Altrove Town Centre

Development and project management of a mixed-use masterplan for the town centre of the ‘Altrove’ Residential Community, situated in the Schofields Precinct of the North West Growth Centre. The proposals incorporate a mix of uses including medium and high density residential, seniors living, retail/commercial space, community facilities, a sales information centre and public open space with a direct connection to the existing Schofields station. Level 6 has driven commercial and strategic outcomes, including managing: compliance with all planning controls, ADG and Stockland’s aspirational Brief; efficiency in building forms and staging of superlots; appropriate solar gain to public open space and consideration of the hierarchy and use of spaces, and much more. 

Level 6’s services have covered both development and project management including:

• All relevant development and project management functions for this work including budget, program, people, quality, risk and design management.

• Significant internal stakeholders engagement including Design, Estimating, Development (different teams for different asset classes encompassed), Sales & Marketing and the like to ensure the proposals were tested against each function/discipline.

• Feasibility and concept design for the new master plan.

• Management of a team of reputable consultants to develop and test the master plan to ensure key aspects such as:

  • A strong and tested urban design outcome

  • Compliance with all planning controls, ADG and Stockland’s aspirational Brief

  • Viability and realistic yield potentials

  • Flexibility in the way the project can be delivered

  • Efficiency in building forms and staging of superlots

  • Appropriate solar gain to public open space and consideration of the hierarchy and use of spaces

• Stakeholder engagement and consultation strategy and process – from the existing local community/ customers and potential future residents through to local authority, government and transport/services authorities.

• Staging strategy to determine the optimum timing of superlot development through the project’s lifetime, including temporary works and activation overlay strategies to ensure the area is a great Place both upon final delivery and through the journey of its growth to get there.

• Coordination with other areas of the Altrove residential community masterplan – those both under design and construction – to ensure coordination and understand impacts on existing development and services authority approvals

• Successful management of the key deliverable of a new Planning Proposal application, submitted to Blacktown Council

• Management of the detailed design and Development Application for the new Town Centre park area to accommodate a mix of hard and soft scapes, play equipment, water play and facilities for pop up functions.