West Side Place
West Side Place | |
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Location | 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Australia |
Coordinates | 37°48′51″S 144°57′10″E / 37.8143°S 144.9529°E |
Estimated completion |
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Cost | A$2.4 billion |
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Floor area | 97,000 m2 (1,040,000 sq ft) (in 4 towers) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Cottee Parker Architects |
Developer | Far East Consortium |
Engineer | Winward Structures |
West Side Place is a completed A$2.4 billion complex of four buildings, located on 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne.
The complex
[edit]The tallest of the buildings within the complex, Tower A, will comprise 600 apartments spanning across 81 levels. At a height of 268.7 metres, it will become the fourth-tallest building in Melbourne, and one of the tallest buildings in Australia.[1] In addition to the apartments, a 5-star hotel of 263 rooms and a 500-seat ballroom will occupy the building.[2][3] Hotel chain The Ritz-Carlton have signed on to manage the hotel, opening in March 2023.[4] It spans floors 61 to 80, with its sky lobby located on floor 80.[5]
The 65-level Tower B will comprise 520 apartments and 260 rooms in a 3-4 star hotel and will reach a height of 211 metres. The third skyscraper (Tower C) reaches 230 metres (750 ft), 70 levels, and comprises 684 apartments as well as Melbourne's first Dorsett Hotel. The 240-metre (790 ft) tall Tower D includes 853 apartments across 72 levels.[2][3]
The A$1 billion project will be Melbourne's biggest inner-city development, encompassing 97,000 m2 (1,040,000 sq ft) of floor space.[6] Developed by Far East Consortium, the complex was initially proposed in 2013, and was later approved in mid-2014 by then-Planning Minister, Matthew Guy. It was proposed to be fully completed in 2022.[7] Most of the building's residential apartments have opened as of February 2022[update]. Construction was suspended in February 2022 when contractor Probuild went into administration.[8] The remaining two towers were completed by Multiplex in 2023.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ West Side Place Tower A - The Skyscraper Center. The Skyscraper Centre. Retrieved 23 June 2020
- ^ a b Dragomir, Lawrence. (21 November 2013). "The Dawn of a New Age... and Melbourne's new tallest building?". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 28 January 2015
- ^ a b 250 Spencer Complex - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 23 June 2020
- ^ (1 August 2014). "New Melbourne skyscrapers approved for Spencer Street". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 January 2015
- ^ "The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Melbourne". West Side Place. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Fedele, Angela. (26 November 2013). "New Skyscraper May Surpass Melbourne’s Tallest". Sourceable. Retrieved 28 January 2015
- ^ Baljak, Mark. (4 August 2014). "Far East Consortium's massive 250 Spencer Street design unveiled?". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 28 January 2015
- ^ "Probuild in administration as South African parent calls time". Australian Financial Review. 23 February 2022.