Proposed Dominator 1 tower planned for Adelaide’s CBD reduced by 35m, would still be tallest building
A PROPOSED hotel and boutique apartment building planned for Adelaide’s CBD would easily eclipse our current tallest tower — and even though its height has been cut by 35m, it would still dominate our skyline. VOTE NOW: Do you get behind the idea of a new skyscraper?
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A PROPOSED tower that would be Adelaide’s tallest is still on the cards.
In 2017, the Sunday Mail revealed that a company called JWDT was touting a close-to-200m high, 60-storey tower with conference centre, a high-end boutique hotel and city skyline apartments on its website.
The building, previously referred to as the “Dominator 1”, was originally touted as 230m in height but Adelaide Airport’s Procedures for Air Navigation Services means it would be 195m high — far exceeding the under-construction Adelaidean which will stand at 135m.
Last week a 132.4m high hotel, apartment and office building on the northern corner of Currie St and King William St was approved by the State Commission Assessment Panel — which will sit as Adelaide’s second-tallest building when it is completed.
Our current tallest building is the 31-storey Westpac House which stands at 132 metres high.
While it is still a while away from being assessed by SCAP, there is speculation that JWDT’s has moved into the pre-lodgement phase where proponents and key decision-makers such as the Government Architect “work together” to streamline development applications to find out if they stack up or not.
A Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure spokesman said the service was confidential and the department could not comment on whether a site has an application in the pre-lodgement phase.
Over the phone and in a email, a staff member from JWDT told The Advertiser that they were “still preparing the project”.
The Advertiser has been told member from behind the proposal have also been approaching members of the State Government and the state’s Property Council over the past couple of months.
It is understood a lobbyist for the consortium approached the Property Council last week offering to give a briefing about the current status of the proposal.
When details of the proposal first emerged, a key potential roadblock to the lofty ambitions was the operations and safety requirements of the Adelaide Airport.
Any building that intrudes into Adelaide Airports “protected airspace” requires approval and The Advertiser understands that the airport has said a 195m building in the city would not necessarily be ruled out by the airport’s requirements.
Property records show a company named JWDT Land paid $11.6 million to buy lots 207-209 Pulteney St, at the Flinders St intersection, from Australian Datong Investment and Development in September, 2016.
Datong built the Aria apartments on Gouger St and was developing the U2 apartment project on Waymouth St until it ran into cash problems and was unable to keep up with repayments.
The U2 site was subsequently put up for sale by North Adelaide-based CEG Securities.
JWDT Land also owns the property at 101 Grenfell St, between Wyatt and Chesser streets.