News & Discussion: General CBD Development

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1816 Post by Torrens_5022 » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:49 pm

ghs wrote:The data's very interesting and really promising for Adelaide.

On a per capita basis Adelaide in terms of apartments sold has done better then Melbourne.
Melbourne is 3 times bigger and 1462 / 3 = 487, which is less then Adelaide's 496 :).
Actually this is just based on suburbs Melbourne (3000, 3004?) has 28,000 people while Adelaide (5000) has 13,000 people (2011 Census)
So Melbourne is just over twice the population.

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1817 Post by Abwolf » Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:48 pm

If something good came out of last months Hindley Street fire it is that the fronting Polites building (former Tilt building) had had its terrible blue cladding removed from its frontage - actually a nice looking building behind all that (with a fresh lick of paint to boot)

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#1818 Post by Llessur2002 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:12 pm

Abwolf wrote:If something good came out of last months Hindley Street fire it is that the fronting Polites building (former Tilt building) had had its terrible blue cladding removed from its frontage - actually a nice looking building behind all that (with a fresh lick of paint to boot)
Any pics?

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#1819 Post by Patrick_27 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:30 pm

Llessur2002 wrote:
Abwolf wrote:If something good came out of last months Hindley Street fire it is that the fronting Polites building (former Tilt building) had had its terrible blue cladding removed from its frontage - actually a nice looking building behind all that (with a fresh lick of paint to boot)
Any pics?
Let me guess, it's been painted white?

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1820 Post by monotonehell » Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:06 pm

Patrick_27 wrote:
Abwolf wrote:Polites
Let me guess, it's been painted white?
HA! It's funny because it's true.
Exit on the right in the direction of travel.

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1821 Post by Abwolf » Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:54 pm

Still has construction cladding in front so not really picture worthy at this stage

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#1822 Post by monotonehell » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:08 pm

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#1823 Post by Alyx » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:24 pm

Abwolf wrote:If something good came out of last months Hindley Street fire it is that the fronting Polites building (former Tilt building) had had its terrible blue cladding removed from its frontage - actually a nice looking building behind all that (with a fresh lick of paint to boot)
monotonehell wrote:Image
Only last week did I contemplate asking what the facade of that building looked like. It is great to see it uncovered!

Can anyone point me toward a photograph of the building opposite (L.C. House) without its equally awful cladding?

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1824 Post by slenderman » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:25 pm

Ja, I can totally see why they felt the need to cover that building in shitty blue mesh cladding for so bloody long, that building totally isn't worthy of the streetscape.

Wouldn't mind also seeing the real LC House (or at least what's left of it) before it's demolished for that Holiday Inn Express.

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#1825 Post by slenderman » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:26 pm

Alyx wrote:
Abwolf wrote:If something good came out of last months Hindley Street fire it is that the fronting Polites building (former Tilt building) had had its terrible blue cladding removed from its frontage - actually a nice looking building behind all that (with a fresh lick of paint to boot)
monotonehell wrote:Image
Only last week did I contemplate asking what the facade of that building looked like. It is great to see it uncovered!

Can anyone point me toward a photograph of the building opposite (L.C. House) without its equally awful cladding?
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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1826 Post by Llessur2002 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:30 pm

Wow, she's a beauty!

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#1827 Post by Patrick_27 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:40 pm

I never thought I'd say this (because I really hate the Polites branding) but what a MASSIVE improvement. Just by changing that one building that part of Hindley Street looks so much better.

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1828 Post by Abwolf » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:56 pm

Thanks for getting a photo, will have to go back once all the cladding is removed.

A reminder of how it previously looked. Massive improvements!
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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1829 Post by Nathan » Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:18 pm

That's the cleanest I've ever seen a Polites building! Shame the ground level has been modified beyond redeemable over the years.

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Re: News & Discussion: General CBD Development

#1830 Post by crawf » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:12 pm

Excluding the loss to the affected businesses, this fire was a blessing. Soooo much better!

Would be even better if the Polites signage was removed....

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