Clover hails site as “how to do density”

The Harold Park Paceway development in Glebe is an example of “how to do density”, says Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore.

The development combines residential, connectivity through light rail and rail, and retail and hospitality spaces.

Once the home of harness and greyhound racing, the 10.6-hectare site has undergone a radical change since developer Mirvac bought it in 2010.

Since then, the site has become home to 12 apartments and terrace homes, almost four hectares of soon-to-be finished open space and the fully refurbished 1904 Harold Park Tramsheds, a European-inspired food hall hosting 18 retailers and providores.

Alongside restaurant names in the Tram Sheds like Mama’s Buoi and Bodega 1904 are everyday services such as a supermarket retailer, medical centre and gym.

More than 35% of Harold Park is being dedicated to parkland, creating a 208,000 sqm network of parks linking Jubilee, Federal and Bicentennial Parks to the Blackwattle Bay foreshore.