Construction under way at Collins Wharf

Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny and Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece have turned the sod on developer Lendlease’s new apartment project Regatta at Collins Wharf in Docklands.

Minister Kilkenny and Cr Reece joined Lendlease’s executive director of development Daniel Dugina at a ceremony on August 7 marking the beginning of construction of the project, which will comprise 317 new apartments once completed in 2026.

In what represents the important next chapter of the evolution of the Victoria Harbour and Collins Wharf precincts, Minister Kilkenny said Regatta would provide hundreds of much-needed homes close to the CBD.

“We’ll continue to pull every lever we can to enable 800,000 homes of all types to be built over the next decade, including in our established suburbs close to jobs, transport and services,” Minister Kilkenny said.

Lord Mayor Nick Reece said that the project was “a success story for Docklands – delivering more homes in a prime location” and would also add to the council’s signature Greenline project. •

“We’re thrilled to partner with Lendlease to deliver another stage of the Greenline project – the extension of Australian Walk, which will incorporate First Nations storytelling through native plantings and design,” Cr Reece said.

“The appetite for quality and considered design is evident, with 80 per cent of Regatta housing pre-sold – proving the Collins Wharf neighbourhood is well on its way to being one of Melbourne’s most desirable addresses.”

The delivery of Regatta follows the success of the flagship No. 1 Collins Wharf development completed by Lendlease in 2019 and is the second of six proposed residential developments planned for the area.