Across six hectares of a global city, Frasers Property has commenced construction to create a high quality, sustainable and mixed use development on Broadway – comprising apartments, offices, shops, restaurants and open space.
Frasers Property has now formally named the entire precinct ‘Central Park’ – a name inspired by the site’s close proximity to the CBD and Central Station, as well as the size and importance of the parklands to the whole project.
The project is underpinned by exemplary social and environmental sustainability initiatives– creating a new, people-centred gateway to Sydney’s CBD.
Key features of the Central Park precinct masterplan include:
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36,000 square metres of publicly accessible open space with a new inner-city square – including significant public artwork, extensive landscaping, lighting and seating |
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Two iconic buildings along Broadway by renowned international architects Jean Nouvel (France) and Foster + Partners (United Kingdom). This is an unparalleled investment and vote of confidence in the southern CBD |
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Kensington Street is intended to be transformed into a people-centred laneway – drawing on the best of Newtown and Darlinghurst to provide a vibrant space for shops, galleries, restaurants, cafes and bars. This initiative has commenced with the establishment of temporary artists’ studios on Kensington Street – FraserStudios |
| • | Surface traffic will be markedly reduced by directing cars quickly into an integrated basement and underground road system. Sixty percent of vehicles will enter underground basements within 10 metres of the site’s perimeter |
| • | A main pedestrian footway and cycle route running through the centre of the park connecting Balfour Street across to Broadway and joining Jones Street with the UTS precinct |
| • | Car parks flexibly designed to enable other uses in the future, if needed |
| • | On-site car share scheme and integration into the inner city bicycle network |
| • | Much needed office space, with an approximately 50:50 split of commercial areas relative to residential |
| • | Thirty-three heritage items are to be retained and restored |
| • | Retail space clustered in the north eastern corner of the site, creating a community-scale retail precinct. |
Building heights are greatest close to the city and lower towards Chippendale, mediating between the CBD and inner residential areas, and ensuring significant sunlight in the main park.
Central Park is at the forefront of environmental sustainability initiatives across the country. We are striving for the highest environmental rating across the entire precinct. The site will be the largest urban development in Australia to introduce on-site tri-generation (known as ‘green transformers’) for power, heating and cooling.
Images included here were created as part of the design development process and may not reflect the final development.
Design concepts
