Sky-high Sydney: How city will change by 2040

Developers have created a bold vision for Sydney which will save many suburban streets from redevelopment — and over development. So what will those homes look like and where will all the new homes and buildings go?

How Sydney will look by 2040. Picture: 3D rendering created by Arterra Interactive

Vertical suburbs where gardens fall from the clouds, a city skyline in which Sydney Tower Eye is put in the shade, skyscrapers that are based on the local NRL team — Sydney, this is your future.

Developers have created a bold vision for Sydney they say will save many suburban streets from redevelopment — and over development — and turn our town into a 21st century powerhouse.

As the city’s population marches well beyond five million people with no signs of slowing, the Greater Sydney Commission’s Region Plan says we will need 725,000 new homes over 20 years.

READ THE FULL STORY