LIV OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY

 

 

If you like a sneak preview of the Defence Housing LIV Apartments at Fremantle’s Queen Victoria and Quarry Streets you can do that this Saturday from 1.30-4pm.

The stunning artwork by Rick Vermey alone is worth the trip, and it will be interesting also to see what the rest of the piazza that connects the two streets looks like.

And if you are looking to move into an apartment that is walking distance from the Fremantle train station with bus stop right in front of the building, go and have a look.

Roel Loopers

FREO’S MOONDYNE JOE PUB FOR SALE

 

Fremantle’s Moondyne Joe pub on the corner of Wray Avenue and Hampton Road is up for sale, so if you’ve got a few spare dollars under the bed attend the auction on August 30.

The site will be sold as an ongoing concern and has the potential for future mix-use development.

 

Also for sale is the World of Renovation building in historic High Street, so check out the SCOOP real estate website for details.

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FREO LIV APARTMENTS NEARING COMPLETION

 

 

All the scaffolding around the LIV apartment building in Fremantle’s Queen Victoria and Quarry streets have now come down, so I had another good look at the massive development.

I still do not like the monotonous long facade along Queen Victoria Street and also don’t like the design along Quarry Street very much.

Strangely, for this self-proclaimed architecture expert, the very modern south side of Queen Victoria Street, which overlooks Fremantle Park, works the best. The big and  high windows create a lightness that I would have liked to see duplicated at Quarry Street.

The Rick Vermey public artwork in the piazza is a stunning feature that will attract many art lovers.

The Defence Housing LIV is due to open this month, so check the media, or better even Freo’s View, for when it will be open to the public to have a look at.

Roel Loopers

 

FOR SALE AFTER RECENT PLANNING APPROVAL

 

Interesting to see that the property on the corner of Wray Avenue and Hampton Road, that received planning approval only a few weeks ago, is now on the market. I believe it is a flaw in the planning laws that this is allowed to happen.

Roel Loopers

P.S. Bad news for regular Freo’s View readers. My mobility will be severely hampered over the next two weeks as I have to wear a leg/knee brace, so I won’t be able to be as prolific with publishing blog posts as you are used to.

SOUTH FREO DEVELOPMENT WELL ON TRACK

 

 

The M/28 three-storey apartment development opposite The Local hotel in South Fremantle is well under way and on track to open early next year.

The Match group is developing twenty 2-3 bedroom apartments with large balconies. Some will have views of Fremantle Port.

I took this photo yesterday when I walked by on my way to the CBD.

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STUNNING FREO LIV APARTMENTS ART

 

 

The Defence Housing LIV residential apartment complex at Fremantle’s Queen Victoria and Quarry streets is due to open in August and is well under way.

The one feature of the development I am really looking forward to is the public art in the entrance to the piazza by artist Rick Vermey. As you see in the photo I took this morning it is not finished yet, but getting there.

The percentage for the arts commission is made of natural wood fibres and will have lights triggered by wind for after dark effect. I can’t wait to see it!

 

Roel Loopers

 

 

FREMANTLE LIV DESIGN WITHOUT LOV

 

 

If the LIV apartment buildings at Queen Victoria and Quarry Street, due to open in August, are the heritage of the future for Fremantle than God save the Queen.

To paraphrase Wilson Churchill; we will fight bad architecture at Council house, on the streets and on the beaches, and we will fight inappropriate development in the local and state government offices and on election days.

The mediocre boredom and bland sameness of LIV is an insult to Fremantle’s unique heritage character. It’s LIV without LOV.

Fremantle deserves much much better!

Roel Loopers

BAUGRUPPEN CONCEPT FOR FREMANTLE

 

 

Western Australian homebuyers are being offered the opportunity to be part of a unique project that would see them band together to finance, purchase and construct a new apartment development – removing the developer from the process in a move expected to deliver significant savings.

The Baugruppen Demonstration Project, to be located at LandCorp’s award-winning WGV residential estate in Fremantle’s White Gum Valley, is a partnership with the University of Western Australia.

Based on a German concept, Baugruppen – which translates to “building groups” – is a process allowing individuals to group together and become their own developer of well-designed, sustainable higher-density housing suitable for their long-term needs.

The Baugruppen process has the potential to deliver multi-unit housing that is more affordable, more diverse, more sustainable and supports the establishment of community.

The WGV concept design has been prepared by multi-award-winning Fremantle Architect, Michael Patroni of spaceagency, and features “stacked homes” with no common walls.

Single-storey modules will accommodate one bedroom, one bedroom plus study, or two-bedroom homes, while double-storey modules accommodate three or four-bedroom homes.

All homes feature cross ventilation, abundant natural light and generous private outdoor space, with shared facilities including a common room, guest suite, community gardens and rooftop terrace. 

Registrations are sought from homebuyers interested om taking part in the Baugruppen Demonstration project at WGV.

Homebuyers group together through the settlement and development process, and on completion of the project, apartments are strata-titled and individually owned as they would be in a conventional development.

“WGV is WA’s first One Planet Community, and has set new benchmarks for affordable, community-focused, sustainable living – and as such, it’s the perfect home for this project.” said Mr Marra.

“In addition to cost savings and sustainable living, Baugruppen Projects deliver great community bonds and build networks between neighbours through the process.

“This will be the first apartment building in WA to be delivered using the Baugruppen model, and the first higher density project of its type in Australia. It’s another great example of LandCorp’s Innovation through Demonstration approach, and one we believe will be very well received by the market.”

Interested participants should contact Cindy at Dethridge Groves Real Estate on cindy@dethridgegroves.com.au by 15 August. For more information on the Baugruppen Demonstration project at WGV, please visit www.baugruppen.com.au

 

FREO’S HISTORIC VICTORIA HALL FOR SALE!

 

 

The City of Fremantle will offer historic Victoria Hall for sale from September this year.

The building, designed by Talbot Hobbs, is one of the last Goldrush period buildings east of Kings Square and was built in 1896/97 as the St John’s Parish Hall.

It was renamed Victoria Hall to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria.

A previous Fremantle Council planned to demolish the building to allow for widening of High Street, but the Builders Labourers Federation put a Green Ban on it and saved the building from demolition.

The sale of Victoria Hall is in line with the adopted 2018/19 budget and comes as a result of the Fly by Night club moving out, as it has not demonstrated ongoing sustainability. The City will waive outstanding rent debt.

Victoria Hall was bought by the City of Fremantle in 2001 and restored for an estimated $ 2 million.

Net proceeds from any sale will be placed in the Town Hall Conservation Reserve and the Heritage Reserve of the City.

Roel Loopers

FREMANTLE LITTLE LANE CBD LIVING

 

 

The YOLK group has started the sale of new 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments of its Little Lane development on the former Spotlight building site next to Target in Adelaide Street in Fremantle.

The seven-storey building will have residential apartments above a retail and cafe hub that will modernise and revitalise the run down Westgate Mall.

There are also plans for the development of the Woolstores shopping centre site and for a Hilton Doubletree hotel on the Point Street carpark site, which will reinvigorate the lacklustre east of the Freo CBD

Roel Loopers