The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinars
Urbanity
Awards
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
Untitled design (8)
FULL PROGRAM RELEASED FOR URBANITY-25 CONNECTING PROPERTY LEADERS ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC
FULL PROGRAM RELEASED FOR URBANITY-25 WHERE THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY CONNECTS
VIEW FULL AGENDADETAILS
TheUrbanDeveloper
Follow
About
About Us
Membership
Awards
Events
Webinars
Listings
Resources
Terms & Conditions
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Republishing Guidelines
Editorial Charter
Complaints Handling Policy
Contact
General Enquiries
Advertise
Contribution Enquiry
Project Submission
Membership Enquiry
Newsletter
Stay up to date and with the latest news, projects, deals and features.
Subscribe
ADVERTISEMENT
SHARE
print
Print
RetailMarisa WikramanayakeFri 24 Nov 23

Monno Gets Go-Ahead for Latest Geelong Tower

JCB Architects design for Monno's Moorabool Street project in Geelong.

Developer Geno Hubay’s Monno has won approval for its latest mixed-use project in Geelong.

The Victorian Department of Transport and Planning has granted approval for the Moorabool Street project on a 917sq m site at 61-71 Moorabool Street.

The site has three separate street frontages—Moorabool Street, Corio Street and Emerald Place, and views over Corio Bay. 

The JCB Architects-designed plans propose a 12-storey tower with ground floor retail and hospitality spaces, commercial office space on the first floor and 58 apartments over the remainder of levels.

There would also be four levels of basement car parking with 79 car spaces and 73 bicycle spaces. 

Monno said the project has an estimated end value of $75 million. 

It also said the building would be carbon neutral as it will be fully electrified with renewable energy supplied via an embedded network. 

Passive design would also be incorporated to achieve a NatHERS rating of 7.5 stars. 

There would also be covered arcades and active street frontages to help contribute to Geelong’s laneway culture, public spaces and a residents-only rooftop area. 

The Greater Geelong Planning Scheme has designated Corio Street as a key street for laneway culture. 

Monno will create spaces within the Moorabool Street project to help contribute to Geelong's laneway culture.
▲ Monno will create spaces within the Moorabool Street project to help contribute to Geelong’s laneway culture.

The project would replace an existing two-storey brick office building on the site. Monno plans to launch sales early next year. 

Acre is the landscape architect for the project while Hip V Hype provided environmental design consultation and advice. 

Monno has a $1.25-billion pipeline of projects and $200 million in projects under construction.

These include the $130-million residential project Stella Maris at Rippleside, where a builder was appointed two weeks ago, and a $70-million office building at Cremorne. 

“We genuinely believe in Geelong - we have long identified the region as a strategic investment opportunity leveraging our strong design-led capabilities,” Hubay said. 

“Our current Stella Maris development is testament to our commitment to Geelong and the broader region.”

The project will have an expected end value of $75 million.
▲ The Geelong project has an expected end value of $75 million.

And Monno will retain the Everlane when it is completed in February, the company’s second asset on Gordon Street, Cremorne. 

Geelong Activity Centre Zone controls were recently gazetted, setting a six-storey preferred height limit for the area, but Victorian planning minister Sonya Kilkenny granted the approval for a 12-storey tower despite these limits.

In the next 30 years, central Geelong is expected to have a population of more than 16,000 people with employment and services for more than 60,000 people.

ResidentialRetailMelbourneAustraliaPlanningPlanningSector
AUTHOR
Marisa Wikramanayake
The Urban Developer
More articles by this author
ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES
Qld Budget 2025-26 Brisbane City
Exclusive

Billions Promised, Now Deliver: Industry’s Qld Budget Verdict

Vanessa Croll
6 Min
Medium Density housing in NSW
Exclusive

NSW Budget ‘Groundbreaking’ $1bn Guarantee to Unlock Housing

Leon Della Bosca
7 Min
Exclusive

Azure’s Trent Keirnan on Playing the Long Game

Taryn Paris
5 Min
Exclusive

Private Credit Surge, Skittish Buyers Force Banks to Loosen Presale Rules

Taryn Paris
5 Min
Forme's James Place on James Street, Fortitude Valley Brisbane
Exclusive

Forme Pushes the Boundaries on James Street Precinct

Renee McKeown
4 Min
View All >
Qld Budget 2025-26 Brisbane City
Exclusive

Billions Promised, Now Deliver: Industry’s Qld Budget Verdict

Vanessa Croll
Residential

Verso Expands Ripley Town Centre Retail and Homes Plan

Taryn Paris
Part of Shepparton's suburbs as the regional centre grows and the Victorian Government approves a new suburb in its south-east.
Planning

Victoria Unlocks New Suburb for Shepparton

Marisa Wikramanayake
The new suburb will create space for nearly 3000 homes through the precinct structure plan, housing more than 7000 resid…
LATEST
Qld Budget 2025-26 Brisbane City
Exclusive

Billions Promised, Now Deliver: Industry’s Qld Budget Verdict

Vanessa Croll
6 Min
Residential

Verso Expands Ripley Town Centre Retail and Homes Plan

Taryn Paris
3 Min
Part of Shepparton's suburbs as the regional centre grows and the Victorian Government approves a new suburb in its south-east.
Planning

Victoria Unlocks New Suburb for Shepparton

Marisa Wikramanayake
2 Min
SA Modular home example
Other

SA Tests Modular Homes to Solve Regional Housing

Leon Della Bosca
3 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/monno-gets-go-ahead-for-latest-geelong-tower