The Block (Sydney)
Social housing in Redfern, Sydney
About
The Block is a colloquial name given to a residential block of social housing in the suburb of Redfern, Sydney. It is bound by Eveleigh, Caroline, Louis, and Vine Streets. Beginning in 1973, houses on this block were purchased over a period of 30 years by the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC; originally Aboriginal Housing Committee) for use as a project in Aboriginal-managed housing.
The Block has been progressively demolished and redeveloped since around 2010, as part of the Pemulwuy Project, which was completed in mid-2023. It is now a mixed-use area with student accommodation in the Col James Student Accommodation building, as well as a gymnasium, Indigenous art gallery, and underground car parking. Murals have been refreshed along the railway wall.
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