Major projects — Australia's biggest developments in the pipeline
Every NSW development application stating a cost of works over $50M, deduplicated so a project's DA and its modifications count once. 980 projects, $137bn of stated work, 142,621 dwellings.
980Major projects
$137bnTotal stated value
142,621Dwellings across all
$50M+Cost of works floor
Not every project on this list gets built. Cost of works is the applicant's own stated figure at lodgement, and status matters as much as size: several of the largest in NSW are marked Cancelled or Withdrawn below, not Determined. Filter by status to see what actually proceeded.
| # | Address | What | Council | Stated cost | Dwellings | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14-30 Lee Street, Haymarket Sydney, Nsw 2000 | Office premises; Retail premises | Council of the City of Sydney | $854M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 2 | 152-160 Rowe Street, Eastwood | Demolition; Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Commercial development; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Shop; Hours of operation and trading | Ryde | $355M | 441 | Deferred Commencement |
| 3 | 14 Chalmers Crescent Mascot 2020 | Demolition; Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure | Bayside Council | $246M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 4 | 163-171 Crown Street Wollongong 2500 | Demolition; Hotel or motel accomodation; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Registered club; Garage, carport or carparking space; Tourist and visitor accommodation | Wollongong | $229M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 5 | 42-44 Dunmore Street Wentworthville 2145 | Mixed use development | Cumberland Council | $213M | 523 | Deferred Commencement |
| 6 | 25-31 Brookhollow Avenue Norwest 2153 | Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure | The Hills | $212M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 7 | 29-57 Christie Street St Leonards 2065 | Demolition; Office premises; Retail premises | Lane Cove | $173M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 8 | 8 Wilson St Chatswood - Lot 1/Dp1189541 | Residential flat building; Home business; Shop top housing; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Home occupation; Retail Premise | Willoughby | $167M | 251 | Deferred Commencement |
| 9 | 1 401-405 Anzac Parade Kingsford 2032 | Demolition; Place of public worship; Commercial development; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Community facility; Co-living | Randwick | $160M | 532 | Deferred Commencement |
| 10 | 246 Woodville Road Merrylands 2160 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Mixed use development; Centre based childcare; Hotel or motel accommodation; Retail premises | Cumberland Council | $142M | 413 | Deferred Commencement |
| 11 | 61 Forest Road Hurstville 2220 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Stratum / community title subdivision; Shop top housing; Mixed use development; Hotel or motel accommodation; Retail premises | Georges River Council | $128M | 245 | Deferred Commencement |
| 12 | 330-332 Botany Road Alexandria 2015 | Mixed use development | Council of the City of Sydney | $120M | 275 | Deferred Commencement |
| 13 | 20 Bourke Road Alexandria 2015 | Demolition; Shop top housing; Commercial development; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Community facility | Council of the City of Sydney | $117M | 161 | Deferred Commencement |
| 14 | 101 Anzac Parade, Kensington | Mixed use development | Randwick | $104M | 197 | Deferred Commencement |
| 15 | Gallipoli Drive Edmondson Park 2174 | Residential flat building | Liverpool | $101M | 266 | Deferred Commencement |
| 16 | 130-134 Pacific Highway Greenwich 2065 | Demolition; Shop top housing; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure | Lane Cove | $94M | 58 | Deferred Commencement |
| 17 | 177 Anzac Parade Kensington 2033 | Boarding house | Randwick | $90M | 601 | Deferred Commencement |
| 18 | 2 Kamira Avenue Villawood 2163 | Mixed use development | Fairfield | $89M | 222 | Deferred Commencement |
| 19 | 10 Magari Street Rosebery 2018 | Erection of a new structure; Non-standard Housing | Council of the City of Sydney | $87M | 350 | Deferred Commencement |
| 20 | 263-281 Pennant Hills Road Carlingford 2118 | Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure | City of Parramatta Council | $87M | 109 | Deferred Commencement |
| 21 | 67-75 Epping Road, Macquarie Park | Office premises | Ryde | $86M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 22 | 85-91 Waterloo Road Macquarie Park 2113 | Demolition; Office premises | Ryde | $81M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 23 | 45-47 Epping Rd, Macquarie Park, Nsw | Office premises; Retail premises | Ryde | $80M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 24 | 27-31 Doody Street Alexandria 2015 | Demolition; Industrial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise | Council of the City of Sydney | $75M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 25 | 224-228 Young Street Waterloo 2017 | Demolition; Signage; Subdivision; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Co-living | Council of the City of Sydney | $72M | 283 | Deferred Commencement |
| 26 | 132 Mccredie Road, Guildford West | Industrial development | Cumberland Council | $72M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 27 | 3 Beaconsfield Parade Lindfield 2070 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | Ku-ring-gai Council | $71M | 88 | Deferred Commencement |
| 28 | 264-268 Pennant Hills Road Carlingford | Residential flat building | City of Parramatta Council | $68M | 162 | Deferred Commencement |
| 29 | 45 Murdoch Street Cremorne 2090 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | North Sydney Council | $57M | 32 | Deferred Commencement |
| 30 | 42 Archer Street Chatswood 2067 | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | Willoughby | $52M | 22 | Deferred Commencement |
| 31 | 35 Terry Road Box Hill 2765 | Dwelling; Semi-attached dwelling; Subdivision of land | The Hills | $52M | 197 | Deferred Commencement |
Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA open API (CC-BY 4.0). Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate as lodged, not an assessed or final figure.