[COM] 52-66 King William Street | 65m | 15 Levels | Southern Cross Arcade

[NTRabbit]

Yeah the C2 bus stop, which I use, was closed as of first service on 16/1 and relocated for approximately 2 years to out front of the NAB building, and the first bit of fencing to close the area off started going up the day after.

The only problem so far is that they closed a bit of Taxi Rank space to make room for the temporary stop, and the Taxi drivers seem to not give a shit and park right across the front of the stop anyway, which has the genuine sign pole and a covered bench conreted in, so it's not like they're ignoring a plastic sign zip tied to the side of a tree.

[Algernon]

Yeah the C2 bus stop, which I use, was closed as of first service on 16/1 and relocated for approximately 2 years to out front of the NAB building, and the first bit of fencing to close the area off started going up the day after.

The only problem so far is that they closed a bit of Taxi Rank space to make room for the temporary stop, and the Taxi drivers seem to not give a shit and park right across the front of the stop anyway, which has the genuine sign pole and a covered bench conreted in, so it's not like they're ignoring a plastic sign zip tied to the side of a tree.

When I was a bus driver, leading cause of road rage in that job was taxi drivers queuing across bus stops. scanias had the best horns, much better than the older MANs with the angry-squeaky-fart horn

[rogue]

Thousands of government workers to move to new $450m King William Street building, under Charter Hall, Services Australia deal

Giuseppe Tauriello
January 28, 2021 - 11:59AM
The Australian

Thousands of government workers will relocate to a new $450m CBD tower, which will become home to Adelaide’s biggest office building.

Services Australia has confirmed it will relocate more than 2200 staff to a new $450m office tower in the Adelaide CBD, paving the way for construction of the city’s biggest office building.

The move will kickstart work on the city’s biggest commercial real estate project at the Southern Cross Arcade site on King William Street, creating 1500 jobs during construction, including 150 apprentices.

The 14-storey building will offer around 40,000sq m of office space, making it Adelaide’s biggest office building by area.

It will also include a 3600sq m ground floor retail precinct featuring cafes, restaurants, a supermarket, barista bar and allied health and wellness facilities.

The precinct – known as 60 King William Street or 60KW – will eventually become home to 3500 office and retail workers, as revealed in The Australian in October.

Developer Charter Hall confirmed construction company Built had started early works at the site ahead of demolition in the coming months and completion in mid-2023.

Southern Cross Arcade food court tenants have already begun vacating the site.

Charter Hall managing director David Harrison said the project was the company’s biggest single investment in South Australia.

“The project will increase Charter Hall’s total investment in South Australia to more than $2 billion,” he said.

“We were very proud to officially open the $260m GPO Exchange development in Adelaide’s CBD in October last year, and we maintain a positive outlook for the state.

“Building on this success, and in a major vote of confidence for the future of South Australia, 60 King William Street will be our largest commercial investment in Adelaide to date.”

Services Australia, which oversees public services including Centrelink and Medicare, will consolidate five of its non-customer-facing offices in the new premises after entering a 10-year lease for 28,500sq m across 10 floors.

Additional tenants are being sought for the top three floors in the building.

The move is not expected to impact face-to-face customer services or reduce the agency’s workforce.

South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham said the precommitment by Services Australia would trigger much needed economic activity in the CBD.

“Charter Hall’s development is going to be jobs bonanza for South Australia – it won’t only create around 1500 jobs during the construction phase but will also support thousands of ongoing jobs in the CBD after its completion,” he said.

“We shouldn’t discount the positive flow-on effects this development will have for businesses in the Adelaide CBD at a time when they need it most.”

Services Australia’s move to the Charter Hall development is seen as a major blow to Walker Corporation’s $600m Festival Square development, which was also vying for the agency’s precommitment.

Late last year Charter Hall redrew its design for the project after plans to demolish a heritage facade were met with fierce opposition from groups wanting it to be retained.

The 1930s art deco facade of the Sands & McDougall building will be retained and restored as part of the final design.

The project will offer the latest in state-of-the-art workplace facilities and technologies, including a sky lobby, facial recognition, touchless access and bathroom amenities and a wellness centre.

Tenants will have exclusive access to a rooftop terrace and the city’s “largest hotel-style end of trip facilities”, including private showers, grooming stations and 350 bike parks.

The building has been designed by Cox Architecture to achieve industry leading environmental ratings including 6 Star Green Star and 5 Star NABERS Energy ratings, and Gold Well certification.

Premier Steven Marshall said Services Australia’s precommitment underlined confidence in the state’s economy.

“The transformative 60 King William development makes a clear statement that Adelaide and South Australia is open for business,” he said.

“This project will leave a lasting legacy on our CBD footprint and create a huge number of jobs at a time when employment and private investment is greatly needed.”

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business ... cfa0776d93

[Jaymz]

I think the headline for above article should've been...... "Centrelink moves into Adelaide's most expensive office building"


In all seriousness, this project is good news for the city and the broader SA economy. I just hope that at a measly 15 levels it ends up as handsome as in the renders.

[Patrick_27]

I think the headline for above article should've been...... "Centrelink moves into Adelaide's most expensive office building"


In all seriousness, this project is good news for the city and the broader SA economy. I just hope that at a measly 15 levels it ends up as handsome as in the renders.

The only way this could have been taller without adding more unneeded floor space would have been to halve the size of each floor plate and go for something skinnier, but that would be less attractive to any possible tenant, bigger floor plates mean less travelling between floors to talk to staff from different areas of your department. Seeing as Charter Hall are quite content with working on government leasing arrangements, I'd love to see some consideration of a government department precinct within the CBD grid. Collate as many departments as possible into one precinct rather than having them sprawled across 10 or more buildings in the CBD. Could be a part of greater scheme to convert under-used/dis-used office buildings into affordable housing/first home/condensed CBD living apartment buildings. Increase the population of the CBD, therefore increase the activity in the CBD and allow more first home buyers into the market. Just food for thought considering the article suggests Charter Hall enjoy their business/real estate relationship with different levels of government.

[crawf]

Thousands of government workers will relocate to a new $450m CBD tower, which will become home to Adelaide’s biggest office building.

Services Australia has confirmed it will relocate more than 2200 staff to a new $450m office tower in the Adelaide CBD, paving the way for construction of the city’s biggest office building.

The move will kickstart work on the city’s biggest commercial real estate project at the Southern Cross Arcade site on King William Street, creating 1500 jobs during construction, including 150 apprentices.

The 14-storey building will offer around 40,000sq m of office space, making it Adelaide’s biggest office building by area.

So I'm guessing this is the biggest......

Services Australia’s move to the Charter Hall development is seen as a major blow to Walker Corporation’s $600m Festival Square development, which was also vying for the agency’s precommitment.

Good.

[Jaymz]

How about we "collate" a private enterprise precinct first, one that's not reliant on public money and earning an income from actually making stuff that we can on-sell.

[cmet]

How about we "collate" a private enterprise precinct first, one that's not reliant on public money and earning an income from actually making stuff that we can on-sell.

You mean lot 14?

[citywatcher]

How about we "collate" a private enterprise precinct first, one that's not reliant on public money and earning an income from actually making stuff that we can on-sell.

You mean lot 14?

Yeah but not with a liberal govt to turn it into lot -14

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[cmet]

At this stage Adelaide isn’t going to be able to attract any large corporations to have their headquarters here. There is room for secondary and regional bases here in Adelaide but that’s about it. Think it makes sense that if we want the private sector to thrive we need lots of startups. If companies start here and grow here, they will likely base here long term once they expand interstate/abroad.

[Algernon]

How about we "collate" a private enterprise precinct first, one that's not reliant on public money and earning an income from actually making stuff that we can on-sell.

City Central seems to fit those criteria.

[Jaymz]

Ahhhh, thanks peeps for mentioning City Central and Lot 14. Now i'm not doubting they are great develpments, but one has the backing of the National Space Agency and the other has the Australian Taxation Office and the Attorney General's office as their major tenants.

[SBD]

Ahhhh, thanks peeps for mentioning City Central and Lot 14. Now i'm not doubting they are great develpments, but one has the backing of the National Space Agency and the other has the Australian Taxation Office and the Attorney General's office as their major tenants.

You are dismissing Adelaide developments because they have federal government agencies in them. Would you be happier of those offices were in Canberra or Sydney? I expect Adelaide competes just as hard for them as it does for significant back offices of any private company with sites all over the country.

[Jaymz]

Ahhhh, thanks peeps for mentioning City Central and Lot 14. Now i'm not doubting they are great develpments, but one has the backing of the National Space Agency and the other has the Australian Taxation Office and the Attorney General's office as their major tenants.

You are dismissing Adelaide developments because they have federal government agencies in them. Would you be happier of those offices were in Canberra or Sydney? I expect Adelaide competes just as hard for them as it does for significant back offices of any private company with sites all over the country.

Canberra is a terrible example to use, they do not live on the same playing field as the rest of the country. As if they don't have an ATO building, every major city in Australia does. It would be dumb not to.

[NTRabbit]

Looks like they're concentrating on the other building first, pic from Saturday morning