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Construction on Central Park’s main park and infrastructure set to commence immediately

    NEWS CONSTRUCTION ON CENTRAL PARK’S MAIN PARK AND INFRASTRUCTURE SET TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY

    The New South Wales Department of Planning has given approval to Frasers Property Australia to commence building the main park and related infrastructure such as roads, footpaths and traffic lights.

    Frasers will commence work immediately to deliver the public park, which is a significant new green space for the people of Chippendale and the centrepiece of the redevelopment of the CUB site. The building contractor, Christies Civil Contracting, will be appointed today with construction work to commence on site within 2 weeks

    Frasers made the commitment to the local community that it would deliver the park as the first element of the total urban renewal of the old Carlton and United Brewery site, and this can now occur as planned. We expect to complete the park within 12 months.

    Frasers has also formally named the entire precinct and it will now be known as ‘Central Park’. In choosing this name, Frasers were inspired by the site’s close proximity to the CBD and Central Station, as well as the scale and importance of the park at the heart of the development.

    The new public park will be approximately 6,500 square metres and will span 115 metres in length and 50 metres in width, in a rectangular shape. It is positioned on the Northern edge of O’Connor Street, and has a further three street frontages to new public roads (yet to be named).

    Our team will continue to work with the City of Sydney Council on the details of the design elements. Key features of the new park include:

    • A prominent water feature which will divide Central Park into two distinct areas.
    • A generous pedestrian boulevarde and cycle route which will run through the centre of the park, connecting Balfour Street across to Broadway and joining Jones Street with the UTS precinct
    • Extensive landscaping, paving, lighting, and seating.
    • Significant public artwork.

     

    Today’s milestone is the third in a series of Project Applications for the site. The Department of Planning is currently assessing four other project applications related to the future residential and commercial buildings proposed for the site, and Frasers will announce the outcomes as they come to hand.

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