Following years of planning, Toga Group’s $200-million Surry Hills Village redevelopment in Redfern is now underway.
In late March 2021, Toga Group and officials of the City of Sydney, along with Lord Mayor Clover Moore, had a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the iconic site’s regeneration. The groundbreaking also signaled the demolition of some existing buildings to make way for a revitalised lifestyle precinct comprising high-end apartments across three structures, retail shops, food and dining sites, commercial spaces, and a boutique hotel.
“I welcome the revitalisation of the old Surry Hills shopping centre as a vibrant, mixed-use development of apartments, supermarket, speciality shops and boutique hotel – bringing new life to the area and better serving the needs of the people who are living here,” the Lord Mayor said.
The new Surry Hills Village will also include a 517-square-meter public park where various community activities can be mounted. The project will see through the extensive and careful modifications of heritage buildings and facades as commercial and communal spaces that were once under-utilised.
SJB Architects was hired as precinct’s designer, paying homage to the history of the neighbourhood. The company’s director, Adam Haddow, said that the locals are passionate about retaining some of their community’s unique features whilst creating a modern and inclusive space for everyone to enjoy in the years to come.
Also behind this redevelopment are some of Sydney’s prestigious creatives — BKH director Iain Halliday, Aspect Studios director Sacha Coles, and Studio Prineas principal and architect Eva-Marie Prineas.
Surry Hills Village, located on Cleveland and Baptist Streets in Redfern, has a 2024 completion date. For tenancy details or residential enquiries visit the official site.