New Park for Hunter Street

Source: Honeysuckle

The Hunter Development Corporation has unveiled plans for a new park in Hunter Street, between the Newcastle Community Health Centre building (670 Hunter St) and the TAFE building in Newcastle West.

Hunter Development Corporation General Manager, Craig Norman, said the park, which features extensive landscaping, is designed to be a picturesque open space.

“Over the coming months Novocastrians will notice the transformation from derelict vacant city block to a picturesque recreational space for workers, tourists and residents to enjoy.

“The park features a variety of paving and other finishes designed to be durable and also aesthetically attractive.

“The Hunter Development Corporation is developing this site as part of the Honeysuckle urban renewal project.

“An important part of the Honeysuckle project is the provision of quality public open spaces to make rundown
parts of the city more attractive to residents, workers and tourists.

“With around twothirds of the Honeysuckle redevelopment complete, more than 10 hectares of city and harbourside land have already been transformed into quality open space for the community to enjoy.

“The public domain spaces in Honeysuckle also received an Urban Design Institute of Australia President’s Award for projects outside metropolitan Sydney.”

Mr Norman said the developments completed to date in Hunter Street West by the Corporation as part of the Honeysuckle project included:

• The $16 million Cove Apartments – 60 units?
• The $22.5 million Ibis Hotel?
• The $8 million Riverwalk development – 3000m 2 commercial space?
• The $18 million 670 Hunter Street – 5000m 2 office space including the Newcastle Community Health Centre.

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