#Completed :The Metropolitan- 19st/58m/res & 15st/45m/res (Canberra)

[CULWULLA]

hey guys, is this uc? The Amalgamated Property Group are building it.
A large complex comprising 342 units of 8 bldgs up to 19storeys!
(Only 20 units remain from 342). completion set for 2007.value-$130mil
website>
http://www.amalgamatedpropertygroup.com.au/projects.php?
currentproject=q3g9e5f8

http://www.amalgamatedpropertygroup.com.au/images/00s1wa6w.jpg

http://www.amalgamatedpropertygroup.com.au/images/220zx78n.jpg

http://www.amalgamatedpropertygroup.com.au/images/93jsu7d2.jpg

[CULWULLA]

just realized its London Towers on ss.com. ive amended stats. anyone seen these uc?

[abc]

Cul.. if you look at cranes thread.. you'll see a photo of the hammerhead at the metro job.... posted DEC 22nd...

Job is moving slowly though.. will take a few snaps next week.

Sky plaza is rising rapidly... had a crane rise last week with one more to come..

[Gertzy]

I saw some things on emporis.

[abc]

Some snaps yesterday... 12 concrete trucks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0467.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0466.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0468.jpg

[Gertzy]

A white Hammerhead, I've never seen one before.

[abc]

A crane rise on the weekend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0554.jpg

[Gertzy]

Is this a Multiplex Construction, Because the Core box is exactly the same as the bloody Skyplaza one.

[abc]

No... it's being built by Hindmarsh.. an ACT-Adelaide Company..

They're just finishing off the Avenue in town.. see cranes thread for crane that came down the other day..

There's 2 core boxes at the Metro, and it's a LCR crane.

[Muse]

So is the taller component being built first? All together? What's going on in the construction pics?

[abc]

Two cores at the moment with two to come.. but pretty much everything at once

[Blue_Copper]

cute little cores

[Auxodium]

nice :)

[Gertzy]

I've got Pictures of my Canberra Adventure from the 24th-29th (Today), Here's some of Metro and/or with Metro in them.

Taken on Mt Ainslie at 7:30am 25th/03/05
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/pa79ad09fdb377f6a4925694ab2d08940/f4aae1da.jpg

All 27th/03/05 first 3 from the ground at Civic (City/CBD whichever)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/p64a6146ad6fa67d4a829ee12c3b9df32/f4aae19b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/p37969424a39a8b1dd350ca6a7dbad725/f4aae1c5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/p2e179c5580443069473296ca0afaa4e4/f4aae1bc.jpg
Sorry about this one, meant to show the core boxes but the sun beams etc as you can see.

This one taken at Telstra (Black Mountain) Tower also on the 27th.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/p39260555bb46f0e93086726e6748b8db/f4aae1d1.jpg

If I've got more here then I'll put it on this Thread.

[Muse]

Ah, now I get where it is. Thanks Gertzy!! Great location to live! Canberra is so beautiful! :)

[Gertzy]

No, Thank You Muse.

[Auxodium]

wow i am glad Canberra is not forgotten. this is my 2nd fav city (Perth is my fav) :D

[Gertzy]

Probably because you live in Perth.

[Auxodium]

wrong mate. why am i using the net?


*idiot*

[Gertzy]

Huh, *idiot*, all I was saying was that because you live in Perth, that is why its probably your favourite city.

*idiot*.

[Auxodium]

*idiot* to you too :D


yes there is an element of bias there but being honest i would rank it highly. :D

i wish to sign a truce :)

[abc]

Slow and steady wins the race.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0653.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0654.jpg

[Gertzy]

A truce sounds nice, deal, truce :)

[abc]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/e3b97b54.jpg

[abc]

There's been another crane rise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0800.jpg

[abc]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0844.jpg

[steve_nova]

Great to see your picture updates abc.

[abc]

See Cranes thread for details of yesterday crane operator fall at this job.

[ex0dus1985]

Photo from today:
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/6560/themetropolitan2me.th.jpg (http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=themetropolitan2me.jpg)

[Gertzy]

Any more recent updates at all, Like to see how tall it is now.

[ex0dus1985]

I'll have a look and see if i can get some photo updates from around town soon. This has gone up quite a few floors since the last photo i've posted.

[Gertzy]

When will this be projected to Finish, just in a matter of Speaking.

[abc]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0994.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0993.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0992.jpg

[Gertzy]

So some of it is now exposed, looks cool for an Apartment building, cant wait to see the finished version.

[abc]

core box on tallest tower is off..

[CULWULLA]

excellent.up quickly at the end

[CULWULLA]

certainly makes an impact on skyline
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/5504/skylinededd1do.jpg

[steve_nova]

http://www.bicaprolab.com.au/pls/piction/ump.secure_uma?surl=2013308150ZZGPMCPINDIG&version=&enc=FF319AD68D7A022B51BE550844AC55117D35C5B874129EB17A15250986B1BBA3

From BicaProlab.com December 2005

[Gertzy]

Thats a bloody good find, also a bloody good Photo :)

[steve_nova]

As this image is sadly blocked, the link to the home page is:

http://www.bicaprolab.com.au/1024x768/frameset/index.htm

Then follow the following clicks → Satellite images → canberra Times → Dec → Accept → 31 Dec → 31Fireworks :)

[ex0dus1985]

Photo from Mt. Ainslie:

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1751/themetropolitan2bq.th.jpg (http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=themetropolitan2bq.jpg)

[abc]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_1269.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_1270.jpg

[steve_nova]

Wow, urban density......in Canberra!

[GMAC]

Im really liking this project, the height is fantastic, it just seems to be a shame that the three tallest CBD buildings are all lined up in one corner of the city, but its looking really good anyway.

[Muse]

Thanks for the pics ex0dus1985 & abc. Great stuff! :okay:

[abc]

Fron Saturday's CBR times...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/scan_63520434_1.jpg

[steve_nova]

Looking great too. Canberra really has the potential to become one of the worlds most beautiful cities. It lies after all in a beautiful part of Australia. These sorts of development will go towards helping the future increase in population and keep Canberras footprint more dense and compact rather than sprawling all over the place. ''A bit like too little butter spread over too much toast'' - Bilbo Baggins

[Muse]

Potential to be? It already is. :)

Thanks for posting that ABC. Can juuuuuuuuuust read the caption. Up to 80 residential projects and 18 office projects over the next 5 years? I guess a lot of these projects won't qualify as scrapers, however....

Great pic BTW. "The Metro" looks really cool so far.

[steve_nova]

Potential to be? It already is. :)



Yeah, I admit, wrong phrase. :)

[abc]

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[steve_nova]

I thought that this building complex would have looked more "glassy" after the early renderings? Still great to see this height and it looks to be a top quality development too.

[CoffinRX2]

I'll try and get some pics from this one ... will be going inside it within a few weeks

[CULWULLA]

great stuff, the complex looks good.i see that the 17storey and 10storey have topped out. how high will the one with core be?

[CoffinRX2]

Metro is 17 storeys, 15 storeys and two buildings at 7 storeys with some other 3/4 soreys in between

[cristobal_underscore]

New Photos I got a couple days ago.
Sorry I quality is bad, Moving in fast car and not very good camera.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5241/dsc00569nf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1923/dsc00570ls5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3705/dsc00571hx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7760/dsc00572pn9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[cristobal_underscore]

Shows more cranes on the other buildings being built around the area.

[Brizer]

How about a picture of what it is planned to look like, ie, model, drawing, montage, etc?

[cristobal_underscore]

Go here: http://www.amalgamatedpropertygroup.com.au/main.php?id=28
and here: http://developments.independent.com.au/metropolitan/
For pictures

[abc]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0094.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/emerbot/IMG_0092-1.jpg

[CULWULLA]

i count 18storeys? and 15storeys towers.
great shots abc.
cheers

[CoffinRX2]

Pics from the other day ... taken from Level 10 London tower

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/CoffinRX2/metro1_resize.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/CoffinRX2/metro2_resize.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/CoffinRX2/metro3_resize.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/CoffinRX2/metro4_resize.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/CoffinRX2/metro5_resize.jpg

[CULWULLA]

great stuff. nice views allround. ive added a few of these to emporis now, so canberra count nearly 30 skyscrapers!

[CoffinRX2]

Am going up in the other tower Thursday, will try and get a couple more pics if I can

[abc]

Crane down yesterday.. bought down by the boys from BOOM

[Jimmy James]

holy crap look at all the cranes - Canberra seems to be going through a renessaince because the whole 6 years I lived there in the 90's I never saw that many cranes, consecutively, let alone all in the one place!

[city_thing]

Hi everyone,

I couldn't find any spam threads for Canberra, so I thought this was the best place to post a question. I'm coming to Canberra for a few days soon and was just wondering what are the best places to see? And what's the best way to get around? Buses? I know there's the war memorial and the Australian Museum, but what else is there? Can you get in to Parliament House?

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post, but please feel free to PM if you have any answers or just add another post.

Cheers.

[Gertzy]

holy crap look at all the cranes - Canberra seems to be going through a renessaince because the whole 6 years I lived there in the 90's I never saw that many cranes, consecutively, let alone all in the one place!

Actually now that you mention it, it looks like One half of the city Hexagon is for hammerheads, and the other half for favcos, about 9 cranes in the CBD.

[cristobal_underscore]

oh you think thats alot, there are many many many more buildings to be built later this year next year and years to come. There was a massive article in the paper today about all the development projects in canberra that will happen over the next 30 years. Too bad I don't have a scanner. It is amazing.

[CNBRGUY]

Anti-clockwise around the block that is "Metropolitan"

Marcus Clarke St
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6329/img0015sw9.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3010/img0017gi4.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2508/img0018xe1.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/9256/img0021bb4.jpg

Edinburgh Av. (South or Lakeside Hotel side)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8909/img0022fj8.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4193/img0023mk9.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4351/img0024lk6.jpg

Edinburgh Ave/Cooyong St (City Hill side)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7526/img0026zc2.jpg

Gordon St./Cooyong St.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2130/img0028dg2.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5549/img0030mp2.jpg

Cheers
:runaway:

[steve_nova]

Cheers
:runaway:

No, cheers to you CNBRGUY. Great set of photos :)

[abc]

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[cristobal_underscore]

Pictures I took today! warning: many pics

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/jezuez47/City%20Development%2
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/jezuez47/City%20Development%20in%20canberra/Picture033.jpg
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http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/jezuez47/City%20Development%20in%20canberra/Picture041.jpg

[cristobal_underscore]

Edited Metropolitan
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8977/coolmetroza3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7936/editedrs7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[CULWULLA]

so would this project be done now?

[CULWULLA]

view from penthouse
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7526/103597526al1162327128.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7526/103597526ml1162327127.jpg

[cristobal_underscore]

so would this project be done now?

I'm pretty sure it's not completed yet, London tower is finished, but the back part still has construction stuff on it. It will prob be completed in jan 07.

[CULWULLA]

thanks

[Gertzy]

This one looks cool, with this one and the Marcus Clarke street Towers due for completion in the near future, that part of Civic will look awesome.

[cristobal_underscore]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/jezuez47/City%20Development%20in%20canberra/Metropolitan.jpg

[CULWULLA]

looking good on skyline. hey whats huge dev with cores going up to right?
dec23
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/330893558_9613f7c686_b.jpg

[cristobal_underscore]

Those are the cores for, NICTA, 5 farrel place and 18 Marcus clark (I'm pretty sure, I may be wrong) The building directly opposite the Metropolitan looks around the same height. BTW: Merry christmas to all!

[cristobal_underscore]

Final picture I will post

picture I found from flickr: (source:martyspants)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1147/923803942_31b600427a.jpg?v=0

It's weird to think that 5 years ago that same view was just dirt, city west is crazy! From the Yarralumla side of the lake the west part of the Skyline looks much better and 'fuller' though it's not tall, it's better than nothing and with the addition of New Acton which will be even more obvious, It should give the city a 'new' look.

[Danubis]

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7936/editedrs7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

that looks more like 100m then 50m????

[cristobal_underscore]

^^ haha, thats just a photoshop I did imagining it being taller, But since Canberra has stupid restrictions we will never get something like that in the city.

[Danubis]

oh lol... well, good job @ photoshop, fooled me :)