Uniting on Second wins UDIA SA affordable housing award at Bowden
The eight-storey, $37 million building sits in Renewal SA's Bowden precinct and was funded through the federal Housing Australia Future Fund.
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UnitingSA’s Uniting on Second, in Bowden, won the Affordable Development category at the UDIA SA Awards for Excellence, InDaily reported on 19 October. The awards also recognised seniors living and social and community housing projects, a small signal of where South Australia’s below-market housing is being built.
Why it matters
Uniting on Second is an eight-storey, $37 million building of 70 affordable apartments in Renewal SA’s Bowden precinct, according to UnitingSA’s topping-out release in September 2025. At that point 24 apartments had been sold through the SA Government’s HomeSeekerSA initiative and 46 were to be rented, including four specialist disability accommodation apartments. The target tenants and buyers are households on moderate incomes, such as frontline workers, students and small families, subject to Housing Australia income criteria. UnitingSA said the project was funded through the federal Housing Australia Future Fund and was expected to complete in early 2026. Rents were not stated.
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The numbers
- 70 affordable apartments, 46 of them to be rented.
- $37 million project cost.
- Eight storeys.
- UnitingSA’s housing portfolio will exceed 500 homes once the project is complete.
Other winners
InDaily’s list of winners included:
- Seniors Living: Cedar Woods, Bloom Apartments.
- Social and Community Housing: SA Housing Trust, Tucker St Studio Apartments.
- Masterplanned Communities: Renewal SA, Bowden.
- Apartments (High-rise) and Project of the Year: Commercial & General, Eighty Eight O’Connell, covered in our earlier report.
What’s next
The topping-out release said UnitingSA would seek remaining tenants later in 2025, and it targets a 5 Star Green Star rating. The release described the building as the first development in Kennett Builders’ Material Bank, which catalogues building materials for reuse. We have not seen a completion announcement, so the current occupancy is not stated here.
Quick answers
What is the latest on Uniting on Second?
The eight-storey, $37 million building sits in Renewal SA's Bowden precinct and was funded through the federal Housing Australia Future Fund.
Which companies are named in the Uniting on Second story?
UnitingSA and Renewal SA are named in this story, which cites InDaily and UnitingSA.
What are the key numbers for Uniting on Second?
affordable apartments: 70; project cost: $37m; storeys: 8.
On the record
Our earlier coverage of the UDIA SA Project of the Year award to 88 O'Connell
Our coverage · Read our earlier story
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