Smart Growth, Lasting Benefits
Transforming Five Dock
Surry Hills Village developed and built by TOGA
Benefits and Opportunities
This project is more than just new buildings; it's about delivering lasting benefits and new opportunities for Five Dock:
Addressing Housing Needs: Supports the NSW Government's priority to deliver 377,000 new, well-located homes by 2029, including an increased contribution to affordable housing.
Parramatta Road Renewal: Plays a crucial role in the long-awaited revitalisation of the Parramatta Road corridor, transforming it into a modern and attractive urban gateway.
Metro-Connected Living: Capitalises on the investment in the new Five Dock Metro Station, offering convenient, walk-to-station living.
Economic Growth: Expected to create jobs during construction and ongoing jobs once the development is operational.
Vibrant Local Amenities: Provides 700-750 new homes (including 7.5% affordable dwellings), a convenient supermarket, specialty retail, cafes, a new public park, and a versatile community multi-purpose space.
Enhanced Liveability: Delivers highest-quality urban design and increased amenity for both new and existing residents.
Increased Affordable Housing: Raises the affordable housing contribution on the site from 4% to 7.5%.
Improved Public Spaces: Includes public domain upgrades along Parramatta Road and Queens Road, new tree-lined streets, and pedestrian footpaths.
Community Heart: Creates a new pedestrian link and plaza designed to be a gathering place for the community.
Managing impacts through careful design and planning
TOGA is committed to creating a high-quality development that integrates sensitively with its surroundings, prioritising the amenity of both new and existing residents.
Artist’s impression – subject to change
Design Excellence
TOGA has engaged a team of leading design professionals to ensure our project sets a new standard for urban design:
Bates Smart
Principal Architect (masterplan) and Buildings 2 and 3
Wardle Studio
Building 1 Architect
Mostaghim
Building 4 (Co-Living) Architect
Taylor Brammer
Landscape Architect
Our design excellence strategy will challenge the team to create architectural diversity across the buildings, ensuring the new development is attractive and embodies the highest design quality. The precinct scale of the site offers TOGA the flexibility to achieve both development requirements and outstanding urban outcomes, all centred around a generous new parkland.
To ensure high standards of privacy and residential amenity, buildings will be designed in line with the Australian Design Guidelines (ADG) criteria which specifically address factors like privacy, outlook, and building separation. Private open spaces for residents will be provided on podiums and rooftops.
Enhancing connectivity and public spaces
At the heart of the project is a new 2,090 m² public park, designed for community enjoyment, gathering, and engagement. The park and adjacent retail spaces will promote indoor and outdoor seating, encouraging activation and play.
New streets through the site will be tree-lined and feature pedestrian footpaths on both sides, enhancing connections and creating attractive, landscaped roadverges.
Provision has been made for community infrastructure, which will be discussed in detail with the City of Canada Bay.
Maximising solar access
As shown in the diagram below, our site's location south of the primary residential area of Five Dock, means that overshadowing impacts are largely limited to locations within the Parramatta Road Corridor.
Careful planning and design have also allowed us to make the most of the site’s scale to minimise the impacts of taller buildings on surrounding neighbours.
Shadow diagrams Five Dock
Traffic, access and parking
We understand the importance of managing traffic and parking in an established area like Five Dock. Our plans prioritise sustainable transport and efficient access.
Pedestrian and cycling connections across the site and into the neighbourhood supporting access to public transport, including to the future Five Dock Metro Station.
Traffic impact assessment as part of our State Significant Development Application (SSDA) and continue engagement with Transport for NSW to identify and mitigate traffic impacts.
Parking for both residential and retail uses, including dedicated parking for visitors and shoppers.
Access to the site, including basement parking, would be via a proposed new signalised intersection between Parramatta and Queens Roads.
