Dollars & Sense
Apr. 19th, 2005 11:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xenith"The National Trust's Pat Woods says the scale of the project is too large for the city."
Just a bit.
Today the city council approved a development for this site on the edge of the CBD:
The development includes an 87 suite hotel, 149 apartments and... a 70 metre high sky bridge. This is in a city that's, well, here's a not too good photo of what's probably the main street in the city.
You can see the Myer building there, it sort of sticks out. For some reason, back in the 60s someone thought putting a 7 storey orange brick tower there was a good idea.
Other side of St John St (there's the financial district in the second block)
Beyond the old post office tower is (I'm told) the tallest building in the city, another orange brick 60s leftover.
But doesn't it just cry "stick a 70 metre, ultra modern sky bridge beside me?"
You might have noticed the site in question is looking a bit run down.
Back in the late 80s, maybe early 90s, another developer decided to demolish and brought in a wrecking ball before they had council permission. That was soon stopped but not before the roof had been destroyed. So the buildings have been sitting there vacant for the last decade, with no roof.
There's dollars at stake here though. Must get priorities right.
(I never realised the sky came in that shade of blue.)
Just a bit.
Today the city council approved a development for this site on the edge of the CBD:
The development includes an 87 suite hotel, 149 apartments and... a 70 metre high sky bridge. This is in a city that's, well, here's a not too good photo of what's probably the main street in the city.
You can see the Myer building there, it sort of sticks out. For some reason, back in the 60s someone thought putting a 7 storey orange brick tower there was a good idea.
Other side of St John St (there's the financial district in the second block)
Beyond the old post office tower is (I'm told) the tallest building in the city, another orange brick 60s leftover.
But doesn't it just cry "stick a 70 metre, ultra modern sky bridge beside me?"
You might have noticed the site in question is looking a bit run down.
Back in the late 80s, maybe early 90s, another developer decided to demolish and brought in a wrecking ball before they had council permission. That was soon stopped but not before the roof had been destroyed. So the buildings have been sitting there vacant for the last decade, with no roof.
There's dollars at stake here though. Must get priorities right.
(I never realised the sky came in that shade of blue.)
