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Earlier this week The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, joined Greenland Australia’s Managing Director, Sherwood Luo, in officially opening the striking Omnia building in Pott's Point.  Those in attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony included construction partners Probuild, architects Durbach Block Jaggers, SJB and Studioaria, in addition to other project consultants. 

The $320 million, 20-storey Omnia apartment building features 132 residences, and is uniquely located between Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, with the development already gaining widespread attention for its dramatic curved form sitting atop a uniquely sculptural retail podium, which houses a <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/greenland-australias-omnia-welcomes-wooloworths-metro-as-first-tenant-in-retail-podium">Woolworths Metro</a>.

Omnia marks Greenland Australia’s fourth completed project since commencing in Australia in 2013. Two of Omnia’s three luxury dual-level penthouses, remain for sale and are priced between $12 million and $15 million.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/_dsc6674_edited_horozontal.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The strikingly curvaceous form of Omnia draws on New York's Flatiron. Image: Supplied "><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="327" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/_dsc6674_edited_horozontal.jpg?itok=hGQ4ZR8w" title="The strikingly curvaceous form of Omnia draws on New York's Flatiron. Image: Supplied " width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The strikingly curvaceous form of Omnia draws on New York's Flatiron. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure><h2>What they say...</h2>

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Probuild have been responsible for Omnia’s high-quality construction, Durbach Block Jaggers for its distinctive design, and SJB and Studioaria for its premium interiors. This exceptional build quality is important given Omnia’s high-profile location, which effectively redefines the gateway to Potts Point and Kings Cross, one of Sydney’s most iconic food and beverage and entertainment precincts.

As such, we felt the site warranted a world-class building with significant architectural merit, and thanks to our amazing project partners, I think we’ve more than delivered. The building’s distinctive hourglass shape wasn’t simple to execute, but I think you’d all agree it was well worth the challenge.  It’s truly unique.

Omnia is a premium offering in every respect – its luxurious interior design concepts, superior construction and finishes, and its setting in one of Sydney’s best-selling locations and one of the world’s best.

- Sherwood Luo, Greenland Australia’s Managing Director
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Omnia has been a fantastic project to be involved with. As an adaptive re-use project, we completed partial demolition of the previous building while designing and constructed around the existing structure that remained.

The unique design introduces a dramatic architectural feature whereby each slab decreases by 180mm in length per floor over 10 levels and then increases again, resulting in the tower’s distinctive hour-glass shape.

We have a very close relationship with Greenland Australia and we look forward to continuing it as we complete our next iconic Sydney address together at the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/the-greenland-centre-115-119-bathurst-street-sydney">Greenland Centre Sydney</a>, which will be Sydney’s tallest residential tower when built.

- NSW Managing Director of Probuild
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Laurence Dragomir

Lord Mayor officially opens Greenland Australia's Omnia in Potts Point

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A Woolworths Metro has officially opened as the anchor tenant of Greenland Australia’s $320 million Omnia apartment building in Potts Point, which is in the final stages of completion after Probuild topped out the structure in February 2018.

The result of a design competition, the 20-storey tower features a striking hour glass form that was conceived by architects Durbach Block Jaggers, with interiors by SJB. Omnia's dynamic architectural expression was achieved by progressively reducing the floor slab length by 180mm across 10 levels and then increasing again.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/kk_print_003.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The Woolworths Metro is located within level one of Omnia's podium. Image: Supplied"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/kk_print_003.jpg?itok=65e01JJl" title="The Woolworths Metro is located within level one of Omnia's podium. Image: Supplied" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The Woolworths Metro is located within level one of Omnia's podium. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure>Omnia comprises 132 high-end apartments with sweeping Sydney CBD skyline views to the west and harbour views over Elizabeth Bay, Watsons Bay and North and South Heads to the east.

The Woolworths Metro in Omnia offers an expansive fresh food section, barista made coffee, sushi made on site, hot roast chickens, an in-store bakery and a quick and easy ready meal section. The Woolworths Metro is located on level one of Omnia’s podium level, and forms part of a retail offering that will consist of ​seven​ other retail spaces on the ground floor, which are currently available for lease.

According to Greenland Australia, the Woolworths Metro store further strengthens one of Omnia’s key points of difference – convenience. The Woolworths Metro will be open from 6am until midnight seven days a week.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/kk_print_013.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="The interior of the Woolworths at Omnia has employed a pared back industrial aesthetic. Image: Supplied"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/kk_print_013.jpg?itok=aUxeQR7R" title="The interior of the Woolworths at Omnia has employed a pared back industrial aesthetic. Image: Supplied" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>The interior of the Woolworths at Omnia has employed a pared back industrial aesthetic. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure><h2>What they say...</h2>

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Having the Woolworths Metro store on the podium level really is the icing on the cake for our residents. We are also targeting premium bar and restaurant operators for the ground floor retail tenancies, so Omnia will provide an immense level of lifestyle convenience all within the building itself.

Omnia offers the ultimate in convenience on a number of fronts. Firstly, it’s in an exemplary position, ideally located between Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, adjacent to the iconic Coca-Cola sign, right in the centre of all the action, you can’t get much better. It’s also a stone’s throw from the CBD.

From a lifestyle point of view, it has a myriad of top-notch restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues within a short walk in Potts Point and Woolloomooloo. It also has landmark destinations including The Royal Botanic Garden, Hyde Park, Woolloomooloo Wharf and the CBD, within a fifteen-minute walk, not to mention designer boutiques and a range of sophisticated fine dining options.

-  Sherwood Luo, Greenland Australia’s Managing Director
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Our customers are looking for food they can either eat now on the go, or later, along with a convenient grocery shop. This store has been designed to cater to the area’s high volume of pedestrian traffic, which includes busy city workers and local residents, who are looking for quick and easy 'grab and go' shopping options.

Residents who are heading home for the evening and are looking for healthy meal options that are freshly prepared and ready to cook or reheat, will have all this on their doorstep with this Woolworths Metro store.

- Justin Nolan, General Manager – Metro, Woolworths
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