That smashed window in Echo 24 building

[Father Jack Hackett]

I go past it every day and it's been boarded-up since the summer. It's a complete eyesore.

Anyone know it it's a vacant property or a stairwell? What will a small pane of glass cost -£30? I'll pay for it myself as it's a disgrace.

 

[Teed]

Yea! I noticed that a few months ago it really does look bad.

 

[Deleted member 10594]

I go past it every day and it's been boarded-up since the summer. It's a complete eyesore.

Anyone know it it's a vacant property or a stairwell? What will a small pane of glass cost -£30? I'll pay for it myself as it's a disgrace.

stairwell marra - cost 350 to replace coz its special glass like - should knock the **** down and move it to Byker

 

[Dinsdale]

stairwell marra - cost 350 to replace coz its special glass like - should knock the **** down and move it to Byker

Me Da (who is a Jarrow-ite) drove past it a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a 60's tower block and ripe for demolition

 

[Dave Herbal]

I thought it was gonna be full of yuppies and footballers. What happened?

 

[Parkmaverick]

I thought it was gonna be full of yuppies and footballers. What happened?

Mickers got one!

 

[LeadBelly86]

The flat in question was up for sale on rightmove the other week, and the internal photos made no secret of the fact one of the main windows was boarded up, and didn't mention it at all Can't see it now like.

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I agree mind-absolutely minging.

 

[AndrewP]

It was always obvious what would happen to that eyesore.

 

[super-niall]

You complain when they don't build and then complain when they do.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

stairwell marra - cost 350 to replace coz its special glass like - should knock the **** down and move it to Byker

£350? Jesus!

Yer not wrong mate, our centre-piece of regeneration looks a proper shithole at the minute. No offence to anyone that lives there of course.

 

[super-niall]

It's better than the attempt to upgrade the Newcastle brewery building by painting the brickwork.

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:roll:

 

[Dinsdale]

You complain when they don't build and then complain when they do.

It is a woeful piece of design though. Even the glass side is North facing so they'll get very little sunlight through it .

 

[luvulongtime]

there was an article in the echo awhile back complaining about the residents throwing dirty nappies from the north facing side over the wall into the trees on the riverside

 

[littlened]

They should kick everyone out and turn it into a premier inn or something.

 

[super-niall]

It is a woeful piece of design though. Even the glass side is North facing so they'll get very little sunlight through it .

That's the idea, if you put all the glass on the south facade then the building gets too hot and you need to introduce air conditioning, also the main road noise would come from the south elevation which restricts the residents ability to open the windows for fresh air. And the views of the bridge/river are visible from the north elevation whereas the south elevation looks at Sunderland city centre.

The style of architecture is no different to what you'd find on Newcastle quayside.

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[Dinsdale]

The style of architecture is no different to what you'd find on Newcastle quayside.

Not sure I agree on that. I think the use of glass as the predominant material on the north facing side detracts from aesthetic beauty of the building.

I do like the Bonnersfield ones opposite which are more in line with the Quayside builds

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[Nee Onions Mate]

How much do those flats go for these days.
I looked at a show one when they were first built and it was something like 190K for a 2 bedroom flat. Seemed well over the top to me.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

How much do those flats go for these days.
I looked at a show one when they were first built and it was something like 190K for a 2 bedroom flat. Seemed well over the top to me.

I think I've seen one for £80k mate

 

[Hulkster]

I thought it was gonna be full of yuppies and footballers. What happened?

They built it in Sunderland!

 

[Nee Onions Mate]

I think I've seen one for £80k mate

kinel. The cheapest was about 140K at the time IIRC