| Crown Towers | |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Location: | 8 Whiteman Street, Melbourne, Australia |
| Completion Date: | 1997 |
| Roof: | 141.5m (464.2feet) |
| Architectural: | 152.5m (500.3feet) |
| Floor Count: | 43 |
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| Developer: | Crown Resorts |
| Main Contractor: | Grocon |
| Rooms: | 482 |
Crown Towers is a hotel skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. Built in 1997, the hotel is one of three hotels at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, the others being: Crown Promenade (2003) and Crown Metropol (2010). Located on the banks of the Yarra River, it overlooks the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip and Docklands.
Proposals for a Crown hotel to join the casino date back to as early as 1994, at a time when Crown casino was situated in a temporary location on the north bank of the Yarra River.[1] [2] Designed by Daryl Jackson and Hudson Conway, the Crown Towers hotel was completed in 1997 in Southbank, alongside the new casino complex.[3] The 5–star hotel opened on 8 May 1997, albeit behind schedule.[4] [5] With 482 hotel rooms, across 43 levels, Crown Towers stands at 152.5m (500.3feet) in height – making it the tallest all-hotel building in Australia.[6] [7] [8] The hotel is the first skyscraper (building to reach at least 150m (490feet)) to be constructed in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, a location wherein some of the tallest buildings in the city stand.[9] [10]