THREAD 2
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COMPLETED SO FAR:
TOWER 1- ALLEGRO (55m/18st) 2006
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PARKS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TOWNHOUSES
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*more pics coming soon*

UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
TOWER 2- AXIS (56m/19st) 2007
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TOWER 3- AQUA (54m/16st)
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MIDRISE BUILDINGS 1 & 2- The Fairway (5st) 2007
stage 1-
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stage 2-
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(extends from the end of Allegro on the left side to the far right of the pic)-
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PLANNED
TOWER 4- Aurora (21st/60m+)
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FUTURE (before 2010)
**subject to change**
TOWER 5- Aquriase (14st)
TOWER 6- Altitude (22+st)
TOWER 7 (12st)

6+ MIDRISE BUILDINGS (>10st)
A RANGE OF TERRACED HOMES (2-3st)

^^wow that pic of Aurora actually looks pretty good :nuts: good work dilaz :wink2:

scan from todays paper. when i opend it i thought it was another porject from melbourne-
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My god thats nice. So that is tower 4? When is it due to begin construction?

Early to mid next year.

woah nice

It's not a box. XD

Hopefully they might venture out with some creative designs with the next couple of towers as well.
It would be brilliant if this development wasn't all white boxes. And it would be even greater if some of the towers were a bit taller too. 100m for tower five would be great:P

wow atlast something abit different!

3 broz'
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A nice lil avenue now-
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thanks for the updates:), it's coming along nicely

Axis' crane coming down and Aqua's core already level 6 or 7.

Its amazing to see how fast these towers are being built, great a development pushing hard for the towers to be built in time.

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Aurora has sold out before formal marketing. Set to begin mid next yr.

I had Dinner at Burswood last night, was great and the area around the towers, it simply put, very nice.

And fairway is starting.

would be good if some more cafes opened in the development, imagine sitting and having a late dinner, looking over the city on a hot perth night!! shit year

i wonder if the new residents will get pissed off having three new stadiums on their doorstep

Guaranteed.

I would rather enjoy hearing the crowd though, would be much louder from a height than from ground level, but thats just a thing I have with liking hearing large crowds cheering.

Sorry to be a pessemistic bitch but i can garuntee there won't be 3 stadiums here.

^^^ What a pessemistic bitch !!! :D

There is so much space around Burswood for development.

It would be cool if there could eventually be a massive,quality designed,exclusively pedestrian bridge accross the Swan from East Perth to Burswood Peninsula,maybe north of Windan Br,from the north end of the Power Stn siteover to the east bank of the river,linking development at Belmont.
I drive along GFF every day, and notice how empty and rough the peninsula looks north of the Freeway.

I dont think it will happen as well. Just seems too late and out of the Blue to be True.

And the Sports Minister pretty much ensurred Perth Arena wont be going there.

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i noticed a 2nd crane on the site today

that crane will probably be placed down the other end of the Fairway

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nearing completion-
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didnt really turn out like the render lol
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That last photo makes it look like something you would expect in russia...

Yeah, looks bleak as. Keep in mind though it was zoomed from afar and looks better close up.

yeah it does look pretty bad, but surely not so bad close up. Is that the setting sun on it?

You all cry like girls as soon as someone breaks up a facade design.

If you look there is a pattern.

I think you'd have to use a magnifying glass to find the pattern :). Maybe people are just disappointed that the actual render looks worse than the design. It looks to me like it's been bombed.

Now I might be wrong here, but because the building is facing west (where the sun sets) I think the so-called broken fascade are just outdoor window blinds that are pulled down? They are there stop the appartment heating up from the afternoon sun.

^^
Yes. Each west facing apartment has a sliding metal blind to block out the direct sun. They move sideways along tracks, so it's up to the residents where they want to put them.

I reckon it looks great. Looks a bit harsh with that lighting in Dilaz's photo, but the irregular facade is quality.

I was just going through the West Strayan's property development section and it appears Burswood are flogging off a 6 story site.

More details here:

http://www.propertylook.com.au/listing/default.asp?lk=80322

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This site.

Chances are, well make higher than 6st,depending on who buys it.

In todays West Australian Page 68 says a 12 story building has been approved for 2 Hawthorne Place Burswood. Its about 500m away from Burswood and approval comprises:

71 two or three bedroom appartments
1650 sqm office space

Its currently for sale and they are looking for expressions of interest by 27th of April.

Hows Aqua going?

lv 11 of 15 in core, 3 in floor.

certainly beats the suburban 'dream'???

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That is such a great porn making joint. Mirror on the roof and it would be pure porn.

*druels* must...have...burswood...apartment...

chrisaus, could u possibly email me a higer res version of the pics? check your pm's for my email address

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phoar they look hot.

id stil prefer to live in the cbd than see it from a distance. go emu brewery!

noice.

Yeah they remind me of the suburban apartment resorts you find in inner Sydney. They are new, good location, have their own parklands, facilities etc but there is no life to them as they still 'feel' like your in suburbia.

Still if you were raising kids and were rich or just like the quietness of suburbia but don't want to live in a macmansion, I can see their attraction.

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That top pic wouldnt be the Front 9 golf course would it? Im assuming that if the stadium did get the green light (what-ever the chances), it wont be plonked right in front of that view.

woah!!! love the lightning pic - bankwest reflecting off central park!! awesome

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Aurora could have started. Noticd a lot of piling going on where it is to be built. Cul, if you read this please put it in your monthly diagrams. Cheers.

nice apartments! i like that area too.

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nice kitchen, although it needs more love, looks a bit sterile... and what's with tha benchtop clock... ohmykekelah...

ps. what's that wooden box next to tha bench? is that missing a bench top or what? :lol:

Aurora could have started. Noticd a lot of piling going on where it is to be built. Cul, if you read this please put it in your monthly diagrams. Cheers.

Aurora is definately U/C. Piling started two weeks ago.

cool. i'll change to uc.

what does aurora look like?

scan from todays paper. when i opend it i thought it was another porject from melbourne-
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1949/aurora1ms9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

looks like this and

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how is aqua going? last month it was 11fl in core.

now 12 core, 6 fl.

some updates-
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The fairway part 1-
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Aurora: barely started-
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Axis- the final product.
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Cheers for the updates, great to see Aurora has started piling

would be nice to see tha whole precinct end product... it looks a little cold right now...

It will stay cold (for a while), with any luck however. This and say Belmont Park will stimulate activity along with other Burswood developments.

There are too few public-oriented amenities to give it a buzz ie.needs more than one cafe. Walking through it is visually pleasing but it really feels like suburbia and nothing like the inner city.

needs more morton bay fig trees...

...I know its still early days but it definitely has a sterile, uninviting feel....coupled with extremely boring and conservative architecture - it doesnt bode well!

The architecture is pretty good. Pictures make it look worse.

not sure about the architecture - square boxes - from a distance they look like the future slums of perth. The moveable balcony shades make it look like everyone's hanging out their washing.

Theres something attractive about them though. I like how the black and white go together and the little roof feature. Imagine living up there...

It's required. Glass is not practical for residential living they look fine, Considering the amount of poorly designed building Sydney has outside of the city, this is a modern masterpeice.

....as you suggest - maybe they deserve closer inspection to appreciate the finer details. I

I just think this was a wasted opportunity for such a prominent site. The architecture could have been so much better. It just has that "build as cheap as we can" feel.

...but from a distant I cant help wondering - is that the best we can do in Perth??

Yeah, I think we can do better. I don't think they look cheap though. The finbar ones look cheaper. HPA are good architects.

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so will aurora get that strip of orange or has it been taken out. it should be in to add some colour besides from the black and white.

I think some of you guys are being a bit harsh on this place. I needs time to develop and fill out. There is only two half occupied towers of seven at the moment and the rest of the development is only about a quarter finished. Where do you expect the people to come from?

The bottom of Axis will have a restraunt which is going to apply for one of the small bar licences and there will also be a public gym fronting the park. Also the town houses at the bottom of Axis are dual zoned and the design is perfect to accomodate some small businesses on the bottom floor, so I think in time this will become quite a lively little place.

^ I never knew that. I thought Axis was purely residential w/ just a health club on the ground floor.

cheers.

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The restraunt will be on the far left of your photo here... should have decent views over the lake and fairway to the city.

My olds live in this development and my mum does some casual work in the sales office. Both my sister and girlfriend work at the cafe so I have a fair idea what's goin on. Pleased to give some info back as I really appreciate all the work you put into the forum.

cool.

Overall, will the development include a supermarket, convenience store, more bars/cafes/restaurants and possibly a bus service?

Also, when will the next tower be released and how high will it be?

The Burswood Dome site is slated for an undergound carpark with a multi storey shopping center and appartments on top. It would link the Peninsula to the Cas and Hotel and make it all one level. I hear that the specialty shops would be mostly upmarket to cater for the high rollers, but the centre would also include a department store and supermarket for the Peninsula residents. Also Mirvac recently sold a commercial lot on the site (it's the triangled lot from a couple of pages back) so this could potentially end up as a supermarket also. I think that all towers will include at least one commercial tennancy at it's base. I suppose it's up to whoever buys it as to what ends up there.

There will be seven towers in all. Aurora is going to be the 'signature' tower and as such will be the tallest and most stand-out design. If I remember correctly there will be one more tower to the East of Aqua and two West of Aurora. The tower East of Aqua will be about 8-10 levels. The towers West of Aurora will be similar in height and shape to Axis and Allegria.

In regards to transport the Burswood train station is supposed to be moved about 200m West (closer to Perth). This should allow easier access for Peninsula residents and allow for the Casino to run it's shuttle bus more effectively. There has also been talk that monorail could link the Belmont Park development, Belmont Park train station, Golf course, Peninsula, Burswood train station, new shopping centre and Casino. Supposedly it would be privately funded and free, but I think this is a bit of a pipe dream. I wouldn't be surprised if the Casino's shuttle bus service was just extended.

Sounds cool. I'm sure the tower that will sit next Aurora will be higher (22-23st?) and that will be the signature tower. I think the one next to Aqua will be 12lv.

tram!

Its a pity this development is not closer to the Perth city centre. It will not add life and vitality to the city. Most other Australian Capitals have their Casino style developments within the city or within a short walking distance (as in the case of Crown Casino in Melbourne) - these facilities draw thousands of people into the city 24hrs a day who use public transport or pay for parking and use many other facilities in the city and spur on other developments that compliment these entertainment precincts.

With Burswood being so cut off (physically and psychological) it only adds to that area being development not the city overall. I think this was one of the concerns with not selecting Burswood for the Stadium site.

While I am happy that there is this style of development happening in Perth...I am just not sure who it benefits the most??

Well this for one could stem more development in the area, meaning it would be another precinct. Not all development needs to happen in the city.

I have no problem with precincts but recent trends are for centralising major public amenities. Decentralising these amenities has not worked in othere cities (look at Canberra - its desperately trying to recentralise these kinds of facilities to create a city).

Perth needs to become more vibrant - it has no major drawcard other than suburban franchised shops and some restuarants. It has no Large Theatre, or museum or aquatic facility or casino - and soon no cinemas. Take a city like Melbourne or Sydney - they have all these things within the city boundary adding life and vitality and choice.

Like I said I am happy there is the Burswood developement...but I think its Perths loss

Yeah but focusing development in the city helps us create street-level activation there... and bye bye dullsville! Although I think this development is fantastic, would have been great to see the $ put into apartments in nb link. But great stuff anyway.. cant wait to see aurora ;)

Yeah it is slightly ridiculous that the casino is a 5km drive from the city pedestrian malls. They might as well have built it out in Inglewood or Mt Hawthorn.

Oh well that was 1980's WA planning for you. I guess ironically Perth's problem has always been that there was never a commercial port facility near or at the CBD. Instead we just had an old rubbish tip in Burswood that needed to be filled in. Thats probably why the Burswood site was chosen, while Melbourne and Sydney instead have casinos in former city industrial water sites.

It's about links though. If the CBD and Burswood were linked properly, this could be overcome easy. In my view, two high-quality pedestrian bridges are required, one adjacent to the hotel that links burswood to hay street which sound be a grand entry to the CBD under the riverside masterplan. The other should be located on the other side of the peninsula where the stadium is proposed and should link East Perth cove to any development here. There should also be a ferry terminal too.

Perth CBD has had a lot of blows when you compare it to other aussie cbd's
- No port
- No cas
- No uni meaning no students
- No real apartments prior to 2000

I think we're doing ok when these factors are considered. If proper links are ever established, then we're doing allright.

A decent ferry system is a huge must for Perth, huge potential.
Look at Sydney (acknowledging their harbour is much bigger) but u can get just about everywhere a tourist needs to be by water.
The stadium will be on the river, burswood is on the river, the city (will) be on the river, people live along the river, freo is on the river, not to mention canning etc
but allanah always seems cool on the idea?
shes such a rail tsar

hell yeah rail all the way. Why not a subway running east-west :D. I hell think a rail-line to UWA would be viable, the amount of people who take the bus is crazy! Subway UWA-QEII-West Perth-William Street Station-East Perth-Stadium-Belmont-Burswood.

Perfect :D

It's about links though. If the CBD and Burswood were linked properly, this could be overcome easy. In my view, two high-quality pedestrian bridges are required, one adjacent to the hotel that links burswood to hay street which sound be a grand entry to the CBD under the riverside masterplan. The other should be located on the other side of the peninsula where the stadium is proposed and should link East Perth cove to any development here. There should also be a ferry terminal too.

Perth CBD has had a lot of blows when you compare it to other aussie cbd's
- No port
- No cas
- No uni meaning no students
- No real apartments prior to 2000

I think we're doing ok when these factors are considered. If proper links are ever established, then we're doing allright.

^^ agree-witchu...

a problem it would face is having a bridge that is quite long as this part of tha river is quite wide...

yes I agree these kinds of bridge links are vital. They help but are more a band aid solution. People are essentially lazy and walking a couple of kilometers to the CBD would not be attractive. Its also the psychological barrier of the river which comes into play. Bridge linking would help activate East Perth but not increase that kind of activity within the CBD.

Ports, Casinos, universities, theatres, museums all create a sense of vitality. Linking these via the river with ferry's, light rail, bridges could help solve or alleviate the barriers in a physical sense....but in terms of increasing CBD pedestrian traffic its all too fragmented.

Its fine building apartments in the CBD but if all you include is suburban style franchised shops and the odd cafe/restaurant - you may as well be back in the burbs. Perth is our Capital - it should be a dynamic and lively place that draws people into it...it should offer worlds best architecture with outstanding public facilities with easy and effective pedestrian access.

Thats what we need.. a tram that links burswood to hay street.

take one leg of the tram over the causeway to burswood from the terrace and link it in a loop over the windan and back to hay street and then st georges.

I think they could potentially replace those CAT buses with a tram system. But I think Hay St is probably not wide enough to accommodate tram right of ways - may be from Causeway down to Adelaide Tce and St Georges Tce instead?

Nah I think keep the CAT busses for now, and expand the high frequency convenience system with more CAT busses and trams. The biggest priority is an east-west tram.

any updates for Aqua and Aurora?

i drove passed these today, until now i had never seen them in person. They are quite impressive for the area. THey really stand out.

Aqua has one rise left, aurora is still piling.

Here are some status pics from yesterday! Good perspective shot.. i was at a function at burswood! Great angle from here


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Thanks for the updates! I drove past these the other week, first time ever, and i was surprised at how much of an impact they make on the surrounding area, they seem so big (when i suppose they aren't really)

Aqua has topped out and tower 5, to be known as 'Aquarius' will be launched later on this year. It is 12st and will sit next to aqua.

When this proposal first came out, I thought it would take a life time if that, for this entire development to be completed..Now it's only a few years off. Also I, and I'm sure a few of us) thought this may take away inner city apartment developments..HoLly how wrong were we:p

FORM are right on the ball. Now is the time for Perth to make the Real changes!!

I'm not sure about this last time I drove post there was only one and the second just starting but seeing them together and I assume the others are the same but of varying heights I begin to dislike them.
Reminds me of a program I saw this week where this architect was traveling around Paris saying the low cost housing of the 50's was so crap with it's ugly identical boxes sitting all alone compared to the attractive low cost housing of the 20's clustered together ( giving the same density as the higher uglier 50's designs)

They need to connect as complex if they are going to be the same or look like an ugly row of dated boxes in 20 years time.

i think the low rise surrounding it will be fine, these apartments arn't cheap either and the ones in Crawley havn't dated and the tallest ones are getting quite old now.

Direwolf modernist blocks are back in fashion with all the goods of new construction methods.

isnt there quite a large one being built?

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Here are some status pics from yesterday! Good perspective shot.. i was at a function at burswood! Great angle from here


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fvck they're shockers... :nuts:

from font on they look melbournish but i think the backs are too bland

^^ Well put.

Yeah from the back they are pretty bad

Don't really look Melbournish to me, and I am sure most Melbourne forumers would agree. They look like generic golf resort apartments, oh wait they are! :)

Their bleak design would actually suit Melbourne moreso than Perth IMO. I agree about the golf resort part though.

i meant from this angle
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they look like something in southbank

Don't really look Melbournish to me, and I am sure most Melbourne forumers would agree. They look like generic golf resort apartments, oh wait they are! :)

They are lower quality versions of the Mirvac towers in Melbourne. The ones in Melbourne are also generic.

They are lower quality versions of the Mirvac towers in Melbourne. The ones in Melbourne are also generic.

http://www.mirvac.com/forsale/VIC/t5/images/gallery/pu/ext08.jpg
What these? (not the best photo)

i meant from this angle
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they look like something in southbank

there's a few stumpies like this behind eureka tower, but they're much bigger, mostly dark/black and better designed... there's one that uses glasses on its balconies and when tha rising sun reflects off it, it looks like scales on a fish reflecting brightly or kinda like a mirror ball... it's really quite interesting...

Aquarius, the fifth apartment building at The Peninsula, will form a stylish bookend to this landmark, masterplanned community. Like its namesake, Aquarius will be connected to the water, with walkways leading to the magnificent Swan River.

Rising 14 storeys high, Aquarius will feature 61 luxury residences, including three two-level penthouses. Residents will enjoy views to the city or, for those on the east side, beyond parkland to the Darling Ranges.

You can choose between two, three and four bedroom apartment designs and three interior colour schemes.

Interiors will feature the finest finishes and fixtures. Huge expanses of glass will allow the breathtaking views to be visible from deep within your apartment, including the bedrooms, while sliding doors and louvres on west facing balconies will allow you to effortlessly control the sunlight and breeze.

Aquarius will boast a spectacular residents’ recreation deck, complete with an outdoor heated pool, barbecue facilities and fully-equipped gymnasium. Privacy and security is assured, with gated undercover parking, secure lift access and keypad and video intercom entry.

If you would like further information on Aquarius or the upcoming off-the-plan sales release, click here
or call a Mirvac Sales Consultant today
on (08) 9424 9999.

wooo

what ever happend to that other weird project proposed in Burswood?

^^ You mean Belmont Park, to the north of Burswood, on the other side of the Fwy/Railway....?

Yeah that multi-$billion, multi-tower river project that seems to have vapored away?

The pics/renders looked way better than Burswood.
Wonder how much they will change by the time we see up to date pics.....

its caught up in red tape atm. I am still confident it will happen though.

NO

the other one
it was really stylish, not that tall but it was in Burswood no doubt large number street aswell like 158 or something, maybe a year or two back now lol

Are we talking about the buildings proposed East this P4L?

I think he means the project to the south, on or near Burswood road.

yer its closer a main road

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Aquarius, in todays West, the 5th building at burswood, the one furthest south (closer to casino)

different design. Still doesnt do much for me though.

Cheers for posting.

yeah its interesting but still lacking a little

I actually like this one.

Same as the others.. they all melt into one. I think the impact from this project is seeing the whole heap of towers together and not the individual details

At least it has added some much needed variation to the peninsular cluster.

i like it, killer penthouse

nice design

yeah i think it has a nice design, penthouse looks good

I love that computer chip design of the north wall.

Tower 4 is getting a crane.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6048/104406048al1193732252.jpg

Crane deck in place. Crane goes up tomorrow.

Aurora's crane is now up

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Aurora's two basement levels are in. They are construction the core now so it should start rising soon.

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fuck nice interior fittings, the little pond thing looks like shit though.

yeh what are they using it as a sewrage irrigation lake?

blue it the fuck up.

it's a 5 star building Straight from your toilet to the pond

It needs water lillies and koi, pronto.

Just think of it as a little bit of melbourne in your front yard. The yarra, that is.

swan's not that much better these days

yer , the main bit next to the city of the swan is soooooooooooooo dirty

yeah but its always merkier after winter, cause of all the mud coming down from the hills. It will get better through summer.

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This is becoming such a glorified retirement village. I dearly hope they do something big with the Dome site to bring some life into this area.

yer but when this started, there was this and a handful of over projects and thats it, so it was good then

This is becoming such a glorified retirement village. I dearly hope they do something big with the Dome site to bring some life into this area.

It was obvious to a few of us that this was always going to be the case. These are golf course resort apartments for cashed up retirees and suburban yuppies. Rather then hip, inner-city pads for people who move in for urban life. I don't know what you were expecting when you have apartment blocks built on a hotel holiday resort?

http://www.mirvac.com.au/forsale/WA/the_peninsula/images/popup_location_new.jpg

^^
At least they still boost inner city population and density.
Its an attractive development if you ask me, and not every resident will be elderly...

...and hey isn't it better that the oldies are supporting high rise and the apartment market rather than investing in golf housing estates?

Nope because they are the first people to complain when it becomes to loud, busy or popular :)

Nope because they are the first people to complain when it becomes to loud, busy or popular :)

True. But there complaints hold only so much weight on the burswood peninsular and in the CBD. Thuis isn't the western suburbs.

True. But there complaints hold only so much weight on the burswood peninsular and in the CBD. Thuis isn't the western suburbs.

You would think so .. except for that hasn't been the case in the past.

Yes I always realised this was going to be mostly aimed at older residents, but I always held out hope there would be more life at ground level. Even if it was just cafes and shops.

Is it predominantly Asian or just older? I know of at leaset 5 parents of Asian mates who have bought into it.

I think it is better if there is less going on at ground level here and these residents cause more action at the burswood hotel area and the soon to be redeveloped burswood dome area.

asians do equally as much as old people when it comes to street activation minus the complaining.

My parents live here in one of the houses. Also my girlfriend works in the cafe there so I have a bit of a connection to this estate.

To your surprise there are actually quite a few young people that live there but the problem at the moment is that there is just a lack of people in general. The demographics of this development wouldn't be that diffenent to those through Perth as a whole. The overall development is less than a quarter finished and many of the apartments that are finished are still yet to have residents move in.

In terms of street activation many of the terraces have been designed and zoned for comercial use at ground level and residential above. At present nobody is using this facility and really there's not much Mivac can do about it. There is a site there that has been marketed as a restraunt/small bar but Mirvac can't get anyone interested to set it up and run it...

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Fifth tower is now completely sold out

Avg price: $1.2m

It really irritates me. Such sterile boring blandness yet sold out!

just lucky they got really creative with the grey strips up it and not just leaving it white.

It really irritates me. Such sterile boring blandness yet sold out!

it's a mini-river plaza/capital - tower 1

Don't know if you watch 'weeds' (top show) but I imagine people who live in these sort of places to all have the same outdoor setting, same pictures hanging on the walls, drive the same cars and probably eat the same take away every night...

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6088/104186088ml1186637858.jpg

http://www.mirvac.com.au/forsale/WA/the_peninsula/images/aquarius01-soldout.jpg

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looks alot like a newer version of these ugly commie blocks in melbourne

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I agree, these appartments look preety ugly, even though the are modern. They do remind me of those Melbourne blocks. Alas I thought the Burswood area was meant to be an alright flashy suburb, being close to the river and golf course, city etc.

Perhaps some bigger balconies or structual add ons and a better paint job would improve it.

:2cents:

They look like those 60’s monstrosities in South Perth with a make over. Mind you, that is the ass end of the building.

yes, they dont look glitzy in the 'dubai' mould but i think they look great to be honest. Of course there is room for improvement.

they look fine to me, but maybe because its perth first high rise kind of new village its taking abit to get used of it? there quite alot of this stufff in sydney, though set out abit diff, but thats the norm there for new developments

http://ipggi.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/burswood.jpg

I wonder what the architects think when they look at this development.

$$$$$$

lol.

http://www.mirvac.com.au/forsale/WA/the_peninsula/images/aquarius01-soldout.jpg

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core up to level 9-

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it is safe to go to bed now.

I wonder what the architects think when they look at this development.

I bet they think.............this will do "Oh well" looks ok, we don’t have to look @ it!

What an opportunity they had...................they blew it.

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since theres no chance of south perth becoming our '2nd cbd' like sydney's north sydney, perhaps our burswood area can/should .. just picture those pics with 5 times the stuff ... mm yummy

Actually theres a huge area of land to the north of this site that will very likely be Peninsula Mark II, you can see a huge development in some of the layout plans for the stadium plan in Burswood (that isnt going to happen).

James Packer isnt stupid, he knows hes sitting on a goldmine.

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Ive been wanting to say this for a while... I hate these towers.

sorry photo link didnt work

Ive been wanting to say this for a while... I hate these towers.

Agreed. Hopefully the area around will be developed pretty heavily though and they will be lost among the cluster.

although they should of capitalised on the space of the area. I dont mind these towers. yeah shame they are not taller but i think that it is better than what most people in Perth think of inner city living.... yucky 2 level housing, i surely wouldnt of wanted THAT, as stuff like that belongs in the sticks.

I actually like this development.

The view of them with Burswood when travelling into the city across the causeway is HOT!

thanx docker ur awesome.

that 4th tower is a bit slow ... its not a 300m office tower ffs.

Yeah these towers have really messy facades; do the balconies have louvers/shutters/shades that are moveable or something? It always looks sort of retarded and all over the place. They feel too stumpy too.

I dont mind the design. Just the height is a bit of a let down.


As for progress on the current tower.... Well I would of thought it was going up relatively quick for Perth standards.

wow the fronts of these look so much better than i expected

they look so much worse than i expected.

yeah, mirvac are wankers.

YE looks so much better than this.

again thanks to goran photo walk

Part 6 - FINAL (for this lot)


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The finished ones still look u/c somehow. Or has that look where half the windows have been blown out due to a tornado or some war shelling.

actually i like that 'unfinished look' something different

from today

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They may be ugly but at least they are being built quickly.

I must admit though that they don't look quite as bad when seen as a group. So hopefully the project will continue through to all seven towers.

Actually i think thew look is starting to grow on me.... looks a bit like a lot of the apartments in Vancouver - the busy unfinsihsed finish looks great en-masse in high density there.

Of course, Busrwood is ANYTHING BUT DENSE.

I love the look of the peninsular towers from the front.
From the back they are a bit hideous.

The view of the towers + burswood when you look right on the causeway when heading into the city is hot.

yeah they have grown on me too. I like them now. :)

Actually i think thew look is starting to grow on me.... looks a bit like a lot of the apartments in Vancouver - the busy unfinsihsed finish looks great en-masse in high density there.

Of course, Busrwood is ANYTHING BUT DENSE.
Both have busy facades but they use less preform concrete.

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^^^^
That looks hot

Vancouver is one of the world's leading cities when it comes to creating a vibrant urban core and inner city apartment living. Whenever I see pictures like above and below, I imagine that this is what South Perth should look like. The 'office' skyscraper cluster on the north of the river and the 'apartment' cluster on the South side. There are enough older apartment complexes in South Perth and enough people go there at night to dine - why don't we take it to the next level?

http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1721257-Vancouver_Skyline-Vancouver.jpg

from today

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Alas there is a lot of sand in that photo, is it right to say there could be a beach there or is it part of the golf course sand bunkers or just sand from the construction?

That building to the left. Is that where another tower will go or are they chimneys of some sort... hahaha I hope that will go if it is some kinda industry, looks not so right there.

It is construction sand. As for that factory, I have no idea.

lol @ the "could it be a beach" comment.
sif perth needs a beach on the river. plenty good once on the coast. :D

behind the development and behind the freeway is the old industrial/commercial area of Burswood/Belmot area THAT building is on Goodwood Parrade.

xx

2 hobbies in one hit. scrapers and 'slutting'. woo

there is a lot of sand there because the site is ex-landfill. It took them a year from 2003-4 to do the sites groundworks.

it used to be landfill and used to be extra racing grounds for belmont park and market gardens used to grow there at one stage

no offence to anyone but this project is the biggest retirement castle ive ever seen! :bash:

i wouldnt mind living there, then again i wouldnt mind living withing 5km of the CBD :lol:

I live 2 minutes walk away from it. My drive to and from work takes me directly past the development. I almost never see any signs of life besides the construction vehicles.

I just wish they weren't so short. That area should have taller buildings! I do think it will be full of oldies though.

thanx docker ur awesome.

that 4th tower is a bit slow ... its not a 300m office tower ffs.

what is the 4th tower/ how high/ name?

Aurora, 22st/62m.

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http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=104844695&f=70&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=49315694&s=wa&snf=rbs&tm=1210499049

This development keeps getting worse and worse.

Seriously, that looks like some refurbished slum. Its more sterile than a hospital surgical theatre.

wow that pic actually reminds me of a retirement castle!

how ironic! :lol:

This development keeps getting worse and worse.

Seriously, that looks like some refurbished slum. Its more sterile than a hospital surgical theatre.

funny you say that...from ground level it looks like the new development on old Hollywood hospital grounds....from a distance it looks ok...otherwise someone get a heap of lego blocks and stacked them...nothing creative at all...not even dodgy WA artwork!

According the West Australia property special feature on Victoria Park, tower 6 should be released to the marked with a month

**magico!**

Then please don't quote a month old post.

ok, sorry didnt see the date. ill delete the quote and so should he its on the previous page and theres reference to it on this page.

yeah completely inappropriate to be honest... not you hayds but the whole issue im raising

aaronaugi1....best avatar ever :)

aaronaugi1....best avatar ever :)

sweet sweet candy!

now remember, this was taken while i was on the bus going over the causeway...
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docker you cut out the tower to the right of the 2 complete...didnt u?

Let’s hope the remaining towers look great, I was going to say awesome, but then again what "mircrap" has dished up in the past anything’s possible...............

:hm:

docker you cut out the tower to the right of the 2 complete...didnt u?

thats already complete...

Internals

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was in one of these 12th floor (out of 16) on the one right next to the once u/c. nothing incredible. just super new and smells great lol. the usual ud expect of a nice new apartment.

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one powerball.

That photo really shows how many sites will be developed once all the river view sites have been built out.

This will end up being our very own new york style grid (but up to 20 floors each).

Interior on these look good.

Are these towers going up with each tower being slightly higher than the one before?