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Beyond the hyperbole - what really sets Prima Pearl apart

Mon, 21/07/2014 - 12:00 Mark Baljak
As many readers and prospective apartment buyers are aware, masses of words are dedicated to the marketing of apartment projects. Generally emotive and altogether generic, it's the final product that truly defines a project. Prima Pearl developer PDG have asserted their project "will be unlike any other residential development currently in Australia." While Urban Melbourne provided an overview of Prima Pearl's current status , we were fortunate...

A bronzed icon takes its place

Wed, 09/07/2014 - 12:00 Mark Baljak
Crane your neck skyward toward Southbank and you'll see the final floors appearing on Melbourne's latest high-rise icon: Prima Pearl. Site works began in February 2011, giving a fair indication as to how much time, resource and effort is required to realise a tower of Prima Pearl's ilk. Under the guidance of Brookfield Multiplex the tower recently reached its maximum height of 256 metres, officially making Prima Pearl the 2nd tallest residential...
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    Development & Planning

    Victoria One's core tops out - becomes CBD's tallest structure
    Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 12:00
    First covered on Urban Melbourne just a tick over 3 years ago, Golden Age Group's Victoria One has achieved a significant milestone with head contractor Probuild topping out the core at a height of 271m AHD and in the process claiming the title of the tallest structure in the Melbourne CBD.
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    Policy, Culture & Opinion

    Reflections on doing it right: Alphington, Williams Landing and Fishermans Bend
    Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 12:00
    Two important stories which traverse both transport and housing topic areas were highlighted on Urban Melbourne this week. The news that the medium and high-density components of Williams Landing will ramp up highlight what some might gloss over but what I think is the correct 'order' of doing things: the rail station is built first, developers then piggyback off the new infrastructure second.
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    Visual Melbourne

    Melbourne’s White Night 2017
    Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 07:00
    Once again Melbourne has turned it on for the spectacular cultural juggernaut that is White Night. A crowd of around 600,000 took part in the all night festival of projections, performances, artworks and installations. Stealing the show again this year was the extraordinary projections upon the Royal Exhibition Building.
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    Sustainability & Environment

    CoM launches two projects aimed at enhancing the CBD
    Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 12:00
    Two of City of Melbourne's key urban design initiatives are in the starters gates, with Lord Major Robert Doyle yesterday providing further information on the pair. As of next month, the long-awaited upgrade to the southern end of Elizabeth Street will begin.
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