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Chiswick was a mixed use suburb for most of its life. In the late 1960s, the box factory complex was converted to the Bortfield Drive apartment complex. In the late 1990s, the BHP wire mill (Lysaghts) was converted to a high spec apartment complex with pools, tennis court etc. The houses in the area are on good size blocks and some premium streets offer water, city, North Sydney and Gladesville bridge views. The suburb is serviced by the Rivercat and three bus routes (two to the CBD and one to Burwood). There is an interesting mix of people living in the suburb: older caucasion and Italian speakers (many residents have lived in the suburb for decades) and increasingly young families and singles taking advantage of the new apartment accommodation options. There is quite of bit of house renovation taking place which is modernising the look of the homes in the suburb.