Darling Walk
The Darling Walk site will be transformed in a $560 million dollar redevelopment combining commercial office and leisure space.
Lend Lease Development has been chosen to develop the 1.5-hectare Darling Walk site following a competitive tender
process which commenced in late 2005. The NSW Government will retain ownership of the site.
The 68,000 square metre Darling Walk project will include:
- up to eight storeys, or 58,000 square metres, of commercial office space
- 600 public and 200 private underground car spaces
- retail and leisure facilities
- new public open space.
A key feature of the project will be a new pedestrian gateway linking Darling Harbour and the CBD, and improved pedestrian access across Harbour Street.
Public space will remain a central part of Darling Walk, with a youth and children's theatre, pedestrian boulevard, community green and a water play area planned as part of the development project.
The project will also deliver best practice environmental initiatives with Lend Lease committed to achieving a 6 Star Green Star version 2 design rating and a 5 Star NABERS energy rating.
Demolition of the existing buildings has commenced with construction work planned to start in 2009 following design approval.
The project is expected to be completed in late 2011.
