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In a joint venture, John Holland and Mirvac have been awarded the $299 million contract to deliver the new metro station at Waterloo.
The entire $800 million Waterloo Metro Quarter project comprises five buildings, made up of three towers and two mid-rise buildings above and adjacent to the station.
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John McAslan + Partners, in collaboration with Woods Bagot, has been announced as architects of the new station.
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Under the plan, at least five per cent of homes will be affordable housing and 70 apartments will be set aside for social housing.
There will be new community facilities, more trees planted, retail and office space and two new public plazas at Cope Street and Raglan Street. 
Minister for transport Andrew Constance said as part of a value capture agreement on Sydney Metro, the NSW Government will receive $106 million from the joint venture for the air rights to develop the site.
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“This new station will transform the local area once it is complete, becoming a landmark in its own right,” Constance said.
“Waterloo station will give customers more public transport options as our Government continues to deliver new and improved connections for communities across the state.”
 Waterloo is one of five new Sydney Metro stations that will be integrated with the areas around them, with developments also planned at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross in North Sydney, Martin Place and Pitt Street.
John Holland was recently awarded the <a href="/news/sydney-football-stadium-to-cost-100-million-over-budget">$828 million contract to deliver the Sydney Football Stadium</a> after Lendlease pulled out because they said they couldn't deliver it in time or on budget.
John Holland CEO Joe Barr said the Metro project was a major milestone for the company as a whole.
“This project will transform Waterloo and improve community spaces in the inner city for generations to come.
"Our integrated team has worked together across development, investment and complex transport infrastructure to create an urban renewal project that will make commuting easier, create jobs, and improve community facilities. I could not be more proud,” Mr Barr said.
“Drawing on our recent experience in delivering Sydney Metro Northwest, we are excited to deliver not only a landmark station, but also a revitalised precinct for the community.”
Mirvac CEO and Managing Director Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz said the project was a “once in a generation” opportunity.
“Our vision for this precinct extends beyond the bricks and mortar; we will be a long-term investor in Waterloo and we are wholly committed to realising the potential of this site to help drive meaningful social renewal and enduring value for the broader precinct,” Ms Lloyd-Hurwitz said.
The Waterloo Metro Quarter concept comprises five building envelopes including three towers and two mid-rise buildings above and adjacent to the station.
Under the plan, at least five per cent of homes will be affordable housing and 70 apartments will be set aside for social housing. There will be new community facilities, more trees planted, retail and office space and two new public plazas at Cope Street and Raglan Street. 
The project has also committed to double the NSW Government’s targets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce participation and business spend. John Holland and Mirvac will invest up to $20 million in work with Aboriginal-owned enterprises, and double the Government’s Aboriginal workforce participation target to five per cent.
The project will create more than 2,000 jobs and is expected to be completed around the time Sydney Metro City &amp; Southwest opens in 2024.
 
 
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New $299 million Waterloo Metro Quarter project awarded to John Holland and Mirvac

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Metro Property Development has secured development approval from Willoughby Council for its Naremburn site.
Located at 155-161 Willoughby Road in Naremburn, the 1,320 square metre site was procured by Metro in late 2017 and will be released to the market as a boutique collection of nine luxury townhouses known as The Nines.
Designed by architects A+ Design Group, the homes will span three levels.
“We are thrilled to move ahead and develop this prominent site in the tightly held lower north shore,” said Phil Leahy of Metro Property Development.
Population growth, demographic changes and lifestyle trends continue to drive demand for a greater variety of housing and we are excited to deliver to the ‘missing middle’ with The Nines.”
The townhouses will be launched in October through sales and marketing agents Ray White Projects Lower North Shore and will be priced from $2.5 million.
The developer recently launched Sierra Residences in the north-west Sydney suburb of Kellyville in Sydney’s north-west.
It comprises of 51 boutique homes ranging from four to six-bedroom configurations.
In 2017 Metro completed its Eden residential estate in Catherine Field, delivering a total of 150 lots to Sydney’s south-west.
The developer also completed 50 luxury town homes at its Fairway Residences located at 88 Centenary Drive, Strathfield.
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Metro secures DA for Naremburn project

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GUEST OBSERVER
The route of the Sydney Metro must choose stations with the maximum potential for new development. In our submission on the Sydney Metro we have called for the selection of St Leonards and Waterloo as stations where there is excellent potential for new development.
We also believe that more development potential exists around Redfern Station particularly on the nearby Australian Technology Park site.
The Urban Taskforce has championed major development around railway stations as the best way to accommodate Sydney’s growing population. We therefore closely examine State Government proposals near railway stations to ensure that development is maximised.
In our submission on the Sydney Metro proposals we have called for a stronger role for the Department of Planning and Environment in ensuring all stations along the Metro pull their weight in terms of development potential. Where options are presented the Urban Taskforce has supported the station that is likely to generate the most amount of new development for both jobs and residential.
We prefer St Leonards over the village of Crows Nest for the Metro station as this will give greater support for lifting current development controls to allow more development. Currently three separate councils, Willoughby, Lane Cove and North Sydney, each have different controls for adjoining areas around St Leonards Station and this is leading to uncoordinated development. The State Government, possibly through the proposed Greater Sydney Commission, must take over planning control of the area surrounding St Leonards Station.
The Urban Taskforce supports the Waterloo metro station option over Sydney University as this can lead to major urban renewal. The large social housing precincts can be better integrated into a mixture of new private sector and social housing to create a new community around the station. Successive governments have put off the renewal of this massive estate and a new station can be the trigger that leads to real action.
Another lost opportunity for urban renewal is the under-development of sites around Redfern Station. The State government’s disposal process of the Australian Technology Park (ATP) is based on a low density for the precinct. Currently the ATP has the character of a half built Business Park with reasonably low buildings amongst swathes of open space. Clearly the precinct can become a vital, mixed use, cosmopolitan environment if the density of development is high enough.
The Australian Technology Park should not even be called a ‘park’ but should become an ‘urban village’ with far more people on the site. The adjacent Redfern Station is one of the busiest stations on the Sydney network and should therefore support significant surrounding density.
You can see the Urban Taskforce's submission on Sydney Metro-City &amp; Southwest <a href="https://www.urbantaskforce.com.au" target="_blank">here</a>. 
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Chris Johnson is chief executive of Urban Taskforce. He can be contacted <a href="https://www.urbantaskforce.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=165&amp;Itemid=111#.Vaxkq955dFI" target="_blank">here.</a>
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