New South Wales
Lidcombe Rise, at 236 Church St Lidcombe, is the first Communities Plus Development to be delivered in NSW. Communities Plus is an initiative by the NSW government to revitalise and expand its stock of Social Housing across NSW by partnering with private developers and NGO’s.
Comprising four buildings housing 376 apartments,the foundational design principle guiding the design and development teams was the notion of equity of amenity across the residential typologies provided. From the experience of the residents as they entered from the street into their lobbies and to their apartments, the quality of the ground floor amenity zones and the amenity offered by the apartments themselves, the overall offering was designed to be indistinguishable between the different types of tenure offered, realising the opportunity implicit within the provision of such developments that the base nature and dignity of the occupant doesn’t change, regardless of circumstance.
This is the first Communities Plus project that Billbergia has completed, in conjunction with its partners. We have several more projects of this type either being designed or built, contributing to a pipeline of over a thousand apartments across Sydney.
Lidcombe Rise was extremely important to us as a test case for whether such a development would end up being financially viable, fulfill our partner requirements with respect to both social and affordable housing and, finally, provide for apartments for sale that were highly marketable. We are happy to note that the project has succeeded on all fronts.
ABC Consultants, Structural Engineer
Elephant’s Foot, Waste Consultant
Integreco, ESD Consultant
McKenzie Group, Building Surveyor
Site Image, Landscape Consultant
Stanbury Traffic, Traffic Consultant
Stantec, Civil Consultant
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