Located at the corner of Queen and Therry streets, next to Queen Vic Market, the Munro Development is a $500 million project that includes 500 undercover parking spaces, 490 build-to-rent apartments and a hotel with 110 serviced “microapartments”. It’s also the site of narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services, unveiled late last month.
“In the last financial year, our collection of libraries welcomed nearly one million visitors – and we’re expecting this patronage to nearly double with the opening of narrm ngarrgu,” Lord Mayor Sally Capp said in a statement. “Melbourne’s CBD is one of our fastest-growing residential areas, with its population expected to more than double in the next 20 years. That’s why we’re delivering this important service for our community.”
The library provides a range of services, stretching beyond the remit of a traditional…