Waverley Council is vowing to fight any redevelopment proposal by the site’s owner,Harry Triguboff,who says he has no plan to build apartments there “at this stage”.
Waverley Council said it met with Orna Triguboff,her legal counsel and golf club management about complaints that balls were landing in the heiress’ backyard.
Harry Triguboff had to patiently buy out each owner of an existing apartment block to secure the site for soaring twin towers overlooking the city botanic gardens.
The Meriton founder has questioned giving state-owned corporation Landcom a direct role in building homes,as the opposition demands Premier Chris Minns rule out redeveloping Macquarie Hospital.
If Victoria had just listened to PwC years ago,maybe it wouldn’t be in this mess.
Multinational consulting firm PwC may not be having the best time of late,but they did have some decent advice about hosting the Commonwealth Games.
Five proposals for 6000 homes have been accepted for assessment under a special fast-track system for large residential developments,but Meriton’s controversial project was not among them.
The comments from the billionaire Meriton founder are likely to inflame a contentious public meeting on Thursday convened by opponents of an 800-dwelling development.
The apartment giant is making its third attempt at a high-density redevelopment in south-east Sydney,using a new state government scheme that bypasses councils and independent planning panels.
An interim heritage order has been placed on the site of a Harry Seidler-designed synagogue,owned by property developer Harry Triguboff’s Meriton,amid fears it will be demolished.
City of Sydney is happy to see Meriton build beyond current height restrictions,but the huge site sits on the boundary of Randwick City Council – and it wants to stop them.