Margaret Street buildings likely to be demolished

Brisbane City Council will likely approve the demolition of three 100-year-old brick buildings in Margaret Street and let a dog park be built prior to the G20 conference.

Ultimately, developer Sam Chong wants to build an apartment tower on the block of land and has engaged Noel Robinson Architects to design the tower.

Two Queensland University of Technology adjunct professors - town planner Phil Heywood and the projects architect Noel Robinson - have taken different views on the proposed demolition.

Professor Heywood said protecting the streetscape should be a challenge to the local council, while Professor Robinson said the buildings were simply not worth protecting.

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Professor Robinson is in the process of designing a luxury hotel for the site.

The exact design for the site has not yet been settled, but this is a world-class opportunity which can accommodate a 300-room, five-star hotel and approximately 500 apartments over 60 levels, he said.

A council public relations officer said councillors would not speak about the demolition application until it was processed, but provided some information which has already been published.

While Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is on holidays - Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner has written to heritage protection group Brisbane Heritage, which now has more than 1000 signatures opposing the demolition.

He told the group he has passed their views on to councils planning team.

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Margaret Street buildings likely to be demolished