[COM] Aria on Gouger | 36m | 12lvls | Residential

[[Shuz]]

Upon completion, this will be the tallest westernmost building in the CBD.

$290k for 72sqm is pretty good. If I had that sort of money, I'd buy one.

[AdelaideGo]

$290k for 72sqm in the CBD, that is super good bargain if it is true.

Unfortunately, I think the advertisment in realestate.com is misleading. The apartment in the ad (even at level 1) is actually starting from $356k, according to the price list from the agent.

Price list of Aria on Gouger - Level 1 & 2

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Having siad that, I think the apartment is fairly priced at $356k, explains why this development has moved some of its stock while other projects don't.

[jk1237]

seems that the stamp duty concessions for new city apartments is taking effect. Great news

[kupkes]

$290k for 72sqm in the CBD, that is super good bargain if it is true.

I think you are right, realestate.com definitely have their figures crossed somewhere. The $290k was for the 1 bedrooms at the back on level 3.

[Shahkar]

Was buzzing with activity today!

[Wayno]

A neat story about the developer, Datong:

From BRW

Chinese developer Datong pins hopes on Chinese buyers for Adelaide apartment project
Published 08 April 2013

Chinese developer Datong has pre-sold half of the 96 Aria apartments at the parkland end of Adelaide’s Gouger Street.

China-based developer Datong expects Chinese buyers to underpin demand for a pipeline of 1000 apartments it intends to build in Adelaide.

Bulldozers have arrived at a site it owns on Gouger Street near Chinatown and construction of a $36?million apartment building called Aria will begin this week.

Simon DeWitt, a senior salesperson at Century 21 which is marketing the project, says half of the project’s 96 apartments have sold off the plan. About half of those sold were to buyers from mainland China, he said.

The developer has bought four sites in Adelaide, DeWitt says, which it hopes will yield 1000 apartments. One of the buildings will have a hotel as well.

“[Datong] really believe the mining boom will happen and that has a lot to do with Adelaide,” DeWitt says, citing the stalled Olympic Dam project. “It’s been shelved for a bit but it will go ahead,” he says.

Datong is based in Kunming, a relatively small city of five million people in China’s Yunnan province. Its chairman Jin Liang has invested in or developed more than 14 projects in China, including the 6 billion yuan (A$930 million), 2.1 million square metre Zhaotong mixed use project in Yunnan. Another Yunnan project completed in 2008 – Dali – involved an investment of 1.86 billion yuan (A$290 million) and covered 800,000 square metres.

After Aria it plans to build another block of apartments on Waymouth Street then commence construction of 123Flinders, which at 75 metres will be Adelaide’s tallest residential building.

DeWitt says permanent residency considerations are a major part of Chinese buyers making the decision to invest in Adelaide.

“There’s other developments on the go as we speak, but Aria is certainly very unique in the way it will be constructed,” DeWitt says. “They call it a living, breathing building. It will have a big void in the middle with the air to flow through and energy-wise, it will be one of the better rated ones in the city.”

[crawf]

After Aria it plans to build another block of apartments on Waymouth Street then commence construction of 123Flinders, which at 75 metres will be Adelaide’s tallest residential building.

Err..

[Patrick_27]

After Aria it plans to build another block of apartments on Waymouth Street then commence construction of 123Flinders, which at 75 metres will be Adelaide’s tallest residential building.

Err..

I hope this doesn't mean they've backed out of building the 135m building instead of the original 75m... Hopefully a mistake by the publication.

[crawf]

After Aria it plans to build another block of apartments on Waymouth Street then commence construction of 123Flinders, which at 75 metres will be Adelaide’s tallest residential building.

Err..

I hope this doesn't mean they've backed out of building the 135m building instead of the original 75m... Hopefully a mistake by the publication.

It sounds like a typing error.

[Will]

After Aria it plans to build another block of apartments on Waymouth Street then commence construction of 123Flinders, which at 75 metres will be Adelaide’s tallest residential building.

Err..

I hope this doesn't mean they've backed out of building the 135m building instead of the original 75m... Hopefully a mistake by the publication.

Well that is the only version that has been approved by the authorities.

[Will]

Tagara signage is up around the site. Looks like they will be building this building.

[bm7500]

Drilling commenced on site this morning.

[Dvious]

I haven't had a chance to walk past this one recently, has anything progressed yet?

[Will]

I haven't had a chance to walk past this one recently, has anything progressed yet?

Yes, looks like pilling has commenced.

[EBG]

At last some action on this site. This week there has been considerable work digging the basement. Pic taken today 7 Sept 2013