Some of Parramatta’s most transformative developments have been recognised at the annual ‘Boomtown!’ Infrastructure and Property Summit awards recently.
3 Parramatta Square – National Australia Bank’s new western Sydney base has taken out the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue’s Project of the Year Award.
The 17-level building boasts 45,000sqm of commercial space, and formally opened earlier this year.
The project is the most recent element of the Parramatta Square precinct, a redevelopment being led by Walker Corp and the City of Parramatta Council.
Upon completion, Parramatta Square will deliver six new buildings in total, including the largest commercial building in the nation, plus 6000sqm of public domain.
The development won against strong candidates including the new Central Acute Services Building, which is part of the Westmead Hospital Redevelopment, and the NorthConnex motorway.
“There were a host of impressive projects launched this year, a feat made even more special given the pandemic that struck our construction and infrastructure sector,” Dialogue Chairman, Christopher Brown said.
“Dialogue Patrons found it hard to go past the transformative impact 3 Parramatta Square has had on the city, the new smart-jobs it has delivered and the message it sends to the rest of the big corporates pondering their locational futures. Western Sydney needs more of these types of developments, and with Parramatta continuing to attract the attention of the ‘big banks’, consultancy firms and universities, it is well on the way to becoming Australia’s hottest property market.”
The Central Acute Services Building (CASB), Westmead Redevelopment took out the Health Project of the Year Award at the event.
The centrepiece of the more than $1 billion Westmead Redevelopment, the CASB will feature two new emergency departments, digital operating theatres, expanded imaging, pharmacy and logistics as well as more than 300 patient rooms.
1.5 floors will also be dedicated to the University of Sydney to enable greater integration of education, research and health services delivery.
The CASB is scheduled to open in early 2021.
300 guests attended the awards ceremony in Darling Harbour with other project category winners including a range of Greater Western Sydney projects across many sectors.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.