City of Sydney Urban Design Study and Public Housing

DoH Properties in Waterloo & Redfern Urban Design Area

This map was produced at the end of the consultation process as a result of requests from the community. The map shows the location of Department of Housing properties in Waterloo & Redfern Urban Design Area. PDF 278Kb.

Redfern DoH - Kettle Street in the Urban Design Study

This is the extract covering the Redfern DoH properties generally boundered by Elizabeth, Phillip, Young and Cooper Streets. PDF 1.7 MB.

Waterloo DoH - George Street in the Urban Design Study

This is the extract covering the main Waterloo DoH estate generally boundered by Cope, Phillip, Pitt and McEvoy Streets. PDF 1.9 MB.

Waterloo Mixed DoH - Elizabeth Street in the Urban Design Study

This is the extract covering the DoH properties in Waterloo that are largely unconsolidated in the area generally boundered by Pitt, Phillip, Morehead and McEvoy Streets. This area has a number of heritage features which are shown on the heritage map. PDF 1.8 MB.

DoH Redevelopment Opportunity Example

The City of Sydney Urban Design Study takes the towers on Phillip Street Waterloo as an example of how the site could be redeveloped to provide higher density and eventually remove the towers. It proposes reopening George Street and turning current public open space into more housing and private open space for tenants. File is 837 Kb PDF.

Heritage Map from Waterloo & Redfern Urban Design Study

This is the Heritage map from the Waterloo & Redfern Urban Design Study. It show some of the issues facing DoH if it wished to consolidation its land holdings in the "Elizabeth Street" Urban Design Study area. PDF 360 Kb.

Building Type in Waterloo & Redfern Urban Design Study Area

This map shows building type in the Waterloo & Redfern Urban Design Study Area and hence helps to identify the range of buildings held by the Department of Housing in the Waterloo & Redfern area. PDF 379 Kb.

Actual Current Floor Space Ratio's and those proposed by the Urban Design Study

The Urban Design Study showed the current Floor Space Ratio (FSR) controls for the area, as well as the actual FSR's and made proposals about the FSR's that should be in new City of Sydney controls. We have shown here the maps that show the actual FSR's that exisit as well as what has been proposed by the City of Sydney. As some DoH land exceeds current council controls there seeemed little point in including the current zoning. In broad outline FSR controls are proposed to go from 1.5:1 to a range of 1.75:1 to 3.5:1. Map is PDF 879 KB.

Actual Current Heighs and the proposed Height Controls from the Urban Design Study

The Urban Design Study showed the current Height controls for the area, as well as the actual Heights and made proposals about the Heights that should be in new City of Sydney controls. We have shown here the maps that show the actual Heights that currently exisit as well as what has been proposed by the City of Sydney. As some DoH land exceeds current council heigh controls there seeemed little point in including the current height zoning. In broad terms the City of Sydney proposed controls are to decrease height but increase land coverage. Map is PDF 863 KB.