Article from GC Bulletin real estate section:-

The third tower of the landmark $400 million Chevron Renaissance project in Surfers Paradise has been launched 18 months ahead of schedule.

The 40 level Skyline Central tower will have 240 two and three bedroom units ranging in size from 83 square metres to 150 square metres.

Eighty per cent of them will be within the $295,000 to $500,000 price bracket.

The triple tower project is being developed by the raptis Group on a two hectare site at the corner of Ferny and Elkhorn avenues. The residential buildings rise above the existing Chevron Renaissance retail centre.

Raptis chairman Jim Raptis said the Skyline Central release followed strong sales in the first two towers - Skyline and Skyline North - which have seen 400 of the towers' total of 471 units committed.

Buyers from the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and overseas have paid between $250,000 and $1.8 million for apartments in the development.

"Phases one and two of the project have gone extremely well, but we're running out of stock so we brought forward the release of tower three," said Mr Raptis.

Construction of the latest tower is expected to begin in January subject to council approvals.

When it is completed, Chevron Renaissance will have 720 units, making it the largest residential development on the Gold Coast.

Mr Raptis said the strong sales in the first two towers reflected property market's resurgence.

"The revitalisation of Surfers Paradise and Gold Coast City generally, as well as strong interest from southern buyers have also contributed to the project's sales performance," he said.

"The completion of the upgrading of Orchid Avenue will be the icing on the cake in terms of tidying up Surfers Paradise."

Mr Raptis said Skyline Central would attract a mix of owner-occupiers and investors wanting to use the units for holiday letting.

The decision to go ahead with the final phase of the project comes hard on the heels of the start of construction of the second tower, Skyline North. More than 75 per cent of its 288 apartments have already sold.

Skyline is expected to be completed by mid-December, with Skyline North expected to be finished by December 2003.

Oh and I thought I might point out that the design is completely different to the other two towers! Which means height details might have changed slightly.

There was a large render of the new Skyline Central on the front page of the real estate. I must say that it is very nice elegent design, and very classy! I think I might like it better than the expected design in the pic below. (the middle one)

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/chevron01.jpg

yeah i posted a thread about this a while back! i actually talked to Raptis architects about the 3rd towers roof change and he said it will have the same roof height as first tower-(123m) and maybe lower glass beacon. the skyline tower rises 133m to top so the 3rd tower will be 130m? they said it definately wont be higher than 1st tower. The total of 720 units for the 3 tower complex is about equal to the number of units in World square!

cheers;)

There is a beautiful colour CGI of the taller tower on the back of the latest issue of National Building News Monthly. An add for Autodesk software.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
[size=1]yeah i posted a thread about this a while back! i actually talked to Raptis architects about the 3rd towers roof change and he said it will have the same roof height as first tower-(123m) and maybe lower glass beacon. the skyline tower rises 133m to top so the 3rd tower will be 130m? they said it definately wont be higher than 1st tower. The total of 720 units for the 3 tower complex is about equal to the number of units in World square!

cheers;) [/size=1]

Nope, from the pic in front of me there is no glass beacon on top, it doesn't look anything like what it does in the above render. Its a completely new design!

:)

cool!!! cant wait to see render!:D

Yes, I would like to see it too. Does it take away from the complex much, seeing as its a completely different design now?

Well it will be quite interesting to see what it looks like with the other two. The pic only shows the 1 tower looking up at it from Ferny ave. Its shape is very different and is slimmer than the other two. Also the building is white with lots of blue glass down one side. The roof has blade structures, along with a spire which starts at the edge of the towers top section.

I think it looks good and I am kind of pleased that it won't look like a clone of Skyline! All three towers will have their own identity, (Skyline North's being it is way taller than the other two!) ;)

Wish I had a scanner!!

The render i mention above for Skyline North has more glass, especially around the top levels and still shooting up from the ground to the top section in lean stripes. Does the render that you mention even supersede this???

Originally posted by museumb
The render i mention above for Skyline North has more glass, especially around the top levels and still shooting up from the ground to the top section in lean stripes. Does the render that you mention even supersede this???

Yep! There is less glass than Skyline North. From the render i've got of it, it only shows one side having a few stripes of glass going up the tower with a blade starting at the bottom and ending at the top, and no balconies on that side. The shape of the tower is also more boxy than skyline north.

DanCouz,

Is this the updated rendering of Chevron Renaissance's new rendering?

................http://www.raptis.com/chevron/Skyline.jpg

Nope, that's not it.

It did look quite different... though it was from a completely different angle, so perhaps it was just the view.

But it looked much whiter and classier.

I contacted the architects for the chevron and enquired about the 3rd tower as i did the first two over the past 6 months and he said it still being designed but will be lodeged to council in October. He siad its the same floor plate as the first tower and same height to roof- 123m. The first has a 10m roof feature which tops out at 133m +spire -146m. the 3rd tower will be very similar to first he said! definately not taller or more extravagent.

cheers. :)

There is an advertisement for the release of the 3rd tower of the Chevron complex in the Sydney "Domain" this morning.

The ad has a colour version of the black and white rendering shown earlier in this post, and the 3rd tower looks exactly the same.

Since its in an advertisement, I suspect it will change a mminimal amount, if at all from the rendering, since they wouldn't want to confuse the purchasers about what they are buying!

Originally posted by Bullseye
Nope, that's not it.

It did look quite different... though it was from a completely different angle, so perhaps it was just the view.

But it looked much whiter and classier.

Yes well I'm guessing the front of the tower will look similar to the other two, but the tower has an overall different shape, and the spire "thing" on top looks to be at the back of the tower rather than the front...?

In the floorplans below you can tell the difference in overall shape.

Skyline Central
http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/Cimage/selected/ts.gif

Skyline North
http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/Nimage/selected/ts.gif

Skyline
http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/image/selected/ts.gif

Dan, I told you to stop smoking that stuff man! :D

@ finn. The weekend SMH is where i got the newer (i thought) rendering of the North tower i.e. at www.raptis.com/chevron

To which Bullseye replied;

Originally posted by Bullseye
Nope, that's not it. It did look quite different... though it was from a completely different angle, so perhaps it was just the view. But it looked much whiter and classier. DanCouz, where are you to help us all out on this mystery?

Muse, your rendering is quite correct for the Skyline Tower (the first stage of the project), but the current stage (stage 3) is for Skyline Central. Skyline North, the tallest tower, was stage 2.

So your posted rendering is what the first tower that started construction will look like.

The current stage 3, Skyline Central, which is the one Dan is referring to, is the middle tower of the black and white rendering of the whole complex.

As the rendering shows, it does vary slightly (though not dramatically) from the Skyline Tower (on the left of the rendering).

Sorry guys about the delay, I was away and this threads been dead for a few days.

Can anyone see the pics I posted above? If you cant just follow these links and compare the shape of the towers.

Click here to see Skyline Central floorplan (http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/towerc.asp?L=20)

Click here to see Skyline North floorplan (http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/tower.asp?L=20)


Hope this helps? :?

Originally posted by DanCouz
Sorry guys about the delay, I was away and this threads been dead for a few days.

Can anyone see the pics I posted above? If you cant just follow these links and compare the shape of the towers.

Click here to see Skyline Central floorplan (http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/towerc.asp?L=20)

Click here to see Skyline North floorplan (http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/tower.asp?L=20)


Hope this helps? :?

Skyline North is the tallest tower in the development.

Skyline Central and Skyline Tower are the two shorter towers, and have approximately the same floorplan.

So yes, Skyline North and Skyline Central have very different floorplans, but Skyline Central and Skyline Tower are pretty much the same (slight differences), so Skyline Central will be similar to the first tower of the development which was released.

Originally posted by finn


Skyline North is the tallest tower in the development.

Skyline Central and Skyline Tower are the two shorter towers, and have approximately the same floorplan.

So yes, Skyline North and Skyline Central have very different floorplans, but Skyline Central and Skyline Tower are pretty much the same (slight differences), so Skyline Central will be similar to the first tower of the development which was released.

Actually Skyline North has a similar floorplan to Skyline. They are almost identicle in shape. I pass the construction site almost every day where the almost complete Skyline tower stands, and its shape is very different to what Skyline Central will be judging by the floorplan and render. Oh well I hope I'm not confusing you all too much lol, I think we might have to wait for another render to be sure.

Skyline Tower and Skyline Central are identical structures! ive got plans from Raptis. The 2nd tower (Skyline north ) is slightly different and taller. anyway they are lodging to council soon, so we will then see.
cheers

Skyline tower and Skyline Central are identical structures! The Skyline north is larger and taller like finn has said. Ive got plans from Raptis and 1 & 3 tower have same floor plates and same height. The skyline central is being lodged to council soon so ill try and find out.
cheers

There is a photo in todays AFR. It doesn't look that much different.

floorplan of SKYLINE TOWER (the 1st tower) (http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/towers.asp?L=20)




floorplan of SKYLINE CENTRAL (http://www.chevronrenaissance.com/towers/towerc.asp?L=20)


As you can see the shape of the two towers are quite different here culwulla...



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I might correct myself when I said the design might be different to the one below.

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/chevron01.jpg

The tower might look like this from that angle (don't know for sure), but I do know that skyline Central will look different to the other two towers because it is much whiter and classier. Its a completely different architectural style from the back!

@RUM - Can you describe the rendering you saw in the AFR please? You have just confused me more!! :?:?:?

Don't worry Dan - the AFR rendering today is exactly the same as the three-tower rendering posted, except that it is in colour.

You can see definite variance in the facade of Skyline Central from Skyline, but overall it is of the same style.

I cant wait until this awesome project is finished! I work just accross the road from Chevron Renaissance and it is really cool seeing these beauties being built. I'm looking forward to when they install the top section on the first tower. It looks very nice in the renders.

I love that my scan has become so popular!! And I'm the only one with the original. Muahahahaha! :D :devil:

Originally posted by DanCouz
@RUM - Can you describe the rendering you saw in the AFR please? You have just confused me more!! :?:?:?

Yeah, I saw that same rendering you just posted, only in colour.

Yeah okay but that rendering is months old.

Gee, this thread is turning into a parody of itself.

The rendering in this weekend's Sydney Morning Herald's Domain (the real estate supplement) is exactly the same rendering as the black 'n white above, except in colour.

They (all 3 towers) are exactly the same.

The site given in the same advert @ www.raptis.com/chevron still only seems to have a rendering of Skyline. The base, particularly running off to the right hand side differs though in both ad and web site renders :? .

Just looking at that rendering, it's amazing the difference a couple of extra floors make. Skyline North looks absolutely MASSIVE! I really like it. The other two are beauties themselves but it just goes to show how much extra presence can be gained with a bit more height.

I went past GC today on my way to Byron and home again. Chevron looks amazing from the M1. I didn't realize it would be so tall - and there are still two cranes on top! It looked about the same height as Peninsula. Imagine it joined with another one identical and one taller - will look stunning!!

JayT

I was in Surfers on Friday. This tower is easily Raptis' best work.

The colour scheme is similar to the picture Dan and I saw in the Bulletin. More white with some blue.

...and the one that is being circulated in Sydney (described above)?

I would be genuinely interested.

As you can see its comming along quite nicely!

This is the first short tower - it will be joined by a twin and a third taller tower!
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9209/1499209ml1034748564.jpg

JayT

great pic Jayt!!! you can really see the impact this project will have. The roof of this tower (which i thinks its reached now ) is 123m high. the front beacon will add another 10m (133m) +spire =146m. So it comes in at 5th tallest currently and when completed will be tallest (if you include spire).
heres the current tallest in GC-

GRAND MARINER-139M
PENINSULA-137M
SUN CITY-131M
CROWN TOWERS-125M
SKYLINE TOWER-123Muc ###

CHEERS

museumb,

The tower colour scheme does not look like the renders on the website. The colour scheme is much more sedate (and more tasteful, IMO).

It's more of a creamy white, with brownish/bluesih glass up the sides. Definately no orange/yellow on it as see in the renders.

Wow! That is an amazing pic Jayt! I can't believe how dominating it is, and its only one of the shorter ones. The tallest one and the Surfers Central towers will be so massive. It also goes to show, how much more dense and tall Brisbane is. A 120-130m tower in Brisbane would hardly get noticed in certain spots.

Here is another pic, though not as recent.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6197/1246197ml1027662144.jpg
jt

my fellow model maker Louie took these yesterday (monday21stoct) of the Skyline tower at Chevron. Its reached full height now 40 storeys -123m. the "10m beacon" is yet to be built + spire which will finally total 146m high which will be officially the tallest on the coast before Q1 holds the tallest title for ever & ever!...amen

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid37/p8be8fa9c0d4a838852a583de24184eab/fd1c4744.jpg

closeup of top section


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid37/p67636ae13d3d8e35ded1895842794a37/fd1c473f.jpg

Excellent construction shots guys!!

Has construction started at all on Skyline North (the tallest)?

i love that building in the background of JayT's photo. I think it is an office building in surfers. I want to steal it and bring it up to Brisbane.

Originally posted by finn
Excellent construction shots guys!!

Has construction started at all on Skyline North (the tallest)?

yep! the crane started there a few weeks back!:D

Well, there is a crane at the Skyline North site, but nothing has really happened yet.

i love that building in the background of JayT's photo. I think it is an office building in surfers. I want to steal it and bring it up to Brisbane.

Thats GC's tallest office building - its not much really. I would like to see some like it in Brisbanes suburbs though. Mt Gravatt, Ipswich, Chermside or Toowong would look great with one of those stuck in the middle of them.

GC has another round glass office tower in the suburbs - not sure where though its West of Surfers Paradise.

JayT

surfers needs more high-rise offices to bring a more trendy corporate crowd into the centre

surfers needs more high-rise offices to bring a more trendy corporate crowd into the centre

True, though they need to concentrate them more because they are just spread out all over the suburbs.

jt

maybe the next 40-50 storey apartment block should give its top 20 floors to office use! the views would sell them easily!!:)

Today at ChevRen!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/pc0164d8cb529175cf542d0adc23aa7dc/fd14440f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/p32de478e1d9e3bcce5339daf39d8e990/fd144411.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/pf4a9c6f9cc9e42c22b86ef7ed0c807fa/fd143ede.jpg.orig.jpg


The begining of the big one!!! - is this the one they call skyline north?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/p72fa5187e8c0e389df85124569edc3fc/fd143edd.jpg.orig.jpg

JayT

Anyone else think this development feels Hong Kongy?

nah i thinks its just a classier GC development..

Anyone else think this development feels Hong Kongy?

In that there's three similar looking towers in the development? The thought had crossed my mind. I think there's enough differentiation in height and design for it not to be like that, though.

great pics
it has a touch of class in it no other tower on the GC can match

the whole chevron complex is an amazing development, that has really changed the face of surfers

Originally posted by chrisaus
great pics
it has a touch of class in it no other tower on the GC can match

the whole chevron complex is an amazing development, that has really changed the face of surfers

Agreed!

The balconies sit really nicely with the curve of the tower, and the contrast between the white and darker blue windows looks great!

Most of the Hong Kong multi-tower developments seem to have huge internal podiums - I really like the open air style of the Chevron Renaissance base, and the different style to the towers.

sisnce we now count spires as the bldgs overall height, the first chevron tower-Skyline will be GCs tallest building when the spire gets hoisted up, there! At 146m high, it pips Grand Mariner by 7 metres! But its reign as the coasts tallest will be short lived as a even higher building is being built just south, some tower called "Q1" will effectively double its height!!lol.
cheers

The architectural feature is now up, as is the spire. Its looking good!

JayT, get down here and take some more photos :)

finished

this is from the northbound side of the GC Hwy thats a pretty big podium theyve got there ! wish i had stopped and gotten out and had a squizz .....

http://home.iprimus.com.au/prz1bella/chev1.jpg

have they change the colour scheme of the building?? I remembered that it had more orange and yellow colour on the lower floors

I see it every day and might I say our tallest building is now also by far the best looking building on the coast. From the front it looks amazing, and the second spire is a nice touch.

I love it.
The first time I saw it I was gobsmacked.

I saw it last week...

WOW!!!

Simply breathtaking in real life! So stunning from front on and so tall!

Who the man, Raptis the man!

Looks great!

The yellow in the pic on post 33 looks a bit tacky. The front gets 10/10 though. Is the next tower going to the left of the tower in post 33 ?

I always find it strange that the Gold Coast towers tend to have a front and a back - pretty weird. That is a big architectural no-no.

Who defines the front and the back anyway - what makes people design them so the are different? People are going to see them from all angles anyway - especially since they're huge towers!

I love the Chevron front, but agree with SWT on the cheaper looking back.

The front faces the ocean, the back faces the mountains (and the western sun).
It's more a lifestyle thing than an architectural stuff up.

It's also worth noting that the vast majority of talls on the coast front the beach and back the Gold Coast Highway.
The noise from the highway is considerable.

The back faces the mountains - and also the other 70% of the GC population. :)

Some pics of the completed Skyline tower from the front would be nice.

The front actually is pointed a bit more north, rather than directly to the ocean, which makes it seem like an architectural aspect getting the north-east sun.

Rum, well it would be good to see it. People in their own states should get photo's where ever possible. Because for some here it is the only opportunity we get to see the progress.

I took some pics two weeks ago, you can check em out in this thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15216

ray Thanks heaps for those pics. It looks heeeaps better than I thought. I spent like 15 minutes looking at each pic.

For fans of Chevron 1 I made this wallpaper from a photo I took:
http://www.k26.com/buildings/wall.jpg

What is going on with the second tower, has it moved at all since the last pictures on this thread ?

Yeah they were already working on the ground floor of tower 2 last time I saw it (two weeks ago), so Tower 2 is already rising up bigtime, and quite fast I might add which is good:)

Can you get us some pics next time there is any progress.

If the speed of this one is anyting like the first tower it will be fantastic. I can't believe how fast the first tower went up. Although this one is bigger according to the web site it will be finished by the end of the year too. UNBELIEVEABLE.

Also what is going on with the Convention Centre ?

What is Skyline North up to since Christmas ?

Hey ray, you posted some other pics of the completed tower similar to that wallpaper, where did you post them because I can't find them.

i saw this beauty in real life a few weeks ago- its an absoulte STUNNER! The whole chevron renaissance complex is going to be absolutely amazing on completion.

Here's a picture I took of Chevron Renaissance Skyline South (from the side), taken yesterday from Hard Rock Cafe Surfers Paradise (Great Fajitas btw, Hard rock will have an awesome view of the Chevron three and what will eventually be the Circle Twins from its balcony!:)).

You can just make out Skyline North which is going pretty quick, I haven't seen it recently up close though.

The third tower, Skyline Central should start in not too long either.
As to my other pics, just type in gold coast and chevron in search and you should find most of my pics of Chevron, suffice to say, as everyone will tell you it's a Stunna:)

http://www.k26.com/buildings/Chevhard.jpg

ray

Another excellent pic. Can't wait to see what North will look like beside it. Keep us posted.

heres a pic Stevemelb took this week of the 2nd tower-Skyline North-

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/02/181551.jpg

I think the tower that was built is one of the nicest looking buildings I have seen in a while! It is absoloutly spectacular! I saw it last year just before it was finished looked great!

When i walked past skyline north there didn't look as tehre would be enough room for a large tower there!

The speed that they are building the towers of Chevron Renaissance is unbelieveable. I have to agree these towers are class all the way.

Someone posted a render of what the Chevron Renaissance tower complex will look like when all three are finished. I can't seem to find it would someone mind posting it again.

These shots were taken today by me, including construction shots of Chevron 2! already up to level 5!!!:)

Skyline North (Tower 2 (the tallest) u/c. Little Sister Skyline South in the background).
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev1.jpg

Same. I love the white finish of Chevron, Tower 2 will rock when finished.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev2.jpg

Chevron taken from behind.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev3.jpg

Hello gorgeous!
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev5.jpg

Finest Residential in Australia atm? Yep:)
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev6.jpg

Looking up!:)
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev7.jpg

Ground level.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev8.jpg

Skyline North (Tower 2 (the tallest) u/c.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev9.jpg

Saw this in a realty shop, check out the sweet blue color for Chevron 3! Nice!
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev10.jpg

The models again, Chevron 2 is u/c atm.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/dchev11.jpg

EXCELLENT pics ray, truly excellent pics.

Give Ray a camera and he is a champion!
I gotta get me a digicam like that!

Here's the first render of the Skyline Central Tower, due to be built 18 months ahead of schedule we never even saw a picture of it prior to construction, btw this tower is already u/c along with the tallest Chevron tower - Skyline North. The First tower, Skyline South was completed in December.

Here's an all new render of Skyline Central!!!! The third Chevron tower. Already U/C.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/skyline_central.jpg

And here's the whole complex of three towers, Skyline Central is the one in the middle:
http://www.k26.com/buildings/skyline_central1.jpg

And here's the view from the massive pool complex 'Beaches in the Sky', it's located five storeys above street level, tonnes of pools and all that, check it out in that main picture.
http://www.k26.com/buildings/skyline_central2.jpg

Truly excellent pictures once again ray. How long have they been building Skyline central ? I thought they wern't starting it until the end of this year beginning of next year. Can you get us a pic of it under construction next time your there.

Is that a picture of the real thing of beachs in the sky ??? I thought it wasn't going to be finished until the 2nd or 3rd tower was finished. It looks exactly like a real beach.

Hey Steve,

They're currently building the beaches in the sky, so that picture is like a rendering or photomontage or something, that pool complex will so rock, especially being up that high.

Skyline Central's construction was bought forward 18 months! It started in Feburary according to the Bulletin, so early days.

Get this the tallest tower, Skyline North is now expected to be finished by the end of the year! So the whole complex could be finished this time next year.

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They're currently building the beaches in the sky, so that picture is like a rendering or photomontage or something, that pool complex will so rock, especially being up that high.

Skyline Central's construction was bought forward 18 months! It started in Feburary according to the Bulletin, so early days.

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That is unbelieveable. I wish all buildings could be built that quick. They must have had excellent sales to bring the construction forward 18 months.

Yeah sales have been excellent by all accounts. Likewise the Circle on Caville next door (largest tower 220 metres tall!) has always been selling fantabulously off the plan.

Speaking of which, you can see how Chevron will sit in relation to the Circle in these pics, check out how big the circle's tallest tower is compared to the Skyline South and Central towers! Gigantic!

I look forward to the proposed Raptis towers on the Dolphin Centre site across the road, if they're anything like Chevron it'll be great for Central Surfers:
http://www.k26.com/buildings/10.jpg

http://www.k26.com/buildings/11.jpg

I really hope Circle goes ahead, although it will be dissapointing to see that German restaurant gone.

Will all of underneath of beachs in the sky be car parking ?

Any updates or pictures on this one ?????

the afr said something about i think construction or selling of tower 3 being brought forward.....

one of my favorite pics of the complex !!
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3654/1193654ml1025054178.jpg

:D

That is a cool pic but I would like there to be 3 towers in the background

http://www.k26.com/buildings/10.jpg

Can someone tell me in this model picture you can see Chevron Renaissance. At the front you can see the retail area. Now behind the retail area the podium of the towers steps UP for where beachs in the sky will be. Can someone tell me if this step UP is already built or will they have to build the section behind the shops up a bit higher.

Here the latest construction photos of Chevron 2 and 3 taken by moi yesterday!!!

Chevron 3 as you can see has commenced piling!!! Chevron 2 meanwhile is skyrocketing up to level 6-7 now I think. Both are on schedule to be fully completed by this time next year.

BTW can someone plz fix it so these images display in the threads, seems all of the Gold Coast section can't display inline images.

Stevie, I believe Beaches in the Sky is u/c at the moment. It's hard to see from ground level.

Anyway, Enjoy!
http://www.k26.com/buildings/zchev1.jpg
http://www.k26.com/buildings/zchev2.jpg

Excellent pics once again.

When Chevron Renaissance is finished it would have to be one of the biggest if not THE biggest single apartment developments in the country.

Yeah possibly, the Seachange project (currently demolishing the shopping centre that sits on the site, so u/c I guess) has 4 proposed towers+lots of streetscape, retail and towhouse, and the circle's 2 towers are so big they might be bigger than Chevron, but definetly when it started Chevron was the biggest in QLD, maybe Australia, not sure, it's definetly big though:)

There's a big article about the third tower in today's Bulletin, plus a neat photo of the work that's starting on the site, they have to go down 45m! That's the same as Q1!

There is a very nice model of this project at Parramatta Westfield!

The tallest tower is about as tall as a person, it is on a podium and the model is VERY detailed.

I didnt have a camera with me! Gold Coast is so lucky to be getting these sexy skyscrapers!

I wonder if the 50storey /172m skyline North tower will beat Q1to become the tallest on the coast? I think it will as its progressing rapidly while Q! is still at ground level. It will probably be tallest for a short few months before the core of Q1 will eclipse it!
This bldg will be 172m to spire which is just 2metres shrter than brisbanes current tallest CP at 174m.
Ray, can i use those pix for the ss.com chevrons construction pages?
cheers

You can use those pics if you like Culwulla, or you can use these new ones I took today!:)

Here's Skyline North, the core is now visible around surfers, as you can see the bottom storey's have taken shape.

Skyline North should beat Q1 to the title of tallest on the coast, but I don't think it'll hold it for more than 3-6 months.

In terms of those models, well the one in the actual chevron renaissance sales office is huge and incredible detailed, there are some pretty big ones in some real estate offices as well, must cost a packet to get them made up.

Anyway here are the latest pics of the Coast new tallest in the making, well at least for a little while!;)

The third tower is of course piling just out of frame.

The first pic is my crappy panorama to capture the two towers (third yet to rise).

http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev1.jpg
http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev2.jpg
http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev3.jpg
http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev4.jpg

Nice pics Ray. Its coming along a lot faster than Brisbane buildings.

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Ray, it's a little off topic but how are they going about demolishing the old sundale (or whatever it was called) building?
Seachange must be due to start rising before Christmas then?
cheers

it's almost totally demolished atm, there's a big billboard up saying something like 'a exciting new residential project from Meriton is coming', I doubt it'll be called seachange, but will still be 4 towers:)

Ray, thanks! look peeeerfect!
macfist-yeah meriton dont stuff around, theyll definatley start the seachange project this year. Ill have to ask my meriton contact about the heights of all the towers.

Thanks guys!
It's gonna be awesome watching a Broadbeach sized skyline grow out of Southport in the next few years!

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>You can use those pics if you like Culwulla, or you can use these new ones I took today!:)

Here's Skyline North, the core is now visible around surfers, as you can see the bottom storey's have taken shape.

Skyline North should beat Q1 to the title of tallest on the coast, but I don't think it'll hold it for more than 3-6 months.

In terms of those models, well the one in the actual chevron renaissance sales office is huge and incredible detailed, there are some pretty big ones in some real estate offices as well, must cost a packet to get them made up.

Anyway here are the latest pics of the Coast new tallest in the making, well at least for a little while!;)

The third tower is of course piling just out of frame.

The first pic is my crappy panorama to capture the two towers (third yet to rise).

http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev1.jpg
http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev2.jpg
http://www.k26.com/buildings/xchev3.jpg
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If anyone saved these pictures could they PLEEASE repost them and also the latest ones from ray on the Q1 thread.

the Skyline looks very pretty at night when the crown part lights up with blue neon lighting. I wonder if theres gonna be lighting on the top for the other 2 and also what will Circle on Cavill and Q1 would look like at night

Has anybody got any old pix of the Chevron site, before this complex was built??
I'd love to see them

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it was basically a footy field!! no structures just grass block!

Hey,

Thought you guys might be interested... they're trying to flogg these apartments in Melbourne. I work at Eastland Shopping Centre at MYER and I was walking to get my lunch when I bumped into a huge display of this project.

I must say the models looked pretty good, pretty boring sort of towers, but the base impressed me a bit. Nice set up at the bottom.

MG2

yeah the podium complex is well designed but the 3 towers are basically same floor plate extruded upwards to top. luckily they have nice terminations and spires!!

The big tower is rising very fast now - I walked along the beach and its now quite imposing on the skyline.

This will be GC's tallest for a while before Q1 reaches it.

jt

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This will be GC's tallest for a while before Q1 reaches it.

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yeah thats what i thought. In the list of tallest on the GC chronologically this tower will edge in before the Q1 rises. Also i think if a bldg is completed it should have title of tallest even though a taller one has its core higher but still UC.
The Skyline north will be 172m to spire so it will always be known as the tallest in 2003,just before Q1 becomes numero uno indefinately!!
of its 50 levels, how many are completed now?
cheers

They're up to level 18.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7641/1737641ml1053917086.jpg

Just saw this and thaught it was nice!

jt

wow nice pic jayt! so thats GC tallest bldg atm! looks impressive at 146m. Imagine the next skyline tower at 172m!(spire hieghts)
.Steve-thanks for update- so level 18. jeez they dont stuff around do they!! thats fast! i remember in jan when silvermb took some pix and it was at grd level!
should top out this year!!

Yeah, it's going up like a rocket. It looks nicer than the first tower as well, with curved balconies all along the back rather than a wall. The third tower will be even more different, with a back made up largely of blue glass. Nice to see all the towers will be different in some way, to give em a bit more individuality.

There haven't been any recent pictures of this development for ages. Why don't queenslanders take more pics ?

Fuck I love the Gold Coast.. what an awesome city.

I cant wait to get up there again Jan next year. By the looks of it, by Jan 2004 when I get back and upload my shots will be the next time we see pics of the GC towers UC! lol

saw this beauty yesterday no camera though sorry, i wasnt meant to go through surfers but i called in on the way to the tweed.

yeah the tower is really powering along, its about 3/4 of the way up the first tower i think. forgive me if im wrong i was a bit overawed and i only drove through so didnt really get a chance to look. and they seem to be preparing the site of the third tower, or maybe that was something else, like i said i didnt really get a good look, but its really looking great down there atm with the new sidewalks and all the shopping centre in the works.

does anyone know what they're going to do with the old renaisance tower (directly behind chevron renaisance over the road)? can anyone remember ages ago when there was an overhead walkway connecting the 2, which has since been dismanted to make way for the new skyline development! aaa, the good old days...

Originally posted by Danubis
does anyone know what they're going to do with the old renaisance tower (directly behind chevron renaisance over the road)? can anyone remember ages ago when there was an overhead walkway connecting the 2, which has since been dismanted to make way for the new skyline development! aaa, the good old days...
that is to be demolished next year to make way for the 43storey/130m tower (30-43 ferny Ave)!

Heres a pic of the approved POLARIS TOWER which will be built next to the site of old chevron. its 96m/31st, so that area will be like manhattan in 2006.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/11/170126.jpg

Originally posted by CULWULLA
that is to be demolished next year to make way for the 43storey/130m tower (30-43 ferny Ave)!

Heres a pic of the approved POLARIS TOWER which will be built next to the site of old chevron. its 96m/31st, so that area will be like manhattan in 2006.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/11/170126.jpg

are you sure thats directly behind the skyline towers? i thought 50 cavil ave (in the pic) was on the other side (ie - south) of the skyline towers,

you can just see part of the balcony of the building im refering to in the last pic that JayT posted on this thread (to the right of the pic)

... otherwise, sounds great!

Heres a pic of the approved POLARIS TOWER which will be built next to the site of old chevron. its 96m/31st, so that area will be like manhattan in 2006.
(30-43 ferny Ave)!

Actually, Cul, I think you'll find this one is a no go. The developer applied to the council to build the carpark underneath public parkland adjacent to the site for this tower. THis was because to do so under the tower would be far too expensive (Some weird soil I think, plus how close it is to the water). The council knocked this back, which means the development isn't financially feasable.

Skyline's gettin taller!
What do they grow them with down there - dynamic lifter? I have never seen towers go up so fast as on the Gold Coast.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1989/101031989ml1063342917.jpg

jt

Finally a picture.

Its true the Gold Coast seems to build them fastest of anywhere in Australia.

wow good find jayt! Skyline North looks about 30storeys high? Do you think it will reach level 50 before Q1? probably? This means that it will hold the tallest title on the GCoast for a short while!
So thats great!
it goes like this since peninsula-

bldg/height/storeys/year
Peninsula/137m/47st/1982
Grand mariner/139m/43st/1992
Skyline Tower/146m/40st/2002
Skyline North/172m/50st/2004
Q1/322m/78st/2005

bullseye- meriton have bought the site of Polaris and have engaged bob Nation (from NFK) to design a 45storey/150m tower ! woohoo!

The third is U/C.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/5689/101075689cl1065155449.jpg
jt

thanks for the shots jayt. god they have shot up! the skyline is really starting to get some height to it!

The 2nd tower is now 40 levels high. It will beat Q1 to be the tallest when it eclipes the 146m spire of first Chevron tower.

latest pic
oct 18-
http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevronr2b.jpg

Some photos taken this week.

Skyline (completed) with Skyline North under construction behind and Skyline Central cranes to left.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/johnthay3/oct03ren1.JPG

Skyline North - sign on top indicated that floor slab is at level 36.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/johnthay3/oct03ren2.JPG

Lift core for Skyline Central.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/johnthay3/oct03ren3.JPG

Thanks for the pictorial update duke! North has gone up @ phenomenal pace this year.

CR is one of my favourite developments in australia, cant wait for central!

Truly excellent pictures. Thanks for the update.

thanks for the excellent update duke!
Skyline north looks great. Its currently at lev40 at core so just 10 levels to pour to reach 150m top. the 7m cone feature will then be added and spire totalling 172m! GC tallest until Q1.
cheers

Great pics Duke. The whole development is looking fantastic.


Here's a long distance shot taken in traffic at 5pm this evening.
Looks like the core has topped the first tower.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p9fa0fda8e1a7d6317b80ebb63b411812/faa5f162.jpg

More "Sniper Vision".
As seen from Pacific Fair, Broadbeach.
In the full sized image (and with the naked eye) you can see that the core of Skyline North is now the taller of the two.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pefb80847b3f261aef74c5150820d0309/fa9c8de7.jpg

20 November 2003

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevronr2c.jpg

As seen from the front of Q1.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p825da5db60a548080b57de37d9f5f84c/fa7dd7d6.jpg

This shot is two months old, but great al the same:

http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/7/84/90/91978490HeCKdG_fs.jpg

Shots taken today, 19/12/03. This is clearly tallest on the coast now.

http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/chev1.jpg

http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/chev2.jpg

beautiful shots defec! looks fab love the large column down the right side

Nice pics! I haven't been North of Q1 since January.
Must check it out this Christmas.

Beautiful Shots defec8R!!!

I was wondering when someone was going to finally grab a full frontal shot of this beast!

Hasn't Chevron just turned out stunning! Soooo much better than the renders, it's looking great in it's whiteness, I think if my thinking is correct Chevron 2 there is currently the third tallest building in Queensland!

Gosh that Surfers City Motel is ugly, I hope the Lendlease land parcel includes that motel so that it's demolished and replaced with something nice.

Still, well done Raptis, Chevron really has been a catalyst for the Gold Coast. Top buildings. Hard to imagine how much The Circle towers will dominate Chevron.

You can see the north tower pretty well in this zoomed shot I took yesterday from end of the jetty:
http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/jetty1.jpg
It cost $1.50 to walk out there :mad2:

Okay, Core is at level 45, floor plates about level 42. The floor plates are level in height with the spire of the first tower roughly.

This building is simply stunning in person. The third tower also looks to be at around 4 floors high atm. Next door Circle on Caville is going gangbusters.

From yesterday, 18/01/04 - rear view of north tower
http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/chev3.jpg
The banner reads 47, so I'm pretty sure another 2 levels for the core and that's it.

0wning everything... until Q1 beats it down to the ground...
http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/long.jpg

How good is that last shot to display the skyline of the Gold Coast. I should get these guys to build my house!!

One of the most interesting things I've found about Skyline tower is the huge steel beams which are about 10-15 stories high on the north side of the building. You can just see them about half way up the tower on the left side in Defec8r's 1st photo.

thanks for updated pic defec! I have plans of all Chevron towers and it has 50 levels above grd not 49. Its 50th level roof is exactly 150m above grd. The front curved structuire will reach 157m and its spire will finally reach 172m. thus becoming the tallest on the coast!:cool:

Just managed to snap this one off quickly while waiting at traffic lights on the Gold Coast Hwy yesterday afternoon.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/pd0981940153d49ccc37bffc174546e9f/f9ad6622.jpg

If my eyes are serving me correctly, it looks like from Chrisso's pic that the core has topped out and the corebox has been removed.

by george! i think you might be right old chap!
150m to roof slab! so its officially highest in GC. just 7m flass beacon and spire to be hoisted up[ and then officially at 172m gets in before Q1 reigns on its parade!:D

chevron 3 tower latest pic- (level 5)
(Skyline Central Tower)

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3a.jpg

Pic taken today...

http://loa.ausgamers.com/Images/chevron.jpg

North is really making an impact (taken whilst trying not to have an accident).

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/pd79854569bf8e96bb447d877fead0aaf/f97f56f9.jpg

lol, have you been taking lessons from fabian??
wow, it sure does stickout like rats balls!
looks fab.

heres one taken by a ss.com photographer 2 weeks ago.
looks bloody tall

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/247443.jpg

In that last pic you can clearly see the long steel columns I was talking about. An architectural and structural feature I guess?

Originally posted by BrizzyChris
In that last pic you can clearly see the long steel columns I was talking about. An architectural and structural feature I guess?

For some reason it kinda looks temporary to me? NFI.

21/03/04
http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev4_small.jpg (http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev4.jpg)
^Vertical panorama made with a new stitching program hence the weird fish-eye effect. Click for big version.

latest pic by prdnationwide
april 15-
http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3c.jpg
looks like spire is on?

02 May 04 - Crane is gone from the north tower so I guess it's finished?

Big sorry to anyone on dialup....

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev8.jpg

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev7.jpg

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev6.jpg

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev5.jpg

wow they are looking great!!!!!

Taken yesterday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p19750e1305ca15ffd6be3b0f460c4c7d/f8ce7c1d.jpg

wow, over 20 levels !hey whats with the pissy little spire atop the tallest chevron?? it supposed to be roof-157m and spire-172m, that dont look 160m?? ill contact architects and see if funding was cut ? this happened to the 3rd tower.

Yeah I was hoping for a similar roof arrangement to the first tower. We've been ripped off :bash:

Or maybe it's not finished, and the building material is carried up by hand...?

defec8R, do you have your own website where we can view your pics?

For some reason it kinda looks temporary to me? NFI.
That's what I originally thought as well, but I'm pretty certain they're permanent.

defec8R, do you have your own website where we can view your pics?
No site, just some webspace with a bunch of files. But that reminds me - check out this panorama I took yesterday: http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/jetty_pan.jpg

Yeah I was hoping for a similar roof arrangement to the first tower. We've been ripped off :bash:

Or maybe it's not finished, and the building material is carried up by hand...?
lol, nah shes full height. the spire even has the lightning rod atop the spire. it looks slightly higher than a floor ,so 4m at most above 157m roof, thus 160-1m?? ive also checkout your beaut pano and it looks like a small plant above top which is the 157m mark, so no more than 160m.
i tried to contact architects but i think its a public holiday???
ill get official answer tommorrow!
yeah the tallest one is now completed, so i must edit the stats on ss.com but still cant access the update tabs since early March!
bloody brilliant pix defec and chrisso.!! really appreciate all of them!!

heres the completed thread for Skyline North>

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103253
this thread will keep on going until the 3rd tower is finally completed in August!!

:cheers:

Great pics guys. Must say I'm surprised by the lack of Spire.
The South Tower looks great at night so I wonder what's in store for Skyline North?

very recent pic of 3rd tower. It looks about 30storeys?
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9275/101649275mm1087546118.jpg

with even more research a bigger clearer pic. its definatley near 30storeys, so another 10 and its done!!
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6876/101606876ml1086655692.jpg

really does look like a quailty development! I think the tower in pic is the 3rd?
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6876/101606876cl1086655687.jpg

checkout the views from tallest tower looking south at 1st tower.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7783/101597783mm1086231587.jpg

I can't believe how fast this baby is going up. Compare it with the rise rate of Air on Broadbeach and then you'll see what I mean. Phenomenal!

latest pix from PRDNationwide jun21

tower3
http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3d.jpg

tower2

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevronr2e.jpg

26th June

http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/v108/n4214439/Chevron.jpg

nice pic mcfist! that street sign sure lives up to its name!!

Photo taken this morning

http://img63.photobucket.com/albums/v192/chrisso/Gold%20Coast/che_170704_1.jpg

taken Friday 16/07/04...

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev11.jpg


http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev12.jpg

i counted 32 floors! its flying up! give it 2 months and it will be complete!
top photos guys

july 24, prdnationwide.
http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3e.jpg

Taken on Saturday while boating on the Nerang River:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/chrisso/Gold%20Coast/che_310704_1.jpg

Great shot there. Just imagine how awesome that view will be with Circle on Cavill built. Still a but of a shame about the north tower not having the same top treatment as the first one.

22nd of August...

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev14.jpg

amazing progress on the 3rd and final tower. nearly done!
thanks again defec!

Now let's see if they cut down the spire again.

Now let's see if they cut down the spire again.
lol, well last time i spoke to archidiom,the gave me official height as 130m to roof feature and only 138m to spire, which is pretty flimsy, but then again cant be shorter than Skyline Norths spire which sticks only 1m higher than LMR.
but i will recheck with architects for official height
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/chevron3.jpg

Bloody hell I cant believe how quickly the 3rd tower has gone up, only feels like just last week there were only two chevron towers...

The entire complex itself gives me mixed feelings. Sometimes I like it, while othertimes the puzzle of architectural styles just looks bizarr.

pic by Matixvolta father
chevron 3 looks full height?

http://home.exetel.com.au/miliux/scraperimage/Q1.JPG

I didn't know there were any office towers on the Gold Coast until I saw one in Chrisso's pic in post #188.

50 Cavill St
office tower
118m spire/102m roof. What do you know! One of the nicer ones I've seen as well. Just good to know GC isn't a complete sea of balconies.

Cool pic. It also shows the Trilogy towers UC.

There's a few other office towers. The Corporate Centre is the biggest(not counting 50 Cavill Ave). But there are a few in Southport.

Cool pic. It also shows the Trilogy towers UC.
yes, i see that. i went to put this pic in trilogys thread but the thread has been deleted due to not being posted in. damn

18/09/04... third tower looks to have topped out...

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev15.jpg

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev16.jpg

great defec. thanks for updates! this threesome look good. will be intresting to see how the 3rd towers top turns out. it will be pretty piss poor if the plans are still the same.

sept24 prd nationwide

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3e.jpg

Guess who will be staying here in three weeks time???? :D
Yep, going up for a week with work. I'll get plenty of pics. According to the lady we booked it through, since we got 2, 3 bedroom apartments, we can have use of the rooftop entertainment area for a night!! Don't know which tower, but either way the views should be awesome!!

^^^
Or,
the podium Rooftop?!

its been a month since last updates? i wonder how the top section progressing with 3rd tower? has LMR or spire been put up?
cheers

Just from what I've seen(although at quite a distance), no. Nothing has been put up on the roof that I've been able to see.

^^^
Or,
the podium Rooftop?!

Yeah!! We've been told that the view from the rooftop is awesome, my manager couldn't recall what level it ended up being so I don't know what tower it is.
Still should be good to have a looksey at the quality of this jobbie!!

Level 50, found out.

Cool.

50??? That'll be top floor, with clear views over everything except Q1 and the nearby cranes on tower 3..... Awesome.

50 is what the tower we are in tops out at. That's what my manager said. We can get on the roof. An activity has been organised on it, we were told.

I just might have to take my camera then........

sept24 prd nationwide

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3e.jpg

4th of November now :)

Almost all finished...

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev17.jpg

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/chev18.jpg

excellent pics!!!

omg, is that the termination instead of spire? or is that rear elevation?


heres one with the front > nov4 prd


http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucchevron3e.jpg


great pix defec!

that is the rear. top looks similar to the tallest tower.

ive got plans from a year back and it doesnt resemble the top at all. the roof is same at 123m top floor slab. so atm the is no LMR and ladder structure would only add another 6m or so. so 129m? The plans i have show LMR at 133m and spire-138m. i guess they chose the cheaper option AGAIN!

They certainly did! The complex would've looked sooooooooooooo much better if all 3 towers had the same spire treatment to the top.

Hmm yeh thats quite dissapointing, would look better if they had completed the the towers properly.

Almost all finished...


http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/chev18.jpg

Im awaiting a call back from Chevron architects about the updated height for top section. will be intresting to see if its even lower again.

I'm guessing it will get the chop. The Chevron people probably decided a while ago that spires would be futile amongst all the monsters, so gave up on them.

yeah i reckon anyone competing with worlds longest spire at 172m is kidding them selves.lol
im guessing the roof is still 123m as per first chevron. the ladder to success looks like 6m? but cant see plantroom in centre of tower that could be also 6m. so im guessing now more then 130m. it was to be originally 146m. then 138m. so its shrinking. hehe

Well i'm back from the coast, and I stayed in this here development. Gotta say, although it was fitted out well, furniture, fittings etc some parts were very poor. Our windows leaked which meant the carpets were wet. The whistling was quite bad (we were 23 levels up) which is a pain in the ass trying whilst to have meetings.
The facilities however, were fantastic (pool etc) were awsome.

Pics tomorrow!

http://server4.vnpages.net/~one/gc/chev18.jpg

it looks strange that the top cement feature thing isnt symetrical... be better if there was one other side and connected at the top somehow...

its called cost cutting. stupid Archidom archiects have done this to the 2nd tower also removing the planned 24m spire and replaced with 8m which doesnt actually add any height above LMR.

It's not the architect's fault. Raptis would have told the architect to make the top cheaper so they could make more money.

true. ive finally getting latest plans faxed to me tommorrow from Archidom,so ill post the official height of Skyline 3.
cheers

OFFICIAL HEIGHT-
ROOF-120M
PLANTROOM-126M
LADDER STRUCTURE-127M.
what a let down. originally a roof height of 133m and spire-146m, was later reduced to spire 138m, now 127m.

Third tower looks completed. This whole massive complex was built so damn quick.

yes. it was. i think its turned out fab.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/kwigibo/chevron.jpg