Hotel Planned to Neighbour Westfield Parramatta

Pheonix Builders is planning a 182-room hotel next to Westfield Parramatta with a drone landing pad on the top floor.

The development was originally part of tranche six of the NSW government’s fast-tracked projects announced in September 2020.

The 18-storey development, which is planned to open in 2023, would have a four-level podium and two communal landscaped areas within the tower at 55 Aird Street, Parramatta.

Each floor had 13 rooms, each measuring around 6m by 2.65m, a design which gained mixed reviews from City of Parramatta councillors in the early stages of its development.

The four-star hotel would be added under the Value Suites brand which currently has hotels in Penrith and Alexandria's Green Square.

Mako Architecture won the design excellence competition with its tall, slender built form which had cut-out features at levels four and 12, and the rooftop landing space.

It was estimated construction of a hotel on the 658sq m site would cost $21.4 million.

“The surrounding neighbourhood is currently undergoing a rapid transition from low rise to high rise,” the application stated.

“The site is at a critical point of connection between the density of high-rise housing, the gateway to Parramatta City from business and travellers from the north and towards the residential and domestic suburb of Harris Park to the south.”

There were also plans to add artwork to the site potentially drawing inspiration from a karaoke bar which used to be on the site using LED lighting and decorative screening.

Parramatta council last year approved a 35-storey development next to the Westfield shopping centre.

Pheonix Builders also lodged plans for a $102-million, four-building development in Lidcombe in March.