Mulpha wins tender to develop site opposite Norwest Metro Station
Mulpha has been selected by the New South Wales Government as the successful tenderer to develop the site adjacent to the Norwest Metro Station.
The site, at 25-31 Brookhollow Avenue, Norwest, is intended to serve as the central civic gateway for the rapidly emerging Norwest town centre.
Mulpha’s vision for the site includes three multi-level towers which will sit atop two biophilia-designed mixed-use podiums, integrating business, education, and retail uses. The podium and a vibrant public plaza will be activated by community spaces and retail, delivering dining and retail shopping convenience.
Mulpha’s Head of Developments, Tim Spencer, said they are thrilled to have been chosen to activate the landmark development site which will be the civic gateway to and from Norwest, and an integral component of Mulpha's broader planning vision for Norwest.
"It will be the centrepiece in delivering another step-change to the Norwest Smart City vision. Importantly, it will be a transit-oriented commercial development that aims to increase job supply in Sydney’s northwest and set the benchmark for the next phase of Norwest’s vibrant business centre," Spencer said.
"We want to create an environment that engages people and fosters the connectivity and creative energy that will underpin Norwest as a lifestyle destination and dynamic business centre in the global knowledge economy. This won’t just be somewhere to pass through on your way to somewhere else. It will be central to ensuring Norwest is a great place to live, work and play."
The development will be designed to seamlessly integrate with the Norwest Metro Station and other social amenities, residential and business facilities which are planned for Norwest City, complemented by extensive parklands, pedestrian paths and cycleways connecting the site to greater Norwest.
In developing the site, Mulpha will work closely with Landcom, Sydney Metro, Hills Shire Council and the State Government, to ensure planning requirements are met and the development delivers on its full potential.
Mulpha’s selection as the successful tenderer to develop the site demonstrates its market leading position in the North West of Sydney and is recognition by the State Government of Mulpha’s commitment to sustainability and quality outcomes.
Mulpha’s commitment to sustainability was also acknowledged by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) which has supported Mulpha’s ambitious new sustainable residential development Norwest Quarter in the Hills with an $80 million green loan to cut energy costs by as much as 50 percent. The CEFC position is being matched by an $80 million green loan from ANZ.
Construction is underway on the first stage of the zero-carbon 9-tower residential development, which will be one of the most ambitious in Australia in terms of sustainable practices, initiatives and design considerations.
Mulpha has also recently completed construction of ‘The Bond’ - a 12,000 sqm commercial building in Norwest. This landmark timber and glass building has a focus on health and medical tenancies to support Norwest Private Hospital and add vital health infrastructure to The Hills.
Prior to completion of The Bond, Mulpha sold 100 percent of the 64 strata suites, ranging from 50 sqm – 840 sqm, to a mix of owner-occupiers and investors, reflecting a testament to the strength of the emerging suburban office market, post-Covid.
Mulpha’s selection as the successful tenderer to develop the Norwest Metro Station site coincides with the lodgement of Mulpha’s planning proposal for the adjacent Norwest Marketown Shopping Centre which, if successful, will cement Mulpha’s long term vision for Norwest Business Park and drive the next
phase of the town centre.
Already one of Australia’s largest master-planned business park with 800 organisations employing over 30,000 people, Norwest is set to potentially double the number of jobs over coming decades as it takes its place as a key precinct in Sydney’s economic growth corridor.