John Stokes Square redevelopment
Latest updates
- Nightcliff Police Station Scheduled for Early 2021 Completion - Media release - 18 September 2020
- 100 Extra Territory Jobs and Election Promise Met: John Stokes Square Residential Precinct Construction to Begin - Media release - 29 June 2020
- John Stokes Square redevelopment update - Fact sheet - May 2020 PDF (399.1 KB)
- Creating jobs and safe, vibrant communities: John Stokes 24-hour police station construction underway - Media release - April 2020
About
John Stokes Square in Nightcliff is under redevelopment to improve the quality of social housing, and to provide new amenities and public space. The redevelopment includes:
- a 24-hour Nightcliff Police Station
- 78 new social housing units specifically designed for seniors and people living with disabilities
- a pedestrian friendly link between the Nightcliff Village and Nightcliff Shopping Centre
- new public open space and the expansion of local amenities.
Map
Previous announcements
- John Stokes Square redevelopment update - Fact sheet - April 2020 PDF (1.3 MB)
- John Stokes Square redevelopment update - Fact sheet - January 2020 PDF (970.5 KB)
- Creating jobs and safer communities: New 24-hour police station at John Stokes - Media release - August 2019
- John Stokes Square redevelopment demolition commencement - Fact sheet - May 2019 DOCX (1.1 MB)
- Safer communities and creating jobs: Demolition tender award for John Stokes - Media release - May 2019
- John Stokes Square redevelopment - Fact sheet - March 2019 PDF (588.6 KB)
- Creating jobs: John Stokes redevelopment: A step closer - Media release - March 2019
More information
Nightcliff Police Station
The new Nightcliff Police Station will provide improved proximity and visibility to assist police in keeping the community safe and help reduce antisocial behaviour in the area.
The new Nightcliff Police Station includes:
- a 24-hour police station
- muster rooms to cater for general-duties officers
- interview rooms
- car park
- break-out spaces.
Construction is currently underway and is expected to be finished in 2021.
Social housing
The redevelopment will provide 78 new social housing units specifically designed for seniors and people living with disabilities comprising:
- three new, purpose-built, four-story housing accommodation blocks
- 66 one bedroom and 12 two bedroom units
- space for non-government organisation on the ground floor and internal parking with storage spaces
- communal breakout areas within each level in each unit block
- communal gardens.
Construction is currently underway and is expected to be finished in 2021.
Improved public and pedestrian friendly spaces
A number of upgrades to improve public amenity and create pedestrian friendly spaces will be delivered as part of the redevelopment.
Some of the upgrades include:
- traffic upgrades on Progress Drive to create a safe, pedestrian friendly link between the Nightcliff Village and the Nightcliff Shopping Centre via the redevelopment
- landscaping and lighting
- car parking reconfiguration.
Refer to the above map for more details.
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Contact
Hotline: 1800 517 341
Email: feedback@truenorthcomm.com.au
Last updated: 10 August 2020
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