a 18lv mixed use tower has been proposed by Telstra at a cost of $35 million.

it is to be located at 42-56 Franklin Street will approximately 25,000m2 of office space. this site is close to both the City Central development also on Franklin Street and the West Central development further west

thankyou Will for the info

telstra seems to have a reputation of building quite average looking buildings. hopefully this one will be an exception. great news all the same

18 levels of mixed use (predominately office) would equate to 65-75m tall. That sounds very reasonable, given its location in Franklin Street, which is out in the city's West End, near the CityWest development.

Sounds interesting, good work Will! Hopefully it will be decent, Telstra ain't that great for producing well designed towers although there are a couple around, don't mind the small one on Currie Street. I am amazed at how many towers are going up/approved or proposed in Adelaide now. Starting to out-do a few other Aus cities for a change on a per capita basis. After almost 15 years of stagnation it is strange to see so much construction. When walking around the city I have heard a couple of people say "there is a lot of construction going on at the moment". Us Adelaidians really aren't used to it :) Refurbs and construction down a fair few city streets, makes a nice change.

Office construction is going on at a nice pace, just enough to satisfy demand but not too much to cause an over supply. Feel a bit sorry for Perth, their office vacany rates are around 3%! You would think that would create a development boom but not quiet yet, hopefully soon. With not enough office construction occurring yet in Perth it is starting to cause problems with sky high rents and tenants looking to the suburbs instead. We are lucky that hasn't happened here in Adelaide but we had far less A and B grade space to start with and are finally catching up in that area.

$35m, thats not alot for a 18st mixed use tower

I like the sound of it, Franklin st is getting its share of proposals :D

The City Messenger states that an application to demolish
the derelict building at Telstra's former telefphone exchange building
on Franklin St and build two 17 storey office towers plus a seven storey
car park at the back of the site for 500 cars.

Theres a good render of the proposed buildings on pg 14 which shows
you how it will look and where it is etc.

Nice! I'll grab the paper in a tick.

http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/images/franklintwintowers/msgr_part1.gif
http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/images/franklintwintowers/msgr_part2.gif

didn't realise will already posted it. this thread should merge with this one.
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381354

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/michaelchristhomas/TelstraTowers.jpg

Wow this is great Franklin st is coming along with this being propsed, city central, spire living and the bus terminal on the way!

Adelaide's ugliest building is getting demolished that is the best news I have heard in awhile. I'm so happy it will be gone :D

Telstar Exchange isn't going, it's the mid rise white building on franklin st that these towers are on in the render. And that builing was recently sold.

Are you getting mixed up with the building that's visible in the render at the back of the new proposal mate?

The building that's getting the arse is actually quite a decent old building, but it's been allowed to run down beyond saving.

I think the graffiti on the front door of that old white building that is getting replaced says everything about the state it's in... "squat me". A nice addition to the city I must say :)

looks really nice, mmm more glass

The white building on the far left in this 2003 pic by AtD is the one planned for demolition:

http://www.photoadelaide.com/gal/2003/11/13/6_std.jpg

I thought it was too good to be true :(

great nes. what sort of height we looking at? 60m?

great nes. what sort of height we looking at? 60m?

:D Better be so it can make the cut for the u/c diagram!

According to emporis they are 65m but I don't know where that info came from.

According to emporis they are 65m but I don't know where that info came from.

Woooo hooo ! two more for the diagram!

According to emporis they are 65m but I don't know where that info came from.

65m is an estimate based on how high the roof is in the average office block. I presume Will put up there, I've also used in the index thread. I don't know of anyone who has seen any plans yet.

18 lev office would be approx 70m, so should be close to that.

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5475112,00.jpg
Go-ahead for city's twin towers
TOM ZED

A TWO-WING high-rise development planned for Franklin St will provide office space for up to 3000 city workers.

Featuring two towers joined by a glass core, the multi-million dollar proposal was given the green light at last night's Development Assessment Panel meeting.

The two towers will be built on the site of the old Telstra exchange building at 42-56 Franklin St, opposite Pitt St.

The development will include 808sq m of ground level retail space, more than 31,000sq m of office space and 278 car parking spaces over six levels.

Lord Mayor Michael Harbison said the development was a "very exciting addition" to the city.

"This development will not only increase activity in the area but is also an example of best practice with regard to sustainable energy efficient development," he said.

"A building of that scale adjacent to Victoria Square in Franklin St will really transform the street."

Developers Ambitio Pty Ltd and Pinako Pty Ltd have committed to obtaining at least a four-star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating and a five-star Greenstar rating for environmentally sustainable development.

The western tower will be 17 storeys and 63.5m high. The eastern tower will be slightly shorter at 15 storeys and 56.5m.

The central core which will link the two towers will be 67m tall.

Another City Central clone, but it'll be good for that end of town nonetheless.

Cheers Pistol. Thread title changed. :)

Another City Central clone, but it'll be good for that end of town nonetheless.
Clone?
Its a glass box!

its better than the crappy telstra exchange we got now

Mmm, another glass box.

Not keen on the western part.

Mmm, another glass box.

Not keen on the western part.
apparently there is a strong possibility that the block next will be built upon, so there isnt much point having glass windows which would just be obscured by another building anyway.

Hmm thats a point, is there a render of the eastern part?

what a great looking building. ill add to monthly diagrams

Thankfully this old one looks like it will finally be comming down soon, pic from today:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/UrbanSG/10-02007.jpg

This building looks a lot better than the crap lying that already exists in its place.

It'd be good if the building being demolished would have been renovated and used as a base for the tower...it looks like it has potential.

Oh that would have been cool. Old meets new. I like it.

Cheers Urban. Nice to see some action on the site.

It'd be good if the building being demolished would have been renovated and used as a base for the tower...it looks like it has potential.

yeah, if the did the current facade up it will look quite good

Excluding the GPO and The Precinct Development - Franklin Street is a complete disaster atm. Hopefully it will be much different in a few years time.

Agreed crawf. Franklin Street is a complete disaster. It is amazing to think it is so close to our main CBD core yet feels like a ghetto when you walk through it. If all the proposed developments go ahead in this area it will be totally different in a few years. The ACC hasn't helped this street at all. The state of the street surface, footpaths, powerlines etc is disgusting. Demolition of the current derelict exchange building shown in the photo hopefully means this one will begin construction this year. No word on any pre-committments yet but who knows.

sad to see this one go to be honest. it could have really made a grand entrance to a sleek and modern highrise.

what about the Truscotts hifi building (over the road) and the carpark above it. It would have to win the award for the ugliest, repulsive building in Adelaide :lol:

The old exchange building is almost gone. Pic from today:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/UrbanSG/2405004.jpg

From a different angle - taken by me
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/crawf_231/P5260867-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/crawf_231/P5260863-1.jpg

I was beginning to wonder where this one actually was. Thanks for the updates! :D

So this will be about the same height as the ANZ Building? That's great as it will have a significant impact on the south/western part of our skyline.

So this will be about the same height as the ANZ Building? That's great as it will have a significant impact on the south/western part of our skyline.
not as tall.
it will be about the same as the exchange building behind it, i believe.

I believe this might be the site Eastadel was refering to in the SA news/spam thread, it's going to be another multi-level carpark:bash:

we are truly the city of carparks, it has to change, this parking station must not go ahead.

This was supposed to be a new tower to hide an eyesore, now it looks like it will be a new eyesore to hide an old eyesore. Briliant:nuts:

:(

Indeed, this project was always going to have an 8 level carpark at the rear.

All the developers are doing is breaking up the project into stages.

First will be built the carpark, and at a later date the 'twin towers'.

http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=467&start=150

just ANOTHER FUCKING MULTI-LEVEL CARPARK!!!! :bash:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/car-park-approved-in-secret-session/story-e6frea83-1225853800932

Car park approved in secret session

http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/04/14/1225853/814785-carpark.jpg

A MULTI-STOREY car park in Franklin St has been given the green light by the State Government's Development Assessment Commission - despite Adelaide City Council and the commission's own staff saying it is a bad idea.

Adelaide City Council had previously refused to support the $11.9 million application, citing more than 10 reasons including increased congestion around the area and the lack of demand for the 575 car parking spaces.

The commission's staff agreed with council's comments and recommended the commission reject the application. However, the commission, which presides over all city development applications in excess of $10 million, made the decision to approve the eight level car park in a closed session.

In the last Development Assessment Panel meeting, Adelaide City Councillors Ann Moran and Ralph Clarke attacked the DAC for its decision.

"There was an abysmal lack of reason as to why they ignored us and their own staff," Mr Clarke said.

Ms Moran said the decision was "a nonsense".

"It's absolutely ridiculous," she said. "There's no rhyme or reason to their decision making.

"Whatever the criticisms of our development assessment panel, our decisions are made in public meetings. DAC operates under a veil of secrecy."

Panel presiding member Shanti Ditter said she believed planning decisions should be transparent.

No reason was given for the application's approval against the advice of council and the commission's staff.

DAC chief planning officer Gabrielle McMahon said it had considered all relevant policies.

"The commission heard from both council and the applicant," Ms McMahon said, "and made their decision based on all the relevant policies and representations."

fuck this shit :rant:

once this is built we will have over 50 multi-level carparks with approx 500 spaces each and a total of over 25000 spaces (not including the on-street or open parking lots)

I'm led to believe that Adelaide has something in the vicinity of 70-80 thousand carparks in the CBD?

For a 145,000 workers and residents... Ratio of 1:2.

Shocking.

Whats worse is the carpark looks like a fucking gaol with down syndrome.

Whats worse is the carpark looks like a fucking gaol with down syndrome.

i looks like a carpark that's trying to be cool, but then i realize it's just 2 materials: concrete and steel and one colour: grey :ohno:

awesome. a car park.

Big ugly car park under construction. Pic taken today:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/UrbanSG/DSCF2070.jpg

Ugh another carpark

Thanks for all your updates UrbanSG

Great, A parking station next door to a parking station across the road from two other parking stations. Franklin street is looking good :bash:

aug22/nearmap
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6126335434_d571b124f5_b.jpg

Taken today:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/UrbanSG/DSCF2156.jpg

Ugh a carpark..
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4696/img1023ek.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/img1023ek.jpg/)

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2812/img1033fj.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/img1033fj.jpg/)

Taken today:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/UrbanSG/DSCF2181.jpg