Insane new plan for this tiny block in Sydney – and it’s set to be the new reality for housing in our biggest city

Sydney residents have been fiercely divided by plans to build a six-storey building on a plot of land only as wide as a car park.

Blueshore Development Group said the five-apartment project in Alexandria would provide “optimal density” for the 271-square-metre site as the city tries to increase the number of available units to control rising prices and rents.

But opponents of the development have made angry submissions to the City of Sydney Council.

“This development adds nothing to public or affordable housing in the Alexandria residential area, creates massive overshadowing on a narrow block, provides no parking and will set a precedent,” wrote Cynthia Talone.

Another opposition voice, Ken Caldwell, added: ‘Hopefully common sense will prevail and this scandalous development will be completely rejected.’

However, some locals have welcomed the proposal.

‘It is an ideal development, close to the city, the metro and Alexandria Park. It should be approved as soon as possible,” Kieren Ash wrote in his submission.

Another resident, Phillip Balding, said he “would like to move into something like this instead of expensive old terraces overlooking a moldy wall.”

Temperatures are rising in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria due to plans to build a six-storey building on a narrow plot of land the same width as a car park (pictured)

According to Blueshore Development Group’s plans, the five-apartment project (pictured) would provide ‘optimal density’ for the 271 square meter site and help tackle the city’s housing crisis.

The site of the $5.8 million housing proposal is 120 meters from the new Waterloo Metro, which the developer says “makes it centrally accessible (and) supports both current and future populations.”

“It will enable the delivery of much-needed homes, easing pressure on the housing crisis in NSW,” they said.

‘The scale, mass, height and size of the proposed building are appropriate to its location and context.’

Others argued that such high-density developments belonged in Hong Kong or Manhattan rather than Sydney.

Sue Beaver, in her submission to the council, said ‘it is astonishing that a six-storey building can be built on such a narrow block’.

If the plan is approved, the five ground-floor apartments will each have three bedrooms.

The top floor apartment would have its own private roof area, while the other four units would have access to a shared space on the roof.

There would also be a communal open space in the bar area of ​​the plot, and landscaping work would take place.

The plans are still being considered by the City of Sydney Council.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Blueshore Development Group for further comment.