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Penny Place project suit: Demolition disruption defended by project boss
Renato Castello, Urban Development Editor, The Advertiser
March 6, 2019 8:57pm

A development boss, whose firm is being sued for allegedly failing to prevent demolition disruption on a city project, has justified the inconvenience on neighbours, saying the work could not have been done with a “shovel and wheelbarrow”.

Carrington St-based Bar Chambers is seeking unspecified damages from Flagship Property Holdings and builder Maxcon, claiming they failed to “minimise harm” when demolishing a neighbouring building last year to make way for the 24-storey Penny Place apartment tower.

Flagship chief executive Mark Jarman, told the State Commission Assessment Panel, which approved the $48 million apartment project last month, that demolition was in accordance with their contract.

“I’m not sure anything was necessarily wrong (with demolition),” he said.

“They’ve (Bar Chambers) just taken some sensitivities about noise — demolition is noise.”

He said the demolished building was “substantial” and made of reinforced concrete.

“You couldn’t do it, with all due respect, with a shovel and wheelbarrow,” he said.

He said he was unaware of concerns that contractors had worked before or after their permitted hours.

In written submissions to SCAP, Bar Chambers and neighbouring business owners and residents raised concerns that demolition work was done outside approved hours and that complaints to authorities were ignored.

Stuart Henry SC, representing Bar Chambers, argued before the SCAP that should the apartment be approved, it be done with strict and enforceable conditions controlling impacts from construction.

He also called on the panel, as the approving authority, to take “ownership” of any impacts stemming from the development.

The SCAP approves all projects valued above $10 million in the CBD, but managing environmental breaches is largely the responsibility of the council, which has three compliance officers.

Adelaide City Council associate director of planning and development Shanti Ditter said complaints process for residents and businesses affected by major construction works was a “mess”.

“There’s a lack of clarity which means no one knows where to go,” she said.

“In my personal view if SCAP is the authority issuing the conditions, it should be enforcing those conditions.”

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Ben wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:27 pm

The showroom is now open to the public and can be seen on Angas Street where the former Kodo showroom was. Fit out looks really good.

Not many apartment projects for sale at the moment and a couple that were have changed use such as Palladium and U2 so I'd expect this one will sell well.

thecityguy wrote: ↑

Wed May 15, 2019 9:02 pm

Have you moved into Koro yet Ben?


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Ben wrote:Definitely going ahead. Not sure what the car park would be for. I'll try and find out more information.