A five-storey apartment complex shares a wall with a family home in Sydney’s inner west. Picture: Sarah Keayes/news.com.au
IMAGINE sharing a wall of your home with an apartment complex? This is inner city development at its weirdest.
A five-storey block of units has been built on a small street in the Sydney inner west suburb of Lewisham — and it shares a wall with the single-level brick semi neighbouring it.
A multistorey apartment complex has been built right beside a semi in Sydney’s inner west. Photo: Sarah Keayes/news.com.auSource:news.com.au
Number 8 William Street was sold earlier this year to GL Developments Group Pty Ltd for $1.61 million. It came with a Development Application (DA) already approved to knock it down and build seven apartments in its place.
The owner of the semi at 6 William Street has been living in the home since the 1990s. Photo: Sarah Keayes/news.com.auSource:news.com.au
The former owners of the estate, Lewisham Estates Pty Ltd, applied for the DA in 2014 and were eventually given the thumbs up in 2015 after an appeal to the Land and Environment Court. The apartments are now in the final stages of construction.
The owner is now also considering selling to developers. Photo: Sarah Keayes/news.com.auSource:news.com.au
The steadfast neighbour of the semi at number 6 William Street, Vincenzo Scaturro, isn’t thrilled about his new neighbours and it is believed that he and his family are now open to surrendering to developers themselves. They have lived in the home since the 1990s.
Members of the Scaturro family also own number 2 and 4.
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