DCF Files Amended Abbotsford Apartment Plans

Zhiwei Huang’s DCF Property has filed a second amended set of plans for a residential project in inner-city Melbourne. 

The 1223.31sq m site at 398-400 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, now has two commercial buildings on it. 

The MA Architects-designed plans involve demolishing these buildings and constructing a nine-storey tower with 46 units and one basement level with 40 carparking spaces.

There will be 20 one-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom units and 12 one-bedroom units. 

The plans have undergone changes several times after consultation with the City of Yarra council and community. 

The original version of the plans in 2021 had a different facade, two basement levels, 66 carparking spaces and 58 units.

The first amendment to the plans changed the facade and the mix of units, removing six three-bedroom units and adding eight one-bedroom units for a total of 60 units. 

The current amendment reduces this number to 46 units and the carparking spaces from 66 to 40. 

Out of these 40, 24 are carparking spaces within a stacker system, three are electric vehicle parking spaces with plans to wire other spaces for future EV options, 12 are standard parking and one is a accessible parking space.

There will also be 12 motorcycle parking spaces.

The current changes also include altered setbacks for the project and 52 bicycle parking spaces. 

▲ Part of DCF Property's plans for the nine-storey apartment tower at Abbotsford in Victoria.

The entire project has an estimated cost of $20.5 million. 

DCF Property is also involved in the development of the first Australian hotel in Philippe Starck’s Nu By YOO brand in South Melbourne. 

The developer will work in collaboration with M Property, part of Chua Hock Hoo’s and Lloyd Clark’s M Group, while Jerry Xu’s hotel management company, La Vie Hotels and Resorts, retains the rights to operate the hotel brand in the Asia Pacific region.