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07/05/2024
A world-class precinct at Hunter Street in Sydney’s CBD is one step closer with the first stage of the planning process complete for 2 x over-station commercial towers. Hunter Street Station includes two sites – the east site between O’Connell and Bligh streets and the west site on the corner of George and Hunter streets.
The approved plans for the east site are for a 58-storey tower, with a permitted floor area of over 84,000 sqm of floor area, including a podium for retail and commercial uses.
On the other hand, the west site will feature a 51-storey building with over 70,000 sqm of floor area, including over 66,000 sqm of office space. This site also includes the adaptive reuse of the former Skinners Family Hotel for retail use. The hotel is a heritage-listed former pub built in the 1940s and is one of the last remaining Old Colonial Regency buildings in Sydney CBD.
Photomontage of Hunter Street Station West
With construction commencing in 2023, these commercial towers will be linked directly by Sydney Metro West to thousands of new additional homes being turbocharged by the NSW Government.
The construction of Sydney Metro West represents an exciting opportunity to incorporate global best practice for placemaking and environmentally sustainable development, and to apply innovative thinking to create new city icons. The delivery of integrated station development enables Sydney Metro to be more than just a transport project, but also a defining city building opportunity that revitalises precincts and communities, leaving a legacy, and shaping Sydney for generations to come.
The proposed development will create a place-based outcome that successfully integrates transport infrastructure, ground level retail and commercial land uses. The Hunter Street Station acknowledges growth opportunities within Central Sydney and seeks to establish parameters to attract more businesses in a well-connected location reducing reliance on private transport modes whilst continuing to ensure the growth of Sydney CBD.
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