TAS/ HOBART - #SWP: Myer Redevelopment - 11 levels / Mixed - Page 10

On Y Va · April 18th, 2013, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paraplethon

If the council is removing bins around town to save some cash, i don't think they'll have a spare 700 grand lying about.

The deal with Council has probably already been done (refer earlier posts). This is about Southern water charges for hydraulic infrastructure upgrades, which is not the Hobart City Council.

paraplethon · April 18th, 2013, 04:35 AM

Read the post above mine - like i said, i doubt the Council has the funds lying around for the upgrade.

On Y Va · April 19th, 2013, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paraplethon

Read the post above mine - like i said, i doubt the Council has the funds lying around for the upgrade.

As I said, the deal with Council has already been done and has nothing to do with headworks charged by Southern water - read post#3:-

Hobart City Council is set to give Mr Kalis rates relief for an undisclosed period of time.

The rates package will potentially eventuate in millions of dollars in rates offered for free.

Alderman Marti Zucco said the council made no apologies for offering the rates incentive to Mr Kalis, saying the financial implications of losing Myer from the central business district would far outweigh the discount.

A report obtained by the Mercury under Right to Information laws last year showed that if Myer pulled out of Hobart's city centre it would cost up to 500 jobs and annual turnover in the city would drop by more than $80 million.

The economic report said a subsequent drop in property values and a flow-on loss of inner-city retailers would cost the council $1 million directly in rates if Myer packed its bags and left.

"In actual fact, we are not losing rates but in fact protecting the CBD and greater Hobart from what can only be described as the death of the city," Ald Zucco said.

Chris18 · May 1st, 2013, 01:38 AM

http://www.themercury.com.au/article...ania-news.html

Myer man with a plan

THE chairman of retail giant Myer said the company remained committed to CBD retailing and to getting a new flagship store up and running in Hobart as soon as possible.

Myer chairman Paul McClintock addressed a meeting of the Institute of Company Directors yesterday and will today inspect the site where the company's new $100 million store will rise from the ashes of a 2007 fire.

"My visit to Hobart is part of the ongoing commitment of Myer to be back in the CBD as quickly as possible," Mr McClintock told the Mercury.

"It's all part of saying our CBD stores are important to us.

I think the Melbourne store is a fantastic store, the redevelopment of that store was a beautiful job.

We have Sydney and Melbourne both brand new, Adelaide being rebuilt and Hobart will be new.

"We'll have a very fresh set of CBD offerings and that's something I'm keen on.

"We have a range of product, particularly in the fashion area, which we believe has to be available in the CBD and we have to provide a greater range in the CBD.

"But wherever you are in a capital city you should be able to go to a first-class store and Hobart shouldn't be left out."

The redevelopment of the Hobart Myer site has been beset by delays, and the store is not expected to open for trading until Christmas next year.

Mr McClintock said the slow progress had been frustrating as he believed a high-quality department store was a critical element of a vibrant city retail sector.

"I'm still convinced that department stores are an essential part of the mix. Hobart is a good example," he said.

"We held a presence here but we haven't got the quality offering here we would like and we're obviously keen to get back.

"It's been disappointing. We'd obviously hoped that we would now be pretty close to reopening that store, but it will be a great store when it's done."

Mr McClintock said the retail sector faced continual challenges, including the competition from the internet and poor consumer sentiment.

"Most of the good retailers are saying there is some stability there, but there is very little growth and I don't think there is going to be a lot of growth until consumer sentiment picks up," he said.

6828 · May 2nd, 2013, 03:17 PM

I've got the camera setup available as a live cam (10 Minute update) on my web page if anyone is interested is watching some dirt for a while.

Click here for the cam

Tony

It's worth mentioning that these images are covered by copyright and cannot be used without permission. I don't mind if an image is used within this forum site, but outside of here you must request permission to do so.

Ordex · May 3rd, 2013, 10:16 AM

that is cool!!!
great work 6828!

Chris18 · May 7th, 2013, 03:49 AM

Does anyone know what's on the flags (banners) on the light posts?

OptomistOne · May 9th, 2013, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by On Y Va

The deal with Council has probably already been done (refer earlier posts). This is about Southern water charges for hydraulic infrastructure upgrades, which is not the Hobart City Council.

Thanks for the update On Y Va. Lets all hope Southern Water sorts its self out and does a quick deal with Kallis to get this project plowing ahead on full steam rather than limping along as it is at the present!

pearcey · May 9th, 2013, 06:01 AM

Get this thing going, and the RHH! I live in Adelaide now and, although it has a reputation for suffering from poor economic growth, at least major projects seem to get off the ground much quicker than in Tas. The Adelaide skyline is a forest of cranes right now. But when I visited Hobart last November, despite the doom and gloom, there were very few vacant shops and not many 'to let' signs outside offices. Maybe Tassie's problems are regional. Unemployment in the NW is about 12%, it's around 8% in the North, so given a statewide average of 7.5% it must be lower in the South. Maybe that's why Hobart seemed to be fairly prosperous, to me anyway. When I went to JB HiFi and Dick Smith in the city there were long queues waiting for service, Target was packed and Eastlands was quite busy. Some of the new prestige retailers in C & F Arcade had plenty of customers too.
Just a thought.

Chris18 · May 9th, 2013, 06:33 AM

The site should've been started weeks ago

OptomistOne · May 10th, 2013, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pearcey

Get this thing going, and the RHH! I live in Adelaide now and, although it has a reputation for suffering from poor economic growth, at least major projects seem to get off the ground much quicker than in Tas. The Adelaide skyline is a forest of cranes right now. But when I visited Hobart last November, despite the doom and gloom, there were very few vacant shops and not many 'to let' signs outside offices. Maybe Tassie's problems are regional. Unemployment in the NW is about 12%, it's around 8% in the North, so given a statewide average of 7.5% it must be lower in the South. Maybe that's why Hobart seemed to be fairly prosperous, to me anyway. When I went to JB HiFi and Dick Smith in the city there were long queues waiting for service, Target was packed and Eastlands was quite busy. Some of the new prestige retailers in C & F Arcade had plenty of customers too.
Just a thought.

I thnink you are right pearcey. Hobart does not seem to suffer as much as the rest of Tasmania - they do say that when a city hits a population of 250,000 (Greater Hobart can't be far off that) it becomes self sustaining. But I am predicting that by Christmas this year there will be at least two tower cranes on the skyline (Bathurst Street carpark and Myer Centre) and possibly one more on the RHH site. So its not all doom and gloom.

Chris18 · May 16th, 2013, 08:48 AM

I heard construction will start on the site soon

OptomistOne · May 17th, 2013, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris18

I heard construction will start on the site soon

I suspect you are right Chris18. The deal with Southern Water seems to be the last real sticking point and I bet Hutchinsons are keen to mobilise their crew. I reckon Southern Water are coming under a fair bit of pressure to sort this problem.

We can't be far away from a full on start now.

Chris18 · May 18th, 2013, 02:56 AM

I noticed just then that there are news camera's in front of the site

skinn · May 18th, 2013, 04:00 AM

I love the spy cam Tony, it seems to be working great and it's funny walking past and see it in the window.

Only thing I think the top part will be cut off, and the hotel levels will be out of frame. (wouldn't expect to see the hotels part anyway)

In the pic we can see the monster scale of it compared to the surrounding 3 level buildings.

Something like this I imagine, but it's probably even higher.

Chris18 · May 20th, 2013, 04:54 AM

Does anyone know if the construction starts at the end of this month or next month?

OptomistOne · Yesterday, 12:40 AM

Just checked Tony's spycam - still nothing to see unfortunately....

Still, we must be getting close now!

Chris18 · Yesterday, 03:03 AM

Hope a new light post goes where the other one was in front of the site.

May 9th, 2013, 06:01 AM	#189
pearcey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 81 Likes (Received): 0	Hobart observations Get this thing going, and the RHH! I live in Adelaide now and, although it has a reputation for suffering from poor economic growth, at least major projects seem to get off the ground much quicker than in Tas. The Adelaide skyline is a forest of cranes right now. But when I visited Hobart last November, despite the doom and gloom, there were very few vacant shops and not many 'to let' signs outside offices. Maybe Tassie's problems are regional. Unemployment in the NW is about 12%, it's around 8% in the North, so given a statewide average of 7.5% it must be lower in the South. Maybe that's why Hobart seemed to be fairly prosperous, to me anyway. When I went to JB HiFi and Dick Smith in the city there were long queues waiting for service, Target was packed and Eastlands was quite busy. Some of the new prestige retailers in C & F Arcade had plenty of customers too. Just a thought.

May 18th, 2013, 04:00 AM	#195
skinn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hobart Posts: 53 Likes (Received): 1	I love the spy cam Tony, it seems to be working great and it's funny walking past and see it in the window. Only thing I think the top part will be cut off, and the hotel levels will be out of frame. (wouldn't expect to see the hotels part anyway) In the pic we can see the monster scale of it compared to the surrounding 3 level buildings. Something like this I imagine, but it's probably even higher. Last edited by skinn; May 18th, 2013 at 01:33 PM.

Yesterday, 12:40 AM	#197
OptomistOne Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hobart Posts: 1,154 Likes (Received): 2	Just checked Tony's spycam - still nothing to see unfortunately.... Still, we must be getting close now! __________________ London, the World's Greatest City.......................................after Hobart.

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April 18th, 2013, 04:35 AM	#182
paraplethon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 71 Likes (Received): 6	Read the post above mine - like i said, i doubt the Council has the funds lying around for the upgrade.

May 1st, 2013, 01:38 AM	#184
Chris18 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 1	http://www.themercury.com.au/article...ania-news.html Myer man with a plan THE chairman of retail giant Myer said the company remained committed to CBD retailing and to getting a new flagship store up and running in Hobart as soon as possible. Myer chairman Paul McClintock addressed a meeting of the Institute of Company Directors yesterday and will today inspect the site where the company's new $100 million store will rise from the ashes of a 2007 fire. "My visit to Hobart is part of the ongoing commitment of Myer to be back in the CBD as quickly as possible," Mr McClintock told the Mercury. "It's all part of saying our CBD stores are important to us. I think the Melbourne store is a fantastic store, the redevelopment of that store was a beautiful job. We have Sydney and Melbourne both brand new, Adelaide being rebuilt and Hobart will be new. "We'll have a very fresh set of CBD offerings and that's something I'm keen on. "We have a range of product, particularly in the fashion area, which we believe has to be available in the CBD and we have to provide a greater range in the CBD. "But wherever you are in a capital city you should be able to go to a first-class store and Hobart shouldn't be left out." The redevelopment of the Hobart Myer site has been beset by delays, and the store is not expected to open for trading until Christmas next year. Mr McClintock said the slow progress had been frustrating as he believed a high-quality department store was a critical element of a vibrant city retail sector. "I'm still convinced that department stores are an essential part of the mix. Hobart is a good example," he said. "We held a presence here but we haven't got the quality offering here we would like and we're obviously keen to get back. "It's been disappointing. We'd obviously hoped that we would now be pretty close to reopening that store, but it will be a great store when it's done." Mr McClintock said the retail sector faced continual challenges, including the competition from the internet and poor consumer sentiment. "Most of the good retailers are saying there is some stability there, but there is very little growth and I don't think there is going to be a lot of growth until consumer sentiment picks up," he said.

May 2nd, 2013, 03:17 PM	#185
6828 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hobart Posts: 12 Likes (Received): 0	I've got the camera setup available as a live cam (10 Minute update) on my web page if anyone is interested is watching some dirt for a while. Click here for the cam Tony It's worth mentioning that these images are covered by copyright and cannot be used without permission. I don't mind if an image is used within this forum site, but outside of here you must request permission to do so.

May 3rd, 2013, 10:16 AM	#186
Ordex Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canberra Posts: 441 Likes (Received): 0	that is cool!!! great work 6828!

May 7th, 2013, 03:49 AM	#187
Chris18 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 1	Does anyone know what's on the flags (banners) on the light posts?

May 16th, 2013, 08:48 AM	#192
Chris18 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 1	I heard construction will start on the site soon

May 18th, 2013, 02:56 AM	#194
Chris18 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 1	I noticed just then that there are news camera's in front of the site

May 20th, 2013, 04:54 AM	#196
Chris18 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 1	Does anyone know if the construction starts at the end of this month or next month?

Yesterday, 03:03 AM	#198
Chris18 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 1	Hope a new light post goes where the other one was in front of the site.