News & Developments: Bowden TOD

[peachy]

Hi all,

here's October and November's Bowden General Project Update. November's meeting was the last for the year, so there won't be a December update and there may or may not be one in January. I hope it's of interest and we'll see you in 2015.

Cheers
Peachy

20141023 General Project Update October.pdf

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20141127 General Project Update November.pdf

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[peachy]

January's Bowden Update

20150114 General Project Update January.pdf

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Cheers
peachy

[peachy]

February's Bowden Update.

20150210 General Project Update February.pdf

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Cheers
peachy

[ghs]

Looks impressive when you drive down Fitzroy Terrace. It's like Mawson Lakes close to the city

[ChillyPhilly]

Looks impressive when you drive down Fitzroy Terrace. It's like Mawson Lakes close to the city

I love it. Could definitely live there in the future. More!

[Ben]

The 6 level "B Apartments" are to be released this Saturday

http://b-apartments.com.au/

[Nathan]

The 6 level "B Apartments" are to be released this Saturday

http://b-apartments.com.au/

Here's the B-Apartments. Becoming very apparent that brick is establishing itself as the material of choice throughout Bowden.

http://lifemoreinteresting.com.au/wp-co ... vestec.pdf

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[ChillyPhilly]

Looks amazing!

[Will]

The next apartment release. The Bowery. Developed by Hindmarsh.



http://lifemoreinteresting.com.au/wp-co ... ochure.pdf

[Nathan]

The next apartment release. The Bowery. Developed by Hindmarsh.



http://lifemoreinteresting.com.au/wp-co ... ochure.pdf

The Bowery looks pretty nice. Good interiors, and it's a great position looking over Kevin Taylor Park.

It's not on the Bowden site yet (but is in the latest magazine) is Aeris, which is on the opposite side of KTP.

[Jaymz]

The next apartment release. The Bowery. Developed by Hindmarsh.



http://lifemoreinteresting.com.au/wp-co ... ochure.pdf

Looks very similar to the first 3 levels of the New Mayfield development in the city.

Are Woods Bagot the architects?

[peachy]

Hi all,

here is the Bowden General Activity Update for March (which it looks like I forgot to put up, sorry) and May (there wasn't any for April)

20150318 General Project Update March.pdf

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20150507 General Project Update May.pdf

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[Nathan]

Apparently The Bowery was refused approval by Charles Sturt's DAP, with one of the reason being "traffic" (seriously!). It's now going to the DAC, so not much of a hiccup, but still.

[stumpjumper]

Nathan, you've just encapsulated one of the problems with urban development approvals in Adelaide. ie, 'Councils proving a problem? No worries, DAC will overrule them.'

If this is the way development is to be progressed in Adelaide, why don't we just strip councils (and thereby local communities) of any say at all in development? Let them control rubbish collection, potholes and locsal parking, and nothing more.

There is a new ministerial DPA on the way, which will more or less do that. It will cover most of the sites for major development in the city, in addition to the Inner Metro Growth sites already indentified. There is already a queue of developers outside the minister's door, waiting to make their unofficial but very powerful representations. The government and DAC have an agenda, which is often at odds with the wishes of local communities. The LGA is on the government's side as well. The head of the LGA is an endorsed ALP parliamentary candidate.

So just come out and say it frankly: 'Local communities and their elected councillors should have no say in development approvals.'

The trouble is, the desired outcome - higher population density - is already being approached in a less costly and disruptive way by higher density urban infill (see my earlier posts). However, this gradual process does not suit either the political requirements of the government, nor the needs of major developers. That is where the pressure on the government is coming from.

[Nathan]

The issue in this case Stumpjumper is that Bowden has a very detailed development plan which the council has been involved in for a long time. The building itself adheres to that development plan, and has run the gauntlet with the urban design guidelines and in close consultation with the review panel. For the council DAP to then knock it back on the basis of traffic is frankly ridiculous and completely ignores the development plan for area.