Construction will this week begin on ARC Bowden, as work continues towards the completion of Renewal SA’s award-winning urban community in the northwest of Adelaide.

ARC Bowden will join four significant housing projects already under construction and will be followed by the state's first institutional build-to-rent project being delivered by Sentinel Australia, forecast to start in the first half of 2025 on Third St.

These developments will contribute to much-needed housing, create more than 300 jobs, 533 homes, and have a construction value of more than $300 million.

On completion, the award-winning master-planned community of Bowden will be home to more than 2500 people.

ARC Bowden will have 145 apartments and will join several other residential developments currently, or soon to be, under construction:

• Cadence – 23 townhouses on Karra Tapa Lane
• Tribeca – 19 townhouses on Gibson St
• Muse – 36 apartments on Gibson St
• Uniting on Second – 70 affordable apartments on Second St
• Sentinel build-to-rent project – 240 apartments on Third Street

Renewal SA’s Executive Director of Property and Major Projects Shane Wingard said the agency was working towards completing the development of the former Clipsal site at Bowden to increase housing options close to the city.

"We are now working to deliver on the final phase of this significant precinct to help put more South Australians into homes," Mr Wingard said.

ARC Bowden is the next development project in Bowden by national developer Hindmarsh, rising 11 storeys above the ground and featuring panoramic views of the city and Adelaide Hills.

Designed by Tectvs, the award-winning architects behind the precinct's Guild Terrace townhouses and Artisan Apartments, ARC Bowden is offering one, two and three-bedroom apartments starting at $424,000, with at least 15 per cent of the apartments offered for sale under the state government’s HomeSeeker affordable housing scheme.

ARC Bowden is already receiving significant interest resulting in 35 per cent of the building already sold since pre-sales began in late 2024.

Breaking ground on ARC Bowden comes after two other recent milestones within the precinct.

The first was the handover of ‘Tapestry’ in December; 24 Five Star Green Star Torrens-titled townhouses designed by Studio Nine architects. Then, Otello commenced construction of 36 boutique apartments on the site of the former V2 gymnasium in December, a nine-storey development known as ‘Muse’.

Muse, also designed by Studio Nine, will offer one, two and three-bedroom and studio apartments above new food and beverage offerings on its mezzanine floor.

Muse entered the market in September, offering apartments for sale off the plan from $419,000, and has all but sold out in just three months.

"The speed of sales at Muse is a prime example of the strength of buyer demand in Bowden and provides confidence in the quality lifestyle available to residents, and market confidence in the delivery of the remaining development," Mr Wingard added.

Renewal SA has also commenced an expression of interest process for the sale of two of the final remaining pieces of land within Bowden, on Park Tce and Gibson St.

The adjoining Brompton Gasworks site will officially start work on the delivery of its first homes this year.

The site will be redeveloped by MAB Corporation, the successful proponent of a competitive tender process to acquire the land from Renewal SA.

Currently in the final stages of site remediation, MAB’s vision for The Gasworks at Brompton will deliver a master-planned village made up of over 800 new homes, including a heritage retail precinct, 120 Nightingale Housing zero-carbon affordable apartments, and a collection of townhouses in the initial stage.

MAB has committed to the delivery of open space, retail, commercial and community facilities within its section of the precinct, adding more amenities for existing Bowden residents.

Located 2.5km from the CBD, Bowden was the state government’s first higher-density urban infill project that commenced in 2008 on the old Clipsal and Origin Gasworks sites, and has become a multi-award-winning development, setting a new standard for urban regeneration in Adelaide.

This story was prepared by Renewal SA and is reproduced here with permission.