Tasmania - Retail

[Mothermole1]

Originally Posted by skinn

Too bad if someone wants KFC, Jan wants her fresh salad sandwich, Steve wants decent coffee, Bob wants bag of nuts, Earl wants noodles or kebab and you want fish and chips. Someone will be on every block of the CBD ordering their food...now where is the appealing place do we eat?... the waterfront is too far away and has no seating or place to be anyway.

The CBD really needs to get a focus if they want more people around.

Haha, well said.. I guess the reason as to why it hasn't been done is that there is nowhere large enough currently available to seat 200+ people and house 15 or so food retailers in one space.. Space like that only comes up in a blue moon, Myer could have been an opportunity, but I guess the gourmet thing creates a better tourist image.

[pearcey]

Don't want to start a new thread so will ask here.
Does anyone know whether the Mercury building has been sold or leased yet?
As the Mercury is now established elsewhere and expressions of interest in its former HQ closed in March, I'm just wondering if there's any action? It's a magnificent site for a hotel, prestige retail, apartments etc. Anything but a carpark!

[pearcey]

I'll reply to my own post:

Building was 'under contract' in August but I haven't found details regarding a sale.

[skinn]

Some info on further stages of the mall-arcade and entrance.

Originally Posted by catandfiddlearcade.com with shit spelling 'n all

The final stage of the re-development will include the installaition of new excelators and lifts at the Elizabeth Mall end of the Arcade. New flooring, ceilings and lighting. There will be approximately 6 new shops created on the upper level. The facade facing onto Elizabveth Mall will be transformed into a modern, vibrant exterior and will include images of the history of the Arcade.

Also some piccies, these are probably out of date by now. Interesting nonetheless. (click through for the full sizes)


Lower Level. Noticing the new shops proposed in the arcade replacing most of the hideous target roller doors.



Upper Level



And some pretty rough renders

[Chris18]

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

[skinn]

Funny reading comments on the Mercury and thinking just how much this sort of mentality and no confidence is encouraged from "politics" and media.

[Ordex]

Originally Posted by skinn

Funny reading comments on the Mercury....

The word I would use is 'depressing'

[skinn]

Anyone seen anything new happening to the mall/arcade entrance?
As far as I know priceline has been temporarily relocated but wonder if they are doing anything there yet.

[ROVER]

Yes cotton on is closed and gutted and that corner is fenced off so it's all happening!

[OptomistOne]

Yep, there is something happening now. Based on the first stage, it will be great when it's all finished.

[skinn]

Thanks, indeed should make a huge difference to.

[skinn]

This place on bathurst is truly gutted, but the facade looks mostly intact.

[OptomistOne]

Just one quick snap of the on-going works. Hard to get a decent angle.

There was a fair bit of noise and dust around so the workers were in there demolishing away...

[skinn]

Cool, they are really going to town with the demolishion in there. Last time I saw they had some doors on the side open nearer the entrance to c&f (could see in) with a couple of bobcat type things, jackhammer's and about 20 guys around in the dust. This was like a week ago.

[pearcey]

A proposal has been lodged with the Clarence City Council for a Woolworths supermarket and 9 or 10 specialty shops on South Arm Highway at Lauderdale.

The fact that the major tenant has been named makes me believe this will go ahead. Given that there is to be a new shopping centre at Glebe Hill, 2 or 3 k's away, I wonder if Hobart is being over supplied with retail?

Plans here:

http://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/webdata/re...0D-2013_26.pdf

[skinn]

I think some quality modern non-claustrophobic shopping centers are welcome.
Just wish they would include some more people places I find hobart and areas sorely lacking in central places where people would go and spend some time relax (shops/cafe/waterfront/whatever areas). Too much go-go-go-hurry-up-out-of-my-way places plonked straight over the highway with no parking except 10 narrow spaces with 3 lane traffic zooming past at 70kmh.

[natfat madd fucker]

Originally Posted by pearcey

A proposal has been lodged with the Clarence City Council for a Woolworths supermarket and 9 or 10 specialty shops on South Arm Highway at Lauderdale.

The fact that the major tenant has been named makes me believe this will go ahead. Given that there is to be a new shopping centre at Glebe Hill, 2 or 3 k's away, I wonder if Hobart is being over supplied with retail?

Plans here:

http://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/webdata/re...0D-2013_26.pdf

I know Lauderdale is only small but i think it would be good if they added some apartments ontop of this woolworths development.