Suncorp Place | |||||||||||||
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Alternative names | 259 George Street | ||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Status | Completed | ||||||||||||
Type | Commercial Office | ||||||||||||
Architectural style | Brutalist | ||||||||||||
Location | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
Address | 243-259 George Street (18-32 Jamison Street) | ||||||||||||
Town or city | Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°51′51″S151°12′23″E / 33.8641°S 151.2064°E | ||||||||||||
Current tenants | |||||||||||||
Year(s) built | 12 | ||||||||||||
Construction started | 1970 | ||||||||||||
Completed | 1982 | ||||||||||||
Owner | Memocorp Australia Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||
Height | |||||||||||||
Height | 193 metres (633 ft) | ||||||||||||
Top floor | 182 metres (597 ft) | ||||||||||||
Technical details | |||||||||||||
Floor count | 44 | ||||||||||||
Floor area | 44,252 square metres (476,320 sq ft) | ||||||||||||
Lifts/elevators | 21 | ||||||||||||
Grounds | 5,680 square metres (61,100 sq ft) | ||||||||||||
Design and construction | |||||||||||||
Architect(s) | Ronald Gilling | ||||||||||||
Architecture firm | Joseland & Gilling | ||||||||||||
Developer | Dellingham | ||||||||||||
Engineer | J. Rudd & Partners | ||||||||||||
Structural engineer | Miller Milston and Ferris | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Parking | 200+ | ||||||||||||
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Suncorp Place (formerly the AAP Centre and before that Qantas International Centre) is a skyscraper located in Sydney, Australia on Grosvenor and Lang Street. It was initially designed for Qantas by architects Joseland & Gilling positioned as Sydney's equivalent to the World Trade Centre.
The building is 182 metres (597 ft) tall and 42 levels to roof, although the rooftop structure brings the total height to 193 metres (633 ft). [1] It offers a column free layout with floor to ceiling views of Sydney Harbour & the Sydney CBD and had a dedicated computer centre constructed underground to support Qantas's global airline operations.
The building was first announced in 1966 with development approval given on 19 August 1968 and construction for Stage 1 of the project began in 1970 targetted for completion in 1973, however the project was delayed many times due to industrial action by the Builders Labourers Federation (NSW BLF) and took 12 years to finally complete in 1982. The foyer and forecourt was refurbished in 1994 and the building was partially renovated in 1997. Most recently, the lobby was completely refurbished with full concierge service in 2015 and End of Trip facilities named 'Zephyr' added in 2017.
In 2005, Suncorp obtained 10 years of signage rights to the building and leased 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) over 15 floors. [2]
In 2018, IBM Australia became the anchor tenant occupying 7,000 square metres (75,000 sq ft) over seven floors with naming rights to the building. [3]
The building was owned by Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corp and then Commonwealth Property Office Fund (ASX : CPA) until its sale to Singapore–based Memocorp for A$ 395 million in 2011. [4] [5] [6]
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