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ROWVILLE’S heritage-listed Stamford Park Homestead will be transformed into a destination hospitality venue, and experienced restaurateurs can apply to lease it.
Fitzroys, on behalf of Knox Council, is leasing the 400sq m, 134-year-old building via expressions of interest, seeking restaurateurs to work with, and co-invest in, the redevelopment.
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Fitzroys executive Alex Thomas said the heritage building featured “period architectural quirks” including gothic gables, fretted barge boards, intricate wrought iron and a 5m-high ceiling.
He said the building, one of the last remaining Victorian-era homes in Melbourne’s east, had a “flexible” layout and there was potential for a 400sq m extension.
The building is being updated as part of the 6.3ha Stamford Park residential estate project which also includes about 150 dwellings.
Developer Stockland paid $17 million for the estate site and Leader reported earlier this year demand for housing was so high that people wanted to get onto a waiting list that didn’t yet exist.
Expressions of interest for the lease close November 21.
For more details, call Alex Thomas, 0405 141 387, or Rick Berry, 0407 329 687.