Already under construction on the Pacific Hwy, St Leonards with Baulderstone Hornibrook cranes on site for both the west tower (18 levels above ground) and the lower east tower (10 levels). 9 floors above ground for the connection between the west and east towers. The cores for both the west and east towers are well underway.

Renderings:

............http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior01.jpg

........http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/bannerImg/05.jpg

Another rendering:

http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior03.jpg

A mini me version of Grosvenor Place ! Nice.

BTW Out of the total number of the Abode apartments which is 190 in the west tower, east tower and middle section, 90 apartments have already been sold; or at least commited to with deposits.

:okay:

That is one very small lift core. How tall do you think it is at present?

601 Pacific Hwy, the IBM Tower is 14 levels above ground.

Originally posted by spazpecker
A mini me version of Grosvenor Place ! Nice. I would have thought moreso the IBM Tower.

Shown just to the left of the Abode west tower’s rendering:

http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior02.jpg

Like The Quadrant on Broadway, which is also being constructed by Baulderstone Hornibrook, this complex is going full steam ahead.

I believe at least 20 more apartments have been commited to since last enquiring.

ooo nice, wouldn't mind living there... just as long as meriton dont build it ;)

LOL Stockland are financing it and as already mentioned, Baulderstone Hornibrook are constructing it.

BTW Don't forget that Meriton is bringing Sydney World Tower ;) .

On my architectural walk in St Leonards yesterday, I counted that both the Abode residential blocks, fronting both The Pacific Hwy and Albany St have their floorplates up to level 8 each.

Also, both the cores up to about level 11.

The tower fronting The Pacific Hwy will be 18 levels above ground and the tower fronting Albany St will be 11 levels above ground.

Out of the 190 apartments in both towers, 80 have already been pre-comitted.

Anticipated completion for the whole complex is December, 2003.

mb :)

Coca-Cola has just leased a 4 floors in Christie St, St Leonards for its new National Call Centre - which will bring in another 250 people into the area ! ( man, the offices are SCHMICK !)

Hey Museumboy, have you been down to Atkinson St ? I have no idea where that is but a mate of mine works there and said it is "going off" with construction.
I must get down there and take a descent look around one day- going to another live taping of "The Fat" at ABC Gore Hill this Friday night so I will try to go for a wander around beforehand......

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I lied lol. I visited the sales office again and found out that the higher tower will actually be 20 levels above ground level - the 2 lowest floors will be for commercial use and the 18 levels above will be the apartment floors.

In regard to the Albany Street tower, it will be 12, not 11 floors above ground. Once again, the 2 lowest floors will be for commercial use and its top 10 will be the apartment levels.

:master: Forgive me for fibbing :master: .

You can fib all you like museumb, as long as the truth means more floors than your fib! :)

I might have to talk a photographic walk up at St Leonards. Last week I "stumbled" around there at night after a few drinks at Crows Nest going "phoarr.....I gotta take photos of these babies!" :)

Well I did just that and here are the results as of 4/3/03;

http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/stleonards/abode01.jpg

http://www.urbanaustralia.org/photos/stleonards/abode02.jpg

This part of Sydney has to be one of the nicest looking there is. The glass office buildings and recreation areas beside the hospital compliment the quality residential buildings going in.

can someone tell me if this is Abode UC? I took it today from Pyrmont Bridge! It really has an impact on the St Leonards skyline.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid55/pe1d4b2e9001677bf24ef8a9766dba05d/fc7e7336.jpg

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Yep, that's Abode! I've started working in St.Leonards two days a week, so I get frequent up-close inspection of the place! ;)

I think that's the core of the second tower that you can see poking up above another building, just to the right of the crane, so if that's 12 storeys, and the main tower is 20 storeys, then it should top out around the same height as the IBM (formerly Motorola) Tower - with the similar design they'll look a bit like twins!

I passed by the site last Friday and noticed that windows are already being fitted to the lower floors and the concrete being painted white.....durable paint we would hope :) (maybe it's an undercoat) .... as you can see in Tony P's 2nd last construction pic.

closer pic from today!
does Abodes curved wall front south or north?

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/185878.jpg

That was very good spotting the tower. I didn't even notice how visible it was. It will definately impact signifcantly on the St Leonards skyline

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This view is from the south-west, so that is the direction the curved wall will face:

http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior01.jpg

Abode's curved side faces south/southwest.

You get the impression that it faces North because you associate it with being on the Pacific Highway which goes to the north, but where Abode is, the highways goes west-south-west (i.e, slightly south of due west) so the curve is definately in a south/southwest direction.

Very confusing, eh?! :?

It looks similar in style to its next door neighbour the IBM building. I went through there yesterday and the area is fast filling up with new towers. Very impressive approach as you come up the Pacific Hwy on the way to Nth Sydney ........

Cranes gone up a few notches since I was there on Saturday. Looks like I will have to make another trip their asap.

Now the lift box has risen as well. I noticed today when I was on the bridge that goes across the Harbour.

Popular thread aint it. If anyones interested the crane on this one looks real good at night.

bumped so as thread wont get deleted

pic from Observatory hill today! the core must be full height?
its just as high as nokia tower

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

Lookin good, though St Leopards could do with another building the size of the Forum.

Today I passed the Abode construction site and counted the number of floors already u/c which totalled 14 floors above ground with a concreted core about 5 storeys tall. The total number of floors in the main tower (considered the western tower) is 21 levels which includes the plant levels @ the top:

__________http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior01.jpg

The 9 storey connection and the 12 storey Albany Street tower is nearing completion. Here is a rendering from Pole Lane:

___http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior03.jpg

***Out of the 200 apartments in the whole complex, only about 70 are left i.e. almost 2/3rds left.

Revive time.

Was in St Leonards today and took this pic.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~edwin.robertson/mypic3.jpg

excellent! looking good, can i put this on ss.com?
ill pm you.

Go for it CULWULLA. :)

Best shot so far AR.

How many more levels left to go?

Below are 2 pics I took yesterday of Abode's construction, already 17 levels above ground with the wire screen ready in place to start construction on level 18. Abode wiil be 21 levels above ground which includes the plant levels @ the top. So 4 more levels to go.

Both 601 Pacific HWY will be very similar in their 'curved-in-form-edifices'. They will compliment each other well :okay:

This pic taken just outside the Forum complex:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379abodeconst2-med.jpg

....and from the Pacific Highway looking West:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379abodeconst3-med.jpg

The render of Abode with 601 Pacific Highway i.e. Motorolla Tower in the background:

http://www.theabode.com.au/live/images/exteriors/exterior02.jpg

Great angle on that first pic, museumb showing the twin tower effect :okay: In the second photo it looks like the two towers are fused, again showing similarity! Great eye :)! Those photos show that it will certainly blend in well with the Motorola building.

St Leonards is certainly becoming a 'white tower brigade'! Bring it on!

If anyone wants to view them in the inteded size (i.e, larger), copy the address into a new window and deleted the " -med " out of it. :)

LOL :laugh: Tony @ the 'white tower brigade'.

BTW The enlarged version of my above 1st pic post:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379abodeconst2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p5c29d78f395144d298ecb3d4b27fac7d/fbd07a42.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p800e1e2f8ec12843999b00f9770a47a7/fbd0790d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p3f5b23166450b4b13e5fa3bfda69f07c/fbd0784d.jpg

Abode in final construction mode. I remember the first time I noticed this site was a weekend when there were no trains on the North Shore Line. I had to get a bus from Chatswood to the City and because of this I noticed Abode because the bus went straight passed it. It was only at Level 3 at the time.

Out of the total of 190 apartments in the whole of the Abode development, 120 have aalready been sold off-the-plan.

Anticipated completion is Feb. '04.

2 pics of the model in the St Leonards' display suite that I snapped yesterday whilst in St Leonards....

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379abodemodelinshowroom2.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3036/379abodemoeldinshowroom1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p97f5699ba433d5c77f2dfb7de9793bbc/fb92b831.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/pcfe60695eec7b9474cd86f0c2c0f695d/fb92b795.jpg
Slightly higher since my last post. That crane will be gone soon.

Was in St Leonards yesterday and there is stil a lot of scaffolding and wire gracing the south west side of the main tower on the Pacific Hwy. Also wire framing reaching to complete the crown. The crane was still apparent.

Pics of Abode today i.e. 24\09/03......

From the Pacific Highway:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379abodeconst4.jpg

From the cnr of the Pacific Hwy and Mitchell Street:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379abodeconst5.jpg

From Mitchell Street showing the brown glass lining the base:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379abodeconst6.jpg

view from pyrmont bridge today!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/228191.jpg
so is the remaining crane for the stage 2?

The genious falters at last because that's the Arden crane.:):)

has this one finished yet?

Originally posted by CULWULLA
has this one finished yet?

It's done guys :)

This was taken on Jan 14

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p5e96287863d5316ddbafa03d97175046/f9f3cb71.jpg