Isaac Property Approved for Major Western Sydney Hub

Property developer Tony Isaac has secured approval from the Sydney Central City Planning Panel for a mixed-use development in the Norwest business precinct, after it was endorsed by The Hills Shire Council.

His namesake project, Isaac Towers, will be built on a 6621sq m site at 14-16 Brookhollow Avenue, opposite the Norwest Metro Station.

Isaac Property applied for the stepped 10-storey building late last year. The approved plans, designed by GroupGSA, feature two towers of 10 and 6 storeys connected by a three-storey glazed atrium with a plaza.

The development will include an 80-bed hotel, retail outlets, commercial office spaces, childcare facilities for 120 children, a cafe and a gym.

The cost of works is estimated at $40 million.

Norwest, 27km north-west of Sydney CBD, is emerging as a strategic commercial centre and one of Sydney’s largest employment hubs.

The area is slated for further commercial and residential development, including highrise, mixed-use apartments and expanded business and retail opportunities.

Urbis director Simon Wilkes worked with GroupGSA on the project and said it was “intended to be a significant strategic centre and the largest employment centre for north-west Sydney” and “one of the first major approvals following the recent finalisation of the Norwest Precinct Plan”.

▲ Project lead Noura Thaha says the design “stands as a benchmark for thriving mixed-use developments”.

GroupGSA associate director Noura Thaha said the development aimed to capitalise on Norwest’s day and night economy.

“We’re shifting away from the outdated nine-to-five economy in business parks, which no longer work and are lifeless after hours,” Thaha said.

“By introducing a hotel and function centre, we’re not only using the land more efficiently but also challenging how the business park functions.”

The approved design will replace a curved two-storey office and warehouse.

The ground level will feature a through-site pedestrian link connecting nearby parklands at Fairmont Avenue Reserve.

▲ GroupGSA designs “make way for a mix of communal, private and publicly accessible spaces”.

The eastern six-storey tower will house the gym and two-storey childcare facilities, while the four-level hotel will occupy the upper-eastern wing. Commercial spaces, the cafe and function centre will be included in the 10-storey western wing.

Landscaping elements integrated throughout the central atrium and rooftop would create a transition between indoor and outdoor spaces, offering social areas for patrons and a biophilic design response for all users, the designers said.

▲ Ground level walkways will connect with parklands.

The Isaac Towers approval comes weeks after Mulpha Australia was greenlit to build a multibillion-dollar development in place of the existing Norwest Marketown.

The redeveloped site will host a mix of retail, commercial, residential, hotel across a range of 5 to 36-storey buildings. FJC Studio plans show 854 apartments, 200 hotel rooms, 117,330sq m of retail and commercial space, a 5700sq m park on the lakefront and 3000sq m in community spaces.

Tony Isaac was contacted for comment.