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Elenberg Fraser’s 211m skyscraper approved for Melbourne CBD
United Kingdom Architecture News - Mar 16, 2015 - 14:25 6421 views
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Elenberg Fraser’s 380 Lonsdale Street twin towers have been approved by Victoria’s new Planning Minister Richard Wynne, making it his first skyscraper approval for Melbourne since Labor came into power last November.
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The site, located on the northern end of Lonsdale Street, was initially slated for an approved single 47-storey tower by Spowers. However, after it was purchased by Singapore-listed developers Hiap Hoe, Elenberg Fraser was tapped to design a new $240 million mixed-use project that was taller by 44 metres and had more apartments than the original building.The resulting proposal consists of two towers, one rising 51 storeys and the other 67, and will include residential dwellings comprising a mix of one and two bedrooms, hotel accommodation, and retail on the ground floor.....Continue Reading