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ipiggi they have already sold out in the 1st week of marketing.

Yes, the value of the apartments when completed will probably be significantly more then the value they were when sold off the plan. You will probably find a few go straight for resale to give the owners a tidy profit.

lol
that is a well known tactic

Yes, I was just saying these apartments will probably rise in price percentage wise quicker/greater then say other new apartments around town. Because of their location, exclusiveness etc.

it seemed a bit too sarcastic but i was really agreeing with you.


sorry if i gave a different message!

why that is why people in the outer suburbs subdivide their properties! :)

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its blue?

The building really stand out! the locals SHOULD be happy. It's a good landmark building. And Melville now officially has a skyline!

The building really stand out! the locals SHOULD be happy. It's a good landmark building. And Melville now officially has a skyline!

Yes i went past it today it seem's to have grown another floor or so, but is so mis-placed in a goodway. :)

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very good :)

pretty fat, but none the less, i love it

They closed canning Hwy because the crane is leaning 100mm towards the road, classic.

was listening to the radio not sure how credible your sourse is, 100m sounds abit insane lol, but yes canning highways has been closed with traffic diverted and again and todays weather agian highlites our dependance on cars and the freeway and how a few crashes and branches down can bring the city to its knees, if people were living close to work and using public transport, events such as friday and today would have much effect on the traffic, but with perth growing sprawl traffic like today is just a future reality, why not plan to spot that happening now instead of crying into the future?

100mm, not 100m. Huge difference. If it was leaning over 100m it would have collapsed.

I wrote 100mm. The base is screwed over and the crane will be taken down.

Perth has had 140mm this month, the most we have had in 50 year's or so my house has had 184mm so far. Insane

its was coming down tonight! :(

its was coming down tonight! :(

It said it was on a 100cm lean toward's canning Hwy and the concret base is gone and will need re-doing. Horrible. :sleepy:

^ Oh gosh. :nuts: Just the base for the crane of course.

Not a common occurrence. 100mm can be quite a lot in construction.

pics just b4 it was pulled down.
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could very well be topped out- if not only one or two more core rises and probably only one more floor rise-
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a couple of photos taken yesterday..

close up shot of the facade
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I remember seeing this when I was over in Perth. I was surprised to see it since I thought I was a fair bit out of the CBD. It's a nice looking tower, hope it will create a suburban tower trend.

Yeah, you can't miss it if you are on the Kwinana Fwy.

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yey, cant wait till completion

It's so fat! Needs to dubble at least.

Great news itls so sexy and round.

would be great if the airport was in the southern sprawl would be a noice gateway to the cbd over shabby great eastern diveway

Exactly.. I would love it for the aiport to be down the free way, maybe near Jandacott. That would mean that you could have an express train down the middle of he freeway and the best view of perth, going down the free way with the swan river and all the nice homes in applecross as well as the city. I always love going across the causeway because perth really looks quiet big from that angle. I think they should ditch the airport plans and start builing one big terminal on the Ocean side of the freeway. Who decided for perth to have one domestic and one international, what fools.

because of lack of transit passengers in perth i guess, but its very uneconmical, they should just build a tataly new terminal, to bad teh sprawl rules out moving sites

the plant room is well into construction. its lookes the height as 1 and a half standard floors.
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a couple of photos taken yesterday

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This building seemed to shoot up quickly then come to a stand-still...

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i drive past this twice per day... very little is happening the main tower... some work going on around the smaller buildings though..-- it will look great once they paint it.. very glassy and sleek

one crane removed - smaller white one

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Wow! It sets the scene for Applecross.

great picture, looks really good when its finished

CRANE CAME DOWN TODAY

Unbelievable. For two years I sat at my desk staring at bulk models of the Raffles.. quite surreal to see it's nearly finished.

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do u work for dee seed?

nah..used to work for dpi.

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People should be moving in soon

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I bet this tower is quite liked by locals now. Provides such a good landmark.

If anyone ever has the chance to get photos from the upper level balconies towards the city, please post them.

It's turned out pretty good in the end, hopefully the bottom few stories facing the river isn't spoilt for apartments. It would be nice to see cafes/restaurants and bringing the pub back along with riverside giving the area some nightlife.

Its going to have one upmarket restaurant. Pretty lame. It would be good to see the entire ground floor used as retail.

Yeh would have been nice to see the whole riverfront ground level opened up to cafe's but the people buying these apartments dont want the noise associated with public use of the facility and it would have been a very profit driven development - its still out in the burbs let not forget that - this location is still rather quiet, lots of ground level cafe's would change that, especially if you live on the first few floors.

I say screw those people, but im just talking realistically here, not from opinion.

I pass it everyday and i really like it. The site allows alot of residential dwellings to be located within walking distance of the canning bridge train station, supermarket, pub and various restuarants/cafes/commercial area and a pub.

I'am glad a restuarant is only being incorporated but perhaps more than one should be included. A pub would really annoy the residents but a pub is only up the road so it's not too bad.

It's had it's fare share of controversey in the past. I'll never forget when the entire Cannning Bridge was closed after those severe storms last year damaged one of the tall cranes and was capable of falling over.

Realistically, I can't see the train station bieng a very popular place for local residence. Most of the apartments sold for over $1m which means that it will be a highrise version of the western burbs much as the peninsular,reflections and westralian are.

The western burbs folk would rather drive thier landcruisers though peak hour traffic than use PT it seems.

That's the thing about these things and TOD's - there toooo expensive.

Some residents might as it's only a short 5 minute walk there and a quick 6 minute train ride into the city but yes probably all will use their vehicles even to go to the supermarket accross the road for milk. :bash: :bash: :bash:

If the pedestrian facilities to the station were upgraded on the eastern side of the river such as improved access and security then perhaps more could be attracted. At least it helps urban sprawl in some way.

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geez... ive never noticed what a funny little old bridge the canning bridge is... time for a new one?

geez... ive never noticed what a funny little old bridge the canning bridge is... time for a new one?

And check out the Mt Henry Bride in the background which looks gargantuan by comparison (and it is now that its been widened). It was the longest in WA when it was built (might still be). I remember when Mt Henry Bridge was being built back in 81 (showing my age here kids!)

Overall i'm a bit disappointed by the Raffles development but can't put my finger on why. As I said in another thread the Canning Bridge location is an ideal site for a cluster, especially with the Canning Bridge Railway Station opening in 2035! lol. However, the NIMBY's in Applecross and Mt Pleasant put up so much opposition to this one that further towers here 'spoiling' their views is unlikely.

Canning bridge is heritage i think? Can someone verify this?

Canning bridge is heritage i think? Can someone verify this?


Canning Bridge is on both the municipal inventories of the cities of the South Perth and Melville but not on the State Registry. Both councils class the bridge as Category A meaning that is very important that it is retain and that it is recommended that it be placed on the State Registry in the near future.

call me a nimby but i sort of like the bridge. much like the fremantle traffic bridge. somethings about those old wooden jobs...

very much agree about applecross. would be such a perfect place for a cluster. i think its only a matter of time....

Great fun under it. Nothing sus!

Good if you like catching blow fish.

I really like it too. Watching people fishing and the bridlife from the bridge is great. My only complaint, is the small narrow footpath on the southern side which doesn't even fit two pedestrians. Hopefully it's not replaced in my lifetime.

raffles with my new cam from the cam-
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raffle finish is very nice, will be a landmark building for some time.

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is raffles finished or are they still doing inside furnishing

i think they r putting the final touches on!!!

They're putting the finishing touch's on such as inside furnishes and have started to landscape. From what i can tell, they have one room over looking the river completely finished and has furniture, a tv etc so potential buyers can have a look at what they would be buying perhaps.This room is shown in the first photo.

Some photo's of the rooms at night.

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WOW am i a good or wat ??@?$?% :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
nice photos btw

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wow michael what sort of camera did u use on this shot, it is like perfect!! :eek2: :eek2:

Canon S2 IS
The orignal was shit but it was in highest res. When u downsize pics on the computer they come out better.

anyway very nice shots!!!! :) :) :)

COMPLETED

You sure chrisaus? I drive past there every day. There is still plenty of landscaping to do and I don't think the last of the scaffolding has come off the rooves yet ...

Well its externally complete. It doesn't need to have official opening to be complete. This thread will be decomissioned once opening commences.

great news, most residents moved in yet

not complete until restraunt opens...

The restuarant will be a while off i think. went past tonight. only a small fence around it so yes it will open very soon.

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^^ lol i just noticed, raffles looks like vision, in queensland

did they save in the interiors of the original raffles buildings? from memory there was a beautiful bar and ceilings in there. though it has been a while since i was last there.

^^ lol i just noticed, raffles looks like vision, in queensland

From some angles yes. But not only is it smaller it's been choped of.

cool looks like the bar/restaurant is almost done, wish it had more cafes/bars/retail

Looks nice but whats around it? Looks like bushland. Is there more towers planned for the site?

Its not bushland, its on the foreshore in Applecross! And no, this is likely to be the only high rise development in the area for the time being. It is something of a landmark development in the area... I think it looks fantastic as a stand-alone project, giving that commercial corner of Applecross a sophisticated look.

I know where it is but I am talking immediately next to it. I guess its all part of the foreshore.

I like it has it is but just judging by this photo I thought maybe there was vacant land next to it for more development, possibly high rise.

^^ lol i just noticed, raffles looks like vision, in queensland
yes now when they build it we can say they copied us.

I like it has it is but just judging by this photo I thought maybe there was vacant land next to it for more development, possibly high rise.

That vacant land next to it is about 10m wide then a pedestrian/cycle path then the river.

The site doesn't have the land for more skyscrapers although within the general area of the Applercross commercial precint there is. A new community theatre and library is planned right across the road from the raffles.

Ok then. I'm not really familiar with the site, I know where it is but don't have a map of the area in my head. Be cool to turn it into a little urban development - then run a ferry service to the city from there!

I agree a small urban village would be good with good connections to Canning Bridge train station and perhaps a ferry service in the future.

Something to capatilise on the current fishing activity there would be good.

Also, some improvements such as lighting, security to the pedestrian/cycle facilities from the raffles to Canning Bridge would be nice. A new pedestrian bridge in front of the current bridge may look good.

More and more lights are on at night when I drive home from work - but I would still like to see it a bit brighter as it's not yet a landmark at night. I see you can live there too if you've got $1100 a week to spare ...

more feature lighting would be great, as its such a landmark for that part of the city

The barrier fence around the site has now been removed and looks pretty nice soo close to the river.

Would it have a pool in the middle of the compound where i see trees etc??

wow it looks nice :eek:

I remember that time in 2002 looking at the rendering in the newspaper :D

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raffles tower looks awesome, this thread can almost be closed down now

Can be seen from Shelly bridge very clearly. Ill move it when i get some upclose pics sooon.

A few months ago, I read (in the Melville Times, I think) that there was some kind of dispute about the number of trees to be planted in the area surrounding the building. From memory, the original plans had specified 60+ trees, but revisions were made such that only 10 or so were required- which a lot of people were unhappy about.

Any idea what ended up happening with this?

Bonga - I think the lesser number of trees prevailed.

THE RAFFLES where a spare $700,000+ will buy you a small 1 bedroom apartment
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Is there a pool within the raffles compound??

wow $700k for a 1 bedroom, well i guess it works out, i mean it has the views of the entire city?
cheers

$700,000 is cheap for the raffles all the other units are $1million plus, the most expensive about $7million