Australia’s first fully integrated arts village will be developed on the site of an old manufacturing plant in the southern suburbs of Brisbane.
Brisbane City Council has approved plans to transform the former Yeronga Paint Factory at 115 Hyde Rd.
City Planning Chair Adam Allan said the site, approximately one kilometre from the Yeronga Train Station, was once home to the Taubmans paint manufacturing plant which closed in 2015.
Cr Allan said the proposal spanned over 34,000 square metres and was set to transform the area into a village with the first stage incorporating food and drink outlets, art spaces, a theatre and an escape room.
He said the precinct could also feature markets, health services, a garden centre, a hardware store and hundreds of new homes.
“Brisbane is one of Australia’s fastest-growing capital cities and we’re doing what we can to help deliver new homes sooner while protecting our incredible lifestyle.”
Cr Adams said building heights would range from four stories near Hyde Road to eight stories in the centre of the precinct.
He said the first stage would have 64 formal carparks for visitors and staff, with up to 200 informal spaces available for events.
The Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Initiative Chair Ross Elliot said suburban renewal meant repurposing older suburban land uses into contemporary places which meet today’s community needs.
“The Paint Factory project does just this. In the same way that former industrial areas like James Street, New Farm have over time converted into vibrant mixed-use precincts, the same can happen in other precincts across the city.”
