#Chatswood :EPICA @ Pacific Place

[Muse]

Pacific Place at Chatswood will consist of 3 apartment buildings at this stage, and an office buiding, all constructed by Mirvac:

.......http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/securityholders/development/nsw_pacific_place.jpg.

Firstly, the almost completed Altura fronting Railway Street - the left most in the graphic above. It is 25 levels with 3 basement levels for parking. The ground and 1st floors will offer retail/commercial suites:

Altura:
http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/homes_apartments/sydney/pacific_place/images/page3_img2.jpg
http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/homes_apartments/sydney/pacific_place/images/comm_img2.jpg

The 2nd residential tower, is currently known as Epica and already the foundations are in full swing - to the right of Altura in the initial graphic posted above. It is planned to be 34 levels with either an extra one or two levels above.

The third low-rise apartment is known as B2E and located on the northern side of the site.

B2E:

http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/homes_apartments/sydney/pacific_place/images/page8_img02.jpg.

mb :)

[Fabian]

One of the towers has nearly topped out. I think it was the tallest one. I saw this this afternoon while being driven through Mosman on Military Road.

[finn]

No, the current tower that has topped out is "Altura", which has been shown above in the renderings posted by muse.

If you look at the first rendering he has posted, Altura is the eliptical tower on the left and is 25 levels, compared to the taller 34 level tower, which muse has reported as being at foundation stage.

[Mephisto]

WOW What an impressive development. Those towers look very high quality, I want to see some renders of Epica which looks towerlicious!

[Muse]

Mephisto,

Unfortunately no renders of the tallest Epica at this stage. The closest is in the CGI post below i.e. the tallest, just to the right of the already topped out Altura....there might be a render of Epica on skyscrapers.com, but the site is down, yet again :( .

_______http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/securityholders/development/nsw_pacific_place.jpg

[spazpecker]

Chatswood, viewed from St Leonards. Not the 'hugest' angle of the CBD but it certainly shows its density and architectural flair ( nice silhouette! )
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7272/1587272cl1043017720.jpg

[CULWULLA]

I love the look of Chatswood! its such a modern looking city! there all virtually new towers! all built after 1980. most.

[Bulwara]

Pacific Place will be a mighty-fine addition to the already impressive Chatswood skyline. Spaz, that pic of yours is a beauty!

[climbing_crane]

Epica will be one epic site.

The thing I like about Chatswood is the view from the skyscrapers and how you look out at bushland instead of the usual concrete. This, I think, is unique.

Great pic of Chatswood too, where exactly was it taken from.

[Sydguy1]

When does Mirvac start the Next Apartment tower for Pacific Place?

[brizer]

Mirvac does a classy job. If only it were as prolific as Meriton. Yes, I know Meriton has been "encouraged" to improve its designs but only recently and we are going to be stuck with all those stinkers it built before the intervention. Mirvac has always achieved a higher level of design, construction and finish - not notably adventurous, but Good.

[climbing_crane]

Yep the name Mirvac sounds alot wavier than Meriton so their final product would come out more curvy and better looking. If you compare these 2 companies to women then Meriton would be a Julia Roberts and Mirvac definitely a Jennifer Love Hewitt.

[PinkFloyd]

I remember seeing the models of them being built at Mirvac HQ a while ago. The project looks awesome, I can't wait for Burswood Lakes in Perth by Mirvac.

[Sydguy1]

So I take it no one knows when Pacific places next tower begins?
H
ow many towers are there anyway,cause sometimes I hear 8 towers some say, 4 some say 6 towers

Im guessing 4 is right isn't it?:? :? :?

[CULWULLA]

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there are 4 towers. the first is nealry complete-pacific place.
EPICO- 96M/33ST RESIDENTIAL-SCHEDULED TO START LATE2003
7 RAILWAY ST-94M/20ST-OFFICE -SCHEDULED TO START LATE2003.
1 CAMBRIDGE LANE-80M/23ST-RESIDENTIAL-SCHEDULED TO START 2004.
ULTURA-75M/24ST-RESIDENTIAL-NEARING COMPLETIOJN-2003.

heres a link to ss.com chatswood page,ive tried to keep accurate.


http://www.skyscrapers.com/ex/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=104865&bt=2

[Muse]

Today, first of all B2E is well u/c on the norhtern side of Pacific Place:

http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/homes_apartments/sydney/pacific_place/images/page8_img02.jpg

Secondly, there were about 2 track hoes on the Epica site i.e. the tallest residential building.

[climbing_crane]

I like the look of that one that's pretty much finished. Once the whole site is developed it will be worth living in,that is,if I had the money. So what's the tallest residential building in Chatswood called. I know where it is and there's a crane in front of it. Anyone know what's that for.

[Sydguy1]

MuseB when you were in Chatswood did it look like they were going to start building the office tower?:baaa:

[Sydguy1]

Also how much sq/m's of Office space does the commercial tower contain and have they got an Anchor tenant to take up enough the space to start Contructing of the Tower.

[Fabian]

Here is the first photo of Ultura on the skyline. Taken from the RAS Showgrounds Homebush Bay. It is the building on the far left

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/pbe51445bc365a78e5a75cbd080948dab/fc5a6cc9.jpg

[Muse]

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Even though there were construction huts on the office tower site, these were just being stored on the site for conveinece. Possibly for the next apartment tower - perhaps Epica (the tallest residential).
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No anchor tenant at this stage to warrant construction as yet.

[tayser]

bumped so as thread wont get deleted

[Tony P]

The display apartment on the 16th floor of Altura is going for $1.49 million. What kind of views are you getting for this price?

Well, it's a north east facing apartment so you can forget views of Chatswood itself.

The apartment in question outlined in red. A double storey 4 bedroom apartment.
http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/altura1.jpg

Facing North.
http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/chatswoodnorth.jpg

Again, facing North
http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/chatswoodnorth2.jpg

Facing west.
http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/chatswoodwest1.jpg

Here's where museumb and I waltzed into the adjoining apartment on the eastern side of the building (We took the door being open as an open invitaion to go inside :))
http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/chatswoodeast.jpg

[CULWULLA]

wow! great pix tonyP, that looked like a great visit! level 16 is about 50m above street but a more impressive 150m above sea level!! the views towards the city or chatswood would of been good!

[Tony P]

Unfortunately, my camera does not do well in low light conditions so much of the detail is lost, especially in the foreground. There were spectacular mists rising from the ground in various places and the clouds more vivid than I have captured.

What was the apartment like?

Let us just get something straight first. It is nice. It looks impressive and the interior colours and textures look clean and crisp and nicely designed. The views are nice too! I like it, but it could be way, way better.

Now for the barrage. I found the space rather awkward in parts. Overall, the spaces were quite small for the type of opulence $1.5 million could buy elsewhere (even a house in Chatswood for that price would net you more space). Not only that, but the apartment was rather awkwardly designed. The master bedroom had all the trimmings you'd expect such as a walk in robe and ensuite, but the TV "alcove" hanging off it was a dead space if I ever saw one and it is destined to become a storage area (with a knockout view). The balcony from the main bedroom, I am not kidding, should only be accessed by anorexics, such was the stupid position of the door.

Museumb and I discussed the apartment with 2 others who were inspecting the apartment and both agreed with our views. We were both surprised to find that they thought that Meriton's "Trevelion" (in which one of the two people we spoke to lived in) in Bondi was of a better quality than this Mirvac offering.

I think the apartment would have worked better as a 3 bedder and not a 4 bedder. This would have allowed more space to the individual rooms and perhaps negated the need for long space wasting hallways that took up a fair whack of the apartment.

For $1.5 million, I would have expected more. Again, to put things into perspective, it's an apartment of such quality that I'll never be able to attain! So whilst I'm complaining about it above, I'd certainly not hesitate for a moment in living in it! I just think they could have throught out the space a little better that the apartment showed.

[Fabian]

Thanks for those exclusive shots. Maybe thats something I can do with museumb.

The views are quite impressive. They would of been even better if the sun was out. Did the man or woman taking you around say that the apartment has ocean views?

[CULWULLA]

wow meriton better than mirvac! that means meriton are starting to liosten to what people want and mirvac are sticking there plan.:bash:
fabian, if it had ocean views tony would of taken them. the unit faces west! bit early hey!:D

[Tony P]

In the last panorama (the view from the adjoining apartment, same level, but facing east) you can actually see the ocean, but calling them ocean 'views' is a bit of a stretch. Maybe from the 25th floor you'd be able to see a more expansive view, or even if the sun was out, you'd be able to distinguish it better from the sky.

If, in the last panorama, you look at where Regency is (the biggest building in the photo, way on the right), then slowly pan left until you see the corner of the cream coloured Westfields and that reasonably large grey/white building behind it, look directly up at the horizon, and you can see a triangular sliver of water, cut off to its left by the vertical cliff of North Head, and being wedged out on the right by the rising hill of Mosman/The spit.

That's the water view. To be fair, it looks much bigger from the apartment though, but ocean 'view' my arse! :)

It was an open inspection, nobody really took us around and told us about the apartment, they only came and 'scolded' museumb and I for going into and upstairs the empty shell apartment next door. Ohhhh, busted by Mirvac! lol! :)

[Muse]

She was just in "business mode" trying to be efficient, officious and crowd controlling as we weren't the only ones that entered the "empty shell".

We we actually on the 18th/19levels of Altura with top level being 25th.

I guess they didn't have the show apartment on the other side as Epica, the tallest that will eventually be blocking out Altura's views on the Chatswood business side. There is a deep gaping hole on the Epica planned site.

They were also going Hammer and Tong on the excavations where the office component will eventually be - and this was on a Saturday afternoon.

[Blabbyboy]

Great shots, good design, and mini CBD at Chatswood skyline shot is great too!

Anyone got pics of HK's landmark Pacific Place development? (same name).

[Muse]

Altura has already sold 125 of its 137 apartments which means only 12 left. Anticpated completion date is for Sept/Oct this year.

The white tower just visible behind the yet to be built Epica is at this stage planned to be fully commercial:

__________________http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/securityholders/development/nsw_pacific_place.jpg

BTW Fabian, here a few pics of Hong Kong's Pacific Place:

__________http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dhk07/c/ighk760.jpg

_______http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dhk07/c/ighk768.jpg_http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dhk07/c/ighk753.jpg

[climbing_crane]

Go the swannies.

[SydneyDude]

from my tour yesterday: Altura apartments:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pf6912c08092ee6fe38065f27d4315c47/fbd20055.jpg.orig.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pf5ae20c5234a86f0187f6012428b61b1/fbd20045.jpg.orig.jpg

[climbing_crane]

Go North Sydney

[climbing_crane]

Climbing_Crane. Your expert photographer.

[Fabian]

And those images you took climbing_crane are of the office tower or the taller residential tower.

[climbing_crane]

My images were for Epica. The one that is yet to be built. I posted them because of the crane on site.

[CULWULLA]

Originally posted by climbing_crane

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p96d293fc53f7abbd8cfcce1d8be966f6/fbb1dc0f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p7044fadb0e28c24720c219058d6dccc7/fbb1dba0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p84dc8db71b5647f8e8c57fb48fdee333/fbb1db06.jpg

I claim these 3 positions for shooting throughout the development. And does anyone realize that this baby will be one of the tallest in Chatswood. In the top 4 I reckon. It deserves more attention than what it's getting at current.
Epica will rise to 96m/33st. It will be Chatswoods tallest.
you can check out all of the 30 or so scrapers on ss.com!
heres a quick link to chatswood page-

http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/ci/104865/bu/sk/li/2-2-1/

[CULWULLA]

Originally posted by climbing_crane

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p96d293fc53f7abbd8cfcce1d8be966f6/fbb1dc0f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p7044fadb0e28c24720c219058d6dccc7/fbb1dba0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p84dc8db71b5647f8e8c57fb48fdee333/fbb1db06.jpg

I claim these 3 positions for shooting throughout the development. And does anyone realize that this baby will be one of the tallest in Chatswood. In the top 4 I reckon. It deserves more attention than what it's getting at current.
Epica will rise to 96m/33st. It will be Chatswoods tallest.
you can check out all of the 30 or so scrapers on ss.com!
heres a quick link to chatswood page-

http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/ci/104865/bu/sk/li/2-2-1/

[CULWULLA]

Originally posted by climbing_crane

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p96d293fc53f7abbd8cfcce1d8be966f6/fbb1dc0f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p7044fadb0e28c24720c219058d6dccc7/fbb1dba0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p84dc8db71b5647f8e8c57fb48fdee333/fbb1db06.jpg

I claim these 3 positions for shooting throughout the development. And does anyone realize that this baby will be one of the tallest in Chatswood. In the top 4 I reckon. It deserves more attention than what it's getting at current.
Epica will rise to 96m/33st. It will be Chatswoods tallest.
you can check out all of the 30 or so scrapers on ss.com!
heres a quick link to chatswood page-

http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/ci/104865/bu/sk/li/2-2-1/

[climbing_crane]

What's that 7 Railway Street one. Yippee.

And I didn't see the SEBEL in that list.

[CULWULLA]

Originally posted by climbing_crane

What's that 7 Railway Street one. Yippee.

And I didn't see the SEBEL in that list.

7 railway st is tower no 4 of pacific place.
Not sure about sebel?
where is it? whats it look like? how tall is it?

[climbing_crane]

Sebel is the biggest apartment building you can see from the railway statiion near Westfields. I didn't know it was called Sebel until I saw the sign only on Saturday. Maybe you have another name for it.:)

[climbing_crane]

It's actually Chatsworth Plaza. I was just looking at that link again and under the photo of it it says SEBEL. So there ya go.

[Muse]

Pacific Place Epica cranes x 2:- the tallest of the apartment structures of the complex @ 34 levels:

Both below have the completed Chatswood Regency Towers behind the Epica cranes:

Regency structures:

__________________http://www.highlight.au.com/highlightproperty/images/regency%20chatswood.GIF

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379epicaconst1-med.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379epicaconst2-med.jpg

[AltiusAltiusAltius]

Can't wait to see Epica rising high above Chatswood!

Pacific Place looks really cool from Roseville! :)

[climbing_crane]

Pretending you are outside Zenith Towers will this tower rise to the left or right of the crane. Buggered if I know. My images could be on the wrong side.

[climbing_crane]

Well this baby will be 2 levels higher than whatsamecalled next door.

[finn]

As much as I love Chatswood and its skyline, it's beginning to take on a bit of a "New York" quality now, which is a bit of a shame.

By that I mean that it has a large number of densley packed towers of similar heights, and when new towers are added, it doesnt really change the look of the skyline in a dramatic way, but just kind of further densifies it.

I wish they would approve a couple of buildings that are significantly taller than the existing structures, just to give it a surprising new look! But overall, I still think Chatswood is the best suburban skyline I've ever seen! :)

[SydneyDude]

Chatswood is great, Its got a better skyline than Adelaide i reckon :D . I imagines Eureka rising out of the middle of Chatswood, and I liked what i saw...

[Trances]

Chatty still needs a real center. One tall would do.
hmm mabey above the railway station

[climbing_crane]

Originally posted by finn
As much as I love Chatswood and its skyline, it's beginning to take on a bit of a "New York" quality now, which is a bit of a shame.

By that I mean that it has a large number of densley packed towers of similar heights, and when new towers are added, it doesnt really change the look of the skyline in a dramatic way, but just kind of further densifies it.

I wish they would approve a couple of buildings that are significantly taller than the existing structures, just to give it a surprising new look! But overall, I still think Chatswood is the best suburban skyline I've ever seen! :)

Sorry but yours truly disagrees. Chatswood has so few towers that anything 18 stories or more will be most recognizable.

[Avatar]

I do think Chatswood should follow the Asian style development of less towers spread out with much greater height ratios and loads of green space in bewteen.

The place has an asian look now and guess this is in part due to the majority of its residents and business people. A Zenith Centre double the present height would have been perfect for the CBD. They need to stick with international refective glass looking towers, they also need to leave some space at ground level to add interest and save it from becoming another uban wasteland.

Chatswood need less of New York and more of Hong Kong IMO

[finn]

The original plan for the "Pacific Place" site in Chatswood, way back in the late 1980's, was for twin 36 storey offices towers, about 500 feet tall. It was to be called "Chatswood Connection", and would have presented a highly identifiable signature shape to the skyline! They were basically big, square, glassy towers that would have looked quite landmark!

If anyone is interested in seeing renderings of it, they have some files on it behind the main desk at the Willoughby Library branch in Chatswood, under the title of "Chatswood Connection".

[Muse]

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Well this baby will be 2 levels higher than whatsamecalled next door.Whatsamecallled = Altura which is 25 levels and Epica (the tallest) will be 33 levels - so simple maths = 8 levels higher.

Construction pics of Epica taken yeserday:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379epicaconst3.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379epicaconst5.jpg

The pit:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379epicaconst6.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379epicaconst7.jpg

...and a giraffe painted track hoe - lol:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379epicaconst8.jpg

[Muse]

Originally posted by finn
The original plan for the "Pacific Place" site in Chatswood, way back in the late 1980's, was for twin 36 storey offices towers, about 500 feet tall. It was to be called "Chatswood Connection", and would have presented a highly identifiable signature shape to the skyline! They were basically big, square, glassy towers that would have looked quite landmark!

If anyone is interested in seeing renderings of it, they have some files on it behind the main desk at the Willoughby Library branch in Chatswood, under the title of "Chatswood Connection". Yeah, found them @ the library.

It was 2 x 31 level towers, plus a lower level office builidng, a hotel and an 8 cinema complex. Design was finalised in 1989 by architects Erby Mazlin (Australia) Pty Ltd and was going to be financed by Girvan who went bust :(....

Model and render:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379chatswoodconnect1-med.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379chatswoodconnect4-med.jpg

[climbing_crane]

2 cranes onsite now. Wonder when the second one was assembled. Wasn't there 3 weeks ago.

[SydneyDude]

museumb WHY did you have to show us that?!?!?! :cry:

:badnews:

[Muse]

Originally posted by SydneyDude
museumb WHY did you have to show us that?!?!?! :cry: It was requested SydneyDude. We're all boo-hooing over the unbuilt Chatswood Connection. You're not alone by any means.

So let's move on, shall we? Mmmmmmm Pacific Place :)

[Trances]

I wanna see the view from the mircopay building

[CULWULLA]

These babys would of been the first scrapers to reach 150m outside a major CBD. There Rl was 250m which equals MLC's RL.
tThe twin towers would of looked awesome from a distance.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379chatswoodconnect1-med.jpg

[Fabian]

It could of been Sydney's version of the World Trade Centre.

[SydneyDude]

Originally posted by Fabian
It could of been Sydney's version of the World Trade Centre.

Its funny you say that, because when you look at the zenith centre from certain angles they do look kind of WTC'ish.

[Muse]

Originally posted by Trances
I wanna see the view from the mircopay building Tances (or another forumer), excuse my ignorance, but where is the Micropay Buliding?

[finn]

Originally posted by museumb
Tances (or another forumer), excuse my ignorance, but where is the Micropay Buliding?

I think that's the little 7 storey office building to the north of Zenith Centre, at the intersection of Pacific Highway and Railway Street.

[climbing_crane]

I was lucky enough to see them pour concrete into the footings yesterday morning. For one of those huge concrete holders(cone-like thingies) they emptied it into 3 different footings. Very humbling indeed.

[climbing_crane]

There is a great viewing spot of the foundations from the driveway of the new building next door.

[Muse]

Originally posted by climbing_crane
There is a great viewing spot of the foundations from the driveway of the new building next door. I've been making the most of it.This next door building is known as 'Epica' - another residential tower @ 96m and 33 levels above ground.

Good to see its core rising out of the foundations climbing_crane :)

[climbing_crane]

Snuck up to Level 25 of Altura today. For a million plus price tag your only paying for the view. The unit was nothing to write home about.

[climbing_crane]

Well in just 2 weeks the core has gone up a shitload. Do yourselves a favour and make the time to go and get a snippet of this baby. It's gonna be BIG!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trances]

Greats shots so tell us again hwo you got up to that level ?

[climbing_crane]

It was an open inspection day a few weeks ago. So I just walked on in with no interest in an inspection and went up to the top floor. On my way back down I overheard an agent telling a few asians that they needed to take off there shoes. Ooops.

[Trances]

Oh well ! Nevermind !

[CULWULLA]

excellent pix cc!
i was going to say -the 96m Epica will be the tallest building outside of Sydney/north Sydney/St leonards, but just remembered the twin towers of housing com at waterloo which rise to 97m.
but the twins havnt got the elevation Epica has, which its roof is 202m above sea level.

other RLs' in comparison-
Northpoint/North syd-197m
Forum 1/St leonards- 196m
Nokia Tower/Bondi J-183m
Elan/darlinghurst-181m
Horizon/Darlinghurst-177m

[Trances]

twin towers of housing com
Another tower that haunt me each time I come in on the rail from toward central :puke:

[climbing_crane]

Thanks to the rain I found another spot just down Altura's driveway.

[Muse]

The last 2 pics by c_c are of course of the taller Epica Apartments' construction.

Huge crane, indeed and the core is now above street level. Cool.

Go Mirvac!

[AltiusAltiusAltius]

Can't wait for this one to go up.....Go Epica! :guns1:

[Muse]

Go Mirvac! Go Epica!

The latest rendering of Epica - in foreground. Love the blades and glad it's a different design to Altura:

_____________http://www.mirvac.com.au/forsale/NSW/pacific_place/images/page9_img2.jpg

[finn]

Wow! Thanks so much for the rendering Muse! The tower looks brilliant - can't wait to see it rise! :)

[AltiusAltiusAltius]

Very impressive! :) Love this latest design, Mirvac are always one step ahead from the others...

[climbing_crane]

Work as usual today.

[climbing_crane]

Looks good.

[Fabian]

Epica is now about level four to the core

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pf35575c85b5b52afbe323cd25bae261b/f9f3cd71.jpg

And a nice shot of Altura from just near the station. It's looking very nice.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p16b623c5d848fc7c831131c9a78dfb53/f9f3cd82.jpg

[FAVELLE]

just looking at the previous photos and i've got 1 question where is the taller crane situated in relation to the edge of the building i.e do the floor plates extend further than where the crane sits or just beside it because if it sits outside the building and the buildings 96 meters high that crane isnt going to be high enough.

[Muse]

FAVELLE,

The tower crane that you are asking about would be sitting a little outside the perimeter of Epica's construction. It needs to be. As always happens with tower cranes, the mast will be 'added to' section by section as necessary. The floor plates are not as wide as Altura's low-mid rise sections on the western side. Go back to page 1 of this thread and check out the Pac. Place CGI and render of Altura for comparison.

The crane appears rather thin, but as the facade of Epica grows it will probably be braced @ an interval or 2 for stability. For example, check out construction shots in the OFFICIAL: E & Y @ Latitude Pt 2 thread.

We can juuuuuuust see the elliptical footprint of Epica taking shape in pics 3,4 & 5 that climbing_crane last posted....and that would be the inner part of the edifice.

In addition....

On site in the direction of Chatswood Station, this crane would more than likely also be doing business all around i.e. picking up materials for tower construction & for above the rail tunnel and eventually assisting in the clearing the open spaces.

The craneage on the core would be assisting on the 'Altura side' of Epica.

Cranes or rather their operators multi-task.

[climbing_crane]

Going back a few months when I was there I came across a guy who used to go to my school and he now works for Mirvac. He was telling me alot about cranes and I don't remember much but I'm pretty sure he said that one of the cranes is pissing off well before construction ends.

[Muse]

Well, that may be. Not enough details there though c_c as you indicated. Might try and speak with the project manager next week and get the jist of it. How far before Epica is completed is the key to that one.

[FAVELLE]

Its just that if the taller crane is an external climber i dont think its set up for it i cant be positive but it looks like when they erected the crane they havent put the transition piece on which fits between the top of the tower and the slew ring on older cranes like this one you had to install this piece otherwise you cannot attach the climbing frame and thus cannot climb the crane if someone could get a closeup of the top of the tower we could be sure.be very interesting when the floor levels get close to the underside of the crane if they havent???:)

[climbing_crane]

It's this taller crane that will be going. The one on top of the core box is going to *jump* whatever that means. There's also another building planned for the corner in front of this one, as high as Altura I think and also another tower on the other corner under the bridge downtown.

[climbing_crane]

Go Essendon

[AG]

Came through Chatswood a while ago, and glad to say that the core of Epica has reached around level 5, if I haven't miscounted.

BTW, whats with the square tube thing covering the rail line next to the Epica construction site?

[CULWULLA]

@cc-The 3rd tower will be an office tower at 94m tall known so far as 7 Railway Street. The 4th tower will be 80m apartment tower called 1 Cambridge lane.
The many concrete pilings go very deep into the foundations due the stradle effect it has for the railway lines.
Incidentally the RL for this site is 108m at Altura and approx 100m at Help st bridge.

you can see here the 3rd and 4th tower.The 4th tower is hidden by Epica.

http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/securityholders/development/nsw_pacific_place.jpg

@AG-i think the sq tube thing you are talking about is the large pedestrian cover on orchard Road.which also has workers cabins atop.

[Muse]

Originally posted by AG
Came through Chatswood a while ago, and glad to say that the core of Epica has reached around level 5, if I haven't miscounted.

BTW, whats with the square tube thing covering the rail line next to the Epica construction site? Firstly AG, Epica's core box in the last couple of weeks had reached level 5 but as we post, it shouldn't take long b4 it reaches level 6 and beyond.

Originally posted by AG
Came through Chatswood a while ago, and glad to say that the core of Epica has reached around level 5, if I haven't miscounted.Firstly AG, yeah seems pretty spot on in regard to the core of Epica reaching 5 at present above ground...
[B]BTW, whats with the square tube thing covering the rail line next to the Epica construction site? Secondly, the square tube as you put it is covering the rail tracks. It's not so long but it's a subway of sorts. The top of it will be uitilised as a garden with palms and also perhaps a pool as on the top of covered railway just a little to north/east of the completed Altura re Epica when completed. Time will tell. ;)

[climbing_crane]

Go the lions

[Muse]

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Going back a few months when I was there I came across a guy who used to go to my school and he now works for Mirvac. He was telling me alot about cranes and I don't remember much but I'm pretty sure he said that one of the cranes is pissing off well before construction ends. Well, got the chance to speak with one of the structural engineers today on stationed at the project office @ Pacific Place.

Both cranes are staying. The crane on the perimeter is a Favco 350 and the main working crane for Epica on the core is a Favco 1000. Initially Mirvac weren't going to hire the Favco 350 but decided it was totally necessary for doing an assortment of tasks.

The 350 will be free-standing and not clamped to the side of the construction of Epica.

Onya Favco!

___________________http://www.liftandtransport.com/logo_favco%20logo.jpg

BTW There is 150,000 tonne of concrete layed around and beyond Epica to the eastern side of the site. That's the equivalent of 150 million kilograms. Wow!

[climbing_crane]

Been 3 weeks or so since I been there.

[climbing_crane]

I love this baby.

[Fabian]

Epica today. The floorplates are around level 8, the core (exposed) is level 9 and level 11 inside the corebox

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p4377ae8137ceaeb0382f3cefb88a513e/f95eba12.jpg

A close-up

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p0c32a55b53f36ba5459a27f674ebbed5/f95eb801.jpg

[climbing_crane]

Good work Fabian.

[climbing_crane]

Chatswood is just a 45 minute bus trip for me.

[climbing_crane]

Due to popular demand I will continue.

[climbing_crane]

fff

[SydneyDude]

great pix CC! Thanks for sharin, this scraper will turn out a stunner

[CULWULLA]

Inducta engineering have designed the structre of Epica.

http://www.inducta.com.au/build-38-a.gif

http://www.inducta.com.au/images/animatedgif.gif
floor plate
http://www.inducta.com.au/build-38-b.gif

[Trances]

So how will this tower work around the rail way ?

[SydneyDude]

Originally posted by Trances
So how will this tower work around the rail way ?

I think Epica is being built next to the railway, not ontop of it. The proposed towers are being built over the railway line (I think?)

[Muse]

No towers are being built over the rail lines. It's dedicated to landscaping, plaza areas, swimming pools etc. for the residents' useage. In oher words, all the 'light stuff'.

Thanks for posting the superstructure diagram of Epica CULWULLA from inducta.com. I'm just wondering what the building in the animated .gif below it is.....:?

[CULWULLA]

Originally posted by Muse
No towers are being built over the rail lines. It's dedicated to landscaping, plaza areas, swimming pools etc. for the residents' useage. In oher words, all the 'light stuff'.

Thanks for posting the superstructure diagram of Epica CULWULLA from inducta.com. I'm just wondering what the building in the animated .gif below it is.....:?
it could be a generic bldg or one of the projects. looks familiar but cant put finger on it?

[MILIUX]

I'm now a NEW 'The Chelsea' Resident in Chatswood. The apartment with Saville logo in it.

I can take photos if anyone wanna see it.

[climbing_crane]

I remember seeing that under construction in 1998. Orangey type building. Nice place to live.

[climbing_crane]

Core rise

[climbing_crane]

I found a few new places that look pretty good as well.

[MILIUX]

I remember seeing that under construction in 1998. Orangey type building. Nice place to live.

Well the swimming pool is as small as ever. 2 lanes 25m long. The bloody office buildings are blocking my city view...the rightist view i can see is up to World Tower.

[Trances]

that rail underpass on the right really gets to me seems like there must be some way to improve it or minise it impact some how ( moving the raillines down is not choice.

[Muse]

Wow! Epica is really making fast progress. The floorplates are already about 10/11 levels above ground. Compare c_c's pics of today to the ones taken on March 14th.

Great pics as always c_c. Thanks :okay:

[climbing_crane]

@Trances- The railway was there many many years before the idea of this building came along. You should be thankful it's here.

@Matixvolta- I'd love to see an aerial of the site from your building.

@Muse- Thank you. I would also like to see some pics of yours as well. I get sick of looking at mine all the time. :)

[climbing_crane]

Nice building.

[Fabian]

Pacific place today. The floorplates are now at level 19

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p3ce86a7218977f0f20f276cbf1b62034/f87f22c0.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/pce8534445922b15fdc954941b063d141/f87f22da.jpg

[CULWULLA]

wow! what progress! i count 20 floors above ground! + 3 in core!
great pix guys! thanks always!

[Trances]

THis is one I have to see for my self
seems ot be hard to get a well lit photo in winter in sydney
used to work in the Mircopay building and had great view of this site as it sat dormit

[climbing_crane]

Must be only about 5 or so more floors to go. It's been a good building to see built.

[Fabian]

I counted the floorplates to be up to about level 26 with the core another level or two ahead so it's therefore now taller than Altura. It's getting very close to topping out too :)

[climbing_crane]

The underside of the corebox is probably some 3 or maybe even 4 levels higher than the floors. This is why I said there should be some 5 levels to go.

[climbing_crane]

cool

[CULWULLA]

Epica has topped out and core box removed!!! i noticed this today on train. the floors plates are only 3 from top. the top of core looks slightly higher than nearby Zenith. looks great. ill try and get pic soon.
cheers

[CULWULLA]

HERES A QUICK DIAGRAM OF STATUS-

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/EPICA.jpg

skyline showing impact-sorry about multiple images.
top left image has current Epica.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/chatswood.jpg

[Fabian]

That's spot on. Thats how it is looking from Strathfield and other parts of the Inner West.

[Fabian]

I managed these on Tuesday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/pf4dcb06092511e450829ba3c7769f1ba/f7ba1eb5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/pcd6566d05ead27a3cafa8b92a1d00126/f7ba1f04.jpg

A close-up of the corebox being removed

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p0874b352753758fe2df2d9edad46e860/f7ba1ea5.jpg

[Fabian]

Epica from uni on Friday. Just the plantroom to add. I've also marked the location of the building in comparison to other talls on the Chatswood

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Epica.jpg

[CULWULLA]

ive had a look at my height data chatswood and the RL of Epica will be 193m which is identical to Zenith twins.Citadel is 214m.
just a comparison to other northern talls. RL of Forum at St leonards is 196m and North point is 197m.The Rl of Optus Plaza spire is 219m.

[climbing_crane]

Another white one on the sky. For the north shore we have Abode, The Forum and little twin plus more Meriton ones around station, Altura and Epica, all white. Looks good though.

[Muse]

Vitised the Pacific Place site yesterday.

Epica stil hasn't topped-out yet. The taller crane on the north-western side is still flying high more than likely to finish the blade atop.

A skyworker (alimak) is still gracing the tower to the very top floor on the front facade of the tower facing Railway Street.

On the eastern side the tower it still needs to be painted from top to bottom. Also the crane on the eastern side has been significatly lowered.

In a nutshell, a significant amount still needs to be done for Epica's completion.

[MILIUX]

Sorry that it has taken so long for me to take this photo. I couldn't be bothered walking up northwards for 20m.

http://home.exetel.com.au/miliux/scraperimage/DSC_0073-1.JPG

[Trances]

wow now that looks impressive !

[CULWULLA]

yeah its turned out impressive! i get to go 'under" it every day going to work by train. i get a quick glimpse of it going home from south and coming to work from north.

[Muse]

I forgot to mention that I spoke with a couple of the workmen on site. I asked about the huge expanse just to the east of Epica and they said that another tower might be built there. I guess that's why there is the eastern blank wall of Epica.

Unfortunately all of the renders posted in this thread from the Mirvac site have disappeared due to mirvac.com.au becoming a flash website :( Also they aren't including the new tower as they are still marketing Epica.

The other resi tower is planned for the other side of the rail tunnel (the 23-storey 1 Cambridge Lane). So if anything, it would be the approved 20-storey commercial tower that is planned and approved. It would be closer to all the hotels, serviced apartments and other commercial towers in the area - makes good business sense.

To my knowledge there are no commercial towers to go up in Chatswoood @ this stage.

[CULWULLA]

I noticed this morning that Epica had a tree adorning the top. this traditional ceromony happens when bldg has reached full height and tree represents good luck.

[Brizer]

Yes, I noticed the tree late Tuesday afternoon coming back from Dee Why. Have to say the Pacific Place looks quite dramatic coming from the north in the twilight (brief as it is) with all the colours and the lights coming on. Bit of a traffic hazard though.

[Muse]

The tree goes on top of the last concrete pour not on top of such things as archtiectural features, spires, antennae etc.

In this case the canopy or blades are yet to go a little higher, similar to Altura's.

[below-0]

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/3585/ausydneychatswood-pacificplacecranes1-belowzero-14112004.jpg

Pacific Place Cranes shot1

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/292/ausydneychatswood-pacificplacecranes2-belowzero-14112004.jpg

Pacific Place Cranes shot2 (hard to escape the sun's rays of light)

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/4746/ausydneychatswood-pacificplacereflections1-belowzero-14112004.jpg

Glass Reflections

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/1539/ausydneychatswood-pacificplacereflections2-belowzero-14112004.jpg

Glass Reflections Close up

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/6655/ausydneychatswood-pacificplaceshortcutbasement-14112004.jpg

Pacific Place under basement shortcut

http://img126.exs.cx/img126/8638/ausydneychatswood-pacificplacelowerupperliving-belowzero-14112004.jpg

Pacific Place lower to upper living

Credits;

Tour guide : MatixVolta
Photographer : Me
Lighting : The very bright Sunday Sun.

[CULWULLA]

good stuff. i pass under this everyday. its been the same for past few weeks.i was going to get out and take some completed pix when ever the crane goes ect.
i wonder if the 3rd tower is to commence next?

[Muse]

Thanks guys. They've turned out well. :)

Bit surprised Epica still has craneage action.

Any signs of preparations of foundations for a 3rd tall going up on the site as yet?

[CULWULLA]

^, nah nothing yet. i get a 2sec window when il glaring out of train. maybe after new year?

[christarrant]

Mirvac's success with Chatswood unit development

By News Desk Nov 18, 2004

Mirvac has completed a successful launch of "Epica", a luxury apartment tower at its Pacific Place development, achieving record prices for the Chatswood area.

Mirvac has sold 99 apartments in the first two weekends. These contracts represent approximately 50% of Epica’s total revenue. The release was made only to Mirvac’s VIP database with a full public release of the apartments scheduled for early next year when construction of the 221-apartment, 33-level residential tower is further advanced. Epica is due to be completed in mid-2005.

A wide range of apartments were sold from one bedroom apartments to a four bedroom penthouse for $1.945 million – a record for a Chatswood apartment.

Mirvac managing director Mr Robert Hamilton said the number of sales made at the launch showed there was demand for quality real estate from owner occupiers and investors.

"Although the market is quieter than it has been in recent years and buyers are taking more time over their decisions, the demand is still there," Mr Hamilton said.

"The prices we are seeing at Epica are in line with those that we achieved at the adjoining high-rise tower Altura. We enjoy strong support in the Chatswood area and with little competing stock we are confident the remaining apartments will be well received when they are released to the general public."

[Muse]

^^ Well that's encouraging news. Makes further incentive for Mirvac to start on the 3rd apartment tower. Also for the nearby Chatswood Intechange towers.

More than likely it will be of similar form to Altura and Epica.

[Aussie Steve]

Why can't we get this type of quality development in suburban Melbourne? I want this in Caulfield, Moorabbin, Box Hill, Moonee Ponds, Footscray, Dandenong, Oakleigh, Frankston, Ringwood etc....

[CULWULLA]

just think Chatswood is approx same distance from CBD (9km) as caulfield is to melbs CBD. and just look at the highrise. over 30 scrapers up to 100m high.caulfield has houses and 3storey bldgs i think?

[Fabian]

I grabbed these back on Nov 6

At the start of the year, there was no tower, now there is a tower.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/p3f2324d13cfa965939a15c8be9449c24/f65cb919.jpg

From Anderson Street

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/pcefcd8b3ed92ee6d3149e06155af68f5/f65cbf10.jpg

With it's neighbour - Altura

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/pb1f380a36dfdbbaf22ae89bf14a95bf6/f65cbd92.jpg

Panning in on the action

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/pa307a82470a487d5eb457cad93cc325b/f65cbc53.jpg

The crane removes a small tree from the top (Is this the tree they placed on the top upon topping out)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/p3aa97dcafcbb5584ab541eb874b9bfc8/f65cbd76.jpg

Near Victoria Street Mall

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid145/p2917e52675fae681720d842f45ca6ab3/f65cc1ed.jpg

[Maxtor]

These buildings have added more density to Chatswood's skyline, expecially viewing it from the west.

[MILIUX]

Outter cladding is now finished.

[CULWULLA]

I noticed this morning crane is now gone! anyone any "completed" photos of this baby?

[Fabian]

:bash:

[Fabian]

GRAND OPENING THIS SATURDAY
if you happen to be in the area. There are three display apartments to check out on site.

Also the real estate section of the Inner West Courier this week also features a full page ad for Epica including a render.

[Muse]

A reminder of the Epica render:

________________http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/epicarender.jpg