There are also people that come and stay in the serviced apartments in the buildings and treat the place the like a hotel (which it's not). It is nice to wake up and look at the city and get the views - and frankly I'm quite happy with the place being quiet in the colder months. Bring it on. It's my home - I do like it here and I wish those that scream out like drunken fools at all hours of the night (until they are moved on by security) would remember that people DO LIVE HERE. My 5c worth! :-)
As someone that actually lives in Docklands, and has lived here for 5 years... I'm quite happy with the place being a 'wasteland'. It is nice to live here, however for people that say it's 'dead', come here in summer on the weekend. The place is a circus. People parking all over the place, you can't get out of your building because inconsiderate people parking across the carpark exit. For a place that's 'dead' and a 'wasteland' there seems a lot of people from the 'burbs visiting on weekends.
This video is rubbish, and is in no way a representation of what the Melbourne Docklands is. It is fair to say that the Melbourne Docklands may be a destination that showcases Melbourne's sophisticated architectural and urban design, however in my opinion, leans more towards a pure waste of money. The docklands is a ghost town, in stark contrast to the Melbourne central business district. Even on pretty good days, there is rarely anyone, except at overpriced coffee shops.
@mailtsauce This is the truth. I had a skate on down there. The place is massive, way bigger than what's in this video and very pretty, very pretty wasteland, I could skate right down the middle of the roads and only move over for the occasional tram... like what the hell. There were quite a few people in the mall bits and the board-walks, though. The shops were boutique, over-priced versions of the CBD shops for women wasting their husband/daddy's money. IMHO: pretty, consumerist, wasteland.
@mailtsauce I very much agree.... the Docklands was a epic fail by the state government... they did it very wrong... it was very dead and boring when i visited docklands too... nothing is happening.. and everyone that was there was a tourist too... so asking directions is hopeless
Dockland is only in it's infancy for goodness sake. Wait until there is a school and and playgrounds. It's essentially a new suburb and is yet to be finished. People have to discover these things.
@Sean117Ply When I posted that comment months ago, I only looked at the negative aspect of the Docklands, but now I see that there could be some hope to the Docklands, and hopefully it won't turn into a Dubai with overpriced houses and low population within the precinct. However, in order to create schools and playgrounds within the Docklands, the investors and builders need to attract "families" towards these areas, but how? when investors are trying to make profits through high prices?
@Sean117Ply Investors and property developers are attracted to these areas and have built high rise apartment complex for the sake of profits and what not, and since these complexes are so advanced in design and whatever and due to the close proximity of the area in regards to Melbourne's CBD, obviously it is going to cost a lot of money, and in order to attract working class families to the area, they need to reduce prices, but how is this possible without making profit losses for developers?
@Sean117Ply When I explored the Docklands, throughout my daily trips to University, I see that the people in Docklands are not the type of citizens that are looking to start a family. The type of people attracted to the Docklands are single people who want to mingle. Obviously, this is a generalisation and I'm sorry for that but this is what I saw with my very eyes. It's also for rich people who enjoy waterfront views.
I was only there a few days ago and it's was fairly busy. I do realise it is 'up market' but there are a lot of rich people out there looking for what the docklands offers. I would love to live there, drive down the road and your in the middle of the CBD. It will pick up.
@mailtsauce I was only there a few days ago and it's was fairly busy. I do realise it is 'up market' but there are a lot of rich people out there looking for what the docklands offers. I would love to live there, drive down the road and your in the middle of the CBD. It will pick up.
There are also people that come and stay in the serviced apartments in the buildings and treat the place the like a hotel (which it's not). It is nice to wake up and look at the city and get the views - and frankly I'm quite happy with the place being quiet in the colder months. Bring it on. It's my home - I do like it here and I wish those that scream out like drunken fools at all hours of the night (until they are moved on by security) would remember that people DO LIVE HERE. My 5c worth! :-)
craig3008 1 year ago
As someone that actually lives in Docklands, and has lived here for 5 years... I'm quite happy with the place being a 'wasteland'. It is nice to live here, however for people that say it's 'dead', come here in summer on the weekend. The place is a circus. People parking all over the place, you can't get out of your building because inconsiderate people parking across the carpark exit. For a place that's 'dead' and a 'wasteland' there seems a lot of people from the 'burbs visiting on weekends.
craig3008 1 year ago
This video is rubbish, and is in no way a representation of what the Melbourne Docklands is. It is fair to say that the Melbourne Docklands may be a destination that showcases Melbourne's sophisticated architectural and urban design, however in my opinion, leans more towards a pure waste of money. The docklands is a ghost town, in stark contrast to the Melbourne central business district. Even on pretty good days, there is rarely anyone, except at overpriced coffee shops.
mailtsauce 2 years ago
@mailtsauce This is the truth. I had a skate on down there. The place is massive, way bigger than what's in this video and very pretty, very pretty wasteland, I could skate right down the middle of the roads and only move over for the occasional tram... like what the hell. There were quite a few people in the mall bits and the board-walks, though. The shops were boutique, over-priced versions of the CBD shops for women wasting their husband/daddy's money. IMHO: pretty, consumerist, wasteland.
skippyau 1 year ago
@mailtsauce I very much agree.... the Docklands was a epic fail by the state government... they did it very wrong... it was very dead and boring when i visited docklands too... nothing is happening.. and everyone that was there was a tourist too... so asking directions is hopeless
paddlepopkid 1 year ago
@mailtsauce
Dockland is only in it's infancy for goodness sake. Wait until there is a school and and playgrounds. It's essentially a new suburb and is yet to be finished. People have to discover these things.
I am certain it will flourish, it's beautiful.
Sean117Ply 1 year ago
@Sean117Ply When I posted that comment months ago, I only looked at the negative aspect of the Docklands, but now I see that there could be some hope to the Docklands, and hopefully it won't turn into a Dubai with overpriced houses and low population within the precinct. However, in order to create schools and playgrounds within the Docklands, the investors and builders need to attract "families" towards these areas, but how? when investors are trying to make profits through high prices?
mailtsauce 1 year ago
@Sean117Ply Investors and property developers are attracted to these areas and have built high rise apartment complex for the sake of profits and what not, and since these complexes are so advanced in design and whatever and due to the close proximity of the area in regards to Melbourne's CBD, obviously it is going to cost a lot of money, and in order to attract working class families to the area, they need to reduce prices, but how is this possible without making profit losses for developers?
mailtsauce 1 year ago
@Sean117Ply When I explored the Docklands, throughout my daily trips to University, I see that the people in Docklands are not the type of citizens that are looking to start a family. The type of people attracted to the Docklands are single people who want to mingle. Obviously, this is a generalisation and I'm sorry for that but this is what I saw with my very eyes. It's also for rich people who enjoy waterfront views.
mailtsauce 1 year ago
@mailtsauce
I was only there a few days ago and it's was fairly busy. I do realise it is 'up market' but there are a lot of rich people out there looking for what the docklands offers. I would love to live there, drive down the road and your in the middle of the CBD. It will pick up.
Sean117Ply 1 year ago
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@mailtsauce I was only there a few days ago and it's was fairly busy. I do realise it is 'up market' but there are a lot of rich people out there looking for what the docklands offers. I would love to live there, drive down the road and your in the middle of the CBD. It will pick up.
Sean117Ply 1 year ago