The metro will transform this Sydney suburb but not everyone’s on board

The metro will transform this Sydney suburb but not everyone’s on board

Waterloo will be the suburb the metro rail line helped revamp,if the state government can pull off its plan to redevelop the surrounding public housing estate.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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‘We will end up like Green Square’:Erko goes berserko over one extra storey

Dozens of objections to an additional level and baroque roof at a massive redevelopment in Erskineville have revealed fears the suburb will turn into Zetland or Waterloo.

  • byMichael Koziol
Plans to build 3000 new homes in Sydney’s inner south one step closer

Plans to build 3000 new homes in Sydney’s inner south one step closer

The state government wants to build thousands of apartments near a new metro station. One local councillor has lashed it as an “epic fail” to deliver more public housing.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg ‘pleading’ with Sydneysiders to save Moore Park Golf Club

Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg ‘pleading’ with Sydneysiders to save Moore Park Golf Club

The golf club in Sydney’s east has an unlikely new ally in the Hollywood star,who on Saturday filmed a video urging people to save it.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Waterloo estate plan rejigged to accommodate more social housing

Waterloo estate plan rejigged to accommodate more social housing

The process to move hundreds of existing tenants whose homes will be bulldozed is expected to begin in mid-2024.

  • byMegan Gorrey
It’s the suburb Sydneysiders love to hate – but is it really that bad?

It’s the suburb Sydneysiders love to hate – but is it really that bad?

Green Square is nearly two thirds complete and will house about 70,000 people in a decade. Lord Mayor Clover Moore says it should be embraced as the city’s future.

  • byMichael Koziol andMegan Gorrey
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The French solution for Sydney’s apartment blocks

The French solution for Sydney’s apartment blocks

The winners of the world’s most prestigious architectural prize know how to turn dark and dingy units into light-filled spaces.

  • byJulie Power
‘The opposite of a solution’:Eight years to decide if Anna’s home will be bulldozed

‘The opposite of a solution’:Eight years to decide if Anna’s home will be bulldozed

The state government is forging ahead with plans to redevelop the Waterloo housing estate,which is home to more than 2000 vulnerable residents.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Inner Sydney homes mysteriously taken off the market

Inner Sydney homes mysteriously taken off the market

The empty terrace houses had been listed for sale by auction,some with a price guide of $1 million.

  • byMegan Gorrey andAndrew Taylor
Hundreds of apartments to transform empty block opposite Redfern Oval

Hundreds of apartments to transform empty block opposite Redfern Oval

The state government is proposing a mix of private and social housing units,as community groups protest the sell-off of public land.

  • byMegan Gorrey
First stage of Waterloo public housing estate rezoned for $3b revamp

First stage of Waterloo public housing estate rezoned for $3b revamp

The change in zoning will allow for thousands of new apartments – and pushes vulnerable tenants one step closer to being forced from their homes.

  • byMegan Gorrey