Five star hotel and restaurant bid for CBD south – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Samaras Construction and Developments is seeking planning consent to build a 175-room hotel at 15-19 Halifax Street.

The site, located just east of King William Street near the City South tram station, is currently a business car park with 34 spaces. The developer bought the 1200-square-metre property in 2021.

Samaras’ application is for a 13-storey, 49.4-metre-tall hotel featuring a ground level bar and a second-level restaurant open to the public. The restaurant would include balcony dining with 12 outdoor seats.

An artist impression of the 13-storey hotel development. Image: PACT Architects

Hotel rooms will span levels three to 11 while a conference room “and/or food and beverage facilities” will be on the top floor, according to the application.

The site is…