$4m motel approved for Port Adelaide Dock One waterfront redevelopment

A 63-room four-storey motel with a nod to the area’s history has been approved for the waterfront redevelopment at Port Adelaide. See the pictures.

A $4 million motel will be built as part of the ongoing waterfront redevelopment at Port Adelaide.

The 63-room four-storey building on St Vincent St will have a facade with arches similar to nearby heritage-listed warehouses.

Four story motel on Vincent Street in Port Adelaide. Pictures: Future Urban Pty Ltd

Four-storey motel proposed for St Vincent Street in Port Adelaide. Pictures: Future Urban Pty Ltd

Inside the proposed motel. Picture: Future Urban Pty Ltd

It will be built next to the former Department of Marine and Harbours building, which is being transformed into a $30 million boutique hotel.

Both the hotel and proposed motel are part of the $168 million Dock One development by Adelaide company Starfish Developments.

The four-stage project includes 650 apartments, new open spaces and sporting facilities.

The plan also features a dockside piazza, boardwalk and pavilions and an exercise area.

Starfish is also building roads, underground infrastructure and retaining walls.

The motel’s facade would have arches similar to nearby heritage-listed warehouses. Picture: Future Urban Pty Ltd

The rear of the motel. Picture: Future Urban Pty Ltd

Conditional planning approval for the motel was granted by the State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP) on Wednesday.

The panel imposed several conditions on the development, including stormwater management to prevent potential flooding from high tides, improved acoustics in rooms near St Vincent St and more details of what materials, especially bricks, would be used for its proposed facades.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) also has requested traffic management changes involving access roads and off-street parking.