An article in the Courier Mail today discussing traffic implications of development in this area mentioned that a group called Intercap is proposing a mixed use tower (similar to the Urban Properties proposal) on the corner of Adelaide and Boundary Streets.

Does anyone have any more info about this?

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Where are they shoving this one?
The only intercap I could find on the web is based in Montreal.

"Intercap has arranged a multitude of business funding deals involving equity and debt financing between C$ 1 M and C$ 20 M. We have worked with banks, such as the BDC ("Banque du développement du Canada", Business Development Bank of Canada), Royal Bank of Canada, ABN AMRO, CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), Agricultural Bank of Romania, venture capitalists, government agencies, such as the EDC ("Exportation et développement Canada", Export Development Canada), CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency, "Agence Canadienne de développement international"), OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and private investors both nationally and internationally. Please see our "Accomplishments” section for more details.

Our venture capital access partners, on both sides of the border, are always on the lookout for attractive business investment opportunities."

They don't really sound big enough to be funding a tower in Brisbane.....

So thats 3 new towers for Admiralty!!! 40, 40 and 47 stories.

That means there are now 26 under construction and proposed buildings for Brisbane CBD.

Going off!!

jt

Originally posted by Mr MacPhisto
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Where are they shoving this one?
The only intercap I could find on the web is based in Montreal.

"Intercap has arranged a multitude of business funding deals involving equity and debt financing between C$ 1 M and C$ 20 M. We have worked with banks, such as the BDC ("Banque du développement du Canada", Business Development Bank of Canada), Royal Bank of Canada, ABN AMRO, CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), Agricultural Bank of Romania, venture capitalists, government agencies, such as the EDC ("Exportation et développement Canada", Export Development Canada), CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency, "Agence Canadienne de développement international"), OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and private investors both nationally and internationally. Please see our "Accomplishments” section for more details.

Our venture capital access partners, on both sides of the border, are always on the lookout for attractive business investment opportunities."

They don't really sound big enough to be funding a tower in Brisbane.....

There is a listing in the white pages as follows: Intercap Pty Ltd,
Level 9/ 371 Queen St Brisbane 4000, (07) 3229 0808. I'll try giving them a call later today.

Either an unanswered phone or a fax machine! Must be a big company! I'll keep trying.

Good Luck.
Curious, what building is 371 Queen St?

I think its Australian Alliance House. Its doesn't have more than 12 floors tho I think.

Originally posted by Orodreth
I think its Australian Alliance House. Its doesn't have more than 12 floors tho I think. Ok, thanks.

No luck at all in contacting Intercap. Obviously an unmanned office.

I've asked a guy I know who is involved in leasing and property development whether he can find out anything for me.

hmmm, I hope they have nice ground level facades, maybe some entertainment + shops built in, this part of Brisbane look very average at street level!

Also some nice designs would be good, 4 new towers that looked like the ones on the river will not look good!

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow
4 new towers that looked like the ones on the river will not look good! lol. Amen to that.

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow
4 new towers that looked like the ones on the river will not look good!

I also agree - and not just the facades. My cousin was up from Sydney recently and said that going down the river is going to soon have the feeling of going down a concrete canal - especially with those Ariadne towers... hopefully this one will be a little different, one can only hope.

Anyone got any more info on it yet?

Who here was the, "Uni student who asked for the buildings around the current Admiralty area to be consider for heritage listing"?

Originally posted by RUM
Who here was the, "Uni student who asked for the buildings around the current Admiralty area to be consider for heritage listing"?

Who did what now!!?

Please tell me they weren't talking about the ariadne and devine buildings!

It has something to do with the buildings where some of the current proposals are to be located.

But there is some 12 month waiting period, so even if some sort of listing does happen, out come the dean brothers and knock everything down.

There is an article in the City News today (with picture) on all three proposed buildings in this area. One of them towers to 165m high (presumably, the level above sea level) as it is quoted as 47 stories.

The other 2 are slightly taller than 40 stories each. Two are normal residential buildings and one is aimed at the student traveller type (1 bedroom).

The building in the picture doesn't look too bad. It is grey and is very angular.

A slight rehash of my post in the Brisbane News thread.

There are now five proposals which have been mentioned for this area!

The project in today's paper by a developer called Adnan at 30 Macrossan Street. Details are: 48 storeys, 165 metres, 192 units, 253 carparks, a shop and an office. Article states that it has been approved.

The Urban Properties proposal at 475 Adelaide Street (on the corner of Macrossan Street?) containing 71 units in a 44 storey tower, including six floors of two-storey "sky terraces", 12 offices and two levels of restaurants and cafes.

501 Adelaide Street aimed at overseas students as tenants containing 201 single-occupancy, self contained units in 25 storeys.

The redevelopment of the 4BC site in Macrossan Street behind Admiralty Quays by the Ariadne/Seymour group.

And the fifth development in this area which has previously been mentioned was by the mysterious Intercap - another 40 storey tower proposed for the corner of Adelaide and Boundary Streets.

pic by jayt
looks good. wil be obe of brissys tallest!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p90fc4e3c778abac13a44fec0e2aaa59a/f980d782.jpg

Actually I scanned it from the City News and blew it up a bit.

jt

heres a potential list of 150m/500ft+ skyscrapers in 2005/6.
Brisbane could have 8 bldgs over 500ft, currently it has just 2!

bldg/height/storeys/year
220 margaret st 230m/70/2006 p
Emerald Tower 229 m/ 77 /2005 p
Aurora 207 m/ 69/ 2005 uc
Riparian Plaza 200 m/ 53 /2004 uc
Central Plaza One 174 m /44 /1988
30 Macrossan Street 165 m/ 48 /2005 p
Waterfront Place 162 m/ 40/ 1989
Brisbane Square 153 m /39/ 2005 uc

I'm going to try and get down to the area this weekend to make sense of where all these possible five buildings are going.

The redevelopment of the 4BC site in Macrossan Street behind Admiralty Quays by the Ariadne/Seymour group.


The 4BC studio's are at 30 Macrossan Steet. So mabe the Ariadne/Seymour building has been shelved and this bigger one is going ahead??? I don't know.

This really is a lot of buildings for what is a very small area.

Thanks orfeo. That reduces the five buildings to four.

Here's a couple of photos of the 4BC site and the view through the gap to the river. Given the 48 storey height of this new proposal it will tower over Admiralty Quays which is 32 storeys.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/johnthay/4bcsite.JPG

http://members.optusnet.com.au/johnthay/4bcview.JPG

Originally posted by Orfeo
The 4BC studio's are at 30 Macrossan Steet. So mabe the Ariadne/Seymour building has been shelved and this bigger one is going ahead??? I don't know.

This really is a lot of buildings for what is a very small area. No more Ariadne? That's great news.

I like the render. Anything that deflects attention from the "Great Wall of Beige" is a good thing.

It is only three towers!
BCC only know of 3 towers anyway.

30 Macrossan = 4BC
One on the corner of Adelaide and Boundary (475 Adelaide)

Those two are both "older" proposals, and the other is the one on the corner of Adelaide and Boundary (501 Adelaide)

Originally posted by RUM
It is only three towers!
BCC only know of 3 towers anyway.

30 Macrossan = 4BC
One on the corner of Adelaide and Boundary (475 Adelaide)

Those two are both "older" proposals, and the other is the one on the corner of Adelaide and Boundary (501 Adelaide)

I had a look today and agree that there are only three.

As you say, 30 Macrossan=4BC, and 501 Adelaide is on the corner of Adelaide and Boundary Streets (the site of the previously mentioned Intercap proposal), however 475 Adelaide (Urban Properties) is actually on the corner of Adelaide and Macrossan Streets.

It appears that the 475 Adelaide site takes in the area from Adelaide Street to Arch Lane and that the 30 Macrossan Street site takes in the area from the river side of Arch Lane to Admiralty Quays.

It's certainly going to be crowded!

Yes, it certainly will be.

Arch Lane will be crowded with three new towers.

Also remember, that the office building with the spire on the corner of Queen and Adelaide was once mentioned to be demolished to make way for a 40+ storey residential tower. But since the whole building was fully leased it didn't go ahead, but I suspect in the future, another proposal will pop up.

I think you mean the old MLC building BrissyChris, the spire is the old MLC weather indicator, which I think is on the corner of Adelaide and Edward streets.

Very central location.

I used to work in 501 Adelaide street. It's a pity that a formerly interesting pocket of the CBD will become a bland gentrified collection of podiums supporting more cheap concrete towers.

Brisbane really needs a strong urban design direction, this is just stupid.

Don't know exactly where this is but they have a billboard up on Milton Road and a website setup - just taking expressions of interest at this stage.

http://www.skylineapartments.com.au

From the look of this photo from the website it is located somewhere in the Petrie bight area.

http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/images/skyline_register2.jpg

I looked up a couple of things, the domain name is registered to
The "SEYMOUR GROUP" they are developers, owned by Kevin Seymour.
I can find a website for them.

Marketing is being done by: Martin and Martin Advertising
http://www.mama.com.au/ - On the site there is no mention of the
development.

Cheers
JakeZA

Thanks JakeZA and welcome to the forum. Your info together with the perspective of the photo suggests that this is the development of the old 4BC site at 30 Macrossan Street. There is already a thread at: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=72682

Looks like this one might be called 'Skyline Apartments'
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=107541

I got an email from the developers yesterday which confirmed that the address of Skyline is 30 Macrossan Street. I'll ask Culwulla to merge these two threads and change the name.

Just received a nice glossy foldout brochure with a beaut render (same angle as on previous page).

What caught my eye is "Anticipated completion late 2007".

Otherwise more lifestyle pics (you know...people smiling, jogging, shopping etc) and some facts about the Brisbane apartment market pitched to investors - just tacky propaganda lol.

i want a free brochure. where do i get one... and also, why 2007? thats late

Firstly Blend, go to the official site already posted above and there is a phone number listed. Just contact them and ask whoever you speak with to send you the brochure and any other relevant info....easy-peasy. If you're not confident enough to do so, just send me a PM with your details and I'll do it for you....easy-peasy Mark II.

Secondly, it is almost a 50-level scraper that hasn't even started construction proper as yet. 2007 is quite reasonable at this stage. Only 3 years away.

Any online renders of this? Scans?

Thanks.

Any online renders of this? Scans?

Thanks.

Check out the floorplans section on the website - http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/floorplans.htm

4BL Building planned to go in November....display suite opens and add campaign officially starts next week.....almost 40 of the 188 aoartments have been pre-commited.

i scanned this from todays Sundey tele! looks very Aurora Tower?
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/skylinebrisbane.jpg

Yeah, kinda looks it with the penthouse and sub-penthouse section. It's not so clear in that add, but it's linear weith sharper angles rather than the curved forms of Aurora.

I like the design of this one better than Aurora personally.

jt

I am awaiting my brochure.... It should be here very soon.

'Interesting' is about all I can say about it so far from the pix

im trying to work out where this tower is to be located for my diagram im currently drawing up. is it to be situated right behind River Place? and next to it (behind admiralty tower 3) will be 475 Adelaide proposal?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Blend/30macrossan.jpg

excellent blend. i was right
cheers

looking forward to ur mysterious diagram

its just a skyline diagram 1.5m long. im drawing with computer.
it has all scrapers over 50m. it will take me a while. ive been working out on a map where all the new scrapers are going ect.all heights will be actual RL's . i have a map wich shows land rls, so it will be accurate.
i was going to colour code it eg- (grey -existing, red-uc,blue-proposed) but i might just do it actual colours. The view will be how you see it from south/east or Kangaroo point tAFE. it seems to be a popular view.ill post it soon to show a preview

nice, looking forward to it

There is an article in the City News today (with picture) on all three proposed buildings in this area. One of them towers to 165m high (presumably, the level above sea level) as it is quoted as 47 stories.

The other 2 are slightly taller than 40 stories each. Two are normal residential buildings and one is aimed at the student traveller type (1 bedroom).

The building in the picture doesn't look too bad. It is grey and is very angular.
i m also getting feeling the 165m figure is Rl not above street. surely it wouldnt be more than 5m in its location. so maybe 160m is more accurate. ill contact arcs for official height.
cheers

ads r showing 4 it on channel 9. i saw it 2nite

Yeah, there was 2 in the same ad break - and I missed the external renders both times...

hey even Sydney's getting the adds! also Mon Mary add airs most nights. I think the devlopers throw the fishing line down to Sydney to get some nibbles. youde be amazed how many sydneysiders purchase brissy & GC units.

people like walexx who buy aurora apartments :P

official height- 160m! construction to commence in NOV!!
Sermour Group contacted with height stats and construction details.
its 165m AHD and 160m above Amiralty wharf.
it will be Brisbanes 2nd tallest apartment tower behind Aurora in 2005-6.

very decent height, will dominate admiralty district. Hopefullt take the attendion off the ugly admiralty towers.

It will be a nice height which it will need to stand out from behind the great wall of balconies, I hope it isnt too hidden! Funny though, that at that height it doesnt unbalance the skyline like emerald is suppose to.

A November construction start is fantastic news though, bring it on!!!

official height- 160m! construction to commence in NOV!!
Sermour Group contacted with height stats and construction details.
its 165m AHD and 160m above Amiralty wharf.
it will be Brisbanes 2nd tallest apartment tower behind Aurora in 2005-6.
Are you sure - I viewed some plans a while ago at the sales centre where the model is and it said that the top floor would be 145m high.

? JT

i think the 145m is for the nearby 475 Adelaide st tower.
actually im positive! Skyline will be same height as Waterfront Place~!

i think the 145m is for the nearly 145 Ann st tower.

OK - its just that they had a diagram with every apartment and its height ect..

Should be great addition to the admiralty district.

jt

new render

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6333/101606333bl1086618207.jpg

So they're now changed the colour scheme. The different view makes me even more certain that i like the design, but the change in colour...I guess i'll see.

I like the new colour scheme. This tower looks quite sophisticated now. The downside is that it will make the colours on the admiralties look even more gaudy.

the good side is, it will stick out above them

very schmick looking tower!
should create a nice little cluster of scrapers over that part of town.

heres a quick elevation showing impact of Skyline with Amiralty towers. ive moved River Place aside so you can see all of Skyline.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/admiraltytowers.jpg

^Thanks for the diagram Cul. I was annoyed with the way River Place "unbalanced" the skyline between Riverside and the Bridge. This will go along way towards evening things up alongside the other new talls.

its a pity it couldn't be build in front of river place :-(

construction to commence in NOV!!


Did it??

ill check on monday.

If somebody is going on a shoot today or tomorrow then ..... :naughty:

I really like the newer render and its colouring. Looks classy with the black trimmings.

awesome render/model

http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/images/architectural/building.jpg

look nice (how good quality is the render) but the colours are a bit boring.

look nice (how good quality is the render) but the colours are a bit boring.

But they are certainly better colours than the peach tones of Admiralty towers! ;)

personally i think theyre excellent colours. very stylish and different. and the shaped remind me of world tower.

personally i think theyre excellent colours. very stylish and different. and the shaped remind me of world tower.
Yup, definitely better than beige.

i went into the display room today and looked through plans, saw some display rooms (bathroom and kitchen) and there is a nice big model of the tower sitting there as u enter.

Its at the site, easy to get to, follow the signs up the side of the 4bc building.

Did it??

I was there in the first week of December and the site was still being used as a car park - so I think your answer is "no".

The colors are very Melbourne, give it 10 years and the lower sections panels will be torn down as they will be out of date.

this apartment project is getting HEAPS of advertising in Syd papers. I wish it was being built in Melb or Syd because its a good looker that is pretty timeless i reckon and nice and tall. :)

^ ^ Yeah, not only in the mainstream English newspapers, but also in the Chinese and Korean newspapers (they have the best renders and real estate articles/ads).

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8691/101598691ml1101738404.jpg

Thought I'd give this thread a 'bump'.

jt

hmmm, i supposed of started by now? maybe in New year?

I believe the station is still moving out - they've had removalist trucks in front of the building for at least the last fortnight. Hopefully demolition in January sometime

Still nothing. The 4bc building still standing strong lol.

I walked past on monday hoping as well as expecting the demolition had begun.

Still, should be soon..

anything yet?

There was a snipet in the paper last week saying that 4BC had moved into their new station, so a few days later I went to have a look - no more cars or trucks in the parking lot but still untouched. I might try and have another look today.

I'd say in about a month or less this site will be rubble.

thanks fellas nice forum this one :)

woops wrong window :/

reminder render :D
http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/images/architectural/building.jpg

thanks mate, very nice

wow, cool render malt. looks tall. this should be a much welcomed addition to the expanding skyline indeed!

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! :nocrook:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/danubiis/skyline1.jpg

yep

Doo-bee-doo-doo *whistles*

Anyone been to the display centre as yet?

How are sales going? Anyone know?

Doo-bee-doo-doo *whistles*

Anyone been to the display centre as yet?

How are sales going? Anyone know?

I went to say hello today...their most recent brochure (Summer '05) said 63% had sold, but I asked anyway and he said it was about that; 135 to 140 sold (71% to 76%). By the looks of the other two people there, he might have had another sale on his hands.

I also asked about when the project would start and the guy replied "This month....of course that is the developers words, which probably means next month". Oh well, as long as it does start.

The model was easily over 1m tall and easily gives a better impression than the renders I've seen.

The dark shades are great in the render Malt posted last. I hope it accurately depicts the colours in the finished product - were the colours in the model similar to those renders?

the model doesnt have those colours, no.

It looks like the older renders.

I went to say hello today...their most recent brochure (Summer '05) said 63% had sold, but I asked anyway and he said it was about that; 135 to 140 sold (71% to 76%). By the looks of the other two people there, he might have had another sale on his hands.

I also asked about when the project would start and the guy replied "This month....of course that is the developers words, which probably means next month". Oh well, as long as it does start.

The model was easily over 1m tall and easily gives a better impression than the renders I've seen.
Cheers :okay:

Well, it's now almost June. Besides the quote by Orfeo above, there was also a post in the M on Mary St thread stating that this was to begin in April.

Any latest goss on when Skyline may be starting construction?

I remember Early January it was looking like it was going to start lol.

It was supposed to start last Nov! I spoke to agent in oct and they said yep Nov its gonna start. gee someones talking crap. maybe he ment nov 2005?lol

Well, the building that the temporary display suite has to be vacated for demolition within the next 2 weeks.

All buyers have to be notified by around mid-June as to when it will actually commence construction. So the agents still don't even know when construction will officially begin.

Approx. 75-80% of the apartments have been sold.

Ypu'd think if 3/4 had been sold, they would try to begin as fast as possible.

The display suite has been shut recently and today I noticed several rubish kips on the parking lot with workers throwing things into them. Finally it looks like this project will get underway.

Watpac has construction fencing up around the site and a barrier up to stop stuff falling into the adjoining apartment site – there were the first visible signs of deconstruction with part of the roof and side wall missing.

Finally, we'll need to start getting pics of it now.

so which is the final render for this baby? theres been quite a few posted and dont know which is the one they've decided on...

the silvery one i believe

Demolition seems to be going quite well; another week or two and they can start foundations/digging.

From the Fin Review today:

Skyline ready for lift-off

Kathy Mac Dermott
454 words
28 July 2005
Australian Financial Review
First
48
English
© 2005 Copyright John Fairfax Holdings Limited. www.afr.com Not available for re-distribution.

A year after Skyline's official launch, developers Ariadne Australia and Kevin Seymour have given the green light to their $150 million Skyline apartments project in Brisbane's CBD.

The 47-level unit tower commenced construction this week after a target of $90 million worth of unconditional pre-sales was achieved.

Mr Seymour acknowledged that the slowing in the overall residential market had resulted in a longer preselling period than planned. At the Skyline launch function, the developers announced they had taken an initial 85 deposits.

Listed builder and developer Watpac has opted to join the development consortium and taken a one-third interest in the 190-unit project.

Mr Seymour said the profit margin on the project had been shaved by the escalation in building costs during the past year.

He estimated that the apartments presold were priced at 10 per cent less than current market value.

The units sold off the plan to date averaged $700,000 with the remaining apartments priced on average at about $850,000.

However Mr Seymour said all of the partners in the project were keen to honour the presales in order to maintain public confidence in their future developments.

"What we might lose in revenue on this job, we will make up in the long term," he said.

Profits will be boosted by the sale of the management rights in the Skyline complex, which Mr Seymour said were expected to achieve more than $3 million.

Two penthouses in the development are also being marketed, with their prices starting at $5 million.

The Skyline project is expected to be completed by the end of 2007.

Mr Seymour is chairman of Watpac and deputy chairman of Ariadne, and a major shareholder in both companies.

Skyline is being constructed on a 2630 square metre site in Macrossan Street, well known as the one-time location of Radio 4BC.

Ariadne and the Seymour group gained control over the parcel in 2003 for just over $10 million.

Watpac's participation in the development consortium comes as the construction company is diversifying its income base.

In 2003-04, about 75 per cent of Watpac's net profit of $8.89 million was sourced from its development activities. These are expected to represent a contribution of 90 per cent in 2004-05.

The release of Skyline's remaining stock and luxury penthouses comes as new research by PRDnationwide has highlighted growth in Brisbane's prestige unit sector.

Resales of luxury units in 2004 reflected median price growth of about $500,000, with the properties held for a median of 3.6 years, PRDnationwide's report said.

The other day I watched the old 4BC studios get demolished while walking to Uni. They destroyed a rather large Jacarada tree in about 2 minutes. This massive tree was just reduced to toothpicks by modern machenery in front of my eyes as I walked past. Don't know how old it was but its a shame to see a tree like that get reduced to woodchips so quickly.

thanks finn! so its uc. the first of many to rise in petrie Bight!!
yes Jayt, its a bloody shame developers have no regard for trees in there plans. they could of replaced it later. or something.

Brisbane was at its lowest contruction count a few weeks back with just 5 skyscrapers over 12st being built. Now its back up to 11.
its b00m is back.
bldg/height/storeys/year
1. Aurora 207 m 69 2005
2. Skyline Apartments 160 m 48 2006
3. Brisbane Square 151 m 36 2006
4. Panorama Sky Apartments 1 147 m 47 2006
5. M on Mary 145 m 46 2006
6. Charlotte Towers 138 m 44 2006
7. Festival Towers 135 m 42 2006
8. Saville Southbank 45 m 13 2005
9. Castlebar Cove Tower 1 43 m 12 2006
10. Castlebar Cove Tower 2 43 m 12 2006
11. Story 36 m 11 2006

Yeah I went past yesterday and I saw some scaffolding up (or something along those lines) when I zipped past on a Citycat. My only thought was "it's about f*cking time!"

Should be nice to see this one go up, up, up! :)

thanks finn! so its uc. the first of many to rise in petrie Bight!!
yes Jayt, its a bloody shame developers have no regard for trees in there plans. they could of replaced it later. or something.

Brisbane was at its lowest contruction count a few weeks back with just 5 skyscrapers over 12st being built. Now its back up to 11.
its b00m is back.
bldg/height/storeys/year
1. Aurora 207 m 69 2005
2. Skyline Apartments 160 m 48 2006
3. Brisbane Square 151 m 36 2006
4. Panorama Sky Apartments 1 147 m 47 2006
5. M on Mary 145 m 46 2006
6. Charlotte Towers 138 m 44 2006
7. Festival Towers 135 m 42 2006
8. Saville Southbank 45 m 13 2005
9. Castlebar Cove Tower 1 43 m 12 2006
10. Castlebar Cove Tower 2 43 m 12 2006
11. Story 36 m 11 2006


How many stories is The Hub? There is a crane there too.
Oh - and there is still some action at Parklands too.
Oh - and Vue on Coronation drive - think thats at least 12 stories.
Isn't there another one behind Oxygen called Trilogy - I know there are cranes there too.

Sorry just rambling;)

^
I belive the hub was 11, but I can't really remember...

Pinnacle in Parklands is definatley underconstruction, and is listed as proposed in emporis (photo thanks to Danubis)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/danubiis/roma3.jpg

Vue -

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7650/101767650ml1114753005.jpg

Trilogy at its highest is 10 levles.

Hopefully Skyline will be quickly built

Great pictures - I think we need to do a new thread - Brisbane's under construction towers with pictures and the lot. I think we need a complete rundown of what is happening because I think there is some stuff being missed.

no worries, so is Pinnacle a 14storey & 11storey development?
ive updated emporis
vue looks 11storeys also?
so hub and 2nd pinnacle are all 11storeys? pity there not the usual 12storeys.
that would be 3 more to include but they are probably 11x3m=33m, just missing.

bldg/height/storeys/year
1. Aurora 207 m 69 2005
2. Skyline Apartments 160 m 48 2006
3. Brisbane Square 151 m 36 2006
4. Panorama Sky Apartments 1 147 m 47 2006
5. M on Mary 145 m 46 2006
6. Charlotte Towers 138 m 44 2006
7. Festival Towers 135 m 42 2006
8. Saville Southbank 45 m 13 2005
9.pinnacle A 45m 14 2006
10. Castlebar Cove Tower 1 43 m 12 2006
11. Castlebar Cove Tower 2 43 m 12 2006
12. Story 36 m 11 2006

Pinnacle is one building: http://www.pradella.com.au/parklands/grand.htm and from memory I think the other is Parklands 7.

Vue would have to be one of the singlest worst locations for an apartment in Brisbane. Pity the buyers.

What's happening with Skyline? Has it actually begun construction or are they still clearing the site? Are there any underground floors for this or is parking above ground?

^
It has a basment carpark and excavation was occuring when I last went past last Wednesday. With 190 apartments it will probably be awhile before ecavation is complete.

I walked past yesterday, didn't look too interesting.

http://www.shadodotnet.net/linked/SSC/IMG_0661.jpg

cant complain, at least its happening

This is going to be a great addition to the great wall of beige - perhaps to break it up - add height and density. This is fantastic now that it is under way - cant wait

Thanks for the pic Shado. That site looks miniscule. Anyone know exactly how big it is? On the map (from 502 Adelaide proposal) it doesn't look so small though, compared to Domaine for example.
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1772/580adelaide17zo.jpg

Can't wait for this one to rise. Imagine it towering 73m over the 87m Admiralty Towers 1!

i had no idea that there were 6 developments for this area.

What are they besides the domain and skyline? Are they all big?

Hell yeh Maroon, Petrie Bight is going off! Although probably only a few will be built or even approved. Have a look here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=5179468#post5179468) for links to the other projects.

Hell yeh Maroon, Petrie Bight is going off! Although probably only a few will be built or even approved. Have a look here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=5179468#post5179468) for links to the other projects.

thanx dude. i sorta answered my own question later on coz i accidently stumbled upon it. this will become high and dense so it will be awesome if its all built. your little link was good coz it gave quick indication of heights and names. cheers :okay:

There is also clearing going on at the end of Adelaide St. Anyone know about this one? It may have something to do with the school though I can't recall anything about it.

lol @ that question AGAIN!.


I read a development application a few months back for the school, and that is most definitly whats happening.

Unfortunately I payed it little attention (Because i was searching for something else at the time)..
I will look if its still there for you......


here you go:
Main Page: http://www.ourbrisbane.com/public/DAServlet/913760
Details: http://www.ourbrisbane.com/public/DAServlet/913760?pagenumber=2

Use adobe acrobat reader (most info can be found in 'Development Plans')

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0100.jpg

Really can't wait for this one to get going. I hope The Domaine goes ahead at full height. It'll really change this part of the city and make it worth looking at! :D

anyone been out lately? im now including excavtions in monthly diagrams.n i suppose its now a level below grade?

^
Using my previous pic as a guide, it's now 3 levles below on the left side and 2 levels below on the right side.

excellent

Fark another one. My prediction is still steaming ahead.

If anyone is interested the model of this building has been added to the BCC's city model - it looks interesting. The model shows just how close and how compact that area is going to be. Density +++

Brisbane is looking ways too residential. We need some dark very office looking buildings like emirates house, or 110 Collins St.

Brisbane is looking ways too residential. We need some dark very office looking buildings like emirates house, or 110 Collins St.
^^
LOL - I had to read that sentance about 8 times to understand what you meant.

Brisbane is looking too residential and needs more dark looking office towers - yes?

But before Aurora and riparian, practically all our tall towers were office.

Brisbane is looking too residential and needs more dark looking office towers - yes?
Correct. I think were getting too many appartment towers, don't want to look like Gold Coast. Look at Melb with all it's dark buissiness-like towers, much more appealing. The rason I like this is even though it's residential, it's dark, we're getting to many light, resi towers.

have a look at docklands - then u will see what too much residential looks like!
horrible! and the sad thing is thats the first thing u see when u arrive from melbourne airport to the city

i also think we should ban Devine from building in Brisbane - or force them to have their designs completed via international competition!

We need more glass, I don't care if it costs a few bucks more to run our city will look like downtown Hong Kong if we are not careful!

Check out this angle, 'The great wall of brown'

Thank goodness Vision will fix things a bit!

http://static.flickr.com/31/61056155_9f8c455557_o.jpg

I always think the density overpowers the dullness.

yeah, i hate the designs of bloody devine buildings.

i also think we should ban Devine from building in Brisbane - or force them to have their designs completed via international competition!

Here Here! And Locke's pic doesn't show The eagle street area where all our talls, but still conveys the point.

What have any of these posts got to do with Skyline Apartments?

I guess it is nice to have a side discussion when the thread is a bit dead?

I guess it is nice to have a side discussion when the thread is a bit dead?

My preference is to keep such discussions out of threads concerning specific buildings. The reason this thread is "dead" is that the building is still at the excavation and perimeter piling stage.

fare enough.

So has anyone seen that new movie?

Oh yeah. Ya gotta like that movie. I found the middle bit a bit strange- ya know, when the guy did the thing.

And then got raped by a herd of angry goats... I know this is totally irrelevant to this thread, but did anyone hear of a tower called Skyline Appartments.

Why yes actually. I only heard the title.

I admit defeat!

Courtesy of Sunrise on Channel Seven this morning:

Two guys are having a beer at the pub.

First guy, "Do you know that lions have sex four times a day?"

Second guy, "Bugger, I just joined APEX"

Thats a good one, Duke. What Movie was that could I ask where the guy did "that thing" and got "raped" by a heard of "Angry" Goats.

just updating dec 1 diagrams, anyone seen hole lately?

^
on monday it seemed 3 levels below on both sides (except for the ramp in the centre of the site). That may be as deep as they go - anyone know?

thanks. i reckon 3 levels would be max considering closeness to river.

I saw a crane on site yesterday.

thanks

Nice aerial of the location courtesy of AirviewOnline:

http://www.airviewonline.com.au/photos/supplier-2/0501/0100/2-0501-0100-58.jpg

I noticed some advertising for these units on TV ie.Bris 31 on the weekend :uh:

You watch Briz 31?!?!?!?!?!!!!

Waste of time advertising there no-ones gonna be watching.

The building left of Marriot in that pic looks like a mini Aurora from the back.

You watch Briz 31?!?!?!?!?!!!!

Waste of time advertising there no-ones gonna be watching.

The building left of Marriot in that pic looks like a mini Aurora from the back.

Hell yeah, Tamara Tonite.

You watch Briz 31?!?!?!?!?!!!!

Waste of time advertising there no-ones gonna be watching.

The building left of Marriot in that pic looks like a mini Aurora from the back.

Hell yeah, Some great movies, saw an old Jack Nicholson movie the other night. Hardly recognised him. he must have been no older than 20 years.
It was a classic

Hell yeah, Some great movies, saw an old Jack Nicholson movie the other night. Hardly recognised him. he must have been no older than 20 years.
It was a classic

yes, key word some. Everytime I switch on the 31, all I get is american propaganda movies (circa 1950).

Hell yeah, Tamara Tonite.
Tomara tonite had the largest audience of any show on public TV in Australia a while back. She/he is very popular.

Tomara tonite had the largest audience of any show on public TV in Australia a while back. She/he is very popular.
This quote baffles me!! lol

^
this might clear it up a bit:

http://astroqueer.tripod.com/charts/places/pix/tamara.jpg

Hell yeah, Some great movies, saw an old Jack Nicholson movie the other night. Hardly recognised him. he must have been no older than 20 years.
It was a classic
Easy Rider?

i thought this thread was about a high rise resi development ;)

i thought this thread was about a high rise resi development ;)

So did I! It seems at the moment that there are more off topic posts than anything to do with skyscrapers. Probably a reflection of the fact that there is not a lot of new activity in the building area.

And this post tends to prove my point!

hey guys, just updating construction diagram for xmas shutdown. nore core yet?

^
No, they're just shifted the pile about.

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/411/img05342xe.jpg

thanks orfeo. your pic didnt work so i fixed link
cheers

Couple of pictures from this morning (22nd Dec 05)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/AussieBhoy/UC/PC220017.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/AussieBhoy/UC/PC220020.jpg

The model for this building has been added to the city model in the BCC HQ.

Excellent, will have to go and check it out!!!

the site for this tower looks really, really small

bump

Second crane was being erected today.

No real construction yet....

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2111/img08094ye.jpg

many thanks for the updates right at end of month orfeo.
makes diagrams so much more accurate.
cheers

I must admit, it does look like a pritty small site, but when you see how small that dozer is then its not really that small :P

Are you talking about the backhoe? ;)

Feb 2

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5599/p20263451ng.jpg

Backhoe and excavator. Man that is a small site :eek2:

^^Does anyone know exactly how small the site is? I mean I'm sure my house is on a bigger lot then that.

So there are two cranes on site now? Has anyone got a photo showing the cranes amongst the Admiralty towers.

^
Sorry, but I'm not sure how large the site is in square meters. However as has been pointed out several times the site seems smaller because the photos are taken at a downward angle and because a building blocks the view of a portion of the site. Here is a mock up: red is the possible view, blue is the rest of the site

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/551/mock18vj.jpg

Also using google earth, I estimate the site is about 4/5ths that of Aurora. So if someone knows that...

All of this however is irrelevent since -

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/6184/img08937li.jpg

The core is still at two above the bottom basement level, no other stuff to report.

cheers champ

Up a floor...

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3158/img09569gd.jpg

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/9269/img09555ye.jpg

I thought the company building this went bust and it wasn't going ahead?

.... Its completely sold out and I dont recall any mention ever of that.

You might be thinking about The Domain, but the company for that didnt go bust either..

Aussie BhoyI think your thinking of Panorama Sky on Ann St.

Here is an update of construction:

A bodge photostich job:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/440/badphotostitch9dr.jpg

and some others:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4850/skyline00012xi.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2539/skyline00021ss.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/1765/skyline00067js.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2379/skyline00083ig.jpg
I love this view, it looks like there is highrises everywhere!!!
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/3842/skyline00071av.jpg

thanks champ. the core looks just above street.
cheers

Great update KJBrissy.

Interesting little tidbit of information from Watpacs website: "[Skyline]will be the only CBD residential building with a full sized tennis court." I guess, as previously explained, the site really isn't that small, if they've got room for Skyline plus a full size tennis court!

Anyway good to see Brisbane's eventual 5th tallest building is on the rise!!

Is the tennis court beside the building is it it in the building, or even on the building just like that renovated carpark in Townsville???

A tennis court on the roof at 160m up would be super cool (cooler than Metro Quays but not as cool as Burj al Arab :)) but...it's behind the building:
http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/images/floorplans/recreation.jpg

http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/images/floorplans/tennis.jpg

Interesting concept, but the plan shows that it takes up around half of the total recreation area. Will need to have lots of keen tennis players in the building.

its an unusal shaped bldg. i notice the lift core is at rear which leaves the larger floor plate.
anyone for tennis.
http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Sports/Tennis_and_Ping-Pong/tennis_player_2.gif

I think it's about time a CBD building got a full size tennis court. Your paying a fair bit to live in the CBD and you need to drive for a while to play tennis!

From across the river today:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/chrismayhew59/01.jpg

nice! Should fill that gap quite nicely.

anyone going down near skyline site this week, a pic or report will be appreciated.
cheers

^?

Hi CULWULLA
I was there two weeks ago at Easter and took several shots.
It is above street level now.

http://www.taxonline.com.au/buildings/2006-04-14-Skyline.jpg

thanks bigfix.going well.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9820/30-04-06_0158.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30-04-06_0158.jpg)http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9559/30-04-06_0155.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30-04-06_0155.jpg)http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3901/30-04-06_0159.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30-04-06_0159.jpg)
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8252/30-04-06_0161.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30-04-06_0161.jpg)http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8689/30-04-06_0156.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30-04-06_0156.jpg)

7th May
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8361/p50700036mo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8531/p50700080gq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

thanks guys.

http://www.archiform3d.com/portfolios-architectural-renderings-video-website/skyline-3d-architectural-renderings/3d-renderings/01-640-skyline-architectural-rendering.jpg

Thats a great render. Looks awesome. Pity about those pieces of crap in front. lol

I think that render shows that people who buy apartments in Skyline will be stay at home types while the residents of the towers in front are party people who are never home :-)

I wonder if it's viable yet to demolish those buildings in front... 10 years they've lasted, I think it's time. Noone's living in them anyway (only a few lights on...) :jk:

love the render, it fill a nice little gap there and takes the focus off the buildings in front :)

I wonder if it's viable yet to demolish those buildings in front... 10 years they've lasted, I think it's time. Noone's living in them anyway (only a few lights on...) :jk:
you would have to convince the 1000 or so residents to relocate from the units? lol. the admiralty wharf towers are here to stay.. forever///...

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8531/p50700080gq.jpg

:o look at how BLUE they coloured the river.... :o I mean, if they made it dark blue they might get away with it.... But it's never going to be that shade of blue, no matter what tricks light plays on you.

Nice, i have been seeing a few ads in the weekend paper.

nice looking tower - shame about the salmon-coloured crapboxes in front!

The Lobby -

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/858/skyl11fu.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/92/skyl25kj.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2756/skyl31yk.jpg

But the outside is still more impressive to me -

http://www.skylineapartments.com.au/images/architectural/building.jpg

That lobby is certainly classy.

so theres no real podium? thats unusual these days. a tower the whole height. great .

^^ I think the base looks great.
Because of the topography, ground level at the back is probably level 2 or 3 at the front.

Yeah! this tower is certainly very good looking! I love the lobby and the front of the tower... Good on ya Skyline tower! :)

any recent updates for june1diagram?

Skyline penthouse!

http://www.realestate.com.au/realestate/agent/seymour+administration+p-l+brisbane/seybri/103061616

looking very nice

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/6429/img10126vb.jpg

thanks orfeo.dif construction method.

Gosh, what on earth is happening in that last pic post? lol A couple of cranes, some kind of pump, a whole heap of scaffolding and a good ole Boral concrete mixer. At least it's a goer and if it's anywhere near as good as the renders, it's going to be one lovely scraper. It'll definitely show up The Admiralty Towers, that's for sure.

Ad's have started on TV. Going on about shopping around for your apartment. Obviously thinking they have good value for money maybe??

Yeah, I saw an ad today on T.V. "There is no comparison". 1 bedroom start at $350k and 3 bedroom start at $750k.

I think the 3 bed apartment for $750k is pretty good there.

Peeking through a couple of the Admiraltys
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7827/p7200023cr2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looks like Skyline is going to take up the entire space between the two Admiralty towers. It will look like one continuous building. Pretty cool...

muse, looks like skyline will have the floor/core slip form jump construction system. aka-Aurora,Charlotte,ConC,Avalon, etc. I remember with every one of these towers the initial commencement of the first typical level takes a while but when its in place, it zooooooms skywards .just look at charlotte towers now, already 17floors.
this will start to rise in next few weeks.

^^ charlotte towers is rising extremely fast. Its a brilliant form of construction.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/cj_81_/a956c066.jpg

Cheers Brissy4me. I think this is the 1st time we've seen this angle.

Peeking through a couple of the Admiraltys
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7827/p7200023cr2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Can anyone say Hong Kong!?!?!