Development could soon begin on the empty block on the corner of Northbourne Avenue and Wakefield Avenue.
Canberra-based developer Geocon has been given conditional approval by the planning authority to build 505 apartments on the site, which has sat empty since the vacant government offices were demolished in 2023.
The mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments would be spread across two nine-storey and two 14-storey buildings according to the application, and would be serviced by 712 car parks across four levels of basement car parks.