Crown Towers (Melbourne)

Crown Towers is a hotel skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. Built in 1997, the hotel is one of three hotels at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, the others being: Crown Promenade (2003) and Crown Metropol (2010). Located on the banks of the Yarra River, it overlooks the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip and Docklands.

Crown Towers
Crown Towers in 2010
Alternative names
  • Crown Towers Hotel
  • Crown Casino Hotel[1]
General information
StatusComplete
Location8 Whiteman Street, Melbourne, Australia
Completed1997
OpenedMay 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)
Height
Architectural152.5 m (500 ft)[2]
Roof141.5 m (464 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count43[2]
Design and construction
Architecture firm
DeveloperCrown Resorts
Main contractorGrocon
Other information
Number of rooms482[3]
Website
www.crownmelbourne.com.au/hotels/crown-towers

Proposals for a Crown hotel to join the casino date back to as early as 1994, at a time when Crown casino was situated in a temporary location on the north bank of the Yarra River.[4][5] Designed by Daryl Jackson and Hudson Conway, the Crown Towers hotel was completed in 1997 in Southbank, alongside the new casino complex.[1] The 5–star hotel opened on 8 May 1997, albeit behind schedule.[6][7] With 482 hotel rooms, across 43 levels, Crown Towers stands at 152.5 metres (500 feet) in height – making it the tallest all-hotel building in Australia.[2][3][8] The hotel is the first skyscraper (building to reach at least 150 metres in height) to be constructed in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, a location wherein some of the tallest buildings in the city now stand.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. Crown Towers - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. Crown Towers. Emporis. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. Felstead, Barry. (7 November 2013). "Public Disclosure Summary April 2013 - Crown Hotels and Events Carbon Offset Program". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. Walker, David & Tuohy, Wendy. (24 February 1994). "Government offers hope over casino hotel". The Age. Page 3.
  5. Hurley, John. (12 June 1996). "Traffic concern over growing size of casino". The Age. Page 8.
  6. Ervin, Max. (31 May 1997). "Melbourne Crown Casino – Geotechnical Issues". Australian Geomechanics Society. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. Gibson, Rachel. (15 November 1996). "Casino hotel delayed again". The Age. Page 1.
  8. Hotels in Australia - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. Green, Shane. (15 September 2014). "Melbourne becomes the city of soaring skyscrapers – and the envy of Sydney developers". The Age. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. Chua, Geraldine. (6 January 2014). "Melbourne’s tallest skinny skyscraper by BKK Architects approved". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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