ACT Developer Reveals Braddon Apartment Plan

Plans for a six-storey residential block in Canberra have been filed by an ACT-based developer.

The Fleming Group is proposing the block, dubbed Altiora, comprising 29 apartments, for a site at Braddon in the Australian capital’s inner north.

There would be 25 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom apartments.

A communal courtyard and lounge is planned for the ground floor and an enclosed shared rooftop space on Level 5.

The development outcome report by prepared by SMEC Holdings said: “The proposed development takes its design cues from the established vegetation, three large trees, lining Torrens Street providing a landscaped facade and landscaped internal courtyards for use by residents which contribute to maximised solar access.”

The block would also include two levels of carparking with 48 spaces.

The 1195sq m site is now occupied by a two-storey commercial building.

Total cost of works is listed on the development application as about $9.5 million.

▲ Renders of the six-storey block proposed for the ACT.

The site is about 150m from the Londsdale Street shopping and food precinct and 300m from the Canberra Centre retail precinct. Northbourne Oval is to the east and includes the two-storey Canberra Raiders Centre.

According to its website, The Fleming Group has delivered $200 million in property, has $70 million in property under construction and a pipeline of $500 million in projects. Its portfolio includes residential, commercial and industrial.

It has also been active in Ulladulla, 230km south of Sydney—in March The Urban Developer reported it had filed plans for 250 apartments in a four-building project at the centre of the NSW coastal tourist town.

The developers are asking Shoalhaven City Council to rezone a 1ha site at 131 St Vincent Street to allow the four buildings of three to nine storeys.