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Harvest Square, Brunswick West

About the project

The Harvest Square redevelopment project in Brunswick West is now complete, providing 198 modern, high-quality and energy-efficient homes to the local community.

Located just 6 km north of Melbourne’s city centre, the new housing at the Harvest Square site is conveniently positioned close to public transport, community services, jobs and parks.

Homes Victoria, in partnership with AVJennings and Women’s Housing Limited, has successfully replaced 82 outdated homes with 119 social homes and 50 market apartment homes, delivering a 45% increase in social housing at the site.

Of the 119 social homes, 8 of these will be managed and owned by Women’s Housing Limited. Women’s Housing Limited is a not-for-profit, community housing organisation responsible for managing and maintaining the social housing, including their own dwellings, at the Harvest Square site.

They will provide supportive tenancy management, asset management and maintenance services, as well as deliver community engagement programs for a period of 10 years. 

The supply of new housing at the Harvest Square site is a key part of the Victorian Government’s strategy to provide more and better homes for Victorians.

Project update

Construction of the final market housing stage, which includes 29 townhouses, is set to begin in late 2024 and is expected to be completed by late 2026.

 Fact facts

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 The Harvest Square site is located just 6 km north of Melbourne’s city centre in the inner-city suburb of Brunswick West in the City of Merri-bek.

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The redevelopment has delivered 198 new homes, including 119 social homes and 79 market homes with a mix of one-, 2- and 3- bedrooms.

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All new homes are more comfortable and less expensive to heat and cool with a 5-star Green energy rating, 7-star NatHERS average rating and a Gold Level rating.

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The redevelopment features community gardens and an 18-metre-wide linear green space that runs through the site, providing up to 3,000 square meters of public open space for residents and the local community to enjoy. The public open space provides a direct link from the north to the south of the site, connecting Albion Street to Dustan Reserve.

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The redevelopment features improved pedestrian connections both within and to the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Social housing building located along Kitchner Street, Brunswick West.
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Close-up of social housing building located along Kitchner Street, Brunswick West.
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Lounge and dining area in a market housing apartment.
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Kitchen area in a market housing apartment.
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Kitchen and dining area in a market housing apartment.
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Children's play space in Harvest Square, Brunswick West.
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Timeline

  • Construction of social and market housing commenced

    Late 2022 – Early 2023

  • Completion of social and market apartment homes

     Mid 2024

Community Engagement

Community engagement is an important element of all Homes Victoria projects, and it was key to the success of the Harvest Square, Brunswick West project.  

Homes Victoria previously established a Community Consultative Committee that brought together members of the community to help plan the future of the project. The Committee closed at the end of 2023.

We would like to thank Committee members, as well as other stakeholders that were involved in the Harvest Square, Brunswick West project, who contributed knowledge and feedback over a number of years.

Fact sheet

Harvest Square, Brunswick West housing redevelopment - August 2024 (PDF, 1.79 MB)

Contact us

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For information about social housing at the Harvest Square site, please contact Women's Housing Limited via phone on (03) 9412 6868 or email: info@womenshousing.com.au.

For all other site related enquiries, please email: brunswickwest@homes.vic.gov.au.