A one-of-a-kind residential development inclusive of a racing steward’s box with a direct line of sight over Belmont Racecourse has been approved by an independent planning panel. The 19-storey “West Tower” and 22-storey “Tower B” form part of the $3.8 billion Belmont Park Racecourse transformation and will include 204 apartments.
The racecourse facing facade of the development have been simply designed to minimise distraction to horses. Credit: MJA Studio Architects A five-member panel approved the plan on Wednesday despite the taller of the towers exceeding the precinct plan’s 19-storey height limit. Panel deputy presiding member Tony Arias said the uniquely isolated location of Burswood Point gave cause for maximum development opportunity.
“There’s been discussion about building height, but in my view, it’s an appropriate location where we can maximise height,” he said. “The nearest residents are 500 meters away; they are sufficiently far away from the development that it won’t have a negative impact.” It is the second two-tower development on the Burswood peninsula approved above the height limit after a 26-storey and 18-storey development was given the green light in February 2024.
More than half the apartments in the most recently approved development will be two-bedroom, with 57 more to be three-bedroom, 32 to be one-bedroom and a single four-bedroom penthouse. About 10 apartments will be designated affordable housing and made available for sa.