Alterations & Additions
Tamarama

The building formely known by residents and the wider community as the Russian Hospital of Tamarama was an 8 story residential apartment block in dire need of remedial works and an aesthetic make over.

 

The Owners Corporation were faced with Fire and Structural Orders imposed by Waverley Council compelling them to remediate all the concrete cancer within the building as well as upgrading the building to be in accordance with the current Building Code of Australia requirements for fire safety. When combining these orders with other essential maintenance issues including window and brick tie replacement, the Owners Corporation realised they were up for a bill approaching $10 million.

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Faced with the prospect of a massive bill, the Owners agreed to submit a development application to undertake works that would not only satisfy the remedial and Council order requirements, but would also greatly improve the amenity and aesthetics of the building whilst providing a source of revenue to assist in the funding of the works via the creation of 2 new penthouse apartments.

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The development works included:

• Addition of balconies to the ocean facing facade providing an outdoor space to enjoy the magnificent views.

• 2 new lift cores servicing all levels of the building.

• 2 level security underground car park to service all units and visitors.

• Landscaping to the grounds.

• 2 new penthouse apartments on the existing roof to partially fund the project.

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The end result is a fully compliant building brought back to a near new state with vastly increased amenity for the residents and significant increase in property values for the existing units.​

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SPMA managed the preparation of the successful Development Application and acted as client side project managers for the lifecycle of this successful project.