Stockland has opened four new architecturally designed warehouses at its Altona Industrial Estate in Melbourne’s inner western logistics corridor. The new facilities provide 46,000 square metres of warehouse and office space.
The new tenants at the estate include Putzmeister, a global construction machinery and equipment company; Krannich Solar, an international renewable energy company; Comcater, an Australian commercial catering equipment provider; Mojo Motorcycles, part of the Motorcycle Holdings Group; and Pony Xpress, a family-owned agricultural product distribution company.
Stockland marked the opening of the warehouses with an event attended by the Honourable Melissa Horne, Minister for Ports and Freight, Roads and Road Safety, and Health Infrastructure.
According to Craig Lenarduzzi, Stockland’s Head of Logistics Development, the new buildings have been well received due to the limited supply of new logistics facilities in the inner west corridor. He noted that the estate’s location near the Port of Melbourne, the Princes Freeway, and the Western Ring Road supports the efficient movement of goods from businesses to consumers.
The warehouses were designed by Watson Young Architects and incorporate carbon reduction strategies, including the use of low carbon products such as green concrete, achieving a 22 per cent reduction in embodied carbon. The buildings are aiming for a 5 Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, featuring energy-efficient water and electrical fixtures and access to green power through a local embedded network.
The new warehouses contribute to a total of nine warehouses on the 15-hectare site. The estate includes a 1.1MW rooftop solar installation developed in partnership with Energy Bay, generating power for Stockland’s commercial buildings.