A landmark urban renewal project in the heart of Sydney sets a vision to deliver around 355 new social, affordable and disability support homes. The project will create an unprecedented opportunity to deliver new social and affordable housing at scale in an inner-city location where it’s needed most.
 
Partnering with Homes NSW, Bridge Housing has submitted the Development Application for 600-660 Elizabeth Street Redfern, with the community encouraged to provide their feedback on the plans which are on public exhibition until Wednesday 4 December 2024.
 
Featuring a mix of social, affordable and disability support housing, the proposed development is contingent upon sourcing of funding streams to be able to provide more homes for women and children escaping domestic violence, older women at risk of homelessness, Aboriginal households and key workers who could otherwise not be able to live within the Redfern area.
 
Today Bridge Housing is announcing our vision for: 

- 355 new homes that will include a mix of social, affordable and specialist disability to form part of a vibrant community precinct

- A large new community facility for the Redfern local community to replace the existing ageing PCYC facility

-A new head office for Bridge Housing will ensure all new residents, and the broader community, are well serviced and supported
 
The proposed development is well located opposite Redfern Oval and the envisaged architectural design is consistent with the evolving look, feel and culture of the busy inner-city neighbourhood.

Bridge Housing, with Capella Capital, have pulled together a diverse and high performing group of architects, including Hayball as precinct executive architect and design architect for two of the four buildings. Silvester Fuller and Architecture AND are also on board to design the remaining two buildings and Aspect Studios to design the landscape. The design has also been informed by a Designing with Country process facilitated by Yerrabingin with feedback and input sought from local Aboriginal community members. 

Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Rose Jackson, said: “Elizabeth Street Redfern is a prime example of how the community housing sector through organisations like Bridge Housing, are working in partnership with government and the private sector to deliver social and affordable housing at scale and make a swift impact to the state’s housing crisis.

“We recognise that we cannot tackle the housing crisis alone, but through partnerships, innovation, and a shared commitment to creating sustainable housing solutions for the people of NSW we can make meaningful change.”

Laurie Leigh, Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Housing, said: “The significance of Redfern Place as a social and affordable housing community cannot be understated. This scalable, replicable model will keep this vibrant community knitted together, enhancing lives and lessening the impact of the affordability crisis.

Our ability to support new social and affordable housing residents onsite will create a sustainable, culturally appropriate legacy for future Redfern.”

• Precinct Lead - Hayball
• S1 Architect - Architecture AND
• S2 Design Lead - SF
• S3+4 Design Lead - Hayball
• Public Domain – Aspect Studio