Plans have been filed for a five-storey shop-top housing proposal in Sydney’s North Shore development hotspot of Crows Nest, tapping into prevailing strong demand for “oversized” owner-occupier stock.  

The debut development play by Equicentia is earmarked for an amalgamated 1262sq m site at 82-90 Alexander Street that it acquired for $24.5 million. 

“This is our first one ... it’s a good size to start with, not too small and not too large either,” managing director Ashwin Arumugam said.