9 THE RISING SUN IN NEWTOWN IS A BIKE SHOP AND A CAFÉ An industrial use just behind Newtown’s bustling King Street was a hardware and building supply outlet. The user found that they had too much space and a large area of the store has now been converted into a mixed use lively destination for young people interested in motor cycles. Part of the space is a motor cycle workshop where bike owners can book a space to have repairs and maintenance undertaken. Overlooking the bike workshop is a trendy cafe filled with the young groovers of Newtown. The Rising Sun is a good example of a mixture of work and recreation that also includes work bays for computers. GYPROCK TRADE IS A BUILDING SUPPLY OUTLET AND HOUSING CSR has had an industrial building materials site on Pyrmont Bridge Road for many years. Realising that the site was underused compared to the neighbouring apartment buildings CSR has successfully redeveloped the site to incorporate 6 storeys of apartments over their restructured building service centre. Clearly the two uses are compatible demonstrating the potential for valuable inner city land to be developed with light industrial uses as well as residential uses. EAST VILLAGE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE PRECINCT East Village located in Victoria Park, Zetland is a perfect example of how LIMX zoning could provide similar centres across Sydney. It has become the social heart of the broader community and contributes significantly to the long-term economic viability of the Victoria Park precinct. 32,000 square metres of industrial and commercial space are complemented by 20,000 square metres of residential space. This is a real mixed use building with 206 new apartments spread around a 6,500 square meter sky park located above 4 floors of retail and industrial use. The building has a large supermarket and shops on the ground floor with an Audi car service centre above along with a health club, commercial centre, medical centre and child care centre. All of the uses help each other with easy lift access from the sky garden to the other uses. Sky Garden with apartments at East Village Audi Service Centre at East Village Supermarket at East Village