Sydney’s first dedicated affordable housing for transgender women to be built in Darlinghurst

Exclusive: City of Sydney-owned properties to be sold at ‘significant discount’ under council’s excess land program to enable project

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Sydney’s first dedicated affordable housing project for transgender women will be built in the inner-city suburb of Darlinghurst following the sale of City of Sydney properties as part of the council’s excess land program.

The seven properties are being sold “at a significant discount” to Common Equity New South Wales which will partner with All Nations Housing Co-operative to create properties for women within the “highly at-risk” group.

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