Finbar gets green light for $111m project
FINBAR'S $111 million project at Rivervale has been granted approval after more than 18 months of consultation with the City of Belmont, the Swan River Trust and the Heritage Council.

Construction is scheduled to start on the first stage of the 282-apartment project, called Hill 60, late this year.

The joint venture project between Finbar and Wembley Lakes Estates will transform the derelict site into a five-tower residential development.

Located on the former St John of God hospital site on Great Eastern Highway, the finished project will include the restoration of the original homestead on the site and the construction of a dual use path on the foreshore.

Finbar originally bought the land from another development group for $8 million in April last year.

Finbar director Rick Rimmington said the final development would include five apartment towers and four retail outlets.

"Stage one will include 50 two and three-bedroom units ranging in price from $240,000 to $310,000," Mr Rimmington said.

"This pricing reflects Finbar's ethos of providing affordable, quality housing to the community."

The first two stages will be low-rise developments with stages three and four high-rise projects consisting of 76 and 113 apartments with river views.

"Each stage will have its own swimming pool, spa, sauna and fully equipped gymnasium," Mr Rimmington said.

He said the site's heritage had been carefully incorporated into the overall design of the project.

"Hill 60 was originally a private homestead and later the home of St John of God hospital," he said.

"We have commissioned a heritage architect to restore the homestead building to its original condition and we hope to utilise the space for a cafe or restaurant."

He said the site had been stagnant for many years and the Hill 60 development would inject new life in the area.

The Hill 60 project is not the only apartment development capitalising on Rivervale's proximity to the river and the city.

The Red Castle Motor Hotel has been slated for a $26 million redevelopment which will be undertaken by Stenton Turner & Associates.

The plans for this development have been approved by Victoria Park Town Council and construction is expected to start next month.
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there goes finbar again! wow this sounds great, those 2 high-rise should be 8-12 levels, this will be great for the area with the new balneum apartments and ascott quays, a nice gateway to the city along great eastern hwy then don't forget burswood lakes. this project was a big surprise finbar had coming soon on their site but I had no idea what they were planning, finbar are probably perth's biggest apartment developer now! does anyone know the exact location or a have a map? they should sell well with river views, and cheap prices and close to the city! good to see the local council approving some higher density developments!
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Some of my favourite skyline views are from this area.
Perths newest skyline:Great Eastern Highway;)

also ph3 group [11 altona developer] are planning a development for belmont and a budget backpackers hotel is planned for the area

I don't suppose there is much commercial development going on there?

Anything as nice as 11 Altona is welcome anywhere:)

Originally posted by NZer
I don't suppose there is much commercial development going on there?

Anything as nice as 11 Altona is welcome anywhere:)

they are also planning a 8 level building @ 12 altona street!
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great to see that more surburban skylines are starting to form!

And they are close to the CBD too,so they will add to the the overall density of the skyline from certain places:)

Article in todays paper about this, stage 1 & 2 will start in Novmeber and consist of 1-2 levels of 50 appartments with 2-3 bedrooms. Levels 3 & 4 did not state when they would start, but the project is worth 30 million!!

Interesting news

Originally posted by Doug
Article in todays paper about this, stage 1 & 2 will start in Novmeber and consist of 1-2 levels of 50 appartments with 2-3 bedrooms. Levels 3 & 4 did not state when they would start, but the project is worth 30 million!!

Interesting news

$115m

*STAGE ONE LAUNCHED [Low Rise]
-Includes 4 Retail Tenancies & A Cafe
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nice start about 50% of the first realese sold in the first weekend.

stage one already almost SOLD OUT after half a week = 50 UNITS

The Site [next door to balneum & ascott quays]
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85% SOLD [85 Units] of stage 1 & 2 In 1 Week !!!

just found out the 2 towers will be 10 levels, so pretty reasonable!!

Stage 3 Coming Soon [10 level tower]

site works are getting underway.

Expected Realese Dates:
Stage 3 - November 2004
State 4 - November 2005

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^^Why do they have a rendering of three storey buildings and a tagline about "High Rise River and City View Apartments"???

where you cant see in that redering is 2x 10st buildings, i think.
BTW this is perth, not sydney. people here call anything higher than a house highrise!:D

correct the further stages fronting the swan will be aprox 10 levels, and it says registure interest for those stages

where you cant see in that redering is 2x 10st buildings, i think.
BTW this is perth, not sydney. people here call anything higher than a house highrise!:D

Lol, very true, at best we'd call 10-storey buildings mid-rise! But it is good for that location in Perth! :)

stage one and two are well into construction and the 10 level stage 3 is set to be launched in november

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Avena Apartments @ Hill 60 - Stage 3

www.avenaapartments.com.au

SALES LAUNCH - 6 November 2004

Watch this space

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are they the taller ones?

one of the taller ones

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Welcome to Avena River Apartments at Shorerush Bay with million-dollar views of Perth’s city lights and the magnificent Swan River.

With spacious balconies made for entertaining, Avena River Apartments has been especially designed to take advantage of this incredible location, right on the banks of the Swan, giving you panoramic views from almost all of the 2 & 3 bedroom apartments.

Take a look from your living room across the Swan River to the glittering lights of Perth. Here, high on the shores of the river, you are guaranteed perfect privacy while you relax on your deckchair, a refreshing drink in hand, and watch the boats on the water or the birds coasting through the air.
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From the large floor plans to the meticulous finishes, you will find quality inside and out.

There are granite benchtops in the kitchen, European appliances – including a stainless steel dishwasher, cooktop, oven and microwave. The bathrooms also feature granite polished vanity tops, while the shower screens are laminated glass. In the spacious living areas, every aspect has been crafted for convenience, with pay TV points and split system air-conditioning.

Enjoy the million-dollar views, the luxury facilities and the rare waterfront location - all at a surprisingly affordable price.

For your peace of mind, there is also ultra modern security in place, featuring surveillance and video intercom system, as well as remote-controlled security gates and basement parking.
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From the large floor plans to the meticulous finishes, you will find quality inside and out.

There are granite benchtops in the kitchen, European appliances – including a stainless steel dishwasher, cooktop, oven and microwave. The bathrooms also feature granite polished vanity tops, while the shower screens are laminated glass. In the spacious living areas, every aspect has been crafted for convenience, with pay TV points and split system air-conditioning.

Enjoy the million-dollar views, the luxury facilities and the rare waterfront location - all at a surprisingly affordable price.

For your peace of mind, there is also ultra modern security in place, featuring surveillance and video intercom system, as well as remote-controlled security gates and basement parking.
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the development going on in Belmont when driving to Ascot was fantastic i must say, that would be ideal to have more developments to compliment the ones in Maylands etc.

come 10 years this area will be perths southbank, boomsville, and great that its all in the inner city but not just in CBD, we will have the 7 towers @ the peninsular, holiday inn @ burswood, eastern gateway development, posible belmont park upgrade, possible burswood dome site development, plus a host of other development around great eastern highway, finally this will be a nice dense gateway into the CBD and lets hope its complimented with streetscape works. Im hopeing the peninsular sets a higher standard for towers, because the tower along great eastern highway are pretty poor quality pretty bland and to much concrete, not a very eye opening example to nimbys at how good high rise can look, but to support this growing density I think some rail spurs or light rail etc.. is needed because the traffic along that area is already out of control

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development going up on this site next door to hill 60 soon
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i remeber seeing this in the paper like 4 months ago, its in like woop woop tho.

development going up on this site next door to hill 60 soon
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Thats the park its beeing fenced of for protection it seems shame i hope a agrrement is met to get the park fixed or developed becuase it looks like crap.

i remeber seeing this in the paper like 4 months ago, its in like woop woop tho.
nah its on great eastern highway only a few kms from the cbd and burswood

i remeber seeing this in the paper like 4 months ago, its in like woop woop tho.

I will see this every time i go to the city so lick my balls.

what this area really needs is major traffic calming, an improvement to public transport and a big upgrade along the foreshore with broadwalks cafe resturants etc... the area is far to busy with cars, and abit to run down tho the great eastern highway tack is kinda kool lol, but needs more places to go esp with the rising density and a good high frequency transit route is needed to combat heavy traffic plus its teh major airport gateway

what this area really needs is major traffic calming, an improvement to public transport and a big upgrade along the foreshore with broadwalks cafe resturants etc... the area is far to busy with cars, and abit to run down tho the great eastern highway tack is kinda kool lol, but needs more places to go esp with the rising density and a good high frequency transit route is needed to combat heavy traffic plus its teh major airport gateway

The plan is to move the highway away from the river, and take away all the industraial sites along the river side, meaning a larg residential area. With towers!

This is also good as when tourists come in from the airport, they might see less poverty belmont and more new shiny belmont.

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The site next to hill 60. Has a coming soon sign

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joy this area will have like about 4 10+ storey buildings?? yey another lil skyline :D

It's such a huge crane, you drive past on the hwy and it could pick any car our of peak hour.

the final stage is being launched, will be called cereasa

http://www.finbar.com.au/Upcoming/cresa_web.htm

I didnt know it had a 3rd tower

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i bet ya in 30 years everyone will be like eeww! the same as we do with commie blocks nowadays.

Na these are not stylish the commie blcoks were, people will probably like these more in the future than they do know, like a AU falcon.

www.ceresaapartments.com.au

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These remind me of the more shitty tower's going up in dubai.

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is this a 5 tower or 3 tower development? Reading back to the beginning it says 5 towers and in all the renders I have seen under the ceresa titile have had those other two towers in them. On the ceresa website it has price litsts of 3 towers which differ from the pricelists of the avena stage. Also the final giveaway to me is the old building which is situated east of the avena towers. In the above render I don't see any old building.


Going to give them a call about it anyway.

Omg it is 5 towers! What a massive boost!

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Are these apartments going up one by one or are they going to be constructed all at the same time.

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reached level 6

2 cranes for 5 towers-
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awesome update, are there still only two cranes up

2 hammerhead cranes now

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NOW HAS 3 CRANES

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cranes from the airport
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the first tower is now at about level 8

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nice pic dilaz, good to see it is coming along very well:)
cheers

shit it rising pretty fast, even if it using the cheapo method

a convenience store and an asian restaurant has opened in this development

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the old homestead is going to be converted into a cafe/restaurant

Good news to see another tower about to rise

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thx 4 the update.

I cant believe there almost finished, cheers for the update, its been a while

The tower on the right is now fully painted.

They don't look bad better than Element 966 though it would nice to see what they look like from the river side. Not exactly a lot of glass on the road side.

I reckon the new Homeswest stuff is better.

They don't look bad better than Element 966 though it would nice to see what they look like from the river side. Not exactly a lot of glass on the road side.

Nah 996 owns these Finbar Jobs. This is complete crap, really low quality finnish.

yeh you can spot the cookie cutter design a mile off hey! i doubt they will age well without bulk maintenance and repainting.

Is this project close to completion?

Can we get some final pics? Interior and balcony view shots would be great. They will probably be on realestate.com.au soon I guess.

Well a billboard for another 8 storey fridge has been erected next to them.

Not next door, thats got some shit shopping center, it's a little down the road towards the city.

Looks better than this shite.

These towers are good for the suburbs. Who cares if they are generic designs?

I got heaps of pics of this development from a few weeks ago.

there is another about 8 or 9 leveler going up just up the road from these, i agree its a good spot of 'hong kong' style developments, i mean its the eastern burbs not the western

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View
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north facing balcony too, sunlight already on the balcony there. price?

all 5 buildings are almost done

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Nice height for this end of town.

ceresa? more like chorizos.

actually no. chorizos are even better.

love that marketing line - "developing better lifestyles"

Im assuming they mean its a planned gay community then?

It's near the airport, near the city and near the river (ie cruising grounds). Perfect for flight attendants, so it would have to have gay community potential then :)

Project completed - Goran's picture

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Actually makes quite an impact if you view it from Maylands. Does anyone know the demographic moving in? Im suspecting its oldies :(

why

Actually makes quite an impact if you view it from Maylands. Does anyone know the demographic moving in? Im suspecting its oldies :(

Why do u expect oldies?

Didn't someone just mention ^^^^that it would be a perfect spot for flight attendants and airport workers?

A previous photo with the view of Perth makes me think it is a good spot. Why else would a developer put density in a spot like this, housing commission may not be the answer, so middle aged people or even some young people. But i guess it depends on the cost though

Good spot for a hotel though, close to the airport means u could sleep in and not have to worry about the traffic to get to the airport as much as u may if u were staying in Perth city CBD area....

there are heaps of hotels and motels in that area.

I drove past these when I was back in Perth the other week, they really have a big impact from great eastern highway.

How much would a one bedroom apartment cost in this complex?

they do have a big impact, but they suck for connectivity to the rest of the area, with the walls are vast area of grass, where's the low rise with the shops etc...

they do have a big impact, but they suck for connectivity to the rest of the area, with the walls are vast area of grass, where's the low rise with the shops etc...

Thats to keep the locals out!! :-P

I had a look at buying one of these but the big gates and great eastern hwy put me off. you need you car to check your mail box.. haha:lol:

they do have a big impact, but they suck for connectivity to the rest of the area, with the walls are vast area of grass, where's the low rise with the shops etc...

Yes. The wall is for the sound from the main road and the grass is for the Highway widening. They have compulsory acquired land all along that strip, the site next door i believe has been cut back.

ahhh so there is a thread for this one.

yesterday arvo i got the best view of perth from the air at takeoff and man, this project and the burswood look really good!

i think this thread can be archived, all towers are complete and the final crane has been down for about a month now...

hello? can this thread please go...