West Perth Altona 22 Office

22 Altona Street, West Perth is a single-storey building constructed in 1965 on a 650m² site in West Perth. The property was originally used as offices and was approved for conversion to a single house in January 2025.

For many years the building was occupied by the Architects Board of Western Australia and the Committee of Architectural Education. The property was formerly owned by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) before being sold to Majicyl Pty Ltd on 23 March 2007 for $3,861,000.

Following the purchase, the property was periodically offered to the market. It was listed for lease in May 2008, December 2010, March 2015, July 2016 and June 2023.

The site has been the subject of two redevelopment proposals. On 9 March 2010, the City of Perth conditionally approved demolition of the existing office building and construction of a ten-level mixed-use development. The project did not proceed.

In 2018, Urbanista Town Planning lodged a development application seeking approval to demolish the existing building and construct a nine-level residential development valued at approximately $6.2 million. The proposal comprised 23 apartments and 27 car parking bays, including a one-bedroom apartment, twenty two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom apartments. The development was never constructed.

On 5 June 2024, the City of Perth inspected the property and found it was being used for residential accommodation despite only being approved for office use. Council officers determined the building was being occupied as either a residence or a form of lodging house accommodating more than six people. An enforcement notice and Emergency Building Order were subsequently issued requiring the property to be vacated within 14 days and restricting its use to its approved Class 5 office classification.

A development application seeking approval to change the use from office to single house was subsequently lodged and approved on 7 January 2025.

Majicyl Pty Ltd remains the owner of the property and owns more than 100 properties across metropolitan Perth, including numerous residential properties in Hocking and Madeley.