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660 Elizabeth St Redfern (PCYC site) Redevelopment - Exhibition until 4 December 2024

The documents for the Bridge Housing / Homes NSW redevelopment of the PCYC site opposite Redfern Oval have gone on exhibition today for 28 days until December 4 2024. This is the initial advise REDWatch supplied to its supporters about the exhibition.

The link to the exhibition documents is SSD-51274973 600-660 Elizabeth Street, Redfern - Mixed Use. The main document is Environmental Impact Statement and the other documents are appendices that provide additional information. At the end of this email we will provide a list of the documents in order so they can be easily located as they are jumbled up on the Department of Planning website. Submissions can be made from this link on the exhibition site.

The proposal contains some significant changes from Bridge’s initial presentation to REDWatch on 2 March 2023. Bridge have dropped the 100 proposed private apartments from the scheme  and are now proposing only social and affordable housing on the site in addition to a new PCYC, Bridge’s offices and 11 disability / carer units. The application states that if financing for the affordable housing does not eventuate they will submit a new DA. The current estimated development cost is $213,606,722 (excluding GST).

There is no information we can see that details what kind of affordable housing is proposed. The initial proposal contained both affordable housing linked to income as well as discount off market housing which was only proposed to be affordable for 10 years.

The documents propose an increase of 24 units on the site to bring the total to 355. The 100 private units have been replaced by 77 extra affordable and 47 extra social. Given that Homes NSW only required 100 units on the site it is not clear if the extra 47 will be part of the Homes deal or if Bridge Housing will own and operate some themselves. The initial proposal was that the Homes NSW social housing units would be operated by the Waterloo successful tendering. As the consortium Bridge was part of withdrew from the Waterloo tender, there is the possibility that while Bridge might build these Units they may now be operated by the successful Waterloo tender.

The proposal includes an application (Appendix E) for a slight increase in height over the edge of one building as well as a request for additional floor space allowance (Appendix F). The figures on the latter are not clear due to the need to juggle site FSR’s of 1.5:1, allowance for the community facility 0.57:1), a 10% design excellence allowance and a BASIX water allowance (0.15:1) that the says the site does not meet. The FSR requested is 2.442:1 which the application says is an increase of 6.75% if they had met the BASIX targets.

Obviously REDWatch has not had a chance to go through the documents in detail and we will approach Bridge for clarification and see if we can arrange a community meeting where Bridge can brief the community on their proposal and ask any questions. The short exhibition time means that it falls between our November AGM tonight and the first Thursday in December.

Below is our list of the Documents for SSD-51274973 600-660 Elizabeth Street, Redfern - Mixed Use. in order so they match those in the Environment Impact Statement:

Environmental Impact Statement

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A_Architectural Drawings_Building S1_

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A_Architectural Drawings_Building S2_

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A_Architectural Drawings_Building S3_

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A_Architectural Drawings_Building S4_

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A_Architectural Drawings_Full Site_

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B_Design Report+Verification_Part 1 Oct

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B_Design Report+Verification_Part 2-3 Oct

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B_Design Report+Verification_Part 4 Oct

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B_Design Report+Verification_Part 5 Oct

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B_Design Report+Verification_Part 6-7 Oct

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B_Design Report+Verification_Part 8 Oct

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C1_Landscape Design Report_

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C1_Landscape Plans_

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D_Site Survey_

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E_Clause 4.6 Variation - Building Height Oct

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F_Clause 4.6 Variation - FSR Oct

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G_SEARs Compliance Table_

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H_Statutory Compliance Table_

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I_Mitigation Measures_

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J_Design Guide Compliance Assessment Oct

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K0_Design Excellence Process Summary Report_

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K1_Design Excellence Strategy_

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K2_S2 Design Competition Report_

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K3_S1 Expression of Interest Summary Report_

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K4_Design Review Panel Terms of Reference_

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K5_Design Review Panel Advice_

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L_Connecting with Country Report_Part1_

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L_Connecting with Country Report_Part2_

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M1_BDAR Waiver Request_

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M2_BDAR Waiver_

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M3_BDAR Waiver Determination_

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N_Consultation Outcomes Report_

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O_Social Impact Assessment_

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P_Visual Impact Assessment Oct

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Q_Pedestrian Wind Environmental Assessment_

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R_Transport Assessment_

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S_Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment_

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T_Acid Sulfate Soils Management Plan_

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U_Phase 1 ESA and Geotechnical Desktop Study_Part1_

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U_Phase 1 ESA and Geotechnical Desktop Study_Part2_

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U_Phase 1 ESA and Geotechnical Desktop Study_Part3_

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V_Stage 2 Contamination Assessment_

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W1_Site Auditors Advice_

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W2_Remediation Action Plan_Part1_

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W2_Remediation Action Plan_Part2_

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W2_Remediation Action Plan_Part3_

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X_Geotechnical Investigation Report_

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Y_Arboricultural Impact Assessment Oct

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Z_Flood Assessment_Part1_

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Z_Flood Assessment_Part2_

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AA_Stormwater Report_

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BB1_PCYC Hazardous Building Materials Survey_December 2019_

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BB2_PCYC Asbestos Assessment_December 2022_

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CC1_ACHAR cover letter_

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CC2_ACHAR_

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DD_Statement of Heritage Impact_

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EE1_Historical Archaeological Assessment cover letter_

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EE2_Historical Archaeological Report_

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EE3_Post-Archaeological Excavation Report_

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FF_Waste Management Plan_

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GG_Operational Waste Management Plan_

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HH1_Ecologically Sustainable Development

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HH2_BASIX and NatHERS Report and Plans_

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II_Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Report_

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JJ1_Dewatering Management Plan_

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JJ2_Groundwater Monitoring Report_

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KK_BCA Report_

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LL_Accessibility Report_

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MM_Infrastructure and Utilities Management Plan_

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NN_Civil Engineering Plans_

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OO_Staging Plans_

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0_EDC Cover Letter Oct

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Owners consent

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Industry Specific SEARs Identified Sites and Precincts_161

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More information will be added as more information becomes available.

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