Shelter NSW cannot support this proposal in its current form. Shelter NSW recommends that a greater proportion of social and affordable housing be delivered through this development and that any student housing be required to be genuinely affordable.

Project ruins the character of Waterloo & also to rip up heavy rail system is illogical .

I want to say that overall I support the project as I am a fan of infill and increasing density where appropriate. I object to only one part of the project. That part is the height and size of the student accommodation building in the southern precinct. That it is the highest building in the project, on the corner which will have the biggest negative impact on the surrounding area is just not acceptable. The Cauliflower Hotel, and its footpath tables (popular because they are sunny), the Wellington St Victorian terraces, the footpaths and intersections will be plunged in to shadow and darkness all winter. While the size and height will also make the utilitarian building oppressive and overbearing to the many units and small businesses to the immediate south. I note that the northern building has been reduced to 17 stories, I would have expected a 15 storey maximum for the southern building would have been acceptable, preferably with a greater setback from Wellington St.

We object to the project on the basis that student housing was never included as part of the community consultation process, approved Concept DA, nor is it in line with the community's vision for the local area. The proposal to dedicate an entire third of the development to student housing has reduced the number of residential homes that will be provided from the 700 new homes to 220, a 69% reduction. The development should also be making space for permanent residents and work to meet the housing shortfall, rather than servicing more transitory residents like students who will not be contributing to community life and contributing to an already oversaturation of student housing in the Redfern/Waterloo area. We propose that this project be rejected, and the original housing targets & community vision be adhered to.