Crane Counter: CBD 9 | Metro 5| Total 14

[[Shuz]]

A yellow tower crane has been erected at the (I'm assuming) 7 level South Terrace apartment complex.

8 cranes total for the CBD now.

[Will]

A yellow tower crane has been erected at the (I'm assuming) 7 level South Terrace apartment complex.

8 cranes total for the CBD now.

an unexpected, albeit welcome surprise.

[[Shuz]]

Edit: Never mind, I just answered my own question.

It's 111 South Terrace - 9 levels.

[Dvious]

Is there a thread on the forum about the build?

[metro]

you guys are seriously counting that little yellow self-erecting crane on South Terrace??

the one at Adelaide Oval was bigger and that one wasnt counted

[Pikey]

If it's a self erector, then, no, that does not count at all.

Back to seven real cranes.

[[Shuz]]

Now that spring has sprung, I'm sure we'll see quite a number of cranes 'springing' upon our skyline in the next 6 weeks or so.

Rowlands Place (1) Convention Centre (2) Rundle Place (4) RAH (8) Light Sq (1) - 16 cranes on top of current 7? Globe would come down soon.

20+ by years end?

[Pistol]

I want your drugs Shuz.

[metro]

20 is very optimistic shuz. It's more likely we will have 10 or 11 by the end of this year, and even that is pretty impressive for Adelaide. RAH will only have 6 and they probably wont be erected until SAHMRI is finished. Rundle Place will only have 2 or 3. Convention Centre probably wont start serious construction until late next year.

By the end of the year we could have:

City Central - 2
Uno Apts - 1
SAHMRI - 2
Adelaide Uni - 1
Uni SA - 1 if it gets going this year.
Rowlands Pl - 1
Light Sq - 1 maybe
Cnr of Franklin and Young St - 1
Rundle Place - 3

Something between 9 or 11 cranes by the end of the year is a bit more realistic.

[crawf]

The serious construction for the RAH probably wont start until early/mid next year. Though don't quote me on that

[skyliner]

20 is very optimistic shuz. It's more likely we will have 10 or 11 by the end of this year, and even that is pretty impressive for Adelaide. RAH will only have 6 and they probably wont be erected until SAHMRI is finished. Rundle Place will only have 2 or 3. Convention Centre probably wont start serious construction until late next year.

By the end of the year we could have:

City Central - 2
Uno Apts - 1
SAHMRI - 2
Adelaide Uni - 1
Uni SA - 1 if it gets going this year.
Rowlands Pl - 1
Light Sq - 1 maybe
Cnr of Franklin and Young St - 1
Rundle Place - 3

Something between 9 or 11 cranes by the end of the year is a bit more realistic.

Sill the best fugure ever for Adelaide as I understand.

ADELAIDE - TOWARDS A GREATER CITY SKYLINE

[RiseHigh]

What is Adelaides record, is it 8?

[Will]

What is Adelaides record, is it 8?

In recent times, the record is 9, which was set in 2008.

However, I am unsure whether this is our all time record, as I can't remember the 80s and wasn't alive in the 70s.

[[Shuz]]

I'm led to believe that the all-time record is 9, achieved in 2008.

The boom of the mid-late 80's saw 8 cranes at most; ASER (Hyatt, Riverside) Roma Mitchell, State Bank, MTAA, etc. These buidlings were under construction circa 1985-1988 and completed 1987/1988.

This recent boom will surpass the record, entering double digits for first time.

[Will]

Having a look at some old photos of the city, I think we may have reached double digits in 1989.

For example there are 4 cranes visible in this photo looking northwest from the corner of Pulteney and Flinders Streets.



Having looked at other photos, at this time there were 2 cranes building the Exhibition Building, 2 building the Optus centre, 1 building the Hindley Parkroyal and 1 building the Henry Waymouth Centre. There were probably even more.