Meh. It's pretty cheap looking, I only like it for it's height. I prefer the Forsyth Barr tower, it's better quality
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I walked passed here today. It looks like they've almost removed a structure that was attached up till the first story of the building? I'm not sure what it was.
Also the sidewalk roof looks to be gone, if there was one.
I could also hear construction work happening on the inside.
I do realise this post is very vague..
Also the sidewalk roof looks to be gone, if there was one.
I could also hear construction work happening on the inside.
I do realise this post is very vague..
High-flying stairway takes shape inside new Crowne Plaza hotel
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New stairs going into Christchurch's new Crowne Plaza Hotel signal a new beginning for the building.
As the Forsyth Barr building almost five years ago, the tower lost its staircases in the earthquake. Trapped office workers abseiled to safety.
The 17-storey building was later sold for $8 million in as-is condition to MC Christchurch Holdings, who, a year ago, signed up the Crowne Plaza chain to occupy it.
The new owners are now part-way through giving the tower a major refit.
Spokesman Shane Le Compte said 36 individual concrete stairways were being brought in by crane to form 18 levels of scissor stairs.
As well, rear parking ramps and car parking facilities were being removed from the building and the base podium altered, he said.
Eleven floors of guest rooms have been framed internally and repairs on the structure are about 85 per cent completed.
Le Compte said the project was going well and they hoped the new hotel would be finished by the end of next year.
As the project is mainly an interior repair and re-fit, the finished hotel will look similar to its office building days, except for a new facade at street level.
The new hotel will have 205 rooms plus a public cafe, restaurant and bar, day spa, and function rooms.
It is at the corner of Colombo St and Armagh St on Victoria Square, opposite where the old Crowne Plaza was demolished in 2012.
MC Christchurch Holdings has not disclosed how much the conversion would cost or the expected value of the finished building.
The Crowne Plaza brand is part of the global InterContinental Hotel Group. It will be the third Crowne Plaza in New Zealand for the chain, alongside those in Auckland and Queenstown.
Source: The Press
New stairs going into Christchurch's new Crowne Plaza Hotel signal a new beginning for the building.
As the Forsyth Barr building almost five years ago, the tower lost its staircases in the earthquake. Trapped office workers abseiled to safety.
The 17-storey building was later sold for $8 million in as-is condition to MC Christchurch Holdings, who, a year ago, signed up the Crowne Plaza chain to occupy it.
The new owners are now part-way through giving the tower a major refit.
Spokesman Shane Le Compte said 36 individual concrete stairways were being brought in by crane to form 18 levels of scissor stairs.
As well, rear parking ramps and car parking facilities were being removed from the building and the base podium altered, he said.
Eleven floors of guest rooms have been framed internally and repairs on the structure are about 85 per cent completed.
Le Compte said the project was going well and they hoped the new hotel would be finished by the end of next year.
As the project is mainly an interior repair and re-fit, the finished hotel will look similar to its office building days, except for a new facade at street level.
The new hotel will have 205 rooms plus a public cafe, restaurant and bar, day spa, and function rooms.
It is at the corner of Colombo St and Armagh St on Victoria Square, opposite where the old Crowne Plaza was demolished in 2012.
MC Christchurch Holdings has not disclosed how much the conversion would cost or the expected value of the finished building.
The Crowne Plaza brand is part of the global InterContinental Hotel Group. It will be the third Crowne Plaza in New Zealand for the chain, alongside those in Auckland and Queenstown.
Source: The Press
Update 21/01/2016
Work is continuing inside, I suspect the majority of the work being taken out is out of sight but I really hope they put new windows in and clean the entire exterior cladding because its looking preeeetttyy dirty. And they also need to take down the old signage - Emirates and Forsyth Barr are still visible. :lol:
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Crowne Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr
Work is continuing inside, I suspect the majority of the work being taken out is out of sight but I really hope they put new windows in and clean the entire exterior cladding because its looking preeeetttyy dirty. And they also need to take down the old signage - Emirates and Forsyth Barr are still visible. :lol:
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