Sydney

15 July 2022

Mixed-Use Tower is DA-Approved in Greater Western Sydney

Sydney-based property developer, FYVE, has released its vision for a new 34-story, 113.2-meter project in the Liverpool neighborhood of Greater Western Sydney, officially called The...

12 July 2022

Plans are Unveiled for North Sydney Tower

Cbus Property has lodged plans for an ambitious US$700-million (US$485-million) 28-story residential tower in North Sydney. The Cbus Property joint venture acquired the site at 173-179...

07 July 2022

Former Mayor Adds Co-Living to Sydney Tower

A former mayor has applied to the Cumberland City Council to build a 14-story, US$38 million mixed-use tower across six adjoining lots in Lidcombe, west...

09 June 2022

Plans Filed for 17-Story Residential Tower in Sydney

Central Element has filed a development application for its 17-story, AU$150-million (AU$106-million) mixed-use tower in Chatswood after it won proposal approval recently. It will be the...

01 June 2022

Heritage-Listed Sydney Pub Goes to Market

The Bar Broadway Hotel, in the middle of Sydney’s southern CBD, is going on the market in June 2022 or the first time in nearly...

20 May 2022

Lower-Carbon Liverpool, NSW, Tower Approved

The second stage of Built’s AU$600-million Civic Place master plan in Liverpool, NSW has been approved. The master plan for the mixed-use precinct was approved...

18 May 2022

Central Sydney Tower to be Recycled with New Extension

FJMT has submitted detailed designs for a tower extension on a crucial corner in Sydney’s CBD for assessment by the City of Sydney. The 11-story, 45-meter-tall...

09 May 2022

Tech Giant's Tower Tops Out in Sydney

Lendlease’s 58-story Salesforce Tower has topped out. The Foster and Partners-designed Sydney Place project at 180 George Street, Circular Quay has taken four years to reach...

06 May 2022

Sydney Scheme, Complete with Retail and a Waterfront Park Plans Revealed

Images have been released of the proposed Central Barangaroo development in Sydney, which will include David Chipperfield Architects’ first job in Australia—a 20-story part-office, part-residential...

03 May 2022

Approval Won for North Sydney Tower

Thirdi and Toohey Miller have won approval for their North Sydney AU$650-million (US$460 million) commercial tower, Warada on Walker. Informed by the 2019 bushfires and ensuing...

21 March 2022

Site Preparations Underway for 55 Pitt Street in Sydney

CTBUH has just received confirmation that a 56-story building, located in Sydney, Australia, is beginning the initial stages of construction. The project is being developed...

14 March 2022

Council Green Lights Residential Development in Sydney

Sydney-based integrated property group, Top Spring Australia, has received official approval from Lane Cove Council on its Development Application for a 1.26-hectare masterplanned community in...

23 February 2022

Tenants Begin to Fill New Sydney Office Tower

Lendlease’s office development ambitions are poised for a major boost as it has struck a deal with British advertising and communications agency WPP to anchor...

11 February 2022

Plans Filed for North Sydney Office Tower

Sydney-based private investor Ying Yu has filed plans for a 37-story office tower for the George Patterson House site in North Sydney. Her company Dynasty ABC...

09 February 2022

30-Story Triptych Tower Heading for Approval in Epping

Scott Carver has designed a 30-story building for 37-41 Oxford Street in Epping, Sydney that would include a 211-unit shop-top housing tower atop a two-story...

21 January 2022

Legal Quagmire Over Fate of Sydney Building

A legal battle is underway over the fate of the crumbling heritage-listed MLC Building at North Sydney. Investa Property Group lodged plans to demolish the...

14 January 2022

Property Group Plans Sydney Hotel

Melbourne-developer ICD Property is planning its next major project, a 56-story tower in Sydney to take advantage of the city’s new business district. The AU$157-million...

03 January 2022

Winning Design Competition Entry to Transform Darling Harbour in Sydney

At the end of December 2021, a design collaboration between Snøhetta and Hassell was announced as the winner of an international design excellence competition to...

15 November 2021

Public Exhibition Opens for Sydney Project

A public exhibition is being held for the Cockle Bay Park project. Henning Larsen was selected as the design architect in 2020, and they have...

05 November 2021

Sydney Tower Completes at 236.5 Meters

The Sydney Greenland Centre in Sydney’s Central Business District has completed. The project has 68 floors and is 236.5 meters (776 feet) tall. Before this...

03 November 2021

Final Stage of Sydney Residential Complex Launches

The final phase of the Sydney apartment complex, The Langston in Epping, is set to launch on 6 November. Developer Cbus Property is rounding out...

25 October 2021

Approval Won for Software Company's New Headquarters in Sydney

Plans have been approved for Atlassian Central, a project that will cost over US$1 billion and will be built next to Sydney’s Central Station. The...

14 September 2021

Expressionist Office Building Proposed in Sydney

An expressionist design for an office building in Sydney’s Green Square has been submitted for planning assessment. Developed by Toga Group, the AU$141 million (US$103...

13 September 2021

Stake in Sydney Landmark Sells at a Premium

AMP Capital has announced it has settled on the sale of the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF)’s 50 percent interest in Sydney’s 200 George...

30 August 2021

Cool Roofs and a Tree in Every Yard Mandated in Sydney Suburb

In a bid to battle the urban heat island effect, a growing Sydney suburb is mandating that residential roofs be installed as cool roofs and...

18 August 2021

Sydney Affordable Housing Project Reaches Completion

The 18-story 11 Gibbons Street residential project in the Redfern suburb of Sydney has been completed, delivering a mix of 40 social and 120 affordable...

13 August 2021

Residential Complex Proposed near Sydney Showground

A 20-story four-building complex has been proposed in Sydney’s Castle Hill precinct. Deicorp is planning to develop a “mixed-use village” on a 7,969 square meter...

06 August 2021

Residential Project in North Sydney Clinches Approval

In Sydney, developer Avenor reports a residential project, East Walker Street, has received gateway determination from the Minister for Planning. In February 2020, the Sydney...

15 July 2021

Three Cross-Laminated Timber Towers Get Go Ahead in Sydney

Three engineered timber office towers worth AU$173 million (US$ 128 million) have been approved for a site in Sydney’s Lower North Shore. The eight, 12-...

02 July 2021

NSW Plots 7,600 New Homes in Macquarie Park, Sydney

The NSW government is planning for 7,600 new homes in Sydney’s Macquarie Park as part of its 20-year strategy that is now on public exhibition....

29 June 2021

Green-Topped Sydney Headquarters Approved

Stockland, the country's largest diversified developer, will break ground on a new AU$1.5-billion (US$1.4 billion), A-grade office tower in central Sydney after securing planning approval...

21 June 2021

Two-Story Penthouses Unveiled at Pair of Sydney Residential Towers

Leading Sydney-based property developer, JQZ, has unveiled an exclusive collection of luxury penthouses which will top their 88 by JQZ residential precinct, currently under construction...

18 May 2021

Sydney Metro Neighborhood Plan Revealed

GPT has lodged plans to build a AU$1.285-billion (US$1 billion) residential tower development near a recently completed Sydney Metro Station. The development on eight super-lots...

13 May 2021

Office Building Planned for Sydney's North Shore

A plan for a 16-story office building at St Leonards has been revealed as part of a project to transform the area on Sydney’s North...

04 May 2021

Residential Complex’s Main Tower Tops Out in Sydney

The tallest structure in a triple-tower mixed-use residential apartment project in Epping, Australia, has topped out. The uppermost floor on The Langston’s 29-story Langston Tower...

16 April 2021

Developers Partner Up for New Sydney Hotel

In a welcome sign of confidence in the hotel sector, private developer Built has announced it has taken on a joint venture partner, ASX-listed Irongate...

06 April 2021

Height Increase in the Works at Sydney Residential Project

Lendlease has moved to increase the heights of one of three residential towers at its AU$4 billion (US$3 billion) One Sydney Harbour development at Barangaroo...

05 April 2021

Twin 80-Story Sydney Skyscrapers Win Approval

Twin 80-story skyscrapers comprising 592 apartments and a hotel will transform Sydney CBD’s skyline after getting the nod from the Sydney Planning Committee. The privately-controlled...

01 April 2021

Master Plan for Future City Takes Shape Outside Sydney

High-rises along a new metro line and 24-hour commercial hubs by 2036 are among plans for Canterbury-Bankstown as part of its billion-dollar-plus vision for the...

29 March 2021

Plans Lodged for Office Extension in Sydney

Charter Hall remains optimistic about future demand for office space, lodging plans for an AU$85-million (US$65 million) extension to its office tower at 201 Elizabeth...

23 March 2021

Tech Hub Plans Progress in Sydney

Plans have been lodged with the City of Sydney for a long-awaited AU$2.5 billion (US$1.9 billion) commercial project in Sydney's emerging Tech Central precinct. The...

22 March 2021

Plans Lodged for Tatts Club Skyscraper

Long-awaited plans to redevelop Sydney’s City Tattersalls Club on Pitt Street have been lodged, complete with a 50-story hotel and apartment tower. The AU$760 million...

05 March 2021

Approval Granted for Sydney Skyscraper

Canadian-based Oxford Properties Group will move ahead on building a 38-story office tower above Sydney Metro’s future Pitt Street Station after the project was approved....

01 March 2021

North Sydney Skyscraper Breaks Ground

Construction has started on an AU$1.2 billion (US$850 million) commercial tower rising to 42 stories above the future Victoria Cross metro station in North Sydney....

18 February 2021

Concept Plans Approved for 1,620 New Homes in Sydney Metro

Landcom and Sydney Metro will advance plans on the Hills showground station precinct after receiving concept approval for a 13 building envelope project ranging in...

16 February 2021

Social Housing Revamps Waterloo Master Plan

Plans for Waterloo Estate south have been overhauled to create fewer high-rise towers, and more social and affordable housing.The master plan for the 12.3-hectare site...

12 February 2021

Architect Announced for Proposed Sydney Office Skyscraper

Property giant Mirvac has appointed New York-based SHoP and local architecture firm Woods Bagot to design its AU$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) commercial precinct in central...

28 January 2021

Developer Submits Plans for North Sydney Tower

Stockland has lodged plans for an AU$500 million (US$651 million) North Sydney office tower as it banks on a post-pandemic return of workers to Sydney’s...

19 January 2021

Super Slim Tower to Pierce Sydney Skyline

A local development syndicate has lodged plans for what could be Sydney’s skinniest tower in the city’s Midtown precinct. Plans have been put forward for...

13 January 2021

Sydney Hotel Project Announces New Construction Contractor

Following its recent purchase of the development and construction rights to The Ribbon hotel project in Sydney’s Darling Harbour from Grocon, leading Australian developer, Greaton,...

17 December 2020

New Metro Station for Sydney's Pyrmont Clears Way for The Star Project

A new Sydney metro station will be built at Pyrmont, according to the final strategy for Pyrmont and Ultimo announced by the New South Wales...

16 December 2020

Plans Lodged For Three Office Towers in St. Leonards, Sydney

Arrow Capital Partners are seeking concept approval for AU$173 million (US$131 million) plans to build three office towers in St Leonards. The eight, 12, and...

15 December 2020

Sydney Office Tower Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Zurich Tower, the new home of Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich), at 118 Mount Street, North Sydney, was officially opened on 15 December, 2020 at...

18 November 2020

Developer Sells Half Stake in 1980s Sydney Tower

Dexus and its office partnership fund have raised AUD$925 million (US$673 million) from the sale of a half share in the Harry Seidler-designed Grosvenor Place...

04 November 2020

Plans Lodged for Waterloo Metro Quarter Mixed-Use Development in Sydney

ASX-listed Mirvac and joint venture partner John Holland have lodged plans for Waterloo Metro Quarter over-station development project in Sydney’s inner south. The AU$900 million...

02 November 2020

Developer Wins Approval for Mixed-Use Sydney Tower

Chatswood RSL Club will build one of the first A-grade commercial towers in Sydney’s lower north shore area in 30 years, after receiving Sydney North...

28 October 2020

New Sydney Tower Welcomes 1,000 Office Workers

Upwards of 1,000 new office workers have begun to fill out the AUD$1.2 billion (US$850 million) 1 Denison commercial tower, the tallest building in North...

22 October 2020

Stage 2 Launch Announced of Epping Sydney Complex

Leading Australian property developer, Cbus Property, has announced the highly anticipated new tower release and Stage 2 sales launch of its major north-west Sydney project,...

13 October 2020

Pyrmont Plans Reignited with Dual Tower Proposal in Sydney

The Star Entertainment Group is poised to lodge a second development application at its waterfront site in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont, this time for...

12 October 2020

Student Housing Developer Wins Approval for Sydney Suburban Student Tower

Student housing developer Wee Hur’s AUD$64 million (US$46 million) construction project in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern has received fast-track approval under the state’s...

25 September 2020

Church in Epping Gets Nod for Aged Care Tower

Plans to build a vertical seniors village in Epping have been approved by the Sydney City Planning panel. The Uniting Church is behind the newly-approved...

08 September 2020

Sixty-Eight Story Sydney Tower Tops Out

Greenland Australia is one step closer to unveiling its latest contribution to the evolving Sydney skyline, following a "topping out" ceremony at the company’s landmark...

01 September 2020

NSW Cuts North Shore Development Heights

The New South Wales government’s vision for St Leonards and Crows Nest has been released with tower heights reduced and the number of dwellings to...

25 August 2020

Office Tower Tops Out in Sydney

The centerpiece of Brookfield Properties’ AUD$2 billion (US$1.4 billion) project topped out 134 meters above the brand new transit hall for Wynyard train station. The...

19 August 2020

Office Tower in Sydney to Stay On Course Despite Remote Work Option

Atlassian chief executive and co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has said he has no regrets about committing the company to anchor a major new flagship building in...

22 July 2020

Plans Lodged for Twin 80-Story Skyscrapers in Sydney

China’s Han’s Group has lodged expanded plans for twin 80-story skyscrapers in Sydney’s CBD after acquiring two new sites on Liverpool Street. The developer has...

14 July 2020

Plans Lodged for Office Tower in North Sydney

Fund manager Investa, with joint venture partner Oxford Properties Group, is pushing ahead with a major North Sydney project, lodging plans for a AU$500 million...

09 July 2020

Forty-Two Story Over-Station Development Approved in Sydney

A new AUD$1.2 billion (US$840 million) commercial tower set to rise 42 stories above the future Victoria Cross metro station in North Sydney has officially...

02 July 2020

Tower Owners Face Insurance Bill in Sydney

Opal Tower residents have filed legal proceedings against the NSW state government to fix the “cracks of the building industry” after finding 500 new defects....

25 June 2020

New Hybrid Timber Tower To Be Built in Sydney

Sydney could soon be home to what is claimed to be the world's tallest hybrid timber building if a new project comes to fruition.BVN design...

22 June 2020

NSW Fast-Tracks AUD$4.7 Billion in New Approvals

An AUD$1.2 billion (US$830 million) over-station development at the future Victoria Cross metro station in North Sydney has topped the latest list of projects to...

17 June 2020

New Laws Shake Up Developers in NSW

Following high-profile construction failures at Opal Tower and Mascot Towers, regulators will now be armed with a suite of powers to ensure buildings are constructed...

03 June 2020

Office Headquarters Tops Out in North Sydney

CBRE Global Investors has topped out its 118 Mount Street project in North Sydney, set to become the new headquarters for Zurich Financial Services Australia....

26 May 2020

One Barangaroo Tops Out in Sydney

Crown Sydney has topped out, reaching the vertical limits of the 272-meter-high hotel resort and residences at One Barangaroo. After four years of construction, Crown...

20 May 2020

Two-Tower Complex Tops Out at Sydney Olympic Park

Mirvac has topped out its AUD$460 million (US$303 million) mixed-use Pavilions development in Sydney's Olympic Park in the same week as the ASX-listed developer won...

18 May 2020

Plans Resubmitted for Sydney CBD Tower

ASX-listed developer Mirvac has resubmitted plans for its AUD$1 billion-(US$652 million-) plus premium office tower at 55 Pitt Street in the Sydney CBD. The Circular...

05 May 2020

Approval Won for Central Station Complex in Sydney

Listed property giants Dexus and Frasers have received the green light to progress AU$2.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) plans for two towers at Sydney’s Central Station....

23 March 2020

Design for Skyscraper in Sydney’s Darling Harbour Released

Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen has designed a 183-meter-tall skyscraper as part of its redevelopment of Cockle Bay Park on the Sydney waterfront. The development...

25 February 2020

Mixed-Use Skyscraper Tops Out in North Sydney

A new AUS$1.2 billion (US$790 million) mixed-use skyscraper has topped out in North Sydney, now among tallest buildings in the district, according to its developer,...

17 February 2020

Sydney Commercial Tower to be Demolished to Make Way for Residences

Chinese-backed developer Aqualand is set to demolish SAP’s old headquarters at 168 Walker Street in North Sydney in order to make way for a AUS$1...

10 February 2020

High-Rise Hotel Proposed for Sydney’s Darling Harbour

ASX-listed casino operator Crown Resorts has unveiled early images for Sydney's first six-star hotel and its serviced apartments at One Barangaroo, a controversial AU$2.4-billion (US$1.6-billion)...

06 February 2020

Mixed-Use Development to Rise at New Transit Hub in Sydney

Development approval has been granted for the AU$750 million (US$505 million) Macquarie Exchange community business district, which aims to convert a 15,260-square-meter site into four...

05 February 2020

Proposal for Mixed-Use Complex in Sydney Harbour Revised

Plans for a commercial office tower at its Harbourside Shopping Centre have been scrapped by Mirvac in favor of an unsolicited proposal to the New...

19 December 2019

Residents Return to Sydney Tower After Extensive Repairs

Opal Tower builder Icon has cleared residents to return to the Sydney apartment building, which was evacuated 12 months ago after cracking was discovered in...

11 December 2019

Cap on Building Heights in Sydney Removed

The New South Wales (NSW) government has given in-principle approval to new planning controls that will see a 40-year cap on building heights in Sydney's...

26 November 2019

Sydney Tower Market Sees High Trading Activity

Property investor CBRE Global has picked up the under-construction, 21,012 square-meter property in North Sydney that will be the headquarters of Zurich Financial Services Australia,...

22 November 2019

Application Rejected for Luxury Hotel and Casino Project in Sydney

Plans for the new luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel and apartment tower at The Star casino complex in Pyrmont have been rejected by the state’s Independent Planning...

14 November 2019

University in Sydney Prepares to Transition to a New Campus

The New South Wales Government is calling on the community to make their voices heard on Western Sydney University’s proposed AU$260 million (US$176 million) new...

22 October 2019

Technology Hub Next to Sydney’s Central Station Gets Anchor Tenant

More than a year after premier Gladys Berejiklian first flagged plans to transform the southern end of Sydney’s CBD into a tech and innovation hub,...

10 October 2019

Tech Giant Becomes Tenant, Wins Naming Rights to New Sydney Tower

Sydney’s tallest building will be dubbed the “Salesforce Tower Sydney” after its newly-announced anchor tenant, with the US software giant taking up nearly 50 percent...

02 October 2019

Architects Shortlisted for Sydney’s Cockle Bay Wharf Project

Six architectural firms have been shortlisted as part of the international design competition for the AU$650 million (US$436 million) redevelopment of Sydney’s Cockle Bay Wharf....

26 September 2019

Sydney’s 60 Martin Place Completed

Investa Commercial Property Fund and Gwynvill Group’s 33-story 60 Martin Place tower in Sydney’s legal precinct has reached practical completion. The Hassell-designed tower, constructed by...

18 September 2019

Two Towers Being Built Above Rail Station in Downtown Sydney

Sydney’s central business district will see its first purpose-built, build-to-rent skyscraper as part of a major twin-tower development led by Oxford Properties. The appointment by...

06 September 2019

One Sydney Hotel Tower Gets Green Light, One is Put on Hold

Singaporean developer SC Capital Partners’ plan for a $750 million, 55-story luxury hotel in Sydney is one step closer to reality. Planning Minister Rob Stokes...

30 August 2019

Billion-Dollar Apartment Tower in Sydney Embraces “Friendly Neighbor” Design Scheme

After securing approval in 2015 to amend the 150-meter height limit on the site, Coombes Property Group and its joint venture partner Mirvac have lodged...

29 August 2019

Sydney Tower’s “Provision for Defect” Fund Falls Short

Since the evacuation of Opal Tower at Sydney’s Olympic Park, Construction giant ICON claims it has spent AU$24 million (US$16.2 million), despite putting only AU$1...

23 August 2019

Planning Rules Under Review for Sydney CBD Fringe Precincts

The Greater Sydney Commission has been directed to “immediately review” the Pyrmont and Western Harbour precinct’s planning rules, in a recent announcement made by premier...

21 August 2019

Billion-Dollar Development in Sydney Moves Past Legal Battle

The New South Wales government has reached a settlement with Lendlease and Crown Resorts over the Barangaroo sight lines dispute, in a move that ensures...

07 August 2019

Sydney Master Plan to Employ Smart Cities Design Concept

Property developer Mulpha Australia recently won developmental approval for one of the first timber commercial buildings as part of its AU$3 billion (US$2 billion) Norwest...

12 June 2019

Unit in Sydney’s Oldest High-Rise Apartment Complex For Sale

A three-bedroom apartment unit in Sydney’s first residential high-rise building is going to be available for purchase soon. Built circa 1923, the grand building, named...

06 June 2019

Property Giant Secures 95 Percent of Leases at North Sydney Skyscraper

Dexus’ North Sydney office tower has reached practical completion, with the property giant securing final leases for the 100 Mount Street asset. The AU$600 million...

15 May 2019

A Consortium of Developers Wins Support for the Cockle Bay Revamp in Sydney

A joint proposal by a consortium of high-profile developers has won the support of an independent planning panel for the AUD$1 billion (US$690 million) redevelopment...

17 April 2019

Social, Collaborative Office Tower Proposed for Sydney

Chinese-backed Maville Group has proposed an AU$66 million (US$47.2 million) office tower in North Sydney, with nearly 20 percent of the property devoted to coworking,...

01 April 2019

Sydney Wrestles with Plans for High-Rise Casino

The City of Sydney has expressed dissent towards casino operators, with a counselor describing The Star and the James Packer’s new Crown casino as “insulting”...

21 March 2019

Infinity Development in Sydney’s Green Square Nears Completion

SKYE Suites Green Square will be opening its doors over the coming months as part of the AU$575 million (US$409 million) “Infinity” development in Sydney’s...

15 March 2019

Sydney’s One Barangaroo Reaches New Construction Milestones

Following 14 months of construction, the One Barangaroo hotel and casino development stands almost 120 meters above the harbor, with the first level of the...

01 March 2019

Report on Sydney’s Opal Tower Blames Structural Design, Construction Flaws for Cracks

The Opal Tower final report, made public on March 1, 2019 after a two-month investigation, found that critical hob beams in the residential tower were...

31 January 2019

Construction Starts on Waterloo Mastery in Sydney

Construction has commenced on Sydney-based Crown Group’s “resort style” AU$500 million (US$ 500 million) development in Waterloo. The project, developed in partnership with Japan’s Mitsubishi...

02 January 2019

Residents in 36-Story Sydney Tower Evacuated, Remain Stranded

The developer of a Sydney high-rise building which had to be evacuated on Christmas Eve says it has been “stunned” by structural defects which have...

11 December 2018

Ryde Garden Has Officially Reached Completion

Country Garden Australia’s first project, known as Ryde Garden, in Sydney’s North Ryde, has officially reached completion, with buyers now moving into the first of...

28 November 2018

Sydney’s Transit-Oriented Waterloo Tower Scheme Proceeds to Next Stage

The planning process for development over the new Waterloo Station in Sydney's inner south has shifted into its next stage. Sydney Metro is seeking approval for...

05 April 2018

Builder Named for Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney

AMP Capital has commenced construction on its Quay Quarter Tower at 50 Bridge Street in Sydney after securing a AU$900 million (US$692 million) investment from...

04 April 2018

Architect Appointed for Green Square Project in Sydney

Developer Crown Group has announced the appointment of renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma as the designer of its new 19-story tower in Sydney’s Waterloo. The...

27 March 2018

Metro Martin Place Proposal in Sydney Gains Key Approval

Macquarie Group has cleared another hurdle in its unsolicited plans to build two Sydney office towers in Martin Place above the existing Martin Place railway...

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