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Council approves 'skinny' Newcastle West office building on gateway siteThe commercial building on the corner of Stewart...
13/12/2023

Council approves 'skinny' Newcastle West office building on gateway site

The commercial building on the corner of Stewart Avenue and Hunter Street has been proposed by Newcastle development firm Spartohori Pty Ltd, the company that leases the office building across the road from the council.

The planned commercial building exceeds the narrow site's floor space ratio limit by 71 per cent, or nearly 1500 square metres, but councillors voted to approve it at a development applications committee meeting.

The proposed Spartohori building is 13 metres wide.

Newcastle architects CKDS designed the glass-fronted building with a distinctive pattern of "triangulated hoods" to mitigate against the western sun.

Unique co-living tower with communal art space a first for the cityA UNIQUE $18 million co-living tower has been approve...
13/12/2023

Unique co-living tower with communal art space a first for the city

A UNIQUE $18 million co-living tower has been approved by the City of Newcastle.

Sydney developer Good Housing, which specialises in disability accommodation, originally lodged concept plans for a 15-storey unit block with 72 rented rooms and a communal art space on Denison Street.

The concept was sent back to the drawing board a number of times throughout the assessment process and was eventually reduced to 12 storeys with 51 rooms nestled between 'The Store' development, Newcastle Interchange and Bob Jane T-Marts.

The project is understood to be the first development in Newcastle designed under co-living provisions in the Housing State Environmental Planning policy put in place in 2021.

While any physical works would require a further development application, the proposal would see smaller private rooms built around shared living areas, a dedicated community artist space, an outdoor terrace on Level 2 and a communal rooftop space.

The proposal would provide nine car space, five motorbike parking spots and space for up to 50 bicycles.

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