EARLIER plans for an apartments development in central Albury on land formerly occupied by a medical clinic have been down-sized.
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An updated development application for a three-storey building comprising four units at 690 Dean Street has been submitted to Albury Council.
Initial plans released in 2011 were for 16 three-bedroom apartments and two executive penthouses to be created on five levels at an estimated value of $10 million.
The latest plans released by Habitat Planning for clients, Dean Street Development Partners, for the site located opposite the Botanic Gardens and near Monument Hill are valued at $4.45 million.
“This proposed three-storey apartment building responds in substance and form to its context in Albury,” the planning application states.
“The proposal is a well-balanced and simply proportioned design.
“Communal space and carparking occupy the ground level.
“Facade openings are sculpted to create solar access, privacy and views.
“The proposed texture and colour of the building respond to the character of Albury.
“This building is designed to be a timeless piece of architecture, with elegant and classic modern expression.
“It contributes a new quality of architecture and landscape to an eclectic area of Albury in transition.”
The original plans, which would have seen the apartment block be more than 20 metres high, met some opposition with former Albury mayor Arthur Frauenfelder, who lived nearby, among the objectors.
The plans were approved by council in 2013.
Planning approval to demolish the former Dean Street medical clinic building remains in place.
It was vacated in the early 2010s following the clinic's relocation to the nearby Gardens Medical Centre.
The property was originally built by the flour-milling Burrows family in the late 1800s.
“It is an appropriate location for higher density housing being on the edge of the Albury CBD and not inconsistent with the residential character of the neighbourhood,” the application states.
“Any impacts on adjoining properties, perceived or otherwise, have been satisfactorily ameliorated in the design of the building.
“There will be no detrimental environmental impacts and all existing urban infrastructure is available.”