Dreams of turning a decaying Glebe apartment block into affordable rentals are dead in the water after charity owner Wesley Mission put the land up for sale as potential luxury flats or student housing.
The plan to turn the long-abandoned seniors housing building into rentals for low-income families was put on ice when the charity couldn’t afford to follow through on the construction.
The RJ William Building has fallen into disrepair.Credit: Sam Mooy
Wesley Mission had been approved for $3 million in City of Sydney funding for the project, but a perfect storm of zoning complexities, issues with the existing building, and a knock-back for federal funding has meant the charity has given up all hope of housing low-income families at the site.
A real estate listing for the Glebe Point Road building suggests its prime location would be suited for developers looking to build luxury apartments or a co-living building for students.
A spokesperson for Wesley Mission confirmed the intention to sell, and said any profits would be directed to其他项目，包括堪培拉的重要工人住房开发。
该1650万美元的项目原定于2025年中期完成，并将提供39套住房，租金为租户收入的30％。
艺术家对拟议的重建的印象。 信用：悉尼市
该项目的重大打击是在联邦政府敲门时发生的back an application from the charity for funding through the Housing Australia Future Fund.
“Alternative funding avenues were also explored but could not generate the capital required,” the Wesley Mission spokesperson said.
AdvertisementThe impending sale was met with悉尼勋爵市长克洛弗·摩尔（Clover Moore）的失望，他呼吁州政府投资于租金控制的住房和当地的绿色国会议员Kobi Shetty，他们称出售为“糟糕的结果”。
“真是令人失望的是，这真是令人失望地成为公众，社会上的贫困人口，这是我们的一流的范围 - 我们的境内非常贫穷，这是我们的范围，这是我们的内心景象，这是一家人的范围。社区。” srcset =“ https://static.ffx.io/images/qunzoom_0.136%2C$ multiply_0.9788%2c$ ratio_1.5%2C$ Width _756％2C $ x_31％2C $ y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86％2CF_AUTO/BB97CCDFCABC987ED0B99B99BF623335E8AD570878E6， https://static.ffx.io/images/qunzoom_0.136%2c$ multiply_1.9577%2c$ ratio_1.5%2C$ WIDTH_75 6％2C $ x_31％2C $ y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62％2CF_AUTO/BB97CCDFCABC987ED0B99B99BF62335E8AD570878E6 2x“高度=“ 494”宽度=“ 740”/> 建筑物已经失修。 信用：Sam Mooy
当该街区出售时，Shetty写信给新南威尔士州住房部长罗斯·杰克逊（Rose Jackson），建议政府建议购买该地点。杰克逊说，政府正在考虑这笔收购。
加载杰克逊说，政府已与卫斯理的任务进一步讨论此事。
被称为RJ Williams大楼的街区是美国服务人员的一家汽车旅馆，最初是由韦斯利（Wesley）任务用作Seniors的房屋，以至于他的房屋倒闭了。
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