Located in the Dank Street Precinct of the City of Sydney area, the Boronia Apartments consists of 74 residential apartments, one ground floor retail tenancy and outdoor communal areas for residents.

Growthbuilt was appointed in 2023 to construct Boronia Apartments and has recently achieved the key milestone of completing the structural elements of the building. A topping out ceremony was held in celebration of the milestone, which is a tradition in the building sector marked by hoisting a tree to the top of the building.

• Growthbuilt commenced construction works in 2023 and have reached structural completion, or topping out, as it’s called in the industry.
• The team are now focused on services delivery and interior fit out of the apartments.
• The Bourke St construction hoarding continues to display artwork by First Nations artist Dennis Golding and is called Colouring Memory, which was selected from the City of Sydney’s creative hoardings program, as part of CHW’s focus on reconciliation, and to acknowledge and respect the rich cultural heritage of Australia’s First Nations people.

Boronia Apartments is located at 895 Bourke Street, Waterloo within the City of Sydney Local Government Area. The development is close to local amenities and multiple public transport options.

City West Housing acknowledges the site’s traditional custodians as the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.

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Using City West Housing’s Approach to Design, the project has been created specifically for long-term social and affordable rental housing with strong focus on creating great amenity for residents. The Boronia Apartments provides:

• 100% owned and operated by City West Housing
• Apartment mix representative of local demand
• Adaptable apartments included in the development
• Use of passive design principles to improve resident comfort and reduce energy costs
• Long-term sustainability initiatives including solar panels and all-electric homes, removing reliance on gas.
• Close proximity to buses, trains and local services/amenities.
  

Developer, Owner and Manager: City West Housing

Architect: Turner Architects 

Builder: Growthbuilt

Planner: Sutherland & Associates Planning 

Landscape Architect: RPS Group 

Quantity Surveyor: Altus Group

Environmental Consultant: JBS&G 

Structural and Civil Engineer: Northrop

Building Services Engineer: JHA Consulting Engineers

As an organisation, City West Housing strives to minimise our environmental impact and reduce operating costs for our residents. Boronia Apartments is one of City West Housing’s first developments to be all-electric to reduce reliance on costly fossil fuels like natural gas. There is also a roof top solar system, which helps reduce common area operating costs.

Other sustainability initiatives at Boronia Apartments include:

General

• Ceiling fans, fly screens and blinds to manage internal comfort
• High-efficiency water fixtures
• Outdoor landscaped areas with natural shading
• Native and drought-resistant landscaping.

Energy

• Use of passive design principles to improve resident comfort by reducing demand on heating and cooling, thus lowering energy costs
• NatHERS ratings of 4.8-7.2, with a project average of 5.75
• A sector-leading strategy to “de-gasify” apartments to lower carbon emissions through the use of:

  – electric heat pumps to replace gas for heating water
  – induction cooktops to replace gas cooktops

Transport

• Focus on sustainable forms of local transport rather than reliance on cars 
• Access to major transport networks such as Green Square Station and Waterloo Metro which are approximately 15 minutes walk way
• or major transport networks such as Green Square Station, which is just a 15-minute walk way
• Secure bicycle parking for residents on site

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Videos

• Channel 7 News, 20 June 2023
• Boronia Video

Media

• Media release: Sydney’s inner city a step closer to more affordable housing, 13 November 2024
• The Fifth Estate: Work begins on affordable housing in Sydney, 15 June 2023
• Media release: A boost to affordable housing in Sydney’s inner city, June 2023
• Work begins on Boronia: January 2023
• NSW Government: New inner-Sydney development to provide safe haven for victim-survivors: August 2022

Social Media

• LinkedIn post on Minister Clare O’Neil’s visit to the Boronia site: 18 September 2024
• Twitter post about demolition works: January 2023
• Twitter post on NSW Ministerial visit: August 2022