Push to Boost Dormant Subiaco Apartment Project

Perth developers have submitted plans to boost the height of a proposed building from six to nine storeys in a bid to increase the number of apartments in the affluent suburb of Subiaco. 

The proposed development at 22-24 Hood Street, Subiaco, would comprise two and three-bedroom apartments across eight levels with two commercial tenancies to take up the ground floor. 

Planning documents show there would be a variety of boutique apartments and social housing in the mid-rise development along with a roof terrace and communal amenities. 

Development WA originally approved the six-storey tower in 2017, however planning control of the site was handed back to the city following no further works.

Subiaco Developments Pty Ltd and Space Collective Architects, both Western Australia-based firms, will collaborate to deliver the residential and commercial mix with 59 resident carparks and two commercial carparks. Each flat would get a bicycle parking space and a storage unit.

ASIC records show Subiaco Developments’ directors are Rongfu Meng, Zhexue Jin, Zhengjie Feng and Nancy Chen based at 269 Vincent Street, Leederville, the same address as Welink, the developer who paid $5 million for the 1648sq m Hood Street block in 2016.

The site is 3.5km west of Perth Central and about 200m from the Subiaco Train Station.

According to planning documents, the amendment was “a considerable improvement in terms of resident amenity” compared to the scheme from 2017.

Meanwhile, 2.5km away is the 35.5ha Subi East masterplan—a north-eastern gateway to Subiaco with sites such as Subiaco Oval, Mueller Park, Bob Hawke College and the former Princess Margaret Hospital Site.

▲ Subiaco Oval, the site of projects in the Subi East masterplan.

After Subiaco Oval Stadium was demolished it made way for the opening of Subiaco Oval in 2020—now used as a community facility and the first time doors have been opened to the public in decades.

The first stage of the Subi East masterplan includes The Oval development—a residential mixed-use precinct, honing in on the heritage land around Subiaco Oval to deliver high-quality buildings. 

Masterplan documents show DevelopmentWA will develop and construct each stage of The Oval and the next stages of surrounding buildings will be undertaken through a private developer. 

Subiaco Oval stadium held a rich history after its grounds opened in 1908 and was home to Australian football for years, and was Perth’s largest football stadium before its demolition and Optus Stadium was developed in Burswood.

In another of the city’s iconic football grounds, 13.8km south-west of Perth CBD and just over 14km from the Subi East precinct is the East Fremantle Oval Precinct, which is also undergoing redevelopment.

The Town of East Fremantle has spearheaded the $32.5-million redevelopment with construction works now under way.

The East Fremantle Football Club were at one point the most successful team in the West Australian Football League.