ONH: [Port Adelaide] Newport Quays | $1.2b

[AtD]

Thanks Cruise! Making an impact.

[Omicron]

I was at Port Adelaide yesterday - my goodness me. This redevelopment cannot come soon enough; at present, the whole suburb is just series of falling-down buildings interrupted by carparks, and the Port Canal Mall River Barn Kmart Shopping Town Centre is an absolute abomination.

[Wayno]

I heard Multiplex is having problems selling apartments at the Newport Quays Marina, and that the marina itself only has one moored boat - and it's for sale! Is this true?

[Norman]

I was at Port Adelaide yesterday - my goodness me. This redevelopment cannot come soon enough; at present, the whole suburb is just series of falling-down buildings interrupted by carparks, and the Port Canal Mall River Barn Kmart Shopping Town Centre is an absolute abomination.

My friend works there

[Omicron]

I was at Port Adelaide yesterday - my goodness me. This redevelopment cannot come soon enough; at present, the whole suburb is just series of falling-down buildings interrupted by carparks, and the Port Canal Mall River Barn Kmart Shopping Town Centre is an absolute abomination.

My friend works there

Do pass on my condolences.

[Cruise]

please check the comment on the video i posted. its um.... interesting

[Edgar]

I heard Multiplex is having problems selling apartments at the Newport Quays Marina, and that the marina itself only has one moored boat - and it's for sale! Is this true?

Not sure how true this is but I personally would not be surprised by it. They are selling the town house units in excess of above $600,000! And expecting a rental return of $600-$700 p.w.

Honestly, by 2010 or 2012 when the whole project finally completed, maybe a yes, but for now, that is a little too high to ask for.

[AtD]

please check the comment on the video i posted. its um.... interesting

YouTube is infamous for that.

[Cruise]

went out and took some photos today, note both cranes now long gone now and they have have started to clad it a boring, generic white.

they better do something to help save it from looking like commie blocks.

[AtD]

Thanks Cruise! Yeah, I would suspect there's much more detailing to come.

[Shuz]

Wow, they really are white elephants!

I think we'll have to wait for the final product to see if they live up to their purpose.

[Omicron]

Good grief - at the moment, they look like Robert Taylor Homes!

[Will]

Good news! It seems that common sense has prevailed, and these ugly eyesores are no more!

From the Messenger:

Trust bid falls flat

Chantelle Kroehn

18Mar08


MORE than 80 years of history was erased from the Port waterfront this week as the first of the historic Jenkins St boatsheds were demolished.
The old Lawrie Diving and Marine shed and Bill Porter's sheds four structures in all dating back to the 1920s are gone.

The land to the west of the Birkenhead Bridge is being cleared in preparation for a future stage Newport Quays development.

A last-minute bid by the National Trust to heritage list these sheds and save them from the bulldozers was too late.

However, the Trust will continue in its bid to save the remaining few sheds on the riverfront strip.

Port of Adelaide National Trust chairman Tony Kearney said he was disappointed some of the sheds were gone.

``It's a loss of some of the important history of the Port, a part of Port's history that cannot be replaced,'' he said.

``The boatyards have been there in one way or another for 170 years.''

The occupants of the neighbouring Searle's Boatyards and McFarlane's Boatyards have been told they must leave by June 30.

Those sheds are then set to be demolished in the second half of the year.

Mr Kearney said the boatyards were part of the Port's unique charm.

``Without the sheds, it will be a very sterile, sanitised environment.

``With a bit of imagination and goodwill, the State Government could save one or two of the sheds,'' Mr Kearney said.

The Land Management Corporation has previously stated it is restoring historic buildings in Fletcher's Slipway.

The National Trust last month applied for both State and Local Heritage listing for the sheds in the hope one or both would be granted and demolition works would immediately stop.

[frank1]

``Without the sheds, it will be a very sterile, sanitised environment.

And with the sheds, port adelaide looks like dump that no one wants to live in or visit. I bet those nimby's didn't even notice those ugly tin sheds until this proposal was put forward

Great news. Common sense=1, nimby's= 1000's (-1).

[Norman]

Fantastic news. Finally this area can turn from an eyesore to a residential dense living destination.