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Agents want a buyer for a Box Hill block with major development potential

A developer is needed for a Box Hill block that real estate agents are pumping up as the best property offering in the suburb this year. Here’s what the site has to offer.

The site is considered likely to be the best real estate offering in Box Hill this year.
The site is considered likely to be the best real estate offering in Box Hill this year.

Agents are trying to woo a major developer for what they think could be the “most significant” real estate offering in Box Hill this year.

Emmetts Real Estate and CBRE Melbourne are fielding inquiries about a Carrington Rd block which seems likely to be the site of the suburb’s next high rise.

The 1119sq m is just across the road from Box Hill Central and has potential for a mixed-use development.

The block has frontage on Carrington Rd and Cambridge St.
The block has frontage on Carrington Rd and Cambridge St.

The land has 23m frontage on both Carrington Rd and Cambridge St, in a location that offers significant passing vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

The commercial zoning provides opportunity for a range of high value development outcomes and uses including multi-level retail, residential, office, hotel or a mix of uses.

About 23 million visitors visit Box Hill every year, with 9000 new employment positions forecast by 2022 and permanent population growth forecast of 10,000 people by 2036.

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The commercialrealestate.com.au listing describes Box Hill as “one of Australia’s most exciting and dynamic real estate markets with a range of growth factors incomparable to any metropolitan market in Australia”.

This landholding is being sold by international expressions of interest closing February 27 at 3pm.

andrew.rogers@news.com.au

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