i the hole is getting so deeeeep now! i cant even see bottom!

view towards south/west cnr.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/228058.jpg

Looking down from George St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid88/paa7ebfcd65b1b7d3899b5100a0057239/fa92e525.jpg

From level 30 World Tower - taken today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid88/pbe11c65deb541ca9b2c33a06b92e3928/fa90a10e.jpg

That rock smasher has reached water!!


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p43d56da16355244f4f6aa9e57247c395/fa8cb00b.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pae136959199698c563799345f71850cd/fa8cafa7.jpg


And my shot from World Tower studio apartment.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p25c409b7990e4a7de374f3da0223d560/fa8cac18.jpg

The Spanish Club/kent House is a great little scraper situated on Liverppol st. Built in 1912, its one of Sydney's tallest timber framed structures!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p25c409b7990e4a7de374f3da0223d560/fa8cac18.jpg

Great priced pub in to !
Enjoyed going there till got banned

Originally posted by Trances
Great priced pub in to !
Enjoyed going there till got banned

LOL - what did u do to get banned Trances? ;)

me and Friends were to drunk to go in
and to stupid to back down when told that by guy on the door

Yeah the Spanish Club is quite deceiving actually. .. i take spanish lessons there every week and its actually pretty high up. People that first come go 'what?? its so tall i never knew it was this high up it looks like shit outside..'

Man the site is quite massive actually didnt realise it but from WT it shows the enormity of it.

The water that the excavator has found is just seepage looking down at site today bilge pump pumping water into loose rock ;)

The site today from George St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/p9762ec8435fdc83f5c3e9211fbe8dced/fa74d859.jpg

The site today from the usual spot

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid92/p4d7235d6ed444394d4d0dcb635139bda/fa547bf7.jpg

It's been dead lately. Should stay that way till years end.

yep, still a great big hole!lol

Looks like they're putting up a structure for temporary discount book stores.

Originally posted by MrTall
Looks like they're putting up a structure for temporary discount book stores.

lol, that must be the stairwell that workers will use to get down there when the site is fully dug up.

As Meriton's World Tower and Rialto sites, Meriton Tower on Goerge St will not be shutting down apart from the public holidays and the mandatory days off enforced by the CFMEU (union). Other than that it is all systems go ( on skeleton staff).

Taking these pics today and the harness man said the hole was going to get even deeper next week. It didn't sound like he was kidding either.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p5eb2ed693f881ef005c657799f5b5d94/fa44c7cd.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p390544f441acaf51ba2e495afc9e8e60/fa44c740.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/pbbc85ba1d27cd2cff7851fade09b6a9a/fa44c6c2.jpg

Super pit this one.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p320dba16014c38eba898ec74c1fb830b/fa4095dd.jpg

The site was empty today :bash: but I saw two Asian guys in their teens peering over through the fence to have a look at hole and one of them asked his friend what was going to be built there

The guy replied

A carpark and a tall tower

And the guy who asked the question went

Thankyou, professor ... (the guy then used some colourful language)

I could of easily told them but I would of been at the receving end of the guy.:bash:

It's the way you say it Fabstar. If you are going to come across like a know it all then you will be on the receiving end of some colourful language. Speaking of colourful language this f&%kers been dead lately.:)

Three words people...

Discount Book Store

Originally posted by MrTall
Three words people...

Discount Book Store
:? that platform is going to house the workmans sheds ect. not all of the site is going down to 10storeys.

Originally posted by MrTall
Three words people...

Discount Book Store

Didn't Cassia have the same deal, that building only went down 2 levels and more at the back. So I guess this is the same thing here, I would laugh if later on a Discount Book Store appeared, though it would more be more likely be a Meriton Display Centre....

Mr Tall was just having fun as bookstores in recent times have opened up on city construction sites like 101 Bathurst & Latitude. ;)

Mr Tall was just having fun as bookstores in recent times have opened up on city construction sites like 101 Bathurst & Latitude. ;) and as the hoardings overhang the site, it brings back memories of the bookstore at 101 Bathurst which was on hoardings above the site.:)

The platforms remind me of Beau Monde exactly.

Here's just a basic pic that doesn't look so bad.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p1d036062d9ebd86dbcb6f5bc25337f7d/f9c4a83b.jpg

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Speaking of colourful language this f&%kers been dead lately.:)

Even with two bulldozers at the moment the site is still dead. Part of the site was and still is flooded after last weeks storm. Expect the next month or two to be boring.

todays paper quotes that HarryT wants Rialto and Meriton tower to be ALL serviced apartments. Meriton claims the move will improve leasing options for owners and provide a range of housing choice.

Sounds more like HarryT is attempting to insulate himself from a bubble that's about to pop by moving into the onoing cash-flow of providing a service instead of the once-off cash-sale.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
todays paper quotes that HarryT wants Rialto and Meriton tower to be ALL serviced apartments. Meriton claims the move will improve leasing options for owners and provide a range of housing choice.

Bit of action lately. Mainly the northern side.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pc55d4543a7d7ebd44b91297fcee835f3/f9943b9f.jpg

Passed by the George Street side today (Weds) and looked through a hole in the mesh which I think a forumer tore - climbing_craaaaaaaane?

Low and behold, it was great to see construction workers digging furiously the v. deep foundations in the rain. Onya fellas!!

Lol. Wasn't me. Honest.:)

Originally posted by Muse
Passed by the George Street side today (Weds) and looked through a hole in the mesh which I think a forumer tore - climbing_craaaaaaaane?

Low and behold, it was great to see construction workers digging furiously the v. deep foundations in the rain. Onya fellas!!

Someone should tell 'em to stop dinggin' and start buildin'! :bash:

The site today from George St. A swimming pool has appeared on the SW corner of the site.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/pe84fec977c129f1c4707096936122fee/f95ebd5f.jpg

And when your turn back 180 degrees to look onto George St, you will be treated to the sight of, you guessed it Bookstars.

Meriton some time ago.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p19ecdd37e36cd5fbf28fdfe281cb1e67/fbd3ac35.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p604499f26584fb907551252175cacf06/fbd3aee7.jpg

My favorite photo so far.

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2003/11/230778.jpg

hey is that china i can see? she's deep alright!
i wonder when we will start to see some action?cranes, pilings anything will do?

Weekly pic, nothing new. When will we see some real action :bleep:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid108/pbde75e252920e4cb0c7ce2aa6b998f86/f94c8f9f.jpg

I think this is the start of something.

If you notice, the ramp which was used to take the soil away is being dug away, so the pit may be nearing completion.

Originally posted by Fabian
Weekly pic, nothing new. When will we see some real action :bleep:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid108/pbde75e252920e4cb0c7ce2aa6b998f86/f94c8f9f.jpg

It's about 8 or 9 months behind Beau-Monde Fabian so go make a baby and by then it'll be rising.

Lots happening Fabian. At last you walk towards the site to hear the roar of machinery down below.

Very dusty today.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pff18c576bfe73a6833ff976f9145746c/f93be3b7.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/pc6a2ee42b8d86157f09cc1bbd39aa3e1/f93be19e.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p309525f7ae6048d6518fa2c584408acb/f93be2de.jpg

Thanks c_c. Next stage will be the footings and base of the crane.

The dust finally settled today to reveal this. An even bigger pool has appeared

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p56896e75d776179b7386a6855389c922/f9399504.jpg

view from museum towers this week. the truck platform is visable.
the massive hole has taken approx 1 year to dig! its time to see a crane and concrete!!!!!!!!!!
http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/04/256529.jpg

The site this week. Lets hope the extra earthmovers speed things up.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/p15efc87f973dd1b235e70040893a58d1/f915074c.jpg

The speed of this hole-digging is akin to the early stages of Rialto! In other words...bloody slow!!!

So long as Meriton Tower doesnt have a massive "pause" as Rialto did (because of issues of conflict with the Cross-City Tunnel construction), it should probably be alright though, provided the construction above ground (when it finally gets to that stage) shoots up as quickly as Rialto has! :)

The speed of this hole-digging is akin to the early stages of Rialto! In other words...bloody slow!!!

So long as Meriton Tower doesnt have a massive "pause" as Rialto did (because of issues of conflict with the Cross-City Tunnel construction), it should probably be alright though, provided the construction above ground (when it finally gets to that stage) shoots up as quickly as Rialto has! :)In regard to the hole digging, it's got a larger perimeter than Rialto did...almost as deep or equally as deep as Rialto's foundation was too. An indication of this is the iddy-biddy size of the track hoes down there shown in the last few pic posts or if you look through the peek-a-boo on George St where climbing_crane has torn a hole in the mesh ;).

After the footings, the cranes are put into place, the underground floors are layed and when the above ground base is constructed, then the main body of the tower should shoot up.

In this regard if Meriton and/or Seidler & Assoc. have employed trusty old Grocon (which I'm praying that it already has been) to construct this one, then no problemo!!....esp. if the Grocon-Lubeca Jump Form System ;) will be part of the process.

It will only be any floor and lift/core reconfigurations that will possibly delay any rises during construction, just for a while :) .

The speed of this hole-digging is akin to the early stages of Rialto! In other words...bloody slow!!!

So long as Meriton Tower doesnt have a massive "pause" as Rialto did (because of issues of conflict with the Cross-City Tunnel construction), it should probably be alright though, provided the construction above ground (when it finally gets to that stage) shoots up as quickly as Rialto has! :)

Perhaps this tower will spring up like the most recent Harry S design - Cove, with its unique all concrete floor by floor, instead of a core and floorplates.

Meritons hole will be 28m deep to allow the 10 floors of carpark. rialtos was also 28m deep! World towers was also 28m deep. Coves was 30m deep. seems that 100ft or 30m is about optimum depth for a skyscraper basement.
heres a pic i took same week 1 year ago!!!
http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2003/04/189605.jpg
if you wouldl of told me that in a years time after i took pic that it was still being dug i would of said no way!!

so sloooooooWWWWWW!!!

It now looks like Lumiere is going to be done before this one. The guys at Meriton have wasted their chance to beat them.

It now looks like Luminere is going to be done before this one. The guys at Meriton have wasted their chance to beat them.

Bit too early to tell isn't it? Plus Lumiere always had a head start of sorts in terms of the hole being dug already... no?

I'm looking forward to seeing both of them rise. You're right though, it'll be a race.

Yeah Fabian, I don't understand how you've come to such an early conclusion with the words "looks like" = more than likely.

There are so many, many factors to take into account. Things like which construction company is employed and what days they employ the workers to do the job, contending with Council along the way, the odd strike on site or 2, consrtuction mistakes to be rectified...

I don't mind if one tower is even a third ahead over the other in terms of height during construction. The fact is we are fetting 2 talls on a side of the street where The Summit :( has dominated for too, too - far too long! That side of George Street has been "Loserville" for as long as I can remember. My only grief is that Harry got Roma House pulled down on the Merition site - I loved that building....

Oh well, time to errr, move on....errr, I kinda guess...'spose....kinda...

I don't think they will be racing to see who finishes first. No points if the building falls down to clumsy workmanship.

best vantage point to watch this baby! from Waldorf today!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/04/259198.jpg


exactly 12 months ago

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2003/04/189605.jpg

smaller pic.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p1eb35d5a98fab64e54b96c3d47d2db75/f908146a.jpg

big?
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/meritonsite.jpg

They must have reached final depth if they're now working on demolishing the ramp down, as it looks they are.

Had a peep through the gate today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/pdc5d75faf5eab0674d3d4e040eb4a44a/f903ba90.jpg

agree. i was checking out the digging today and there jackhammering the rocks ect from north/west cnr.still a fair bit there. i reckon maybe june they will commence footings.
dont you think its great how we have 2 x 500footers "TO ROOF" going up on same block at the exact same time!!! Lumiere and Meriton will be virtually the same construction phase when they both start.fantastic! :cheers:
Waldorf will be good vantage pt to watch it. Also kent st carpark and THH.

They were hard at it today. It was very dusty too, an obvious sign that the guys are determined to clear the site ASAP so this tower can finally begin to rise.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p63debc941c031aa513e2bb5dd881fa35/f8fe4f0b.jpg

Lol, 16 pages into this thread and all they've done is dig one HUUUGE hole!! Cul will probably have to start a new thread when they actually finish the hole and start moving in the equipment to start pouring concrete!

We're getting there... very slowly

big?
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/meritonsite.jpg

They surely must be joking??? A helipad on that rusty sloping roof??????
Well maybe if i was flying ;)


Oh btw did you guys know that kent house is the second tallest wooden frame building in the world!!!!

haha, i was just going to comment on that "helipad" but zulu69 beat me to it. On that topic, does anyone know if any buildings in the CBD actually have a helipad on top of them? I haven't seen any, which is a pity. I guess the hospital probably does, how about the others?

In places like Brazil's Sao Paulo (pop. 10m) helicopters are the transport mode of choice for the rich and able, escaping traffic and crime on the streets below. Many buildings there have helipads and they simply hop around the tops of them to get around. Same in some other cities. I don't expect that here, but does anyone know if it's even possible?

Sorry for the off topic question!

They were hard at it today. It was very dusty too, an obvious sign that the guys are determined to clear the site ASAP so this tower can finally begin to rise.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p63debc941c031aa513e2bb5dd881fa35/f8fe4f0b.jpg

How's that piece of machinery that sits at the top and extends it's huge arm down to collect all the dirt. No piccies sorry because I'm too paranoid.

If that reasonably-sized track hoe is any indication of how deep the hole is (taking into account computer screen 'shrinkage') :eek:

@zulu69, i wonder where you read that about kent House??lol
i posted something about it a while back. do you know the tallest timber framed skyscraper in world?? Its also in Sydney.

@zulu69, i wonder where you read that about kent House??lol
i posted something about it a while back. do you know the tallest timber framed skyscraper in world?? Its also in Sydney.


Actually the person in charge of the spanish club told me when i asked him why they were renovating...

Cul can you tell us (with your infinite wisdom) which buildings have helipads??
I and hk-star ;) want too know.

lol, yeah the tallest one is the 12storey/45m Ried House on King Street. beautiful brick federation style highrise built 1904/14.
that bldg near Spanish club is just a joke!
there are NO helipads in Sydney. way to noisy!!! they are deemed too loud for the CBD, so im pretty sure its out at Bankstown Airport?

Im pretty sure its out at Bankstown Airport?

It is. The traffic presenter on my radio station always mentions Bankstown when he goes up in the chopper to do the reports. There is also a helipad at Sydney Airport just near General Holmes Drive at the eastern end.

They wouldn't even allow heli-pads as an integral part of Darling Harbour when it was being developed. Something about the noise concerns for Pyrmont residents.

Anyone know which construction company has been or will be given the Meriton Tower contract? (please be Grocon!!)

im pretty sure it will be GROCON, as they have nearly finished with Civic tower. its time to walk across to Meriton site.

Weekly hole pic.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid113/p631ea9536fc4d78ff4041aedd1389660/f8ea64d8.jpg

YAY weekly hole...man my week just doesnt feel the same without it.........(tear)

this hole really has to be the largest by volume in oz! it mighten be as wide as kens or sx tower in melb but there both shallow compared to this sucker! Its 30m deep or 10 storeys and measures approx 60m x 75m.thats why 12 months of excavations! imagine how many truck loads??

This site has been one huge hole in more ways than one. I have peeped through the George Street hole at least 10 times in the last 10 weeks and believe me there is nothing at current worth taking a pic about.:)

The great thing about this site and Lumiere's site is that you have the relatively quiet Kent St backing them... so there's little impact on the traffic on George St.

meanwhile, ENOUGH with the hole!!! I want some construction!

love how there restoring the heritghae bldgs along with the 120 year old 17m chimney stacK! only 1 of 4 left in the CBD.>
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/meritonnnsite.jpg

The site today from George Street.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p9f8167c211d974bbfd1e07c6c59a6917/f8da6873.jpg

My patience is wearing thin!!!! :bleep:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/pbc094547e2fca0a9f0829a6a232780c4/f8c082f7.jpg

My patience is wearing thin!!!! :bleep:


I could hear them still working on the site when I walked past at about 8:30pm last night, so obviously they're doing their best to get this fricken hole dug - I 'spose there's not much more we can ask of them?!? :dunno:

'nother angle from the roof of the Meriton apartments opposite on Kent St. Sure is a deep hole

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/pc52413c24bbd42f84f687e83c9de9023/f8bfd37c.jpg

The best aerial of the site so far. The view from The Meriton is a million times better than Waldorf!!!

thanks :) It'll be a good vantage for lumiere as well

fab, the only problem with meriton apartments is that the rooftop is only 45m high, compared to waldorf of 85m.its closer there waldorf but waldorf will probably be a better vantage point when the meriton tower start actually rising.
top pix

The past couple of times I've passed the site and looked through the hole in the hessian fabric on George St that climbing_crane ripped ;), the track hoes are doing the old pass-the-rocks-n-earth-up-to-each-other trick.

That's quite a lot of rock they've moved out of there. Wonder where it's being taken too :? Possibly a land reclaim somewhere.

Geez, this one will take ages to develop! 12 months for excavations and it's not over yet! The whole Empire State building took 12 months to be erected and this sucker still hasn't started to grow! lol

Leighton are doing much better job at the Kens site - amazing construction dynamics! (the hole must have been shallow there... lol) :)

The guys have dug down even further with a trianglar hole appearing in the middle of the site. This must be for the footings of the towers.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/pd474015f8da8690f2a806e1dec481315/f8ad07c9.jpg

Fabian, did you say triangular hole????? That's almost definitely for the lift pit which means there should be concrete pumpin' pretty soon. Giddy up!

Fabian, did you say triangular hole????? That's almost definitely for the lift pit which means there should be concrete pumpin' pretty soon. Giddy up!

Thats right. We were finally about to see the tower begin it's long rise into the heavens after 18 very long months of demolition and digging.

LOL 169m (to tip) is hardly to the heavens. But yes, the "fun 'n games" are definitely over with this one. Time to build!

Fogive me if this is a bit of old news, however Meriton Inc. (lol) will be moving their corporate offices to Meriton Tower in the next 2 to 2 1/2 years to the commecial suites. They detracted initially to moving it to Rialto Apartments' commercial base.

This is in reagrd to their current offices in Museum Towers on Castlereagh Street.

A student who is in my architectural classes (part-time) named Helena who works for Meriton informed me about this last night during our "coffee break".

She also informed me that she works closely with Harry Triguboff and says he treats her very well (but she also says he is quite hard sometimes with other people in the industry, particularly on the phone).

LOL 169m (to tip) is hardly to the heavens. But yes, the "fun 'n games" are definitely over with this one. Time to build!
well if you count the first slab which will be poured it will be 30m below ground(the first of 10 basements), thus the start of its superstructure,+ 169m above ground ,gives a grand total of 199m of harryS concrete! oh heavens above!

....thus the start of its superstructure,+ 169m above ground ,gives a grand total of 199m of harryS concrete! oh heavens above!Kinda lol. I think Mertion Tower on George will be a composite of Horizon, Cove of H***y's, particularly his apartment block in Vienna, most notably Hochhaus Neue Donau.

Hochhaus Neue Donau:

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/028_DT01.jpg

Horizon:

______________http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/012_DT04.jpg ..and of course

...and IMO one of the best by Seidler and Assoc. so far, (apart from Capita Centre) Cove:

__________http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/031_DT01.jpg

I was walking past the Meriton site today - those guys are still digging! :wallbash: What a hole! Is it deeper than World Tower foundation?

WT & meritons foundations both go down 28m or 10storeys.

but still going down !
waiting for a change from this hole

The hold up is still issues surrounding the heritage buildings, similar to what happened at Cove. Once that's all over and the basement levels are finished, this one will shoot up, once again as Cove did.

We're looking at just over 2 years once cranes are on-site and operating.

Muse would you're uni contact Helena have the inside goss on the Meriton Projects that are in the pipeline or still on the drawing table and if so can you maybe tpill the goss into the forum :? :naughty:

i too have a Meriton contact! the only one in pipeline or "court" is the 27storey 420 Pitt st cnr Pitt/Campbell sts.thats the only one in CBD planned.

Restoration work on one of the chimneys on a building adjoining the site

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/pe455cdda0f348dc98fcb7c4eb96ecbcc/f87f2676.jpg

thats the only chimney stack on site! the 17m stack was built in 1884 as part of the factory.its only one of 4 left in CBD.

I had a peep through the mesh today, and the Trianglar shaped hole I made mention of a few weeks back has been fully dug. It goes down about a further 5 metres from the existing holes. Signs of footings have also appeared within it as well.

i too have a Meriton contact! the only one in pipeline or "court" is the 27storey 420 Pitt st cnr Pitt/Campbell sts.thats the only one in CBD planned.

I wonder Culwulla maybe if you could see if anyone in Meriton needs a photographer for this site. Most sites use some elderley photographer who only turns up every 6 weeks. You've seen my work so maybe if you could push a few buttons or point me in the right direction. I wouldn't know who to speak to considering the number of sub companies they might use.

Here's a pic of what will eventually rise on the site...just to remind everyone of what the point of this eternal hole is!! ;) If I remember corrrectly (after a quick scan of previous pages), the external colour scheme is supposed to be "avocado" is it not? Cul?

http://seidler.net.au/graphics/035_DT01.jpg

looking this one again remined of the great shaope
but please tell us the colour has changed

finn- yeaH STILL AVOCADO. should look cool.
cc- 420 Pitt st is actually in Land of Environment Court atm fighting it out! lol
so not sure what will happen with this one?
but ill ask if there interested.
cheers

The foundations are beginning to appear!!!!!!

The first concrete pour is not long off. :okay:

It looks like this will be the lift core.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid121/p5acd174d57bca73b60500b00c2830b49/f854622a.jpg

If your in the area, there is now something to watch at long bloody last.

Woohoo! We have action.

Well it's about bloody time!

I'm in the area!! I'm in the area!!

*Pulls out every dancin', drinkin' and other festive emoticon there is*...but I'll always go back to the crazed and bizarre look of Chiko the Red-hot Chilli

Ahhhhh, Chiko......

:pepper: :pepper: :pepper:

ABOUT TIME TOO! Its only up from now on guys!

Im really lookin forward to this one, it should look great!

This really is a sign of the times- the World Tower/Latitude/Civic tower construction phase is over (well almost), and we are now moving onto the next lot of towers such as this one, Lumiere, Aspect, KENS which are all in their infancy. BT will top out before we know it. And then all too soon these towers will top out and we will be onto the next phase of skyscraper development. Who knows what the future holds? Only good (and tall) things i hope!

The foundations are beginning to appear!!!!!!

The first concrete pour is not long off. :okay:

It looks like this will be the lift core.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid121/p5acd174d57bca73b60500b00c2830b49/f854622a.jpg

If your in the area, there is now something to watch at long bloody last.
HOLY SHIT BATMAN!!!

this is truly a momentous occasion!! Well spotted Fabs!

And it looks like the starter legs for the first tower crane :)

all i can say is its about bloody time!!!
the crane permit came in last week, forgot to let you know. the tower crane should be installed this week, i think.

all i can say is its about bloody time!!!
the crane permit came in last week, forgot to let you know. the tower crane should be installed this week, i think.Oh you "dilli-bag" CULWULLA - Firstly you forgot to let us know about the tower crane ....and secondly to be installed later this week. We wait with anitcipation CULWULLA :nuts:

Finally action

At this stage Meriton Tower will top out in 2006 whereas lumiere in 2007.

Adding more life to George Street in the future as so will W.S Retail and Regent Place, the retail arcade:

_________________http://www.meriton.com.au/meritontower/mt_three_lge.jpg

2 renders of the base:

http://www.meriton.com.au/meritontower/mtmainlge.jpg_http://www.meriton.com.au/meritontower/mttwolge.jpg

...and the advacado colouring of the tower (Kent House turned out with an advacado tinge due to my tweaking lol):

_________________________http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/meritontowerrender4.jpg

The hole today. I should of zoomed in more, but there hasn't been alot done on site over the past week anyway. No crane or sign of a crane about to be assembled either.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pc5c3d5ceb23f12bb8afec1117a60b623/f83c1384.jpg

I just spent half my day in various crannies crankily craning my neck just to capture these crappy crane shots… crikey I must be crazy!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p10264897490f72ae04572dd03e51bf42/f832f2fb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p8a45b15fb3fe238336956805508f517b/f832f2e4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pec232b4d283a10966f975bb41cb59783/f832f2cb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pa16341dcf5f5a6327acfca0d942a5186/f832f2d5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p0fc24cc386f82e232891797f6fa80052/f832f2f1.jpg

FINALLY we have CRANEAGE!!! Thanx for the pix!

Excellent! Thanks heaps for your efforts Adelarch! Impressive results! :okay:

I think the erection of this crane, as well as the recent addition of the Regent Place crane is the beginning of the transformation of the Bathurst/George/Liverpool/Kent block! Unfortunately BGLK doesnt have the same ring to it as a block like KENS, lol. ;)

perfect right on sch!edule thanks for pix adelarch!

Yippo! Thanks Aderlach for adventurously appeasing to our altogther aims by acrobatically and auspciously attacking another site to get attuned with another crane.

I don't think it will sit there either like the Regent Place crane has been since they lodged it. They'll start using it as soon as.

Aderlach, it's not apparent by the pics. Did you notice which construction company's name was splashed across anything?

Unfortunately BGLK doesnt have the same ring to it as a block like KENS, lol. ;)

:rofl:

Aderlach, it's not apparent by the pics. Did you notice which construction company's name was splashed across anything?

Yeah the mobile crane cabin had a "Marr's" logo on it - there's a glimpse of it in the 2nd image

lol we are on the 19th page of this post then cranes pop up, we are posting too fast lol! we amybe getting "mertion tower part 5 or 6" by the end of the construction!

Great shots. It's good to note how the cranes in the southern CBD have become even more concentrated. Grollo should love the crane porn that comes out of it ;)

I just spent half my day in various crannies crankily craning my neck just to capture these crappy crane shots… crikey I must be crazy!

Top shots those! Well done Adelarch!! Love the abundant aliteration too! :D

Jesus christ is that the only mobile crane in Sydney or something,every photo ive seen from various sites always seems to have that Marrs Linkbelt erecting tower cranes,must be the largest in the CBD or something??

Love that shoot of the crane

Peering down today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pd4b0fdb2751e9f70bea8a89c417adabd/f82301cc.jpg

yep. definately a base of a crane in a foundation pit!
we want a core! we want a core! when do we want it? now!!

The triangle has been filled. A concrete pour will top it off.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/p98b01c0168ce9e514948635b70c0bb89/f8073173.jpg

So close to the first offical rise of the building !

Celebrate!

You can't hardly notice the crane.

I walked past the site yesterday afternoon, and there was heaps of noise and dust coming from the hole so I managed to have a look inside.

They were jack-hammering the earth/rock ramp that was used to transport the soil out (and the crane in).

My guess is they will not start floor-plate pours until the sides of the pit are completely vertical.

You are also see from Fabian's pic that there is still a heap of crap on the pit floor, and there is no way you can pour concrete over such a loose base.

So the sooner they complete this last part of the pit, the sooner we'll see core and floor-plate rises.

Fantastic! I love the trangular design. Goodbye to boxes!

Now THIS is a vertical village.

The first thing we would hope to see are some kind of retaining walls, esp. at the bases of the heritage buildings on the northern side.

Meanwhile the other first things to appear are definitely the footings. Then when they are completed, the horiztonal load bearers to share the weight of a 151m tower with a multiple-storey basement. By this stage it is already pretty obvious where the core pit/s are located (A good example of this process is the Darling Park Tower 3 thread).

Then comes that grey gold. Oh yeah!!

My guess is they will not start floor-plate pours until the sides of the pit are completely vertical.

You are also see from Fabian's pic that there is still a heap of crap on the pit floor, and there is no way you can pour concrete over such a loose base.


Some of rock and dirt has been cleared over the past week, and the core is still taking shape. As seen through my observation of work on DP 3, the core doesn't appear overnight, but it takes weeks for it take shape and then rise. We just have to be a bit patient but at least it's better than looking into a hole where there is just digging, which we have put up for a year or so.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/pdcaba45972292c5802a003bdca5b2cea/f7f04027.jpg

Looking good with the crane onsite.

i want a core above ground level!!!i want a core above ground level!!!i want a core above ground level!!! no more underground pix!!
aaaarrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i want a core above ground level!!!i want a core above ground level!!!i want a core above ground level!!! no more underground pix!!
aaaarrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
LOL, you share our pain too Cul.

Man is there something WRONG with this site? Why the F--K has it taken so bloody long to dig this site up? Kens is much huger than this piss weak site and their core is 4 times larger and it started later and YET somehow it's progressing FASTER than this bloody Meriton Tower?

Please explain someone?

Cool pics Climbing Crane, but I too wish this cow would rise form the below the ground.

When will you guys suggest the core to start rising? (and more more underground pix that are so hard to take!)

LOL, you share our pain too Cul.

Man is there something WRONG with this site? Why the F--K has it taken so bloody long to dig this site up? Kens is much huger than this piss weak site and their core is 4 times larger and it started later and YET somehow it's progressing FASTER than this bloody Meriton Tower?

Please explain someone?

KENS is on the verge of breaking ground as well on the Kent St side with only one level to go, and it has taken six months to do so. Over that six months, there has only been digging on the Meriton Tower site, and they still have to dig.

Syd-HK, the core is taking shape but it will be several weeks before it takes off. As I said a few posts back, a bit of patience is required. Assembling a core doesn't appear overnight. After that it should begin to rise quicker. I think the materials at the bottom are for the core which they will use after the next concrete pour is done.

Here are my shots of yesterdays action taken around 10:20 yesterday morning

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/pd158cf75c0493545c37e0b255cda1671/f7d850c3.jpg

A concrete truck in action pouring out the concrete which I thought was destined for the lift core. CC's pic's from that afternoon don't show this.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p315cb74eb62c5f7f73ea49b46d436841/f7d85053.jpg

Even the "bucket" with concrete was in action

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p5ce964dc2d021d1a27b9e3d963c52d80/f7d85076.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p0e8e5de52f6302e2b9de35ae2b1cc21a/f7d85062.jpg

You guys must go to the Kent Street side and ask someone to go in and have a look see. It looks so much bigger than the George Street side. A worker told me that it is 106 feet deep. Wow.

And the crane looks like it's going to be wedged in the core like World Towers'.

I look forward to passing by each week now, because I know there will be something to look at each week.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p3a195262b0be7f7573f8f49333ce7b92/f7ba1cdd.jpg

Thanks for the info Fabian, at least now I can see that work is really underway and things can only go one way now. Up!

Always peeping through the some little hole! (for pics)

This week, it has continued to make it's very slow rise into the heavens with the site still being cleared around it.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/pf0e77708faf7e99eec68dddbf7f097b0/f7a0c3c8.jpg

Yes. Slow rise indeed. They were still digging on Saturday in the very corner that we watched for months look like it was never going to be dug.

Also, it is Meriton's construction arm and not Grollo who are building it. Meriton is displayed on the crane.

This is good.

Now that Meriton are finished completing W.T. and Rialto, their good workers can just be transferred over to jobs like Meriton Tower. I was hoping it would be Grocon, but on 2nd thoughts, I'm glad it's not. Now Grocon can be freed up for other jobs around the city :)

just on grocon, they rang me the other day and "enquired" about the current height of 233 Castlereagh st/old telstra bldg. hmmmmm??

The hole is now almost dug up with only a tiny bit left to be removed. After this, it's all clear for this baby to rise.

Columns have also started appearing for the basement levels & the core continues to take shape.

Therefore it's been a huge week on site with alot done. Next week promises to be even busier.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/p1f99223d5fbd6f8f0b3ea519b6c27218/f7879354.jpg

Yesterday I was on the other side in the driveway and the crane brought down one of those big bins full of rocks. You should of heard the ground shake and rumble when it landed. Was awesome.

There's a new crane onsite. It will not be going any higher.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/pefe99a7896e4fd62685510ea794aa0c9/f76f60bd.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p4d1cf3339bcfad7292568aaf6a5c17f3/f76f6324.jpg

Excellent shots Mr Crane. I said last week this week promised to be even bigger than the last and they delivered. I'm surprised to even see the support columns for the lowest basement level. I couldn't even see that from my usual George St vantage point.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p0adaaa582fcc62d283db7c48df7c9945/f76f3807.jpg

I also managed to grab thse shots of the crane being assembled too

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p5b305250b2d891b17f9d6d40afb1e744/f76f37eb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p41ba41b798cb45df2a819f17e87b71ab/f76f37be.jpg

About 15 - 20 minutes later I was back to grab even more

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p1cb624596061227129bbfa625dbe703b/f76f37a7.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p6d5872243182c06409109877cb2d2a14/f76f364d.jpg

as above^

I'm actually going down into the pit on Monday. Might post some of the images I get.

going down on to the pit how ?

For me it will be better than the trip up World Tower last year.

My view from work.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p8b04abeeea137f17577d82601a2bec1a/f76f080b.jpg

im sick of seeing this damn hole! i want a core above street now!!!

oh great i cant wait !
wish we could all go !

Nice shots thanks Fabian, Climbing Crane :)
I noticed the new crane going up yesterday. I also saw a mobile crane in Bathurst St first thing this morning doing something (?) in the Lumiere site.

Early this evening, finn and I saw the 2nd crane lodged between the historic buildings that front Albion Place virtually @ street level on the side of the site.

...and yes Adelarch. There is now a 2nd crane lodged near Bathurst Street on The Regent Place site closer to where lumiere will rise.

I wish this one would take off. Its taking its time.

I wish this one would take off. Its taking its time.

As seen with work over the past few weeks and with the hole clear (at long bloody last). It's getting ready to take off.

I'm now waiting for the corebox to appear, which is a sign that it's about to take off which is just few weeks away from being assembled. :)

Realistically SinCity, don't expect to see anything MAJOR until the years end, by that time things will be hitting full gear. Unfortunately, about that time too, things will be winding down because of the Christmas/NY break...

bah humbug!

Massive pit

pitt street

Still haven't been down in the pit

dry again

& on the seventh day, the heavens dried up

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid136/p41ecdd078bfa0015ce702cc022bddde5/f7569051.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid136/p3d929cf90694a3cc0f38a4dad88f5fdf/f756903d.jpg

The corebox has now been assembled. Sadly my camera wasnt able to show it very well. Prepare for a core rise anyday now. Also the floorplates for the first of the basement levels is going up on the SW corner of the site.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid137/p56d4f63ed658181556e1b3cf4e68339d/f740a971.jpg

dont be sad fabian!, meriton got there shit together overnight and completed the tower!!
heres a pic from george street>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/meriton.jpg

Here's a pic from George Street of Mertion Tower's render>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/meriton.jpgGreat render there CULWULLA. However, couldn't you have used Corel for changing it to its advacado colouring? lol

Anyway, here is my render changed to the advacado colouring, but I don't think the blade atop will be advacado :? ....

___________________________http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379meritontowerrender5.jpg

Avocado! the fruit; and the colour.
Advocat = the drink; approach with caution.

The corebox has now been assembled. Sadly my camera wasnt able to show it very well. Prepare for a core rise anyday now. Also the floorplates for the first of the basement levels is going up on the SW corner of the site.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid137/p56d4f63ed658181556e1b3cf4e68339d/f740a971.jpg
had a quick look down today. the core has 2 floors exposed and the corebox has levels3/4 in it. so rising progressing at last!

I was never sad about the towers progress. I've been happy that the tower is starting to take shape at long bloody last and to hear that two levels are now exposed brings further joy:) Some real action at last. I'll grab a pic of the corebox this weekend as per usual.

I had a peep at the core today and it rose the single floor this week to make it two floors

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/p025be02efd5691f9f472af92a3f6b45b/f727dbcb.jpg

Merry Xmas

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/pa0fac6aa4c160f1e117742877f9fffad/f71c079c.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/08/291300.jpg

The core is now almost half way out of the hole.

There was a huge expanse of freshly layed "grey gold" when I passed yesterday.

Thanks for the update Muse! Very interesting to see two towers now rising in Sydney with triangular cores! :) (being of course Meriton and Darling Park 3).

I had a peep at the core today and it rose the single floor this week to make it two floors

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/p025be02efd5691f9f472af92a3f6b45b/f727dbcb.jpg
fab the core was lev3/4 last week. so must be lev5 now.remember the first basement has been completed.

The floorplates for the second basement level are going up on the George Street side. The core is now at level 3 (exposed).

Cranes-a-climbing

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/p8a6b16917c84508e4d7e8cc4fb875b14/f70ee304.jpg

dont be sad fabian!, meriton got there shit together overnight and completed the tower!!
heres a pic from george street>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/meriton.jpg

Wow, nice rendering. From the earlier renders I had kinda written off this tower as B grade architecture, but this actually looks quite interesting. Hope the finishes do it justice :)

i reckon it looks like the world tower, turned white, reduced in size and with a freedom tower spire at the top.

still so not a fan but will check out the hole this week some time

looks much taller than 169m to me........

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/035_DT01.jpg

View from my workstation.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pe62365b3d149844f15987a686309ea9c/f6ef48f1.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pb3e579b80b8dc96300a510a418eb7c78/f6ef4702.jpg

lucky you such a great view jealous

Wow, nice rendering. From the earlier renders I had kinda written off this tower as B grade architecture, but this actually looks quite interesting. Hope the finishes do it justice :)

Haha it would be lucky to make Grade Z, this one is of his worst work so far. Avocado is just not a colour for concrete. :)

I did a sloppy little reworking of it using CorelDraw for fun , found on page 2 of this tread - I still think it knocks this tower for 6.

CC: I thought you worked on the other side of town... that's how you took those pictures of the KPMG tower near King Street? Or am I completely wrong about that?

Haha it would be lucky to make Grade Z, this one is of his worst work so far. Avocado is just not a colour for concrete. :) Mr Grumbly-wumbly.

It's not even built yet! :nuts:

lol I aint that grumbly, prevention is better than the ailment half the time. Maybe if i complain enough they will just stop building it! :)

I admit I have complaining streaks and this is another one but the day I see a completely smooth 100% reflective glass geometric ediface built in Sydney will be a joyous day ;)

At least across the road is looking pretty good with it showing some interest at the base that is a cause for Sydney-wide celebration - unfortunately it will mirror this monstrocity above in its reflective panels (sigh)

Yeah but edifices of glass can be equally as monotonous and boring in the wrong settings. If you look at the context here, there are several other buildings with large amounts of glass in their façade and with very angular designs (eg Latitude and Lumiere) which will be helping to offset this design – a bit of freeform concrete might be just the trick here, although I agree that the avocado colour is suspect to say the least.
Either way category Z is a bit rich given the all the other totally crap buildings around ;)

dont listen to avatar, hes a harry hater! lol
This one will be a fine additon to this part of town!
just watch!
wow, nearly 500 posts and it isnt even out of ground yet!!! this has been way to long at foundation stage!
lets see a f.... core!!

CC: I thought you worked on the other side of town... that's how you took those pictures of the KPMG tower near King Street? Or am I completely wrong about that?

I left that job back in February.

Meriton rocks. Lets hope it isn't as bad as Lobanana Tower

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pa077c44716262fcc54e15800a4a13845/f6e3cec3.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pf9ee789c6b7c670af593f6198d4445b9/f6e3cc18.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pf46db2f38d490038117f2be4bac1c9ff/f6e3ccf3.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pe13c8118ab211834fa77f93d28872be0/f6e3cde9.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pa077c44716262fcc54e15800a4a13845/f6e3cec3.jpg

^^ IMO Rialto (Lobana) is a nice looking scraper.

Something interesting that I found out is that this is being built co-jointly by Meriton's construction arm and Grocon. The cranes have "Meriton" gracing them, however Grocon is also on site. Great stuff! :okay:

Part of Grollo's exodus from Melb town. The cranes would be grollo's, of which i have seen at least half a dozen in the last couple of days.

Latest hole shot for those interested

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p692df7e1280f31ba1bd5afcc83c5b86a/f6c6d0b6.jpg

wow, perfect shot adelarch! looks like basement level 5 or 6. just 4 more to go and its at street! from then on its 46 levels straight up!
cheers

Thanks :)
Yeah, I'm really looking forward to seeing this one rise above ground zero.
I reckon this vantage point will be good for the first few storeys but for the remaining 40-odd I'll need to find another vantage point!

need to go for a wider shot
thing some where to south migh be best unless we can get some one on top of Lattuide or World Tower

the best vantage point would be roof of HSBC. ive been on there twice so far. last year and 5 years before that.
i might try again when its getting up there. Also Wt would be cool! lol

was thinking HSBC as well Cul
Looking forward to it

wow triangluar core?

wow triangluar core?
triangular building!

:? lol

sorry im a bit slow... just that im used to seeeing retangular cores!

walked past last week. THIS IS THE SLOWEST MERITON BUILDING EVER to be built.
when he builds he builds fast cements one day paints it the next. they must have had trouble on this site when they first started harry goes to every site he builds
to see how its going . maybe with the core going it will now be quicker .

^^It couldn't possibly be as slow as Rialto was!! Sure, Rialto seemed quick once they got above street level, but it took about two years to excavate and build up to street level!!

Yes triangular core, I wish Central Plaza was rising in its place instead!

yeah when the cores at street level it will power upwards! the thing with Meriton tower is its same core size/config the whole way up to 151m!!!
just watch!

yeah when the cores at street level it will power upwards! the thing with Meriton tower is its same core size/config the whole way up to 151m!!!
just watch!
Suppose that will make up for the massively long time it took to dig out this site. Good news indeed!!! :D

Core almost to street level. Hope the floorplates are too, by Xmas. Long-gone is the "dirt" (where's climbing_crane?).

poor photo but here is where it will go

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p2de1e4b73449ee6f8f29fcdf6d8e65cc/f6a04c40.jpg

base of one of those cranes
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p8c1e3dd444fc1e32da8ecc13961f4bca/f6a04479.jpg

Taken from haymarket near the Chinese Gardens.

edited

^below zero .i took out your fab pic of World Tower and latitude. the bldg in foreground is Sunlords cassia gardens.
Meriton tower is actually further north.
cheers

^below zero .i took out your fab pic of World Tower and latitude. the bldg in foreground is Sunlords cassia gardens.
Meriton tower is actually further north.
cheers

Thanks for letting me know. I guess you can call it a good thing - finally Sydney's density is starting to confuse me :)

Trances, how did you get so close to that crane? You got a backstage pass or something?

you can see it via the little walk way that links kent st to the movies

not much happening today only rain
core now above street level!!!!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p25129e77599150953d9bad355e9ae952/f6968328.jpg

The Battle of Ever-core.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/pcfe5768a45dc9fcef3906d3f794c6466/f661b3cd.jpg

i took this over a year ago. this view will be good this time next year.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126villagesite74-med.jpg

What's happening here??? Any pix or updates?

core is at levl 11 or 1 floor above street. has been for a while now. not sure why.

all sites had no one working today. very quiet in CBD.
as you can see. leve10 is street level. this tower will have 55 levels in total.

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/6048/r2tmeritondec7.jpg

I love it when cores are about this level, because you get a true appreciation of how damn big some of these structures are... once it starts rising though, the impact lessens IMO. That said, I can't wait for this one to rise as it's been a long time being a hole...

now it past street level will have to check it out for sure

That delivery driveway is now cat shit. The northern crane will either move positions or disappear altogether.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pddd0ea0f9a182551b8a5b3d4bc99b6fd/f5f315c9.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pd9181b8cc87c4bc2ad92b295a4d1657f/f5f315c3.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pca57f2f9d37c0a09d1771a7ff04b05a5/f5f315c1.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p71746554829cd53566bed77d0169b1fd/f5f315be.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p98365dd22ddbf5499a6178bcd3288641/f5f315bc.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pff2a197f4a13b53f460922f6674c7c82/f5f315ba.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pbca194b57eee675396b37ffe2cab9060/f5f315b8.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pdb1d1d45acaacab6d90f383eb098e5ac/f5f315b7.jpg

CORE RISE! LEVEL 13 IN COREBOX or 3 above grd. meriton are counting the weird way again -aka WT, so not sure if you want actual labelled floors or number above street quoted.

Is the Mertion Tower Core higher than Lumiere's?
Which one will reach roof line first????

Both to roof are 151m.

ATM lumiere's is still about 6/7 levels underground. So obviously Meriton's core is rising ahead of lumiere's.

Eventually it will be much of a muchness. We'll be able to look half a city block across and watch both of them rise simultaneously in a few months.

Presently the smaller 114m Frazer Suites is almost on par with this one's.

BTW here is the current page for Regent Place: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=2746431#post2746431

:)

starting to impact above hoarding at last!!

http://img130.exs.cx/img130/4128/meritoncoredec144mr.jpg

nice angles

A few shots from adjacent Meriton apts roof... slowly but surely its getting up there :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/p66934cb9279d0224d47354e75e15d57b/f5c3c209.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/p9f8c9625df4ccedf88655ed56b7379c2/f5c3c21d.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/pd5951771337982ad006b0da054cb170c/f5c3c22e.jpg

Excellent shots. When can I come up and grab a few?

Actually CC the roof is closed for renovation ATM - I had to scramble over barbed wire and through land mines etc to get these (more or less)
be happy to take you up otherwise - keep you 'posted' ;)

Top shots Adelarch! 2005 will definitely be the year of Meriton Tower!

That said, I can't wait for this one to rise as it's been a long time being a hole...

At least we can say that Meriton has actually been putting some effort into this tower and hasn't cut any corners in construction... yet. :D

At least we can say that Meriton has actually been putting some effort into this tower and hasn't cut any corners in construction... yet. :D

I'd say Seidler's on their backs. Probably an interesting struggle going on between the two - the cost cutting kings vs the ultimate do-it-my-way architect

part 2 can be found here>>>

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=165967