Construction on this 16 storey, 55 metre apartment tower in Liverpool St is about to start any day now. Time to launch the thread

Lets start off with an aerial of the site, taken from the Waldorf just up the road. This long and dormant hole in the ground is about to be filled.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p9bf5e9013ab24c4517fc78db060c08ba/fc530aec.jpg

There's like a 4 story old building directly across from the site in Liverpool street and when you come out of the lift on the top 2 floors,Level 3 and 4, there is a window you can get photos from. It's a great close view of the excavated hole.

for those who want to see a pic of the Emporio-
The site was excavated in 1988 to make way for a 30storey/90m aprtment tower but it was shelved due to economy. The DA lapsed in early 90's and the precinct had a LEP done on it and now has a 55m height limit (for the step down effect to Darling harbour).The site is Sydney's oldest hole and when work does start it wont come soon enough!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/04/187152.jpg

Gotta love that pic Culwulla - you would only get that perspective if you had paid the admission to stand inside the Chinese Gardens!

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yeah its hilarious! no doubt aimed at the overseas market! "look hun we can see the chinese gardens from our hot tub!" lol

Whats the latest word on this development? I want this development to start now and for that hole to disappear for good.

Originally posted by Fabian

Whats the latest word on this development? I want this development to start now and for that hole to disappear for good.
still in limbo. sometimes months go by a no progress with lots of DA's and all of a sudden boom! crane arrives, so patience!:D

Dammit! This developer is dodgy! :bleep: What are the people who paid deposits going to think?

Sell it to Harry Triguboff! :guns1:

I think the development company is Asian run. I don't know what they are up to. Maybe they are waiting for more sales to ensure that it goes ahead.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p772ff3657c67f6e3c95d9e1aa0c7f87b/fb929f34.jpg

Taken from Commerce building on Level 3 straight out the open window.

I want to see work on that site soon.

Patience is a virtue.
Whatever that means.

Were talking about a hole that has been unfilled for nearly 15 years. It makes the area ugly an uninviting.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p772ff3657c67f6e3c95d9e1aa0c7f87b/fb929f34.jpg

Taken from Commerce building on Level 3 straight out the open window.
wow project looks good! i like what theyve done with the lanscaping/plants.

I think that came about naturally.:)

They need to go and mow out the weeds.

Originally posted by Fabian
I think that came about naturally.:)

They need to go and mow out the weeds.
NO KIDDING?

I'm serious about that statement Cul :)

Construction "began" one year ago and nothing still has happened!!!

I took this shot a year ago today, hoping a tower would rise by now.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/pc1d6599b499d426e6766df873791d86c/fcec7c06.jpg

shes UC!!!! tower crane was put in on weekend!!! :carrot: :rock:
so this is last remaining hole in CBD to be filled after 10 years!!!!

for those who forgot what Emporio looks like>
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/emporio.jpg

Aaa yah! I heard some rat-ta-tat-tat happening deep down from within last Friday.

The boards surrounding the site have basically been stripped.

Over a year ago, the sales office told me it was going back to the drawing boards, literally. Don't know if it will be the same design although the website shows the same.

not sure? the DA still stands and we havent been asked to amend it. maybe a slight change hear and there.

From memory, the guy said it wasn't major as far as the overall look. I think more internal reconfigs. Too far back, too vague.

I'm just hoping that it looks pretty true to render (as we have it) and doesn't end up as a clumpy Telstra box-like thing.

proof! lol. grocon are busy bees!!!
the display centre is in lev1 of the bldg just to right of pic.

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

I've been waiting more than eighteen months for this day to come *sheds tear*

That leaves only 330-46 George Street to be filled.

Alright. Should look good from that bridge coming from Darling Harbour.

I've been waiting more than eighteen months for this day to come *sheds tear*

That leaves only 330-46 George Street to be filled.
ah, well still not a hole, but a cleared peice of prime real estate, which actually is going to be approved this week. still cant believe its going to be 4 floors.lol

cc- also my vantage point from Waldorf roof is going be a top spot for a pic.

Finally!

This bloody hole will no longer freak out monorail commuters! LOL

As for the 330 George, hope it can still be stopped! We don't want that crap across the road from Wynyard! :bash:

Passed the site today and it was "abuzz" with activity. The renders that were @ street level on the boards have totally disappeared and hoardings are going up like crazy. I guess once the hoardings are completed, a render or renders will be posted across them. Nice new shiney ones ;)

BTW A x 3. I wouldn't hold my breath about the current George St proposal being stopped.

from todays FIN REVIEW!

At last, Grocon to give Anson its Emporio project

By Line : Fiona Tyndall Published : 18/05/2004 Clip Ref : 11801671
Publication : Australian Financial Review Section : Property Page : 63
small excerpt>
The last of approximately 20 black holes in the Sydney CBD is about to be filled by Grocon's $130 million residential and retail complex in Darling Harbour. Completion of the development is expected to be in the December quarter of 2005.

My first

My first piccies of this good site.I think you meant in this thread. Now worries, it was understood anyway.

I'm sure if there were new renders on the hoardings, you may have taken those too. Perhaps premature for that to wish and hope for ATM.

I think we all agree that seeing a Gocon crane on the site is comforting :grouphug:

Thank u Muse u r correct. Check out the dust in my 2nd image.

Three weeks and they are already into it. You can see columns that will support the basement levels and they are about to lay the first concrete.

Good shots CC and where did you grab those pics from?

Gosh Fabian :?

Firstly where on earth can you see the columns? Do you mean the metallic sticks in climbing_cranes first pic post?

Also, where are they about to lay the first concrete?

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Gosh Fabian :?

Firstly where on earth can you see the columns? Do you mean the metallic sticks in climbing_cranes first pic post?

Also, where are they about to lay the first concrete?

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Yes, indeed it is true! I went for a walk down that way last Tuesday and peered through the hoardings and saw quite a few workers in the pit, installing the reo for the supporting basement columns! So this one could possibly start rising towards street level in the next few weeks! :)

I think we are getting a major advantage in terms of construction stages with this one and Regent Place, in terms of not having to wait for the excavations...which Meriton Tower has proved can be a tiresome and laborious processs. :|

My first photo of work (except I cannot see anything yet) :bash: The site is virtually hoarded up in a way you cannot see anything.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p6a3f69cd5330099861e1a7dce7e2e068/f87f0486.jpg

However I did see some roadworks being done along Liverpool Street today which was related to work on the development. It was causing a bit of congestion.

Gosh Fabian :?

Firstly where on earth can you see the columns? Do you mean the metallic sticks in climbing_cranes first pic post?

Also, where are they about to lay the first concrete?

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I forgot to answer this

When I mean't columns, it was the metallic sticks.

As for the corner, it was the NE corner, but after looking again, I'm now not convinced that they were about to do so. It appeared to look like it.

I went by the site again on Thursday Morning. I still cannot see very much as the site is boarded up very well. I did see through a very small hole part of the floorplates for a floor. I'm uncertain how many levels it has to go before reaching ground level. It's definately more than two floors, because even from the bridge over Liverpool Street, you cannot see much of the basement.

The hoardings also have new renders in addition to the existing renders, plus the website is mentioned - www.emporioapartments.com

I went by the site today and I peered through the same hole as I did last week in Sussex Street. Another basement level has since been laid but there is still a fair way to go before it reaches ground. It has roughly about four levels to go.

Only two more levels to go before this baby breaks ground.

wow, all these scrapers in Sydney are either below ground or a hole being dug. not much to take pix of.
fabian, dont feel you have to take a pic of a hoarding or crane.
just let the building actually start construction.

We have not much happening @ 9 sites in Sydney >

DP3 (core)
Stamford Marque (hole)
Euro Towers (below grd)
Regent Place (hole)
Meriton Tower (hole)
Aspect (cleared site)
Common (hole)
East (site cleared)
Emporio (hole)
Hilton (nearly done)

even KENS is only a short core.
Latitude tower has teased us with the plantroom for last 2 months, the tower hasnt changed.
the only highrise construction worth taking pix of is BT Tower & Cassia Gardens
patience?? my arse im gonna kill something!! lol

Great this there
This tower is such a waste so low and great never built out location why not make it bigger oh well

Architecturally it should look nice.

Thanks for the pic CC, let me rephrase my last post from Friday.

Two levels to go before this baby breaks ground on the Day Street side.
Must be three levels to go on the Sussex St side.

CC What building was that pic from and which floor? I should grab one from there when I next pass through

The name of the tower reminds me of those arnott's biscuits haha...

- Nice pics climbing crane ;)

Fabian it is not hard to find out where I took this photo from.

Some

It has virtually broken ground on the Day St side but the floorplates are up to half a metre below Day St. The hole is gone forever and it's time to celebrate :pepper: :cheers:

hmmm

Floorplates have now reached ground level on the Sussex Street side.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/pcc848c9ff1ba3b68d0ae708183649c4d/f76f3768.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/pd522a6527e80c40aedeff23fe3a83f2c/f76f3751.jpg

Todays shots. I decided to take closeups of the liftcores. So far there are two of them.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid136/pad26d095dd2348f34b92109d1154b239/f7569008.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid136/p470fcc645deecfa95321c11a6bb544c3/f7569022.jpg

good to see these fabs keep it up

Todays shots. I decided to take closeups of the liftcores. So far there are two of them.If they are completely seperate ie across the way from each other, that's because it is actually 2 buildings joined by a by a 4 storey atrium.

Found out something interesting today. Out of the 177 apartments in the 2 adjoining towers, not one has been sold or pre-commited. The sales office told me today they won't start marketing for quite a few months. Obviously Anson City the developer is quite confident.

The bottom 2 floors of the south-western 16-level tower will be commercial/retail and 1 1/2 floors of the 14-level north-eastern tower, the same.

Since the Emporio website became a flash site, all the renders have disappeared.

Therefore either click on this link for the render/s: Emporio Render (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=187152)

...or go to the official flash website: Emporio Apartments (http://www.emporioapartments.com)

Yesterday - The floorplates for level one are going up.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/pcdf7aa22198a90647c885597a0d88e6b/f727da0b.jpg

For both towers at the same time? :dunno:

Watch this space guys. View from Kent Street carpark.
The floorplates are another level taller.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/pba7dad52ae483311d8e593d357105fff/f70f2067.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/pb8c78a098827ee9b052d71c0a542735a/f70f2082.jpg

Lets zoom right in on the action.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/p1ee259762749058c6b7dd05f66a3ba61/f70f203f.jpg

Today. Looking very messy

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/pf417d85833e2f3da61f1d7db94da51f4/f6f9c30c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid139/p8eb31fcea7f8d43ab29b15be47a1552a/f6f9c2fc.jpg

beat me to it i had ones form the car park too

^^ lol :? Where are they?

well they are to similar to Fabs
i was there the same day

top vantage point from kent st carpark

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/pf4a2981dca1d75ee7123ec99b198a868/f6968333.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/pfe02dd0de300eec147468f5581d1921b/f677c40e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/emporionov23.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/9233/emporiodec1.jpg

pics look similar

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/emporiojan18.jpg

Moving up fast... should top out this year yes?

its about 8 storeys now and another 8 to go. so should top out in a few months.

what is the building in the background with the shell model thing on it?

this is been a hole for too long, in both ways.

culwulla you said that there are height restrictions around darling harbour, any idea on the reason for it? could not be shadowing like martin place!
its not for looks is it? ;/

the bldg in background is the Harbour Garden Towers. it overlooks Chinese Gardens.
The height restrictions around D Harbour are for planning reasons. the planners want the bldgs to "step" down to the harbour so it has form.
That area has a 55m/15storey height limit.

2 renders (the black 'n white one was scanned from the June '04 edition of National Building News Monthly)....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/emporioapts1.jpg

Aspect from Liverpool and Sussex Sts:

_______________http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/emporioapts2.jpg


Out of the 177 apartments in the 2 adjoining towers, not one has been sold or pre-commited. The sales office told me today they won't start marketing for quite a few months. Obviously Anson City the developer is quite confident.

The bottom 2 floors of the south-western 16-level tower will be commercial/retail and 1 1/2 floors of the 14-level north-eastern tower, the same. The 2 towers will be joined by a 4-level atrium.

An article scanned from the Dec. '04 edtion of Australian Concrete Construction with the same pic as posted above, yet this time in colour - like der!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/emporioarticle1.jpg

great article muse!
heres a nice view of south tower today>

http://img166.exs.cx/img166/1845/emporiojan243au.jpg

damn monorail.
http://img162.exs.cx/img162/203/emporiofeb18su.jpg

today
http://img226.exs.cx/img226/7498/emporiofrb82dn.jpg

oh that answers my 1st q but what is that crane building just NW of star city?

10 levels high now!
http://img239.exs.cx/img239/1395/emporiofeb183gu.jpg

Wow going great.

http://img206.exs.cx/img206/3671/emporifeb226lw.jpg

im starting to like it

I've uploaded some shots to SS.com
http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=184122&aid=19&sro=1&yr=2005&mt=2

almost spells emporis!

facade now showing
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7725/emporiomarch88hu.jpg

Its getting there .......

slowly

So it's white. Unlike the silver we've seen renders for the last couple of years.

today from d harbour


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/pff7dca9d42144df6abed9a22ef8d1085/f4d6e6df.jpg

http://img215.exs.cx/img215/8403/emporiomarch142ml.jpg

So it's white. Unlike the silver we've seen renders for the last couple of years.
im fairly certian the north tower was always going to be white and south tower a silver colour.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/emporioapts1.jpg

http://img115.exs.cx/img115/4390/emporiomarch157ke.jpg

I managed to haul my ass to Kent Street Carpark today.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/p6ad5e45ba0023392c22498951551aeaf/f4c8f7cb.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/p26fc58548bd4be2f5a464b4a58516409/f4c8f7be.jpg

Sorry Muse.
:)

Great pics of Emporio :okay: I like the look of the glasswork :)

http://img93.exs.cx/img93/8572/empriomarch213bt.jpg

today
south tower rose another floor
http://img167.exs.cx/img167/8179/emporioapri52gr.jpg

http://img189.echo.cx/img189/3420/emporioaprl153oj.jpg

http://img228.echo.cx/img228/2419/emporioap189nd.jpg

Great CULWULLA. Thanks.

It's really is turning out nice.

I was standing at the intersection on the side of The Radisson the other day, and it now feels like a city corner. Shame about the 10 storey 60s number on the corner diagonally opposite though but Emporio lifts the area.

from P Bridge today
http://img157.echo.cx/img157/2165/emporiodharbour9kb.jpg

Yep love the glasswork on this one, small shame about it being white, even though it was expected. Nonetheless great to see this long dormant hole having been turned into more of a city feel.

Nice pics, and didn't realise this had actually come so far!

Nice pics guys :)

today
http://img108.echo.cx/img108/2545/emporiomay21ni.jpg

A couple from today:


http://img14.echo.cx/img14/9332/emporio13af.jpg

http://img14.echo.cx/img14/5411/emporio28my.jpg

It's starting to look like a modern mulit-storey hospital, especially the south face with the long lines of windows.

I think I like it! :)

Thanks sirhc8!!

Yeah i dont mind it. The balconies are not really tacky, which is very good.

give it a month and this will be completed. so fast

http://img21.echo.cx/img21/3894/emporiomay109ia.jpg

http://img270.echo.cx/img270/5783/emporiomay191wb.jpg

http://img205.echo.cx/img205/8123/emporio22405059dn.jpg

Yes, I don't mind this one. It's a lot better than the other crap clogging this area. I like the rounded vertical element and the recessed balconies. The colour treatment to the windows is also "not too bad".

Hey, it could have been a lot worse... and it fills a CBD black hole that's been around for a while now. Win win :D

This one is so quick to build. Amazing!

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/7014/emporiomay246wr.jpg

Better than most!!

This'll free up some Grocon employees/contractors for other sites. :)

OMG A X-city tunnel road sign in sirhc8's pic, pointing traffic west to go east!! What a topsy-turvy world :dizzy:

On the topic of the sign, what is the M1?

M1 = eastern distributor

What ever happened to the Metroad signs (hexagons)? Wasn't the Eastern Distributor Metroad 5?

(sorry for the off-topic-ness...)

Metroad 5 finishes where the M5 east meets Southern Cross Drive(which meets the ED). Metroad 1 goes from there to the F3.

COMPLETED!!!
http://img249.echo.cx/img249/4081/emporiosouth3yo.jpg

Wow! They got this one up fast considering how long they stuffed around between announcement and commencement of construction! (I am ignoring that hole that was there since the beginning of time.) Yes, it is a cut above much else in its area, especially the A-BLOODY-PPALING "Millenium" by Meriton.

I'm satisfied the way this one's turned out, regardless of what I said before. It's a rather smart design, and yes I agree Brizer, it's been bloody fast in construction after a protracted pre-construction phase!

HURRAH! HURRAH!

Any of the public that are into aesthetics and in the area will be rewarded by the look of this number. It certainly draws your attention away from some of the crap that's in the area.

I mentioned in an earlier post that it looks like a (modern) hospital. I now know why it does. It has similar form to that very "cross over of art deco into modern" style that 1 or 2 of the RPA hospital buildings have on Missenden Rd. Emporio being far superior though.

The Liverpool St facade is really attractive IMHO. The 5 staffs evenly placed at the top on that side give it a quite regal and majestic look. They can be seen in a pic that sirhc8 posted on May 9.

It has been worth the wait. :)

Today:
http://img32.echo.cx/img32/6219/emporio10606059jw.jpg

OMG, it's too good to be true!!! :eek2:
Imagine if all the apartments in Sydney look like that...

http://img238.echo.cx/img238/7866/emporio7zz.jpg

http://img96.echo.cx/img96/5749/emporitop9ao.jpg

I drove past it on Sussex Street and it has a really nice atrium/foyer.

There's a lot of design details in the facade too.

Nice development!

Not bad at all...

today from waldwarf
http://img104.echo.cx/img104/7370/emporio4bz.jpg

http://img293.echo.cx/img293/4799/emproisojune212nt.jpg