Revealed: First plans for Parramatta metro station
Four high-rises stretching up to 38 storeys are set to sit on top of Parramatta's new metro station, as local business groups push for the development to be 'western Sydney's Piccadilly Circus'.
The Department of Planning on Friday approved Sydney Metro's initial concept plans for the station as well as the towers on top of the site, which sits just north of Parramatta Square.
According to the plans, the buildings will contain mostly commercial spaces and some retail, with about 111 residential units across the development.
Now that the initial proposal has been approved, Sydney Metro will choose the company to deliver the project and develop more detailed plans. There are two groups on the shortlist: Lendlease's construction and development arms, and a consortium of Gamuda Engineering and MTR Corporation, which now runs all of Sydney's metro services from its operations centre in Sydney's north-west.
Both groups were contacted for comment. Lendlease and Gamuda declined, and MTR Corporation did not respond.
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Sydney Metro also reported that developer Billbergia – which has largely built the high-rise developments in Rhodes and Wentworth Point and is now campaigning to do the same in Rosehill and Camellia – was part of the consortium with Gamuda and MTR. However, two industry sources with direct knowledge of the project but who could not comment publicly confirmed that the company had recently pulled out of the consortium. Billbergia declined to comment.
MTR's interest in Parramatta's metro precinct is notable: the Hong Kong-based company runs one of the world's most profitable metro systems in that city through its property ownership and development arms.
But as plans for Parramatta metro station precinct pick up speed, debate is growing over what exactly the transport hub and surrounding area should become, with local leaders fearing the designs will not have the flair of Sydney CBD's metro stations.
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