Plans to redevelop a sprawling carpark in the heart of Leederville have stoked fears for the future of one of Perth’s only dedicated youth live music venues.

The City of Vincent is pressing ahead with plans to convert more than 12,000 square kilometres of parking space at Frame Court and The Avenue in the bustling inner-city suburb.

The Y HQ youth live music space in Leederville will be demolished as part of a major redevelopment. There are plans to replace it, but the city’s young music fans aren’t convinced.

Under the council’s vision, the carparks would be converted to office space, a multistorey public car park, as well as public space. The council values the land at $34.7 million, and as part of the redevelopment would get a car park worth between $35.5 million and $38.1 million.

At a meeting in July, councillors moved to begin the process of a land transaction with developer Human-Urban, but the project’s inclusion of the land encompassing Y HQ building on Frame Court that has young music fans concerned.

Source: The Age

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