TNT Towers explained

TNT Towers
Address:	Lawson Street, Redfern
Location City:	Sydney
Location Country:	Australia
Namesake:	TNT
Groundbreaking Date:	1972
Completion Date:	1975
Renovation Date:	2019 - 2022
Material:	Concrete
Floor Count:	12 (as built) 18 (after renovation)
Unit Count:	181

The TNT Towers are a pair of twin buildings in Redfern, Sydney, Australia. Construction commenced in 1972, with work completed in 1975 as the headquarters for TNT.^{[1] [2]} In September 2002, the buildings were sold by TNT to Kimberley Securities.^{[3] [4]}

In 2004, the New South Wales Police Force took a lease on seven floors.^[5] In 2016, planning approval was granted to redevelop both towers for residential use.^{[6] [7]} The existing 12 storey towers had an additional six storeys added.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Big Contracts Let for Land / Air Space Developments The Railwayman August 1972 page 4
2. $32 Mill Building Program for Rail Land, Air Space Railway Transportation September 1972 page 5
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704121046/https://www.afr.com/property/redfern-the-next-point-piper-20021017-k1wzg Redfern: the next Point Piper
4. New HQ for TNT Truck & Bus Transportation November 2002 page 12
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027201947/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-07-22/redfern-to-get-state-of-the-art-police-station/2013170 Redfern to get state-of-the-art police station
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330151758/https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/News/2016/Redfern-office-towers-to-be-redesigned-into-residential-apartments Redfern office towers to be redesigned into residential apartments
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210620224551/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/07/chip-off-the-old-blocks-would-australias-empty-office-towers-be-better-off-as-housing Chip off the old blocks: would Australia’s empty office towers be better off as housing?
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321195612/https://bgeeng.com/projects/1-lawson-square/ 1 Lawson Square, Redfern