Sydneysiders are fiercely divided over plans to build a six-storey building on land as wide as a parking space.
Blueshore Development Group said the five-apartment project in Alexandria would provide “optimal density” for the 3,000-square-foot site as the city attempts to increase the number of available homes to control rising prices and rents.
But opponents of the development have made angry submissions to Sydney City Council.
“This development adds nothing to public or affordable housing in uptown Alexandria, casts an immense shadow on a narrow block, provides no parking, and will set a precedent,” Cynthia Talone wrote.
Another opposition voice, Ken Caldwell, added: “Let’s hope that common sense prevails and this scandalous event is completely rejected.”
Some locals, however, welcomed the proposal.
‘It is an ideal development, located close to the city, the metro and Alexandria Park. It should be approved as soon as possible,” Kieren Ash wrote in his letter.
Another resident, Phillip Balding, said he would “like to move to something like this rather than expensive old terraces overlooking a moldy wall”.
Temperatures are rising in the inner Sydney suburb of Alexandria over plans to build a six-storey building on a narrow block of land the same width as a parking space (pictured).
Blueshore Development Group’s plans said the five-apartment project (pictured) would provide “optimal density” for the 271 square meter site and help address the city’s housing crisis.
The site of the $5.8 million housing proposal is 120 meters from the new Waterloo tube, which the developer says “makes it centrally accessible (and) supports both current and future populations” .
“It will enable the delivery of much-needed housing, easing pressure on NSW’s housing crisis,” they said.
“The scale, mass, height and volume of the proposed building are appropriate to the site and its context.”
Others argued that these high-density developments belonged in Hong Kong or Manhattan and not Sydney.
Sue Beaver, in her presentation to council, said: “It is astonishing that a six-storey development can be built on such a narrow block.”
If the plan is approved, each of the five single-story apartments would have three bedrooms.
The top-floor apartment would have its own private rooftop area, while the other four units would have access to a shared rooftop space.
There would also be community open space at the lot’s bar and landscaping work.
Sydney City Council is still considering the plans.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Blueshore Development Group for further comment.