A concrete slab on Parramatta Road set to be transformed into apartment buildings will now include more units for essential workers, a new masterplan reveals.
The Joinery, Annandale, will be built on a WestConnex site, formerly used to facilitate the construction of tunnels, a stone’s throw from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
An artist’s impression of The Joinery, which will include 577 homes, 220 of which will be set aside for essential workers. Credit: Landcom
The government-owned land will be developed into about 577 new homes, 220 of which will be set aside for essential workers – an extra 20 homes than previously announced.
Workers – including nurses, teachers, police officers and firefighters – will be offered the build-to-rent units at a discounted rate. The development will also include ground-floor retail space and new pedestrian links between Parramatta and Pyrmont Bridge roads.
Construction is slated to begin in 2026 and the first residents to move in by 2028.
The extra homes will be particularly important for housing young people, Premier Chris Minns said on Monday.
An artist’s impression of The Joinery, which will include 220 essential worker rentals. Credit: Landcom
“Most of the challenges that we face in our economy at the moment involve access to housing, whether it’s industrial disputes that we have with unions in the state – and that’s because union members and their leadership understandably are saying to the government, we are currently having to pay massive rent and massive mortgages to live and work in the city,” Minns said.
Landcom, the government’s developer, is proposing to rezone the land to allow building heights up to 77 metres, or about 21 storeys.
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