Burwood Plaza
Main entrance on Railway Parade (pictured in 2022) | |
| Location | Burwood, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°52′39″S 151°06′09″E / 33.877507°S 151.102561°E |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Closing date | Replacement centre planned to be opened by 2028 (the current centre has been planned to close in 2022 and 2025 respectively but delayed) |
| Owner | Holdmark Property Group |
| Stores and services | 46 (2022) |
| Anchor tenants | 1 |
| Floor area | 12,361 m2 (133,050 sq ft) |
| Floors | 3 |
| Parking | 1 |
| Public transit | Burwood |
| Website | burwoodplace |
Burwood Plaza is a small 1970s-style two-storey shopping centre located in the suburb of Burwood in Sydney's Inner West, Australia.
In November 2014, Parramatta-based Holdmark Property Group acquired Burwood Plaza from Centuria Property Funds for a price of around $80 million.[1] With plans for the site to be used to build a commercial complex known as Burwood Place, with a new convenience centered shopping centre. The redeveloped site would span 2 city blocks, and would be strategically located near the Burwood North railway station, of the Sydney Metro West line that is planned to be opened in 2032.[2] The remaining centre was initially expected to close in early 2025, however this has been delayed. Sources after 2025 have claimed that the new shopping centre to replace Burwood Plaza would be opened by 2028 and anchored by a Coles supermarket, following a deal between Holdmark Property Group and Coles Group, overriding Woolworths former supermarket anchor position.[3][4]
Origins
The site where Burwood Plaza now lies was once the site of Burwood's first theatre which opened in 1910. It was replaced by the Palatial Theatre which opened in 1921 and featured the first Christie pipe organ in a local theatre. The Palatial closed in 1971 and the space was used by the Royal Blind Society, then as a carpet showroom.[5]
History before acquisition by Holdmark
Burwood Plaza opened in 1978 as a competitor to the neighbouring Westfield Burwood shopping centre and was originally anchored by a Waltons department store.[6]
Safety incidents and backlash
The building suffered a major safety incident during preparation for demolition with a section of a 10-storey residential property collapsing during demolition of the neighbouring structures of Burwood Plaza, which caused scaffolding to fall and forced the evacuation of nearby residents and workers.[7] The planned closure of the Australia Post location inside the shopping center in November 2025 to make room for demolition caused backlash in the local community.[8]
Gallery
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View outside of the main entrance
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Level 1 area near Woolworths Supermarket
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Subway franchise on Level 1
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Level 2 area near Lowes Menswear
References
- ^ "Holdmark buys Burwood Plaza for a hefty 80m".
- ^ Grogan, Ashley (21 August 2025). "Work begins on $2.5 billion Burwood Place development". Inside Construction. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ Cutcher, Ned; Contributor (3 June 2021). "What's wrong with 1000 new apartments in the heart of Burwood?". The Fifth Estate. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ Writer, Staff (9 November 2025). "Coles to anchor Holdmark's $2.5 billion Burwood Place project". retailbiz. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "History of Burwood Plaza" (PDF).
- ^ "Sciences at Burwood, Strathfield and Concord.Burwood Plaza Shopping..." Getty Images. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ NSW, SafeWork (28 January 2025). "SafeWork NSW investigating Burwood partial building collapse | NSW Government".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "'Outrage' as Australia Post plans to shut four post offices within months". 7NEWS. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.