A laneway in an industrial area of Rockdale and next to the Illawarra rail-line is set to become the site of a multi-million residential development.
The $12.9 million, seven-storey, 50-unit development has been approved by the Bayside Local Planning Panel to be built at 1-2 Waines Crescent, Rockdale.
The 1165 squre-metre site is located in a laneway nestled behind the main street street of the Princes Highway and next to the railway corridor and is approximatley 30-metres north of Rockdale train station.
The development will also have two ground floor commercial tenancies and three levels of basement parking with 64 car spaces, and a rooftop communal open space and landscaping.
The site is surrounded by a mix of industrial, residential and commercial development.
The area is planned for a major urban renewal keeping with the objectives of the Rockdale Town Centre Precinct.
On the eastern side of Waines Crescent is a two-storey commercial warehouse which has been been proposed to be developed into a hotel.
The site forms part of a larger complex of old industrial buildings, some of which lie on railway land adjoining the western boundary of the site.
While the B4 Mixed Use zoning allows for 22-metres the proposed maximum height is 25.55m.
The variation would be to accommodate the lift over-run and pergolas for the communal rooftop space.
The Statement of Environment Effects said the design of the building provides a detailed and intricate facade which provides a high level of detail and overall visual appeal.
"The proposed built form has been modelled to ensure that the proposal provides a positive contribution to the skyline of Rockdale Town Centre," the SEE stated.
The Local Planning Panel unanimously approved the development application, noting its "high quality design in a very constrained site".
