On another city pub targeted by developers
Today, readers comment on the latest CBD heritage hotel set to be silenced.
Commenting on the story: Last drinks for heritage city pub under 33-storey student tower plan
Regarding the planned construction of a 33-storey student tower on the soon-to-be-former heritage pub site, I can’t help but ask: is this tower designed for students to live in, or for them to admire the skyline from their Zoom backgrounds?
With the rise of online lectures, I’m scratching my head at the demand for student accommodation. After all, why build a towering monument to a bygone era when all they need now is a good Wi-Fi connection and a coffee machine?
Instead of taking last drinks at a cherished pub, perhaps we should raise a glass to the idea of modernising our understanding of student life in the digital age. Towers may not be necessary, but heritage pubs? Absolutely. – Philip Hopkins
Another week, another pub slated for “repurposing”.
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But everything will be fine – ‘developers” will keep one of the walls looking the same. Probably.
Meanwhile, anyone thinking about moving into the city who might want anywhere to go in their free time can cross another option off their list. – Tony Dawkins
If the “new” Adelaide University is going to have the majority of its courses delivered online, and one assumes many Flinders courses are/will be the same, why do we need these student accommodation towers?
You might ask the questions who are TAL GP Projects doing this development on behalf of i.e. are they or someone else the actual owners and where will the rental income from the student accommodations go – Melbourne or somewhere offshore?
It should be a condition of any planning approval that these buildings can be repurposed in a cost-effective way if and when student numbers fall. – Geoff Sauer
