Woollahra Council is planning to redevelop Cross Street Car Park, Double Bay into a cinema complex incorporating a new public car park and office, retail, commercial, community and residential space.
The project is a partnership between Council, Pallas Group, Assembly Funds Management and Fortis, and will involve the demolition of the existing 380-space car park and replacement with a new structure which will include:
- A new multi-screen cinema complex.
- Retail space of 1,860m2 (approx), with the potential inclusion of a supermarket
- New office space of 3,150m2 (approx.)
- 4,000m2 (approx.) of residential space, including an estimated 18 apartments
- Dedicated community space, including replacement of the existing early childhood centre
- A new 380-space basement public car park, plus additional parking for cinema, retail, commercial and residential tenants.
Located at 1 Cross St, the redevelopment site is well placed within the heart of the commercial centre adjacent to the five star InterContinental Hotel Double Bay, shops, restaurants, cafes, parks and the harbour foreshore. The location is also well served by public transport, with multiple bus routes stopping nearby as well as being within walking distance of Edgecliff Station.
This is a unique opportunity for us to replace the outdated public car park with a building that will provide significant long-term benefits to our community - delivered at no cost to ratepayers. It will stimulate commercial activity and enhance Double Bay as a shopping, arts and cultural destination while maintaining public car parking.
Council previously sought Expressions of Interest (EOI) from developers to form a Public Private Partnership with Council to redevelop the site and evaluated detailed proposals received from four shortlisted proponents. Proposals received were rigorously assessed against project vision and concept plan, delivery plan and commercial offer to Council.
We're excited about the fantastic lifestyle, social and economic benefits this project will bring our community. We also recognise that there will be some stages of the project that will bring temporary disruption, like the closure of the existing car park during construction, and are working on strategies to minimise these impacts.
Community engagement will be an important part of successfully delivering this project. The planning process will involve extensive public exhibition and consultation at both Planning Proposal and DA stage.
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