WELLINGTON: City Development (Part 1)

flyin_higher · July 27th, 2004, 01:55 PM

Covering all new developments/ and projects under construction in the Capital City of Wellington. Will update when needed.

Bolton Apartments, 20 levels.

Status- nearing completion externally

Museum Apartments, 10 levels

Status- under construction

Holiday Inn Hotel-Apartment Tower, 14 levels

Status- approved. I was in Wellington a week or so ago, and walked past the site, there was a large billboard up advertising the project, so all looks set to go.

There is a proposed 12 level mulit-use tower opposite the Duxton Hotel on Jervois Quay corner, subject to a resource consent.

There are 2 new Government Ministry buildings, one under construction for the Ministry for the Environment (10 levels), and one about to be built for the Ministry of Defence, 10 levels also.
Both are in the Thorndon area, adjacent to the CBD/Parliament.

Also, the Wellington City Council has recently taken in development proposals for a sizeable site in the CBD, known as "Chews Lane", which has variying height restrrictions, but can go up to 90m on one part. Nothing has yet been decided, but it will contain a mix of retail. apartments and office.

Marky Mark · July 27th, 2004, 02:05 PM

Wellington must be in my top 5 cities in the world , has atmosphere like no other , be good to see some more action there.

sam_L · July 28th, 2004, 06:30 AM

Yay! finally a Wellington thread. Those museum apartments look pretty classy. If only we had a forumer that lived down there so we could get some photos.

Marky Mark · July 28th, 2004, 01:50 PM

From what I hear there is also a bit of a mini skyline over Lower Hutt way as well which would be good to see

flyin_higher · July 28th, 2004, 02:12 PM

Well thats an urban myth my friend, no such skyline exists in Lower Hutt, just a couple of small office blocks, 6-7 levels.

Palmerston North, which is not far from wellington (less than 2 hrs), on the other hand does have a skyline, with 3 towers up to 12/13 levels, and a number of 7-10 level buildings, which are grouped around 'The Square', which reinforces the effect of a skyline.

atkinson1 · July 29th, 2004, 02:02 AM

Yes Palmerston North feels suprising urban driving through the city centre with it's little skyline and mini-Bank West tower.

NZer · July 29th, 2004, 11:47 AM

That Bolton Apartments tower looks real good.
It's nice to know theres more goin on around NZ than just in Auckland

Taipei101 · July 29th, 2004, 01:07 PM

^ Well Dunedin and Hamiton need more buildings.

NZer · July 30th, 2004, 07:35 AM

Hamilton has plenty for a 150,000 cow town

Taipei101 · July 30th, 2004, 10:53 AM

Like a hospital, few 5 stories maybe and an old deka store.

NZer · July 30th, 2004, 12:14 PM

It has more than that buddy,trust me I go through the place all the time.

NZer · July 30th, 2004, 12:15 PM

And as for Dunedin,I think it's historic architecture probably more than makes up for a lack of bland modern office buildings

atkinson1 · July 30th, 2004, 01:00 PM

Yeah and they dont have an octagon with a statue of a guy sitting down, for nothing y'know.

July 30th, 2004, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atkinson1

Yeah and they dont have an octagon with a statue of a guy sitting down, for nothing y'know.

Robbert (Robbie) Burns

NZer · July 31st, 2004, 12:28 PM

Does the statue have a black eye and a bottle in it's hand ?

flyin_higher · August 12th, 2004, 06:29 AM

New 15 level apartment development- 'The Argus'

atkinson1 · August 27th, 2004, 11:07 PM

EDIT Images Removed

NZer · August 28th, 2004, 12:24 AM

Yay ! Go Wellington !!

just keeps gettin denser.

Marky Mark · August 28th, 2004, 05:16 AM

Stunning ! will add even more to an already beautiful Skyline , 20 x more exciting than the new Air New Zealand Building .

Can anyone tell me what that building is , first Tall from the left ? that one must be sort of new.

flyin_higher · August 28th, 2004, 06:41 AM

Cheers for posting that Tom, I saw it in the NBR yesterday too, but didn't have time to post it.
Great news though- More scrapers and density for the Capital!! And even better cause I can keep project updates as Wellington isn't very far from Palmy!
Design looks alright.

More glass= class

July 27th, 2004, 01:55 PM	#1
flyin_higher Kiwi Contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,349	WELLINGTON: City Development (Part 1) Covering all new developments/ and projects under construction in the Capital City of Wellington. Will update when needed. Bolton Apartments, 20 levels. Status- nearing completion externally Museum Apartments, 10 levels Status- under construction Holiday Inn Hotel-Apartment Tower, 14 levels Status- approved. I was in Wellington a week or so ago, and walked past the site, there was a large billboard up advertising the project, so all looks set to go. There is a proposed 12 level mulit-use tower opposite the Duxton Hotel on Jervois Quay corner, subject to a resource consent. There are 2 new Government Ministry buildings, one under construction for the Ministry for the Environment (10 levels), and one about to be built for the Ministry of Defence, 10 levels also. Both are in the Thorndon area, adjacent to the CBD/Parliament. Also, the Wellington City Council has recently taken in development proposals for a sizeable site in the CBD, known as "Chews Lane", which has variying height restrrictions, but can go up to 90m on one part. Nothing has yet been decided, but it will contain a mix of retail. apartments and office. __________________ Dedicated Urbanist \| 'cause it's the city we live in.. Last edited by flyin_higher; July 27th, 2004 at 02:08 PM.

July 27th, 2004, 02:05 PM	#2
Marky Mark Nana's Favourite ! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tauranga NZ , Melbourne OZ Posts: 4,872	Be good to see some more cranes over Wellington! Wellington must be in my top 5 cities in the world , has atmosphere like no other , be good to see some more action there.

July 28th, 2004, 01:50 PM	#4
Marky Mark Nana's Favourite ! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tauranga NZ , Melbourne OZ Posts: 4,872	Lower Hutt From what I hear there is also a bit of a mini skyline over Lower Hutt way as well which would be good to see

July 28th, 2004, 02:12 PM	#5
flyin_higher Kiwi Contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,349	Well thats an urban myth my friend, no such skyline exists in Lower Hutt, just a couple of small office blocks, 6-7 levels. Palmerston North, which is not far from wellington (less than 2 hrs), on the other hand does have a skyline, with 3 towers up to 12/13 levels, and a number of 7-10 level buildings, which are grouped around 'The Square', which reinforces the effect of a skyline. __________________ Dedicated Urbanist \| 'cause it's the city we live in..

July 29th, 2004, 02:02 AM	#6
atkinson1 Fruit 'n' Nut Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 1,320	Yes Palmerston North feels suprising urban driving through the city centre with it's little skyline and mini-Bank West tower. __________________ tomatkinson.co.nz

July 28th, 2004, 06:30 AM	#3
sam_L Sam I am. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Auckland Posts: 524	Yay! finally a Wellington thread. Those museum apartments look pretty classy. If only we had a forumer that lived down there so we could get some photos.

July 29th, 2004, 11:47 AM	#7
NZer De-regulate them hours. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 1,625	That Bolton Apartments tower looks real good. It's nice to know theres more goin on around NZ than just in Auckland

July 29th, 2004, 01:07 PM	#8
Taipei101 In The **** Join Date: May 2004 Location: wtf do you care? Posts: 285	^ Well Dunedin and Hamiton need more buildings. __________________ SUCKAPORE

July 30th, 2004, 07:35 AM	#9
NZer De-regulate them hours. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 1,625	Hamilton has plenty for a 150,000 cow town

July 30th, 2004, 10:53 AM	#10
Taipei101 In The **** Join Date: May 2004 Location: wtf do you care? Posts: 285	Like a hospital, few 5 stories maybe and an old deka store. __________________ SUCKAPORE

July 30th, 2004, 12:14 PM	#11
NZer De-regulate them hours. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 1,625	It has more than that buddy,trust me I go through the place all the time.

July 30th, 2004, 12:15 PM	#12
NZer De-regulate them hours. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 1,625	And as for Dunedin,I think it's historic architecture probably more than makes up for a lack of bland modern office buildings

July 30th, 2004, 01:00 PM	#13
atkinson1 Fruit 'n' Nut Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 1,320	Yeah and they dont have an octagon with a statue of a guy sitting down, for nothing y'know. __________________ tomatkinson.co.nz

July 31st, 2004, 12:28 PM	#15
NZer De-regulate them hours. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 1,625	Does the statue have a black eye and a bottle in it's hand ?

August 12th, 2004, 06:29 AM	#16
flyin_higher Kiwi Contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,349	New 15 level apartment development- 'The Argus' __________________ Dedicated Urbanist \| 'cause it's the city we live in..

August 27th, 2004, 11:07 PM	#17
atkinson1 Fruit 'n' Nut Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 1,320	EDIT Images Removed __________________ tomatkinson.co.nz Last edited by atkinson1; December 15th, 2004 at 11:59 AM.

August 28th, 2004, 12:24 AM	#18
NZer De-regulate them hours. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 1,625	Yay ! Go Wellington !! just keeps gettin denser.

August 28th, 2004, 05:16 AM	#19
Marky Mark Nana's Favourite ! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tauranga NZ , Melbourne OZ Posts: 4,872	Stunning! Stunning ! will add even more to an already beautiful Skyline , 20 x more exciting than the new Air New Zealand Building . Can anyone tell me what that building is , first Tall from the left ? that one must be sort of new.

August 28th, 2004, 06:41 AM	#20
flyin_higher Kiwi Contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,349	Cheers for posting that Tom, I saw it in the NBR yesterday too, but didn't have time to post it. Great news though- More scrapers and density for the Capital!! And even better cause I can keep project updates as Wellington isn't very far from Palmy! Design looks alright. More glass= class __________________ Dedicated Urbanist \| 'cause it's the city we live in..

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