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i hope the developer will be placing a row of significant trees/shrubs alongside the retaining wall. The whole area is remarkably short of greenery...AtD wrote:Also, I've dug up this photo of the western face of Stage 2 from September 2008:
I doubt it. That's railway land. (It'd probably have to be removed when overhead wires are installed anyway)Wayno wrote:i hope the developer will be placing a row of significant trees/shrubs alongside the retaining wall. The whole area is remarkably short of greenery...
oops, i actually mean on the high side of the retaining wall, adjacent to the roadway...AtD wrote:I doubt it. That's railway land. (It'd probably have to be removed when overhead wires are installed anyway)Wayno wrote:i hope the developer will be placing a row of significant trees/shrubs alongside the retaining wall. The whole area is remarkably short of greenery...
I must ask, do you own property?muzzamo wrote:No they were told "property only ever goes up", "nothing is safer than bricks and mortar" etc.teflon fox wrote: Well they'll be holding on to them for a long time then !
How about the full page add from Urban Construct in the paper today
for their apartments. I think they are struggling to move them at
the moment.
Unfortunately there were no greater fools that they could onsell the apartments onto
All fixed. There are now some young trees planted along there, caus I parked my car right there (near where that silver 4WD ute is under the crane base) and the little trees were shading my car.Wayno wrote:oops, i actually mean on the high side of the retaining wall, adjacent to the roadway...AtD wrote:I doubt it. That's railway land. (It'd probably have to be removed when overhead wires are installed anyway)Wayno wrote:i hope the developer will be placing a row of significant trees/shrubs alongside the retaining wall. The whole area is remarkably short of greenery...
Really? My impression was that it was quite typical of a number of places around Adelaide, for example several spots by the water at Mawson Lakes - like this one at Peninsula and Grandview.rev wrote:http://www.photoadelaide.com/newgal/mai ... alNumber=2
I don't mind that at all. Doesn't look like it's something you'd find in Adelaide.
What the? How long have you been living in Seattle? I can't find this word in my English/Australian dictionary!Prince George wrote: That might have gotten the locals onside with the work....
*ahem* Perhaps I chose the archaic form of 'got', but bear in mind I died in 1708. And don't tell me you've never referred to someone's ill-gotten gains ...rhino wrote:What the? How long have you been living in Seattle? I can't find this word in my English/Australian dictionary!Prince George wrote:That might have gotten the locals onside with the work....
Perhaps you've "forgotten" that while England and Australia moved on to modern English, the US stayed behind. But confusingly decided to spell things wrong.Prince George wrote:*ahem* Perhaps I chose the archaic form of 'got', but bear in mind I died in 1708. And don't tell me you've never referred to someone's ill-gotten gains ...rhino wrote:What the? How long have you been living in Seattle? I can't find this word in my English/Australian dictionary!Prince George wrote:That might have gotten the locals onside with the work....
I actually hate how "got" can be a place holder for almost any verb these days.Hardly the same, bar the 3 story building in both.Prince George wrote:Really? My impression was that it was quite typical of a number of places around Adelaide, for example several spots by the water at Mawson Lakes - like this one at Peninsula and Grandview.rev wrote:http://www.photoadelaide.com/newgal/mai ... alNumber=2
I don't mind that at all. Doesn't look like it's something you'd find in Adelaide.
BMW, boat or bucks sweeten deals
AN "extraordinary" stunt involving free BMWs and luxury sports boats helped a developer defy the financial crisis and sell $3 million of houses and apartments at the weekend.
Urban Construct's Developer Summer 2009 Clearance Sale, which started on Saturday, allows buyers to choose one of five incentives when they buy a property at Place on Brougham, North Adelaide, and Edgewater and Marina Cove, Newport Quays.
They can choose from a BMW 320i, valued at $63,826, a Sea Ray 185 Luxury Sports Boat, 0 per cent finance interest for two years, plus stamp duty, or three years rent return, which also includes stamp duty.
The sale finishes on February 28, with keen buyers snapping up more than $3 million worth over the weekend.
Properties offered as part of the promotion start at $309,900 at Newport Quays. The cheapest property offered at Place on Brougham costs $799,900. Adelaide property expert Peter Koulizos described the move as "unprecedented".
"I've heard of developers giving away $5000 or $10,000 towards the house, but never anything like this," he said.
"It's an extraordinary way to try and move stock."
Urban Construct marketing manager Diep Romeo said the campaign aimed to encourage buyers who had adopted a "wait and see" approach during the global financial crisis to enter the market.
"The feedback we are getting from our sales teams is that while buyers are confident about the Adelaide property market, they are delaying their decisions in this time of global uncertainty," she said.
Social analyst David Chalke said similar deals are happening throughout industries across the country, from buy-one-get-one-free holiday packages to department store sales offering up to 70 per cent discount.
"In tough circumstances, you can either sit back and hope things can fix themselves, or get out there with some aggressive marketing to keep your cash flow going," he said.
"This developer is doing exactly the right thing. Their competition is a whole load of other developers and they've done something dramatic, to catch people's attention and motivate them to invest.
"You've also got to remember there's a lot of BMW dealers that can't get rid of stock and the boat market has virtually evaporated in the past year, so it's also a good initiative for them too."