Mirvac is pleased to announce it is the preferred developer to work with the NSW Government on the redevelopment of the old Sydney Fish Market site, in a project delivery agreement with Infrastructure NSW (INSW).
The 3.6-hectare site is part of the wider Blackwattle Bay urban renewal and will be transformed into a vibrant mixed-use precinct, comprising over 1,400 homes (which includes purpose-built student accommodation), and commercial and retail. Mirvac will also deliver a 26,000 square metre public domain, with an ambition to create an ‘outdoor living room’ for the community, along with a new public foreshore promenade and a boardwalk that will complete the 15-kilometre foreshore walk connecting Rozelle Bay to Woolloomooloo.
Announcing the agreement on site at Blackwattle Bay in Sydney on Tuesday with NSW Government, Mirvac’s Group CEO & Managing Director, Campbell Hanan, said: “Blackwattle Bay is a significant urban renewal project and represents one of the last undeveloped parcels along the Sydney Harbour foreshore. We are thrilled to deliver this project in partnership with Infrastructure NSW, where we will rejuvenate an iconic harbourside location.
“Our proposal has been living-led, and we are pleased to be partnering with Scape by The Living Company to deliver student accommodation within the precinct. Blackwattle Bay presents a fantastic opportunity for Mirvac to apply over 53 years of experience in delivering beautiful homes and significant public amenity, in a capital-efficient manner.”
Mirvac’s CEO Development - Residential and Commercial Mixed Use, Stuart Penkils, said: “Mirvac has decades of experience in transforming undeveloped sites into vibrant precincts – from Walsh Bay in Sydney and Yarra’s Edge in Melbourne to Cutters Landing and Newstead in Brisbane. These are the sorts of projects where our integrated model comes to life and where we can leverage our in-house design, development and construction capability to deliver much needed housing supply, a key priority for government, and a new precinct that the whole community can enjoy.
“We’re committed to building on the trust and collaboration established through our nearby Harbourside redevelopment, and to working closely with Infrastructure NSW, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Transport for Sydney, the City of Sydney and the local community. Together, we want to shape a precinct that reflects shared aspirations, strengthened by genuine stakeholder input.”
Minister for Lands and Property, Hon Stephen Kamper, said: “We are turning a once‑industrial waterfront into a lively neighbourhood and opening a long‑closed foreshore and stitching in parks, promenades, and a continuous harbour walk for everyone to enjoy.”
Infrastructure NSW’s CEO, Tom Gellibrand, said: “This project will offer places to live and work alongside spaces to walk, cycle and relax, reconnecting Pyrmont and Glebe with Sydney Harbour.”
Blackwattle Bay is well-located, adjacent to the new Sydney Fish Market, which is scheduled to open in January next year, and a 5-minute walk from the new Pyrmont Metro station, which is scheduled to open in 2032. Planned public open space includes a central pedestrianised lane, cycleways, a skatepark, community kayak storage and a community pavilion.
The project is also close to Mirvac’s multi-award-winning Harold Park project in Glebe, a significant renewal project that saw the delivery of around 1,300 apartments and the adaptive reuse of the heritage tram depot, integrated with 3.8 hectares of new public parkland.
In line with its sustainability ambition to decarbonise by 2030, Mirvac will target a net zero carbon precinct, which includes a 55 per cent reduction in embodied carbon. Mirvac will also partner with the Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences to undertake nature-based intervention to improve water quality, introduce circularity to reuse and reduce waste, and improve biodiversity on site with extensive native planting. Stories of Country, past streams and shorelines will be incorporated and celebrated throughout the precinct.
The project is expected to be delivered over multiple stages, with early works on site expected to commence in 2027, works on the housing component expected in 2028, and completion expected in 2033. First settlements on the housing component are expected in 2030.
Mr Penklis said: “Blackwattle Bay follows the recent announcement of our partnership with DevelopmentWA to deliver a future 1,500-lot masterplanned community in Karnup in Perth, and together with Bullsbrook in WA and Kindira at Monarch Glen in Qld, is in line with our strategy to grow our future development pipeline.”
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