The plan will see construction of 15 new buildings of up to 34 storeys over the rail corridor, including affordable housing and student accommodation, and six new hectares of parkland.
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The project, which will span 10 to 15 years, has been likened to the "cultural hub" created in Barangaroo, and will also result in new parkland that will connect surrounding suburbs."But over years, what you will see here is a completely transformed civic space, which will be beautiful, which then derives culture and character."
The Premier referred to "architectural sins" of the past which are now being "fixed" and said the area had transformed over time, but not to the level it should have been.
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