ICAC is apparently taking a look at some interesting offers a dodgy property developer allegedly made to Parramatta city councillors:
"The New South Wales corruption watchdog is examining allegations fugitive property developer Jean Nassif sought to bribe members of a former Parramatta council, the ABC understands.
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigation is understood to be connected to the long-running Operation Rosny, which the NSW premier's office has previously confirmed relates to allegations Mr Nassif colluded with the Liberal Party to advance his development interests in the Hills Shire.
"One Liberal Party source described the ICAC probe into the Hills Shire and other councils — including the alleged offer of $5 million bribes at Parramatta - as "an open secret" in local government.
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"Toplace had several developments in front of the Parramatta Council before it collapsed into administration, including the contentious Macquarie Towers development.
"What started as a proposal for 30-storey twin towers on council-owned land became mired in controversy after Parramatta council inspectors discovered Toplace excavated three more levels than had been approved and had failed to waterproof.
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"The council sold its interest in the site to Toplace in 2019 for a reported $41 million.
"However, the development was not completed before the company went into administration in 2023, owing creditors more than $2 billion."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/icac-investigates-jean-nassif-parramatta-council-bribe-claims/106273010Nassif is responsible for some of the more... Structurally interesting apartment towers that have gone up around Parramatta in recent years:
"The owners of apartments inside a troubled high-rise in Western Sydney are on the brink of ruin, unable to cover an $18 million bill to replace the building’s highly flammable and potentially deadly cladding.
"And the developer behind the complex at 29 Hunter Street in Parramatta is long gone, with NSW Police having issued a warrant for his arrest in 2023."
https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/developer-turned-global-fugitive-leaves-defective-unit-owners-with-an-18-million-bill-they-cant-pay/news-story/17f98f4b79778b60da2b1f0c3e98498c"Two of Toplace's three Riviera apartment towers on River Road in West Parramatta were finished in mid-2018 but just months after settlement, the building's body corporate lodged action in the Supreme Court against the developers.
"The body corporate claimed more than 40 types of defects were found, including corroding concrete and defective installation of windows, doors, bathtubs and toilets."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-03/parramatta-apartment-owners-suing-sydney-developer/100185356#auspol #buildings #nswpol #developers #housing #politics #icac
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