[CAN] 51 Pirie Street | 94m | 21 Levels | Hyatt

[timtam20292]

I think Pikey accidentally removed it when he cleaned up the thread earlier. I agree there was nothing wrong with your comment Wilkie.

[ml69]

This development has been changed to 2019 on the Park Hotel Group Website.

What does this mean? It means the promotion is still being paid attention to. Just.
https://www.parkhotelgroup.com/en/contact-us

Interesting how their hotels in China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia are NOT located in the main tourist and business cities you would expect to find them in (eg they have no other hotels in Australia at the moment, first planned hotel is in Adelaide).

[wilkiebarkid]

I think Pikey accidentally removed it when he cleaned up the thread earlier. I agree there was nothing wrong with your comment Wilkie.

Just because I have had a skeptical view of the timeline for this build (2018) which has been proven to be more than correct, doesn't mean that my post is offensive. It appears that some of the Mods don't like being challenged.

[rev]

I think Pikey accidentally removed it when he cleaned up the thread earlier. I agree there was nothing wrong with your comment Wilkie.

Just because I have had a skeptical view of the timeline for this build (2018) which has been proven to be more than correct, doesn't mean that my post is offensive. It appears that some of the Mods don't like being challenged.

Pikey is one of the better, more reasonable, level headed mods here. I'd give him the benefit of doubt before jumping to conclusions.

[rev]

This development has been changed to 2019 on the Park Hotel Group Website.

What does this mean? It means the promotion is still being paid attention to. Just.
https://www.parkhotelgroup.com/en/contact-us

Interesting how their hotels in China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia are NOT located in the main tourist and business cities you would expect to find them in (eg they have no other hotels in Australia at the moment, first planned hotel is in Adelaide).

Interesting range of buildings they have.
Grand Park Wuxi reminds me of a casino in Vegas.
If this one gets up, I think it'll be the tallest in their portfolio.

[HiTouch]

If you look at the context, they have 3 different countries they want to expand by 2019, South Korea first, then, Malaysia and Australia. Logistically, that would be possible but understandably challenging. When I stayed in Xi’an last year, we often drove through a district where a Park Hotel Group hotel was under construction in. In fact, the whole district was being completely knocked down and redone (as China does). That hotel is complete now (I emailed them to find out) but it shows that they have a history of good development and they invest in places they see potential in.

At the same time, I do wonder if it’s more appropriate for this to be considered a [VIS] and not a [PRO] as it’s been a lot of talk but no official proposal yet.

[CDJ]

This project is still very much alive. However, I am reasonably certain height will be limited to no greater than 136m (RTCC limit).

[timtam20292]

Shame about the height decrease

[[Shuz]]

What's RTCC? I've heard of PANSOPS and OLS but not this one?

[Nort]

What's RTCC? I've heard of PANSOPS and OLS but not this one?

Radar Terrain Clearance Chart.

[Plasmatron]

Bugger. Still taller than Westpac House though, so it will make a huge impact on the skyline.

Now let's get this bad boy up and running! *grabs shovel and puts hard hat on*

[[Shuz]]

What's RTCC? I've heard of PANSOPS and OLS but not this one?

Radar Terrain Clearance Chart.

And what's the purpose of this limit?

So much bureaucracy for airspace regulations. You'd think it'd just be one metric, not three.

[Nort]

What's RTCC? I've heard of PANSOPS and OLS but not this one?

Radar Terrain Clearance Chart.

And what's the purpose of this limit?

So much bureaucracy for airspace regulations. You'd think it'd just be one metric, not three.

Not really. The set heights are there so that ATC and pilots can navigate within known limits. For different types of operations and purposes the heights are different, and can be broken within guidelines or must be strictly adhered to for different reasons. If you wanted to add another metric then it would just be derived from checking the lowest of all three and would be much more rigid than the current regulations.

[Algernon]

What's RTCC? I've heard of PANSOPS and OLS but not this one?

Radar Terrain Clearance Chart.

And what's the purpose of this limit?

So much bureaucracy for airspace regulations. You'd think it'd just be one metric, not three.

They're local implementations of international regs. Very much important as they are for different things - OLS is relevant when flying visually, PANS-OPS when relying on radar (i.e. bad weather).

[CDJ]

RTCC is currently the real limit on development in most of the eastern half of the CBD. Until it's lifted, nothing will be built taller than the antennae on Westpac. This is why Realm and Adelaidean are being built to this height.

RTCC in Adelaide has been set arbitrarily to match the tallest obstacle and doesn't have a specific operational or safety basis. It exists in other Australian cities, but not in the rest of the world, as far as I'm aware. PANS-OPS and OLS have real operational basis and are consistent with international operations.