Deicorp's 22-storey, 182-apartment Randwick tower is on exhibition

Deicorp has put a 22-storey, 182-dwelling shop top housing tower at 123-139 Alison Road and 11 Elizabeth Lane, Randwick, in front of the state planners. The application, SSD-135201740, is on public exhibition. It is a proposal only and has not been approved.

Why it matters

The proposal would put a 22-storey tower on Alison Road, Randwick. For agents selling nearby sites, the exhibited height is a reference point for what the state will consider in Randwick. The portal lists the assessment type as State Significant Development, a state-level pathway rather than a standard local development application (DA), and the local government area as Randwick City. Randwick City Council is the local authority for the site.

For Sydney developers the filing is a marker of how far high-rise housing is moving into the eastern suburbs. A 22-storey scheme with a fixed-term affordable component and more than 600 sqm of commercial floor space on the ground plane shows the mix of uses state planners are now being asked to weigh in the east. The editorial desk tracks these filings across the Sydney market.

The comparison point for builders and consultants is scale. At 182 dwellings with ground-floor retail and five basement levels, the project is large enough to need a significant trades and civil package if it proceeds, though nothing on the record suggests a start date.

Apartments.com.au reported on 1 October 2026 that Deicorp lodged the application. The NSW Planning Portal record names the project and address but does not state an applicant, so the developer’s name rests on that report.

The numbers

The Planning Portal record describes a 22-storey shop top housing development with 182 dwellings, ground-floor commercial tenancies and basement parking. It also shows affordable housing making up 15% of the dwellings for 15 years. The record does not give a capital investment value or gross floor area, so we have not printed either.

Apartments.com.au adds detail that is not on the record page:

• A mix of 131 two-bedroom, 28 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom apartments.
• More than 600 sqm of ground-floor retail and food and beverage space, split across two food and beverage tenancies and a smaller retail tenancy.
• Five basement levels holding 210 cars.
• Fender Katsalidis as architect.

The outlet did not report a cost for the project, and it did not mention the affordable housing component, which comes from the record alone.

What’s next

The record shows the exhibition running from 1 October to 15 October 2026, and submissions close on 15 October 2026. After that the applicant would normally respond to the issues raised, and the department would assess the proposal. The record shows no determination.

Watch three things from here. First, the volume and content of submissions, particularly on height, overshadowing and traffic around the junction. Second, whether the 15% affordable component and its 15-year term change during assessment, since both are set out in the exhibited description. Third, whether a capital investment value appears in later documents, because the exhibition page does not carry one.

The editorial desk will report on any changes to the scheme when the response to submissions appears on the portal.