10-08-2015, 09:16 PM
I don't think a 26-storey building should be a particularly remarkable thing in this area. This one seems quite positive in most of the ways that matter, and I don't find its architecture offensive. So I'm with BuildingScout on this one.
As for the house not being a designated building - there's a lot of "non-designated properties of heritage interest", which is (I believe) a category that allows Council a chance to formally designate it prior to a demolition. So taking some pains to preserve a facade is not an unreasonable thing for a developer to do in order to get support for a rezoning.
As for the house not being a designated building - there's a lot of "non-designated properties of heritage interest", which is (I believe) a category that allows Council a chance to formally designate it prior to a demolition. So taking some pains to preserve a facade is not an unreasonable thing for a developer to do in order to get support for a rezoning.