VIC What has gone wrong with Docklands?

This thread is kind of hilarious for someone from Perth... I remember going down to Docklands in 2012 and thinking how vibrant it was in comparison to Perth. Admittedly it's dead and soulless compared to Melbourne CDB or St Kilda but they're both pretty amazing in that regard. It may also have been that it was GF weekend so a bit busier than usual.

One of the positives of Perth's ghost town vibe is that it always makes other cities feel more exciting than they are

 

I remember attending a rave party at the docklands in the mid 90s. Went for a walk and thought it was an odd sort of setup but dismissed it as my mental state my have had a part to play

 

Docklands always felt like a movie set to me

 

I long for that "ghostown vibe" at my place. We have 4 rugrats under 10 and they are a noisy lot.

 

You're far braver than I.

 

Thats one word for it.

My amazing wife does most of the heavy lifting. I just cough up the cash and go on fun filled adventures with them to give her a break.

 

Given you cannot just knock down buildings, maybe local council need to fill part of Docklands' bay and convert it to parks with trees. Would this help?

 

I'm biased, but - winter cold and winds apart - I love living in Docklands precisely because I have so much within a five minute walk: four trams, Southern Cross station, Skybus, supermarket, GP, post office, library and countless eateries. Need milk or a paper? - just go downstairs. For my first four years here I didn't own a car - used Flexicar on the rare occasions I needed one. Total contrast to when I used to visit a friend in the eastern suburbs and almost anything involved getting the car out. As a property investment it's been a big miss though - next to no change in nine years.

 

I should clairfy my view,
I dont like to visit dockalnds, but if I was given one o those really nice and big 2bdr plus apartments id happily live there, I like the view to be honesr

soemhing like this

Real Estate & Property For Sale with 2 bedrooms in Docklands, VIC 3008 (Page 1) - realestate.com.au

 

The truth about life in a Docklands apartment tower

interesting article - different side of docklands

 

Wowthats nice

Whats this beast worth?

 

it seems there's nothing good on these place way back 2015 -2106, i wonder what 2019 says, please advise

 

A bit of Google suggests the Waterside Place apartment is still for sale

 

I wonder what the fallout in Docklands and Southbank will be from all the cladding issues and regulation that's happening?

 

Plane loads of internationals knocking on doors offering to replace the cladding for cash?

Sarcastic but it wouldn't surprise me.