Tomkins has been appointed builder for Freshwater Village, a Woolworths-anchored retail and mixed-use development set to create a new commercial heart for the growing community of Griffin.
Developed by Wattle Run Developments and delivered under a Design and Construct contract, the project will transform an approximately 25,953m2 site on the corner of Brays Road and Arcadia Drive into a complete neighbourhood shopping village.
The development includes a new Woolworths supermarket with Direct to Boot covered pickup, a BWS store, mall and specialty retail tenancies, a two-level commercial building incorporating a medical centre, an outdoor dining precinct and public piazza, together with extensive car parking, landscaping and site infrastructure.
Civil works are now underway. Early works centre on a piled and shotcrete retaining wall along the western boundary, a critical path element that unlocks the Woolworths building pad and enables completion of the northern access road. Major inground services follow, including sewer and stormwater networks, two large detention tanks and a bio-retention basin for stormwater quality treatment.
Construction is staged across four separable portions, allowing the supermarket and adjoining retail to be delivered first, followed by the medical precinct, the dining and cafe buildings and the external car parks and landscaping.
The site sits within an established residential area, with upgrades to all three surrounding roads being delivered concurrently by separate contractors. Traffic management, site access and programme are being closely coordinated with these external works, and the future development area of the site is being used for contractor parking to keep worker vehicles off neighbouring streets.
When complete, Freshwater Village will give Griffin residents a genuine local centre: a place to shop, dine and access everyday services without leaving the neighbourhood.
