No sweat Omada. Now I'll listen to your views which are appreciated (though not always shared) by me.

by nosnah » Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:46 pm Strongly agree :applause: Nice to see there is some sense here. Native trees are generally foul. "Native trees are generally foul". Well off you go and live in country England then champ, what utter tripe. Wow, you really had to jump at that bait Omada...

What really gets me though is when people refer to 3–4 story apartments as "high rise". :roll: Who refers to those as high rise? I've not heard anyone do so. Taller buildings may be regarded as high rise when internationally they'd be regarded as medium rise, but AFAIK everyone agrees 4 s...

Yes, to some extent you have to change your way of thinking and your life style when moving to a smaller place. But, in my experience, that can be a good thing; you don't hoard so my crap because you can't. You are forced to exercise some self control. Once you get used to that it actually gives you...

Maybe tall buildings make some people feel smaller and less important? I don't know, am not a psychologist, but I've thought about this ground hugging mentality here too especially when coming back to Adelaide after being to some place with real skyscrapers. To me, buildings soaring towards the sky ...

The last thing this city needs is more carparking! Jesus Christ, enough already! If I travel somewhere by car and stay overnight in a city then on-site car parking will certainly be a factor when choosing which hotel to stay in. Why would I want to search for some pay parking lot and carry my bagga...

Great News, Hopefully the building gets off the ground aswell. Does anyone know what sales they are up to yet? Last week it was 40 apartments So they haven't sold a single apartment in more than two months? I wouldn't jump to that conclusion - maybe their info is not being updated on a daily basis.

Dvious wrote:Great News, Hopefully the building gets off the ground aswell.

Does anyone know what sales they are up to yet?

Last week it was 40 apartments

Great contribution Wayno - an enjoyable and informative read. I hope its message reaches a few people in the ACC and other spheres of influence.

Brando wrote:Either dead or on hold...

Large 'For Lease' sign on the front window now.

Still some hope; it's only available for short term lease.

And then of course we would have a permanently-blighted Park with a building to be used only 4 days a year for the pleasure of a handful of people. And how long do you think it would it be before there would be 'events' held there on a regular basis, hectares of car-parking and all the service area...

aboriginal elders are upset with the proposed use of non-native flora (plane trees)... At risk of being politically incorrect, no one is yet to convince me that the area of Victoria Sq, which just happens to be the geographical centre of a city designed in the 1830's has any cutural significance to...

Anyone know where things are at with the "New York style" apartments at 276 Flinders - Flinders Loft? If it is the one I think it is, it has been fully sold out. Should be ready to move in soon. Looks pretty good from the outside. Their other project down the street (Art Apartments) is ap...

Here is an attempt to do something about the lack of affordable apartments in Adelaide.
(Sorry about the pic quality - it was getting dark)

Thanks for your informative post Wayno. This kind of news is what still makes me very optimistic - i.e. in the long run - about our state.