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Greenland Centre, Sydney

Coordinates:33°52′26″S151°12′32″E/ 33.873916°S 151.208871°E/-33.873916; 151.208871
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Greenland Centre
Greenland Centre nearing completion in November 2020
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
LocationSydney,New South Wales,Australia
Coordinates33°52′26″S151°12′32″E/ 33.873916°S 151.208871°E/-33.873916; 151.208871
Construction started2017
Completed2021
CostA$700 million
Height236.7 metres (777 ft)
Technical details
Floor count68
Design and construction
Architecture firmBVN,Woods Bagot
DeveloperGreenland
Structural engineerArup Group&Robert Bird Group
Services engineerWood & Grieve Engineers
Main contractorBrookfield Multiplex
Probuild
Website
https:// greenlandcentre.au/

TheGreenland Centreis aresidentialskyscraperinSydney,New South Wales,Australia,located on the corner ofBathurstandPitt Street.At a height of 237 m (778 ft), it is thetallest residential building in Sydney.

Construction

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The project was developed byGreenland Groupand was designed byBVNandWoods Bagot.The initial stages of the project involved the gutting and conversion of the Sydney Water Board tower which previously occupied the site, before progressing to the construction of further storeys on top, resulting in a residential tower with 470 apartments and six penthouses across 67 levels. The adjoining heritage-listed,Art Decostyle formerMetropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board buildingwas converted into the Primus Hotel, a boutique 180-bed,five-star hotelas part of the same project. The Primus Hotel is part of a hotel chain owned by the municipal government ofShanghai.

Demolition on the site began in early 2015, and construction on the main tower began in 2017.[1]Initially, the hotel was expected to open in 2016 and the residential tower in 2019. However due to significant delays in construction, the opening of the tower was delayed to 2021.[2][3]The tower topped out in July 2020, and was completed in March 2021.

Any reference to the number four isavoidedin the building because "four" and "death" have a similar pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese. Consequently, the tower will have a level 83, but there will only be 68 floors with no levels 4, 14, 24, 34, 40–49, 54, 64 or 74.[4]

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  • The previous Sydney Water Board building was gutted and stripped, retaining the internal frame which was reused as part of the structure for the lower section of Greenland Centre. Pictured in March 2018
    The previous Sydney Water Board building was gutted and stripped, retaining the internal frame which was reused as part of the structure for the lower section of Greenland Centre. Pictured in March 2018
  • The former art-deco Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board building was developed into the Primus Hotel as part of the development.
    The former art-deco Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board building was developed into thePrimus Hotelas part of the development.
  • Lobby
    Lobby

References

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  1. ^"Sydney Greenland Centre - The Skyscraper Center".skyscrapercenter.Retrieved21 December2020.
  2. ^Tower Crane InstallationArchived10 December 2015 at theWayback Machine.greenlandcentrecommunity.Retrieved 8 December 2015
  3. ^"Sydney's tallest tower expected to sell out".Sydney Morning Herald.Fairfax Media. 29 November 2013.Retrieved11 July2014.
  4. ^"The missing floors in Sydney's tallest tower".Sydney Morning Herald.Fairfax Media. 17 June 2014.Retrieved11 July2014.
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