City Centre
The Crescent
The Crescent will be a wide shady boulevard lined with three-storey terrace-style buildings with retail, entertainment and home-based business premises at ground level and accommodation above.
A large apartment building on the corner of Keane Street will support the retail and entertainment precinct.
Throughout this location, attractive al fresco areas will encourage pedestrians and provide the main link through the heart of the city.
Juniper Gardens
This area includes new public open spaces, with commercial and cultural uses (including the Midland Junction Community Arts Centre) in the retained Midland Junction School heritage buildings. Juniper Gardens, named after renowned local artist Robert Juniper, features a five-metre tall copper sculpture and is envisaged as the focus of the growing cultural heart of the city centre.
This will be the entertainment area of the city centre. Activities in Juniper Gardens will be reinforced by the leisure activities of cinemas, cafes and restaurants being developed along Cale Street as part of the $120 million revitalisation of the Midland Gate Shopping Centre.
Train Station Precinct
Redevelopment proposals for the Midland train station and bus interchange and the Centrepoint Shopping Centre area include development of the whole area with mixed use, residential, commercial and civic uses. These changes will provide for a range of high-density residential and commercial opportunities that will contribute to the energy of the city centre. This major transport hub gives Midland an opportunity to maximise transit-oriented development and is seen as a catalyst for new trends in residential and commercial uses in this location.
The Centrepoint Shopping Centre is privately owned and current retail activities will continue in the interim. A whole-of-Government and private sector partnership will ensure the success of this precinct.
Victoria Precinct
This area is dominated by privately owned property. It includes a mix of office and residential development to provide a transition from the retail core around The Crescent to the transit-oriented hub of the train station and the mixed use of the former Workshops. Design guidelines will ensure that new developments are in keeping with the city centre and encourage pedestrian movements in inviting, interactive surrounds.
