If you have any construction photos of Cove that have not yet being posted on this forum or the old ozscrapers please post them as we would like to have a thread documenting the construction of Cove.

This is the pictures that forumers have posted so far.

Around April 20 - Finn

Early Days

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coveconstruction01.jpg

May 18 - Finn

Making it's first appearance in the skyline.

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coverising01.jpg

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coverising02.jpg

July 11 - Fabian

Early signs of cladding

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid25/p695a02f3d373a9033124216431ba51d3/fd8ca13e.jpg.orig.jpg

Hopefully next week I will get a progress shot from the same position.

August 12 - Andyfromsydney

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/buildings/cove.jpg

August 20 - Finn

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coveuc01.jpg

September 21 - Finn

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coveuc04a.jpg

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

From up above - level 31 of Grosvenor Square

August 20 - Finn

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coveuc02.jpg

September 21 - Finn

I got a new construction picture of Cove today (October 3 2002). According to Culwulla it is now the height of nearby Quay West Apartments. Here it is.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pd3e48b20b58034629f5d3915ad723bd7/fd354ae9.jpg.orig.jpg

What a change from this in July

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid25/p695a02f3d373a9033124216431ba51d3/fd8ca13e.jpg.orig.jpg

Fabian, I'll have a look around a little later and find the photos for those earlier red crosses.

I recently did a big clean-out of my on-line storage space, so I'll just put them up again when I have some more time. :)

Howdy Finn- do you, by chance, have that brilliant aerial of the CBD taken on a slightly smoggy day, from the south west ?
It is NOT the one you took on your birthday a couple of years ago- the image I am thinking of is from higher up.

I seem to recall you first posted it about 3 months ago-maybe it was kangarooasia.......

Anyway, the image is not appearing when I go back and look at the old threads.......dammit.

Originally posted by spazpecker
Howdy Finn- do you, by chance, have that brilliant aerial of the CBD taken on a slightly smoggy day, from the south west ?
It is NOT the one you took on your birthday a couple of years ago- the image I am thinking of is from higher up.

I seem to recall you first posted it about 3 months ago-maybe it was kangarooasia.......

Anyway, the image is not appearing when I go back and look at the old threads.......dammit.
Yep spaz, I do have it indeed! :wink2:

It was posted by kangarooasia, but I had it as my wallpaper for ages after that, so I have it saved, and I've put it on my server. Great, great picture, one of my favourites - I even love the smog! ;)

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

I've just put the red cross pictures back on again too Fabian :)

That last picture you posted there finn definitely deserves another "SYDNEY IS SO HUGE I'M GONNA DIE!!!".

Cove looks really funky hey. I want one. How much are they? :D

Let's desmoggify that pic a little shall we.....

http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/sydneyaerial2.jpg

:naughty:

By the way, I was sunning it up at Cremorne Point this afternoon and the former gap between Grosvenor and Key West/Regent (the last two towers are in line) has been plugged up by Cove, rather nicely. A total "wall effect" there now!

World Tower is also poking it's rather large head above its neighbors too from the same vantage point.

I got some new construction pictures today (October 10). It has now reached level 40 or levels which means only five/six levels to go.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/p366c4dd9e6fc470431aba530cfb0ec22/fd2f0a81.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/pf42d2244cd2e361da2d542caca67f5ca/fd2f0a79.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/pebef24140ecadf5d8938ddbb332cd5a2/fd2f0a69.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/p6e7d7435fdef68a2a454daaa82cc988a/fd2f0a8a.jpg

View from Neutral Bay- looks to be taken around late September.

http://www.mcgrath.com.au/webimages/buying/NEUTRAL%20BAY/TDJ22858/TDJ22858_2.jpg

Great picture spazpecker. Well done.

Nice to see it's impact on the skyline from the north.

I think it looks to much like sydney's Hirizon Apartments. U know with the wavy effect:bash:

Not an accurate building representation, but at least its effect on the skyline...

I personally love this angle, and I have a few pics taken from a similar spot looking into the CBD, and they are awesome, if I do say so myself... :)

http://www.jbaplanning.com.au/images/pic_harringtonstreet.jpg
http://www.jbaplanning.com.au/

I love the silver and glass finish on the balconies it really makes cove unique!! Best feature of this tower IMHO :D

wow nice pics!

i prefer it from the north cause of the silver balconies!

anyone agree with me that this is one of Harry's best?

just got back from going on roof of 100m high Royal insurance bldg. Ill also post some other pix in Skylines forum. It was awesome up there!
cove only has a couple of floors to go
this pic is from 11th floor.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/pfc7b6e96bde6a254f2dcab969e19664e/fd28759c.jpg

heres a roof shot.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/p6f4c26b1b9c7d7d4d3fb2557a38a2428/fd28759e.jpg

looking nice!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/p2e34c427deae1e3554b9d049397bb4e7/fd2875a2.jpg

<font color=green>Wow... great pics Richard... the tower is looking great, and finally looking very tall... :)

Sydney is about to get its newest 500 footer (completed)...

awesome pics cull!

damn i want yur job! haha

Originally posted by Enchante
That last picture you posted there finn definitely deserves another "SYDNEY IS SO HUGE I'M GONNA DIE!!!"

LOL what an infamous thread that was! :D

I like Cove for now as my favourite Residential under construction simply because these is more detail on it. I am still waiting for more detail on WT. Its still much of a skeleton at the moment and I guess we will have to wait a few more months to see what it will look like on the skyline.

Is this a Harry building, cos its quite nice, especially next to Grosvenor Tower. THe last time I was in Sydney, a few months ago to see my partner, he and I went for a walk around the Quay and saw the core rise up and we were both wondering what they would be. Well, I for one like it. It reminds me of the Horizon Tower.

sure is a harry building! Its Sydney's 10th skyscraper and is one of his best!

MLC Bldg (Northsyd)-1956
blues point tower-1961
lend lease house-1961
Australia Sq-1968
MLC-1977
Capita-1988
Grosvenor Pl-1988
IBM centre-1992?
Horizon-1998
Cove-2002
North-2003
Village tw-2004?

cheers

IBM isn't his...
I think it's a totally different architecture forim, and apparently he was either just a supervisor, or just an inspiration... but apparently he didn't really have anything to do with it.

Or maybe I am wrong. I got the info from the Darling Park design website.

I thought I'd put this picture of Cove as it appears in the skyline. This was taken a month ago from Monterey, 15km south of the CBD and not far from the airport

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid33/pc5679386c5da7cbea68006d56ec53e12/fd3939f1.jpg.orig.jpg

Also I checked it from school this week and is now standing out and I could also see the white box at the top. It still looks green and I cannot see much other detail.

I took two new pictures of Cove today

This is how it is progressing from the south.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pa4052a9f184f9609b22848acebe7949a/fd1f706c.jpg

The Second one is from the corner of George and Bridge Street.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pc94946fbf3f014624e84074ad5a8208a/fd1f705a.jpg

Close up of core box

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/p808503279b0fa7614aa22dfa9892c335/fd1f706f.jpg.orig.jpg

jees Fab, do you just go to the city take a few shots of everything *including hot chicks*?

I take these photos Noonos, because I want to inform people on the latest happenings from the city as well as take some pictures that are of general interest to me.

...and inform us via the pics, he does!

Something interesting. Even though Cove has virtually topped-out, the crane has just grown about another 10 metres since the last pic posts :?. Must need to do a lot of swivel-work :?.

It still has a bit of height to gain as there is a level or two to go and then the plantrooms.

cove is visible from milsons point train station!

it is looking mighty tall indeed...

towering [exaggeration] over quay west and ana hotel

Originally posted by spazpecker
View from Neutral Bay- looks to be taken around late September.

http://www.mcgrath.com.au/webimages/buying/NEUTRAL%20BAY/TDJ22858/TDJ22858_2.jpg

Where's cnetre point in that pic? it should be there shouldn't it?

hahaha theres something fishy going on ... or maybe its just the fishes in the harbour? hahaha LAME!

anyways yeh where is centerpoint and MLC? hahaham what the?

anyways... COVE IS LOOKING TAAAAAAAALL! has it topped out yet?

I think it has topped out. Culwulla can confirm this for us.

Is this a harry trigurbof job or not

Just a question:
What does 'MLC' stand for? Cos Ha**y has used it in two of his buildings....

I think Grocon are looking after this project.

Originally posted by Noonos
Just a question:
What does 'MLC' stand for? Cos Ha**y has used it in two of his buildings....

MLC is a company........

www.mlc.com.au

now owned by the NAB

tays

Top pics Fabian once again! Really good to see another quality beige building added to Sydney's skyline... no really, this is one of Harry's better ones. The Balconies aren't as dramatic as say, the horizon apartments...

And WTW, I think Cove is a Meriton building. Surprising eh? A residential tower and it's not one of the big M's...

I just stated that it was built by Grocon. Thats what I think.

Yes Grocon is building Cove, Harry designed it, don't know who is marketing it ( not Meriton ).

The core box actually says that Grocon are developing and building the tower (Scroll up to see for yourself).

i chatted to a construction guy last week and he said cove will top this week or next. wow a 530footer and is barley impacted the skyline! that area is dense with really tall bldgs!
:D

It has had a small impact on the skyline as it is visible from many parts of Sydney. It adds to the density of the skyline as well.

Hey Guys just a quick question if your coming out of the city via the bridge does anyone know what the multiplex site off to the left of cove and the left of the bridge is.???? it seems to be coming along quite quickly the core box is up and moving.:? :?

Its not the 26st manning apartments is it? at 159 Kent st? next to Stamford Hotel.

Cul its pretty much on the harbour there has been cranes ther for weeks but i noticed today the core was up from when i last sore it its near the shipping dock and pier 8 for p and O cruises

WTW, I think that might be part of the development at Walsh Bay. That might be one of the ground based developments, some buildings there are multi storey maybe upto 7 or 8 storeys.

I THINK that's what it might be. :)

Alrighty thanks Kay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I reckon it could maybe be the new Lend Lease HQ? That's pretty much directly to the left (west) of the Cove construction.

But Lend Lease would probably build that with their own construction team (i.e. Bovis Lend Lease).

Worldtowerworker, I have this model photo of the area. Is the development right in this area around the tolls? Try and identify the site using this photo.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/p79b249233ae9c82d0d29a40d195d7b4f/fd354b92.jpg

Pretty much left of the tolls coming from out of the city it is a multiplex site.

I think Multiplex are doing the Walsh Bay Redevelopment. It might be them.

Looking at that photo, I think it cannot be any of them seeing that there is no red on those models except for Cove which we already know.

of course theres the Walsh bay dev but i thought he said there was a rising core?

Here is the Walsh Bay overview, where you can see that there is a line of new office buildings that are not on the waterfront:

http://www.mirvac.com.au/content/homes_apartments/sydney/WalshBay2/images/page4img1.jpg

I suppose it could be one of them (they are under construction), but they are not really next to the toll booths.

If it isn't Lend Lease (which I now think it isn't), then perhaps it is the KPMG HQ at King St Wharf?

http://www.australand.com.au/allaire/spectra/system/mediastore/400x489_cpj_ksw_loc.gif

http://www.australand.com.au/allaire/spectra/system/mediastore/600x464_cpj_ksw_site.gif

http://www.australand.com.au/allaire/spectra/system/mediastore/400x354_cpj_kingst3d.jpg

I was down that way today.
The KPMG left core is very prominant down there next to the western distributor and my guess is that this is the one WTW is looking at !

There is a smaller crane working on the Western Dist widening as well- it is about 15m off the ground but ofcourse it doesn't have a lift core below it !

The crane working on the new Lend Lease HQ hasn't really left the ground so isn't that much of a standout.
Likwise with Walsh Bay- the cranes aren't that prominent as they aren't getting very high off the ground ( or water! )

There are also a couple of cranes working in the Rocks area which I hadn't noticed before. One of them could be the one WTW is looking at because it is rather high up on the Millers Pt hill.

saw a floor pour at cove today

I just found this picture of it's construction that was taken by Rondeez. I don't know when it was taken

http://users.bigpond.net.au/rondeez/Seidler/03.jpg

More recent pics. I took these about a week ago. Some of you may have seen the first two already.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/pe068c031e50a7d6137325fd8abf76e85/fd0646e4.jpg.orig.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/pb08f71d7a615be67e9d236e36cae9c36/fd0646e5.jpg.orig.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/p17a248932b9c275b77bc07f3c0b94000/fd04b451.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/p1b31b20f16f51f2b2cc4167cb633dd56/fd04b452.jpg.orig.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/p5874afe03c5c627b54ce3ab8e1007a55/fd04b453.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/p7ce7766ea24d374cb9e7be02d3383851/fd04b454.jpg

Bulwara- I am keen for your feedback on some of the buildings that you are now seeing for the first time in a while.

For example, I NEVER expected Cove to have those wavy 'stainless steel' look balconies- they look fantastic - and have turned what could have been a tall and skinny, but drab, block of flats into a real stunner.

When I first noticed Cove about a week ago after I got back from OS I was blown away at how fast it had risen. Up close I was equally impressed by the exterior cladding and colour. When used cleverly and creatively, stainless steel can sharpen a buildings image, such as in Cove.

Initially, when I saw a rendering of this building before it even hit street level, I was a bit dubious, thinking it was just a clone of Horizon. Yes, it is very similar, but it does seem to fit in really well in that part of the CBD. Perhaps if it were built somewhere near Horizon it wouldn't look so good

Originally posted by Bulwara
When I first noticed Cove about a week ago after I got back from OS I was blown away at how fast it had risen.

That's something that was surprising even for those of us who weren't away!

I went in to my dad's office building (Grosvenor Place) in late August and took some pics of the neighbouring construction, and the tower was around 27/28 storeys. In only about 10-12 weeks it has almost doubled in height and topped out!

Apparently there will be the same dramatic rise with Seidler's Riparian in Brisbane, with the total construction time for that one estimated at only 20 months! I read something recently which says that Riparian will top out in February 2003!! I am dubious though, and assume that they meant Feb. 2004 - I'm really not sure, but Feb. 2003 is just too soon!

Bulwara, those are great photos of the now topped out tower especially the one from Darling Harbour and it's impact on the skyline from the west.

I'm stunned to see how visible Cove is especially from the south where I live. I thought it wasn't going to be visible and now it simply stands out.

Gee Cove is proving to be an excellent companion to Grosvenor Place. They are different yet are seeming to compliment each other.

I love looking at it from only a block away near where i live when walking along my street.

taking the box off today and can see the holes at the top, the square hole thingys...

LOL ...

the square hole thingys...

Now I'm sure there's a technical term for these things, but that description does me just fine. I would have probably called them the same thing !:D

Does anyone have a picture of those square holy things???

Well, I don't have a picture, but you can see what they look like in this picture of the marketing model:

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/031_DT02.jpg

Looks like they're there for the rooftop pool and barbeque area:

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/031_DT03.jpg

But whether the facilities are for the use of all residents in the tower, or simply for the penthouse owners is another matter altogether!

Thanks for that render of the penthouse and roof. The pool wouldn't be for all residents due to the size meaning it's for those in the penthouse. Wouldn't the pool have to be bigger if it was shared? the BBQ contradicts that it is only for those in the penthouses.

It may not even be a pool but a spa seeing that it is so small.

Yes, they belong to whoever purchased the sky houses. Fanstastic view from up there whilst lounging in the 'tub' - hope they have someone to share it with!

taken in the morning thursday 28th nov 2002

http://users.bigpond.net.au/rondeez/cove.jpg

cheers

I took these two photos yesterday unaware that Rondeez already took one of them.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p2e1adc6ef2844e841fe1c091f362de34/fcfd7b58.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p788c194ef79c1a7c378067725553288b/fcfd7b55.jpg

I guess it won't be long until that scaffolding comes down, and the tower looks completed - externally anyway.

I wonder how long they'll leave the crane up for...probably until they hoist the spa onto the skyhouse rooftops! ;)

i was down that way taken pix for SS>com and also took this shot !-DEC 3
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/p8c423934ff181c412152e2954b7a4c52/fcf99403.jpg

how high is it now? how much further to go?

Originally posted by SydneyDude
how high is it now? how much further to go?
COVE topped out about two weeks ago!

ooh haha i see! i must say i am a bit dissapointed in the height- it would look very nice if it were 20-30m higher.

but its definately one of seidlers best- and thank god its not white/beige!

Comparing last Saturdays photo with todays, there has been some progress. They have done some balcony works since.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
ooh haha i see! i must say i am a bit dissapointed in the height- it would look very nice if it were 20-30m higher.

but its definately one of seidlers best- and thank god its not white/beige!

Well, it was only ever going to come up to the bottom of the white band on Grosvenors top - if you look at a pic from the other side of the tower, it actually looks taller.

Time for a comparison shot. The one on the left was taken on July 11, the other November 30.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid25/p695a02f3d373a9033124216431ba51d3/fd8ca13e.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p2e1adc6ef2844e841fe1c091f362de34/fcfd7b58.jpg

Good idea. The comparison shots.

The tower as we had always predicted, shot up quicker than the actual foundation and street level resoration works.

Took a new photo today. Not much change since last update.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid43/p5f3d3c79c0535b93c696fb7c01bf6455/fcea9ddf.jpg.orig.jpg

Looking up

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid43/p2cb374b474f81808f52ebcd0392f128f/fcea9dd3.jpg

Unlike Meriton's "Merry Christmas" message on the top of World Tower's construction, Grocon has even gone a step further with "& A Happy New Year" :) .

Love the 2nd shot looking straight up at Cove from street level.

looks great!!!

This one is a stunner. I think Riparian is going to get those shiny aluminium balcony as well.

hehe I noticed that to, more messages and better quality building, wow!

The cladding they are using here, will be used in the development of Village Apartment's in George St. They will also have the same windows as here at Cove.

do grocon like doing seidlers stuff?

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They probably dont give it a whole lot of thought - except for the fact that it is a project designed by a big name architect and will add nicely to their extensive list of projects constructed. :)

I s'pose that figures

Here is a picture of Cove from Bradleys Head at Mosman. Taken earlier in the month during the bushfire crisis.

http://jjj.image.pbase.com/u20/fabianamuso/upload/9133505.fires_tomP010.jpg

I managed to get a new picture yesterday from level 10 of Grosvenor Square. The windows of Grosvenor Square really need a clean. They are still doing work on the base. Isn't this something they were supposed to do a long time ago

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid44/p0ab8bc135397174130b4e0668f442dd4/fcdb5ffa.jpg

ur right fabian, is that the final facade? or is it gonna be grey?

Thats the final look Noonos. It's supposed to be granite.

The photos don't stop there. I took another three today.

From Chaill Expressway. Took it a moment too late.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p8730730b3d4c089948f0be38f71c4243/fcd807ad.jpg

Finally, I have a photo of it's fairly slender side

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p9ade5680682362f627ba2e98a6d4bb4a/fcd807aa.jpg

And here's one from North Sydney

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p6abd31c57da20c59079219011898144e/fcd7fa9f.jpg

oh, it looks kinda outta place. wth the granite.

I actually prefer the tower to have white cladding as it improves the look of the building.

Like this fabian ?
http://www.jbaplanning.com.au/images/pic_harringtonstreet.jpg

Notice how this design is at right angles to the current project and also how its pretty fucking ugly also........ :)

Thats a bad rendering

There are balconies where they are not supposed to be.

is it really granite? it looks like its painted on.

I like the beige colour and the silver balconies. White is too much of a Seidler trademark, so it would be nice if it strayed away from that trend.

I managed to get this from Town Hall House

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid47/p8d9a765661501b3fc77af8cea167fc70/fcc5d06a.jpg

Nice shots Fabian

I took these yesterday while out in the Rocks

fills the gap nicely, don't you think?

http://images2.fotki.com/v15/photos/2/22045/167517/0189cove-vi.jpg

and for a closer look...

http://images2.fotki.com/v15/photos/2/22045/167517/0190cove-vi.jpg

great pix bulwarra! i love the comparison shot with old & new harryS.

has it toped out yet?

Most definetely routmarker, all 158m of it. It has been topped out for around 2 months now.

BTW forumers. Isn't this the first major Sydney project that OZScrapers have watched grow from its infancy and the first we'll see completed? When it is finally completed, we'll have to have a Cove party.

http://dj.comtv.ru/smales/partytime.gif

Not a bad idea to celebrate it's completion

It seems some scaffholding has come down from the northern side since my last photo's on December 19 from there.

I've also seen some work going on with the base. I'll have to go and check that.

this is one of harrys best. its noot white as well!!! lol.

I like the curvy balconies, but horizons are better. anyone here seen rose seidler house? thats looks so good.

heres a pic i took today from York Street. Its a 'the old & the new" comparison shot! the 46storey unit tower built 2003 v 31m tower of Scots Church of 1930.
Its looks fairly completed! only a bit of a paint job to go!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/01/179803.jpg
as Museumb said, this is one of the first scrapers we have watched go from foundations to roof! its quite a special event. I reckon on completion of each major scraper being built in Sydney we should meet at the project on completion and have a drink of lunch what ever?

cheers

I like the idea of meeting at the tower or in this case Cove when completed. We'll consider it when planning the next meet. If possible, we might even tour the tower for a "behind the scenes" look.

I'm already negotiating with the project manager. As i mentioned in the "Cove Bash" thread that i will let you know what is happening. I will see if H***y will be willing to meet some enthusiasts at this stage too. Will keep you informed.

Here is how Cove is looking from Mosman

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid48/pc0b854aac39c062244f1f13759b2e4f8/fcbfe36b.jpg

I have no doubt in my mind that this is easily Harry's best work to date.

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yep id have to agree. Its so good, you wouldnt even think its a harry job! :)

Harry has done a great job on this. Cove would of been even better with his trademark white cladding.

I agree this is one classy building. But I still hate the curves. I wish he would use more straight lines!

na - uh :no:

curves are seidlers trademark. the best curves of his are on rose seidler house and Horizon

i have some amazing pix of COVE and others after spending night at Quay west apartments! the pool deck on level 23 was unreal! i could blaze away from all locations . we were up approx 100m high so it gives a good perspective!.ss.com is down again so ill wait til its up and post them , hopefully soon!
:)

Send 'em to me Culwulla! :) I'll put 'em up quicksmart. :)

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LOL! I didn't know they were thaaaat BIG! My email has packed it in! :) I got your email that you said "Just some more if you have room!", I've got the pics from that, but now need to delete that email (to conseve space) and wait for your first email to come through!

Yahoo ain't happy! LOL! ;)

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>i have some amazing pix of COVE and others after spending night at Quay west apartments! the pool deck on level 23 was unreal! i could blaze away from all locations . we were up approx 100m high so it gives a good perspective!.ss.com is down again so ill wait til its up and post them , hopefully soon!
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Was that as high as you could get up the tower. I hope those photos come out well.

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>i have some amazing pix of COVE and others after spending night at Quay west apartments! the pool deck on level 23 was unreal! i could blaze away from all locations . we were up approx 100m high so it gives a good perspective!.ss.com is down again so ill wait til its up and post them , hopefully soon!
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first we were booked in at level 8 and they made a error with room so 1 hr later we got a room on level 17! even better! we were in the fantastic pools most of time on level 23. this is mid way up quay west. the first 20 levels are mirvac hotels and top half residential, so highest was level 23 which was fantastic. if the fireworks went off as planned it would of been great but they were cancelled. the two pools were 10m x6m and really deep. they both had spas.near the foyer entrance there was a large view window that looked into pool, that was fun!
ill post some pix with my kids
:D

As promised, here are Culwulla's photos of Cove taken from 100 metres up in Quay West! Top stuff! Anyone care to do a photo stitch? ;)

http://www.urbanaustralia.org/culwulla/1covetop.JPG

http://www.urbanaustralia.org/culwulla/1covemid.JPG

http://www.urbanaustralia.org/culwulla/1covebase.JPG
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http://www.urbanaustralia.org/culwulla/1coveclose.JPG

You can see his photos of other buildings from this vantage point in this link (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=323977)

These are great close-ups. We can actually see what is being done.

thanks for that tony! as you can see the COVE is nearing completion. just a pain job at top and wulla !. the views from COVE will be awesome. just imagine owning a unit near the top!
COVE- Australia's newest 500f00ter!!!:)

excellent photos cul, i love this scraper!! luky it just made it in aat 158m


also we should email or notify ppl from SS.com (cul)
and SSP.com to tell them its finished. is it technically or just basically technically or basically finished??

In our city model, we paint the new bldg that has been Uc (red colour) for 1-2 years existing status (beige) when the crane is taken away from new development! COVE still has the crane all the way to top ,so maybe in 1-2months it will be officially completed colour!:D
by the way! dod i tell you guys the VILLAGE TW will be same colours as COVE!;)

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did i tell you WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!! :D

no more whiteish crap!

I thought Village was going to be an 'avocado' coloured thing ?

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Thank Goodness! I really HATE Beige!
:mad:

yeah i remember culwulla actually posted that it would be a limey colour....Culwulla=messy with our raibsn :D

I went to level 26 of AAPT Tower and managed to get this great snap of Cove. I guess I was about 100 metres above ground.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid49/p6978c1b4063089dea1743f40bf9c50d7/fcb5aa1d.jpg

Great pics. I really like the curved face of the tower, as seen in Fabian's pic. Looks gorgeous!

This baby's looking mighty fine. Admittedly I was a bit 'iffy' about its design early on in the piece, but it sure has grown on me

Here's a night shot I took on Australia Day from a friends place in Kirribilli. From this angle it doesn't make a huge impact on the skyline ... but it's better than nothing I guess

http://images2.fotki.com/v17/photos/2/22045/187907/0272coveconstruction-vi.jpg

I just put Culwulla's three pics into my photostitch program

Here's how it turned out ....

http://images2.fotki.com/v17/photos/2/22045/167517/cove-or.jpg

perhaps if there were more than 3 pics taken it would have blended a bit better

Cove is in a dense area of town so the impact won't be as much as at the southern end of the CBD.

I admit it has impacted on the skyline more than I thought it would especially from the south.

Hey. the photostitch turned out pretty funky! Looks unique.

Glad you got a great pic from AAPT too Fabian.

took these today from bridge st! looking fine!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/02/181231.jpg



http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/02/181232.jpg

Good of you to take them from Bridge St. A great place to see the slenderness of the tower.

and now click here for your chance to buy!

http://domain.com.au/listing.aspx?mode=buy&id=2003660493

a mere $6,500,000

you know, I like this building and all, but I don't know if the view is worth all that much. I mean, sure you can see the harbour down in the distance .. but what you can really see is Quay West smack bang in front of you. It's nice and all but if I was gonna spend $6.5 big ones I think I'd go elsewhere .. I'd rather live in World Tower than Cove to be honest!

hkstar

Here are pictures of the views. Is it worth the money or not?

http://img.domain.com.au/img.aspx?src=2151/2003660493_S_1_1.jpg&size=640x640

West

http://img.domain.com.au/img.aspx?src=2151/2003660493_S_1_2.jpg&size=640x640

North

http://img.domain.com.au/img.aspx?src=2151/2003660493_S_1_4.jpg&size=640x640

Maybe it's a bit too much due to the blocking out of harbour views by scrapers such as Gateway. But maybe these views are worth more than we think. An unobstructed view may be $10 million.

Sold !
I'd take an apartment in the northern CBD over the southern CBD anyday ! :guns1: :guns1:

Is it true the nicole kidman is thinking about buying one of the penthouses?? i read it in the paper somewhere...

she bought one for her mu didnt she??

making my usual glance out my class room window, only a few m2's left and its finished! (externally!!)

took these today, not quite finished yet. still a bit to do.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/pd7402014d7de873924634bb6ec256bbc/fc8adb9d.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/pf82fc8bb6eb30d14080ea996fcdcde84/fc8adb9f.jpg

the entrance

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/p0c5af49fc8741db30f72772090afc967/fc8adba1.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/pee5c0e8837b0a8530c3dfc13adfa1bba/fc8ad98e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/pd39a1f6a5da6a310e9c9efca43bc083d/fc8ad98c.jpg

in the foyer

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/p8443d870dff7a85c323b71dd48ae9285/fc8ad98a.jpg

Looking very neat!

even though I'm not a fan of Harry. This one and horizon are well design apartments. Very classy. Cove complements well next to Grosvenor

is the crane gone yet?? i cant see it from my classroom window (?)

I said it was gone earlier this week.

I'm still totally amazed. Meaning, I've been back from my travels o/s for around 4 months now, was gobsmacked at seeing Cove at the level it was back in November on my return, and seeing it topped out now! Incredible!

btw, great pics Cul!

heres a pic taken today from pyrmont bridge. You can just see its top peeping over the others. At nealry 160m high, it goes virtually goes unoticed on the skyine. the painting is nearly complete! Ill wait til April to "officially" spray the model in council display completed colour!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid55/paefdd94fd087109e5b075151dc40d086/fc7e76a5.jpg

It's pretty visible from the south. I'm very surprised about how it stands out. I was expecting it not to be very visible.

Here's Cove last September from my suburb. I need to get a new picture at full height

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid33/pc5679386c5da7cbea68006d56ec53e12/fd3939f1.jpg

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Here's Cove last September from my suburb. I need to get a new picture at full height

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I just read in an issue of No Idea (New Idea) @ work, that Nicole is buying a 12th floor 340sq m apartment in N.Y.C.'s West Village for a few million US smackers. She won't be staying in the newly built boutique structure until about July.

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>It's pretty visible from the south. I'm very surprised about how it stands out. I was expecting it not to be very visible.

Here's Cove last September from my suburb. I need to get a new picture at full height

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LOL!

I was going through properties at www.realestate.com.au and saw another penthouse for sale and it mentioned that it will be ready this month. Is this true or will it be May?

id sai itd be read bi mid april ;)

pix from today!

WOW! it looks so tall from this west view from Observatory Hill!!



http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185861.jpg


http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185864.jpg

from George street
http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185865.jpg

TALLS!!!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185866.jpg

OMG. It looks soooo much like Grosvenor Place! I don't know if that's good or not as yet. I guess I will have to have a closer look.

Best pictures of Cove so far!

Excellent. Great to see it from it's slender side. It looks like a younger sibling of Grosvenor Place too from that angle. They look so similar. Imagine if Cove was cladded white.

Phwaaaar!!!! :guns1:

That first and second photo are the best I've ever seen of Cove! Brilliant Culwulla! So slender! I wish we had more like these in Sydney.

LOL @ Fabian. The rest of us spent years and years wondering what a Seidler tower would look like if it weren't clad in white!! :)

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.......WHITE??? ..... Just don't go there. I think this town has seen enough whites, creams & beiges
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Two pictures I took today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid57/p3d16530a719c91292a00af452285fd6f/fc6e0e30.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid57/pb3cc4c7391e6b1329ec26a1ac341de3c/fc6e0dfb.jpg

This is a nice building that went up pretty quickly. I like the Circular Quay side of it alot more than the rounder side. I've lost a bit of interest in it once they took the crane down. Is anyelse like that.

To quote Kylie Minogue "I just can't get skyscrapers outta my head"

call me crazy (ok crazy) but i think cove woud have been one of the few HS that looked good in a reflective white cladding like grosvenor.

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I like it how it is. I just can't picture it being white just like Grosvenor. If it was like that you could almost imagine a skybridge linking the 2 buildings together. One side of it is almost painted and the other side at the top is still bare. I think they should put a big illuminated green sign up their saying "COVE". That would look good.

The hordings have been down on the Gloucester St side for a few days now providing our first views of the entrances and lobby areas. All quite crisp and clean with appropriate lighting. :)

This is Cove a year ago

Picture by Finn

http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~afindlay/coveconstruction01.jpg

Less than a year later

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid57/pb3cc4c7391e6b1329ec26a1ac341de3c/fc6e0dfb.jpg

yeah, i was very impressed by Coves speed of construction, in a year it reached its full height of 500ft+. incredible and grocon need to be congratulated!:okay:
lets hope they do the same with Meriton tower!

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Yeah, but if its anything like Cove (or Lobana for that matter), we've probably got a year to wait until they actually finish excavations and underground construction, before finally getting back to ground level!

After that it'll only be about a year till it tops out. ;)

This is how Cove was looking today. There still needs to be some cladding done on the roof of the southern side. Otherwise it looks virtually complete.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p536570be214bdc23bc6d171254f23cb7/fc530d9b.jpg

I noticed last Sunday as I crossed the Bridge from the south that there was still a fair bit of work to be done on the southern side of the crown.

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For those who aren't aware of this, the Cove model has now been sprayed and is now according to the council, Sydney's newest skyscraper!!!

That means Thursdays photo, can have the honour of being the first picture taken of the complete complex.

Here is another photo of our completed tower taken by Mar

http://129.94.222.41/therocks.jpg

sure is a wall of scrapers when you approach circular Quay!

Just a bit of scaffholding left on the side

Picture by Gargarensis

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p7e69c055ea8ae931f3bcd791d3b00bb7/fc383a2a.jpg

pic from today!
just about there! bit of painting to do near top and iyts ready for "completed photos".

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/05/192523.jpg

There's half the answer to why we cannot go up the top yet.

Work on interior is still going. Were still a month away at least from it being ready.

Tuesday 13 May : Today's SMH p.15 Metropolitan: Elizabeth Farrelly "Upside is all at the down end" critique of Cove. Enjoy.

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i read it today, she really puts it up seidler! she thinks cove is a shocker! shes too harsh on alot of architects.

pix from today!
juuuuust about there!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126cove.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126covesouthview.jpg

harry slender!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126coveunder.jpg

harry hoverload. ((shudder))

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lol.
thank you very muuch!

http://jawjahboy.com/graphics/icons/emoticons-ani/dance.gif

http://jawjahboy.com/graphics/icons/emoticons-ani/elvis.gif

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eh come on, admit it- this is a cool looking tower!!!

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I like Cove!
Grosverner place is nice too!

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Same with me. I'm not experiencing any overload. Were fortuante to have two well designed towers in that part of town.

Went to lunch with my dad today, and since he works in Grosvenor Place I happened to walk by the base of Cove, and WOW! Looks incredible!!! Especially the tower lobby, which fronts Harrington St! One wall of the lobby is covered in this cool marbelised finish that is lit from behind, so it glows! Looks great! :D

There's also a new mid-block link through the site from Harrington to Gloucester with a sleek new staircase!

If anyone happens by the site in the near future be sure to take some pics! I wish I'd had my camera with me today! :rant:

What I want to know is, if Seidler can create such an amazing podium and base for Cove, why couldn't he do it with Meriton Tower? :?

BTW - Culwulla - which frontage of Cove is its height taken from? Gloucester or Harrington?

The Height of Cove is taken from Harrington which is RL16m. the height of Gloucester is RL20m. the top of Cove is RL174m.
:)

i was blown away today with the walk thru in COVE. there are iluminous marble wall features and 30m high columns rising up in lobby.

the site link stairs were fantastic! wire gauze mesh was stair surface!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126covestairs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126coveinterior.jpg

the glow effect was amazing!! this has to be one of the finest/futuristic lobbys in town!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126covemarbel.jpg


very unassuming from street level.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126covestreet.jpg

Thanks for taking those pics Cul!

It's hard to explain how cool those glowing marble walls look when you actually see them in person - its just so surprising when you see something that you know is heavy and solid glowing like that!

When I was in my dad's office, all the people he works with know that I studied architecture, so they were all coming up to me and saying - "have you seen the lobby of that tower! (pointing out the window at Cove, sitting right next door out of the 32nd floor window) It's amazing!" :)

Some Green mesh has appeared on the top floors of the tower as they do interior works I guess. Maybe thats how the windows are supposed to be. I do not yet know

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/p5bc7e9fa2e66c977e09254479f5638f0/fc0b0565.jpg

Quite elegant - and it complements the bulky Grosvenor Place quite well. Hope to see more pics!

Those pictures of the foyer are pretty good. Quite grand and elegant. This is one of the best entrances to an apartment tower that I have seen.

SydneyDude took this one sometime last year possibly around july/august

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/epd/bigpic2.jpg

Bulwara took this nice close-up during the fog last week. This shows how work is progressing on the upper levels.

http://images3.fotki.com/v27/free/ceaa7/2/22045/187906/0436fog-or.jpg

Im still waiting for the "completed" shot to put on ss.com. the top levels still have bits of scaffolding.mesh ect.
hopefully this month sometime or could be july!

view from north sydney today!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126top6cluster.jpg

Cove looks like it has virtually no width at all from that angle.

Walked past on the express way back form the Quay today saw people inside still working inside at like 6:30pm
This was about level 20 I think

Not all people would be working that late on friday night. Many would be having after work drinks in the office.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pd8316ffda9f3b71394aec8872c6bb774/fbd3b22b.jpg

Nice pic eh? Taken this morning.

Very ghostly image. It looks very haunting too.

from today!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126covejune30.jpg

Cove blends in pretty well with Grosvenor Place from that angle.

awesome. Harrys best.

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OK - it's better than Grosvenor Place, but that's not saying much.

Harry's best.

Australia's worst.

:D

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OK - it's better than Grosvenor Place, but that's not saying much.

Harry's best.

Australia's worst.

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oh come on melbournite, admit it!! Cove is one sexy lookin tower!

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OK - it's better than Grosvenor Place, but that's not saying much.

Harry's best.

Australia's worst.

:D</td></tr>
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I thought Shell House in Melbourne was the worst Seidler scraper of all.

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OK - it's better than Grosvenor Place, but that's not saying much.

Harry's best.

Australia's worst.

:D</td></tr>
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I thought Shell House in Melbourne was the worst Seidler scraper of all.</td></tr>
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I'll second that motion
:D

I think we have silenced him (Blabbyboy).

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/pe0e600e2886ea3da1fd7611b77deef28/fbbac2f7.jpg
Cove from AON Tower.

What floor was that from? It's a good view.

Nice outlook. You work in that building don't you?

Sure do. Level 13.

Here's a nice picture of the near complete Cove. There is no scaffholding visible in this image

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p9f935c8283ca8447de7707056eeea82c/fba574b5.jpg

view from St Phillips Church today!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/07/205045.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/07/205050.jpg

Impressive. Time to count down the sleeps for our trip to the top.

When was this trip up the top
please tell I did not miss it

You didn't miss it at all. Were still waiting for the phonecall to say that it's OK.

I read an article yesterday about a Belgium Bar which has opened on site. They are very strict on how many can go in too.

pic taken today, standing proud

nice day for it!

http://images3.fotki.com/v27/photos/2/22045/307766/170cove-vi.jpg

cool pic bul!
I always think that COVE is Grosvenor place after he took a holiday in Bahamas and come back tanned and thinner!lol

It's time for us to have our Cove Bash!!!:guns1:

I always think that COVE is Grosvenor place after he took a holiday in Bahamas and come back tanned and thinner!


LOL

Its finished! Yipeeeeee Another building to add to my list the next time i'm in sunny Sydney!

How long before people start to move in ?

They should have begun moving in now maybe with the exception of the penthouse, where alot still needs to be done.

Another picture of a complete Cove

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p8d58dcb0e08a84f91fcd22b5dd6d3139/fb19d765.jpg

Lets zoom in a bit more

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p3955cd62d3135ea8453e8c2ca6d4f7ea/fb19d74a.jpg

Cove looking splendid last Thursday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p50b4e188db12c1f78bbb2785ef50bc77/fadf4e20.jpg

Here's one you'll love Trances. Can you believe that mama of a cloud didn't even spill its guts.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p8952ed327392128b230f69cc538241b5/fab319f6.jpg

Me again ?
Nice Clouds shot
Yes looks like it is going to rain, would have but money on it

Here's another one.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p53e2eb5407dc99f24642c6c3a73314af/fa9de3e5.jpg

Another one from the crane.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p6e8313ef2b41703d802d8449eef31714/fa8557f4.jpg

Does anyone have copies of the different floor plans ie: 1, 2, and 3 bedroom floor plans for the building ???

umm this is from seidler.net.au

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/031_DT03.jpg http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/031sketch.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185861.jpg


http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185864.jpg

from George street
http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185865.jpg

TALLS!!!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185866.jpg

Hey Thanks Sydney Duke, but those floor plans are of the Pent Houses or Sub Pent Houses etc. I am after just the normal mid and lower floor plans for 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. The Siedler site doesnt have it, and the old coveapartements.com website no longer seems active.

Anyway, if anyone has any floor plans, I woud really appreciate it. I sooo love this building :).

Cove on Friday evening

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/pf167d47252b63deb64873b6e72200906/fa723d3b.jpg

Here's another view you may not have seen before.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p39bb1bf382646d95fd67617165ae1a03/fa507a3f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p69e00367dcc17ff0d15042d0d788ae37/fa4e2280.jpg

As they say you got to go down to go up.

so now thats its finished, how do you guys compare it to the horizon for design and view?

i have a friend who lives in the horizon and i found his apartment quite amazing :)

julie

Cove is a nice, simple apartment block! It rises from a very neat block. I think its an improvement on Horizon.
some cove pix from lunchtime today!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235888.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235889.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235882.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235883.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235887.jpg

stunning interior-

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235884.jpg

rear- the security in pic wasnt happy, he asked me what i was doing, i said "talk to the hand"!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/235885.jpg

Another addition in my trademark "looking up style"

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid92/pf32a8e751a06f90fc0baa1adbff4185f/fa547b92.jpg

And a nice distance shot

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid91/pc86844fa13b6c9396321d2b011fbb870/fa637e5c.jpg

2 more from the cranestar.




http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid94/pf3c305f684295d7e09d332c9205ad20d/fa368450.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid94/pe638908a49e5e2f212bd0183b44576d5/fa36841a.jpg

I also managed to grab a similar pic from Millers Point

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pc8186efde51f9fde08d7eee4214300f8/fc0afaf3.jpg

I've stated numerous times in this thread that Cove is a standout when looking at it from the southern suburbs.

Well I have the evidence now to prove it. :guns1:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/pd58a06cc12c5ca6ce1e472fac504bec1/fa23d2b8.jpg

Lol at Fabian. That's worse than your Latitude pic from Monterey. Looks like you've snapped a pic of the bushes.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Lol at Fabian. That's worse than your Latitude pic from Monterey. Looks like you've snapped a pic of the bushes.

It was so windy I couldn't keep the camera still. :bash:

And I've seen you take piccies with plants in the way too.

And another one with scattered cloud above.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid98/p42daca4d9ed21506f57f0dc12f003cfe/f9fffc4e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p6ea6e22ff35df263d3e8443f18bc8f00/f9ea65cf.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pd6f726f7a2e2232776f4321ad4052ac8/f9ea6425.jpg

SO are you guys still going up there or what ?

Be patient. Muse will tell us when this meet is going ahead and it will be soon.