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#1 Post by floplo » Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:21 pm

From the Advertiser"



UniSA, Charter Hall behind secret plan to build biomed tower on North Tce

UniSA and a property giant are behind a secret plan to build a 19-storey office tower in the heart of Adelaide’s biomed precinct. See the designs.

The University of South Australia and property giant Charter Hall are behind a secret plan to build a major office tower in the heart of Adelaide’s biomedical precinct.

A document obtained by The Advertiser reveals details of the proposal, which include building a 19-storey tower on North Tce, directly opposite the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).

Comprising of close to 45,000sq m of office and retail space, it would become one of the city’s largest office buildings by floor area.

The document, being used to promote the building to potential tenants, shows UniSA occupying ten levels with a mix of laboratory and general teaching spaces.

SA Health and SA Pathology are earmarked as potential tenants for the remaining eight levels of office space.
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International property group CBRE is working behind the scenes to secure tenants for the building, but declined to comment on the status of any negotiations.

UniSA has long-held plans to consolidate its Magill and City East campuses on to its City West campus.

But a university spokeswoman declined to comment on specific details about the development proposal and which faculties would potentially transfer to it.

“UniSA is looking to consolidate its city campuses in the West End of Adelaide, which it announced in 2018,” she said.

“Leasing agents CBRE are seeking to secure commercial tenants for a proposed new building.”

The tower would be built on mostly university-owned land bounded by North Tce, Gray St and Liverpool St, where the university’s public health clinic now sits.

It would also require demolition of the privately-owned Adelaide Riviera Hotel.

UniSA has previously earmarked the site as a potential new home for its health sciences, physiotherapy, nursing and midwifery students currently at City East.
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Designs for the latest tower proposal include retail tenancies on the ground floor, two basement levels with carparking and end-of-trip facilities including bike storage, showers and lockers, and an open plaza area facing North Tce.

Health Minister Chris Picton neither confirmed nor denied SA Health or SA Pathology were considering a move to the new tower.

He said SA Pathology would provide some services at the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, including equipment testing and bone marrow collection and preparation, but a new stand-alone central laboratory was also still being considered following a year-long search for a suitable site.

“Work to develop the business case for the new SA Pathology headquarters is ongoing, with a new location yet to be determined,” he said.

“A central stand-alone laboratory continues to be considered as an option to make it easier for staff to provide clinical services to the community.”

Developers and real estate agents expect SA Health to begin a formal search for a new CBD premises in the new year, in a move aimed at consolidating its city sites closer to the burgeoning biomedical precinct in the northwestern corner of the CBD.

Mr Picton declined to comment on the market speculation.

“I am advised SA Health regularly reviews its site requirements to provide the best possible care to the community,” he said.

Charter Hall declined to comment on its development proposal.

Econ Property Group, which owns the Adelaide Riviera Hotel, has been contacted for comment.

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#2 Post by Nathan » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:49 pm

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#3 Post by SRW » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:51 pm

I knew the UniSA Health Clinic site was earmarked for redevelopment, but anything the gets rid of the adjacent and wretched Riviera Hotel is to be welcomed. I just hope there are enough potential tenants on the market to also get the Trinity City proposal off the ground.
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#4 Post by rev » Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:56 pm

That glass box belongs in the late 1990's early 2000's period.

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#5 Post by Algernon » Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:38 pm

SRW wrote:
Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:51 pm
I knew the UniSA Health Clinic site was earmarked for redevelopment, but anything the gets rid of the adjacent and wretched Riviera Hotel is to be welcomed. I just hope there are enough potential tenants on the market to also get the Trinity City proposal off the ground.
I remember when they redeveloped the old office building into the Riviera. It was derelict and abandoned back then, but they went and built additional floors on and painted it from its dark grey (or maybe blue) to cream. It looked good for about a year until the rust started popping through the paint :lol:

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#6 Post by muzzamo » Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:00 am

Worth noting that the faculties that are earmarked to move are currently all at City East.

City East occupies a wierdly uncomofrtable quadrant of the the block that is largely occupied by The university of Adelaide.

Surely it's a fait accompli that The university of adelaide will purchase the land and buildings and expand their campus to take up the entire block.

(if a merger happens I guess it wont make any difference though!)

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#7 Post by ChillyPhilly » Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:21 pm

The UniSA City East campus isn't great, so a future redevelopment of the site would be very welcome.
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#8 Post by abc » Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:13 pm

North Terrace => Big Pharma Boulevard

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#9 Post by SRW » Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:14 pm

muzzamo wrote:
Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:00 am
Worth noting that the faculties that are earmarked to move are currently all at City East.

City East occupies a wierdly uncomofrtable quadrant of the the block that is largely occupied by The university of Adelaide.

Surely it's a fait accompli that The university of adelaide will purchase the land and buildings and expand their campus to take up the entire block.

(if a merger happens I guess it wont make any difference though!)
Once UniSA consolidate East to West, I imagine Adelaide Law School would relocate to Brookman Building and the current Law Building, forecourt and Napier could finally be redeveloped. I know UofA envisions a new hub building there in its masterplan. However, perhaps if the State/Fed Government assists financially with the City East move out/refit, the trade off could be requisitioning the old Exhibition Building area for a contemporary art gallery.
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#10 Post by VinyTapestry849 » Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:46 am

Adelaide.... forever stumped and supressed when it comes to height

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#11 Post by [Shuz] » Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:47 am

It's a 45,000 sqm building. Which is massive by Adelaide standards. Given the intended uses and purposes of this building - laboratories, classrooms, offices, etc. it is appropriate that the floor plates be larger and the building shorter, rather than a tall tower.
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#12 Post by Nort » Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:54 am

VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:46 am
Adelaide.... forever stumped and supressed when it comes to height
Your height fetish apart, what need does a university have for a skyscraper?

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#13 Post by SRW » Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:07 am

Nort wrote:
Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:54 am
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:46 am
Adelaide.... forever stumped and supressed when it comes to height
Your height fetish apart, what need does a university have for a skyscraper?
Education buildings are rarely higher than 10 levels because the lifts can't handle the people movement.
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#14 Post by muzzamo » Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:32 am

SRW wrote:
Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:07 am
Education buildings are rarely higher than 10 levels because the lifts can't handle the people movement.
True, although universities consist of three arms - administration, research and teaching.

Presumably it's only the teaching side that would struggle with lifts.

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