For the second time in as many weeks, developers have lodged plans for a nine-storey residential shoptop along the beachfront in Cronulla, about 30km south of the Sydney CBD.
According to BCI Central data North Sydney’s Gerdev Pty Ltd is seeking 30 apartments above two commercial tenancies and four levels of basement parking at 97-105 Gerrale Street.
The $30-million build will retain the façade of a heritage-listed building, which will wrap around the north-west corner of the 1438-sq-m site. The listing has frontages to Gerrale Street and Nicholson Parade.
That corner has had a colourful history, according to documents filed with the Sutherland Shire Council. At various stages it has been approved for pizza restaurant, a shoptop residence, and a hair salon, which six years ago changed to a dog-grooming salon.
Today, much of the corner is taken up with Little Italy Cronulla—an Italian restaurant in the neighbourhood for more nearly 20 years.
Earlier this month TomTome Group Pty Ltd also filed plans for nine storeys—but with just 18 apartments—at 79-81 Gerrale Street, just a stone’s throw from the new development.
The latest plans call for 28 three-bedroom and two, two-bedroom apartments, all with private balconies, some with ocean views. The basement parking will allow for 70 vehicles.
The building has been designed by Sydney-based Vic Lake Architects.
Town planners Wynne Planning have filed a Clause 4.6 application, asking Sutherland council to consider the merits of the building’s height. Lift over-runs mean the development is about a metre higher than the maximum allowable height of 30 metres.
The site—made up of four lots—currently houses the two-storey heritage listing, a detached triple garage, a single-storey brick commercial building, and a two-storey brick building of commercial and residential premises.
All will be demolished except the heritage façade.
“The new building is designed to integrate with the heritage item, preserve the key elements of the façade and to retain commercial function of the building contributing to the vibrancy of the area,” Wynne said.
