Geelong Advertiser

Sky’s the limit for CBD

- TESSA HAYWARD

CENTRAL Geelong’s first high-rise apartment developmen­ts are taking shape.

Constructi­on has started on the 21-storey Miramar developmen­t, while work is expected to begin next week on the 15-storey The Mercer.

An Oliver Hume report shows a rapidly growing and sharply transforme­d Geelong community with these developmen­ts and the WorkSafe and NDIA buildings breathing new life into central Geelong.

Whitford Newtown agent Andre Veronie said builder LU Simon started at Miramar’s Cavendish St site a couple of weeks ago.

“They are not just grand ideas, they are actually being built now,” Mr Veronie said.

He said more than 90 per cent of the apartments had sold, with only 10 left.

Less than 500m away, constructi­on is expected to begin on The Mercer on Monday, with Maxcon Constructi­ons bringing the project to life. The Mercer is 90 per cent sold, with only 14 apartments left.

Developer Matthew Sun, originally from Shanghai, has lived in Geelong for 25 years and said the lifestyle, community and environmen­t were beyond comparison.

“I’m so excited to have reached this significan­t project milestone and to watch The Mercer take shape on the city skyline ... this was my dream when we purchased the land 15 years ago,” Mr Sun said.

The developmen­t is appealing to profession­als, canny investors and downsizers like Robyn and Greg Barber.

The Barbers live and work in Melbourne, but when they decided to downsize, they were relieved to find what they wanted in Geelong — the hometown they left 20 years earlier.

“There are profession­al opportunit­ies plus lifestyle and affordabil­ity while still being readily accessible to Melbourne,” Mr Barber said.

Constructi­on has also started on G1 Apartments, while constructi­on on the redevelopm­ent of The Ritz is expected to begin in July.

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