| House | $1,834,800  |
| Unit | $776,300 |
Surrounding suburbs
| Fairfield | $1,613,400  |
| Ivanhoe | $1,546,800  |
| Kew | $2,327,900 |
| Kew East | $2,107,300 |
| Thornbury | $1,336,800 |
| House | $828 |
| Unit | $487 |
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| Planning History: |
| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - January 1, 2008 The following wording is from the Allom and Lovell Building Citation, 1998 for the property. Please note that this is a "Building Citation", not a "Statement of Significance". For further information refer to the Building Citation held by the City of Yarra. History: The Australian Paper Mills Co. (APM) was established in 1895, originally located on the site of what is now Southbank. The company expanded, with its main mills in Melbourne and Geelong. In August 1918 land for a new board mill was purchased in Fairfield, comprising 23 acres (9.3 hectares), which had the advantages of river frontage and proximity to the railway line. The site, previously a part of the Woodlands Estate, cost ?14,800. Construction on the building began in 1919, taking two years and using 1,200,000 bricks. The building was opened by the Chief Justice of Victoria, Sir William Irvine, on 31 August 1921. The General Manager of APM, Robert Gray, travelled to America to purchase equipment for the new factory, which was able to manufacture paperboard of 244cm in width at a speed of 150 feet (460 metres) a minute. The completed factory manufactured container board, ticket board, manila, chip board and varieties of wood pulp board. The Boiler House-built to contain boilers and turbines-was constructed in 1954. The building was designed by Mussen, Mackay & Potter: Mackay was the architect, whilst Mussen and Potter were the engineers. Norman Mussen was the son of Gerald Mussen, a financial journalist and a consultant to Amalgamated Zinc (Development Bavays) Ltd (AZ Ltd), who was involved in APM's moves to establish eucalyptus plantations for pulp in Tasmania in the 1930s. The curtain walling cladding the five-storey building is one of the earliest examples of the technique known in Victoria. The earliest buildings incorporating curtain walling were the Cheseborough building in Clayton (Hugh Peck & Associates; 1953), which had a curtain walled staircase; the Shell Refinery, Corio (Buchan Laird & Buchan; 1953), which had a two storey curtain wall; Wilson Hall at the University of Melbourne (Bates Smart & McCutcheon; 1953); the administration block for Kirstall-Repco at Clayton (Hassell & McConnell; 1954); and the Coring Implements factory (Frank Heath; 1954). Description: The APM Boiler House is a large curtain-walled building approximately square in plan, rising to a height of five storeys. The panes of glass are vertical in proportion, and have metal frames. At the upper level of the west facade are a pair of loading doors beneath a cantilevered block and tackle hoisting beam. Rising above the building is a large circular flue, attached to the building at the south end is a cream brick services core. Significance: The Australian |
| 14 Nov 2013 |
| Commercial - Part Demolition |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN13/0989) |
| 11 Feb 2014 |
| Subdivision generally in accordance with the accompanying plan to create on consolidated lot and a |
| (Source: Streamlined Planning through Electronic Applications and Referra, reference no: S047220H) |
| 11 Feb 2014 |
| Two lot subdivision generally in accordance with the accompanying plan |
| (Source: Streamlined Planning through Electronic Applications and Referra, reference no: S047203H) |
| 17 Feb 2014 |
| Part Demolition |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN14/0109) |
| 04 Apr 2014 |
| Demolition of numerous external plant and equipment. |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN13/0862.01) |
| 04 Apr 2014 |
| Part Demolition |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN14/0109.01) |
| 08 Apr 2014 |
| Part demolition and building & works |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN14/0273) |
| 24 Apr 2014 |
| Part demolition and building & works |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN14/0325) |
| 09 Oct 2014 |
| Part demolition and buildings & works |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN14/0937) |
| 02 Dec 2014 |
| Removal of vegetation |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN14/1127) |
| 19 Dec 2014 |
| Superlot subdivision generally in accordance with the accompanying plan |
| (Source: Streamlined Planning through Electronic Applications and Referra, reference no: S061818P) |
| 17 Apr 2015 |
| Demolition of buildings (F6 and Waste Paper) on the subject land which are covered by a heritage overlay (H070) |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN15/0344) |
| 15 Sep 2015 |
| Superlot plan of subdivision and removal of easements generally in accordance with the accompanying more... |
| (Source: Streamlined Planning through Electronic Applications and Referra, reference no: S073905P) |
| 22 Oct 2015 |
| Demolition of the 2 annexe buildings to the rear of the main machine building fronting Heidelberg Road (F6 Building) |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN13/0861.01) |
| 28 Oct 2015 |
| Removal of vegetation |
| (Source: City of Yarra, reference no: PLN15/1066) |
| 10 Apr 2016 |
| Planning permit and certification |
| (Source: Yarra City Council, reference no: 17094/16) |
| 31 Jan 2017 |
| 74 new dwellings and reduction in car parking |
| (Source: , reference no: ) |
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