HERITAGE WAREHOUSES REBORN AS SYDNEY WORKSPACES UNDER THE HARBOUR BRIDGE
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HERITAGE WAREHOUSES REBORN AS SYDNEY WORKSPACES UNDER THE HARBOUR BRIDGE

A cluster of century-old warehouses beneath the Harbour Bridge has been transformed into a modern workplace hub, now home to more than 100 businesses.

By Jeni O'Dowd
Thu, Aug 21, 2025 10:53amGrey Clock < 1 min

Six historic warehouses beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been given a new lease on life, re-emerging as Work inc., a co-working precinct housing over 100 businesses.

Built in the 1920s to support the construction of the Harbour Bridge, the Lavender Bay structures have served various roles over the decades, from housing highway patrol units to operating as car dealerships.

Founder Mark Davidson said the potential of the site became clear when he first encountered the abandoned Bay 10 warehouse.

“When I first stumbled upon the abandoned Bay 10 warehouse, it was leaky and forgotten, but I saw incredible potential,” Davidson said.

“We weren’t just building offices; we were building a community, creating a space where the grit of Sydney’s industrial heritage could inspire the next generation of innovators.”

The development retains much of the original industrial character, with soaring concrete walls and exposed steelwork now sitting alongside floating glass office pods, curated interiors and collaborative breakout zones.

Among the site’s quirks is Bay Ten Espresso, a café housed in a converted shipping container once seized during a major drug smuggling operation. It now serves as a coffee hub for both tenants and the wider Lavender Bay community.

Davidson said its inclusion underscored the broader theme of transformation.

“When we found this particular shipping container, its illicit past made it an even more compelling part of our story of reinvention. Now, it’s serving up a much-needed, perfectly legal kind of fix,” he said.

Work inc’s mix of preserved heritage and contemporary design has turned a piece of Sydney’s industrial history into a case study in adaptive reuse, while providing an unconventional workspace for the city’s growing business community.



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A private terrace adds 1,230 square feet of outdoor living space and features a fireplace and a built-in barbecue, according to the listing with Josh Behr of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty.  

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