Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander business to bring Sydney’s newest public plaza to life
Bring cultural, creative or retail ideas to life with the help of an accommodation grant
Bring cultural, creative or retail ideas to life with the help of an accommodation grant
Nestled between George and Pitt streets, in the tourist hub of our city, an architecturally striking development has taken shape.
Lendlease’s development at 180 George Street is set to transform the Circular Quay precinct. And the City of Sydney is looking for a creative, business-savvy Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander tenant to join its retailers, bars, restaurants and corporate offices under a subsidised rental agreement.
At the heart of this new precinct is a public plaza, a key component to the voluntary planning agreement between the City of Sydney and Lendlease to provide public benefits at this site. In fact, alongside a 55-storey office tower, retail lined laneways and a reinvented Jacksons on George, around half of the site is dedicated to the public. This is the first major public plaza on George Street in decades.
View the 180 George Street precinct, showing the plaza building with its suspended canopy artwork central to the impressive space in the video below. Video and images courtesy Lendlease.
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The plaza building design by esteemed British architect Sir David Adjaye in partnership with Indigenous artist Daniel Boyd draws design inspiration from Indigenous architecture, culture and gathering. The public artwork takes form as a 20m-high, perforated steel canopy suspended over the public plaza and will be one of the largest Aboriginal installations in Australia.
We’re looking for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander tenant to manage, curate and program a 2-storey multi-purpose space and activate the public plaza at the foot of Sydney’s tallest office tower.
This unique space could bring cultural, creative or retail ideas to life. The ground floor could for example operate as a small café, host a cultural or educational display or retail area. The upper floor is a flexible space that could be used as a meeting place or community gallery providing a platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and cultural practice.
The successful tenant can apply for a rental subsidy and a 5-year lease term through our accommodation grants program.
We’re looking for an operator who:
This unique building will play an integral role in reinvigorating the Circular Quay precinct and a major architectural addition to George Street.
The precinct comprises:
Construction of the plaza building, canopy and public plaza was completed in early 2023. Applications close Monday 27 February 2023. Find out more.
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