King Street Wharf

King Street Wharf viewed from Pyrmont Bridge

King Street Wharf (covering approximately five hectares), is a former maritime industrial area on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, Australia, that has been redeveloped into a mixed use tourism, commercial, residential and maritime development as part of the extensive redevelopment in the general area.^[1]^[2]

Description

King street Wharf is adjacent to the Darling Harbour tourist precinct, and on the western edge of Sydney's central business district.^[3] The residential towers occupy the area bounded by King Street to the South, Shelley Street to the East, Erskine Street to the North and Lime Street to the West. Ranging in height from 8 to 14 stories consisting of:

155 residential apartments in the North Tower
107 residential apartments in the South Tower
95 residential apartments in 45 - 49 Shelley Street.
114 Serviced Apartments - Medina

The commercial waterfront is between Lime Street and Darling Harbour, and extends slightly north of the end of Erskine Street.^[4] It consists of 85 commercial suites with a retail component set underneath. This retail area contains 11 restaurants, the largest of which seats 450 including its outdoor areas.

Developments

Under Walker Corporation Limited, the retail and restaurants, stages of residential and serviced apartments and commercial/retail strata suites were completed. The remainder of the development parcels are still being developed by Brookfield Multiplex Limited. They include the completed KPMG Headquarters, American Express House, Ibis Hotel, Macquarie Bank headquarters and One Shelley Street office building.^[5] The remaining development will consist of further commercial and retail and public parking expected to be completed over the next few years. It also involves associated infrastructure such as roadworks, carparking, charter vessel berthing facilities and coach parking.

Ferry Services

For details of ferry services see Darling Harbour ferry wharf.

References

↑ "King Street Wharf Sydney Tourism Guide King Street Wharf Travel DEALS SAVE up to 65%". Discoveraustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
↑ "King Street Wharf - Sydney - Around Town - Time Out Sydney". M.au.timeout.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
↑ "Sold Price for 23 Shelley Street King Street Wharf Darling Harbour NSW 2000". M.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
↑ "2014 Grand Final Luncheon - King Street Wharf". Southerndistricts.com.au. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
↑ The finalists for the 2010 Australian Construction Achievement Award

Development Application: 1- 19 Shelley Street, SYDNEY http://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/documents/meetings/2007/CSPC/150207/070215_CSPC_ITEM05.pdf

Sydney landmarks

Buildings / structures	Admiralty House Archibald Fountain Australia Square Cadmans Cottage The Cenotaph Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre International Convention Centre Deutsche Bank Place Dr Chau Chak Wing Building El Alamein Fountain Finger Wharf General Post Office (No. 1 Martin Place) Government House Governor Phillip Tower Harbour Bridge Hyde Park Barracks King Street Wharf Kirribilli House Long Bay Macquarie Lighthouse Mint Observatory Old Government House Opera House Overseas Passenger Terminal Parliament House Parramatta Gaol Regimental Square Queen Victoria Building St Andrew's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Tower The Toaster Town Hall War Memorial Warragamba Dam White Bay Cruise Terminal World Square World Tower

Precincts	Barangaroo Central Park Chinatown Darling Harbour Green Square Kings Cross Martin Place Pitt Street Mall Railway Square The Rocks

Parks and nature	Auburn Botanical Gardens Balls Head Reserve Berowra Valley National Park Bicentennial Park Blue Mountains National Park Botany Bay National Park Centennial Park Central Gardens Nature Reserve Chinese Garden of Friendship Cronulla sand dunes Farm Cove Field of Mars Reserve Fred Hollows Reserve Garigal National Park Garawarra Conservation Area Georges River National Park Heathcote National Park Hyde Park Ku-ring-gai Chase Lane Cove National Park Macquarie Place Moore Park Prospect Hill Royal Botanic Garden Royal National Park Sydney Harbour National Park Sydney Park The Domain Western Sydney Parklands Wetherill Park Nature Reserve

Cultural institutions	Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Museum Australian National Maritime Museum Manly Art Gallery and Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Sydney Powerhouse Museum Sea Life Sydney Aquarium State Library Sydney Conservatorium of Music Taronga Zoo

Sport	Canterbury Park Racecourse Dunc Gray Velodrome Menangle Park Paceway NSW Tennis Centre Randwick Racecourse Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Royal Sydney Golf Club Stadium Australia State Sports Centre Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Football Stadium Sydney International Aquatic Centre Sydney International Regatta Centre Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre Sydney Showground Stadium The Australian Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club Valvoline Raceway Warwick Farm Racecourse Wentworth Park Western Sydney International Dragway

Transportation	Anzac Bridge Bradfield Highway Broadway Cahill Expressway Captain Cook Bridge Central station Circular Quay City Circle Cross City Tunnel Eastern Distributor George Street Gladesville Bridge Gore Hill Freeway Liverpool–Parramatta T-way M2 Hills Motorway M4 Western Motorway M5 Motorway Macquarie Street North-West T-way Norton Street Opal card Oxford Street Pacific Highway Parramatta Road Pitt Street Princes Highway Pyrmont Bridge Roseville Bridge Southern Cross Drive Spit Bridge Sydney Airport Sydney Buses Sydney Ferries Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Sydney Trains Tom Uglys Bridge Warringah Freeway Westlink M7 William Street

Entertainment	Casula Powerhouse Capitol Theatre Entertainment Quarter Fox Studios Australia Luna Park Sydney Lyric Plaza Theatre The Star State Theatre Sydney Super Dome Sydney Theatre Theatre Royal Wet'n'Wild

Beaches	Avalon Bondi & North Bondi Bronte Clovelly Coogee Cronulla Manly Maroubra Newport Palm Beach Tamarama

Islands	Bare Clark Cockatoo Fort Denison Garden Goat Rodd Shark Snapper Spectacle

External links

Coordinates: 33°52′03″S 151°12′06″E / 33.86737°S 151.20172°E / -33.86737; 151.20172

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