An inner city landholding capable of accommodating more than 1000 homes and commercial property is a step closer as the last of the State Government tenants gets ready to vacate the site.

The 22ha site at 3 Baron-Hay Court in Kensington — which is riddled with asbestos — is expected to become empty within weeks, ending the four-year transition for staff from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development to alternative sites.

The State Government is probing how to transform the asbestos-riddled site into an “exciting revitalisation project”.

The Kensington site has now been listed on the residential projects site of the Development WA website, with a blurb saying it could one day be the site for homes as well as commercial developments including offices, shops and parks.

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