Queen Victoria Market’s new foods hall is nearing completion with traders envisioned to start out fitting out their stalls early this year. 

The $5.5 million revamp of the aged foodstuff court strike a milestone in December with the Metropolis of Melbourne saying a new metal roof experienced been mounted. 

“Work is now underway to put in crucial providers, complete the façade and healthy out the building’s inner walls and areas, in advance of we can hand more than the new internet sites to traders early in the new 12 months,” Lord Mayor Sally Capp said.

“The contemporary and inviting foods corridor will be a vivid indoor eating place for the sector, enticing far more guests to the precinct and making it even a lot easier for traders to run their businesses.”

“It will swap the market’s existing 1980s food items court, which was out-of-date and hampered the potential for traders to innovate and trade.”

 

The new room promises to present a diverse selection of delicacies kinds and beverage offerings across takeaway, informal eating and dining places.  

 

Attributes involve new flooring, a contemporary fit-out with new solutions and features, a lot more greenery and further room for people today to sit and take in. 

The project, which kicked-off in February last calendar year as component of the market’s $260 million precinct renewal method, has confronted delays after present underground providers have been uncovered to be in bad condition and essential upgrading.

This was also coupled with building industry delays, such as a lack of materials and challenges with sub-contractor resourcing.

When construction is under way, pedestrians and vehicles are staying diverted about the site. The relaxation of the market continues to be open.

As section of the new-glance food items hall, expressions of curiosity had been sought in 2021 for cuisine and food specialities, with current foods court entrepreneurs also in a position to use, but as CBD Information reported final year, it remaining two shops – Café Verona and Funk Fish – unsuccessful in their bid to have their leases renewed. •

 

Caption: A new metal roof had been installed at the new foodstuff corridor, which will open up quickly.