400 George Street

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400 George Street
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400 George Street
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location400 George Street, Brisbane, Australia
Coordinates 27°28′7.26″S153°1′15.78″E / 27.4686833°S 153.0210500°E / -27.4686833; 153.0210500 Coordinates: 27°28′7.26″S153°1′15.78″E / 27.4686833°S 153.0210500°E / -27.4686833; 153.0210500
Construction started2006
Completed2009
Opening9 December 2009
Cost A$270 million
Owner Cromwell Property Group
ManagementCromwell Property Group
Height
Roof150 m (490 ft)
Technical details
Floor count34
Floor area43,000 m2 (460,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Cox Rayner Architects
Developer Leighton Properties
Structural engineer Robert Bird Group
Main contractor Thiess

400 George is a 5 Star Green Star office building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in November 2009.

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History

The building was designed by architects Cox Rayner. The total cost of the building's construction was $270 million and it provides 43 000 m2 of floor area. [1] The main contractor was Thiess. [2]

Alongside Santos Place and 275 George Street, 400 George forms part of the North Quarter Precinct in Brisbane's CBD. A major feature of this project will be its direct link with the Kurilpa Bridge which extends over the Brisbane River to the Gallery of Modern Art and South Bank cultural precinct. The skyscraper is also located on one of the busiest streets in the CBD, George Street, which forms a majority of the Government Precinct.

The building is near central transport links such as the Roma Street railway station as well as Brisbane's Busway with access at King George Square and Queen Street Mall. The building is also close to major shopping precincts such as Queen Street Mall, Wintergarden and Elizabeth Street all of which feature shopping, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.

Tenants

Office tenants in the building include Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Barristers Chambers, Conrad Gargett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland), Department of Justice and Attorney General, Department of Human Services, InterGen, Microsoft, Newcrest, NTI Limited, Smarter Kids, Queensland Reconstruction Authority and Telstra.

In April 2013 a 50% interest in the building was sold to Motor Accident Commission for A$196 million. [3]

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References

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  2. "400 George Street". Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "50% interest in 400 George Street sold for $195,800,000". Jones Lang LaSalle. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.