The Platform Apartments are part of the North Eveleigh precinct and are the first stage of the renewal of North Eveleigh.

The land for the project was provided by the NSW government and Urban Growth NSW paid for enabling civil works.

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

• 88 purpose designed build-to-rent apartments with 100% dedicated for affordable housing in perpetuity
• Apartment mix representative of local demand ( 37 x 1-bedroom,  36 x 2-bedroom,  5 x 3-bedroom, 10 x studios)  
• Two private, accessible, external common areas that include a barbecue, community garden, and also free Wi-Fi in internal common areas.

Platform Apartments are located at 7 Carriageworks Way, North Eveleigh within the North Eveleigh precinct within the City of Sydney Local Government Area. It is close to Darlington Public School and the University of Sydney.  

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

Developer, Owner and Manager: City West Housing

Architect: Architectus  

Builder: Richard Crookes Constructions 

Certifier: Steve Watson & Partners  

Quantity Surveyor: Altus Page Kirkland 

Landscape Architect: Arcadia Landscape Architecture  

Civil / Structural Engineer: Enstruct

Building Services: WSP  

BCA Consultant: Groupl DLA (Davis Langdon)  

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

General

• High-efficiency electrical and water fixtures and fittings
• Open air corridors maximise passive cross ventilation
• Native and drought-resistant landscaping
• Exceeds BASIX energy and water efficiency requirements.

Energy 

• Use of passive design principles to improve resident comfort and reduce energy costs
• Flyscreens  and blinds throughout to reduce reliance on air-conditioning
• Solar panels installed in 2022.

Transport

• Within 1km of Redfern train station and bus stop
• Over 20 GoGet cars within 1km of the building 
• On-site storage for 89 bicycles.

Platform 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 relating to the project are listed below. If you are interested in writing an article about our project or City West Housing, please contact us.

Videos

• Reducing our carbon footprint with solar May 2022

Media

• News.com “The affordable housing solution that actually works” March 2015
• Domain.com “New inner-city apartments for $200 a week” December 2014

Social media

• 2015 Sydney Design Awards August 2015
• Platform Neighbourhood Event August 2015
• Winner – UDIA NSW Meriton Awards for Excellence August 2015
• Platform Housewarming June 2015