St Kilda watering hole poised for big changes
Mr Hunt this week quietly resigned from a senior executive position at Melbourne-based developer MAB Corporation.
The property veteran, along with an associated company, has submitted plans to extend the Sunday trading hours, double patron numbers and renovate one of St Kilda Road's few watering holes, The Brasserie, on the corner of Moubray Street.
The venue, in the west wing of the historic 1866 Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind building, was until recently better known as the Belgian Beer Cafe.
It is on a block of land opposite the playing fields of exclusive private school Wesley College that was subdivided in 2009, and a portion of which will house a 19-storey, 332-apartment development recently launched by Malaysian developer SP Setia.
The liquor licence for The Brasserie restricts patronage from 7am to 1am six days a week and from 10am to 11pm on Sundays.
Planning documents show the venue's owners want to extent the Sunday trading hours to match the rest of the week and increase patron numbers from 260 to 400.
The garden area will accommodate up to 1300 people, according to the plans.
Any alterations or work on the RVIB building will need to be approved by Heritage Victoria.
The RVIB building also houses the licensed function centre, Ormond Hall, and creative artistic spaces, called the Chapel and Studios.
Mr Hunt previously worked for Sydney developer Lang Walker and national property group Mirvac.
He was recruited to MAB four years ago to revitalise its residential projects.
Mr Hunt did not return calls. "He is now working on his own private developments," an MAB spokeswoman said.
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Frequently Asked Questions about this Article…
Kevin Hunt is a property heavyweight who recently resigned from a senior executive role at Melbourne-based developer MAB Corporation. He and an associated company have submitted plans to renovate and extend The Brasserie, a pub in a heritage-listed building on St Kilda Road, and are working on the project as private developers.
Planning documents lodged by the owners propose demolishing part of the tavern to extend the premises, renovate the venue, double patron capacity from 260 to 400, extend Sunday trading hours to match the rest of the week, and expand the garden area (plans show the garden could accommodate up to 1,300 people).
The Brasserie occupies the west wing of the historic 1866 Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB) building, on the corner of Moubray Street and St Kilda Road. The RVIB building is heritage-listed and also houses Ormond Hall and creative arts spaces called the Chapel and Studios.
The current liquor licence restricts patronage from 7am to 1am six days a week and from 10am to 11pm on Sundays. The owners want to extend Sunday trading hours so Sundays match the rest of the week (effectively extending Sunday trading to 7am–1am).
Yes. The article notes that any alterations or work on the RVIB building will need to be approved by Heritage Victoria because the building is heritage-listed.
Yes. The block opposite The Brasserie includes playing fields for Wesley College and was subdivided in 2009. A portion of that block will house a recently launched 19-storey, 332-apartment development by Malaysian developer SP Setia.
The article mentions MAB Corporation (where Kevin Hunt was a senior executive), SP Setia (the Malaysian developer behind the nearby 19-storey residential project), and references Kevin Hunt’s past work with Sydney developer Lang Walker and national property group Mirvac.
The article says Mr Hunt did not return calls. An MAB spokeswoman confirmed Mr Hunt quietly resigned from his senior executive role and said 'he is now working on his own private developments.'
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