In 2019, City of Melbourne signed a land sale and development agreement with PDG Corporation that will see a parcel of land at 132 Kavanagh Street transformed to accommodate a mixed-use development including residential and affordable housing. It will also include community facilities across two levels, which will be owned and managed by City of Melbourne once it is complete.
Construction is underway and is expected to be completed in 2025.
The development is the final component in the redevelopment of the Boyd site, which includes the Boyd Community Hub that opened in 2012, and Boyd Park which opened in 2019.
History of the Boyd site redevelopment
- 2007 - City of Melbourne purchased the Boyd site
- 2012 - Boyd Community Hub opened
- 2016 - Temporary basketball court and planter cylinders were installed on the development site
- 2019 - Boyd Park opened and City of Melbourne signed a land sale and development agreement with PDG Corporation for the Boyd development
- 2022 - PDG Corporation commenced works on Boyd Village development
Construction updates
PDG Corporation and their builder
Hamilton Marino commenced construction of the new Boyd Village development in November 2022, which includes the removal of seven trees on the site.
Removal of temporary facilities
To prepare the site for construction, City of Melbourne removed the temporary planter cylinders and basketball court that were installed while designs and town planning for the new Boyd Village development were being finalised.
We understand the importance of community spaces in Southbank and look forward to delivering services in the new building. The community garden located in front of the
Boyd Community Hub will remain open.