The Exordium apartments are part of the Green Square Town Centre and site on the former South Sydney Hospital Site.  The site was purchased at a subsidised rate from the City of Sydney. 

Exordium has been created specifically for long-term rental housing with a focus on the residents’ cost of living and amenity, providing:

• 104 purposely designed build-to-rent apartments with 100% dedicated for affordable housing in perpetuity
• Apartment mix representative of local demand (50 x 1-bedroom, 45 x 2-bedroom, 9 x 3-bedroom)  
• Two private accessible external common areas that include a barbecue, community garden, and also free Wi-Fi in common areas.

Exordium Apartments  are located at 50 Hansard Street, Zetland within the Green Square Town Centre within  the City of Sydney Local Government Area.  Adjacent to the apartments are the Matron Ruby Grant park, children’s playground, Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, and the new Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre.

The site’s traditional custodians are the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.

Developer, Owner and Manager: City West Housing

Architect: Kann Finch

Builder: Richard Crookes 

Certifier: Blackett, Maquire & Goldsmith 

Quantity Surveyor: Altus Page Kirkland

Landscape Architect: Sturt Noble

Civil / Structural Engineer: Northrop

Building Services: EMF Griffiths

Access Consultant: Morris-Goding Accessibility Consulting

Remediation and Geotech: Douglas Partners

City West Housing strives to minimise our environmental impact and reduce operating costs for our residents.  Sustainability initiatives at Exordium Apartments include:

General

• High-efficiency electrical and water fixtures and fittings
• Rainwater reuse
• Native and drought-resistant landscaping
• Provision for connection into the City of Sydney’s Green Infrastructure network
• Exceeds BASIX energy and water efficiency requirements

Energy 

• Use of passive design principles to improve resident comfort and reduce energy costs
• Ceiling fans, flyscreens  and blinds throughout to reduce reliance on air-conditioning

Transport

• 550m to Green Square train station and bus stop
• 28 GoGet cars within 500m of the  building 
• On-site storage for over 100 bicycles

Exordium Apartments has been recognised in the property development industry for innovation and design excellence, demonstrating that affordable housing can deliver high quality housing that is indistinguishable from market housing. 

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Media 

• Architecture & Design “Mission nearly impossible: the City of Sydney’s efforts to increase the affordable housing supply” April 201
• Property Observer:  “City West Housing Zetland development The Exordium officially open” April 2016
• Domain: “Affordable Housing shortage in inner Sydney leaves workers sleeping rough” August 2016
• Domain: “City of Sydney Council reveals plans for 450 new affordable homes: August 2016 

Social Media

• Exordium Wins UDIA Award August 2016
• Exordium welcomes its first residents May 2016