Affordable Infill Boost for 183-Apartment Inner-West Project

An ageing warehouse in Concord West would be demolished to make way for a residential development in the rapidly changing Sydney suburb under new plans. 

Greenacre developer Eloura Developments has submitted plans to the City of Canada Bay for a 183-unit project after a 2022 proposal to rezone the area from industrial to medium-density residential was approved.

The project at 176-184 George Street in the inner-west would comprise three buildings between six and eight-storeys, with 32 affordable units and two basement car parking levels offering 198 spaces as well as a small retail store. 

If approved, it will deliver a range of units and typologies from one to four bedrooms, including two-storey penthouses with terraces. 

The development makes use of the Infill Affordable changes introduced by the NSW Government in 2023 that allow bonus floor-space-ratio and height allowances for including affordable housing.

The ABC Planning report outlines a Turner Architects-designed project with recessed upper labels to ensure “that the built form is compatible with the transitional character of the locality”, which is predominantly lowrise development. 

▲ A render of the three-building Eloura project.

The site is near the Concord Train Station and 14.5km from Sydney CBD, with the project planned to update an “un-activated light-industrial area” into an active residential street, according to the design report from Turner. 

“It will bring vibrancy and interconnectedness to the existing neighbourhood,” it said. 

The plans include through-site links that are publicly accessible, connecting to Powells Creek Reserve playing fields. 

The infill affordable changes from the NSW Government, while no silver bullet to the housing crisis, have proven popular with developers looking to improve feasibilities with added height and FSR, and at the same time creating more affordable housing. 

New and existing projects have tapped into the policy changes, including PJM Group’s 122-unit project in Camden, a 168-apartment proposal in Heathcote, and a recently approved Deicorp tower among many others.