| Suncorp Place | |||||||||||||
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 Suncorp Place from street level | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Suncorp Place | |||||||||||||
| Former names |
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| Alternative names | 259 George Street | ||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||||||
| Type | Commercial Office | ||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Brutalist | ||||||||||||
| Location | 243–259 George Street (18–32 Jamison Street),New South Wales,Sydney CBD,Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′51″S151°12′23″E / 33.8641°S 151.2064°E /-33.8641; 151.2064 | ||||||||||||
| Current tenants | |||||||||||||
| Year built | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Construction started | 1970 (1970) | ||||||||||||
| Completed | 1982 (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 | Ronald Gilling | ||||||||||||
| Architecture firm | Joseland & Gilling | ||||||||||||
| Developer | Dellingham | ||||||||||||
| Engineer | J. Rudd & Partners | ||||||||||||
| Structural engineer | Miller Milston and Ferris | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Parking | 200+ | ||||||||||||
| Website | |||||||||||||
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Suncorp Place (formerly theAAP Centre and before that theQantas International Centre) is askyscraper located in Sydney,Australia onGrosvenor and Lang Street. It was initially built forQantas by architects Joseland & Gilling, and was completed in 1982.
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 ofSydney Harbour & theSydney 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. Construction for Stage 1 of the project began in 1970, targeted for completion in 1973. However, the project was delayed many times due to industrial action by theBuilders Labourers Federation (NSW BLF), taking 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]
Initially owned by Qantas Airways Limited, the building was sold to Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corp in April 1986 forA$200 million, making it the largest commercial property sale in Australia at the time.[4] In 1999, Commonwealth Property Office Fund (ASX: CPA) acquired a 50% interest in the property forA$127.5 million, and the remaining 50% was purchased in 2005 forA$125 million.[5] The building remained under their ownership until its sale to Singapore–based Memocorp forA$395 million in 2011.[6][7][8]
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