Six-Storey Co-Living Block Planned for Granville

As the cost of living crisis continues, the focus on affordable living in Sydney has prompted a wave of co-living development plans with the latest in Granville. 

Plans for the six-storey co-living building has been filed for 31-33 Enid Avenue, Granville, which is 18km west of the CBD.

Texco Designs prepared the plans for developer St Enid Holdings Pty Ltd, which is owned by private New South Wales developer Chi Tung Li. 

The developer applied to Cumberland City Council for consent for the residential project, which comprises 49 co-living rooms plus basement parking.

Under the plans, there would be four common rooms, landscaped communal open space at ground level and a rooftop communal open space.

Two single-storey brick houses would be demolished to make way for the development.

The site is within a high-density residential zone and is close to Granville and Clyde train stations, as well as parks, a bowling club and swimming centre. 

The proposed development will make “a positive contribution to the streetscape and desired future character” of the area, according to the developers.

The Granville area is changing as lots of single-detached homes are amalgamated and redeveloped into residential buildings of up to six storeys, according to the development application.

Additionally, after the introduction of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, which included two new housing types, there has been an increase in co-living developments planned for NSW.

Recently, Good Housing launched plans for a Newcastle co-living development, as have rich listers George and Wendy Inatey for a Camperdown project, while developers Charbel Hazzouri and Anthony El-Hazouri have been attributed with aiding a revolution in the sector.