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Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:24 pm

Eh... Renders be renders, the consistency of a render to final product is so hit and miss in Adelaide that if this thing actually gets off the ground it probably won't look anything like what we're seeing here. Adelaidean for instance looks incredibly subpar to its render, the glazing on Sofitel looks darker than that in the original render; Realm is probably the only build that came out looking like what was promised.

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:24 pm

Eh... Renders be renders, the consistency of a render to final product is so hit and miss in Adelaide that if this thing actually gets off the ground it probably won't look anything like what we're seeing here. Adelaidean for instance looks incredibly subpar to its render, the glazing on Sofitel looks darker than that in the original render; Realm is probably the only build that came out looking like what was promised.

Edward wrote:Following on from Ben’s comment regarding amendments to PANS-OPS, I have copied the relevant section from page 10-11 in the SCAP Agenda. It certainly sounds like it’s a done deal, and changes would come into effect December this year!

Algernon wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:47 am

If this project can get up, it will be a welcome boost for the area. West Terrace has been neglected for a long time (as a matter of policy really). It's like an 8 lane highway, hardly a boulevard. Unfortunately while a development can spurr further improvements by adding a local population to boost the subsequet business case, there's not really much here for the early adopters. Like it or not, doctors and nurses like living near the beach like everybody else. And if this was really a realistic offering for that market, my question would be why the East End with all its existing amenity wasn't flooded with apartments for those buyers when there was a hospital there for 150 years. I have my doubts, but on the other hand, it's a welcome sign to see a developer having so much confidence and going all in like this. The agents have their work cut out in selling the building but not the area.

City towers could change flight path
Two towers proposed for the corner of North and West Terraces could alter the flight path of nearby planes. The fate of the buildings will be decided this week.

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crawf wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:53 pm

Article on the Advertiser website.

City towers could change flight path
Two towers proposed for the corner of North and West Terraces could alter the flight path of nearby planes. The fate of the buildings will be decided this week.

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Anyway with a subscription able to please post the article

The Advertiser wrote:Aircraft approaching Adelaide Airport in poor weather could be forced to fly higher to avoid two apartment towers proposed for a busy city site.

Developers are seeking renewed permission to build the 32-storey towers on the site of the heritage-listed Newmarket Hotel on the corner of North and West terraces.

The State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP) will decide on Wednesday whether to approve the $72m project, which will include demolition of heritage-listed stables and a side wing attached to the hotel.

Restoration of the 138-year-old building will become a key part of a controversial development which has been the subject of a successful Supreme Court challenge by a neighbouring property owner and protests by heritage groups.

Property company One North Terrace is proposing to repair damage caused by vandals to the three-storey hotel’s interior, including a vintage staircase, so it can be become part of a new entrance lobby with a bar, restaurant and cafe.

The complex will be connected to a six-level podium with 6800sq m of office space and two 107m-high towers containing 352 serviced and residential apartments and three-level basement parking.

The towers, if approved, will be 64m higher than those allowed under existing zoning.

The proposed height has required consultation with the federal aviation authority, Airservices Australia, over the potential impact on pilots using instruments or visual sighting to land aircraft at Adelaide International Airport.

In a report prepared for SCAP supporting the project, government planners said One North Terrace had “proposed amendments to Adelaide Airport’s operational procedures to alter the characteristics of protected airspace to accommodate the height of the proposed building”.

“Procedural changes of this nature have not been proposed before,” the report said.

“However, information conveyed via Airservices Australia provides a high degree of confidence that the required approved pathway under federal legislation is legitimate and achievable.”

The report said consultants had recommended changing “minimum descent altitudes for aircraft operating on instrumentation only (in poor visibility) on approach to Runway 23 from the northeast” by 21.3m or 70 feet.

“(This) would effectively remove the proposed building and its temporary crane operation (during construction) from the airport’s final vertical approach such that they would no longer constitute potential obstacles in a descending aircraft’s flight path,” it said.

Airservices Australia had concluded the flight path change “would not result in adverse effects on the safety or efficiency of Adelaide Airport’s aircraft operations”.

Patrick_27 wrote:And right there in this article is my reason for being somewhat skeptical of the quality of the final product... $72m price tag for two 108m buildings.

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:02 pm

And right there in this article is my reason for being somewhat skeptical of the quality of the final product... $72m price tag for two 108m buildings.

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:02 pm

And right there in this article is my reason for being somewhat skeptical of the quality of the final product... $72m price tag for two 108m buildings.

rev wrote:

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:02 pm

And right there in this article is my reason for being somewhat skeptical of the quality of the final product... $72m price tag for two 108m buildings.

There's good odds it'll turn out cheap looking.
Advertiser price tag aside, its a prime location and entry to the city. If anything actually gets built this time. I wouldn't be surprised if there's another 2 or 3 proposals in the coming years before an unimaginative stumpy square box is built.