123 Albert Street
123 Albert Street, also known as Rio Tinto Tower, is a commercial office development in Brisbane, Australia. The modern style office building is located in the Brisbane central business district at 123 Albert Street. The building was completed in July 2011 and opened in October 2011.
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| General information | |
| Status | Opened |
| Type | Commercial office |
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Coordinates | 27°28′14.71″S 153°01′36.26″E |
| Construction started | February 2008 |
| Completed | July 2011 |
| Opened | October 2011 |
| Cost | $359 million |
| Owner | Dexus |
| Height | |
| Roof | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 31 |
| Floor area | 38,991 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hassell |
| Developer | Dexus |
| Structural engineer | Robert Bird |
| Main contractor | Laing O'Rourke |
The Premium grade office tower was designed by Hassell and is owned by Dexus. The tower consists of 26 levels of office space and eight levels of car parking (five above ground) which provide 388 car park spaces.[1] The building has a two design ratings: a 6 Green Star rating and a 5 Star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating which are pending assessment.
Rio Tinto is the major tenant of the building.[1]
On 25 August 2010 a worker was injured during the construction of the tower.[2]
The building was the first in Brisbane to employ a commercial concierge.[3]
References
- "123 Albert Street, Brisbane: Property details". Dexus Property Group. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- Marissa Calligeros and Courtney Trenwith (25 August 2010). "Worker crushed at construction site critical". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- Katherine Feeney (17 August 2012). "'A hotel without bedrooms', complete with concierge". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
