[COM] 20HS | 53/49m | 15/14lvls | Hotel/Residential

[bmw boy]

I think they look very late 90ish, much like the North Terrace apartments adjacent the Morphett Street Bridge.

Ie Oaks Embassy and Horizons?

I quite like the embassy building

[Bulldozer]

Whats that little place next door?

As someone has said, on the left of the development is The Block and on the right side in front of CGU/Internode is Hi-Fi Acoustics and The Griffins Head hotel.

Thanks to Mr Hines for the pic!

[keepadelaidealive]

I love the look of this development. Surprised it got through the adelaide city council. I wrote about it on my blog.

http://www.keepadelaidealive.com/engine ... velopment/

[Will]

I love the look of this development. Surprised it got through the adelaide city council. I wrote about it on my blog.

http://www.keepadelaidealive.com/engine ... velopment/

Congratulation on your website. I applaud citizens with the passion for helping our city prosper! However that Harold person should be given a one way ticket to Tasmania. Negative, mouldy opinions from the past are no longer valid. People like him, who incidentaly are about to die, should not ruin the future for us, to put it bluntly.

[johnd]

UGLY, looks like something from an Eastern Block country, out of the 1960’s!

[skyliner]

A llttle on the bland side - reminds me of Gold Coast architecture actually - stacks of this style of apartments there. I can cope with it - could be a lot worse - like the old phone exchange block on - Waymouth St??? Now THAT is ugly!

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[Ho Really]

...could be a lot worse - like the old phone exchange block on - Waymouth St??? Now THAT is ugly!

The exchange was designed that way to serve a purpose. You really can't use that as a comparison.

UGLY, looks like something from an Eastern Block country, out of the 1960’s!

LOL...isn't Pruszinski's origin from an eastern-block country? Poland? Hey, no offense to the architects, I don't find it impressive, but that could be due to the money available. As said, it is better than some other residential devs and it's getting built and not still on a drawing board.

Cheers

[tybalt]

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 01,00.html

$150m city hotel complex for city
Article from: The Advertiser

RHIANNON HOYLE, REAL ESTATE EDITOR

October 04, 2007 02:15am

AFTER years of hunting for the perfect site operators of the Crowne Plaza chain finally are bringing their international brand to Adelaide.

The global company, InterContinental Hotels Group, has secured the contract for a new, luxury hotel on the old Wallis cinema city site, overlooking Hindmarsh Square.

The hotel will be part of a $150 million multi-use development, including an adjoining apartment complex, being developed by the Hines Property Group.

The 15-storey, 314-room hotel, to be known as the Crowne Plaza Adelaide, will enter the network of what are among the fastest-growing upmarket hotel brands.

There are 14 Crowne Plaza hotels in Australia, more than 280 globally and more than 70 in the pipeline.

Chief operating officer for Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, Keith Barr, said the group was excited to have secured the Adelaide contract. "We have been looking for years to find the perfect site in Adelaide and we believe this is it," he said.

"There is a real need for an increase in quality accommodation in Adelaide since the demand for four to five-star hotel rooms regularly exceeds the available supply. Adelaide's appeal as a destination for business and recreation makes it an attractive location for the Crowne Plaza brand, which we've dedicated to catering specifically to business travellers, professional meetings as well weekend leisure."

Hines Property director, James Hines, said the group last month received planning approval for the complex, which would provide a "much-needed boost" to the availability of upmarket accommodation in Adelaide.

"Crowne Plaza Adelaide will be superbly positioned to quickly capture market share, taking advantage of its absolute frontage to Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide's buoyant economic conditions and IHG's expertise and reputation as one of the world's leading hotel operators," he said.

As well as 314 rooms, the hotel will offer meeting and event space on the top floor and restaurants, a bar, business centre, swimming pool and fitness club.

Work starts on site this year and the project is due for completion in late 2009.

Hopefully their design will be an improvement on the existing renders...

[Ben]

Work will start this year? That's great news. Means all three Hindmarsh Square projects will be on the go at once.

[Howie]

James Hines has just given us a headsup... their website has been updated with the Hotel component.
http://www.hinesproperty.com.au/hotel-20hindmarsh.htm

No new renders, just a little information.

Thanks James.

[Pistol]

Signage up on site now - plus I noticed a cherry picker on site last week taking photos of Adelaide's lovely vistas for promotional material. So for all those that registered their interest (like me) expect info soon.

Edit: Just got a brief letter today with some info on the upcoming release of the apartments.

[skyliner]

Pistol78 - be real interested in anything you have on the apartments - especially vistas, selling prices, sizes etc.

Top newsabout Crowne Plaza - I'd expect a better external render/design to occur in the near future - onr that does more justice to Crowne Plaza.

Possibly 5 cranes in Hindmarsh Sq. in the near future?1?! It's all happening!

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[Pistol]

Here is a shot I took from my apartment building which is right next door to this development:

This is the type of view you would have from the 5th floor of the apartments. If you go onto the projects website, you will see my other shot I took overlooking Hindmarsh Sq.
Don't know the prices but expect apartments to be cheaper than COH.
When this was first released there were plans showing the apartment floorplans. From what I saw, 1 bedroom apts were between 65 - 80sq. m and 2 bedroom were between 90 and 110sq. m.

[Cruise]

Price?

It better be cheaper then damn spire...

[skyliner]

I note that the Crowne Plaza costs are up $10M from original costs at the start of this thread!(9/7/07) Interesting to see developments here.

Pistol78 - excellent photo - much like I had encvisaged I want to invest in that apartment building as soon as I know more on prices and options available. Prices are rising rapidly and will continue to do so - fueled by SA resources - oil the latest I see! Not at all surprised at Spire prices - much cheaper than in Brisbane (so far) and you get more for your money.

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