Urban's top most read articles in Sydney in 2023
Like most markets nationally, Sydney's off the plan apartment market had its fair share of ups and downs in 2023.
Overall sentiment was positive, with developers and agents reporting that buyers are showing a willingness to transact on good product.
Most readers last year were craving fresh projects, with news about project launches top of the category list for 2023.
We've wrapped up the most consumed news articles in Sydney in 2023, as we look ahead to what 2024 has in store.
Builder appointed for $400 million City Tattersall Club redevelopment
The redevelopment of the City Tattersall Club in Sydney's CBD has progressed with the appointment of Richard Crookes Constructions as the builder.
The joint venture between First Sponsor and ICD Property secured development approval for the project at 194-204 Pitt Street in November 2021.
The plan involves replacing most of the existing building with a new 50-level tower comprising 241 apartments and a high-end hotel with approximately 110 rooms.
The heritage ground floor area will be preserved but undergo significant upgrades. Richard Crookes Constructions will collaborate with project architects Fjmt and BVN Architecture to deliver guest rooms and residences honouring the site's heritage.
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How Piety Group are attracting first home buyers and investors to ONE The Waterfront apartments in Wentworth Point
Despite concerns about rising interest rates, Piety Group and Laver Residential Projects have implemented an industry-first freeze on interest rate hikes to attract buyers, resulting in increased demand through Christmas and into 2023.
Piety Group offers free strata levies and a limited-time offer for a five per cent deposit exchange at their Wentworth Point apartment precinct, ONE The Waterfront.
Additionally, first-home buyers can avoid stamp duty on apartments under $1.5 million as part of the NSW Government's First Home Buyer Choice scheme.
Rozelle Village, former Balmain Leagues Club redevelopment, set to launch
Heworth is set to launch Rozelle Village, a vibrant mixed-use precinct developed on the former Balmain Leagues Club site in Sydney's inner west.
Marketed through CBRE, the development centres around a new village square with retail spaces and apartments above. Recently amending the approved development application, Heworth seeks to reduce the number of apartments from 167 to 147 and change the mix to include more two and three-bedroom units.
Scott Carver Architects and Richards Stanisich collaborate on the project, envisioning a cultural and community-focused precinct that integrates residential, commercial, and public spaces.
Read more: Rozelle Village, former Balmain Leagues Club redevelopment, set to launch
First look: Double Bay's Knox Street to get facelift with Koichi Takada development
Renowned Eastern suburbs developer Eduard Litver, known for the Bondi Pacific redevelopment, is set to introduce an unprecedented project to Double Bay, collaborating with Japanese architect Koichi Takada.
The mixed-use development, located at 27-37 Knox Street opposite The Cosmopolitan Centre, features retail and food spaces on the ground floor, commercial space on levels 1-3, two large double-storey apartments on levels 4 and 5, and parking across the basement and level 1.
The proposed development aims to harmoniously enhance the streetscape with contemporary design elements, including sculpted timber-look aluminium framing, timber batten screens, glazing, and upper-level planting, according to the Urban Design Report by AE Design Partnership.
Read more: First look: Double Bay's Knox Street to get facelift with Koichi Takada development