120 Collins Street
120 Collins Street Tower in September 2005
Record height
Tallest inMelbourne from August 1991 to 2006[I]
Preceded by	101 Collins Street
Surpassed by	Eureka Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Collins Street,Melbourne CBD,Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°48′49.8″S144°58′10.2″E / 37.813833°S 144.969500°E /-37.813833; 144.969500
Construction started	1989
Completed	1991
Owner	Investa Property Group
Height
Antenna spire	265 m (869 ft)
Roof	222 m (728 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	52
Floor area	65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architects	Hassell Daryl Jackson
Structural engineer	Connell Wagner
Main contractor	Grocon

120 Collins Street is a 265 m (869 ft)skyscraper inCollins Street,Melbourne central business district,Victoria, Australia. It was built from 1989 to 1991 and it comprises 50 levels of office accommodation and four levels of plant.

The building was designed byarchitectural firmHassell, in association withDaryl Jackson.^[2] Structural engineers wereConnell Wagner, and mechanical, electrical and fire services engineers were Lincolne Scott.^{[citation needed]}

120 Collins Street is apostmodern style building, paying homage toNew York City's grandArt Deco buildings, such as theEmpire State Building and theChrysler Building. This influence can be seen in the building's granitefaçade, its setbacks and its central mast.^[3]

The building is home to a number of high-profile tenants includingBofA Securities,Bain Capital,BlackRock,Rothschild & Co,Knight Frank, Qualitas,Standard & Poor's,BlueScope,Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Urbis,Mitsubishi,Rio Tinto,Ord Minnett, System Partners,Morgan Stanley,Citigroup andKorn Ferry.^[4]

When completed in August 1991, the building had a roof height of 220 m (720 ft) with a 45 m (148 ft) spire, bringing the total height to 265 m (869 ft).^[5] It was the tallest building in Australia for 14 years until it was surpassed by theQ1 in 2005. It remained the tallest building in Melbourne until being surpassed by the residentialEureka Tower in 2006. As of 2022, it is thefifth-tallest building in Melbourne and theeighth-tallest building in Australia.

Media related to120 Collins Street at Wikimedia Commons

• Building official website
• Emporis.com
• Melbourne's tallest building timelineArchived 10 March 2009 at theWayback Machine

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• Skyscraper office buildings in Melbourne
• Office buildings completed in 1991
• Collins Street, Melbourne
• Buildings and structures in the Melbourne central business district
• Postmodern architecture in Australia

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