Mixed-Use Development in Glenmore Park: Residential, Childcare and Basement Car Park on One Site

Glenmore Park is one of Western Sydney's fastest-growing suburbs. Deerubbin Drive sits at the heart of it, a neighbourhood that's gone from greenfield to established community in under two decades, and still building. A mixed-use development on a site like this isn't just about putting up a building. It means coordinating three completely different use types, each with different compliance requirements, different trades, and different end users, all on the same program.

Mixed-Use Development

We were appointed as principal contractor and delivered the full scope at 71 Deerubbin Drive. Eighteen months on site, 35 specialists. The development comprised 27 residential units across the upper levels, a childcare facility on the ground floor, and a three-level basement car park below. A central lift running through all floors tied the whole building together. We carried full responsibility for trade coordination, building code compliance, safety, and program delivery, start to finish.

Building a Childcare Facility Inside a Residential Development

A childcare centre inside a residential building is one of the more demanding compliance combinations in the NCC. Acoustic separation, fire compartmentalisation, ventilation requirements, outdoor space provisions, and child safety regulations all sit on top of the standard residential requirements. Getting the sequencing right between the childcare fit-out and the residential completion above it takes careful trade planning. Both uses had to be ready for occupation at the same time.

Three Levels of Basement in Western Sydney

Below-ground work in Western Sydney brings its own challenges. Ground conditions vary, water table management is a live issue on sites at this depth, and a three-level basement car park under a mixed-use building requires shoring, waterproofing, and structural engineering that has to be right before anything goes on top. The basement here was the foundation the whole development sat on, literally.

Thinking About a Mixed-Use Development in Sydney's Western Suburbs?

If you're planning a development that combines residential with commercial or community use, the compliance scope is bigger than either one alone. Get the building surveyor and certifier involved early, before DA lodgement if you can. The design decisions made at that stage are the ones that cost the most to change later.

Contact Quin Projects to talk through your project.