
Ace Hotel
Surry Hills history preserved in Hickory’s first Sydney construction project.
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Location
47-53 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills
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Client
Golden Age
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Architect
Bates Smart
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Project Manager
Time and Place
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Structural And Civil Engineer
Rincovitch
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Building Services Engineer
IGS
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Construction Duration
18 months
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Completion Date
Mid 2021
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No of Apartments
264
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No of Levels
19
Designed by Bates Smart, the hotel consists of 264 guest rooms, built on a 9-storey heritage federation free style warehouse known as ‘Tyne House’ constructed in 1915-1916.

Wentworth Avenue Hotel comprises of a 19 storey hotel tower, including dining on level 18 and a rooftop bar, as well as a ground floor lobby with an adjacent bar and cafe.
Features
Basement comprising of kitchen and back-of-house staff facilities.
Heritage façade was retained to level 10, with 9 new floors added.
The site is a consolidation of two separate sites, including the retention of a 9 storey Federation.
Archaeologist works took place prior to demolition to carefully remove any artefacts.
The oldest known kiln in Australia was found on this site.
