Another data center is being planned in Melbourne, Australia.

As reported by the Urban Developer, investment firm and property developer Perri Projects has filed plans for a data center in West Footscray, west Melbourne.

The proposal is for a new four-story data center on a 2.72-hectare site at 1 McArthur Street and 63 Sunshine Road. The site is currently home to a four-story warehouse, known as the Goldsbrough Mort and Co Ltd Woolstore building.

Further details on the data center, which would be located close to NextDC’s M3 facility, were not shared.

The plans for the Perri Melbourne Data Centre are now before the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning through its fast-track option, the Development Facilitation Program. A subdivision permit has already been granted by the City of Maribyrnong Council.

Central Godown Pty Ltd is listed as the applicant, which has joint ownership of the site with Albert Kennedy Pty Ltd, according to the title deed. Perri Projects director David Scalzo is listed in ASIC records as the director of Central Godown.

Greenbox Architects has designed the plans for the project.

“Sited adjacent to the heritage-listed Goldsbrough Mort & Co Woolstore warehouse in West Footscray, the Perri Melbourne Data Centre was designed as a modern interpretation of the heritage facade to the rear,” Greenbox said on its project page. “A rhythm of brick bands and glazed panels intersected with strong vertical columns, gives the data center a strong presence on Sunshine Road, while respecting its surroundings.”

The Goldsborough Mort Woolstore is listed as of regional historical and architectural significance.

“This and the adjoining Australian Estates wool stores represent the height of the development of the wool and pastoral industries in Victoria,” according to the Victorian Heritage Database. “The scale of the architecture of these buildings reflects the prosperity of the firms and the great contribution of the wool industry to Australia's trade and growth in the post-war period.”

Goldsbrough Mort & Co was an Australian agricultural business that dates back to the 1840s; after a series of mergers, the firm trades today as Elders Limited.

Part of the wool store site was previously approved for redevelopment by Perri for a project that would include warehouses, offices, and food and drink premises.

Perri Projects is a Melbourne-based private investment and property development group; the company is involved in industrial, commercial, and residential developments across the city.