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.

24 August 2024

25 - 27 Crockford St, Port Melbourne

 August 2024

The property has been sold by Gross Waddell ICR.

I25 - 27 Crockford St, Port Melbourne, August 2024


20 August 2024

100 Station St, Port Melbourne

 August 2024

The dwelling, and surgery, of Dr Goldberg on the corner of Farrell and Station Streets.

Source: City of Port Melbourne file of applications for demolition, at the City of Port Phillip's Emerald Hill Heritage Centre.


100 Station St, Port Melbourne  24 May 1988


161 Dow St, Port Melbourne

 August 2024

Source: The City of Port Melbourne file of applications for demolition at the City of Port Phillip Emerald Hill Heritage Centre.

161 Dow St, Port Melbourne,18 September 1990


18 August 2024

256 - 262 Normanby Rd

August 2024

The site, with a planning permit for a 20 level development, is for sale by Cushman & Wakefield.

Lots 10,11,12/339 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne

 August 2024

The development of 12 levels (height 47.8m AHD) and 23 dwellings is approaching completion. 

The development was originally proposed in 2015 at 18 levels, and at 12 levels and 50 dwellings in 2017. 

The architects are Schmidt & Pang.

from J L Murphy Reserve, August 2024

Background

On 22 December 2015, an application was made to the Minister c/- the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (the Department) proposing an 18 level building with 82 dwellings, 1 x 252m2 retail/office tenancy, and 72 car, 17 bicycle and 1 motorcycle parking spaces.

On 16 May 2017, VCAT issued Order P1607/2016. 

On 18 May 2017, the Minister issued a permit in accordance with the VCAT consent order. 

In 2019, the applicant sought to amend the plans to reduce the number of dwellings from 50 to 23, comprising (9 x 3BR, 12 x 3BR + study, and 2 x 4BR),

References: 

City of Port Phillip planning report 25 September 2019)
Planning application reference: PA1500060 & C136

120 Ferrars St, South Melbourne

August 2024

The site is for sale. Used cars are being sold here.

120 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, August 2024

2 December 2023

The 1226 sq m site is for sale by Tiga. (source: The Age)

8 July 2021

Detectives from the Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit have charged a 30 year old man in connection with the fire that destroyed the factory buildings on site on Thursday 6 May. Detectives executed a warrant and seized a number of electronic and explosive items. (source: Southbank News, July 2021)

June 2021 

The site has been cleared.

corner Ferrars x Buckhurst St, South Melbourne 1 June 2021
Before the fire

Tuck's industrial packaging

Buckhurst St, with olive trees


138 Thistlethwaite St, South Melbourne

 August 2024

The 185 sq m site was sold by Stonebridge on 25 June 2024. 

It was previously sold for $3,588,069 in 2015 and $685,000 in 2004.


61 Bertie St, Port Melbourne

 August 2024

The site is under offer.

June 2024

The first Toyota car assembled outside of Japan was built in Port Melbourne in 1963. 

The site is for sale via international expressions of interest closing on 17 July 2024.

CBRE is handing the sale of the 11,590 sqm site which has three street frontages - to Bridge, Fennell and Berties Sts)      

It was last sold in 1987 for $3,000,000.           


former Holy Trinity Church, cnr Bay x Graham St

 August 2024

Newspaper clipping advertising the sale of Holy Trinity Church, Port Melbourne by expression of interest - from Emerald Hill Times 19 June 1996.