Starwood Hotels and Resorts has signed a new Four Points by Sheraton in Sydney.

In partnership with Frasers Property Australia and Sekisui House Australia, the new hotel will be located in the AU$2 billion Central Park urban village at the former Old Kent Brewery site.

The 297-room new build hotel is scheduled to open in 2018 as part of a mixed-use development.

The hotel is close to Sydney’s Central Station and will have street frontage in the Central Park precinct adjacent to the University of Technology Sydney and University of Notre Dame.

Designed by internationally acclaimed British architecture firm Foster + Partners, Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park will feature 297 guest rooms, a bar and lounge with an outdoor terrace, a restaurant, nearly 550 square metres of function space, a fitness centre, and parking facilities.

The hotel is the ninth property currently under development by Starwood. The others are Sheraton Samoa Aggie Grey’s Hotel and Bungalows, Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands, Aloft Perth Rivervale, Westin Perth, Aloft Adelaide, Westin Brisbane, W Brisbane and Sheraton Adelaide.