West Ryde $90.8m Shoptop Plan Lifts Height Fivefold
An ageing two-storey commercial building on a West Ryde corner would give way to a 22-storey tower, lifting height limits more than fivefold under plans now on display.
Property developer Scion Group would redevelop its own head office site at 96 Anzac Avenue into a $90.8 million tower with 145 apartments, 29 co-living rooms and four ground-floor retail tenancies under a proposal now on exhibition until February 23.
The 3149sq m corner block is within the West Ryde town centre, 16km north-west of the Sydney CBD and about 150m from West Ryde Station.
An earlier council proposal sought to raise the existing 15.5m height control to 49.5m before being withdrawn.
The current 18-to-22 storey scheme rises to 80.3m under a State Significant Development pathway granted in March last year under the Housing Delivery Authority.
Concurrent amendments to the Ryde Local Environmental Plan would increase floor space ratio from 1.25:1 to 5.36:1.
Scion development manager Georgio Jabbour told The Urban Developer the project would redevelop the group’s existing base at West Ryde.
“We are committed to delivering something that will enhance the area,” Jabbour said.
“This project is about replacing a tired commercial site with a higher-quality mixed-use outcome near transport, and offering locals more options to housing, all delivered with the same standards that underpin our 4.5 Gold Star iCIRT rating.”
Designed by Turner, the scheme would comprise 16,878sq m of gross floor area, including 609sq m of retail.
The developer said early designs respond to the Sydney Water pumping station opposite the site, referencing the area’s industrial character within the tower form.
Residential mix includes 29 one, 92 two and 24 three-bedroom apartments.
Co-living accommodation would occupy levels one to three.
Four apartments are proposed as affordable housing, equating to 3 per cent of residential gross floor area, to be managed by Whitechapel Community Housing for 15 years.
“The development intentionally has an array of housing diversity, not only differing sizes, but affordable housing and co-living,” Jabbour said.
Three basement levels and podium parking would provide 195 car spaces, including 17 accessible spaces, alongside 57 bicycle spaces and six motorcycle spaces.
Access is proposed via an existing shared easement from Anzac Avenue.
Landscaped area accounts for 33 per cent of the site, including 7.65 per cent deep soil planting.
Scion is constructing its 62-apartment Chatham Road project at 2-6 Chatham Road, due for completion this year, and recently secured a 4.5 Gold Star iCIRT rating.
