The top seven new North Shore apartments expected to launch in 2025
Whether it's beachfront Manly or higher density in the growing activity zones of Crows Nest and St Leonards, Sydney's North Shore market is booming.
The market has been buoyed by a mix of record sales, low supply, and new transport connections thanks to the recent opening of the NSW Government's $21 billion Metro line that dissects the likes of North Sydney, Crows Nest, and Chatswood.
With only a few months left of 2024, we've looked ahead to 2025 as to what's set to come to the market in the North Shore.
Who: Cbus Property & Galileo
What: East Walker Residences; 258 apartments
Where: North Sydney
Cbus Property and joint venture partner Galileo will take to market East Walker Residences, their new North Sydney development in 2025.
The towers, designed by Rothelowman, will home 258 one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments on the prime 3,950 sqm site across 173-179 Walker Street and 11-17 Hampden Street.
The tallest building will rise 30 levels and home 161 apartments, while the smaller building will have the remaining 67.
There is a third building proposed on the large site, a small five-level building connected to Hampden House. That will have a handful of apartments and a rooftop lap pool.
The most recent application, lodged earlier this year, represents the latest iteration in the site's development, which has undergone two previous concept designs.
Local architecture and design firm fjmtstudio designed the 2022 plans, after SJB had had a crack on behalf of Avenor, who sold the site to CBUS and Galileo for around $150 million in 2021.
Read more: First look exclusive: Cbus and Galileo revise plans for new North Sydney apartment development
Who: One Global Capital
What: Over 300 apartments
Where: Macquarie Park
Iwan Sunito is lining up the first launch of his newly named development company, One Global Capital.
Sunito, who founded Crown Group, is taking what he knows to Macquarie Park where he'll be launching a three-tower project at some point next year.
The buildings, across 7-11 Lachlan Avenue and 157-159 Herring Road, will home just over 300 apartments, as well as an activated street level with retail and hospitality venues.
There will be 35 studio apartments, which take up just over 10 per cent of the building. The majority of apartments will be two-bed (149 apartments, 49 per cent), while there will be 60 one-bed and 60 three-bed dwellings (20 per cent).
There will be a handful of 'Plus' apartments, which will feature a dedicated study space, responding to the rising trend of working from home.
One of the towers will feature a range of amenities, including indoor and outdoor recreation spaces and a swimming pool, set in landscaping and rooftop gardens. There will be play areas for children and barbecue areas.
Read more: First look: Koichi Takada designs Iwan Sunito's One Global Residences development in Macquarie Park
Who: Deicorp
What: 129 apartments
Where: Crows Nest
Earlier this year Deicorp, one of Sydney's most active apartment developers, secured approval for its 16-storey mixed-use project at the Five Ways Junction in Crows Nest.
Dubbed Fiveways, the 16-level building will home 129 apartments designed by Turner Studio.
The first three levels of the project will be a podium with 8,000 sqm of commercial space. The seven basement levels will home 247 car spaces.
The project, at 391-423 Pacific Highway, is located just minutes from Crows Nest Metro Station.
Read more: Deicorp secure gazettal approval for Fiveways Junction, Crows Nest
Who: DARE Property Group
What: 27 apartments
Where: Mosman
The Avidan family is back at it, this time debuting in Sydney's Lower North Shore.
DARE Property Group, led by developer Danny Avidan, is set to bring in a new era of shoptop housing to the Lower North Shore's most affluent suburb.
Earlier this year DARE secured a prime 1,286 sqm, triple site at 696, 700 and 706 Military Road, in the heart of Mosman.
The site will soon be home to a fresh new building designed by DKO Architecture who says the proposal considers Mosman’s eclectic character, materiality and colour along Military Road and heritage surrounds.
The plan is for 27 apartments above a revived street-level retail. There will be one, two and three-bedroom largescale apartments on offer.
The apartments wrap around a central courtyard which DKO says is a key feature for the project and a point of difference for the development's community.
Read more: First look exclusive: Established luxury developer Dare Property Group plants a flag in Mosman
Who: Time & Place
What: 24 apartments
Where: Manly
Sydney and Melbourne property developer, Time & Place, will be looking to launch its luxury Manly development to the market next year, having been given the green light earlier this year.
They have approval for a five-level, $100 million development with 24 apartments at 35-43 Belgrave Street, near Manly Beach.
Designed by SJB Architects to target local downsizers and rightsizers, the development primarily aims to appeal to residents who have lived in Manly for many years and want to stay in the suburb.
The two and three-bedroom apartments will sit above ground-floor retail. Time & Place is currently in active conversations with a local favourite retailer to occupy the ground floor retail space.
Read more: Time & Place secure approval for debut Manly apartment development
Who: PB & Co
What: 10 apartments
Where: Kurraba Point
Luxury Melbourne developer, PB & Co, will also make its Sydney debut next year, on arguably one of the best development sites in the North Shore.
In 2021 they secured a prime waterfront site at 184b-190 Kurraba Road, Kurraba Point, before engaging renowned architect Koichi Takada put plans together for just 10 residences across the 4,200 sqm block which slopes down to the water.
There will be just six luxury apartments, four three-bed and two four-bed apartments, on the street side of the block. They've been tiered to overlook Shell Cove. Then closer to the water will be four dual occupancy residences.
A conscious effort has gone in for the project to be highly sustainable. Not only has the project been designed carbon neutral, but it will operate carbon-neutral too.
"This project will lead the way in the luxury housing market and support the New South Wales state government objective to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050," Michael Pesochinsky, co-founder of PB & Co., told Urban.
Who: Coronation Property
What: 130 apartments
Where: Chatswood
Prominent Australian builder-developer, Coronation Property, is expected to launch its new $200 million mixed-use development in Chatswood next year.
Located at 57-61 Archer Street, the site sits in the centre of the suburb and across the road from key amenities including Westfield Chatswood and Chatswood Chase.
Coronation Property will utilise the connected site to deliver a mixed-use precinct with around 2,000 sqm of retail space and 130 apartments.
On the site acquisition back in 2022, Coronation's Head of Urban Transformations, Aras Labutis, said the purchase represented an important milestone for the company as they continue to focus on mixed-use sites around Sydney.
“The Chatswood site presented a unique opportunity for Corontion Property to contribute to what we see as one of Sydney’s fastest-growing precincts," Labutis said.
"With the State and Willoughby Councils committed to further developing Chatswood as a major employment and residential hub, we are excited to respond to the demand for more housing in the area and build upon an already highly sought-after community.”
