The Advertiser has selected the 12 most influential developers, builders, and architects transforming Adelaide’s skyline and asked them to share their predictions for the future. Among these leaders are several developers of Greek descent.
Chris Vounasis – Future Urban Managing Director
Chris Vounasis, managing director of Future Urban, has managed planning approvals for a range of major projects, with Keystone Tower standing out as the most significant. Approved in July, South Australia’s first skyscraper has sparked debate over its height and its potential impact on the heritage character of North Terrace.
“It’s tall, it’s different, but at the end of the day, when you view this project in the context of other cities, it’s quite normal,” Mr Vounasis said. “But it shows confidence in our market and that the state can deliver these kinds of big infrastructure projects.”
Louis Kanellos – Chasecrown Director
Specializing in residential mid-rise buildings and townhouse projects, Chasecrown marked a major milestone in June with the groundbreaking for its $120 million Parkline apartments at Kent Town.
The 12-storey Parkline tower adds to the growing number of apartments emerging on the city’s outskirts, driven by PlanSA’s accelerated approvals for high-growth areas. Founded in 1992 by Louis Kanellos, the company is also known for the oceanic-inspired Eight South Esplanade apartment block at Glenelg.
Theo Samaras – Kyren Group Founder and Managing Director
Until Keystone Tower is complete, Theo Samaras holds the record for Adelaide’s tallest building with the 138m Frome Central Tower One on Frome Road, a hotel and apartment complex completed in 2019. It surpassed the previous titleholder, Westpac House, by three meters.
Source: The Advertiser
