| Premier Tower | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Premier Tower in 2021 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel and High end Residential |
| Location | Residential Address: 138 Spencer Street Hotel Address: 160 Spencer Street Melbourne, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°49′02″S 144°57′13″E / 37.8173164°S 144.9536917°E |
| Groundbreaking | 2017 |
| Opening | June 2021 |
| Cost | AUD$430 million |
| Owner | Fragrance Group |
| Management | PDS Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 246 m (807 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Total: 78 levels; Basement: 4 Levels [1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Elenberg Fraser[1] |
| Developer | Fragrance Group |
| Main contractor | Multiplex |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 795 apartments |
| Number of suites | 172 Hotel keys |
Premier Tower is a mixed-use skyscraper on the corner of Bourke and Spencer Streets, in Melbourne, Australia.[2]
Designed by Elenberg Fraser, plans for a 294-metre (965 ft) tall building with 90-storeys were initially proposed in 2014;[3][4] however, in order not to cast a shadow on the Yarra River to the south, both the height and the number of levels of the project were reduced in later plans, which were submitted to the Department of Planning. In May 2015, Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved the development, which now consists of a 246–metre high residential and hotel skyscraper of 78 levels. When built, Premier Tower will become one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne.[1][5] According to Elenberg Fraser, the design of the building pays homage to Beyoncé's fabric-draped silhouette in the music video for her 2013 song "Ghost", which captured the curves of the human form.[6][7]
Early construction on the project commenced in January 2017.[1] The skyscraper is developed by the Fragrance Group Limited at a development cost of AUD$430 million.[8][9][10]
- ^ a b c d e Premier Tower – The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat. Retrieved 27 January 2016
- ^ 134-160 Spencer Street, Melbourne. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ Lucas, Clay. (4 September 2014). "90-storey tower to replace Savoy Tavern on Spencer Street". The Age. Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ Lenaghan, Nick. (14 May 2015). "Singapore-listed Fragrance wins approval for Savoy tower". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ Preiss, Benjamin. (14 May 2015). "Approved: 68-floor tower for Savoy Tavern site on corner of Bourke and Spencer streets". The Age. Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ "Beyoncé-inspired skyscraper to be built in Melbourne". Dezeen. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Miller, Ross (6 July 2014). "Let's talk about this Beyoncé-inspired skyscraper being built in Australia". The Verge. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ (19 May 2015). "68-storey apartment building approved for Melbourne's Savoy Tavern site". Urbananalyst. Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ Masanauskas, John. (14 May 2015). "68-storey tower to be built on old Savoy Tavern site on corner of Bourke and Spencer streets". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ "Tower Approval Sweet News For Fragrance Group". The Urban Developer. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.