Belmont
McKenzie Street, Belmont
About the project
With the completion of our McKenzie Street, Belmont residential development, Housing Choices is proud to provide architect-designed, environmentally sustainable affordable homes. Delivered through a community housing model, this project fosters resident support and community connections.
Developed in partnership with Homes Victoria under the Victorian Government’s $5.3 billion Big Housing Build, the McKenzie Street project comprises 29 thoughtfully designed apartments across two double-storey buildings by Kennedy Nolan Architects. Each apartment maximises cross-ventilation, shading, and access to communal gardens. Features include double-glazed windows, water-efficient fixtures, recirculated water, and low-impact materials, alongside gardens designed for gathering, food production, and resident enjoyment. All dwellings meet Livable Housing Australia Silver Level, 7 Star NatHERS, and 5 Star Green Star standards.
Located near Belmont’s vibrant shopping precinct, public transport, walking and cycling trails, parks, and the Barwon River, this development is ideally positioned for residents. Homes will primarily be offered to senior applicants from the Victorian Housing Register and Housing Choices will provide tenancy and property management services and initiate community-building programs.
Housing Choices is an award-winning, Victorian-based national community housing provider and developer with extensive expertise in affordable and social housing, tenancy, property management, and community engagement.
What is community housing
Over 20,000 Victorian households currently live in community housing-owned and managed homes. They are from all walks of life – single people, couples, young families, older women, newly arrived Victorians and people with disability.
The community housing sector is a long standing and vital component of the Australian housing spectrum, alongside public housing and private housing. ‘Social housing’ is an umbrella term that includes both public housing and community housing. It generally indicates housing that involves some degree of rental subsidy. In Victoria, public housing is managed by Homes Victoria. Community housing is owned or managed by non-government, not-for-profit, registered housing agencies like Housing Choices.
Community housing providers are regulated by the Victorian Housing Registrar and hold specialist expertise in property development, property management, tenancy management and community development. We provide safe and secure homes to those who live on low incomes, often with disability. We are committed under our charter to deliver safe, secure and affordable homes to low-income renters, help residents maintain stable tenancies, and ensure they have access to support services and live in communities that will improve their circumstances and life opportunities.
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