Deicorp Files 574-Apartment Plans for Zetland

Prolific Sydney-based developer Deicorp has filed plans for a $300-million apartment precinct for its site in Sydney’s inner south. 

Deicorp signed a $180-million deal for the 2.86ha site at Zetland in 2022.

The developer has now filed its mixed-use proposals for the site at 130 Joynton Avenue with the City of Sydney Council. 

It proposes nine new buildings, of which five would be mixed use with residential and commercial floor space on the lower floors. 

The other buildings would be residential only. In total, the project proposes 574 apartments and two levels of basement car parking. 

The buildings would be between six and 12 storeys, according to the application by Planning Lab. 

Concurrent development applications also cover the public domain infrastructure and subdivision of the lots, as well as the development of a show home and associated sales and marketing facilities. 

The Zetland site had previously been used for industrial warehouse purposes, most recently by Ausgrid,  the largest electricity distributor on Australia’s east coast.

Deicorp is consolidating the site with another strip of land towards the Zetland Avenue frontage currently owned by the City of Sydney to incorporate into the development site, which is east of Green Square station. 

Due to “substantive prior planning” it was agreed that Deicorp could follow an alternative planning approvals process to satisfy design excellent provisions, conducting an initial design competition to inform the preparation of a detailed application, rather than a two-staged Concept DA and Detailed DA process. 

Two design teams consisting of Candlepas Associates and Lachlan Seegers Architects as well as Fender Katsalidis and Besley Spresser Architects have been brought in for the proposal.

Deicorp’s executive manager Rob Furolo said the developer was excited to bring together the architects.  
 
“With Candalepas & Associates and FK both involved, design aesthetic, amenity and placemaking principles will be at the forefront of the project,” he told The Urban Developer.
 
“We can’t wait to bring the project to market and give purchasers a chance to buy their own piece of architectural excellence.”

The project is surrounded by major developments, including Meriton’s mixed-use project around Nuffield Park, and is within the Green Square renewal area “Australia’s largest urban renewal area” which has been subject to “significant transformation” covering 278ha with 11 precincts.

It is forecast to result in 32,000 new homes by 2036, and developers including Mirvac are moving in on the action, delivering 1600 apartments in its latest tranche of developments after taking over from Landcom.