COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY IN FACING VERTICAL CITY
HEART OF BANKSTOWN.
A vertical city campus that presents an exciting opportunity to bring world-class teaching, learning and research facilities and outreach to businesses and communities in this part of Sydney.”
Professor Barney Glover AO Vice Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University
A bold & future facing presence
Walker Corporation has partnered with Western Sydney University to deliver a $340 million 18 storey vertical city campus.
Fast Facts
27,000 square metres of floor space
2,500 square metres of landscaped terrace spaces
A-Grade building
State-of-the-art conference and event facilities
Attractive retail tenancy opportunities
Activated rooftop space
Designed to meet 5 Star Green Star rating
4.5 NABERS Energy (equivalent) rating
Easy access to Bankstown Train Station
Easy access to the future Bankstown Metro Station
Transformative for Bankstown & South West Sydney
The campus is part of the University’s ‘Western Growth’ strategy – an ambitious program that is reshaping, and co-creating cities and transformative educational infrastructure across Western Sydney, in partnership with industry, government and community.
Award-winning Melbourne-based architects Lyons designed the campus, which is located in the heart of Bankstown city centre between Canterbury Bankstown Council's Civic Tower and Bankstown's Library and Knowledge Centre.
Featuring highly-accessible, technology-rich teaching and research facilities and opportunities for ambitious commercial tenants.
Perfectly situated
74 Rickard Road falls within the vision for Greater Sydney Commission’s ’30 minute city’, where residents only travel a maximum of 30 minutes to their place of work or education.
BIKE
74 Rickard Road sits within an existing bicycle network route.
Bankstown Complete Streets Transport and Place planning includes connecting regional cycle links to facilitate green grid connections through Bankstown CBD.
TRAIN
Bankstown Train Station is just 400m away with regular connections to the Sydney Metropolitan area, including trains to Parramatta (10km - 25mins) and Sydney CBD (16km - 30mins).
Planning is well underway for the Sydney Metro Southwest (2024) Sydenham to Bankstown line, including faster and more frequent services.
AIRPORT
Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown is a 5km drive (10mins).
The 2019 Bankstown Airport Masterplan outlines the airport’s development over the next five years, including details of investment in high-quality facilities that will underpin airport growth – enabling the airport to become a modern and sophisticated aviation and business centre.
CAR
Tenants will have access to basement car parking via Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre (access) driveway.
Car park lifts provide direct access to the end of trip facilities, ground floor and precinct retail as well as reception and tenant floors.
Bankstown CBD provides considerable paid parking facilities close to the campus.
WALK
The campus sits along Appian Way, a key ‘activity spine’ that links the campus to the rail and bus interchange and south to schools and parks.
A shared zone environment prioritises pedestrian movement and encourages street life and retail activity.
BUS
The bus station is 200m away. Bankstown Complete Streets future aspirations include simpler bus routes and a new integrated bus station.
A
rare commercial opportunity in a vibrant urban transformation
Built around a future-ready digital spine, 74 Rickard Road is an upcoming location for innovative businesses ready to tap into the enormous growth potential and urban reinvigoration of South West Sydney.
Levels 10 to 13 occupy the upper mid-tower and Levels 14 to 18 occupy the elevated cantilevered form which incorporates small inset balconies and a large terrace.
On completion, the precinct is expected to deliver close to $140 million a year in additional economic uplift to the Canterbury-Bankstown economy and wider region.
Be surrounded by future decision-makers
Designed to foster industry partnerships and collaboration in a vibrant and inspiring precinct where business collaborates with Australia's brightest minds.
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The synergy of combining commercial office space with a university campus is a groundbreaking formula - perfect for forward-thinking businesses.
Tenants will have Australia’s future thought leaders on their doorstep with opportunities to tap into the energy and talent pool of thousands of post-graduate university students and staff the vibrant campus will support.
Education and capital assets provide an opportunity for the university, industry partners and collaborators and related stakeholders to identify and act on shared opportunities.
Exciting innovation and collaboration pathways
Unique opportunities to partner and mentor
Identify the best emerging talent
Forge valuable connections with the next generation of industry stars and business leaders
Visionary collaboration spaces
Teaching and research spaces infused at the lower levels of the building, as well as conference spaces, flexible spaces to showcase industry partnerships and innovation.
Knowledge space meets workplace
Western Sydney University strongly embraces the concept of commercial tenants and industry partnering.
Tenants will have access to presentation and learning spaces such as; the Multi-Purpose Tiered Theatre (Ground Floor) and the Conference and Events Facility (level 08).
The Ground Floor foyer interior narrative will communicate seamlessly with the facade and finishes, allowing the journey into the campus to be an integrated one. The concierge will be situated in a distinct area for maximum assistance.
The visionary collaboration between Western Sydney University and Walker Corporation is creating technology savvy learning and workspaces close to transport, jobs, accommodation, research, learning and industry partners.
Health, advanced manufacturing and education research programs
Conference and social spaces
Multi-purpose tiered theatre at Ground Level
Informal learning areas and indoor and outdoor terraces
Designed for collaboration
Intuitive spaces promote efficiency and wellbeing
Unparalled tenant amenities
Space for creativity or creative collaboration
The social work hub
The ground plane extends the precinct, being open, integrated, flexible and permeable, creating a vibrant activated public realm.
Attractive retail opportunities on the North and South entries on Appian Way will provide a lively landscape of eateries and enhance social gatherings and community activity.
Connect & Collaborate
Creating business and social hubs for productive collaboration.
Relax & Re-invent
An activated outdoor terrace offering distinctive space for working and relaxing.
Perfectly Positioned
On site parking and convenient public transport and easy pedestrian access.
Smart Building
World class amenity, connectivity and sustainability.
Vibrant Community
Commitment to the culturally diverse region and community.
Urban Re-generation
Improved economic and social spaces within the Bankstown CBD.
South Elevation
Ground Floor
Paul Keating Park
Level 12 Test-fit
A south facing terrace at Level 14 creates a picturesque outdoor setting designed for people to enjoy a bite to eat, undertake focused work, and soak up the sun in a wind-protected environment.
Urban community
In 2023, the Bankstown City Campus will be part of a thriving urban community where education, community experiences and intelligent green spaces will attract the best talent, and help to energise and focus your workplace and client base.
Level 16 Test-fit
Technical specifications
Mechanical Services
Office Air Conditioning System
Water cooled central chilled water system supplying chilled water to a combination of air handling and on-floor fan coil units
Internal Space Design Conditions
22.5 Dry bulb +/-1.5 C (RH uncontrolled)
Supplementary Cooling System
Central auxiliary condenser water for supplementary cooling is provided to each floor using a closed loop system.
Supplementary Outside Air System
Louvres are provided on the façade for tenant to access supplementary outdoor air at a rate of 0.3L/s/sqm.
General Exhaust System
Central tenant general exhaust system serving typical office floors. System to be blanked in ceiling for future connection. A total of 0.1L/s/sqm of supplementary exhaust air is provided for NLA.
Office Kitchen Exhaust System
Central tenant independent kitchen exhaust (single floor only) discharging above the roof. System to be blanked in ceiling for future connection.
Central Toilet Exhaust System
Central amenities exhaust incorporating supplementary amenities exhaust with branched take-offs at each level served. Supplementary system to be blanked in ceiling for future connection. A total of 0.1L/s/sqm of supplementary exhaust air is provided for NLA.
Lighting
Recessed T-Bar LED luminaires
Communications
Communication carriers
Space: Wall space for NBN Co enclosures and equipment to serve base building services and retail tenancies.
DAS Room: Size: Minimum 30sqm to suit equipment for 2 carriers plus DAS headend Quantity: 1
Mobile Cellular System In Building Coverage
System Type: Distributed Antenna System (DAS)
Coverage Area: Throughout the building GFA including the lifts
Power
Substation
Dedicated substation
Base Building Standby Power
Diesel generator
PCA Grade A provisions
Office Tenants Sub-mains
50VA/m2 of NLA
End of trip facilities
Secure tenant end of trip facilities are integrated into the campus basement with a dedicated bicycle path from access driveway.
Gender neutral facilities shall be provided
Secure bike parking area
Separate male and female change areas
Lockers with digital access pads
Fresh towel station
Large shower / change cubicles
Toilets
Full height mirrors
Wet vanity area with basins
Dyson hand dryers
Dry vanity area with hair dryer
Bike maintenance station
Bottle refill
Western Sydney University has partnered with Walker Corporation to deliver its $340 million Bankstown City campus.
Walker Corporation
Walker Corporation is Australia’s largest private, diversified development company. With 50 years’ experience, we have delivered over 1,000 projects that span the length and width of Australia and globally.
We’re one of the few developers with expertise across all areas of the property spectrum, from residential through to master-planned communities, retail, commercial, industrial and resort living.
What is most important is that projects serve their respective communities, incorporating leadingedge engineering, technology and ecologically sustainable development practices.
Western Sydney University
Western Sydney University is an innovative, agile and young university committed to making a difference in the community. We are deeply embedded in, and serve as an anchor institution for, the Western Sydney region – Australia’s fastest growing economy and the focus of the nation’s largest infrastructure projects.
Our world-class research addresses the most pressing social challenges, improves public services, supports industry and enhances economic development. Many of our researchers are acknowledged national leaders and 85% of our research has been independently assessed making it world standard.
We work with our extensive network of partners in the public and private sector to make the university’s deep expertise accessible and transferable – achieving real-world impact, both locally and internationally. Across our health fields we have over 12,500 students in clinical or related placements in every hospital in the region.
Our commitment to the region and its community is unrivalled, and we are excited to connect with new partners to continue achieving greatness.
Partnership is at the heart of everything we do
From concept to design, planning, financial, restructuring and construction, complex engineering, historical conservation and landscaping, Walker has delivered more than 1,000 successful developments.
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