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.
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.
Moving the Sydney Fish Market 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.
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.
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. Bike routes and shared paths will 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 places for respite. 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.
The Precinct will be one of the most well-connected places to live, work and visit, limiting the need for personal motor vehicles. Future and existing transport links include:
Sydney Metro West and Pyrmont Metro Station, connecting to the CBD and Greater Sydney
Cycle routes, a key transport mode for a sustainable village
Inner West Light Rail, connecting the Eastern Suburbs with the Inner West
Pedestrian links, connected to a soon to be 15km harbour walk
Ferry, linking to the CBD.
More than half the site will be open and accessible to the public
3.4ha of new public open space
Targeting Net Zero Carbon by 2041, with future development to deliver socially and environmentally sustainable outcomes and Green Star Communities ratings
5,600 new jobs, a boost of around $600 million total economic benefit to NSW and attract an estimated $3 billion of public and private capital investment
A 20-30m wide waterfront promenade will complete the missing link in a 15km foreshore walk from Rozelle Bay to Woolloomooloo
Creating jobs and homes surrounded by a working harbour, waterside parks, cafes, restaurants and retail in an easily accessible location
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.
High quality architecture for buildings and open space will be achieved across the precinct
The renewed precinct will recognise and celebrate the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Blackwattle Bay – the Wangal and the Gadigal people
Multiple modes of transport accessible within 500m - Sydney Metro, light rail, bus, ferry and active transport links