News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

All high-rise, low-rise and street developments in areas other than the CBD and North Adelaide. Includes Port Adelaide and Glenelg.
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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1651 Post by Nort » Thu May 09, 2024 8:42 am

It's sad to lose a physical venue like this but the building itself isn't that impressive and the business in it had failed, so time to let someone else try something new with the site.

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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1652 Post by Will » Thu May 09, 2024 2:36 pm

Work commencing soon on the new Panorama Hotel:

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Hurley Hotel Group - Hospitality - $52 M
Sarah Constructions are excited to be delivering another hotel for the Hurley Group - The Hotel Panorama. The 5 story project will deliver a chic hospitality experience for patrons, with bistro dining, 3 ground floor bars and winter garden. The hotel above will include 77 accommodation rooms, function spaces plus a sky deck with panoramic views.

Project specs:

- Approximately 9829m2 over six levels

- Basement carparking facility

- 77 hotel accommodation rooms – over three levels

- External ramp and entry works

- Several hospitality facilities

- Gaming Room

- Vertical transportation

- Function spaces

- Gaming Area

- BOH, support and storage areas

The project is due for completion in late 2025.

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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1653 Post by baytram366 » Thu May 09, 2024 3:33 pm

I take it "Vertical Transportation" translates to "Lifts"?
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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1654 Post by Mpol02 » Fri May 10, 2024 12:10 am

Where will this be located?
Will wrote:
Thu May 09, 2024 2:36 pm
Work commencing soon on the new Panorama Hotel:

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Hurley Hotel Group - Hospitality - $52 M
Sarah Constructions are excited to be delivering another hotel for the Hurley Group - The Hotel Panorama. The 5 story project will deliver a chic hospitality experience for patrons, with bistro dining, 3 ground floor bars and winter garden. The hotel above will include 77 accommodation rooms, function spaces plus a sky deck with panoramic views.

Project specs:

- Approximately 9829m2 over six levels

- Basement carparking facility

- 77 hotel accommodation rooms – over three levels

- External ramp and entry works

- Several hospitality facilities

- Gaming Room

- Vertical transportation

- Function spaces

- Gaming Area

- BOH, support and storage areas

The project is due for completion in late 2025.

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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1655 Post by Vasco » Fri May 10, 2024 12:29 am

Mpol02 wrote:Where will this be located?
Will wrote:
Thu May 09, 2024 2:36 pm
Work commencing soon on the new Panorama Hotel:

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Hurley Hotel Group - Hospitality - $52 M
Sarah Constructions are excited to be delivering another hotel for the Hurley Group - The Hotel Panorama. The 5 story project will deliver a chic hospitality experience for patrons, with bistro dining, 3 ground floor bars and winter garden. The hotel above will include 77 accommodation rooms, function spaces plus a sky deck with panoramic views.

Project specs:

- Approximately 9829m2 over six levels

- Basement carparking facility

- 77 hotel accommodation rooms – over three levels

- External ramp and entry works

- Several hospitality facilities

- Gaming Room

- Vertical transportation

- Function spaces

- Gaming Area

- BOH, support and storage areas

The project is due for completion in late 2025.
Goodwood road, Old Panorama TAFE site, opposite the cemetery.


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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1656 Post by Mpol02 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:27 am

Great thanks for that

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#1657 Post by eKwatee » Fri May 17, 2024 7:49 pm

OUCH!!

This is going to upset a lot of people as the reforms come into effect immediately,

Govt strengthens urban tree protections
The state government has strengthened protection for trees in South Australia’s planning system – a move that has been enthusiastically welcomed by environmentalists and decried by the development lobbies.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2024/05 ... rotections

A couple of snippets of the article worth pointing out:

1. The 10 metre rule is now 3 metres "The parliamentary committee recommended abolishing South Australia’s “10-metre rule” whereby a property owner can legally remove a tree if it is within 10 metres of a house of swimming pool."

2. The trunk size definition for a regulated tree shrinks from two metres to one metre while significant trees go from three metres to two.

and of course, there's always a reason for the government to take more of our money. 3. The cost of removing a regulated tree rises from $326 to $1000 and from $489 to $1500 for a significant tree.

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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1658 Post by SouthAussie94 » Fri May 17, 2024 9:33 pm

eKwatee wrote:
Fri May 17, 2024 7:49 pm
OUCH!!

This is going to upset a lot of people as the reforms come into effect immediately,

Govt strengthens urban tree protections
The state government has strengthened protection for trees in South Australia’s planning system – a move that has been enthusiastically welcomed by environmentalists and decried by the development lobbies.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2024/05 ... rotections

A couple of snippets of the article worth pointing out:

1. The 10 metre rule is now 3 metres "The parliamentary committee recommended abolishing South Australia’s “10-metre rule” whereby a property owner can legally remove a tree if it is within 10 metres of a house of swimming pool."

2. The trunk size definition for a regulated tree shrinks from two metres to one metre while significant trees go from three metres to two.

and of course, there's always a reason for the government to take more of our money. 3. The cost of removing a regulated tree rises from $326 to $1000 and from $489 to $1500 for a significant tree.
I don't hate this, and I'd go as far as to ask if the cost to remove a regulated/significant tree should be higher? Should the cost to remove a tree that has taken 100+ years to grow be more than $1500?
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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1659 Post by gnrc_louis » Fri May 17, 2024 10:18 pm

eKwatee wrote:
Fri May 17, 2024 7:49 pm
OUCH!!

This is going to upset a lot of people as the reforms come into effect immediately,

Govt strengthens urban tree protections
The state government has strengthened protection for trees in South Australia’s planning system – a move that has been enthusiastically welcomed by environmentalists and decried by the development lobbies.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2024/05 ... rotections

A couple of snippets of the article worth pointing out:

1. The 10 metre rule is now 3 metres "The parliamentary committee recommended abolishing South Australia’s “10-metre rule” whereby a property owner can legally remove a tree if it is within 10 metres of a house of swimming pool."

2. The trunk size definition for a regulated tree shrinks from two metres to one metre while significant trees go from three metres to two.

and of course, there's always a reason for the government to take more of our money. 3. The cost of removing a regulated tree rises from $326 to $1000 and from $489 to $1500 for a significant tree.
Yes, I much prefer living in a desolate wasteland suburb with no trees to drop leaves on my concrete and fake grass. Hell yeah dude!

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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1660 Post by abc » Fri May 17, 2024 11:05 pm

gnrc_louis wrote:
Fri May 17, 2024 10:18 pm
eKwatee wrote:
Fri May 17, 2024 7:49 pm
OUCH!!

This is going to upset a lot of people as the reforms come into effect immediately,

Govt strengthens urban tree protections
The state government has strengthened protection for trees in South Australia’s planning system – a move that has been enthusiastically welcomed by environmentalists and decried by the development lobbies.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2024/05 ... rotections

A couple of snippets of the article worth pointing out:

1. The 10 metre rule is now 3 metres "The parliamentary committee recommended abolishing South Australia’s “10-metre rule” whereby a property owner can legally remove a tree if it is within 10 metres of a house of swimming pool."

2. The trunk size definition for a regulated tree shrinks from two metres to one metre while significant trees go from three metres to two.

and of course, there's always a reason for the government to take more of our money. 3. The cost of removing a regulated tree rises from $326 to $1000 and from $489 to $1500 for a significant tree.
Yes, I much prefer living in a desolate wasteland suburb with no trees to drop leaves on my concrete and fake grass. Hell yeah dude!
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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1661 Post by SBD » Sun May 19, 2024 8:52 pm

I live in a street right on the edge of the suburbs, in an estate that this release was opened for sale about 14 years ago. This release was marketed as being dotted with mature trees. I think the developers had removed as much as they could before it went on sale. I'd say about half of the remaining trees have gone away since, most at the time of house building. Each block sold had a "building envelope" marked to protect these remaining trees.

One of my neighbours, a few years after building his house (I assume inside the envelope) applied to remove the largest tree in the street, on the grounds that it was too close to the (aftermarket) verandah on his house, and as such a risk to his guests.

The tree remains (trimmed, I think) after a twenty-something page report to Council, with at least four arborist reports (the applicant's, the council's internal arborist, the applicant's second opinion, the council's external independent consultant. The council does have the ability to prevent destruction of significant landmark trees. It would be good if it was easier to protect them without so much effort, and a higher success rate.

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#1662 Post by dbl96 » Fri May 24, 2024 5:14 pm

SBD wrote:
Sun May 19, 2024 8:52 pm
I live in a street right on the edge of the suburbs, in an estate that this release was opened for sale about 14 years ago. This release was marketed as being dotted with mature trees. I think the developers had removed as much as they could before it went on sale. I'd say about half of the remaining trees have gone away since, most at the time of house building. Each block sold had a "building envelope" marked to protect these remaining trees.

One of my neighbours, a few years after building his house (I assume inside the envelope) applied to remove the largest tree in the street, on the grounds that it was too close to the (aftermarket) verandah on his house, and as such a risk to his guests.

The tree remains (trimmed, I think) after a twenty-something page report to Council, with at least four arborist reports (the applicant's, the council's internal arborist, the applicant's second opinion, the council's external independent consultant. The council does have the ability to prevent destruction of significant landmark trees. It would be good if it was easier to protect them without so much effort, and a higher success rate.
There is a certain type of Australian suburbanite who seems hell-bent on eradicating every bit of greenery from their properties. Chop down all the trees and cover the garden with concrete or fake lawn so things are ‘tidy’ and ‘low-maintenance’. Unpopular opinion, but if you hate gardening that much, you should live in an apartment. These people are turning the suburbs into a scorching, ugly wasteland.

Developers also have a lot to answer for. It’s standard to just clear the block when demolition is done, even though most of the time the building footprint doesn’t occupy the whole block, and there would have been easy opportunities to preserve vegetation around the edges.

Of course there a legitimate instances where the tree has actually become objectively dangerous, but let’s face it - plenty of people trying to get trees removed do so not because of any real danger the tree poses, but because they don’t like that it drops leaves in their pool or gutters, or on their fake lawn.

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#1663 Post by SBD » Tue May 28, 2024 12:28 pm

dbl96 wrote:
Fri May 24, 2024 5:14 pm
SBD wrote:
Sun May 19, 2024 8:52 pm
I live in a street right on the edge of the suburbs, in an estate that this release was opened for sale about 14 years ago. This release was marketed as being dotted with mature trees. I think the developers had removed as much as they could before it went on sale. I'd say about half of the remaining trees have gone away since, most at the time of house building. Each block sold had a "building envelope" marked to protect these remaining trees.

One of my neighbours, a few years after building his house (I assume inside the envelope) applied to remove the largest tree in the street, on the grounds that it was too close to the (aftermarket) verandah on his house, and as such a risk to his guests.

The tree remains (trimmed, I think) after a twenty-something page report to Council, with at least four arborist reports (the applicant's, the council's internal arborist, the applicant's second opinion, the council's external independent consultant. The council does have the ability to prevent destruction of significant landmark trees. It would be good if it was easier to protect them without so much effort, and a higher success rate.
There is a certain type of Australian suburbanite who seems hell-bent on eradicating every bit of greenery from their properties. Chop down all the trees and cover the garden with concrete or fake lawn so things are ‘tidy’ and ‘low-maintenance’. Unpopular opinion, but if you hate gardening that much, you should live in an apartment. These people are turning the suburbs into a scorching, ugly wasteland.

Developers also have a lot to answer for. It’s standard to just clear the block when demolition is done, even though most of the time the building footprint doesn’t occupy the whole block, and there would have been easy opportunities to preserve vegetation around the edges.

Of course there a legitimate instances where the tree has actually become objectively dangerous, but let’s face it - plenty of people trying to get trees removed do so not because of any real danger the tree poses, but because they don’t like that it drops leaves in their pool or gutters, or on their fake lawn.
The mature trees that remained when this development was released have not grown significantly - they were all big.

I may well be the first in the street to remove a decent-sized gum tree that grew since we moved in. I have about 20 that are now 3-4 metres tall, all germinated in the back garden after the smoke from the Sampson Flat bushfire. A few of them are growing in increasingly inconvenient places. Some are conveniently screening a bland fence and will get to stay.

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#1664 Post by Llessur2002 » Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:16 pm

A fairly interesting development for this neck of the woods.
RAA unveils plans for new technical centre in West Croydon

RAA has signed a long-term lease for a new, custom-built technical centre, set to open its doors in West Croydon in early 2026, marking its departure from its long-standing headquarters at Mile End.

The new centre will offer all the services available at the current Mile End site, and will provide members with automotive services and roadside assistance teams, the child safety centre, drive school, parts of travel and distribution, and solar and battery services.

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The state-of-the-art facility is set to have a modern fit-out, featuring a workshop, immersive member experiences, a retail presence, and a cafe. These features will make the centre a positive and engaging environment for both staff and RAA members, as the state’s largest member-based organisation.

The decision to relocate from RAA’s current site at Mile End is due to the ongoing developments of the T2D North-South Corridor project. After moving from Mile End, RAA will maintain its presence across three locations in Adelaide on King William Street, Grenfell Street, and the new site on Port Road.

CEO Nick Reade stated the announcement of the new technical centre has secured the organisation’s office presence for years to come.

“As an organisation, we’re seeing extraordinary growth across the board,” Nick Reade said.

“The move from our Mile End office as a result of the T2D project presents us with an opportunity to secure our future.

“Last year we moved a couple of hundred staff into RAA Place as we had well and truly outgrown Mile End, and late in April we signed a lease for 150 Grenfell St.

“We’ve now signed a long-term lease for the RAA Technical Centre, which will provide our workforce with the tools they need to best serve our 820,000 members for years to come.”
From: https://glamadelaide.com.au/raa-unveils ... -mile-end/

Here's what it will be replacing. I've never minded this building as it's different to most but I think it's just been used for storage over the last few years. This should certainly help rejuvenate this stretch of Port Road.

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Re: News & Discussion: Other Metropolitan Developments

#1665 Post by Mpol02 » Sun Jun 16, 2024 6:19 am

Love that port road with all of its small developments isn’t looking too bad.

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