The street is home to the headquarters of
NSW Labor (ALP) and "Sussex Street" is widely used as a
metonym for the ALP in general and for ALP headquarters in particular.
Description
Sussex Street is adjacent to
Darling Harbour and as such has a wide range of buildings associated with the harbour activities and industries. In this respect it is similar to other streets like
Kent Street and Wattle Street, whose character was largely influenced by their proximity to Darling Harbour.
The street features a large number of older, heritage buildings, alongside more recent developments like the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. It is in a part of the city that was depressed for a long time, but which has been revitalised recently.
Heritage buildings
The following buildings are listed on various heritage registers:
121–127 Sussex Street (1850s), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[8] and the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.[7]
139–153 Sussex Street (
c. 1855), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[9] and the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.[7]
171 Sussex Street:
Dundee Arms Hotel (1850), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register[12] and the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.[7]
173–185 Sussex Street:
Corn Exchange, designed by
George McRae (1887), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[13] and the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.[7]
Hunter River Steamship Navigation Company building, (
c. 1883), listed on the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.[7]
Shelbourne Hotel, designed by Wilson, Neave and Berry (1902), listed on the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.[7]
Windermere Chambers, corner Sussex and King Streets, designed by
Walter Liberty Vernon and
Howard Joseland, built 1880–1890, listed on the City of Sydney heritage register.[14]
Former Public School, designed by George Allen Mansfield (1875), later used as Flying Angel Seafarers Centre, listed on the City of Sydney heritage register.[15]