Developer Arash Tavakoli’s push to demolish 106 heritage-listed apartments in Edgecliff for a 25-story tower sparked fierce resistance — from reluctant owners, a rejecting council, and community outcry — until he enlisted former premier Morris Iemma’s lobbying firm to pressure the state for faster approval. As Tavakoli battled planning hurdles and unauthorized work on his own property, the state responded by creating a new Housing Delivery Authority to bypass local councils — a move that fast-tracked his project but now faces scrutiny over whether it truly boosts housing, with the second stage of his plan still undefined.
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