568 Collins Street

Mixed–use skyscraper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

37°49′06″S 144°57′20″E / 37.81836°S 144.95542°E / -37.81836; 144.95542Construction started2012Completed2015CostAUD$161 millionHeightRoof224 m (735 ft)[1]Technical detailsFloor count69Design and constructionArchitect(s)Bruce Henderson ArchitectsDeveloperStamoulis Property GroupMain contractorHickory Group

568 Collins Street is a mixed–use skyscraper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[2]

The building was first proposed in 2011[1] and later approved by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy in early 2012. The skyscraper reaches 224 metres in height[3]– making it one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne.[4] The tower includes 588 residential apartments spanning across 69 levels, as well as offices.[5]

Construction on the $161 million project commenced in mid-2012 and was completed in September 2015.[4] At the time of its completion, 568 Collins Street became the equal 11th–tallest building in Melbourne to roof and equal 25th–tallest overall.[1]

See also

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Gallery

  • 568 Collins Street under construction in December 2014
    568 Collins Street under construction in December 2014
  • 568 Collins Street under construction in March 2015
    568 Collins Street under construction in March 2015
  • 568 Collins Street under construction in June 2015
    568 Collins Street under construction in June 2015
  • 568 Collins Street from King Street
    568 Collins Street from King Street

References

  1. ^ a b c 568 Collins Street - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 February 2024
  2. ^ McArthur, Grant. (23 September 2012). "How Melbourne's city will turn into Manhattan". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 January 2015
  3. ^ "568 Collins: A Hickory Construction Project". Hickory. Retrieved 26 November 2015
  4. ^ a b Baljak, Mark. (18 September 2014). "Innovation key to Hickory's 568 Collins Street build". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 26 January 2015
  5. ^ 568 Collins Street, Melbourne. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 26 January 2015

External links

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Skyscrapers in Melbourne over 150 metres in height
Completed
Over 300 m
  • Australia 108 (316 m, 2020)
250–299 m
  • Eureka Tower (297 m, 2006)
  • Aurora Melbourne Central (270 m, 2019)
  • West Side Place Tower A (268 m, 2021)
  • 120 Collins Street (265 m, 1991)
  • 101 Collins Street (260 m, 1991)
  • Prima Pearl (254 m, 2014)
  • Rialto Towers (251 m, 1986)
200–249 m
150–199 m
  • Empire Melbourne (198 m, 2017)
  • Collins House (190 m, 2018)
  • Abode318 (187 m, 2015)
  • 80 Collins South (187 m, 2019)
  • Sofitel Hotel (185 m, 1980)
  • ANZ Tower (185 m, 1978)
  • Nauru House (182 m, 1977)
  • LK Tower (178 m, 2019)
  • MY80 (173 m, 2014)
  • Melbourne Square Tower 2 (226 m, 2021)
  • Victoria Police Centre Tower 2 (171 m, 2020)
  • Upper West Side Tower 5 (170 m, 2016)
  • 385 Bourke Street (169 m, 1983)
  • Zen Apartments (168 m, 2012)
  • Platinum Tower One (167 m, 2016)
  • Avant (167 m, 2018)
  • Australian Stock Exchange Building (167 m, 1991)
  • Southbank Place (166 m, 2018)
  • Casselden Place (166 m, 1992)
  • 35 Spring Street (166 m, 2017)
  • The Fifth (166 m, 2017)
  • Ernst & Young Tower (165 m, 2005)
  • SX Stage 1 (163 m, 2005)
  • Royal Domain Tower (162 m, 2005)
  • ANZ World Headquarters (162 m, 1993)
  • National Bank House (161 m, 1978)
  • 2 Southbank Boulevard (161 m, 2005)
  • Verve 501 (159 m, 2006)
  • 477 Collins Street (158 m, 2019)
  • Upper West Side Tower 2 (156 m, 2014)
  • Shadow Play (153 m, 2018)
  • Southbank Central (153 m, 2017)
  • Optus Centre (153 m, 1975)
  • Crown Towers (152 m, 1997)
  • 140 William Street (152 m, 2005)
  • Urban Workshop Lonsdale (150 m, 2005)
Melbourne skyline in 2015
Under construction
200–249 m
Approved
Over 250 m
200–249 m
  • Queens Place South Tower (251 m, TBA)
  • Elysium (244 m, TBA)
150–199 m
Proposed
  • Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
  • Building data source: Skyscraper Center

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