News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[ghs]

The DAC are not meeting in April because they are appointing a new commision. The next meeting is on
May 7. Disappointing that they didn't announce this on their website. According to the website
there's 2 meetings in April on the the 9th and 23rd.

[Wayno]

Apparently the boundary of Government House will be moved ~10 metres for an Anzac centenary walk.

Plan is to link the Nth Terrace war memorial to the Torrens Parade Ground.

Anyone know more details?

[Nathan]

Apparently the boundary of Government House will be moved ~10 metres for an Anzac centenary walk.

Plan is to link the Nth Terrace war memorial to the Torrens Parade Ground.

Anyone know more details?

http://indaily.com.au/news/2015/04/23/a ... last-post/

It's pretty bland. Basically replacing the current rubbish footpath with a proper one, and not much more. The previous plan that had a cameo in the Riverbank Masterplan was much more ambitious (and wider).


Edit: Previous plan vs new plan

[Llessur2002]

Wow - I like that 2009 plan. Not that the 2015 plan isn't an improvement - but I do like that 2009 plan...

[metro]

The original plan from 2009 certainly looks much better and would make war memorial seem like a much more significant city landmark. But anything would be better than the tiny narrow footpath that we have at the moment. I think they should just block off the Northern End of Kintore Ave to road traffic or make it a 1 way street at least, and make a much wider path along Kintore to the Torrens Parade Ground and riverbank. Also, something needs to be done to keep drunken individuals from gathering behind the war memorial and harassing uni students, bus commuters, tourists etc as they wander through the area

[Patrick_27]

Dare I say it, this ANZAC walk idea is just an excuse with nimby voters to widen a severely narrow pedestrian strip - the governments way of getting around the cost and removal of government house land. Whilst I wouldn't say it looks bad, the original 2009 plan looks far more appropriate. Though, I do like the open fence concept for government house, but does that pose a security issue with the site?

Perhaps the overall better plan is to close that end of Kintore Avenue?

Either way, I much prefer the 2009 proposal.

[Patrick_27]

I couldn't find a thread for this development, though I do remember it having renders. So I'll post this here.

Little Miss Miami closes permanently next month and Crab Shack will close temporarily but re-open in November for it's last Summer of trading. With the Frome/Grenfell Street site to be demolished in May next year to make way for the apartments proposed for the site.

Can't help but feel that there is a missed opportunity with this site - with the car-park next door for sale, this could have been a perfect opportunity for a mixed used development across both sites - offices on the corner site and apartments on the car-park site. Would ensure that the Crown and Anchor doesn't face opposition due to any noise coming from their building.

[Will]

I couldn't find a thread for this development, though I do remember it having renders. So I'll post this here.

Little Miss Miami closes permanently next month and Crab Shack will close temporarily but re-open in November for it's last Summer of trading. With the Frome/Grenfell Street site to be demolished in May next year to make way for the apartments proposed for the site.

Can't help but feel that there is a missed opportunity with this site - with the car-park next door for sale, this could have been a perfect opportunity for a mixed used development across both sites - offices on the corner site and apartments on the car-park site. Would ensure that the Crown and Anchor doesn't face opposition due to any noise coming from their building.

This is the thread you are looking for:

http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/for ... f=7&t=4705

[Maximus]

Though, I do like the open fence concept for government house, but does that pose a security issue with the site?

According to Tim Horton, "You can walk up to Government House anywhere else in Australia":

http://indaily.com.au/news/2015/04/24/s ... on-horton/

I have no idea whether or not that's true, but it's an interesting article nonetheless.

[crowdoc]

The 2015 photo does not look like 10m has been taken from Government house and added to the existing footpath. This is just someone's bad photo shop effort.

[Patrick_27]

Though, I do like the open fence concept for government house, but does that pose a security issue with the site?

According to Tim Horton, "You can walk up to Government House anywhere else in Australia":

http://indaily.com.au/news/2015/04/24/s ... on-horton/

I have no idea whether or not that's true, but it's an interesting article nonetheless.

Completely agree with his points. I hope there is serious public consultation over this, there seems to be a strong following for retaining the original 2009 proposal, though I'm sure there is also a strong following of conservatives who want no such plans to go ahead at all. Either way, this shouldn't be left for the government to f*** up. Get it right the first time, I say!

[Ben]

I thought this was recently upgraded but apparently more to be done.

Type
Complying Development

Application Number
DA/253/2015

Lodgement Date
4/22/2015

Latest Decision

Location 1-15 King William Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description Ground floor demolition, new canopy and foyer upgrade - DEMOLITION ONLY.

[[Shuz]]

Yeah, it was recently done, but I believe it was done under the previous ownership. Now that it's under new ownership - I think they're looking to upgrade it again to match the fitout they've done above with the cladding and all. Which makes sense, because as it currently stands, it doesn't match in the slightest and looks terribly tacky. Should they stick with the aluminium cladding and orange theme, I think it'll end up looking pretty good!

Time will tell.

[Brucetiki]

Could Greater Union be wanting to return to Hindley Street?

They are refusing to commit to a lease extension for Edge Church (even though they promised a response by Christmas).

HIGHLY unlikely. Don't forget, they demolished the old cinema and built Edge. On-top of that I think GU's priority is opening their new Glenelg cinema and making it work.

Edge have been told by Greater Union (well, parent company AHL) that they need to be out by the end of June.

I'm curious as to what they plan to do with the site once Edge moves out.

[Ben]

Could Greater Union be wanting to return to Hindley Street?

They are refusing to commit to a lease extension for Edge Church (even though they promised a response by Christmas).

HIGHLY unlikely. Don't forget, they demolished the old cinema and built Edge. On-top of that I think GU's priority is opening their new Glenelg cinema and making it work.

Edge have been told by Greater Union (well, parent company AHL) that they need to be out by the end of June.

I'm curious as to what they plan to do with the site once Edge moves out.

A QT apartment and hotel complex with 8 screen cinema complex.