Aland, Sekisui, Meriton, Frasers, Ceerose and Greenland rank among the best NSW residential builders

The Greenland Centre Sydney, which doubled the height of the previous Water Board office building, ranked among the winners at the Urban Taskforce's Development Excellence Awards. The 68 storey apartment project won the High-Rise Residential Development City award for Greenland with the jury impressed with the clever balcony glazing system as well as the inclusion of the 2,000 square metre Creative Hub for the City of Sydney. When it came to mid-rise apartments the winner of the Mid-Rise Residential Development City award was Aqualuna by Ceerose and Peakstone for their streamlined 9 storey building overlooking Sydney Harbour not far from Luna Park. The flowing shapes by architect Koichi Takada reflect the flowing nature of the water in the adjacent harbour, the judging panel noted. “The High-Rise Residential Development Metro award went to Sekisui House’s Landing (Stage 1of Sanctuary) at Wentworth Point with its terra cotta cladding and the nature inspired landscaping including a water park.” “There were a number of high quality Master-planned Communities entered this year and the jury selected Fairwater by Frasers as this year’s winner in this category," Urban Taskforce chief executive, Tom Forrest said. The winner of Urban Taskforce Australia’s Development of the Year 2021 is the iconic Crown Resorts Limited for the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort. “Crown Resorts have built a new Sydney landmark. It’s design is striking. It is an innovative example of mixed-use development which, in part, resulted in the restoration of the foreshore area as a fantastic public open space. “Barangaroo is the most exciting place in the City of Sydney right now and the Crown Resorts building is its shining icon. It is indeed a worthy winner of the Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards." The chair of the judging panel for the Urban Taskforce was former NSW Government Architect, Chris Johnson. “The Awards attracted a large number of quality submissions with many winners being major catalysts for urban development” Chris Johnson said. "The jury was unanimous in selecting Crown Sydney Hotel Resort as the Development of the Year for 2021. This tall, elegant building has added a major destination to the Barangaroo urban renewal area. The project has had to battle some negative publicity but Crown Resorts have focussed on ensuring the building and its surroundings are delivered at a high quality level. "The development adds a waterfront public domain along with many quality restaurants, a high-end hotel and apartments that have brought a bustling activity to the precinct. "The architecture, by Wilkinson Eyre, is striking when seen from so many parts of Sydney and adds to the high-rise character that defines Sydney’s urban form." Gibbons Street housing by St George Community Housing (SGCH) won the Affordable Residential Development award with its 18-storey apartment building with 162 homes. The best Low-Rise Residential Development was Grande, Pyrmont Bay Estate by TWT Property Group. The best Mid-Rise Residential Development Metro was Bottlebrush, Schofield Gardens by Aland Developments. The Urban Taskforce Australia is a property development industry group, representing Australia’s most prominent property developers and equity financiers.