2. BENNELONG – 1,3,5 & 7 Macquarie Street, Sydney
The Bennelong apartments are located right across from the Sydney Opera House overlooking the beautiful Sydney Harbour. Street level of the Bennelong apartments is home to a wide variety of fine dining restaurants and bars or if your looking for to absorb Sydney's arts and culture you could take a short stroll over to the historic Rocks area, Museum Of Contemporary Art or take in one of the many performances from Opera to theatre held at the Sydney Opera House.
On site facilities at The Bennelong apartments include a 25 metre pool and an adjoining gymnasium as well as security access.
3. QUAY GRAND – 61 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Quay Grand, a 15-storey building, 47m tall, containing 129 apartments and 151 car spaces over 4 basement levels, completed in March 1999. It has a 3 storey colonnade, containing retail and restaurant space. There are 31 luxury apartments on the upper levels with separate lobby and lifts; the remaining 98 one and two bedroom apartments are mostly serviced apartments. The site of the former 10-storey ICI House, completed in 1958; demolished in late 1996.
4. THE QUAY – 2 Phillip Street, Sydney
The Quay, a 29-storey residential building comprising 2 x one bedroom caretaker units, 18 x two bedroom units, 16 x three bedroom units, 7 x four bedroom units, 1 x one-storey penthouse, 4 x two-storey penthouses and parking for 51 cars on levels 4 to 8; built in 1984.
5. THE ASTOR – 123 Macquarie Street, Sydney
The Astor, a residential building of 13 storeys plus basement, comprising 4 units per floor, built 1922-1923 and opened in October 1923; architects Esplin & Mould. The first apartment building in Australia to be owned under Company Title.
6. RENZO PIANO - 155 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Renzo Piano, known as 155 Macquarie Street was completed in mid 2000. On the site of the former 9-storey Premier's Wing, part of the NSW State Office Block complex, opened in 1967 and demolished in 1997. A 17-storey residential apartment building, with frontage to Macquarie and Bent Streets. The tower includes a lower ground floor restaurant, ground floor restaurant, cafe, and retail, communal recreational facilities on levels 1 and 2, and 62 apartments. The developments on properties 18 and 18A share 4 levels of basement parking for 216 cars (109 commercial/107 residential) built under both properties, with access from Phillip Street and Phillip Lane. Built at an estimated cost of $270 million (for both developments). Builders were Lend Lease and Civil & Civic. Architect was Renzo Piano of Italy. Developed as a joint venture between East Asia Group (50 per cent), Lend Lease Development (25 per cent) and Mirvac (25 per cent). Winner of the Royal Australian Institute of Architect's Wilkinson Award for housing and the Sulman Award for public buildings in 2004.
7. 185 Macquarie Residences - 185 Macquarie Street, Sydney
185 Macquarie Residences, a 15-storey residential tower, completed in November 2006. The building comprises 42 residential units, two ground level retail units plus seven levels of basement car parking for 51 cars. Developed at a cost of $34,287,000. Developer, Tower Holdings. Architects, Crone Nation. Builders, Grocon Constructors. Strata subdivided in December 2006. The site of the FAI Insurance Building, a 13 storey building demolished in mid 2004.
8. QUAY WEST – 100 Gloucester Street, Sydney
Quay West, a 40-storey residential, commercial and retail building completed in 1991. Residential area comprises 198 residential units and serviced apartments on a strata title leasehold basis and undercover and basement parking spaces for 746 cars on 4 levels. Retail area comprises 1,082 sqm on the ground floor; finished early 1992. Commercial area (Canada House), 111 Harrington Street, comprises 7 levels of office space; finished early 1992, entrances are to Gloucester Street and Harrington Street. Gross office area 8,931 sqm. Net office area 6,665 sqm. Commercial area (Quay West Business Centre) comprises 8 suites on Gloucester Street level; finished early 1992. Entrance to Gloucester Street. Gross office area 315 sqm. Quay West car park, operated by Mirvac Parking comprises 598 permanent and casual car spaces on 9 levels; opened in 1990. Refurbishment of the foyer of Canada House was completed early 1999. A major upgrade and two stage refurbishment of the hotel commenced in 2003. The first stage, valued at $4m, involves the renovation of 135 one and two bedroom suites and is scheduled for completion by September 2003. The second stage will involve a refurbishment of common areas, meeting rooms, the restaurant and bar.
9. COVE – 129 Harrington Street, Sydney
Cove Apartments, a 43-storey building comprising 213 residential units including 10 penthouses starting from level 31 and nine basement parking levels, completed in 2003. The heritage listed five-level St Patrick's Hall to Harrington Street was refurbished and integrated with a four-level commercial building to Gloucester Street. The podium was designed to raise apartments above the sun blocked lower stories. Unique construction and support techniques were used to preserve the heritage listed church hall and archaeological remnants found during construction. Meinhardt NSW and Grocon Contractors received a Buildings and Structures 2004 Engineering Excellence Award for the project. Architect, Harry Seidler. Builder, Grocon. Engineer, Meinhardt NSW. The former buildings used for various church activities were demolished in 1998.
10. PORTICO – 2 York Street, Sydney
Portico and the Scots Church restoration, completed in early 2006. A 12-storey tower built above the newly restored Assembly Building and Scots Church. The building has 148 residential units, with 6 studio units, 97 one-bedroom units, 43 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units, retail on the ground and some commercial space. There are 55 apartments in the church structure and 96 new apartments in the Portico Tower. The restoration of the original Scots Church building won an MBA Excellence in Construction Award in 2006 for best restoration of a historic building up to $5 million. Developers, Westpoint Group. Architects, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer. The site of the first Scots Presbyterian Church in Sydney, built between 1824 and 1826 and demolished in 1926 to make way for the widening of York Street as a southern approach to the Harbour Bridge. The present church was built between 1929 and 1930, a little further east but virtually on the same site.
11. THE YORK – 5 York Street, Sydney
The York, a 28-storey residential building completed in early 1982, including 153 apartments, a full sized outdoor heated pool, landscaped garden and sauna on level 6 and three levels of car parking for 106 cars. The entrance and foyer were refurbished in 1995. The site of the former Red Cross Blood Bank, once Petty's Hotel, demolished in 1976.
12. BRIDGEPORT – 38 Bridge Street
Bridgeport, a 17-storey residential unit building. A conversion of the former Dalgety House (built 1966), completed in September 1998. An additional three storeys were added and the existing building converted to provide 4 x three bedroom, 23 x two bedroom, 103 x one bedroom and 27 x studio apartments, three retail/commercial suites and two levels of basement for 22 cars.
13. STAMFORD ON KENT & OAKS GRAND – 183 & 187 Kent Street, Sydney
Stamford on Kent and Oaks Grand, formerly Caltex House, a 15 storey building with 5 levels of basement parking was completed in 1959. The building was gutted and converted into a 28-level building for residential and hotel use with the works completed in early 2000 at an estimated cost of $220,000,000. Levels 10-28, known as Stamford on Kent, comprises 157 residential apartments (25 x one-bedroom, 82 x two-bedroom and 50 x three-bedroom). Levels 1-9, known as Oaks Grand, comprising 128 apartments plus ground level retail space and a gym on level 1 were converted from hotel units to residential units by July 2002. Architects, Kann Finch; the suites and public areas were designed by interior designers Hirsch Bedner Associates. Levels and unit numbers with 4 have been omitted.
14. OBSERVATORY TOWER – 168 Kent Street, Sydney
Originally the 20 storey IBM Centre, Observatory Tower was completely re-designed and extended, opening as a residential building in 1996. During construction, additional levels were added to the building, and the "west pod" was attached, increasing the building's height to include 27 levels of apartments pool, gym/health club, library, ground floor retail facilities and parking for 244 cars. The building's unique colour and eye catching gold rooftop tower identify Observatory Tower as a prominent feature of the Sydney skyline. The building comprises 198 apartments, and is acknowledged as one of Sydney's finest residential apartment buildings. Observatory Tower has full time management, 24 hour Concierge services, undercover parking, and modern residential facilities.
15. STAMFORD MARQUE – 161 Kent Street, Sydney
Stamford Marque Apartments, completed in early 2007, a 28-storey residential building with a total of 80 residential units and 10 basement levels of parking for 88 cars. There are 36 one bedroom units of 68 sqm plus 12 sqm balcony; 34 two bedroom units of 117 sqm plus 33 sqm balcony; 4 two bedroom plus media room units of 150 sqm plus 42 sqm balcony; 4 three bedroom units of 201 sqm plus 40 sqm balcony; and two 2-storey four bedroom penthouses of 359 sqm internal plus 191 sqm rooftop. The developer omitted levels 4,14 and 24 due to market considerations. Developer Stamford Land Corporation through subsidiary Fontelle Holdings Ltd; builder Barclay Mowlem; project manager Anthony Rice; exterior architect Kann Finch; interior architect Burley, Katon and Halliday. The site of Mann Judd House, built in 1965 and demolished circa 2002
16. THE GEORGIA – 155 Kent Street, Sydney
The Georgia, a 28-storey residential building containing 19 three-bedroom units, each occupying an entire floor, on levels 7-25 and a 4-bedroom, 2-storey penthouse on levels 26 and 27; completed in April 1998. The 3-bedroom units have a total area of 230 sqm (including balconies), the penthouse 430 sqm. Car parking for 40 cars is on two basement levels and levels 1 to 6 and accessed by a drive in/out hydraulic lift. There is a caretaker's flat on the ground floor, a function room on level 2 and swimming pool and gymnasium on level 6. Developed by 155 Kent, designed by Errole Palazetti, built by Multiplex, project managed by Lynsolo and building services by Timar Partnership. The site of the Dumbarton Castle Hotel, a 3-storey building, built in 1907 and demolished late 1996.
17. HIGHGATE – 127 Kent Street, Sydney
Highgate, a 27-storey residential apartment building, comprising 213 apartments, 4 penthouses; several levels of parking; ground floor retail and lobby. Facilities include pool and gym. Formerly Esso House which was built to 19 storeys in 1971. The building was totally reconstructed and converted to residential apartments, including an additional eight floors and new facade with the works being completed in August 1995.
18. TOWNS PLACE – 25A Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Towns Place is an exceptional residential establishment in the Walsh Bay precinct, overlooking the panoramic vista of the most beautiful harbour on Earth. This stylish and contemporary development offers 65 luxurious one (2 only), two and three-bedroom apartments with large entertaining balconies, Miele appliances, storage facilities, pool, gym as well as abundant car parking. Retaining the original carved sandstone walls of Towns Place and Dalgety Road as a monumental feature, these apartments enjoy the amenity of a stunning new north facing plaza and café, just metres from the many delights of the harbour foreshore.
19. THE SHORE – 17-21 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
The off-the-plan sale in March 2000 of the Pier and Shore Apartments set a new Australian record with almost $400million worth of real estate exchanged in almost 10 days!
Capturing an exceptional balance between Walsh Bay’s rich heritage, sympathetic contemporary design, and the vision to revitalise Walsh Bay to create Australia’s finest new residential address, these 239 spectacular new residential apartments – with 49 boat moorings – have now replaced the previously decayed and termite infested Pier 6/7 and adjacent foreshore buildings. Pier 6/7 is truly a landmark building, re-built entirely over water with brilliant foreshore views, stunning contemporary architecture, high-quality finishes and innovative features such as the unique operable louvre system, whilst the Shore Apartments integrate sympathetic new construction with the imposing 100-year old Hickson Road brick façade.
20. THE PARBURY – 1 Pottinger Street, Walsh Bay
An enormously successful residential release with these exceptional apartments selling off-the-plan in October 2001 in just 4 hours! The Parbury features 33 exceptional new residences overlooking the Walsh Bay precinct and Sydney Harbour. With high-quality finishes and stunning contemporary architecture, the apartments are an extraordinary balance between Walsh Bay’s rich industrial heritage, sympathetic contemporary design, and Australia’s finest new residential address. As an extraordinary highlight, carefully preserved and displayed below this building are the recently discovered ruins of one of Sydney’s earliest homes - dating back to the 1820’s.
21. 8 HICKSON ROAD – 8 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Architecturally contemporised for a low maintenance quality lifestyle, this development consists of only six whole floor architecturally reinvented luxurious apartments in part of the historic Bond Metcalfe warehouse complex (originally built in 1912). Offering waterside city living with a N-E aspect and a scenic outlook towards the nearby Bridge and Campbell Cove’s harbour foreshore walk.