Long-term army disposals retailer in the Perth CBD Wellington Army Surplus located on the corner of Wellington Street and Pier Street which held its closing down sale in mid 2017 after trading for 75 years. The business in the end took over several shops along Wellington Street with different sections such as Army surplus, camping, jeans and workwear in the different sections of the store.
The site was sold for Brisbane-based Blue Sky developers with the single level shops demolished to construct a 30 floor tower for student accommodation in the centre of Perth. The two level brick building facade on the corner of Wellington and Pier Streets dating from 1897 has been retained and will be incorporated into the new development. It is worth noting that all universities in the Perth metropolitan area are located in the suburbs and not near the CBD which will affect the success of the development.
Posted by AS 1979 on 2018-09-04 00:50:40
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