#UC: Latitude - 10st/res (Mackay)

Red Nut · January 1st, 2007, 03:04 PM

Latitude is the latest Apartment development to get under way in Mackay. This development takes advantage of its close proximity to the recently completed Sydney Street Mall complex, and the rest of the city centre along with unrestricted views both across the city and east towards the coast.

Enjoy!

Construction has commenced with this big f%*#ing hole in the ground. Let's hope we see a crane rise within the first quarter of the year. From Gordon St (27/12/06).

This is where the main entrance is likely to go from the Brisbane St access point (below the pool in the renders above).

Gertzy · January 1st, 2007, 03:41 PM

Good Good, looks like this will be well under the way before winter. Its seems to be a bit further away from the rest of the action.

Red Nut · January 2nd, 2007, 08:28 AM

Yeah it's certainly a lot closer to major shopping precincts within the CBD, and closest to the city beaches as well. The Meridian and Crown developments are located north towards the river, they are on Brisbane St as well.

kreuzer · January 3rd, 2007, 12:26 PM

Hey Red Nut, another development you might want to look at is the
Pier Reisdences to be built right along the river where the old Seafresh building is, a billboard went up around xmas and the website is thepierresidences.com.au

Red Nut · January 29th, 2007, 12:14 PM

A few shots I was sent today courtesy of the sales agents for Latitiude.

These were apparently taken late last week, just after all the massive rainfall Mackay had received. Apprently they were meant to be pumping in the first batch of concrete but was postponed as the water needed to be pumped away...

Red Nut · May 5th, 2007, 04:09 AM

April construction shots... not too much has changed since January, there certainly didn't seem to be many workers on site. Hopefully a crane isn't too far away. I wonder if it will be another Favco like on the Rivage site?

Gertzy · May 5th, 2007, 08:06 AM

It looks very promising as there already is a crane piece on site there.

Red Nut · May 5th, 2007, 11:19 AM

Hey there is too! Thanks for pointing out.

Gertzy · May 5th, 2007, 01:22 PM

I think it looks like a Liebherr EC series Hammerhead crane, just like the one being used on T1 here in Townsville. They are everywhere in Cairns at the Moment.

Boo4524 · May 6th, 2007, 07:41 AM

There was some slight hiccup with this development. I think it was the concreter hadn't been payed and so walked off the job. It has since been resolved however. This may have been why construction has been a little slower.

Red Nut · June 26th, 2007, 01:43 AM

Any sign of that crane yet? How's this one coming along otherwise fellow Mackay forumers?

Boo4524 · June 28th, 2007, 11:18 AM

No sign of a crane in the skyline Red Nut, but don't know how far construction has progressed as I haven't been past the site recently.

Red Nut · July 17th, 2007, 01:51 AM

Here's a few construction update shots. They've reached the ground, and the crane is going to be erected within the next week apparently. 2 cranes on the Mackay skyline now with Rivage UC as well.

Red Nut · July 18th, 2007, 01:23 AM

Turns out the crane is already up. I have little knowledge of how to classify crane types, would anyone care to enlighten me?

Thanks to the sales office of Latitude for supplying these update images.

Boo4524 · July 18th, 2007, 10:51 AM

I got quite a surprise when I drove over the Forgan Bridge on Sunday and saw the crane there. I know nothing about crane either but it looks similar to the yellow one that dominated the skyline when the Grand Mecure Hotel was being constructed.

Gertzy · July 18th, 2007, 02:32 PM

That is a very good crane, this type of crane has dominated the skylines of Townsville and Cairns for a few years now. Its a Liebharr Hammerhead.

Red Nut · July 18th, 2007, 02:59 PM

Cheers Gertzy.

Quote:

I got quite a surprise when I drove over the Forgan Bridge on Sunday and saw the crane there. I know nothing about crane either but it looks similar to the yellow one that dominated the skyline when the Grand Mecure Hotel was being constructed.

Yeah I remember that was a big one on Mercure for about a year or so, it had a really long arm. I'm presuming it was a Liebharr Hammerhead as well, identical to this one now.

Have you noticed the external design for Latitude has changed slightly too (according to the renders)? Check out the Latitude website and check it out for yourself, there's also a promotional video that's been added to the site also...

Red Nut · October 3rd, 2007, 02:58 PM

Was in Mackay last weekend so spent a few hours taking update shots of all the major CBD projects. Latitude is making slow progress, only beginning level two now. Looking good though.

Gertzy · October 3rd, 2007, 03:27 PM

Its progressing which is good to see

. The new render seems to be shorter by a floor or so, is it just me or does anybody else think the same?

Red Nut · January 6th, 2008, 06:50 AM

Don't think so Gertzy, in fact I'm now counting 11 stories (incl. the double-storey penthouses on the top level with their own private rooftop facilities). Hard to be certain from the renders though.

Latitude continues to progress very slowly, this was taken just before christmas. Can anyone of the locals tell me if that pay dispute from back in August is what is keeping this slowed down?

January 1st, 2007, 03:04 PM	#1
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	#UC: Latitude - 10st/res (Mackay) Latitude is the latest Apartment development to get under way in Mackay. This development takes advantage of its close proximity to the recently completed Sydney Street Mall complex, and the rest of the city centre along with unrestricted views both across the city and east towards the coast. Enjoy! Construction has commenced with this big f%*#ing hole in the ground. Let's hope we see a crane rise within the first quarter of the year. From Gordon St (27/12/06). This is where the main entrance is likely to go from the Brisbane St access point (below the pool in the renders above).

January 1st, 2007, 03:41 PM	#2
Gertzy Lacking an Akubra! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Townsville/Brisbane, Queensland. Posts: 4,545 Likes (Received): 0	Good Good, looks like this will be well under the way before winter. Its seems to be a bit further away from the rest of the action. __________________ Townsville, North Queensland - Australia's Tropical City

May 5th, 2007, 08:06 AM	#7
Gertzy Lacking an Akubra! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Townsville/Brisbane, Queensland. Posts: 4,545 Likes (Received): 0	It looks very promising as there already is a crane piece on site there. __________________ Townsville, North Queensland - Australia's Tropical City

May 5th, 2007, 01:22 PM	#9
Gertzy Lacking an Akubra! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Townsville/Brisbane, Queensland. Posts: 4,545 Likes (Received): 0	I think it looks like a Liebherr EC series Hammerhead crane, just like the one being used on T1 here in Townsville. They are everywhere in Cairns at the Moment. __________________ Townsville, North Queensland - Australia's Tropical City

July 18th, 2007, 02:32 PM	#16
Gertzy Lacking an Akubra! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Townsville/Brisbane, Queensland. Posts: 4,545 Likes (Received): 0	That is a very good crane, this type of crane has dominated the skylines of Townsville and Cairns for a few years now. Its a Liebharr Hammerhead. __________________ Townsville, North Queensland - Australia's Tropical City

January 2nd, 2007, 08:28 AM	#3
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Yeah it's certainly a lot closer to major shopping precincts within the CBD, and closest to the city beaches as well. The Meridian and Crown developments are located north towards the river, they are on Brisbane St as well.

January 3rd, 2007, 12:26 PM	#4
kreuzer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 51 Likes (Received): 0	Hey Red Nut, another development you might want to look at is the Pier Reisdences to be built right along the river where the old Seafresh building is, a billboard went up around xmas and the website is thepierresidences.com.au

January 29th, 2007, 12:14 PM	#5
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	A few shots I was sent today courtesy of the sales agents for Latitiude. These were apparently taken late last week, just after all the massive rainfall Mackay had received. Apprently they were meant to be pumping in the first batch of concrete but was postponed as the water needed to be pumped away...

May 5th, 2007, 04:09 AM	#6
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	April construction shots... not too much has changed since January, there certainly didn't seem to be many workers on site. Hopefully a crane isn't too far away. I wonder if it will be another Favco like on the Rivage site?

May 5th, 2007, 11:19 AM	#8
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Hey there is too! Thanks for pointing out.

May 6th, 2007, 07:41 AM	#10
Boo4524 Mackay Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mackay Posts: 54 Likes (Received): 0	There was some slight hiccup with this development. I think it was the concreter hadn't been payed and so walked off the job. It has since been resolved however. This may have been why construction has been a little slower.

June 26th, 2007, 01:43 AM	#11
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Any sign of that crane yet? How's this one coming along otherwise fellow Mackay forumers?

June 28th, 2007, 11:18 AM	#12
Boo4524 Mackay Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mackay Posts: 54 Likes (Received): 0	No sign of a crane in the skyline Red Nut, but don't know how far construction has progressed as I haven't been past the site recently.

July 17th, 2007, 01:51 AM	#13
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Here's a few construction update shots. They've reached the ground, and the crane is going to be erected within the next week apparently. 2 cranes on the Mackay skyline now with Rivage UC as well.

July 18th, 2007, 01:23 AM	#14
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Turns out the crane is already up. I have little knowledge of how to classify crane types, would anyone care to enlighten me? Thanks to the sales office of Latitude for supplying these update images.

July 18th, 2007, 10:51 AM	#15
Boo4524 Mackay Resident Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mackay Posts: 54 Likes (Received): 0	I got quite a surprise when I drove over the Forgan Bridge on Sunday and saw the crane there. I know nothing about crane either but it looks similar to the yellow one that dominated the skyline when the Grand Mecure Hotel was being constructed.

October 3rd, 2007, 02:58 PM	#18
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Was in Mackay last weekend so spent a few hours taking update shots of all the major CBD projects. Latitude is making slow progress, only beginning level two now. Looking good though.

October 3rd, 2007, 03:27 PM	#19
Gertzy Lacking an Akubra! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Townsville/Brisbane, Queensland. Posts: 4,545 Likes (Received): 0	Its progressing which is good to see . The new render seems to be shorter by a floor or so, is it just me or does anybody else think the same? __________________ Townsville, North Queensland - Australia's Tropical City

January 6th, 2008, 06:50 AM	#20
Red Nut Mackay Alumni Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 933 Likes (Received): 4	Don't think so Gertzy, in fact I'm now counting 11 stories (incl. the double-storey penthouses on the top level with their own private rooftop facilities). Hard to be certain from the renders though. Latitude continues to progress very slowly, this was taken just before christmas. Can anyone of the locals tell me if that pay dispute from back in August is what is keeping this slowed down?

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