#EP | Complete & Approved | Symphony City [76m, 100m, 70m | Resi]

[Dilaz89]

Originally Posted by tbor

44,000 you say. Thats massive :O I suppose it is a huge site. Who's your source?

Finbars annual report.

[jacoboy7]

So wats the height?
And wouldnt it be cheaper to build a carpark above ground?

[BartBart]

p7 today's West

Old ABC to be restored
BEATRICE THOMAS

The former ABC studios in Adelaide Terrace will be restored and three residential towers built around them under a $450 million plan revealed by developers.

The plan for the 12,874sqm site includes a 32-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace with basement parking and 22 and 24-storey towers facing Terrace Road.

Finbar Group, which bought the site with joint-venture partner Venture Australia for $37.58 million, is still in discussions with the WA Symphony Orchestra in the hope it will become an anchor tenant, though both parties said yesterday no deal had been struck.

Finbar executive director Barren Pateman said the heritage-listed former ABC administration block, the Basil Kirk Studio and smaller studios would be upgraded and integrated with the bigger tower.

Today's IC (p2 The West)

EAGER BEAVER

In his eagerness to get plans for the former ABC site on Adelaide Terrace approved, an over-zealous planner this week stunned a Perth City Council committee meeting with the revelation that the WA Symphony Orchestra had been locked in as an anchor tenant.

Presenting plans to planning committee members who had to approve a scheme amendment for the site on Tuesday night, David Caddy, managing director of TPG, said that the WASO had committed to the deal with joint-venture partners Finbar and Ventrade.

Amid stunned looks from the city's planning department, chief executive and councillors, none of whom knew of the seemingly significant deal, he went on to reiterate that the deal between WASO chief executive Craig Whitehead and the owners had been done.

Not so, it turns out.

After calls from The West's council reporter yesterday morning, both Mr Whitehead and Finbar's Darren Pateman were quick to hose down talk of a deal.

"They occupied the site for many years, they're seeking a new home and it seemed like a logical fit but there's no formal deal in place. We're just in discussions," Mr Pateman said.

Likewise, Mr Whitehead, who said being based within a redeveloped Concert Hall precinct remained the priority, said: "Certainly I've signed no documents and have no firm commitment with Finbar at all. I've had one conversation with them in the past 12 months."

However, he called back saying Finbar had approach him for a meeting next week to discuss what it could offer.

A somewhat sheepish Mr Caddy said he was only relaying information that had been provided to him and which he "enthusiastically imparted to the councillors".

"However, I'm led to believe that it is a strong expression of interest rather than a firm commitment," he said.

We get it.

[docker]

the two towers at the front will have height limits of 73.8m and 69.3m moving from west to east, not including architectural roof features, so to keep Reflections the main feature tower on Terrace Road, the tower at the back has no actual height limit placed on it, just has to have the carpark completely underground.

[nazor]

Thanks guys for the info.

Altus was 32 levels right? This will be great for East Perth!

[Skyline Art]

Wow 32 stories in East Perth Nice

[Dilaz89]

Should be about 100m to roof. Let's hope they go for a roof feature/spire.

[Sanj]

i would rather 3 interesting 50m buildings than the copy and paste design we are likely to get so im not in the least excited.

i hope im wrong though

[samboy]

The WASO deal's probably done the way a lot of deals get done Someone let the cat out of the bag before the red tape is cleared and those in the chain that need to feel important satisfied those desires. Let's not forget about maintaining the 'due process' perception for the general public.
me thinks.

Edit: Yeah I really hope this isn't another Finbar 'change the heading' job.

[jackso]

It would certainly be nice if it wasn't another cut and paste job from finbar, but I won't get my hopes up. I'm just happy for the few hundred extra city residents.

[Citystyle]

Originally Posted by Sanj

i would rather 3 interesting 50m buildings than the copy and paste design we are likely to get so im not in the least excited.

i hope im wrong though

Finbar are improving there designs, if they can match or better the Fairlanes tower ill be content. Getting this critical mass down in East Perth is essential, it will lead to bigger and better designed projects. In the end Finbar are the only company who appears to have th formula right and they need some Kudos for being the pioneering large apartment buildings in Perth.

[PD]

Originally Posted by Citystyle

Finbar are improving there designs, if they can match or better the Fairlanes tower ill be content. Getting this critical mass down in East Perth is essential, it will lead to bigger and better designed projects. In the end Finbar are the only company who appears to have th formula right and they need some Kudos for being the pioneering large apartment buildings in Perth.

I agree with that.

[AndyGM]

I don't have time at the moment to put the pictures up but there are some (early) renders of this proposal (and the Altus site) in the Finbar AGM presentation plus a number of rough 3D images indicating the size/bulk of the development in relationship to the surrounding buildings (including fairlanes).

The link is
http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2009110...21bs6tnc6x.pdf
if anyone has time to pull them out.

[crave]

hiss.

[jackso]

I think someone needs to introduce their architect into gloss panel cladding. Would be great to get away from the white concrete.

[docker]

hmm, my guess says 109m to roof and 115m to spire...

but atleast this area is getting dense, we just need a big arse glass tower to go up, like a signature tower...

[crave]

Originally Posted by docker

hmm, my guess says 109m to roof and 115m to spire...

but atleast this area is getting dense, we just need a big arse glass tower to go up, like a signature tower...

i agree but not anywhere here... somewhere it won't be covered and cluttered with dried up turd shit boxes... :p

i'd like to see a large scale development tower on tha causeway with a couple of signature towers... i'm concerned what we'll eventually get when it comes to creating landmark developments to our gateways into tha city...

[docker]

i'm thinking the only real location left would be the Hyatt, most of the stuff around it is small, and it is a really large site, although there is also that gardens apartments block with the large carpark next to the toyota store, otherwise everywhere else would be surrounded by the apartment towers

[GAbE27]

Originally Posted by crave

hiss.

So the purple red one is ABC? and the blue is Fairlanes?

Sorry finbar but this site does not get my descent tick of approval!!

(unless they are the colours in this render )

[Sanj]

maybe now the wankfest over fairlanes will end.