❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure regarding the Union Bakery building redevelopment, including costs, land value, and reasons for not selling the building as initially planned. The Minister, Hon. Adele Farina, provides detailed responses.
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EAST PERTH REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - UNION BAKERY BUILDING
I refer the minister to her press release dated 31 March regarding the Union Bakery building as the new home for the East Perth Redevelopment Authority. (1) Was the $3.1 million cost for the building for the purposes of the restoration project alone? (2) If so, what has been the cost of the fit-out and of moving EPRA into the building? (3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA
I refer the minister to her press release dated 31 March regarding the Union Bakery building as the new home for the East Perth Redevelopment Authority. (1) Was the $3.1 million cost for the building for the purposes of the restoration project alone? (2) If so, what has been the cost of the fit-out and of moving EPRA into the building? (3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(1) Was the $3.1 million cost for the building for the purposes of the restoration project alone? (2) If so, what has been the cost of the fit-out and of moving EPRA into the building? (3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(2) If so, what has been the cost of the fit-out and of moving EPRA into the building? (3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(1) Was the $3.1 million cost for the building for the purposes of the restoration project alone? (2) If so, what has been the cost of the fit-out and of moving EPRA into the building? (3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(2) If so, what has been the cost of the fit-out and of moving EPRA into the building? (3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(3) What was the value of just the land? (4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(4) Was EPRA’s previous office government owned; and, if so, what is it now being used for? (5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(5) Why was the Union Bakery building not sold on completion, as intended? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(1) Yes. (2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(2) The cost of the internal fit-out, including furniture and workstations, was $419 000. (3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(3) The land was purchased for $149 000 in 2001. The current value of the site is $3 978 500. (4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(4) Yes. It was owned by EPRA. The building was in a state of disrepair and has been demolished. EPRA will sell the land this financial year for redevelopment as part of the renewal project. (5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
(5) The Union Bakery building was redeveloped specifically for reuse as EPRA’s office building and as a demonstration of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Northbridge. As part of the design brief, EPRA ensured that the building could be sold in the future. At least three separate commercial tenants will be accommodated, with one tenant on each floor. The building will be sold once EPRA’s work is complete.
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