| Status | Complete |
|---|---|
| Location | Collins Street, Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia |
| Construction start date | 1989 |
| Completion date | 1991 |
| Architect | Hassell Daryl Jackson |
| Owner | Investa Property Group |
| Floor area | 65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°48′49.8″S 144°58′10.2″E |
| Floor count | 52 |
| Highest region | Melbourne |
| Highest prev | 101 Collins Street |
| Highest start | August 1991 |
| Highest end | 2006 |
| Highest next | Eureka Tower |
| Antenna spire | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Roof | 222 m (728 ft)[1] |
| Structural engineer | Connell Wagner |
| Main contractor | Grocon |
120 Collins Street is a 265-metre (869-foot) skyscraper on Collins 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 by architectural firm Hassell, in association with Daryl Jackson.[2] Structural engineers were Connell Wagner, and mechanical, electrical and fire services engineers were Lincolne Scott.[3]
120 Collins Street is a postmodern style building, paying homage to New York City's grand Art Deco buildings, such as the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. This influence can be seen in the building's granite façade, its setbacks and its central mast.[4]
The building is home to a number of high-profile tenants including BofA 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 and Korn Ferry.[5]
When completed in August 1991, the building had a roof height of 220 metres (720 ft) with a 45-metre (148-foot) spire, bringing the total height to 265 metres (869 ft).[6] It was the tallest building in Australia for 14 years until it was surpassed by the Q1 in 2005.[7] It remained the tallest building in Melbourne until being surpassed by the residential Eureka Tower in 2006.[8] As of 2022, it is the fifth-tallest building in Melbourne and the eighth-tallest building in Australia.[3]
References
- ^ "120 Collins Street | Buildings | EMPORIS". 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Grollo Group. "120 Collins St, Melbourne". Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "120 Collins Street". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Vertical Urbanism. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ^ Investa Property Group (September 2012). "Landmark Style, 120 Collins". p. 9. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Investa Property Group (2012). "About 120 Collins". 120 Collins St. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "120 Collins Street, Melbourne Celebrates 25 Years". Investa. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Ore, Adeshola (April 17, 2023). "Planned $2bn Melbourne skyscraper project to deliver Australia’s tallest building". The Guardian. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ^ Talbot, Christopher (September 20, 2016). "Scraping the sky: Melbourne’s tallest buildings since 1871". Herald Sun. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
External links
- Building official website
- Emporis.com
- Melbourne's tallest building timeline Archived 10 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine