QueensPlaza

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QueensPlaza
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Adelaide and Edward Streets entrance
QueensPlaza
Location Queen Street Mall, Brisbane
Coordinates 27°28′07″S153°01′35″E / 27.468707°S 153.026322°E / -27.468707; 153.026322 Coordinates: 27°28′07″S153°01′35″E / 27.468707°S 153.026322°E / -27.468707; 153.026322
Address226 Queen Street
Opening date1 June 2005;16 years ago (2005-06-01) [1]
Management Colonial First State Global Asset Management Vicinity Centres
Total retail floor area 36,000 square metres (390,000 sq ft) [2]
No. of floors5
Parking600 [3]
Website queensplaza.com.au

QueensPlaza is an upmarket shopping centre located in Central Business District of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with frontages on Adelaide Street, Queen Street Mall, and Edward Street. [3]

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Construction began in September 2003. [3] Stage 1 of QueensPlaza was completed in June 2005, with stage 2 being completed in October 2007. [1] [4] Stage 2 included giving the building more footage on the Adelaide Street side for more stores. [1] The final stage, an expansion of David Jones, was opened in February 2008. [5]

Car parking is available at five basement levels.

Fashion shows are held annually in the QueensPlaza as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane. [6]

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