FRASERS Property Australia has appointed Probuild to deliver stage one of Ed.Square town centre, which includes a 25,000 sqm super neighbourhood centre.
Work has commenced on stage one of the town centre, which will house 90 specialty shops including Liquorland and anchored by a full-line Coles supermarket.
Frasers Property has secured leases covering more than 30% of the available retail space in first stage. Other retail uses already committed include a gym, childcare centre, hair salon, nail bar, beauty shop, massage parlour, barber, newsagent, fishmonger, bar & grill, Chinese restaurant, Indian restaurant, several cafés, steak house, sushi restaurant, Thai restaurant, burger restaurant, medical centre, dentist, chemist and optometrist.
The Probuild contract also includes four residential apartment buildings comprising more than 300 homes, along with approximately 1,500 car spaces. Construction of stage one will generate more than 600 local jobs with completion scheduled in late 2020.
A proposed second stage of the town centre could bring the total retail space to up to 40,000 sqm. The 992 apartments and 892 terraces and townhouses will all be within walking distance of the town centre, which will feature a 68-metre high residential tower at its epicentre. The first Ed.Square residents are expected to move into their homes in the second half of 2020.
Australian Property Journal
