The building looks long abandoned. It’s covered in graffiti and the windows are broken, making it a magnet for vagrants and drug users.– walking distance from Melbourne’s world-famous sporting precinct – is barely six years old.Credit:Now, residents can’t wait for it to be demolished to end a nightmare of anti-social behaviour.
But before that development was finished, fresh plans were submitted in 2020 to convert the building into a boutique hotel with 61 rooms. “There are families in the area. We know that these things take time. I think we have been very patient, but the reality is the building is not secure.”“It’s a shit show,” he said. “It’s just sat there, literally derelict.”
‘They spend all the money on gentrifying all that on the other side of the road and everything else. Then you’ve got this turd across the street.’Given its location in a high-traffic area close to the MCG, AAMI Park and Swan Street, Hill said it didn’t make sense to let the building continue to deteriorate.