I recall Hawkeye did not like this sculpture. I don't mind it. It is quite pretty at night. It is in front of the recently completed Lucient apartment building. It looks very nice inside, well the foyer does and what else can be seen from the outside looking in.I have heard that before a bank will lend a developer money for construction of a building like Lucient, that eighty per cent of the apartments had to be presold before building could commence. Going by the visisble occupancy on our side of the building, I would guess something less than 20 per cent are sold. Very odd.
Last night I went out to to a snap of the sculpture at night and thought I would take this one of the foyer too. The concierge must have been watching me on CCTV as he was straight out to investigate my intentions. Really, he just wanted me to buy and apartment and suggested I make an appointment. I pointed. We live there, in the cheap seats. No need to move.
It looks poncy...the sort of place where a nice bottle of Strongbow would cost you $20.
ReplyDeletemmm nice sculpture, looks great at night!
ReplyDeleteThere's a certain striking scorpion look to that sculpture...I might get one of them for my front doorstep to ward of Jehova's Witnesses.
ReplyDeleteIf it had commercial component to it Reuben, and it was a bar, I am sure a Strongy would cost $20.
ReplyDeleteUnusual choice of lighting Fenz, pink. But quite striking.
T'would certainly stand out in a Fleetwood residential street Brian. In fact stand out in Fleetwood full stop.
I've noticed the sculpture too and it is good at night. However, given the present circumstances, apartment sales may be taking a bit of a battering.
ReplyDeleteOooo, I do like that sculpture!
ReplyDeleteAnd the lighting at night really hits the spot :)
Lots of things look awful in the daylight yet awesome at night. Like, at Christmas time when houses are done up with spectacular lighting and decorations, during the day, it looks absolutely hideous!
ReplyDeleteHaha at what you was said to the concierge! Now, was he cute!
Rob, from my knowledge of St Kilda Road apartments, no one much is selling and so keeping the prices up.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why they chose pink Jayne, but it works.
Cazzie, I could not possibly confirm that he had liquid brown eyes, thick black swept hair and dark smoldering looks.
It's really pretty - I especially like the curves.
ReplyDeleteHmmm Daisy, I didn't think straight women were supposed to like curves.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Dark smouldering looks, haha.
ReplyDeleteIt does indeed look less like an eyesore at night. During the day it looks like a penis which has been scaled and skinned.
ReplyDeleteHe was cute actually Cazzie. Not tall though.
ReplyDeleteMarvellously descriptive Hawkeye. So from the side you can see, would the occupancy be the same?
I do like that sculpture. The building's pretty cool too.
ReplyDeleteNot a cheap place Jackie but the apartments are huge.
ReplyDeleteI hope some of the occupants will provide entertainment that makes up for the view you have lost.
ReplyDeleteJust that bit far away Victor. Anyway, hot young people generally can't afford million dollar apartments.
ReplyDeleteThe night time version of that sculpture looks like something out of Dr Who
ReplyDeleteYou are right MC. It should be waving about.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know of the concierge or body corporate for Lucient 430 St Kilda Road, Melbourne? Someone in the penthouse on 1802 was witnessed throwing a tonne of rubbish and releasing a mass number of balloons (aprox 100) into the sky (cleaning up from a party the weekend prior). A complaint is to be made as this this an offence.
ReplyDeleteI certainly don't know. There will usually be body corporate information somewhere near the front doors.
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