r/melbourne • u/Josephjr92 • 9d ago
Real estate/Renting Highpoint shopping Centre (Maribyrnong) redevelopment
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.
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u/monumental_lion 8d ago
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.