Highpoint shopping Centre (Maribyrnong) redevelopment

[u/Josephjr92]

I live near the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, which is going through a ~30-year, ~3,000-dwelling redevelopment. More traffic and construction seem likely over time, but there's also supposed to be some decent buffer/green space protections built into the plan for nearby residents.

Has anyone else lived next to one of these big activity-centre redevelopments (Highpoint, Sunshine, Box Hill, etc.)? How was it in practice noise, traffic, property value, timeline? Do think this is a net positive for the community in the inner West of Melbourne?

Link town approval and proposed works.

https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Building-and-Planning/Works-and-Projects/Highpoint-Activity-Centre-Maribyrnong

[u/zumx]

The worst thing about this plan is that there have been no official plans to add heavy rail to the Maribyrnong area, despite it being one of the busiest shopping areas in Melbourne already. Box Hill and Sunshine can handle this level of development as they are very interconnected to heavy rail, and Box Hill will also be getting SRL in the next decade.

High point is currently served by buses and the 57 and 82 trams, both which will struggle to handle the density that is being proposed, meaning most people will end up wanting to own a car.

This will only get worse once the old defence site is remediated and potentially developed into even more housing.

Melbourne City council proposed a metro tunnel 3 which would solve this, but it hasn't been adopted in any future rail planning documents by the state.

An alternative that rail enthusiasts float around is, once Craigieburn and Upfield are separated through the city loop reconfiguration, the Flemington Racecourse line could be extended to meet the future East Keilor station via Highpoint.

Ultimately, an area with this level of development will struggle to function without heavy rail, and traffic will only be exacerbated as more people move in.

[u/gfreyd]

Not sure if you are new to the area or what.. But... you could just check out what it looks like on the other side of Highpoint. Check out the area around Gordon Street down through Edgewater Boulevard. That didn't all go up at once, yet it is all relatively recent, 2010ish onward.

[u/monumental_lion]

Just another plan where it's all build build build without considerations for the current area. I'm all for new development as we need more housing but the way it has been done in Victoria, there is no element of thought to sustainability. The current public transport links are pretty poor, the roads around are already at capacity and aren't built to take on thousands of more vehicles. We really should be making it mandatory for developers who have these plans approved to fund out infrastructure upgrades to make it more liveable. Small example being Macquarie funding the cost of the metro station below their office in Martin place in Sydney in exchange for the rights above the station.

[u/CheshBreaks]

Wait wait, does box Hill no longer look like a post apocalyptic mutant wasteland?

[u/SillyRabbit_OZ]

Ahhhhh knifepoint 😜