Coronation Property has secured Coles as the supermarket anchor for The Erskineville Village, marking a major retail milestone in the transformation of a former industrial site into a new mixed-use neighbourhood in Sydney’s Inner City.
Coles will deliver a full-line supermarket, supported by Liquorland, bringing a significant new everyday convenience offer to one of Sydney’s most established inner-city communities.
Once complete, The Erskineville Village will be the only full-line supermarket-anchored retail destination in the primary trade area, responding to demand for grocery, dining, wellness and everyday services across the rapidly transforming Ashmore Estate.
Located at 155 Mitchell Road, Erskineville, the precinct will bring together more than 1,075 Build-to-Rent apartments, 128 build-to-sell residences, approximately 4,800 sqm of curated retail space and 7,000 sqm of public open space at McPherson Park.
The City of Sydney has recognised the project’s contribution to housing supply, affordable housing, public open space and community benefit, reinforcing the role of well-located density supported by amenity, infrastructure and everyday services.
Coronation Property Managing Director Joe Nahas said securing Coles was a major milestone in the delivery of The Erskineville Village and the broader renewal of the Ashmore Estate.
“Erskineville is one of Sydney’s most established inner-city communities, but this site has been closed off from the suburb for decades,” Joe said.
“The Erskineville Village is about opening that land back up and creating a place that supports how people live every day, from homes and public open space to grocery, dining, wellness and local services.
“Securing Coles, supported by Liquorland, is a major step in delivering that vision. It brings a full-line supermarket into the heart of the precinct and provides the everyday amenity that helps make a neighbourhood work.
“This is what well-planned urban renewal should do: deliver new homes, open space, infrastructure and the daily services communities need to grow well.”
Tim Roberts, Coles Head of National Leasing, said the new store would support the growing Erskineville community.
“Coles is excited to be part of The Erskineville Village and to bring a full-line supermarket with a modern shopping experience to this growing area.
“The new store will provide local residents, workers and visitors with great value and convenience across fresh food, groceries and everyday essentials. Together with Liquorland, we look forward to supporting the everyday needs of the Erskineville community as the precinct comes to life.”
Coles and Liquorland will anchor a broader food, wellness and lifestyle precinct designed to serve residents, local workers and the wider Inner West community throughout the day.
The retail mix is being curated to support activity from morning through to evening, spanning coffee and lunchtime takeaway, everyday convenience, destination dining and food and beverage operators that encourage evening and weekend visitation.
Joanna Russell, Strategic Advisor – Retail and Placemaking at Coronation Property, said Coles would provide a strong foundation for specialty leasing across the precinct.
“The opportunity at The Erskineville Village is not just to service the residents above, but to create a retail precinct with the strength to draw from the broader Inner West catchment,” Joanna said.
“With Coles and Liquorland anchoring daily visitation, we are focused on securing operators that can build on that footfall, from destination food and beverage to wellness, health, beauty and personal services.
“It is a rare opportunity for operators to establish themselves in a high-growth, undersupplied inner-city catchment with strong residential, worker and weekend demand.”
Leasing is now underway for the remaining retail tenancies, with opportunities available for destination food and beverage operators alongside health, beauty and wellness providers.
Tenancies range from approximately 30 sqm to 300 sqm, with opportunities for alfresco dining, dine-in experiences, premium takeaway concepts and boutique wellness uses.
Erskineville Village has been designed by Architecture AND, Silvester Fuller, Bates Smart and BVN, with landscape architecture by Turf Design Studio. The precinct will transform the former industrial site and better connect it with Erskineville and the wider Inner West.
The Erskineville Village is expected to complete in Q2 2028.