City Freeholds lodge second stage of Wentworth Point masterplan
City Freehold Projects are continuing their development descent on Wentworth Point, lodging plans for the second stage of their masterplan on Hill Road.
The first stage, Block D, is costing a reported $121 million, and is due for completion in June 2023, with the latest plans lodged for Block C.
Some 300 apartments are set to be constructed across four buildings, which will range in height from seven-storeys to 20-storeys.
Tower one will be the grandest tower of the lot, soaring 20-storeys, with a 16-storey shoulder and 144 apartments. Tower two will top out at eight-storeys and will include 57 residences, while towers three and four will max out at seven-storeys, with approximately 50 apartments penned for each. A six-storey link building will also connect towers two and four.
A mix of one, two, two-plus and three-bedroom apartments will be delivered across the towers, with architecture firm Bates Smart engaged to handle the designs.
The 9,053 sqm site will be bounded on three sides by new roads, Monza Boulevard to the northwest, Marine Parade to the southwest and Verona Drive to the northeast. A new public park is also set to be delivered across from Monza Boulevard, as part of the next stage of Block B.
The main entry and primary address for the development is located below tower one, diagonally facing the future public park on Monza Boulevard. Secondary entrances and communal amenities activate the public pedestrian link which will connect Block D to Block B.
The three tower forms come to ground and are emphasised with a vertical facade expression, producing an elegant elongated form.
In tying in with Block D, and the developing family of buildings forming the masterplan, a collection of townhomes line the base of the podium, with precast concrete, bronze metal fins and glazed screening making up the upper levels of the apartments.
“We propose a refined facade approach which contrasts strong horizontal expression on the streetwall buildings with an equivalent vertical expression to the tower,” Bates Smart said in their application plans.
A communal green podium will make its home across level three, providing an open connection between the buildings and residential amenities. The podium is set to feature a gym, working spaces and quiet rooms, as well as a lounge with media facilities and barbecue space across the open podium. Further amenity will be provided across level 17, where a dining room and lounge open out to a rooftop terrace and pool.
The apartments that will face the podium will benefit from enlarged private courtyards which are shielded by planted buffer zones and concealed fences.