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MODEL Lithgow Street BTR Project

Sector: Forest Products and Packaging • Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Source: Architecture & Design

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MODEL's Lithgow Street project in Abbotsford, Melbourne, is a Build to Rent (BTR) project comprising approximately 150 homes. It involves the adaptive reuse of the historic 100-year-old Schweppes cordial factory into a sustainable living hub, targeting high sustainability standards including 6 Star Green Star, 9 Star NatHERS, and Certified Passivhaus outcomes, with mass timber construction and all

Status: Prospective
Sector: Forest Products and Packaging, Manufacturing (Industrial), Residential
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Architecture & Design

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The project “MODEL Lithgow Street BTR Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Forest Products and Packaging sector, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Architecture & Design.

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Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	MODEL's Lithgow Street project in Abbotsford, Melbourne, is a Build to Rent (BTR) project comprising approximately 150 homes. It involves the adaptive reuse of the historic 100-year-old Schweppes cordial factory into a sustainable living hub, targeting high sustainability standards including 6 Star Green Star, 9 Star NatHERS, and Certified Passivhaus outcomes, with mass timber construction and all-electric design.
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Country	Australia
State	Victoria
City	Melbourne

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Sector	Forest Products and Packaging, Manufacturing (Industrial), Residential
Article published date	2026-05-01

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