First look: Nascon targets Burwood growth corridor with 112-unit apartment tower

Burwood's expanding high-rise skyline could soon push further west, with Nascon lodging plans for a new apartment tower that would deliver more than 100 homes on the edge of the town centre.

The developer has filed a State Significant Development application over 17-19 Conder Street and 21 Conder Street, seeking approval for a 16-storey building with around 112 apartments, including around 11 affordable housing dwellings.

The proposal would replace the existing buildings on the 1,387 sqm site, located about 500 metres from Burwood Station and positioned between the established high-density core of Burwood Town Centre and surrounding lower-scale residential neighbourhoods.

Designed by Kennedy Associates Architects, the project has been conceived as part of Burwood's ongoing transition toward higher-density housing around major transport infrastructure.

"The building employs massing, articulation, and materiality to create a balanced, restrained, and contemporary residential tower that can both stand alone and contribute to the evolving urban character of Burwood," the architect said in the Design Report.

Plans currently on exhibition include a mix of market and affordable housing apartments, communal open space, landscaping, bicycle parking, and basement parking. The affordable housing component would account for around 10 per cent of the total apartments proposed.

Kennedy Associates Architects said the design responds directly to the site's role as a transition point between Burwood's high-rise town centre and surrounding residential areas.

"The Conder Street façade, as the public face of the building, responds to its role as an 'end' building by resolving the street wall and delivering public space to the street," the Design Report states.

The architects also noted the building's location less than 200 metres from significantly taller developments already approved or under construction within Burwood Town Centre, reflecting the area's changing urban character.

The site sits within walking distance of Westfield Burwood, Burwood Park, Burwood Library, several schools, medical facilities, and a range of retail and dining offerings concentrated around Burwood Road and The Boulevarde. It is also near the planned Burwood Cultural House precinct, which is expected to introduce new public open space, cultural facilities, and community infrastructure to the area.

The proposal arrives as Burwood continues to emerge as one of Sydney's most active apartment development markets with numerous existing, approved and proposed projects across the town centre ranging from 20 to more than 40 storeys. Burwood North was rezoned last year, which trigger around 15,000 new homes around the future Burwood North Metro Station.