deepred
October 10th, 2008, 10:51 AM
Worthy enough for its own thread. Directly follows on from the discussion in the main Wellington thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=26395726&postcount=769).
DomPost - $90m plan for new waterfront tower (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4720911a23882.html)
MATT CALMAN - The Dominion Post | Thursday, 09 October 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/images/763136.jpg
TOUCH OF GLASS: A proposal to build a new $90 million, 19-storey tower on Featherston St, featuring a glass facade, could lead to one of Wellington's largest demolition projects.
Plans to build a $90 million building near Wellington's waterfront could lead to one of the largest demolition projects the central city has seen.
The current buildings on the Featherston St site would take 10 months to demolish, and the new building three years to build.
AMP Capital, which owns a property portfolio worth $1.9 billion, wants to knock over its $33.2 million 1970s building, known as the Gen-i Building, to build the 30,000-square-metre complex.
A 19-storey tower would front Featherston and Waring Taylor streets, a 10-storey wing would face Featherston and Ballance streets and a 15-storey wing would face Customhouse Quay. The budget for the project would be more than $90 million.
An AMP spokesman said the company had asked the council to make the application fully notified, meaning any member of the public can write in support of or oppose the plans.
"It's going to be a very prominent building. We do want a very open, transparent and robust consultation."
If granted consent, the new building will wrap around the Maritime Tower on Customhouse Quay and occupy the rest of the city block.
The building owners surrounding the site, including Sir Robert Jones, have already been notified, as have the tenants in the Gen-i Building. "There's been no feedback at this stage," the spokesman said. "The chance for formal feedback will come through the resource consent process."
Athfield Architects director John Hardwick-Smith said the biggest challenge would be building the "unusual" glass facade facing the waterfront.
"Externally the building has a striking and vibrant form. It's a building that we think contributes a lot to the city."
Public submissions to Wellington City Council can be made from today and close on November 7.
Council spokesman Richard MacLean said it was unlikely that the resource consent hearing would happen before Christmas.
AMP Capital - Developer's consent proposal (http://ampcapital.co.nz/_documents/property/109FSRMASummary.pdf?DIRECT)
WCC Consent Notification (http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/publicnotices/details/featherston.html)
Google Maps pinpoint (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=109+featherston+st&sll=-41.282144,174.777777&sspn=0.002544,0.004699&ie=UTF8&ll=-41.282148,174.7779&spn=0.002544,0.004699&t=h&z=18)
The site as of 10 Oct 2008:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Wellington%20-%20A%20City%20In%20Progress/109%20Featherston%20St/DSCF4208.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Wellington%20-%20A%20City%20In%20Progress/109%20Featherston%20St/DSCF4207.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Wellington%20-%20A%20City%20In%20Progress/109%20Featherston%20St/DSCF4220.jpg
DomPost - $90m plan for new waterfront tower (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4720911a23882.html)
MATT CALMAN - The Dominion Post | Thursday, 09 October 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/images/763136.jpg
TOUCH OF GLASS: A proposal to build a new $90 million, 19-storey tower on Featherston St, featuring a glass facade, could lead to one of Wellington's largest demolition projects.
Plans to build a $90 million building near Wellington's waterfront could lead to one of the largest demolition projects the central city has seen.
The current buildings on the Featherston St site would take 10 months to demolish, and the new building three years to build.
AMP Capital, which owns a property portfolio worth $1.9 billion, wants to knock over its $33.2 million 1970s building, known as the Gen-i Building, to build the 30,000-square-metre complex.
A 19-storey tower would front Featherston and Waring Taylor streets, a 10-storey wing would face Featherston and Ballance streets and a 15-storey wing would face Customhouse Quay. The budget for the project would be more than $90 million.
An AMP spokesman said the company had asked the council to make the application fully notified, meaning any member of the public can write in support of or oppose the plans.
"It's going to be a very prominent building. We do want a very open, transparent and robust consultation."
If granted consent, the new building will wrap around the Maritime Tower on Customhouse Quay and occupy the rest of the city block.
The building owners surrounding the site, including Sir Robert Jones, have already been notified, as have the tenants in the Gen-i Building. "There's been no feedback at this stage," the spokesman said. "The chance for formal feedback will come through the resource consent process."
Athfield Architects director John Hardwick-Smith said the biggest challenge would be building the "unusual" glass facade facing the waterfront.
"Externally the building has a striking and vibrant form. It's a building that we think contributes a lot to the city."
Public submissions to Wellington City Council can be made from today and close on November 7.
Council spokesman Richard MacLean said it was unlikely that the resource consent hearing would happen before Christmas.
AMP Capital - Developer's consent proposal (http://ampcapital.co.nz/_documents/property/109FSRMASummary.pdf?DIRECT)
WCC Consent Notification (http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/publicnotices/details/featherston.html)
Google Maps pinpoint (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=109+featherston+st&sll=-41.282144,174.777777&sspn=0.002544,0.004699&ie=UTF8&ll=-41.282148,174.7779&spn=0.002544,0.004699&t=h&z=18)
The site as of 10 Oct 2008:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Wellington%20-%20A%20City%20In%20Progress/109%20Featherston%20St/DSCF4208.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Wellington%20-%20A%20City%20In%20Progress/109%20Featherston%20St/DSCF4207.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Wellington%20-%20A%20City%20In%20Progress/109%20Featherston%20St/DSCF4220.jpg