 The NSW Department of Education moved out in 2018 and as of 2019 the building is being redeveloped by Singapore developer Pontiac, together with the nearby Department of Lands building, to become a luxury hotel, currently marketed as "the sandstone precinct".The Department of Education Building occupies a complete city block, its four handsomely detailed sandstone elevations being designed to dominate this area.The northern elevation makes an important contribution to Bridge Street, the monumental simplicity being articulated by the central porch with its broken pediment, a sequence of arched openings and judiciously ornamented balconies and friezes, which are topped by a lofty parapet.