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Fourth Wave of SSD Approvals Adds 5,600 Homes Across NSW

April 3, 2025

The NSW Government declares 20 new State Significant Developments, delivering over 5,600 homes through the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

Render of proposed 12-storey apartment building at 45–53 Macleay Street, Potts Point, featuring curved brick façade, landscaped balconies, and ground-level planting.

$101m Plan to Rebuild 12-Storey Potts Point Tower

April 3, 2025

Time and Place has lodged plans to replace a 12-storey apartment block in Potts Point with a $101m redevelopment.

Architectural rendering of a proposed high-rise mixed-use development in Castle Hill, showing two residential towers with stepped forms, landscaped surrounds, and street-level commercial spaces.

GEMI 168 Proposes $250m Mixed-Use Precinct in Castle Hill

March 27, 2025

GEMI 168 has proposed a $250 million mixed-use development in Castle Hill featuring 615 apartments, including 169 affordable dwellings.

Render of a 16-storey residential and retail tower in Bondi Junction with curved white façades, street-level retail, and integrated heritage podium.

Bondi Junction Housing Tower Plans Progress to Public Stage

March 27, 2025

Cassa Blanka’s revised plans for a 16-storey mixed-use tower in Bondi Junction have entered the public exhibition phase.

Render of a 17-storey residential apartment building with a rectilinear façade, set among mature trees in Macquarie Park.

Deicorp Lodges $121m Proposal for Macquarie Park Site

March 25, 2025

Deicorp has proposed a 17-storey, 181-unit apartment building in Macquarie Park, including affordable housing under the Housing SEPP.

Street-level view of a 16-storey residential apartment building in St Leonards South, with modern architecture and a landscaped frontage, surrounded by mature trees and a quiet suburban street.

Housing SEPP Powers 24-Dwelling Uplift in St Leonards Precinct

March 23, 2025

A St Leonards South development will expand from 96 to 120 apartments, with 21 allocated to affordable housing under NSW’s Housing SEPP.

A modern red-brick residential building with curved balconies, set between two older brick apartment buildings on a quiet tree-lined street in Elizabeth Bay.

Court Approves Dual-Tower Redevelopment in Elizabeth Bay

March 22, 2025

The Land and Environment Court has approved Fortis' dual-tower redevelopment in Elizabeth Bay after a successful appeal.

A narrow laneway in Potts Point, Sydney, featuring a mix of heritage and modern architecture. A restored classical-style building with a white façade, decorative windows, and a small balcony stands in the centre, framed by red brick and beige stucco buildings. A contemporary glass and concrete addition rises above the structure in the background. Pedestrians walk along the laneway, and a couple in casual summer clothing strolls past a row of palm trees casting long shadows.

Controversial Potts Point Apartments to Replace Low-Cost Housing

March 21, 2025

The Land and Environment Court approved a controversial Potts Point project replacing 20 low-rent flats with five apartments.

A 48-storey mixed-use tower with a vertical green façade rises above Rhodes train station in Sydney’s Eastern Harbour City. The skyscraper features sleek glass and metallic cladding, with greenery integrated into the central vertical strip and rooftop. Trees and pedestrians line the foreground, while the station and urban infrastructure sit below.

Billbergia Wins Approval for $268m Rhodes Residential Tower

March 21, 2025

A 48-storey tower will rise in the heart of Rhodes after receiving planning approval for a $268 million mixed-use development.

Modern apartment complex with multiple mid-rise buildings featuring balconies, large windows, and a landscaped courtyard with greenery and a small playground area.

Third Wave of State Significant Developments Brings Total to 44

March 18, 2025

The Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) has approved 15 more projects as State Significant Developments (SSD).

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Residential

Fourth Wave of SSD Approvals Adds 5,600 Homes Across NSW

$101m Plan to Rebuild 12-Storey Potts Point Tower

GEMI 168 Proposes $250m Mixed-Use Precinct in Castle Hill

Bondi Junction Housing Tower Plans Progress to Public Stage

Deicorp Lodges $121m Proposal for Macquarie Park Site

Housing SEPP Powers 24-Dwelling Uplift in St Leonards Precinct

Court Approves Dual-Tower Redevelopment in Elizabeth Bay

Controversial Potts Point Apartments to Replace Low-Cost Housing

Billbergia Wins Approval for $268m Rhodes Residential Tower

Third Wave of State Significant Developments Brings Total to 44

Fourth Wave of SSD Approvals Adds 5,600 Homes Across NSW

$101m Plan to Rebuild 12-Storey Potts Point Tower

GEMI 168 Proposes $250m Mixed-Use Precinct in Castle Hill

Bondi Junction Housing Tower Plans Progress to Public Stage

Deicorp Lodges $121m Proposal for Macquarie Park Site

Housing SEPP Powers 24-Dwelling Uplift in St Leonards Precinct

Court Approves Dual-Tower Redevelopment in Elizabeth Bay

Controversial Potts Point Apartments to Replace Low-Cost Housing

Billbergia Wins Approval for $268m Rhodes Residential Tower

Third Wave of State Significant Developments Brings Total to 44

Track NSW State Significant Development every week.

More project records

Burwood 40-Storey HDA Housing Tower Enters Exhibition

Ballina Seniors Housing Proposal Seeks Approval

$99m Castle Hill Proposal Seeks 75m Height

52-Dwelling Double Bay Housing Proposal Now on Exhibition

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