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[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:44 pm
by Spotto
abc wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:40 am
A-Town wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:34 am
Views are a privilege and not a right.
if you pay good money for a beachfront property, then the government decides to close the beach, that's the equivalence we're dealing with here
Bit more like if you paid good money for a modern 2-storey luxury house just behind a small 1-storey beachfront shack, then getting pissy that the house in front of you decided to demolish and build up.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:49 pm
by Mpol02
Mega story development. Lol what sensationalist bullshit.
I'd typically agree with the idea that a view is a privilege but in this case given that his has been put on public land... yeah let the guy be pissed.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:31 pm
by abc
Spotto wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:44 pm
abc wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:40 am
A-Town wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:34 am
Views are a privilege and not a right.
if you pay good money for a beachfront property, then the government decides to close the beach, that's the equivalence we're dealing with here
Bit more like if you paid good money for a modern 2-storey luxury house just behind a small 1-storey beachfront shack, then getting pissy that the house in front of you decided to demolish and build up.
whoosh
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:54 pm
by rev
Oh please, block out the views? Get a grip
Here's the view..
What would it block out? Part of the western side of Adelaide Oval? A bit of the plaza/festival centre? Some trees in the distance? What a great loss.
Maybe we should level everything to the west along North Terrace so this bar owner's business has unobstructed views to the beach? Or maybe the owner of 2KW should do better running their business and promoting it instead of relying on a shitty view of the suburbs.
Personally I think it will add to the 'city' feel of the view and improve the vibe. I've been up there, as I'm sure many of us here have, and wasn't that impressed with the view, or lack of a view of anything of note. You don't need to be what 10 stories up to see Adelaide Oval.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:05 pm
by Algernon
The building that gets its view obliterated is the old and crusty Stamford Plaza which, sans view, has got 0 selling point.
No article with them bitching about it (although surely they'll fight it through the planning process).
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:02 pm
by gnrc_louis
rev wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:54 pm
Oh please, block out the views? Get a grip
Here's the view..
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What would it block out? Part of the western side of Adelaide Oval? A bit of the plaza/festival centre? Some trees in the distance? What a great loss.
Maybe we should level everything to the west along North Terrace so this bar owner's business has unobstructed views to the beach? Or maybe the owner of 2KW should do better running their business and promoting it instead of relying on a shitty view of the suburbs.
Personally I think it will add to the 'city' feel of the view and improve the vibe. I've been up there, as I'm sure many of us here have, and wasn't that impressed with the view, or lack of a view of anything of note. You don't need to be what 10 stories up to see Adelaide Oval.
Agreed. The Hotel Indigo rooftop bar has much more impressive views and a more 'city' feel.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:25 am
by Nort
Spotto wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:44 pm
abc wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:40 am
A-Town wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:34 am
Views are a privilege and not a right.
if you pay good money for a beachfront property, then the government decides to close the beach, that's the equivalence we're dealing with here
Bit more like if you paid good money for a modern 2-storey luxury house just behind a small 1-storey beachfront shack, then getting pissy that the house in front of you decided to demolish and build up.
Equivalent is more that you bought a beachfront property and then the government lets someone build on the beach.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:18 am
by Saltwater
Simple solution - put a rooftop bar on Festival Plaza Tower 2
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:50 pm
by western
Saw a big article about this in the Australian today. The premier seems right behind big support of it. A few hoops yet to go through but IMHO it will go through.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:51 pm
by Prodical
I really hope this goes ahead - a new tallest with a decent design - reminds me a bit of the Rialto Tower in the olden days, when it really stood out on the Melbourne skyline.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:58 pm
by abc
Saltwater wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:18 am
Simple solution - put a rooftop bar on Festival Plaza Tower 2
I was going to suggest this if its offered at market price of what the 2 KW street property would fetch post development to the owner of that business
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:42 pm
by ml69
Saltwater wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:18 am
Simple solution - put a rooftop bar on Festival Plaza Tower 2
Totally agree. Put a restaurant and bar up on the 38th floor! Views would be epic!
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:59 am
by Saltwater
ml69 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:42 pm
Saltwater wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:18 am
Simple solution - put a rooftop bar on Festival Plaza Tower 2
Totally agree. Put a restaurant and bar up on the 38th floor! Views would be epic!
Absolutely. I was lucky enough to work on the upper floors of Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Tower 2 Singapore, which had a craft brewery and restaurant on the roof. The views were amazing, and it was a great place to take visitors.
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:32 pm
by EBG
They could always build it in Glenside!
[PRO] Re: Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:47 pm
by SRW
A rooftop bar won't do much to activate the plaza, the stated purpose of this proposal.
But I do think this building should be as publicly accessible as possible, so sure, open the rooftop.