News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[crawf]

I must protest to any such plans for this site that don't retain the Rhino Room as a live music facility. It's one of the few decent place left in the east end and Adelaide as a whole, we should be trying to improve this aspect of Adelaide not further destroy it

Agree with this. It's a quirky venue, which brings something different to the city.

I hope the plans are more focused on the low rise building and carpark. It's a pretty big site!

[Smithy85]

Anyone know what is going on with DAC? Meeting minutes/agenda haven't been updated since 26th March. Just a case of nothing being submitted? Not totally sure how it works. Cheers

[ghs]

I am sure there are developments being submitted mate, looks like they're just not updating
their website .

[[Shuz]]

Typical incompetence from DPTI.

[Ben]

Anyone know what is going on with DAC? Meeting minutes/agenda haven't been updated since 26th March. Just a case of nothing being submitted? Not totally sure how it works. Cheers

I emailed them 2 weeks ago because of this issue and still have not heard back. Very disappointing especially given their obligations to give the public notification.

[ghs]

The DAC are not meeting in April because they are appointing a new commision. The next meeting is on
May 7. Disappointing that they didn't announce this on their website. According to the website
there's 2 meetings in April on the the 9th and 23rd.

[Wayno]

Apparently the boundary of Government House will be moved ~10 metres for an Anzac centenary walk.

Plan is to link the Nth Terrace war memorial to the Torrens Parade Ground.

Anyone know more details?

[Nathan]

Apparently the boundary of Government House will be moved ~10 metres for an Anzac centenary walk.

Plan is to link the Nth Terrace war memorial to the Torrens Parade Ground.

Anyone know more details?

http://indaily.com.au/news/2015/04/23/a ... last-post/

It's pretty bland. Basically replacing the current rubbish footpath with a proper one, and not much more. The previous plan that had a cameo in the Riverbank Masterplan was much more ambitious (and wider).


Edit: Previous plan vs new plan

[Llessur2002]

Wow - I like that 2009 plan. Not that the 2015 plan isn't an improvement - but I do like that 2009 plan...

[metro]

The original plan from 2009 certainly looks much better and would make war memorial seem like a much more significant city landmark. But anything would be better than the tiny narrow footpath that we have at the moment. I think they should just block off the Northern End of Kintore Ave to road traffic or make it a 1 way street at least, and make a much wider path along Kintore to the Torrens Parade Ground and riverbank. Also, something needs to be done to keep drunken individuals from gathering behind the war memorial and harassing uni students, bus commuters, tourists etc as they wander through the area

[Patrick_27]

Dare I say it, this ANZAC walk idea is just an excuse with nimby voters to widen a severely narrow pedestrian strip - the governments way of getting around the cost and removal of government house land. Whilst I wouldn't say it looks bad, the original 2009 plan looks far more appropriate. Though, I do like the open fence concept for government house, but does that pose a security issue with the site?

Perhaps the overall better plan is to close that end of Kintore Avenue?

Either way, I much prefer the 2009 proposal.

[Patrick_27]

I couldn't find a thread for this development, though I do remember it having renders. So I'll post this here.

Little Miss Miami closes permanently next month and Crab Shack will close temporarily but re-open in November for it's last Summer of trading. With the Frome/Grenfell Street site to be demolished in May next year to make way for the apartments proposed for the site.

Can't help but feel that there is a missed opportunity with this site - with the car-park next door for sale, this could have been a perfect opportunity for a mixed used development across both sites - offices on the corner site and apartments on the car-park site. Would ensure that the Crown and Anchor doesn't face opposition due to any noise coming from their building.

[Will]

I couldn't find a thread for this development, though I do remember it having renders. So I'll post this here.

Little Miss Miami closes permanently next month and Crab Shack will close temporarily but re-open in November for it's last Summer of trading. With the Frome/Grenfell Street site to be demolished in May next year to make way for the apartments proposed for the site.

Can't help but feel that there is a missed opportunity with this site - with the car-park next door for sale, this could have been a perfect opportunity for a mixed used development across both sites - offices on the corner site and apartments on the car-park site. Would ensure that the Crown and Anchor doesn't face opposition due to any noise coming from their building.

This is the thread you are looking for:

http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/for ... f=7&t=4705

[Maximus]

Though, I do like the open fence concept for government house, but does that pose a security issue with the site?

According to Tim Horton, "You can walk up to Government House anywhere else in Australia":

http://indaily.com.au/news/2015/04/24/s ... on-horton/

I have no idea whether or not that's true, but it's an interesting article nonetheless.

[crowdoc]

The 2015 photo does not look like 10m has been taken from Government house and added to the existing footpath. This is just someone's bad photo shop effort.