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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies NSW state correspondent

Bulldozing affordable Sydney flats for luxury builds makes people ‘extremely cynical’ about development, Spender warns

Apartment block at 160 Oxford Street
Woollahra council this week voted unanimously to oppose the demolition of the 27-unit 160 Oxford Street in Paddington, which developers want to replace with a nine-storey luxury tower containing 40 units, only about 12 of which would be designated as affordable housing. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

The trend of knocking down older blocks of flats to replace them with a smaller number of luxury apartments in parts of Sydney could see community support for development dive, federal independent MP Allegra Spender has warned.

Spender, whose Wentworth electorate takes in Bondi, Potts Point and Paddington, has written to the New South Wales housing minister, Rose Jackson, calling for urgent action.

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