The university said in its presentation that the historic Paint Shop warehouse could house its School of Architecture, Design and Planning, saying it was “crucial” to reserve at least 250,000 square meters of creative technology space in the area as soon as possible.
It was prepared to commercially purchase or lease other buildings on the site, including the vacant Chief Mechanical Engineers Building, to meet that need.
Camperdown-based University of Sydney wants to use the traditional paint shop building and chief mechanical engineers building in Redfern-Eveleigh.Credit:New South Wales government
The university said it had not received a response from the government on its proposals, and the rezoning plan for the Paint Shop sub-campus, released in July, appeared to “signal the end of… a positive path to deliver industry-leading innovation.” world”. district at Tech Central.”
Carriageworks, the area’s largest tenant, wants the site to become an exclusive cultural venue.
Instead of mixed-use high-rises, he hopes to turn low-rise industrial buildings into a creative neighborhood with streets, parks, houses, shops, galleries, offices, bars, restaurants, as well as broadcast, film and digital studios. , artist studios and performing arts rehearsal rooms.
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“We envision a hallmark [North Eveleigh] The Creative Quarter within Tech Central builds on the site’s exceptional heritage and serves the state’s creative, tertiary education, and cultural sectors, with Carriageworks at its heart,” their presentation said.
The rezoning proposal includes a five-story office block built on the sawtooth roof of the 135-year-old Paint Shop warehouse, where the state’s passenger trains were refurbished until 1988.
In a joint presentation, Heritage Council of NSW Chairman Frank Howarth and Heritage NSW Chief Executive Sam Kidman said the opportunity to reuse the nationally significant heritage railway precinct was “threatened by potential poorly planned overdevelopment “.
They said the Paint Shop Building’s sawtooth roof was a “tangible reminder of this area’s industrial past” and “an aspect of the building that, in our opinion, should not be compromised.”
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The Department for Planning and the Environment said Transport for NSW may amend its proposal in response to community feedback. It would then be turned over to the department for consideration.
“The department will then assess the amended proposal, and once the issues have been addressed, the completion package will be sent to the Minister for Planning and Housing. [Anthony Roberts] consider approval of rezoning amendments to the local environmental plan for the City of Sydney”.
Separately, this week the government opened expressions of interest for a land lease development at the clothing store subcommissioner, with up to 600 affordable and built-to-rent housing properties.
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