Opal Tower builders’ next big Sydney projects

The construction company responsible for building the Opal Tower in is under investigation by building authorities, but is about to complete two major projects in Sydney. FIND OUT WHERE THE APARTMENT BLOCKS ARE

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The construction company responsible for building the Opal Tower in Olympic Park is under investigation by building regulators for projects nearing completion.

Opal Tower was built by Icon Constructions. Picture: Dylan Robinson

The Victorian Building Authority released a statement last month revealing they would review a number of projects by Icon Constructions.

The investigation by the VBA came as Icon emptied out residents of Opal Tower on Christmas Eve after residents heard cracks from inside the 37-storey complex.

The owners of units in the troubled tower have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Gladys Berejiklian to intervene after being told last week to return to a building they say is a construction site.

ICON CONSTRUCTIONS NEXT BIG PROJECTS

Park One

80 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park

Park One is advertised as offering ‘premier parkside residences’

The Workshop

21 Harris Street, Pyrmont

The Workshop is advertised as ‘a destination of the future’

Avantra apartments

659-669 Gardeners Road, Mascot

Avantra Apartments advertises ‘luxury apartments with resort-style facilities’.

Last week builder Icon told residents of 97 units they would no longer be reimbursed for hotel rooms and meals after the body corporate’s engineers Cardno declared those units safe to occupy.

Inside the Opal Tower

Opal Tower residents say the government has to restore Australians’ faith in the construction industry and set an example for those working in the industry.

Engineers appointed by the government to oversee the remediation earlier this month said the tower was structurally sound but significant works were required to repair and strengthen some damaged beams.

The NSW government is a co-developer of the site and owns 43 units in the building which are rented as affordable housing.

Icon, which has about $1.8 billion of work under way or contracted across Australia is backed by Japan’s Kajima Corporation, which is listed in Tokyo with a market value of more than $12.5bn.