COMPLETED DEVELOPMENTS
Pacific Link Housing has rapidly transitioned from a pure housing management focus, to both a management and supply focus. Since 2014 we have completed 158 units of housing covering the full continuum of social, affordable and disability housing through a range of projects in Sydney, the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and Hunter regions.
We have a committed pipeline of projects with 66+ units currently at planning, proposal or development application stage.
FERNLEIGH APARTMENTS, BELMONT
Cost on Completion
$7 million
Description
13 x one and two bedroom units with a mix of social, affordable and market-rate rentals. The development also includes a shared terrace garden and small commercial space which will be utilised by Pacific Link Housing and Key2 Realty.
Completion and tenancy allocation
July 2023
Background
The Fernleigh Apartments mark a significant step towards increasing the availability of affordable housing in the Lake Macquarie region and reflects an alignment with the objective of Lake Macquarie City Council’s Local Housing Strategy.
The NSW Government contributed $1.6 million towards the overall $7 million Fernleigh development, which ensures five units are used for social housing allocations.
The funding was provided through the Community Housing Innovation Fund (CHIF), a $150 million program delivering more social and affordable housing in collaboration with community housing providers across NSW.
AWARDS
- 2023 Award Winner – Master Builders Association (Newcastle, Hunter & Central Coast) – Apartment Development under $10m
ADIRA APARTMENTS, WOY WOY
Cost on Completion
$5.5 million
Description
12 x one and two bedroom units with a mix of Social Housing (6 units partially funded by NSW State Government Community Housing Innovation Fund), Affordable Housing (3 units) and Private Market Rentals (3 units).
Completion and tenancy allocation
December 2021
Background
The Adira Apartments are specifically targeted to provide older women with safe, secure and affordable housing options. The mixed tenancy complex involves the integration of social, affordable and private market rental accommodation. This model has proven to be successful in Pacific Link Housing’s development at Glendale, completed in 2019.
The Apartments form part of a Pacific Link Housing’s owned security pool that has been leveraged with National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), providing low-cost debt finance.
Pacific Link Housing currently manage the social housing tenancies within the Complex and its wholly owned social enterprise real estate agency, Key2 Realty, manage the affordable and private market units.
AWARDS
- 2023 Award Winner – Australasian Housing Institute (NSW/ACT) – Leading Housing Development
- 2023 Award Finalist – Property Council Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards – Affordable Housing Development Category
- 2022 Award Finalist – UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) NSW Awards for Excellence – Affordable Development Category
CANTON BEACH APARTMENTS
Cost on Completion
$5.8 million
Description
30 new studio (or micro) apartments for social and affordable housing.
Completion and tenancy allocation
August 2020
Background
In 2014 Evolve Housing and Pacific Link established an unincorporated joint venture (EPD) to provide a solution for government, in response to a tender. EPD won a $7m FACS capital grant for construction on three sites in the Central Coast and Western Sydney. With equity and debt financing the government grant has been leveraged by the JV to a total $17m investment allowing for delivery of 87 new social and affordable housing tenancies.
The Canton Beach Apartments was the final of three developments delivered under this joint venture, with previous properties completed at Woy Woy and Roselands.
AWARDS
- 2022 Award Finalist – Property Council Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards – Affordable Housing Development Category
- 2021 Award Winner with partner Skope Constructions – Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence in Building Awards – Affordable Housing category
- 2021 Award Finalist with partner Skope Constructions – Master Builders Association Newcastle Excellence in Building Awards – Medium Density Project category
PACIFIC GATEWAY, GLENDALE
Cost on Completion
$7.4 million
Description
21 one and two bedroom units to tenants from the social housing waitlist (six units) as well as tenants eligible for affordable housing and tenants in the private market.
Completion
December 2019
Tenancy Allocation
January 2020
Background
The Pacific Gateway development in The Lake Macquarie LGA, will be aligned with the Communities Plus model of housing, which involves the integration of private, social and affordable housing. This purposeful integration of housing types is vital for achieving the following outcomes:
- Reduces concentration of large public housing estates
- Aspirational effect for social housing tenants
- Opportunity for social housing tenants to progress on the housing continuum and transition from social to affordable tenancy without the disruption of relocation to another area as envisioned in Government’s Social Housing policy – Future Directions.
- Applying the Community housing sector’s experience of managing mixed tenure developments.
AWARDS
- 2021 Award Winner – Property Council Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards – Affordable Housing Development Category
- 2020 Award Winner – HIA (Housing Industry Association) Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards
- 2020 Award Finalist – UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) NSW Awards for Excellence – Affordable Development Category
KINGS LANDING, ROSELANDS
Cost on Completion
$5.8 million
Description
26 studio apartments to Silver standard (2 accessible and 8 are adaptable for people living with a disability).
Completion and tenancy allocation
June 2019
Background
In 2014 Evolve Housing and Pacific Link established an unincorporated joint venture (EPD) to provide a solution for government, in response to a tender. EPD won a $7m FACS capital grant for construction on three sites in the Central Coast and Western Sydney. With equity and debt financing the government grant has been leveraged by the JV to a total $17m investment allowing for delivery of 87 new social and affordable housing tenancies.
The development has been designed to connect residents with their local community, and is located a 10-minute walk from Roselands Shopping Centre. A 10-minute bus ride to Beverly Hills Station makes the location accessible to many employment opportunities across the ever-expanding Canterbury-Bankstown region. Residents are living in modern, self-contained apartments in an integrated community – there are no differences in amenities offered between social housing residents and affordable housing residents.
Key Partners in the development of this project include NSW Government, City of Canterbury Bankstown - Council, Sissons Architects – Concept and DA Architect, Kennedy Associates Architects – Construction Architect and Skope Constructions.
AWARDS
- 2020 Award Winner – UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) NSW Awards for Excellence – Affordable Development Category
Chambers Place, Woy Woy
Cost on Completion
$6.47 million
Description
31 studio apartments to Silver standard (10 disability adaptable).
Completion
May 2017
Tenancy Allocation
June 2017
Background
In 2014 Evolve and Pacific Link established an unincorporated joint venture (EPD) to provide a solution for government, in response to a tender. EPD won a $7m FACS capital grant for construction of 82 studio apartment units on three sites in the Central Coast and Western Sydney.
With equity and debt financing the government grant has been leveraged by the JV to a total $17m investment.
The Woy Woy site project is a four-storey 31-room development with communal areas, a 40m2 commercial space, management residence and offices, with on-site parking. 10 units are adaptable and the building is completed to Silver LHDG standard, and the design has been carried out with a firm view of liveable housing guidelines where possible given the apartments are studio units. Thought has been given to unit structure and open plan flow while providing as much privacy as possible with the given spaces.
As much as possible effort was given to providing a comfortable living area with opportunities for social integration in the three common areas.
The striking architecture has been used to give the tenants a sense of pride in their building with the hope for reduced maintenance through greater respect for a quality home.
AWARDS
- 2017 Award Finalist – UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) NSW Awards for Excellence – Affordable Development Category
