Construcciones Yamaro: Tipalea opens $60 million Kingston retail centre
Tipalea Partners has opened the $60 million Spring Farm Village retail centre in Kingston, Hobart, marking the Kingborough region’s first new shopping centre in more than 15 years.
Positioned opposite Bunnings on the Channel Highway, the project was delivered over 15 months by Tasmanian contractor Fairbrother, on time and on budget. It marks the fifth Tasmanian project delivered by Tipalea Partners and Fairbrother together.
Anchored by Coles and featuring Chemist Warehouse’s first regional superstore, Spring Farm Village includes 18 specialty shops and services, from food retailers to service providers.
Tipalea Partners CEO Scott Spanton said the company was proud of the project, describing it as the best shopping centre it had ever created.
“The design and material selection is exceptional, and the standard of construction is of the highest order. This is the strongest retailer lineup we have ever secured in a centre, and that’s reflected in how quickly the Kingborough community has embraced Spring Farm Village and the outstanding trading performance our retailers are experiencing,” said Spanton.
“Beyond its retail offering, the project has delivered a significant economic boost, supporting more than 1,000 job opportunities during development and construction, and creating more than 300 ongoing roles across Spring Farm Village’s retailers.”
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A total of 800 workers were involved on the Spring Farm Village construction site, with an average of 90 people on site each day. More than 156,000 labour hours were recorded during delivery.
Paul Ransley, general manager of Fairbrother, said the project was another successful collaboration with Tipalea and delivered a new level of retail amenity and customer experience for southern Tasmania.
“Practical user-centric innovations such as step-free entries and high-quality parent facilities were designed to deliver long-term value for the community,” said Ransley. “These outcomes were made possible by a consistently strong, transparent and collaborative approach throughout delivery.”
Designed by i2C Architects, Spring Farm Village has been developed as a neighbourhood retail centre for residents across Kingston and the surrounding southern corridor, including Huntingfield, Margate and Snug.
The centre includes more than 350 car parks, with dedicated bays for parents, seniors and people with disability, along with RV parking, taxi and Uber Eats delivery bays, and EV charging stations.
Spring Farm Village also incorporates smart centre technology and environmental features, including people counters, car counters, cloud-based CCTV, smart meters for gas, power and water, weather stations, duress intercoms, free Wi-Fi, licence plate recognition cameras, smart bathrooms and a building information dashboard.
Public art has been integrated throughout the centre, with works by Tasmanian artists Allan Mansel, Tricky Walsh and Tom O’Hern displayed beneath the car park canopies and across the precinct.
Spring Farm Village is Tipalea Partners’ sixth Tasmanian project. The developer is also progressing Stony Rise Village in Devonport, following the delivery of Glebe Hill Village in Howrah in 2022.
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