#UC: The Midtown - 29st/93m/res - Page 11

Jesse24 · October 4th, 2012, 12:43 PM

So it's coming down...

nathandavid88 · October 4th, 2012, 03:17 PM

Good spot Jesse! Just for comparison's sake:

Dimethyltryptamine · October 4th, 2012, 03:30 PM

Well it appears to look (ever so) slightly better than the render shows. This development was never going to be anything special.

nathandavid88 · October 5th, 2012, 12:52 AM

Yeah, it's better than I feared. It doesn't make me nauseous and it appears to interface alright with both Charlotte House and the Harold's Marine Building.

I can live with it.

bribri · October 5th, 2012, 01:22 AM

At least the carpark entry isn't too big. I still despair at the massive amount of prime street frontage used for some buildings for carpark entries, particularly Charlotte Towers and the Rio Tinto building (which must set a CBD record)

nathandavid88 · October 19th, 2012, 12:39 PM

You're not wrong with 123 Albert's massive carpark entry/services entry. I really don't know how they got away with that, it's hideously large! At least they blocked off the existing laneway access otherwise it would be larger still. The blocked off section of laneway would be a good place for a pop-up coffee shop or cafe IMO.

Anyway, I took some more photos earlier this week. Still not a stunner, but I'm still happier with the outcome than I though I would be!

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PA161469 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr

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PA161471 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr

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PA161473 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr

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PA161477 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr

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PA161479 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr

Eastern37 · October 20th, 2012, 03:33 AM

Two pics from yesterday....

Marty_ · October 20th, 2012, 03:47 AM

Honestly, the rubbish that Metro Properties are turning out is far worse than this. Not as catastrophic as it could have been.

Eastern37 · October 21st, 2012, 11:45 AM

I think it looks very good for what it is, it suits that part of the city too.

brizguy · October 21st, 2012, 03:26 PM

Its a terrible design but the materials themselves look good. Im impressed to see what they could do with a nicer design.

***BrizzyChris*** · October 23rd, 2012, 01:29 AM

Just lucky this will be hidden in the density of the city.

nathandavid88 · October 23rd, 2012, 02:15 AM

It was only ever going to be filler anyway. As Marty said, there's worse things going up.

Iain1976 · October 23rd, 2012, 02:03 PM

Nasty but fortunately not overly noticeable.

nathandavid88 · November 26th, 2012, 01:34 AM

Saw the frontage finished for the first time this weekend and I'm going to swallow my pride and take back everything I said about the street level facade: it actually looks perfectly acceptable in my opinion and fits well with it's neighbours. A pretty good solution for this spot I say! It will be interesting to see what fills the retail tenancies here. There's the one at ground level and also a basement one I think.

Although, it has this weird LCD screen above the lobby entrance which I'm not sure about...

Aussie Bhoy · November 27th, 2012, 03:16 AM

It looks good. But it still makes me sad because I liked PJ O'Briens better, and also the history of bars like Adrenalin, Hogies, Transformers on that site. Many nights out there.

edit - just had to double check and the final name was Union Jacks.

Dimethyltryptamine · November 27th, 2012, 03:51 AM

It actually looks really good (podium). What is going to be above the Lobby/retail at the bottom there? It's a shame it's so far from anything, I'm imagining Zara mannequins dressed to the nines up in there

nathandavid88 · November 27th, 2012, 05:12 AM

Above ground is largely car parking (Midtown only has a single basement level, themajority of which is a retail tenancy I believe – would be good for a bar or restaurant) but I believe that the front part addressing the street will have the the manager's office, a gym and recreation space for the residents. You won't see any cars through the glass or anything

October 20th, 2012, 03:33 AM	#207
Eastern37 Optimist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cairns/Brisbane Posts: 2,628 Likes (Received): 43	Two pics from yesterday.... __________________ “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”

October 21st, 2012, 11:45 AM	#209
Eastern37 Optimist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cairns/Brisbane Posts: 2,628 Likes (Received): 43	I think it looks very good for what it is, it suits that part of the city too. __________________ “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”

October 23rd, 2012, 01:29 AM	#211
*BrizzyChris* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,023 Likes (Received): 101	Just lucky this will be hidden in the density of the city. __________________ Flickr

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October 4th, 2012, 03:17 PM	#202
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,945 Likes (Received): 178	Good spot Jesse! Just for comparison's sake:

October 4th, 2012, 03:30 PM	#203
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,638 Likes (Received): 420	Well it appears to look (ever so) slightly better than the render shows. This development was never going to be anything special.

October 5th, 2012, 12:52 AM	#204
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,945 Likes (Received): 178	Yeah, it's better than I feared. It doesn't make me nauseous and it appears to interface alright with both Charlotte House and the Harold's Marine Building. I can live with it.

October 5th, 2012, 01:22 AM	#205
bribri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: brisbane, australia Posts: 947 Likes (Received): 40	At least the carpark entry isn't too big. I still despair at the massive amount of prime street frontage used for some buildings for carpark entries, particularly Charlotte Towers and the Rio Tinto building (which must set a CBD record)

October 19th, 2012, 12:39 PM	#206
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,945 Likes (Received): 178	You're not wrong with 123 Albert's massive carpark entry/services entry. I really don't know how they got away with that, it's hideously large! At least they blocked off the existing laneway access otherwise it would be larger still. The blocked off section of laneway would be a good place for a pop-up coffee shop or cafe IMO. Anyway, I took some more photos earlier this week. Still not a stunner, but I'm still happier with the outcome than I though I would be! image hosted on flickr PA161469 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr image hosted on flickr PA161471 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr image hosted on flickr PA161473 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr image hosted on flickr PA161477 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr image hosted on flickr PA161479 by Nathan Murray, on Flickr

October 20th, 2012, 03:47 AM	#208
Marty_ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,758 Likes (Received): 43	Honestly, the rubbish that Metro Properties are turning out is far worse than this. Not as catastrophic as it could have been.

October 21st, 2012, 03:26 PM	#210
brizguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brisbane Posts: 859 Likes (Received): 13	Its a terrible design but the materials themselves look good. Im impressed to see what they could do with a nicer design.

October 23rd, 2012, 02:15 AM	#212
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,945 Likes (Received): 178	It was only ever going to be filler anyway. As Marty said, there's worse things going up.

October 23rd, 2012, 02:03 PM	#213
Iain1976 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane Posts: 51 Likes (Received): 3	Nasty but fortunately not overly noticeable.

November 26th, 2012, 01:34 AM	#214
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,945 Likes (Received): 178	Saw the frontage finished for the first time this weekend and I'm going to swallow my pride and take back everything I said about the street level facade: it actually looks perfectly acceptable in my opinion and fits well with it's neighbours. A pretty good solution for this spot I say! It will be interesting to see what fills the retail tenancies here. There's the one at ground level and also a basement one I think. Although, it has this weird LCD screen above the lobby entrance which I'm not sure about...

November 27th, 2012, 03:16 AM	#215
Aussie Bhoy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 5,014 Likes (Received): 79	It looks good. But it still makes me sad because I liked PJ O'Briens better, and also the history of bars like Adrenalin, Hogies, Transformers on that site. Many nights out there. edit - just had to double check and the final name was Union Jacks.

November 27th, 2012, 03:51 AM	#216
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,638 Likes (Received): 420	It actually looks really good (podium). What is going to be above the Lobby/retail at the bottom there? It's a shame it's so far from anything, I'm imagining Zara mannequins dressed to the nines up in there

November 27th, 2012, 05:12 AM	#217
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,945 Likes (Received): 178	Above ground is largely car parking (Midtown only has a single basement level, themajority of which is a retail tenancy I believe – would be good for a bar or restaurant) but I believe that the front part addressing the street will have the the manager's office, a gym and recreation space for the residents. You won't see any cars through the glass or anything