First look: Woolworths plot larger Kangaroo Point mixed-use apartment and retail development
Fabcot, the development arm of supermarket giant Woolworths, has gone back to the drawing board to increase the size of their Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, mixed-use development.
They've had local architecture firm Cottee Parker Architects add a further seven levels to the previous development approval, taking the total levels now to 17. That will see the apartment numbers increase from 62 to 130.
The project, slated for 25 Ferry Street which will also front Deakin and Prospect Street's, will have a mix of just seven one-bed apartments, 75 two-bedders, 44 three-bed units and four four-bed apartments.
There will be a rooftop pool, gym, and outdoor barbecue space with seating.
The tower will rise above a full-line, 2,240 sqm Woolworths.
Town planner Urbis noted the change application was through further design planning, and the acquisition of another lot to make a 3,197 sqm site.
"The site is in a well-positioned location that boasts strong connections to the river, CBD, Howard Smith Wharves dining precinct, the Story Bridge and a variety of walking and cycling paths," Urbis noted in their submission to the Brisbane City Council.
Approval for the former 10-level, 62-apartment project had been granted in December 2021.
The Kangaroo Point project is yet another application submitted by Fabcot so far in a busy 2022. In May they submitted plans in Sydney to reinvigorate an existing retail space in Neutral Bay Village, activating a pedestrian laneway and plaza and building 91 apartments above a Woolworths. The proposal also includes extensive office space.
It was revealed late last year that Woolworths were venturing into the residential development space, with the first announcement a $200 million mixed-use building in Sydney's Waterloo.
The project, to be known as Bourke & Young at 923-935 Bourke Street, is being drawn up by Sydney architects Bates Smart. It is expected to have some apartments dedicated to affordable housing for key workers.
Fabcot plans similar residential and retail projects in Elsternwick and Glen Iris in Melbourne and at Scarborough in Perth.