johne23
Reviews
"Don't buy into Doclands. It is for AirBNB and international students hot bedding and trashing the area."
Restaurants are terrible
Residents are students living 4/5 in one bedroom flats and drunken AirBNB tenants
Trash everywhere including mattresses
State promised a park but gave a shocking football oval for people from poor suburbs who leave garbage
District can not attract any quality stores as no one in docklands has any disposable income to buy anything but essentials
Dockland is becoming a slum
It's obviously the same guy with nothing better to do, or an agenda to knock the docklands. I am actually looking at the area to relocate - where would the main shopping dining area be, and which is the best residential high rise.
I am not the same guy and I am not an agent. I have lived here for 6 years and Docklands is a disgrace. It's primary claim to fame is turning Buxton into the 127th wealthiest Australian on the back of mainly cheap 1 bedroom flats. The State government under Bracks wanted to have a low rise suburb. Sold as the Albert Park by the water. It is dirty, had wind vectoring with all the high rise. It is dirty and is rapidly turning into a slum. It's for rental to international students and AirB&B. I suggest you buy elsewhere. The shops are all low level with many vacant. John
He definitely is a troll.
The main shopping precinct is in NewQuay. It has the District Shopping centre and Costco.
Lot's of places to eat.
A few restaurants on the harbour in NewQuay but not many. I've said it many times, It's great place to live if you like a quiet, and relaxed suburb but if you want more people and restaurants then Southbank with the Casino may suit you.
I find Docklands really calming, yet exciting. The lovely parks are awash with Australian natives, attracting a variety of birdlife. It is a wonderful place with great infrastructure. Docklands is a real gem.
Obviously the same guy, and posted 2 negative comments on the same day under JOHN. Anyway, Docklands may not suit everyone, but its got a lot going for it, and I agree with the comments above: safe, quiet, fabulous infrastructure. The chance of docklands turning into a "slum" is about... zero.
Docklands may not be for everyone I have not lived there but do have IP and I woul
.I would be keeping for long term as planning to have a base in the CBD in future
Total BS! Don't believe anything that is being said here.
I've lived here for 8 years.
As for Airbnb tenants, there hasn't been any tourists in 12 months because of lockdowns /Covid.
Docklands has 2 shopping centres, one called the District Docklands and the other called DFO Spencer Street.
Obviously covid has stopped tourism which this inner city suburb heavily relies on so that has sent many businesses around Docklands including in the Melbourne CBD to close.
Definitely not a slum, lots of families, plenty of parklands and a genuine community presence.