A WHARF dating from the earliest days of Melbourne will be integrated into a new office and retail precinct on the north bank of the Yarra River that will form the ''missing link'' between the river and Docklands.

The $100 million project will consist of a 13-storey office building on Flinders Street, a revamped heritage goods shed with cafes and restaurants looking onto the river, and a park that will be the new ''front door'' to the heritage-listed Mission to Seafarers building.

An artist's impression of the North Wharf.

Once completed, North Wharf will form part of a 290-metre promenade along the north bank of the Yarra. It will be linked to Docklands via the new Jim Stynes Bridge, a pedestrian and cycling underpass of the Charles Grimes Bridge that will connect through to the ANZ headquarters.

The North Wharf developer, Asset1 WTC, is a group of Melbourne private investors that owns the neighbouring Yarra River properties - the World Trade Centre, WTC Wharf, the former Congress Centre and the Crowne Plaza.