#Completed: 53 Albert Street - 25st/83m/office/carpark

Orfeo · September 22nd, 2006, 09:46 AM

The current DA entails that 12 levels of office be constructed on top of the existing 9 levels of carpark, which will be upgraded to become 'visually appealing'. A nice lobby with a cafe will added for the office on the ground level of the carpark

A vast improvement over the carpark, but I still wished they'd just demolish and build taller.

SoulvisionQ1 · September 22nd, 2006, 10:06 AM

Its good for a carpark site! Will make the area even better and complement Vision...

Vision was added as well!

***BrizzyChris*** · September 22nd, 2006, 10:19 AM

God what a waste. I was just thinking today how this site would be look cool with a 150m+ tower on it.

KJBrissy · September 22nd, 2006, 11:58 AM

I agree.

SoulvisionQ1 · September 22nd, 2006, 02:25 PM

Not every potential development site is going to have a supertower like all of us are spoiled by many times with Vis, ES, 480... that's just not the way the world works...

KJBrissy · September 22nd, 2006, 02:30 PM

The annoying thing about this is is that it is quite a large site, of which there are only a few in the CBD that can handle a very tall building, that's all.

SoulvisionQ1 · September 22nd, 2006, 02:51 PM

^ I would be annoyed if the Park Royal site is not a tallie! but the carpark... Mehh.

KJBrissy · September 22nd, 2006, 11:26 PM

It cant be, it is in the very height restrictive area because of its proximity to the Botanic Gardens. Why do you think I'm so annoyed about this one!

SoulvisionQ1 · September 23rd, 2006, 02:00 AM

^ Well there are plenty of other potential sites which have 5-10 storeys on them that can easily be replaced...

Brissy4me · September 23rd, 2006, 02:49 AM

I don't like it.

neilo63 · September 23rd, 2006, 02:59 AM

Well... i suppose its easier to demolish 25 stories of office and carpark in 20 years time and build a super massive mega tower than it is to demolish 40 stories with some kind of residential component.

Maroon Grown · September 23rd, 2006, 03:01 PM

ah your all development freaks and would make bad town planners. im totally against building residential high rises right next door to each other. rivercity will lose all the views they have.

you need to tier development up, not build ginormous towers at the front. thats why i dont like soul positioned where it is. i think this is appropriate use for the site and adds to alleviate the commercial space shortage.

dont worry, there are stacks of sites left in the city. add up all the crap 70's concrete blocks and low rise pieces of shit and youve got all the space you need

Danubis · September 24th, 2006, 05:23 AM

agreed

i hope other carpark owners take heed and do the same to theirs in the future.

SoulvisionQ1 · September 24th, 2006, 09:13 AM

Agree.

Muse · September 24th, 2006, 10:21 AM

Brisbane's current proposed and appoved towers all seem to be either fillers and the very talls. This of course falls into the filler category.

Most of the posts in this thread remind me of what forumers were saying about MacArthur Central just over 2 years ago, which funnily enough is almost exactly the same height as this one, @ 80m.

In the render below, 53 Albert looks dumpy....squat and dumpy, especially with the slender 212 on Margaret tower straddling back to back with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orfeo

Malt · September 24th, 2006, 11:44 AM

The owners of 212 margaret would be wanting them to extend it by another 10-20m anyway lol..

Muse · November 14th, 2006, 10:18 AM

Any DA links for this one?

KJBrissy · March 6th, 2007, 08:18 AM

Approved according to Mx!!

Maroon Grown · March 6th, 2007, 12:27 PM

sweet. how could they not though. carpark or nice glassy office building. hmmmmmmm

KJBrissy · May 4th, 2007, 08:49 AM

Could the title be changed to Approved.

They were taking down the mobile phone towers on the side of the carpark. Could be a good sign for the start of construction.

Brisbane is going to be interesting in the coming year with this carpark becoming unuseable, Vision's carpark being unuseable and the Office Tower on the central carpark site to start construction!

September 22nd, 2006, 09:46 AM	#1
Orfeo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,392 Likes (Received): 14	#Completed: 53 Albert Street - 25st/83m/office/carpark The current DA entails that 12 levels of office be constructed on top of the existing 9 levels of carpark, which will be upgraded to become 'visually appealing'. A nice lobby with a cafe will added for the office on the ground level of the carpark A vast improvement over the carpark, but I still wished they'd just demolish and build taller.

September 22nd, 2006, 10:06 AM	#2
SoulvisionQ1 New Urbanist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 4,194 Likes (Received): 77	Its good for a carpark site! Will make the area even better and complement Vision... Vision was added as well! Last edited by SoulvisionQ1; September 22nd, 2006 at 10:37 AM.

September 23rd, 2006, 02:49 AM	#10
Brissy4me Come as you are... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,527 Likes (Received): 0	I don't like it. __________________ I don't recall saying that.

September 23rd, 2006, 02:59 AM	#11
neilo63 NOD Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brisbane, Posts: 1,209 Likes (Received): 29	Well... i suppose its easier to demolish 25 stories of office and carpark in 20 years time and build a super massive mega tower than it is to demolish 40 stories with some kind of residential component. __________________ I don't want to be around when all these 'green walls' become brown walls. Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful Warren Buffett

March 6th, 2007, 08:18 AM	#18
KJBrissy ........... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,395 Likes (Received): 140	Approved according to Mx!! __________________ "Traditionally what has hurt people has not been rising interest rates but rising unemployment. I don't care what rate you're paying, if you have a mortgage five times your income and you lose your job, you're toast." Gerard Minack, chief economist at Morgan Stanley.

September 22nd, 2006, 10:19 AM	#3
*BrizzyChris* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,082 Likes (Received): 149	God what a waste. I was just thinking today how this site would be look cool with a 150m+ tower on it.

September 22nd, 2006, 11:58 AM	#4
KJBrissy ........... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,395 Likes (Received): 140	I agree.

September 22nd, 2006, 02:25 PM	#5
SoulvisionQ1 New Urbanist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 4,194 Likes (Received): 77	Not every potential development site is going to have a supertower like all of us are spoiled by many times with Vis, ES, 480... that's just not the way the world works...

September 22nd, 2006, 02:30 PM	#6
KJBrissy ........... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,395 Likes (Received): 140	The annoying thing about this is is that it is quite a large site, of which there are only a few in the CBD that can handle a very tall building, that's all.

September 22nd, 2006, 02:51 PM	#7
SoulvisionQ1 New Urbanist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 4,194 Likes (Received): 77	^ I would be annoyed if the Park Royal site is not a tallie! but the carpark... Mehh.

September 22nd, 2006, 11:26 PM	#8
KJBrissy ........... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,395 Likes (Received): 140	It cant be, it is in the very height restrictive area because of its proximity to the Botanic Gardens. Why do you think I'm so annoyed about this one!

September 23rd, 2006, 02:00 AM	#9
SoulvisionQ1 New Urbanist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 4,194 Likes (Received): 77	^ Well there are plenty of other potential sites which have 5-10 storeys on them that can easily be replaced...

September 23rd, 2006, 03:01 PM	#12
Maroon Grown QUEENSLANDER!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brizzie Posts: 2,151 Likes (Received): 6	ah your all development freaks and would make bad town planners. im totally against building residential high rises right next door to each other. rivercity will lose all the views they have. you need to tier development up, not build ginormous towers at the front. thats why i dont like soul positioned where it is. i think this is appropriate use for the site and adds to alleviate the commercial space shortage. dont worry, there are stacks of sites left in the city. add up all the crap 70's concrete blocks and low rise pieces of shit and youve got all the space you need

September 24th, 2006, 05:23 AM	#13
Danubis Charlatan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 3,454 Likes (Received): 626	agreed i hope other carpark owners take heed and do the same to theirs in the future.

September 24th, 2006, 09:13 AM	#14
SoulvisionQ1 New Urbanist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 4,194 Likes (Received): 77	Agree.

September 24th, 2006, 11:44 AM	#16
Malt Its a sleepy little town Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Emerald Posts: 3,514 Likes (Received): 10	The owners of 212 margaret would be wanting them to extend it by another 10-20m anyway lol..

November 14th, 2006, 10:18 AM	#17
Muse Supernature Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 8,630 Likes (Received): 7	Any DA links for this one?

March 6th, 2007, 12:27 PM	#19
Maroon Grown QUEENSLANDER!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brizzie Posts: 2,151 Likes (Received): 6	sweet. how could they not though. carpark or nice glassy office building. hmmmmmmm

May 4th, 2007, 08:49 AM	#20
KJBrissy ........... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,395 Likes (Received): 140	Could the title be changed to Approved. They were taking down the mobile phone towers on the side of the carpark. Could be a good sign for the start of construction. Brisbane is going to be interesting in the coming year with this carpark becoming unuseable, Vision's carpark being unuseable and the Office Tower on the central carpark site to start construction! __________________ "Traditionally what has hurt people has not been rising interest rates but rising unemployment. I don't care what rate you're paying, if you have a mortgage five times your income and you lose your job, you're toast." Gerard Minack, chief economist at Morgan Stanley.

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