary School

April 2017

On 10 April 2017 the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal* directed a permit issue to allow construction of a building of no more than 18 levels. The development was approved to include 17 three bedroom homes and 6 affordable housing units to be managed by a housing association. 

US technology company Sunguard Availability Services is the developer, Rothelowman the architects.

This site is immediately opposite the new South Melbourne Primary School – Ferrars St.


permit 2013/000088 was granted on 10 April 2017

28 April 2013

The Port Phillip Council did not support the proposal for a 49 storey development at 134 – 142 Ferrars St, and has asked the Minister for Planning to refuse the application.




134 - 142 Ferrars St, April 2013

The proposal failed the Council’s assessment on a range of tests. Most importantly that it greatly exceeded the height and scale preferred in the Council’s adopted Montague Structure Plan.

The environmental performance of the proposal was not considered adequate. The proposal was assessed against the Montague Structure Plan in the absence of a plan for the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area (FBURA). There is also no development contribution plan in place.

The planning report recommended that no permit should be granted until such a plan is in place and added that ‘this is preferable than piecemeal agreements between the Minster for Planning and developers, which may result in ad-hoc, uncoordinated and inconsistent works within the FBURA'.

Mark Baljak writes about the 49 level proposal at Urban Melbourne, Leading the way 134 - 142 Ferrars St.

July 2012

The 1,970 m2 site was sold for $3,036,000

In February 2000, the site was sold for $2,250,000, and in November 1983 for $952,000. (source: realestate.com)



26 September 2021

10/339 Williamstown Rd, Port Melbourne

September 2021

The plane trees have had their annual haircut revealing the very nearly complete development. 

339 Williamstown Rd, September 2021

May 2020

The buildings on site are being demolished.


10/339 Williamstown Rd, May 2020

Site clearance is by Green Demolition & Earthworks.

Planning permit 1060/2016/A was granted on 18 February 2020

April 2020

The project formerly known as The Fields is now advertised as The Evelyn by BSPK. The project has 23 dwellings, including 2 four bedroom penthouses.

Architects: Schmidt and Pang Architects

339 Williamstown Rd, April 2020