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[duke]

I went past on the bus today. They were taking down all the banners from the fences.
I wonder if this means someone else has taken over the land or if they are restarting the project.

[Vee]

I went past on the bus today. They were taking down all the banners from the fences.
I wonder if this means someone else has taken over the land or if they are restarting the project.

Back to the drawing board for this.
216 apartments - too many and at the pricey end.

This development abuts an existing large complex of older style, affordable or public housing blocks?
A rethink would be good to develop more affordable housing options on the edge of the city. Young singles, couples, mature singles and the elderly in particular would benefit from living closer to the city and its amenities.

[Dvious]

Soil was being moved around the site today, no idea what the deal is?

[The Scooter Guy]

Soil was being moved around the site today, no idea what the deal is?

Perhaps they're finally getting their act together somehow!

[The Scooter Guy]

And the hole is getting deeper too!
I think there will be undercover parking!
So finally, it's out of development hell!

[wilkiebarkid]

Drove past this site, and there is a massive mound of soil and a lot of vehicular activity. This project sure looks to be underway.

[The Scooter Guy]

Drove past this site, and there is a massive mound of soil and a lot of vehicular activity. This project sure looks to be underway.

The site looks more like a small quarry to me!

[EBG]

There is a huge hole , everything in the picture is below the street level . As well as digging a basement They appear to be compacting the soil in layers. The only way to see the site is on foot from the river side.

[Vee]

Thanks for the photo and update, EBG.
I find this very perplexing!
What IS going on at this site? New plans?

[Pikey]

Very much looks like landscape earthmoving to me.

Don't be surprised if this site becomes a park for the time being.

[EBG]

I don't think this site is going to be a park. the scale of the earthworks is too great just to turn the land into a park .
As of today the hole is even deeper about 4 stories at the deepest. The only sign is for Macmahons Services (earth works).
As the site is next to the River Torrens there was probably a lot of fill and slit so they must be trying to remove some of the fill and compact the soil in layers.
Hence they must be going to build something substantial.

[kingy]

Much smaller proposal now as shown in the InDaily. It's a shame high prices for the original plan has now led to this medium density proposal. The site could have been so much more.

http://indaily.com.au/business/2013/11/ ... aled-back/

[kingy]

from the indaily article

[Will]

This is one of the worst dumbing downs I have had the misfortune to see in more than 10 years of participating in this forum.

[Vee]

This is one of the worst dumbing downs I have had the misfortune to see in more than 10 years of participating in this forum.

Agree with you, Will.
'Scaled back', 'modest proposal'...
This is a tragic, uninspiring, wasted opportunity for such a prime site.

Part of the text from InDaily, accompanying the new plans for the site (for reference):

Down to earth: Gilberton apartments scaled back.
Abandoned plans for a luxury 220 apartment high-density development on the old Channel Seven site in Gilberton have been replaced with a more modest proposal.

The $180 million “45 Park” development on Park Terrace Gilberton was axed by Watersun Developments in March this year after it failed to sell off the plan.

The new plan, titled “Gilberton Park”, is a much more modest proposal and has been approved by Walkerville Council. Earthworks on the site began two weeks ago.

The new plan proposes 121 dwellings including two three-storey detached residences, three-storey townhouses, single level apartments and four-storey walk-up apartments. The previous plan included an apartment block of nine storeys.

The residences, apartments and townhouses are spread around 40 separate allotments.
Walkerville Council approved the earthworks in isolation.

“As part of a previous proposal for the development of the land which has now been abandoned, Development Approval was granted for substantial remedial earthworks required to stabilise the land such that it can be developed for residential purposes,” council documents state.

“The applicant seeks the panel’s approval to divide the site into 40 allotments (38 of which constituting additional allotments), together with the construction of one road and two lanes to be vested in the council as public infrastructure.

“The application includes the following elements:
Nineteen allotments divided into two groups of eleven and eight. These allotments will face Park Terrace, and will be afforded a rear frontage to ‘Public Lanes 1 and 2’ respectively. These allotments will be mostly 4.5 metres wide 14.5 metres deep – an area of 65 square metres.

Twenty allotments fronting the proposed public road with areas of between 193 square metres and 466 square metres.
One allotment which is 3,785 square metres in area that lays centrally within the proposed development.
A 10 metre wide public road; and two 6 metre wide ‘Public Lanes’.”

More:
http://indaily.com.au/business/2013/11/ ... aled-back/