The Western Australian Government’s land agency DevelopmentWA has approved a $400 million redevelopment of the former Perth Girls School in East Perth.
The project will deliver 742 new apartments, including 242 build-to-sell apartments constructed across two 25-storey towers.
The remaining 500 apartments will be build-to-rent, delivered in a 15 to 37-storey development.
Set to become the largest build-to-rent development in Western Australia, the project will include affordable apartments, 100 social housing apartments, and a range of Special Disability Accommodation apartments.
The new precinct will also include a 2948 square metre supermarket, a microbrewery, restaurants and cafés, creative industry offices, an art gallery and performance spaces, as well as other commercial spaces. The heritage-listed school building will also be refurbished as a creative mixed-use space.
John Carey, Lands Minister, said he hoped the development would act as a blueprint for industry to deliver more affordable housing through urban revitalisation.
“This is a fantastic redevelopment project that preserves some of the great aspects of the historic former Girls School, while delivering an injection of new social and affordable rentals and providing a new cultural hub that will attract people from across Perth,” he said.
“Mixing build-to-rent, social housing an affordable housing together in a well-designed, planned way is exactly what’s needed to create lively, sustainable and diverse communities.”
The project is being led by Australian Development Capital, which acquired the site in 2017.
For more information, visit: www.perthgirlsschool.com.au
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