Hundreds more domestic and international students will be able to access affordable student housing as they pursue their university studies thanks to a decision by the NSW government to sell a decommissioned health facility in Camperdown to the University of Sydney.
The new accommodation(Queen Mary Building, on the corner of Grose Street and Church Street Camperdown) will be targeted at both international and domestic students who are seeking a greater level of independence and responsibility within proximity of the University of Sydney’s main campus.
The University’s concept for the accommodation includes a manager’s office and approximately one residential assistant for every 25 students. Planned spaces include single rooms with large common living and study spaces, sky lounges and sky-gardens, communal kitchens that permit independent living but with higher than normal social interaction, a theatre, gym and music room.
The Queen Mary Building is situated in the health precinct between the University’s main campus, its Nursing School and Brain and Mind Research Institute. Close to other student colleges it is a natural extension to the University’s presence, offering students easy access to campus, and medical and allied health students an immediate proximity to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
