MAB Corporation also has proposed to build, 120 affordable housing apartments, 305 market sale apartments and up to 200 build-to-rent and aged care apartments and 1,180 car parks.
Around 1.5 hectares or 25 per cent of the total site would be set aside for public open space under the plan.
The government said there would be 11,500sqm of commercial and retail space featuring an “Employment Hub” and the developer would also restore and reopen former gasworks buildings and tunnels.
The former gasworks site on Chief Street in Bowden once produced the gas to light Adelaide streets during the 1800s, with its southern end listed as a state heritage place.
It was purchased by the State Government in 2010 and is part of the wider $1 billion Bowden apartment and townhouse development.
The development site. Image: Renewal SA
The Adelaide Football Club was one of four local and interstate developers who were short-listed by government agency Renewal SA to develop the site.
The club, which is currently based at West Lakes, has been looking for a home closer to the city since AFL matches moved to Adelaide Oval.
It initially proposed bulldozing North Adelaide’s Adelaide Aquatic Centre and building a new $65 million training and community complex at the park lands site.
But it later withdrew its bid after suffering an economic hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In May last year, the club announced it had joined forces with Melbourne developer Pelligra to pitch a new clubroom, office and housing development for the gasworks site.
At the time, it was reported that the Crows had proposed purchasing the land from the government for a small fee, under the condition that it would cover the costs of remediation and upkeep.
The club is also considering a building a training and administrative facility at Thebarton Oval.
Building its base at Thebarton would put the Crows in a share arrangement of a modern community football precinct with the SANFL and Adelaide Football League. The club would be in a lease arrangement with the City of West Torrens for 42 years (by a 21-year agreement with an extension for another 21 years).
