Melbourne Square is a 2.8 billion building complex of residential mixed-use towers in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex will be constructed in five stages, with a permit requiring completion by 2031. Stage one of the development commenced construction in November 2017, and was completed in May 2021.
The complex The master planned precinct envisions six towers across a site – two residential buildings now completed (Towers 2 and 3), another residential tower planned to start construction in 2024 (Tower 1), a build-to-rent tower planned to start construction in 2025 (Tower 4), and two remaining towers yet to be determined. The complex will be built in five stages, with a permit requiring completion by 2031.
Proposed in June 2015 by the Malaysian property developer OSK Property, designed by Cox Architecture, with interiors by Carr Design Group, Melbourne Square received planning approval by Planning Minister Richard Wynne on 24 December 2015.Six more skyscrapers for Southbank under Malaysian developer's plans Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 2015Dow, Aisha. (24 November 2015). "Going up: Another skyscraper for super-dense Southbank block". The Age. Retrieved 24 December 2015Malaysians win approval for $1.5b, six-tower Southbank project Australian Financial Review 14 December 2015
The $2.8 bn complex is expected to become one of the largest development proposals in Victoria's history, encompassing a total of floor space.(December 2015). 93-119 Kavanagh Street. Report to the Future Melbourne (Planning) Committee. Retrieved 3 December 2015 In October 2017, Multiplex had been appointed to construct the first stage of the development, which will include the park, two residential towers and the new retail precinct; construction commenced in November that year, completing it in May 2021.(6 October 2017). "Multiplex Takes On First Stage Of Melbourne Square Project". The Urban Developer. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
, Tower 1 is the 15th-tallest building in Melbourne and 32nd-tallest building in Australia at a height of , and Tower 2 is the 42nd-tallest building in Melbourne and 87th-tallest building in Australia at a height of .
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