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From Saturday

starting to go up now

Another Crane?

nah, looks like a service elevator/ventilation.services shaft.

I was joking lol

Both sites are progressing quite quickly.

jk1237 wrote:starting to go up now

I actually saw 2 cranes as close as this in Brisbane CBD about 2 months ago on the same project - could'nt believe what I saw! Looked physically and operationally absurd.

BTW - get rid of the 'BLOCK' next door, even as open grassed area - it IS absurd next to such a site/bldg as this. It looks like a corner in some tinpot town!

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skyliner wrote:BTW - get rid of the 'BLOCK' next door, even as open grassed area - it IS absurd next to such a site/bldg as this. It looks like a corner in some tinpot town!

I disagree! While it's no inspiring design it adds life at street level thanks to its alfresco areas and retail tenancies. An open grassed area would be surrounded by the blank wall of 20HS and the service entrance to the Hungry Jacks car-park's retailers - hardly an improvement.

Which block are we talking about?

The ugly blue building between Pulteney, York Street and Hindmarsh Square.

Isn't there future plans to demolish it and replace it with a mid/high rise?

Yes, or so the council has been informed. That's why they had to leave a blank wall on the western side.

Shuz wrote:Yes, or so the council has been informed. That's why they had to leave a blank wall on the western side.

Any development on a property boundary must have a blank wall, unless the neighboring property is heritage listed (and even that's no guarantee as we learned with 200 North Tce). I don't remember hearing any plans for that corner. The presence of a blank wall only means a development is possible, not that it's planned.

From December 21:

Thanks Will for the updates. Looking at that display board, it seems that the project actually consists of two seperate towers? I thought It was just one uniform building, but divided into two sections - one as the hotel and as residential. Can anyone clarify/confirm this?

Shuz wrote:Thanks Will for the updates. Looking at that display board, it seems that the project actually consists of two seperate towers? I thought It was just one uniform building, but divided into two sections - one as the hotel and as residential. Can anyone clarify/confirm this?

Shuz, the project comprises 2 separate buildings.

Yep 2 seperate building. They will have nothing to do with eachother once built. The Intercontinental group is apparently looking closley into the hotel.