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Nice picture. It's slowly starting to rise off the ground, hopefully quickly now like the Ibis hotel did, as Phantom mentioned. Thanks for the picture, phenom.

Unrelated, but what is that building on the opposite side of Gawler Place? When was it built? It's not a building I've ever particularly noticed, but it isn't too bad looking. Also, I realise it was mentioned a while ago, but does anyone know what exact year the Earl of Zetland closed? Was it in 1995 or a bit later? I wonder why they felt the need to ruin that facade.

slenderman wrote:Nice picture. It's slowly starting to rise off the ground, hopefully quickly now like the Ibis hotel did, as Phantom mentioned. Thanks for the picture, phenom.

Unrelated, but what is that building on the opposite side of Gawler Place? When was it built? It's not a building I've ever particularly noticed, but it isn't too bad looking. Also, I realise it was mentioned a while ago, but does anyone know what exact year the Earl of Zetland closed? Was it in 1995 or a bit later? I wonder why they felt the need to ruin that facade.

I'm guessing the building you mention is the old SA Police HQ. The building was originally built in 1964 as the SA HQ of BP. It was extensively renovated in the early 90s, and again recently.

Yep thats the old police hq, recently refurbished. New lifts, toilets, floorplans, exterior was painted charcoal. Currently tenanted by Legal Services Commission, Santos, and NEC. It looks shmick

Thanks Will and Howie. I'm not sure of the extent of these renovations you speak of, but its a good example of 1960s architecture. Do either of you happen to know the year the Earl of Zetland closed? Was it in 1995 or a few years later? Cheers. I apologise for derailing the thread slightly.

Excuse the ordinary photo, but here's an update from today. You can just see the glazing stacked ready for installation on level 2. Also, you can notice the difference in floor height post level 2 also.

Thanks for the update. A good little density filler.

The glazing is now being installed, hard to pic it up in the photos but it's a really dark blue, looks nice.

Update from Tuesday. The Core is now taller than the neighbouring Santos HQ and I'm quite impressed with the quality of the facade.

Shot from behind the site (apologies for the blinds, they really do spoil a nice view). Is it usual for cranes to be entombed in the floor plates like that? I guess they use the resulting gap for cable risers or something.

Pikey wrote:Update from Tuesday. The Core is now taller than the neighbouring Santos HQ and I'm quite impressed with the quality of the facade.

This one is shaping up to be quite stylish.

mshagg wrote:Shot from behind the site (apologies for the blinds, they really do spoil a nice view). Is it usual for cranes to be entombed in the floor plates like that? I guess they use the resulting gap for cable risers or something.

That would be a hell of a cable riser!

The floors get filled in after the crane is gone.....

picture taken Saturday 6 Sept 2014

Thank you for the update [THUMBS UP SIGN]

EBG wrote:picture taken Saturday 6 Sept 2014

Thanks EBG - great pic. This is shaping up as a really nice looking building.

+1. Flinders St on the rise by all appearances of the photos. Are those lights those of Gawler Pl?

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