Parramatta. $1.6 billion project closer

Parramatta City Council’s hopes over the past decade on the redevelopment of Civic Place are becoming closer to realisation with the developer, Grocon, expected to lodge a DA early this year for phase one of the $1.6 billion project to commence in July. Construction is expected to commence, in early 2011, of council’s new administration block, library, art gallery and council chambers, on the corner of Smith and Macquarie streets, adjacent to Sydney Water’s head office, completed in March 2009. The site includes the Australia Post property. When the total project is completed it could include 100,000 square metres of A-grade office space and some 9000 workers.