Your views: on ‘hoarding’ vacant city buildings and more
Today, readers comment on a developer’s bid for more time to begin a tower approved in 2012, CBD heritage versus skyline and renewable energy.
Commenting on the story: Call for city heritage site tower bid to be rejected
The long empty Gawler Chambers is an excellent example of why there needs to be some kind of policy mechanism implemented to discourage property owners from hoarding prime CBD sites and then doing nothing with them.
The ADC did this too with the former Planet Nightclub site on Pirie Street, which sat dormant for years before finally being redeveloped into offices by CBUS this year. Not only is it a shame to see nice heritage buildings like the Gawler Chambers vacant and run down, but it also makes the CBD feel tired, aged and lacking in vibrancy.
While developments like the Mayfair Hotel have transformed previously long empty buildings, more must be done to prevent them becoming vacant long term to begin with. – Louis Rankin
Commenting on Your views: on whingeing and development
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Yes, history matters. Won’t be much of it left in Adelaide if they continue knocking down heritage buildings to replace with high rise. Just like every big city around the world. Nothing different. – Suzanne Vasanji
Commenting on the story: Renewable storage solution in air?
This is an interesting idea, however I’m a little bemused by the last lines of the quote attributed to Minister Bowen: “The cheapest form of energy by a country mile is renewable energy.”
The article says that ARENA is considering providing funding of $45 million towards the project. The project will provide a back-up power supply to Broken Hill’s 16,000 residents. So for what I presume is a small part of the total power supply for Broken Hill will cost $2800 per person or (at say three people per household) $8400 per household in Government funding.
Without knowing the total anticipated cost of the project, nor what proportion of the total power supply it will provide, even at a say 7% rate of return, it will add $600 pa to household power bills. Doesn’t seem that cheap. – John Wyk
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