The future home of Albert Fields, Brunswick, which will be designed with input from locals. Picture: Google Street View.
Do you wish developers would pay more respect to a site’s history?
Maybe they should engage more with local sports clubs? Or prioritise pet friendly homes?
A 500-home, 1ha Brunswick development is canvassing locals with these questions in a bid to let them lead its design.
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The tenants-only Albert Fields project by Milieu Property and Mirvac is offering locals the chance to put their thoughts in via an online survey, helping to guide the design and features for the project.
Ranking the importance of indoor exercise areas and even lodgings for family and friends are also part of the survey.
Local input is also expected to shape how the Clifton Park adjacent project will address environmental concerns, from water and light use to vegetable patches and car share facilities.
Milieu Property have previously invited buyers to provide input on their Breese Street project.
Milieu director Michael McCormack said it was the third time they had used surveys to help design a project, but the first time they’d opened the process to the public as opposed to buyers.
The Albert Street development will replace a mostly industrial precinct.
The developer’s nearby Breese Street project ended up including rooftop beehives and vegetable gardens after substantial buyer feedback.
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“In this case, we are focusing on listening to the surrounding community with respect to the development of the precinct,” Mr McCormack said.
While part of the decision to offer broader consultation was driven by the project being aimed at future tenants, a park next door and another across the road also made them particularly conscious of the importance of the project’s public face.
The Albert Fields Brunswick site is surrounded by parks.
“The project is located in between a number of public open spaces,” Mr McCormack said.
“These spaces are used by many different user groups, including many in the Brunswick community for recreation. We wanted to listen to those user groups and the wider community about what is important to them.”
Mirvac general manager of build to rent Adam Hirst said the development would be “unlike anything we have seen before in Australia”.
The tenant focused model also targets a growing rental market in Melbourne.
Albert Fields is not expected to be built until late 2024, and will provide long-term secure rentals in the popular inner-north suburb.
The survey will run until October 15, 2020.
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