Overview
- The precinct opens Monday with more than 40 shops and over 25 restaurants, cafes and bars in an expanded waterfront complex.
- Most incumbent retailers, including six seafood vendors, have moved under below‑market leases with a rent review due in five years.
- Access upgrades lag, with about 400 on-site parking spaces and a Barangaroo ferry wharf not expected to operate until at least 2027.
- Authorities project up to six million visitors annually, underpinning expectations the site will become a major draw for locals and tourists.
- Long-time operators describe the relocation as sentimental yet promising, citing improved facilities and hopes for stronger trade.