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15/04/2024
Sydney Central City Planning Panel is in receipt of Parramatta CBD latest co-living proposal.
Under the fresh plans lodged with Parramatta Council on 5 April 2024, Club Parramatta’s multi-storey carpark at 7 Macquarie Street will be bulldozed to make way for a residential and commercial block where occupants in 273 rooms would share facilities such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Situated on circa 1,900 sqm of mixed-use land, the developer is proposing 9,355 sqm of residential GFA and 1,907 sqm of non-residential GFA over 16-storeys. The 11,262 sqm building will feature three lobbies to direct people to the retailers, the commercial tenancies on level 1 and the residential accommodation above. The third level atop the podium includes terraces where residents can relax among garden beds while there are also co-living rooms and communal facilities, including a rooftop terrace and swimming pool on level 15.
As part of a pre-lodgement meeting with council, the developer proposed 17-storeys and 279 co-living rooms, but this involved multiple variations to the DCP setbacks and 54-metre height limit, which was not supported by council. Originally, in 2022, the developer obtained consent for a 13-storey mixed-use development.
Existing multi-level carpark at 7 Macquarie Street
The project is a high-quality transit-oriented development that will provide both housing choice and employment generating floorspace in a location that enjoys excellent access to metropolitan public transport. By providing co-living accommodation close to transport nodes within a city centre, residents will benefit from reduced commuting times and improved access to employment opportunities.
Co-living is compact rental accommodation for occupants with minimum tenancies of 3 months. Communal facilities offset the smaller room sizes and a key difference with boarding houses is that the developments are not a type of affordable housing and do not need to be managed by a registered community housing provider.
Co-living projects must contain at least 6 private rooms and include fully furnished, ready-to-occupy private and shared spaces, for which the relevant housing manager is responsible.
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