Brisbane Skytower Explained

Brisbane Skytower
Status:Completed
Location:222 Margaret Street, Brisbane, Australia
Coordinates:-27.4717°N 153.0286°W
Start Date:2012
Completion Date:2019
Floor Count:90
Building Type:Residential
Roof:269.60NaN0
Main Contractor:Hutchinson Builders
Architect:Noel Robinson Architects / Nettletontribe[1]
Grounds Area:5600m2[2]
Developer:Billbergia Group and AMP Capital
Structural Engineer:ADG Engineers & Bonnacci Group
Civil Engineer:Inertia
Quantity Surveyor:GRC Quantity Surveyors

Brisbane Skytower is a 269.6m (884.5feet) skyscraper at 222 Margaret Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The 90-storey residential tower is Brisbane's tallest building, and the sixth tallest building in Australia.[3] It is also the largest residential building in the southern hemisphere.[4]

Brisbane Skytower is one of two buildings in the 111+222 development; the other being a 42-storey, five-star Westin hotel at 111 Mary Street which was sold in September 2015 to the Felicity Hotel Group and now known as Mary Lane.[5]

The residential tower includes 1,138 one, two and three-bedroom apartments as well as sub-penthouse and penthouse apartments. A recreation deck, on the 90th floor, features Australia's highest infinity-edge swimming pool.[6] An eight-level basement car park is included in the project, containing a total of 980 spaces.[7]

The project was developed by Billbergia and AMP Capital with US funds giant Invesco providing debt funding.

History

Two skyscrapers proposed for the site by the Billbergia Group and AMP Capital with heights of 270mand131mm (890feetand430feetm), were approved by Brisbane City Council in October 2014.

Hutchinson Builders were appointed to construct the project in early 2016.[8] [9]

In 2017, residents were permitted to begin moving in, before the rest of the building was completed.[1]

Design and location

The building is located in the south of the central business district close to the City Botanic Gardens. The site was the location for the cancelled Vision Brisbane project.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brisbane Skytower . www.hutchinsonbuilders.com.au . . 15 November 2021 .
  2. Web site: Key Project (Technical) . Billbergia . 20 April 2015 .
  3. https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/brisbane-skytower/17360 Brisbane Skytower – The Skyscraper Center
  4. 5 June 2018 . Brisbane Skytower . 2 November 2022 . 1:02 . Brisbane . 9 News.
  5. Web site: Business News From Australia & World afr.com. www.afr.com. 2016-09-26.
  6. News: New Brisbane residential tower to become city's tallest. 18 December 2014. 8 November 2014. news.com.au. News Limited. 18 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218045421/http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/new-brisbane-residential-tower-to-become-citys-tallest/story-fndbalka-1227114828591. dead.
  7. News: 'Bon-Bon' tower to hit 274 metres . Tony Moore . Brisbane Times . November 8, 2011 . 25 November 2011.
  8. Web site: Skytower just part of hole story. Rosanne Barrett . October 22, 2014 . The Australian . 31 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Brisbane's tallest tower on its way. 16 Apr 2015 . Editorial Desk AAU . Architecture Media Pty Ltd . 20 April 2015.