Pitt Street Station is strategically located at the junction of Sydney’s southern CBD and the Midtown retail precinct, close to mixed employment, residential, entertainment, cultural and events-based activities within the southern Sydney CBD and Chinatown.
The integrated station development includes a 39-storey commercial office building above the northern entry to the new Pitt Street metro station on Park Street between Pitt and Castlereagh streets, and a 39-storey residential build-to-rent building above the southern entry to the station near the corner of Bathurst and Pitt streets.
The metro station at Pitt Street serves the retail areas on George and Pitt streets, the civic and entertainment uses on George Street and the emerging southern Sydney CBD residential developments between Park Street and Belmore Park. The station also provides relief to Town Hall Station, and allows interchange onto other modes of public transport including light rail and buses.
The Ashurst team was led by Transport & Infrastructure partner Olivia Lau, who comments:
"We are delighted to play a part in Australia's biggest public transport project by advising Sydney Metro in relation to these contracts. The Pitt Street Integrated Station Development is a significant milestone in the Sydney Metro project and we look forward to working with Sydney Metro as the construction progresses."
Olivia was assisted by partner Simon Irvine, senior associates Laura Hillhouse, Susannah Lace and Andrew Higgins, counsels Sarah Southall and Melinda Harris, lawyers Codie Gippel, Rhiannon Evans, Miriam Agranat, Cameron Griffiths, Chloe Kwon, Marya Atmeh, graduates Veda Fitzsimons, Samichhya Khadka and Sharni Nichols (Transport & Infrastructure); partners Lisa Simmons and Nick Terry, senior associate Molly Woods (Corporate Transactions); partner Rehana Box (Insurance); partners Peter Voss, Nicole Gardner and Adam Firth, senior associate Ellena Petinos (Dispute Resolution); partners Lea Constantine and Julia Sutherland, lawyer Mary Azzi (Employment); partners Tony Hill and Rebecca Dixon, and senior associate Montana Linkio (Energy & Resources); partner Andrew Deane (Real estate); partner Emanuel Poulos (RSSG); partners Barbara Phair and Peter McCullough, and senior associates Selina Ngo and Elke Bremner (Tax).
