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Sydney House: reviews and facts

What is published about Sydney House in Sydney CBD, Sydney, Australia, what official registers and other sources say, and what changed over time. Facts only, each with its source.

Location
Sydney CBD, Sydney, Australia
Stage
under construction apartments.com.au
Handover on record
H2 2027 apartments.com.au
Permit or licence number
D/2021/203 apartments.com.au
Deposit protection
not researched yet
Page we read
apartments.com.au apartments.com.au
Last checked
5 Nov 2026
Open data record
SYD-001

In short

  • Sydney House is listed as under construction in Sydney CBD, Sydney, Australia, by First Sponsor and ICD Property. apartments.com.au
  • The handover date on record is H2 2027. apartments.com.au
  • A permit or licence number is published. apartments.com.au
  • Of 12 developer claims we checked, 6 are confirmed by a register or an independent source, 5 are not yet verified and 1 are contradicted by another source. Open data record

What is promised

As published by the developer or on listing pages, in the wording of the source.

Delivery and delay record

Every dated promise we found, how it changed and whether the date has passed. Status rules: promise tracker.

  • Handover or completion: H2 2027 date still ahead
    developer or listing page, copy of 5 Nov 2026 (SHA-256 2554c5198844d65e) apartments.com.au

Permits and licences

  • Number published: D/2021/203. apartments.com.au
  • City of Sydney printed decision: D/2021/203, 194 and 196-204 Pitt Street, approved unanimously by the Central Sydney Planning Committee on 11 Nov 2021 apartments.com.au

Live check in the official registers

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The six buyer checks

Public means the information is published. The level says who confirms it. Method: how we score.

CheckPublicWho confirms itWhat we found
Permit or licence numberyesconfirmed in an official registerCity of Sydney printed decision: D/2021/203, 194 and 196-204 Pitt Street, approved unanimously by the Central Sydney Planning Committee on 11 Nov 2021 apartments.com.au
Deposit protectionnonot published
Construction progressyesstated only by the developerProperty Markets news (May 2025, developer-sourced): demolition and excavation done, third crane up, core to level 7 and slabs to level 3; developer site lists dated construction news Apr-May 2025; no % published apartments.com.au
Floor or site plansnonot publishedFloor plans only via brochure request apartments.com.au
Developer track recordyesconfirmed by an independent sourceICD Property delivered Eq. Tower Melbourne in 2016 (CTBUH) and Aspire Melbourne, 565 apartments, in 2023 (apartments.com.au); First Sponsor Group is equity partner and sole financier apartments.com.au
No guaranteed returnsyesstated only by the developerNo yield or guarantee apartments.com.au

Developer claims we tested

Claim (source wording)ResultChecked againstSource
Development consent D/2021/203 grantedverifiedregistry meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Central Sydney Planning Committee approval in Nov 2021verifiedregistry meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Construction under way since 2024verifiedindependent en.wikipedia.org
Core to level 7 by end of May 2025not verified yet propertymarkets.news
Completion late 2027not verified yet sydneyhouseresidences.com.au
1BR from AUD 1.5mnot verified yet apartments.com.au
Hotel component of 135 rooms (earlier reported as 110 rooms)contradictedindependent theurbandeveloper.com
ICD Property completed Eq. Tower (2016)verifiedindependent ctbuh.org
ICD Property completed Aspire Melbourne (565 apartments, 2023)not verified yet apartments.com.au
First Sponsor is equity partner and sole financierverifiedindependent theurbandeveloper.com
Deposits held in trust or escrownot verified yet sydneyhouseresidences.com.au

What changed, with dates

Public reports

What public sources report, with the link. We list reports; we do not judge the developer.

  • No reports of disputes, regulator action, stoppages or financial difficulty found in the sources we read.

About the developer

  • Head office: Melbourne, Australia (ICD Property); Singapore (First Sponsor Group) apartments.com.au
  • Legal entity: ICD Property with First Sponsor Group Limited (SGX-listed) consortium formed 2019 apartments.com.au
  • Listed or audited: First Sponsor Group Limited listed on SGX apartments.com.au
  • ICD Property delivered Eq. Tower Melbourne in 2016 (CTBUH) and Aspire Melbourne, 565 apartments, in 2023 (apartments.com.au); First Sponsor Group is equity partner and sole financier apartments.com.au

All facts about First Sponsor and ICD Property

Similar projects

Market context: Sydney

  • We track 6 projects in Sydney. 83% publish a permit or licence number and 17% state deposit protection. kolaboro.com/m

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Buyer reviews

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Questions buyers ask

Is Sydney House legit?

Kolaboro does not label projects or developers. What the public record shows: A permit or licence number is published. Of 12 developer claims we checked, 6 are confirmed by a register or an independent source, 5 are not yet verified and 1 are contradicted by another source. The handover date on record is H2 2027. No reports of disputes, regulator action, stoppages or financial difficulty found in the sources we read. Check the sources on this page and ask the developer for documents before paying.

When will Sydney House be delivered?

The handover date on record is H2 2027.

Who is the developer of Sydney House?

First Sponsor and ICD Property, according to the sources listed on this page.

Does Sydney House have a permit or licence?

A permit or licence is confirmed in an official register (see Permits and licences).

Are there reviews of Sydney House?

There are no verified buyer reviews yet. Buyers who prove their purchase can submit one; it is published after moderation.

Sources

Every fact on this page links to its source. Pages we read are fingerprinted and kept by date.

  1. apartments.com.au https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/sydney-house-194-204-pitt-street-sydney-nsw-2...
  2. en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_House
  3. meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/documents/d3200/Printed decision Development Appl...
  4. propertymarkets.news https://propertymarkets.news/construction-steaming-ahead-at-iconic-sydney-house-mixed-use-...
  5. sydneyhouseresidences.com.au https://sydneyhouseresidences.com.au/
  6. theurbandeveloper.com
  7. apartments.com.au https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/buyers-set-for-first-chance-at-sydney-house-sydney-...
  8. apartments.com.au https://www.apartments.com.au/news/vic/icd-property-complete-aspire-melbourne-apartment-de...
  9. ctbuh.org https://www.ctbuh.org/news/planned-melbourne-residential-tower-receives-funding/

Archived copies of the page we read (Internet Archive)

Last checked 5 Nov 2026. How we collect data: data policy. Facts quoted from sources are shown in the language of the source.

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