Another Clarke St flipper!

An approved permit for a 69-storey mega tower for 55 Clarke St has been put on the market by its developer.

The new follows last year’s purchase of an approved permit for the controversial and super-skinny 74-storey Elysium tower directly opposite at 54-56 Clarke St, which was approved way back in 2013.

Colliers International has launched an international expression of interest for developer NewCity Development Pty Ltd’s approved project, with the campaign due to end on June 13.

Issued with planning approval in 2016, the Elenberg Fraser-designed project comprises 565 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, ground floor retail space and three street frontages.

While Clarke St represents one area of Southbank in desperate need of activation, local residents in neighbouring buildings on City Rd have long opposed the two high-rise projects.

The owners’ corporation (OC) at Bank Apartments on City Rd opposes the two development’s considerable height and has long been vocal about Elysium’s lack of separation from its own building.