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Developers JDH Capital have converted the building, now referred to as âSirius Sydney Harbourâ, into multimillion-dollar apartments, to be sold by the company CBRE.
On Friday, a four-page glossy liftout was printed in the Australian Financial Review advertising âprivate appointmentsâ for prospective buyers.
The ad has been widely criticised on social media and among those who fought to keep the building as social housing.
For those not up on this, the Sirius building was purpose-built 1970âs public housing, shamefully sold off in #privatisedsydney .. https://t.co/StzqxknXtH Philip Thalis (@PhilipThalis) May 13, 2021
Peasants can t be having harbour views. Those days are long gone. Viva the spivs and speculators and landlords https://t.co/yHM83UHWiR A Holly Kylie Christmas (@misskylie77) May 14, 2021
Plans have been unveiled to transform one of Sydney s most iconic public housing buildings into a block of luxury million dollar apartments.
The Sirius building overlooking the Opera House is undergoing a full renovation featuring 76 apartments up for grabs with a one-bedroom unit starting at $1.7million.
The building will boast infinity pools, garden terraces and seven penthouses coming in at an eyewatering $12million each.
The redevelopment of the Sirius building, which was built in the 1970s, sparked controversy in Sydney when the last of the public housing tenants were removed in 2018.
The Sirius building overlooking the Opera House is undergoing a full renovation with 76 apartments up for grabs with a one-bedroom unit starting at $1.7million
Australia s oldest Irish pub has warned the developer behind a $125million revamp of one of Sydney s most famous public housing blocks to install soundproofing so residents won t have grounds to complain about its new rooftop bar.
The Mercantile Hotel in The Rocks is concerned residents of the Sirius building just metres away could complain once the outdoor area is up and running.
The pub gained approval at the end of 2019 to build the rooftop bar and restaurant which will hold up to 150 patrons until 10pm every night.
As part of the conditions of the upgrade, the pub is not allowed to have any live music on the rooftop.
Irish pub warns Sirius developer to noise-proof apartments
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The operators of a century-old pub in The Rocks who plan to build a rooftop bar and restaurant have urged the developer of the nearby Sirius building to properly noise-proof apartments to avoid residents complaining about their live-music venue.
The Mercantile Hotel – billed as Australia s oldest Irish pub – has raised fears that future residents may complain in regards to noise and disturbance, and compromise its ability to operate the planned outdoor rooftop bar until 10pm.