151 apartments planned for Forrest car park near Parliament House
Sirocco plans two eight-storey buildings with 151 apartments on Forrest car park two streets from Parliament. A June zoning change allowed this.
A major zoning change in Canberra's expensive Forrest suburb now allows a 151-apartment complex two streets from Parliament House. In June, a Territory Plan change affected the corner of Dominion Circuit and Franklin Street.
The zoning went from leisure and accommodation to mixed use. The site is currently a Wilson Parking car park.
Two eight-storey buildings would replace it. These would have 89 two-bedroom apartments, 32 three-bedroom, and 29 one-bedroom or studio units.
The buildings would be 25.6 metres tall. This makes them among the highest on the street, which mostly has low-density housing and offices nearby.
Forrest residents worry about density, traffic, and the suburb's character. Public input ends December 2.
- 151
- Apartments proposed
- 25.6 metres
- Building height
- 89
- Two-bedroom units
- June 2026
- Site zoning change
Why it mattersForrest residents face a significant change to one of Canberra's most exclusive inner suburbs. Density and traffic will affect local quality of life.
AustraliaCanberra's property market is shifting toward higher density in expensive inner suburbs, signalling a broader change in how the capital's housing stock is developing.
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