A day in the life at One Sydney Harbour: Barangaroo’s brand new, move-in ready landmark

AT A GLANCE: 

• Developer: Lendlease
• Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
• No. of Residences: 798
• Estimated Completion Date: Brand new and ready to move in
• Awards: 
  • High Rise City Development Excellence Award 2025 from Urban Taskforce
  • UDIA Award for Excellence and Gold in the BETTER Future World Design Awards in 2024
  • The International Property Awards 2025: Residential Interior Apartment, Residential Development 20+ Units, Residential High Rise Architecture, and Sustainable Residential Development for Australia

Where the day begins before you leave

The light at Sydney Harbour is unlike anywhere else, and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano designed these towers to prove it. The crystal-like facades of One Sydney Harbour catch the harbour’s early glow and refract it across glass and stone. So, by the time you step outside your front door, the building has already put on a show.

The lift takes you down to The Pool House, where an indoor swimming pool clad in striking emerald-hued marble waits in quiet splendour. The palette, drawn from the Blue Mountains to the west and the lush greens of Hickson Park below, turns a morning swim into something closer to restoration. Afterwards, the spa, steam room, and sauna are available for use at will.

This is not a building with a gym placed in the basement as an afterthought. This is a building that takes your wellbeing seriously.

Mid-morning: The Sanctuary and The Concierge

For those who prefer movement over stillness, The Sanctuary offers a state-of-the-art gym and multi-use fitness studio, both flooded with natural light. Private wellness rooms are available for treatments and holistic therapies – the kind of care that usually requires booking weeks in advance, made quietly accessible through the residents’ app.

Speaking of which, while you were swimming, the concierge sorted your parcel, sent a notification, and had it delivered to your door. Tonight’s reservation has been confirmed; you didn’t need to follow up. In fact, you never do. The concierge team is available around the clock, attending to daily residential needs, lifestyle requests, and private amenity bookings with an attention to detail that makes the building feel genuinely personal.

Connectivity remains central to daily life here, with Barangaroo Metro and Wynyard Station, the CBD core, and ferry services all within easy reach, you will move effortlessly between work, leisure, and home.

An afternoon out at the Harbour

Living at One Sydney Harbour comes with access to a Porsche EV, available exclusively to residents through Australia’s first luxury electric car-share program by transportation solutions provider Ollo. Book through the app and go: the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge sit moments away, and the broader city is easily within reach.

Yet, this locale itself is genuinely walkable and harbour-connected. Since 2009, Barangaroo South has evolved into a thriving mixed-use precinct, home to celebrated dining destinations and waterfront parklands. It’s a precinct that hums with energy day and night, and it’s your backyard.

When you're back, the Pool Deck is waiting. This expansive travertine stone deck opens to a tranquil panorama over Waterman’s Cove, where you can spend an unhurried hour basking in the sun.

Evening: The Club and the Sky Above

As the light shifts over the harbour, The Club comes into its own. The Wine Gallery, illuminated by a warm golden wash of light and finished in copper and native Australian timber, is designed for private dining and sommelier-hosted tastings. The billiards room offers something more casual, perfect for a relaxed evening with friends.

Going out? At street level, you will find fine dining and boutique shopping. Crown Sydney is just down the road, with its world-class casino, restaurants, elegant bars, and ritzy hotel.

Later, take the lift to Level 31. The Sky Terrace at Watermans Residences looks out over the cityscape from an encased glass balcony. With the harbour below, the towers above, and Sydney spread out in every direction, it is, by any measure, a remarkable place to end your day.

A harbourfront icon you can call home

What Lendlease and Renzo Piano Building Workshop created at 88 Barangaroo Avenue isn’t simply a collection of residences, but a considered way of living.

The Club’s world of extensive amenity and the development’s prestigious location come together to quietly elevate the everyday. The building does the heavy lifting. You simply live beautifully within it.

One Sydney Harbour is complete and ready to move into now, with a limited number of one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes remaining across all three of its towers.

Prices start from $1.665 million for a one-bedroom, one-bath home in the development’s Watermans Residences.

Click here to learn more or to enquire about One Sydney Harbour.