I wanted to write a new post for this situation since I was being asked several (relevant) questions requiring information. SO here’s a little timeline I put together with the background info up until this morning when I took these photos.
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We received the blue prints via mail roughly one month before demolition of the previous house. This is a scheduled 2 year project. The blue prints demonstrated that the construction required them to break into our land barrier as drawn on the blue prints.
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Because of this my husband and father in law were in touch with council repeatedly to understand why they needed this, how this will affect us, etc. ultimately nothing came of it except they removed. Few massive trees on our property (which I appreciated as we were going to have to remove them ourselves eventually).
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We have never met the owners, but the project manager has been so kind and the tradies are lovely and polite as well, which as a woman who works from home is really nice. The insurance team was really weird, barged into our house and took photos of everything to make sure we were less likely to sue if there was damage from the build itself.
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However, as the build of the house goes up it’s becoming very clear that our house will be shrouded by darkness with 0 privacy once this is finished. What you see in the photos is our top floor view, and their second floor view out of six floors total. Stone and sanding hasn’t even started, yikes lol. It is what it is 😅
Anyways, as someone asked in my previous post “are you just posting this to compliment” yep I am hahaha. But I also wanted to give y’all something to chime in about in your Thursday morning. So guys, what do you think?
Posted by mckc1998norge
30 Comments
You know what to do.
Build yours to 7 stories.
“Urban List: Your Guide To The Good Life.” Apparently not if you live next door to their new build.
What suburb are you living in that allows them to build six floors?
If you both are building close to the edge of the boundary this is what happens.
Is that actually stopping you from opening your windows all the way? Or is it just because of the scaffolding?
Unless you have more money than your neighbour – there is no solution other than to sell your expensive Teneriffe home and you can move anywhere else in Brisbane.
Although think of the awesome house parties they will host in that house, you will have front row seats!
High fives through the windows.
Yikes. Atleast it’ll block the morning sun, if that’s something you wanted.
Fair. That’s fucked.
Founder or current CEO? I don’t know the current one, but Susannah I’ve know since we were 6 yrs old. She’s a legend. Worth getting to know
Blueprint via mail??
Plug the address into https://developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au/
You view all related documents.
Check for any landscaping. Maybe they will add privacy trees/screens later.
Are there other 6 story places on your street? What’s your zoning?
Do you have a picture of the view before the construction? It looks like? It was quite nice.
If the whole area is zoned for dense residential and your block is big enough, wait it out until a developer wants to buy yours.
May as well join the 2 houses at that point
You need to arrange a dilapidation report on your house. asap.
Time to sell and make some serious money.
Maybe the posts get cut down in the middle of the night by a vigilante
6 storeys?! Holy moly, that sounds like a block of flats, not a house.
Is it partially to do with flood mitigation?
I believe the time to object (with neighbours onboard) would have been at the DA stage.
You are going to have to install some skylights, my friend.
I mean I doubt it’s 6 stories. Most of the residential parts of Teneriffe are zoned low density so max 2 stories or sometimes 3, to a max of 9.5m above ground level. Otherwise you have to get approval from council to exceed that, and council often knock those back.
This kind of development is shit. Rich person/developer buys functional property in keeping with surrounding area > demolishes functional property > builds huge garish new building that shadows neighbours and ruins cohesive visual balance > neighbours amenity and financial (potentially) value drops > neighbours loathe the change > neighbours sell > rich person/developer (same or different) buys functional property > the cycle continues. Hate it.
I didn’t think urban list had this kinda game
Have you considered paying them for a listicle on why you love their house so much.
Who needs 6 story house 🤦♂️
Not only will you have no privacy, you will hear everything! And they will hear you! This is insane! My neighbours already creep me out whispering outside my windows, this would drive me nuts! On the plus side you can do what I do and mess with them very easily 🙂 I did this to a previous neighbour when I found out they were eavesdropping. It was so funny, she drove her boyfriend nuts! He realised what I was doing, she wasn’t smart enough to figure it out lol
If you have kids, they need a drum kit.
What is wrong with CEOs? Are they ALL like this? Goofy idiot.
Plenty of time to plant bamboo. Choose a clumping fast grower. Easily hit the 6 storey height and provide privacy for all. Bonus points for it blocking sun for everyone and banging against the houses when its windy
Though there was a court precedence set when one party lawyered up and enforced bamboo to be cut.
Hmm… so i’m not sure the purpose of this? I get it… you’re pissed… but its really “Let’s throw shade at someone doing something they are legally and endorsed by council to do”.
I get that this takes your morning sunlight… that sucks… but sorry, be mad at the council… and let’s not just hate on someone compeltly, what i feel, is unneccessary?
I’d be grateful of the shade
What the hell how is this even allowed? I see Brisbane is becoming Syd and Melb faaaast
What a hellscape. I guess the unfortunate thing is you’re stuck with selling also for the next two years… unless you can find a developer willing to buy and build 7 stories + with a fresh 2-4 year building contract that would be funny..