505 George Street is a skyscraper that has been approved for construction in Sydney, Australia, on the current Event Cinemas site in George Street. It will be 270-metre (890 ft) tall, with 80-storeys and 507 apartments.[1] It will also include a rooftop restaurant and bar.[1] When finished, it will be the tallest residential building in the city.[2] It is being designed by Ingenhoven Architects.[2] Initial concepts for a tower on the site were first proposed in 2014 with the initial tower design reaching a height of approximately 263 metres. In May 2020, the City of Sydney granted final planning approval for the tower to go ahead. Demolition of the existing site is yet to be announced, furthering the current date of completion to be unknown for the time being.
| 505 George Street | |
|---|---|
 Artist's impression | |
| General information | |
| Status | Approved |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Address | 505 George St, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| Construction started | Unknown |
| Estimated completion | Unknown |
| Cost | A$1 billion |
| Height | 270 metres (890 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Ingenhoven Architects |
| Developer | Mirvac Group |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cummins, Carolyn (15 May 2020). "Mirvac, Coombes Property get go-ahead for Sydney's new $1b residential tower". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Tallest residential tower in Sydney approved". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 7 July 2020.