22 Mar 2017

Box Hill is on track to become Melbourne’s second CBD

Box Hill developments to push CBD to new heights, with at least seven sites approved for 20 storeys or more, developers are not holding back. While no building in the suburb will come close to the height of skyscrapers such as Eureka Tower and the Rialto, Box Hill will be home to some of the tallest buildings outside of the city.

There are seven sites in Box Hill that have approved planning applications for 20 storeys or more, with one completed — the Australian Taxation Office building — and two more under construction — Whitehorse Towers and Sky One, which will be the tallest building in Box Hill when completed, standing at a whopping 123m.

The other approvals are the former Spotlight site at 845-851 Whitehorse Rd that will have three towers of 117m, 94m, and 57m. A 30-storey development has been given the green light at 820 Whitehorse Rd, while a 78m mixed-use development at 9-11 Prospect St has also been endorsed. Central Park, a 20-storey mixed-use apartment complex at 12-14 Nelson Rd, has also been approved.

Plan Melbourne — the State Government’s metropolitan planning strategy — identified Box Hill as one of two Metropolitan Activity Centres in the eastern suburbs. A key part of the vision of Plan Melbourne is to realise a ‘20-minute neighbourhood’ which advocates for living locally within convenient access to services, public transport and recreation facilities.