WORK on the controversial Allied Mills development at Summer Hill will start later this month, with stages one and two of the project set to feature 127 new homes.

The Watpac Group has signed a $62 million contract to start construction of the precinct, which will see the dormant industrial site in Sydney’s inner west become a thriving community.

Watpac Construction NSW/ACT state manager Ric Wang said the team was looking forward to transforming the 5ha site.

media_camera All locals know the flour mill site at Summer Hill.

“Our team is going to be responsible for creating a new dynamic and contemporary neighbourhood within Summer Hill and where possible we will be providing opportunities for local businesses to be involved,” Mr Wang said.

“We are excited to be playing a major role in bringing this project to life as the development will create an urban space that can be enjoyed not only by residents, but the local community.

“We anticipate the creation of approximately 150 construction jobs over the life of the project which is scheduled for completion in late 2016.”

media_camera The site will be reinvented with 127 new apartments.

Of the new homes being built, 109 will be a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses built across seven buildings. Of those homes, 45 will be incorporated into the site’s historic silo structures.

The remaining 18 dwellings will be three-storey terraces.

Construction will include landscaping and road works, services infrastructure and retail spaces.

media_camera All apartments and terraces have been sold off the plan.

EG’s Development Director Grant Flannigan said all apartments and terraces have been sold off the plan along with all of the unique silo apartments.

Watpac’s Managing Director Martin Monro said the flour mill silos, a prominent feature of Summer Hill, would be preserved and incorporated during construction, to essentially repurpose and revitalise the site.

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