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8RandwickManyareasofSydneyhavewalkupatsbuiltinthe1960sand1970sthatcouldberenewedwithmoderndesigns.Duringthe1960sandthe1970salargenumberofwalkupatswerebuiltwithrelavelylowamenity.Thesebuildingsarenow40to50yearsoldandmanyarereadyforrenewal.TheNSWGovernmenthasalreadyannouncedthattheStrataActwillbereviewedtoreducethecurrent100requirementforallownerstoagreetoterminangastratatleto75.Experiencehasshownthatoenasingleownerwillholdouttheirapprovalunlesstheygetanenormouspayout.Thenewlawsduein2015willmakeitmucheasiertoreachagreementwithallownerstoenableeitherthesaleofthewholeblockorthepotenalfortheownerstorenewthebuildingbynegoangwithadeveloper.Forknockdownandrebuildtobeeconomicallyviablethedensitywillneedtobeincreasedby2or3mes.ThebestwaytogetqualityrenewaloftheseprecinctswillbetoknockdownanumberoftheolderunitsandrebuildanewprecincttocurrentdesignrequirementssetoutintheMid-RiseApartmentCodeMRAC.The30dayapprovalwillreduceholdingcostsandhelpwithaordability.UrbanIdeasaskedarchitectsTurnertolookatsomeoftheprecinctsacrossSydneywherethewalkupunitsmostoccurtothenapplytheMRACtoseewhatsortofresultswerelikely.TurneroverlaidcodecompliantlayoutsonanumberofprecinctsandlookedinmoredetailatanareainCabramaatoseejustwhatthedierencecouldbe.Thebeforeandaerimagesgiveaclearindicaonofhowmuchtheprecinctswouldbeimprovedandhowamenieswouldbelied.Oneparculargainwouldbetotakethemanynarrowspacesbetweenexisngunitsandaggregatetheseintoamuchbiggerandmoreusefulsharedgardenspace.Vastareasofconcretewouldbereplacedbylandscapeandtreesleadingtoacoolerandmorepleasantprecinct.CabramataLakembaEastlakesTYPICALRENEWALAREAS