FAQ

Mirvac has obtained approval to develop the site into a mixed use development with a maximum total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 87,000sqm, comprising 42,000 sqm GFA of residential area, and 45,000sqm GFA of office and retail area.  This will equate to  approximately 24,000 sqm of office space, 7,000 sqm of premium retail space and around 265 luxury apartments within a 42 storey residential tower. The 10,000 sqm of public domain includes a new 3,500 sqm Waterfront Garden, as well as a widened Waterfront Promenade for the community to visit and enjoy.

The Harbourside Concept Plan (SSD 7874) was approved on 25 June 2021. This included planning parameters to guide future detailed design and construction, including:

- Demolition of the existing shopping centre building and existing structures on the site
- Maximum building envelopes and heights
- Maximum Gross Floor Area (GFA) floorspace limits of 87,000sqm for the new, comprising 42,000sqm of residential, 45,000sqm of retail and commercial
- Design Guidelines and a Design Excellence Strategy
- Future on-site car parking rates

All future development applications are required to be consistent with the Harbourside Concept Plan (SSD 7874) that has already been approved. These will be lodged in a staged fashion as per below

- SSDA1 for civil works comprising construction of basement retention structure and bulk excavation was lodged in June 2022 and approved on 02 March 2023.
- SSDA 2, a detailed application for the  construction, and operation of the future mixed-use building, including the retail and commercial podium, residential tower, and basement, will be lodged in late 2022.
- SSDA 3, a detailed application for the construction and use of the surrounding public domain, new ‘Waterfront Garden’ public open space, and pedestrian bridges, was lodged in June 2023.

Demolition and civil works have commenced. The overall development is expected to be completed in mid-2027, though  we are planning to have some areas of ground floor to be open ahead of this, which will be completed in a staged fashion.

A competitive design competition was conducted in late 2021 in accordance with the Design Excellence Strategy approved in The Harbourside Concept Plan (SSD 7874) consent.  From a field of six architectural teams, the Snohetta & Hassell partnership, were announced as the winners of this process, in December 2021.

Snøhetta is an internationally renowned architecture practice from Norway, with studios in Oslo, San Francisco, Innsbruck, Paris, Hong Kong, Adelaide and Stockholm.

Hassell is an Australian architecture practice, with local studios in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, and internationally in London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Shanghai and Singapore.

More information can be found on our design partners by visiting their websites, snohetta.com and hassellstudio.com

Mirvac recently hosted a community engagement session to gather feedback regarding the public domain design. Please contact consultation@ethosurban.com for further information.

Pyrmont bridge will remain open and preserved during the construction of the Harbourside renewal project. There will be upgrading to paving at the western approaches to the bridge, but this will not impact access to it.

A Social Impact Assessment is being carried out in relation to the Harbourside Renewal Project which will provide a variety of recommendations.

Acknowledging the pressure of affordable housing for the wider Sydney community, Mirvac’s public benefit offer includes a monetary contribution of $5.2m towards the delivery of affordable community housing.

Mirvac will oversee future activation works in the immediate precinct. The final scope and design is to be developed with Place Management NSW and may include such things as public art, specialist lighting, WI-FI, AV&P.

The project itself also involves the delivery of public benefit infrastructure including in-kind public domain works. Mirvac will fund and deliver over 10,000sqm of functional public domain works in kind, including:

- A widened Waterfront Promenade (4,800sqm): providing a range of intimate and open dwell spaces for residents to enhance the precinct’s connectivity and the waterfront experience,
- A new publicly accessible park - Waterfront Garden (3,500sqm) adjacent to Pyrmont bridge providing a town square, for both everyday community gathering, and curated events and activation,
- A new and improved pedestrian route  that will directly connect Bunn Street to the Darling Harbour waterfront boulevard via a new pedestrian bridge and through-site link through the development
- New public stairs adjacent to Pyrmont Bridge to improve access to the Darling Harbour Waterfront Promenade
- New public stairs connecting the new public park Waterfront Garden to the Darling Harbour Waterfront Promenade. These will also serve as places to sit and enjoy performances and other activations on the Waterfront Promenade
- Retention and upgrade of the northern pedestrian bridge.

Yes, there will be approximately 265 residential units.

Mirvac has engaged urban planning and engagement specialists at Ethos Urban to manage all community enquiries regarding the Harbourside renewal project.

The team can be reached via email at consultation@ethosurban.com or phone on 1800 870 549