The historic MLC building in North Sydney is at the centre of a new feud between proponents of build-to-rent housing and a divided council.
The developers behind a failed attempt to flatten the MLC Building in North Sydney have launched a bid to transform it into hundreds of build-to-rent apartments, sparking angry complaints from the local mayor, who says the plan would kill the CBD.to demolish the modernist office block and replace it with a gleaming 27-storey commercial tower, arguing the destruction of the Miller Street building would have “significant, irreversible heritage impacts”.
“In one fell swoop, something like this undermines that careful planning and conservatorship of that core for commercial purposes,” Baker said. “We’ll be making a very strong submission that this not proceed.” “The proposal will contribute to a stronger and more vibrant North Sydney central business district by delivering rental housing choices and activated ground floor uses within walking distance of public transport and high-amenity outdoor space,” the report said.
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