No. 18 Albert - 18 Albert Street, Footscray

14 Albert Street, Footscray

<ul>
	<li>The sustainable&nbsp;and environmentally conscious design.</li>
	<li>Use of space for communal gardens and activated laneways.</li>
	<li>Comfortable and light filled apartments.</li>
</ul>

Designed by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/jam-architects">JAM Architects</a> comes one of the most exciting and prolific mixed use suburban developments in Melbourne, East <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/brunswick-east-vic">Brunswick Village</a>. 
Comprising of 600 residences across seven sustainable and thoughtfully designed buildings, EBV delivers spacious, environmentally friendly and spacious high quality living in comfortable and modern way. 
 
With an embraced community value, the warm welcome is felt a the front doorstep with open public plazas filled with local art and installations surrounded by laneways of cafes, supermarkets and ground floor retail options all to inspire connectivity. 
 
The public <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east/amenities">amenities</a> are astounding but what are the residential amenities like?

<h2>Each resident will be able to enjoy:</h2>

<ul>
	<li>An artisan bakery</li>
	<li>Pharmacy and fitness studios</li>
	<li>Yoga Studio</li>
	<li>Organic health spa</li>
	<li>Bike and mechanic repair store</li>
	<li>A residents tool shed</li>
	<li>A garden rooftop with vegetable plots</li>
	<li>BBQ facilities with lounge and dining rooms</li>
	<li>An apiary providing free honey to residents at the hands of an experienced beekeeper</li>
	<li>2,400sqm of green communal space</li>
	<li>Coles Brunswick East</li>
</ul>

The master plan by the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/banco-group">Banco Group</a>, provides the community of family, singles, first home buyers and many more the opportunity to reap the benefits of high quality living at an affordable price with spacious floor plans to accommodate pets, children and people wanting to be involved in a community environment.

Feel like you’re doing your part by investing in your light filled apartment with exteriors made of recycled bluestone and timber offering a 7.5 Star Rating from the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme. Extensive solar panels, recycled water storages, efficient waste management are part of several initiatives designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help residents to save on their energy bills and consumption. 
 
EBV,&nbsp;by Jam Architect, is a microcosm of the suburb of East Brunswick, with its creativity and diversity, the development seeks to be part of the community fabric with its prime location to the city and surrounding activity centres whilst remaining affordable.

The public amenities do not stop there, step beyond the doorstep of EBV and enjoy the vast trails of parklands that line the Merri Creek with walking distance to Fleming Park, Melbourne’s beloved Lygon Street offering an eclectic blend of Italian restaurants and cafes and accessible public transport systems such as train and tram which line the main boulevards and streets leading in and out of the CBD. 
 
Located on Nicholson Street, Brunswick East, benefit socially with car share facilities, electric car charging stations, car wash, a private rooftop cinema and 960 bicycle storage spaces encouraging the activation and healthy lifestyle of apartment living. 
Each apartment in the East Village Development has a large balcony or terrace with prices varying for a one bedroom starting at and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east/pricing">affordable $350,000</a>, one of the lowest in today’s property market. 
 
The <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east/construction-update">completion of the complex</a> is slated for the end of 2020 with the precinct coming to life with residents and public accessibility mid 2020.

<ul><li>The sustainable and environmentally conscious design.</li>
	<li>Use of space for communal gardens and activated laneways.</li>
	<li>Comfortable and light filled apartments.</li>
</ul>Designed by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/jam-architects">JAM Architects</a> comes one of the most exciting and prolific mixed use suburban developments in Melbourne, East <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/brunswick-east-vic">Brunswick Village</a>. 
Comprising of 600 residences across seven sustainable and thoughtfully designed buildings, EBV delivers spacious, environmentally friendly and spacious high quality living in comfortable and modern way. 
With an embraced community value, the warm welcome is felt a the front doorstep with open public plazas filled with local art and installations surrounded by laneways of cafes, supermarkets and ground floor retail options all to inspire connectivity. 
The public <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east/amenities">amenities</a> are astounding but what are the residential amenities like?

<h2>Each resident will be able to enjoy:</h2>

<ul><li>An artisan bakery</li>
	<li>Pharmacy and fitness studios</li>
	<li>Yoga Studio</li>
	<li>Organic health spa</li>
	<li>Bike and mechanic repair store</li>
	<li>A residents tool shed</li>
	<li>A garden rooftop with vegetable plots</li>
	<li>BBQ facilities with lounge and dining rooms</li>
	<li>An apiary providing free honey to residents at the hands of an experienced beekeeper</li>
	<li>2,400sqm of green communal space</li>
	<li>Coles Brunswick East</li>
</ul>The master plan by the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/banco-group">Banco Group</a>, provides the community of family, singles, first home buyers and many more the opportunity to reap the benefits of high quality living at an affordable price with spacious floor plans to accommodate pets, children and people wanting to be involved in a community environment.

Feel like you’re doing your part by investing in your light filled apartment with exteriors made of recycled bluestone and timber offering a 7.5 Star Rating from the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme. Extensive solar panels, recycled water storages, efficient waste management are part of several initiatives designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help residents to save on their energy bills and consumption. 
EBV, by Jam Architect, is a microcosm of the suburb of East Brunswick, with its creativity and diversity, the development seeks to be part of the community fabric with its prime location to the city and surrounding activity centres whilst remaining affordable.

The public amenities do not stop there, step beyond the doorstep of EBV and enjoy the vast trails of parklands that line the Merri Creek with walking distance to Fleming Park, Melbourne’s beloved Lygon Street offering an eclectic blend of Italian restaurants and cafes and accessible public transport systems such as train and tram which line the main boulevards and streets leading in and out of the CBD. 
Located on Nicholson Street, Brunswick East, benefit socially with car share facilities, electric car charging stations, car wash, a private rooftop cinema and 960 bicycle storage spaces encouraging the activation and healthy lifestyle of apartment living. 
Each apartment in the East Village Development has a large balcony or terrace with prices varying for a one bedroom starting at and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east/pricing">affordable $350,000</a>, one of the lowest in today’s property market. 
The <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east/construction-update">completion of the complex</a> is slated for the end of 2020 with the precinct coming to life with residents and public accessibility mid 2020.

East Brunswick Village- Bluestone way - 3 Bluestone way, Brunswick East

Smith&Co. - 132-172 Smith Street, Collingwood

519-537 Sydney Road, Coburg

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Melbournians are not new to urban sprawl and its long lasting effects on the environment and people. 
For decades, we have felt the strain of the city’s inexorable growth with an ever-growing population and a lack of readily planned infrastructure to back it. 
These issues are quite complex to resolve and there is no one solution to the matter. 
With urban planners and architects directing their focus more so on centralised communities, we are seeing a major shift in how we progress with more mixed use developments and 20 minute neighbourhoods emerging within existing Melbourne suburbs.  The consequences of Urban Sprawl go much deeper than just the lengthy commutes and sometimes careless environmental damages but also really affects mental health. 
Sprawl is a contributing factor to the feelings of isolation through a lack of community engagement and living far from opportunities, education and hospitality services greatly lowering one’s quality of life.

Mixed use precincts often offer medium to higher density buildings comprising of residential, commercial, public amenities and opportunities. The benefits of a connected community are: 
 

Safety - 
When we live in closer proximity to each other and share communal spaces we become more tolerant, patient, respectful and generous people overall. 
This closeness creates a sense of pride and encourages community engagement with residents protecting their space and looking out for each other. 
The spaces within a mixed use precinct are kept active at ground level and with everything within a 5 minute walking distance and many providing CCTV for laneways and streets. 
 

Walkability - 

5 and 20 minute neighbourhoods can be incredibly walkable with pedestrianised retail streets, laneways, public squares and lush parks motivating locals to engage in healthier and active lifestyles. 
With no need for car dependency, the impacts on mental health through interacting with other people and nature are hugely positive. The convenience of being close to transport, work, parks and essential living needs provide a healthy environment for all demographics of people. 
 

Connectivity - 

Mixed use developments thrive in already existing activity centres where local businesses, accessibility to public transport and major avenues provide quick and painless connections to the greater surrounding areas, unite communities and prosper under-utilised space.  
 

Stronger local economies - 
Living close to local business means supporting local business. With a hairdresser across from your doorstep and the delicious coffee shop, bakery and fresh produce stores on your walk to work, residents provide a stronger economy for business owners. Mixed use developments provide countless construction and ongoing jobs and with reduced travel times and on site opportunities, affordable housing and rent remain consistent.

 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/received_663226370765103.jpeg" rel="gallery-all" title="Melbourne CBD's expanding skyline. Image by Nicholas Failla."><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="335" src="/s3/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/received_663226370765103.jpeg?itok=JB_KD0gk" title="Melbourne CBD's expanding skyline. Image by Nicholas Failla." width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Melbourne CBD's expanding skyline. Image by Nicholas Failla.</figcaption></figure>Mixed use precincts are not only beneficial to the individual, but to the spaces we govern, attributing to the liveliness of an under-utilised and perhaps neglected neighbourhood and connecting business between what once might have been segregated networks and living spaces.

 

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<h2><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/projects/m-city-2107-dandenong-road-clayton">M-City</a>, Clayton</h2>

One example is M-City, designed and developed by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/builders/schiavello-constructions">Schiavello</a> and the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/the-buchan-group">Buchan Group</a> in the South-Eastern suburb of Monash takes a vacant block and develops it into a vibrant urban hub providing 17,330sqm of commercial space and 643 apartments accommodating over 3,000 people. 
A heavy focus on human interaction through a carefully thoughtful design with a landmark shopping centre anchored by Kmart, Woolworths and a six screen Village Cinemas, a 250 room Mantra Hotel and a substantial amount of green space for residents, workers and visitors encourages people to engage with each other and feel involved in their environment. 
 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/m-city_park_pool.png" rel="gallery-all" title="Rendering of the resident's park and swimming pool. Image by m-city.com.au"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="360" src="/s3/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/m-city_park_pool.png?itok=eDph4QU7" title="Rendering of the resident's park and swimming pool. Image by m-city.com.au" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Rendering of the resident's park and swimming pool. Image by m-city.com.au</figcaption></figure>M-City is a 24 hour lifestyle development with a closeness to major innovative, scientific and knowledge hubs such as <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/monash-university-refreshes-its-20-year-campus-master-plans">Monash University</a> and Clayton Station servicing residents nearby. 
With 60 specialty stores beneath the apartment complex, connectivity and walkability are deeply encouraged and give peace of mind to residents who have had a long day at work or university.

 

<h2><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east">EBV, East Brunswick</a></h2>

East Brunswick Village, master planned by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/banco-group">Banco Group</a> and designed by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/jam-architects">JAM Architects</a>, is possibly one of the country’s greatest mixed use developments at the moment with homes across 5-6 level apartment buildings connected by tree-lined laneways filled with public art, local bakeries, pharmacy, wellness centre, yoga studio, bike repair store, cafes and a supermarket.

For residents, over 2500sqm of communal space including a children’s playground, an apiary providing free honey for all, rooftop gardens, a workshop and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/what-will-the-future-of-cycle-culture-in-australia-look-like">960 bicycle spaces</a> to motivate and embrace a non car dependent environment. Residents also have access to a car share facility and electric vehicle charging stations to decrease their carbon footprint.

 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/brunswick-east-large-rooftop-garden.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Rendering of the communal rooftop garden."><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="377" src="/s3/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/brunswick-east-large-rooftop-garden.jpg?itok=2yyAD66r" title="Rendering of the communal rooftop garden." width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Rendering of the communal rooftop garden.</figcaption></figure>With easy access to public transport, a 7.5 star NatHERS rating, solar energy, water efficiency techniques and the use of drought tolerant native plant landscape throughout the project, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/east-brunswick-village-127-139-nicholson-street-brunswick-east">East Brunswick Village</a> increases community engagement, pride and the quality of life for residents and visitors with the sense of belonging to somewhere that is open to change. “I think of EBV as a microcosm of East Brunswick. It’s exciting, it’s creative, it’s diverse, and East Brunswick is like that too – it’s one of Melbourne’s most inspiring and livable suburbs. It’s got great public transport, great amenities and restaurants. And it’s so close to the city; as a place to live, East Brunswick has become incredibly popular over the past decade. We know people want to live here. With EBV, one of our big aims is to make living in this part of Melbourne achievable for people. Making living as affordable and enjoyable as possible, that’s what it’s all about.” - Mario Lo Giudice, Director at Banco Group. 
Quote from ebv.com.au

Many people fear density and infill, as a spread out suburban lifestyle is pretty much all we are accustomed to, yet we cannot continue to function this way.  
Our need for high quality mixed use commercial and residential precincts and updated rezoning policies will profoundly impact our way of life and progress our city forward into an equal urban future.

 

 

 

 
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