Development Site, Southbank, For Sale With Permit

PLANS are afoot to develop another major skyscraper on a Southbank site abutting the West Gate Freeway.

The affected site at 61-71 Haig Street, with rear access to Blakeney Place, is on the city side of the major freeway, near Crown Casino, the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and Clarendon Street shops.

Now being offered for sale, and with price expectations of about $14 million, the 1857 square metre site is not being offered with a permit. However the area is permitted for buildings of about 100 metres, meaning the commercial sites could make way for a residential tower of about 30 levels.

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