First building demolished to make way for Taplin Group's $17 million Glenelg cinema development The building at 5A and 7 Partridge St, Glenelg, has been demolished. Picture: John Stokes Source: Supplied THE first building has been razed to make way for the new Glenelg cinema. The former WorkSkil building, at 5A and 7 Partridge St, Glenelg, has now been demolished - an early step in Taplin Group's $17 million development which it plans to open next summer. Last month theadvertiser.com.au revealed Greater Union had won the contract to operate the new cinema. The 930-seat, eight-screen cinema complex is set to be built on land bounded by Milton, Cowper and Partridge streets. A two-level carpark will be built nearby off Partridge St as part of the project. The State's peak planning body approved the $17 million Glenelg cinema complex in February. Source: Supplied. Holdfast Bay councillors approved the development 7:5 after heated debate in front of a packed gallery of more than 50 people at their March 11 ­meeting. It came two weeks after the State Government's Development Assessment Commission backed the proposal. The project was first proposed by prominent Jetty Rd property owner and Adelaide developer Andrew Taplin in 2012. Mr Taplin has said between 150 and 200 contractor jobs will be created during construction and there will be up to 80 ongoing full and part-time positions.