News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[phenom]

Can someone post please: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscrib ... our=append (may not be CBD)

It's about Norwood Parade.

[VinyTapestry849]

Can someone post please: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscrib ... our=append (may not be CBD)

Norwood $100m eight-level tower plan for The Parade to feature 69 apartments, shops and offices

This 60m-long, eight-storey tower will overwhelm the premier eastern suburbs retail strip, according to the local council. See the concept drawings.

An eight-storey apartment, office and retail development planned for one of Adelaide’s premier shopping strips will “loom large” and is unlike anything ever seen in the area, according to the local council.

Norwood Payneham & St Peters Council has raised concerns about the “sheer scale” of a $100 million-plus building proposed by Adelaide-based Australasian Property Developments for 120 The Parade, Norwood.

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But the company says the “carefully designed” property is the future of development in Adelaide.

The building would stretch 60m between Church Ave and Osmond Tce and require partial demolition of four local heritage-listed shops, according to a council heritage report.

The building would feature 69 two and three bedroom apartments, 3470 sqm of shops and 2630 sqm of office space.

In a submission to the State Planning Commission the council’s urban planning general manager Carlos Buzzetti said the project would add to the “vitality and vibrancy” of the suburb.

But he said the council wanted the building height reduced “such that the overall intensity and mass of the development is more akin to its main street setting and surrounding built form”.

“The extent of the building mass, height and development yield currently proposed is excessive and will lead to a development that will ‘loom large’ within its main street setting and detract from, rather than enhance, the amenity of the locality,” he wrote.

“Furthermore, there is nothing of the proposed scale in a single building anywhere near this site in Norwood.

“The attempt at articulating the facade with different balconies, materials and finishes partially assists with breaking down the form visually at close inspection, but the building is over 60m long making it the longest single building facing The Parade.”

A separate heritage report “commended” the developers for retaining the shopfronts of the heritage properties and the retention and “adaptive reuse” of two historic church halls on Church Ave.

But it said the building’s size “completely ignores its context”.

APD is behind the $110 million 30,500 sqm redevelopment of the Coles Norwood shopping precinct, dubbed COMO, which includes twin eight-level apartment towers.

Company managing director Pep Rocca, responding to the council concerns, said the company had worked with a heritage architect to “maintain” and “embrace” the heritage of the site “while creating a brand-new development that there is huge local demand for”.

“On the back of the unprecedented success of COMO we have identified a specific product shortage in Norwood and we already have significant market demand already for this type of living,” he told The Advertiser.

“Like every place in the world, demand dictates the evolution of places. Norwood is definitely ready for this, just ask the people on the waiting list.”

He anticipated the State Commission Assessment Panel would grant necessary approvals in the “next couple of months” with apartment sales to start in May.

Asked if development higher than the six storeys should be encouraged on The Parade, Mr Rocca said the building had met “all other guidelines” and had been “carefully designed based on the location and its surrounds, minimising impact on surrounding neighbours”.

“Norwood, being a premier high street location is definitely ready for this particular type of development – which is encouraged in every other major city in Australia,” he said. “This is the future of living and people are desperate in Adelaide for it.”

Recent multistorey apartment developments completed on The Parade include the six-storey Bath Apartments and the five-storey Nuova Apartments.

[SBD]

How does the size of this compare to the new Coles site under construction? How far apart are they?

[Allkai]

How does the size of this compare to the new Coles site under construction? How far apart are they?

Both 8 storys.

This one is next door to the chemist on the Osmond Tce corner.

[VinyTapestry849]

Court fight over move to outlaw short term stays at Realm tower

Moves to outlaw short term rentals in a luxury CBD apartment tower have been blocked in the District Court – but the fight is not over.

The developer and rental manager of the luxury CBD Realm apartments have won a court injunction halting two meetings to change building management bylaws that would stop owners renting their properties for short terms.

In an urgent hearing in the District Court late Monday, lawyers acting for Realm Property Management Pty Ltd and developer Eklipse Capital Pty Ltd successfully halted moves for the meetings, planned for today and tomorrow by the building’s two community corporations, to consider the bylaw changes.

The claim also seeks an order restraining the two corporations from altering bylaws to prevent short term rental of apartments.

Realm tower, just off Pulteney St, is Adelaide’s latest luxury apartment complex with its two-storey penthouse purchased by fitness guru Tobi Pearce for $5.23m last December.

Mr Pearce is not involved in the case.

The meetings of the two community corporations – the low rise corporation that represents 150 owners on floors eight to 20 and the high rise corporation that represents 160 owners on floors 21 to 39 in the Austin St building – were called earlier this month to consider special resolutions to change the bylaws to prohibit apartment owners from renting their apartments for periods of less than two months.

District Court documents state the move to change the bylaws is being spearheaded by apartment owner Brendon Whiting, the presiding officer of the high rise corporation.

The documents state in August last year Mr Whiting, on behalf of an unidentified group of apartment owners, offered Michael Song, the sole director of RPM Pty Ltd, more than $1.25 million to purchase RPM’s interest in the letting and caretaker agreements. This was rejected by Mr Song.

The documents state in mid-November the committee for the high rise corporation gave notice of an extraordinary general meeting to be held on December 7 to consider a special resolution to amend the bylaws to prohibit short term rental.

The documents state Mr Whiting was in breach of the Community Titles Act in that he did not disclose to the committee that he had a pecuniary interest in the resolution. The resolution was not voted on at the December 7 meeting because of a lack of proxy votes.

In handing down her ruling yesterday, Judge Jane Schammer said she felt it “was not appropriate’’ the meetings go ahead until all apartment owners had been made aware “these proceedings are under foot.’’

She ordered that no meetings of the two community corporations be held before April 13, that the corporations be restrained from changing any bylaws concerning short term rentals and that a defence to the claim by the two applicants be filed within 28 days.

Since it was completed in July 2020, Eklipse has sold 287 apartments in the complex and still owns another 23 apartments. RPM has property management agreements with 73 apartment owners and receives commission of 7.7 per cent on any rental income.

If it proceeds, the bylaw change could potentially expose all owners of the apartments to significant compensation likely to be sought by RPM Pty Ltd from the two community corporations for loss of rental management income.

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Or to put it in plain language, they're trying to ban Airbnb from the building

[gnrc_louis]

Is the Penny Place commercial project dead? https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au ... 2017636443

[timtam20292]

Not sure where to post this so please move to it’s appropriate location. Does any one know what this work is for? I have a feeling it could be stormwater upgrades? South end of Morphett Street. This area is known to flood a lot during really heavy rain.



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[Ben]

Not sure where to post this so please move to it’s appropriate location. Does any one know what this work is for? I have a feeling it could be stormwater upgrades? South end of Morphett Street. This area is known to flood a lot during really heavy rain.



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They are doing footpath upgrade between south terrace and Gilbert street. Will take about three months.

[timtam20292]

Cool, thanks Ben.

[NTRabbit]

The Rundle Place car park is finally using some of its ample roof space to mount a solar panel array, as visible out my office window

[SRW]

7 story residential proposed for 9 Stanford Place (just off Wright St near Ergo apartments).

No docs yet available
https://plan.sa.gov.au/development_appl ... 009661-DAP

[gnrc_louis]

Can someone post this please: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscrib ... our=append

[Nort]

Can someone post this please: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscrib ... our=append

Until someone else does here's a small bit of info:

Sounds promising, but also these plans are worthless when the council is still scared by legal threats to even do basic stuff like bike paths.

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Population growth, another city high school, more affordable housing and an overhaul of public transport would be examined as part of a comprehensive new plan for the Adelaide CBD.

Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor and Adelaide City Council chief executive Clare Mockler want to develop the high-level plan as part of a strategy to turn Adelaide into the world’s most liveable city.

It will be the first time a comprehensive strategic document detailing a future vision for the CBD has been prepared in three decades.


The support of elected members to commit council resources to the project will be sought during a briefing on Tuesday night.

Ms Verschoor said the council needed to strategically invest “in making Adelaide a vibrant and culturally alive city where our people have the jobs, opportunities and lifestyle they want in Australia’s most liveable city”.

“If our ambition is to increase our city population to 50,000 by 2041 then we need to plan where and how the growth is going to be managed and how we are going to best cater for the evolution of our city,” she said.


“A city plan is our road map as to how to achieve that.”

Ms Verschoor said the plan would address critical issues such as transport, education, digital infrastructure, housing, the parklands, sport and recreation facilities, cultural institutions, links to Adelaide Airport, land use and zoning, main street precinct rejuvenation and population growth.

“If we are going to have more children in the city, then where are the playspaces? Do we need another school? If we’re going to have more pets, then where are the dog parks? How far away is anyone in the city to the green, open space of our Park Lands? What cultural infrastructure – libraries, community centres, city sheds – is needed and where they should be located?” Ms Verschoor said.

“It will allow us to imagine the city as a multitude of separate but connected spaces and places. Destinations for the best dining areas, to see performances and exhibitions, to go to night clubs or quiet places for reflection.”

The plan would guide council projects on climate action, greening of streets, parklands management, infrastructure and asset maintenance plans and main street masterplans.

“In essence, all future development must talk to the city plan, any access strategy must talk to the plan, the Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy, all of the main streets, assets and infrastructure plans, in fact everything should connect to the city plan,” she said.

“And then in turn, the city plan is an integral part of the Greater Adelaide Plan.”

Council chief executive Clare Mockler said the city plan would provide certainty to business and help attract investment to Adelaide.

“The state government is now reviewing the 30-Year Plan For Greater Adelaide which is how growth and investment will evolve in the state over the next 30 years and what the city plan will do is talk to that in the context of the city,” Ms Mockler said.

“It will look at role of the city to help support South Australia’s economy. A healthy city underpins a strong state.”

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