The precinct
Blackwattle Bay is re-emerging as a vibrant inner-city destination. It mixes the past with the future, blending history, culture and sustainability into a vibrant urban village.
Our vision for Blackwattle Bay
Blackwattle Bay offers an extraordinary opportunity to reconnect the harbour, its surrounding neighbourhoods and the city;
to showcase Sydney’s living culture and stories of Country;
to build an inclusive and iconic waterfront destination that celebrates innovation, diversity and community.
How will we achieve this?
Moving the Sydney Fish Markets to the head of the bay unlocks approximately 10.4 hectares of harbourside land.
It presents a rare opportunity for urban renewal with new housing, employment and harbourfront community spaces located less than 1km from the Sydney CBD.
Our ambition is for the precinct to deliver an iconic waterfront destination with over 1,200 new homes, more than 5,600 new jobs parks and green spaces and new cultural and recreation spaces for everybody to enjoy.
A mixed-use precinct
All your daily needs within steps
The close proximity to Pyrmont, Glebe, Darling Harbour and the city makes Blackwattle Bay one of the best places to live and work. The new Sydney Fish Market and the future hospitality and commercial offerings within an enviable destination, providing all the goods and services you need within walking distance.
The Precinct Plan will facilitate the delivery of over 1,200 new homes, more than 5,600 new jobs, 30,000 sqm of public open space and new cultural and recreation spaces for everybody to enjoy.
Recreation on the door step
A 15 kilometre continuous waterfront walkway will be on the door-step connecting the Precinct to Woolloomooloo to the north, and Roselle Bay to the south. The location is a bicyclist’s dream, where bike routes and shared paths weave through and around the precinct into a well-connected local transport network.
The green belt of existing parks and planned parks will be within steps providing passive or active options. A new 1.1 hectare park on Sydney Harbour will be created, connected by a boardwalk and foreshore promenade to the new Sydney Fish Market waterfront urban parks.
Connectivity and transport
Convenient sustainable transport connections
The Precinct will be one of the most well-connected places to live, work and visit. The Precinct is at the centre of future and existing transport links, reducing the need to own or use a car:
Sydney Metro, connecting with the CBD and Greater Sydney
Cycle routes, a key transport mode for a sustainable city
Inner West Light Rail, connecting the Eastern Suburbs with the Inner West
Pedestrian links, connecting with the CBD and popular harbour walks
Ferry connections, linking the CBD with North Sydney and the Beaches.
Key features of the renewal
Public spaces
More than half the site will be open and accessible to the public
A green harbourside
30,000 sqm of new open spaces on the waterfront
A sustainable precinct
Targeting Net Zero Carbon by 2041, with future development to deliver socially and environmentally sustainable outcomes and Green Star Communities ratings
A direct boost to the NSW economy
5,600 new jobs, a boost of around $730 million to the state economy per year and attract an estimated $3 billion of public and private capital investment
Connection to the water
A 20-30m wide waterfront promenade will complete the missing link to an otherwise 15km foreshore walk from Rozelle Bay to Woolloomooloo
A vibrant 24-hour mixed-use precinct
Creating jobs and homes surrounded by a working harbour, waterside parks, cafes, restaurants and retail in an easily accessible location
A renewed tourist destination
The new Sydney Fish Market, currently under construction, will be the biggest fish market in the Southern Hemisphere aiming to attract 6 million visitors. It will offer a variety of fresh seafood, restaurants, cafes, bars, and specialty food retailers in a market hall setting.
Design excellence
High quality architecture for buildings and open space will be achieved across the precinct
Connection with Country
The renewed precinct will recognise and celebrate the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Blackwattle Bay – the Wangal and the Gadigal people
Integrated transport to the CBD and beyond
Multiple modes of transport accessible within 500m - Sydney Metro, light rail, bus, ferry and active transport links