Sydney residents living in century-old homes have been approached by developers seeking to buy their properties to redevelop under the Minns government’s housing reforms.
Evan Jones is one of several residents in Glebe who received a letter from developer Wilroad seeking to purchase his home above market value.
@maniacalmanicmania On the same day in literally the same newspaper: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/it-s-a-bit-dismal-how-do-you-save-a-high-street-like-glebe-point-road-20240304-p5f9ph.html
Why is Glebe Point Road looking dead, especially compared to other streets in the inner city that have seen apartments go up.
They really want it both ways. They want quarter acre blocks right on the doorstep of the CBD. They’ll fight tooth and nail against any new apartments.
And then they complain that there’s not more people at the local shops.
There’s no development on or near Enmore Road/King St and it’s packed each evening Wed to Sunday and during the day on weekends. That’s because it’s more then just food and drinks.
What’s there to do on Glebe Point Rd? Shame the Valhalla closed down all those years ago.
@maniacalmanicmania I guess the big thing at Enmore and King is the train station, which brings people right to the middle of the Enmore/Newtown strip.
Whereas you with Glebe you sorta have a light rail stop, but it’s quite a distance from the shops. You have Central if you’re fit and up for a walk. You have a ferry terminal right at Glebe Point, but that’s a longer walk.
And you have busses.
To be fair, they’re very good busses. There’s one every few minutes on either Glebe Point Rd or Broadway.
As for what to do there, sadly the answer is not much. Last time I was there, many of the shopfronts were vacant.
For the vegan crowd, there’s an excellent vegan supermarket a burger joint. There’s a few decent cafes. There’s a decent secondhand bookshop that also serves drinks. There’s a Sunday market at the public school.
And there’s… UTS and Sydney Uni are sorta nearby? There’s a really big park? Broadway and Central Park shopping centres?
I guess the catch-22 is there’s really no reason to head down there unless you’re a local or a vegan. And because no-one goes there, there’s no reason to set up a shop there.
Given how close it is to the city, I think the surrounding area is in a prime spot for some more apartments.
(I mean, there’s now new apartments going up in Mount Colah of all places! It doesn’t make sense to have five-floor apartments on the literal edge of Sydney and then just single floor detached homes in Glebe: https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/mount-colah-nsw)
A light rail line — possibly to Central — would probably help to bring in the punters as well.
But beyond that, I think it needs some more unique shops and restaurants.
