Friday 20 July 2012

Parramatta. Towers in Parramatta Swuare

Lord Mayor Lorraine Wearne will announce today, at the annual State of the City Address, the first two buildings in its 3-hectare Parramatta Square area, formerly known as Civic Place. Grimshaw and Architectus are expected to lodge DAs in a few months and, once approved, council will seek development and finance partners. Grimshaw’s winning design is a 65-storey mixed-use tower on the Hungry Jack’s site on the corner of Church and Darcy streets. Architectus designed a 27,000-square-metre office tower on the corner of Macquarie and Smith Streets.

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Parramatta. Heritage building for sale

Endrim, one of North Parramatta’s oldest buildings, in North Parramatta, is on the market and expected to fetch $2.5 million. The heritage-listed building, built in 1851, and containing the legal practice of Lewarne & Goldsmith, is on a 3700-square metre site, on the corner of Sorrell and Harold streets. The legal firm is expected to locate next door.

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Parramatta. 334-seat restaurant approved

Parramatta City Council has approved a 334-seat Bondi Pizza Bar&Grill outlet, at 320 Church Street, in the heart of the CBD “eat street” precinct. The restaurant will contain 198 seats on the ground floor, 80 in a mezzanine area, and 58 in an outdoor eating area. Council resolved, over council officers’ recommendation, that the owners pay an annual approval fee of $40,000, for the 4-car space lost with the construction the outdoor dining area, which must be built at the their cost. The $40,000 represents lost revenue from parking fees in the four spaces.

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Parramatta. Roof top gardens

Parramatta City Council will prepare a report outlining the costs and incentives required to encourage the installation of rooftop gardens on high-rise apartment buildings and smaller unit blocks.

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