Because Sydney barely had apartments until recently. Cross the bridge and it looks like a country village 3km from the city. Not many development sites and houses are very tightly held so it's tough to acquire houses for demolition and agglomeration into a development site. If Sydney is going to be a real city it needs the development that's happening now.
I've also noticed cranes here are used for midrise apartment block construction which I'd never see for comparable building in the US. There's a lot of safety rules and a strict building code so maybe that's why.
I've also noticed cranes here are used for midrise apartment block construction which I'd never see for comparable building in the US. There's a lot of safety rules and a strict building code so maybe that's why.