Developer cops a blast over Esplanade proposal: “VicMusic, a non-profit, organisation representing Melbourne’s contemporary original music scene, has hit out at the Becton Corporation over its proposed redevelopment of the 1878 Esplanade Hotel site in St Kilda.”
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“The new tower involves retaining the core of the Esplanade to build six townhouses, 44 apartments, a convenience store and restaurant. But the bottle shop and beer garden would be scrapped under the plan.”