Affordable housing design and construction - Abbott Road, Artarmon
- Start DateFebruary 2023
- Completion Date (weather permitting)28 February 2025
Council has listed the design and construction of an affordable housing development at 3 Abbott Road, Artarmon, as a multi-year Operational Plan project.
Council currently operates 37 affordable housing dwellings leased to very low to moderate income key and essential worker households. The re-development of the site will provide an important contribution to Council’s affordable housing target of 70 additional affordable housing dwellings by 2026.
The Abbott Road site is well located within 250m walking distance to Artarmon Station and local centre. The site is adjacent to residential flat buildings and across the road from the Artarmon Public School.
Design work has been undertaken and the development application was lodged in December 2022. A thorough pre-development application process has been undertaken to ensure the proposal is suitably designed to achieve the required social, statutory planning and financial objectives for the project.
The development application proposal contains 12 units distributed across two buildings connected by communal foyer with a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom dwellings. The proposal also includes a single basement carpark level containing 8 x car spaces. A communal open space terrace and playground area is provided orientated towards Hampden Lane. Pedestrian access to the development is provided from both Abbott Road and Hampden Lane.
The proposal aims to achieve a compliant contemporary design that responds to the site characteristics and respects the existing adjoining unit buildings located to the north and south. The design is sensitive to the existing front and rear streetscapes, site density and impact on the amenity of the adjoining properties.
Updates
| Date |
Update |
| December 2023 to March 2024 |
Construction certificate and associated documentation currently being prepared for next stage of the project.
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| November 2023 |
Construction certificate and drawings are in progress.
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| October 2023 |
Development application (DA) has been successfully approved. Awaiting the attainment of construction certificate.
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| July to September 2023 |
Community consultation is complete. Concept design is complete and the development application has been lodged. Awaiting DA determination.
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Indicative timeline
| Date |
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| February 2023 |
Lodge development application. |
| October 2023 |
Tender. |
| December 2023 |
Award contract. |
| February 2024 |
Commence construction. |
| February 2025 |
Complete construction. |
Location
Abbott Road, Artarmon 2064 View Map
-33.8104726,151.1848601
Abbott Road ,
Artarmon 2064
Abbott Road ,
Artarmon 2064
Affordable housing design and construction - Abbott Road, Artarmon