BVN Dominates Pyrmont After Toohey Miller Tower Win

Designs for a Toohey Miller tower in Sydney’s Pyrmont have been revealed, with BVN Architecture getting the nod for the highrise at 26-38 Saunders Street.

Planning controls for the site, finalised by the City of Sydney in late 2025, allow a structure up to 123m and 36 storeys on the western fringe of the Sydney CBD.

The Pyrmont Point project will include a porous podium and a hidden courtyard, according to developer Toohey Miller. The tower, planned for a 2029 completion date, would overlook the new Fish Market, also designed by BVN.

The Ultimo Pyrmont Planning Strategy was endorsed by the city in October 2025, giving site-specific controls to several projects around Pyrmont. 

Under that plan, 4800 homes will be built around the Metro station, which is projected for a 2032 opening. 

▲ Design was informed by the area’s historical use as a harbour and quarry, according to Toohey Miller.

The strategy also called for the transition of the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack to public green space, the rehabilitation of the currently unused Glebe Island Bridge into a pedestrian footbridge, and more funding for school infrastructure in the area.

Toohey Miller has been pushing boutique apartment projects in well-heeled suburbs through the court system, and it has projects under way at 329 Liverpool Street at Darlinghurst and 4 Barncleuth Square at Elizabeth Bay.

The developer also has high-end apartment schemes under development at Paddington and Mosman.

▲ The BVN-designed Toohey Miller project will overlook Pyrmont, Ultimo and Blackwattle Bay as redevelopment picks up pace in the area.

It’s also the latest of several projects in the area to receive the BVN treatment. A significant wave of uplift and redevelopment is hitting Pyrmont and Blackwattle Bay, with the new Fish Market opening the precinct up for a residential rush. Design for that project was handled by 3XN GXN in collaboration with BVN and ASPECT Studios.

Mirvac was announced in December as the developer for the 1400-home project that will replace the former fish market, while Landream exhibited plans in January for a $900-million scheme at a former quarry and transport depot at 14-26 Wattle Street, also designed by BVN.