[COM] 27-31 Angas Street | 103m | 30 Levels | Kodo Apartments

[skyliner]

What an absurd article. No sense at all. What is is about the Advertiser that brings so many errors. People have to wake up and the reputation of the paper has to decline overall. Not impressed.

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[crawf]

The article for this in todays Advertiser was much shorter and included the correct height.

P.S the tiser was at work.

[Ben]

The article for this in todays Advertiser was much shorter and included the correct height.

P.S the tiser was at work.

I sent a message to the "journalist" who said he would update the figures. He made up some excuse as to why they were wrong.

[Blimp]

I think we can all agree that the advertiser is more error riddled than some of my year 8 essays .

However does this court action pose a threat to kodo? I cant find any other articles or references to this appeal, and the crapvertiser believes its due to height restrictions - which dont apply as due to site size. If that's the basis of the court appeal surely this will be thrown out swiftly. What a waste of taxpayer dosh .

[monotonehell]

Considering the source of the legal action, I'd speculate (hopefully without committing actionable libel) that someone has taken offense to there being a tall building close to their tall building, possibly it will cast a shadow over someone's office or ruin someone's view.

All sounds very sordid and should be the subject of an ICAC or similar investigation depending on whose jurisdiction it is in.

[serca]

Has anyone hear how these are selling?

Taken with a grain of salt, Someone in real estate mention to me they are struggling to sell.

[Ben]

I was at an event last night and about 45 had sold stickers with about 30 on hold. Not amazing numbers considering the marketing etc. They still reckon it will start in April.

[Patrick_27]

Well, that was a quick apartment boom!

[Dvious]

Don't forget there is a huge supply of apartments on the market at the moment,

Kodo, West Franklin, New Mayfield, August Towers, Bohem, U2, Citi Terrace, Palladium, One Franklin etc etc, and with growing inner-city suburbs (Norwood, Bowden etc.)

The market is flooded compared to when Vue was released. And to be honest, Kodo is not the most appealing apartment building in my opinion.

How sure are they of starting in April Ben? That seems pretty close considering they don't even have 50% in pre-sales..

[adel aide]

Ben - did the developer have anything to say about the pending legal action by the fed govt?

[Ben]

They just brushed it off as an Advertiser beat up. Time will tell.

[adel aide]

Thanks - that's what I would expect and no doubt the Advertiser is hopeless with these sorts of things/everything but surely there is more to it than that??

[Blimp]

Thanks - that's what I would expect and no doubt the Advertiser is hopeless with these sorts of things/everything but surely there is more to it than that??

From what the article outlined it appears to be a pretty weak appeal, based on a height restriction that doesn't apply to a site of this size. Should be thrown out (if it even makes it to court).

[adel aide]

Hi Blimp - I'd agree with that but what doesn't seem to add up is the fact that the average punter out there can easily do some searches and check out the planning rules for a particular site so how and why would the fed govt waste time and resources pursuing something that on the surface seems so frivolous? (I realise that probably sounds like a rhetorical question when referring to the govt!!!)

[Ben]

As expected.

DAC, Western Core Projects agree on way forward for Kodo, Adelaide’s proposed tallest residential building
March 30, 2016 12:00am
RICHARD EVANS The Advertiser

Kodo Apartments.
THE Federal Government has backed down on its attempts to halt the building of what will be Adelaide’s tallest residential building.

Kodo, a planned 30 storey high complex adjacent to the Commonwealth Law Courts on Angas St and backed by media magnate Kerry Stokes, was put on hold last month amid government concerns that the 103.2 metre tall building far exceeds state development regulations capping buildings in the area at 22 metres.

Commonwealth solicitors filed Environment, Resources and Development Court action against the proposed development in an attempt to revoke developer Western Core Projects’ building permission for the 208 apartments project.

However the Development Assessment Commission (DAC) and Western Core Projects have now reached an agreement with the Federal Government regarding the $100 million development.

A spokesperson for the company behind Kodo, Melbourne’s Flagship Property Holdings, confirmed a way forward had been agreed.

“The project will continue as planned (30 storeys over 103.2 metres) with Western Core Projects to take reasonable steps to minimise noise and provide temporary screens on western-facing windows (up to level 15) to obstruct direct views of the courts building during construction,” he said.

“Western Core Projects is pleased that a mutually satisfactory outcome has been reached and is now refocusing its efforts on progressing project plans, including the appointment of a builder, to be announced shortly.”

The Government appeal had focused on what it claimed was an incorrect assessment of the complex as a legally compliant category one development when it should have been deemed an incompliant category two project.

Flagship was established in 2008 by major shareholders including Mr Stokes’ Seven Group Holdings.