The Square

2022 - 10 - 16

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Yagan Square 'ghost town' in heart of Perth CBD to undergo $8.4 ... (ABC News)

The WA government will spend millions of dollars on a five-level hospitality venue in an effort to breathe life into the embattled Yagan Square in the heart ...

we see it as exciting for the city and a great opportunity," he said. "What we're trying to do is open up Yagan Square ... "There needs to be a plan for the revitalisation of the whole of the centre of Perth," he said. He said Nokturnl, which is the group behind The Beaufort in Highgate and Old Synagogue in Fremantle, would deliver a "premium" hospitality venue that would appeal to all ages, tourists and residents. Mr Carey acknowledged the "previous model" of Yagan Square had not worked, and the precinct had failed to live up to its potential. The design will also feature a "keg room" to demonstrate the "inner workings of a pub".

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Will new design make Yagan Square hip again? (WAtoday)

The owners of nearby Perth venue The Shoe Bar are “cautiously optimistic” about plans to revitalise the struggling square in the heart of the CBD.

But it’s definitely going to be a drawcard to the CBD and Yagan Square, for sure.” “The building was designed badly. But If you go back to the start, it was a very successful precinct ... “It’s exciting and it’s going to be a fantastic thing for Yagan Square now that the university is starting to get built and there’s going to be a lot more people around the next three to four years,” Higgins said. “I’m cautiously optimistic but it’s a bit of a surprise because it’s nothing like Yagan Square was intentionally going to be when it first opened,” Glynn said. The owners of Perth venue The Shoe Bar — located in the CBD’s struggling Yagan Square — are “cautiously optimistic” about new plans to revitalise the precinct’s market hall.

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Perth's Yagan Square to undergo $8.4 million redevelopment with ... (PerthNow)

Yagan Square will undergo a multi-million dollar redevelopment as a five-floor hospitality mecca, with a beer hall, live music and a retractable roof.

The building itself, despite its flaws, is a really unique canvas.” Plans have been lodged but are yet to be approved by DevelopmentWA. A glass restaurant on a newly-constructed mezzanine level will seat about 150 people, overlooking the beer garden and spanning the length of the existing water feature. [Revealed in The West Australian,](https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/perths-yagan-square-to-undergo-84-million-redevelopment-with-beer-hall-and-retractable-roof--c-8549554) Works on the long-struggling site — which has long become a symbol of the city’s stagnation — will start in six weeks, and is due for completion in October next year. The embattled Yagan Square will undergo a multi-million dollar redevelopment as a five-floor hospitality mecca, with a beer hall, live music and a retractable roof. Hospitality gurus Nokturnl have signed a 30-year-lease for the CBD site, revealing plans to more than double the size of the complex to 3000sqm, with a capacity for 1500 people.

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