Looking for a new apartment in inner Melbourne that's close – as in really close – to public transport?

A love of footy wouldn't hurt either as the site on offer is right next door to the home of the mighty Western Bulldogs, reigning AFL premiers.

VicTrack is investigating the potential to develop an area of under-used land next to the northern entrance to West Footscray Station, opposite Whitten Oval. Supplied Credit:Ravensdale, James

A dusty patch of dormant rail land, wedged between West Footscray station, the Geelong Road overpass and Whitten Oval, is being offered to developers who might want to turn it into affordable inner-city housing.

It doesn't look like much now: two derelict rail buildings heavily tagged with graffiti, a few trees and a warehouse that is used by a Rotary charity that helps family violence victims, homeless people and refugees.