All quiet on the Westin front: No sign of $200m project restarting

THE site of the proposed Westin Hotel Waterfront resort has been reopened to the public but there is still no indication the much-vaunted six-star luxury hotel will ever be built

• Westin Hotel: Luxury Waterfront project in doubt as Landbridge suspends works
• Plans released for $200m six-star luxury hotel

THE site of the proposed Westin Hotel Waterfront resort has been reopened to the public with the project giving its biggest indication yet it won’t ever be fulfilled.

The land where the proposed Westin Hotel was to be built has been reopened to the public after months of inactivity. Picture: Will Zwar

While the back side of Anchorage court, from Jervois Rd to the Darwin Port Cruise ship terminal is yet to open, a large portion of land is no longer fenced off to the public, making for a lush, green, common space.

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Landbridge has said it would not continue with its Waterfront hotel if construction was not resumed by the end of June, 2021.

But the reopening of the site to the public indicates they may be closer to a final decision, with the Government also shifting their focus to a number of other projects including a 38-storey luxury hotel in Darwin CBD, expected to cost between $100 million and $140 million.

Originally published as All quiet on the Westin front: No sign of $200m project restarting