Exchange Tower | |
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![]() Exchange Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office tower |
Location | 2 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°57′22.28″S 115°51′31.39″E / 31.9561889°S 115.8587194°E |
Current tenants |
Allen & Overy Australian Government Solicitor Bell Potter Etihad Airways Kansai Electric Power Company Knight Frank Mitsubishi Moore Stephens Perpetual RSM Australia Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation WT Partnership |
Opening | 1992 |
Owner |
AMP Asset Management (50%); Colonial First State Property PPS Fund (50%) |
Height | |
Roof | 146 m (479 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 40 (including basement and plant levels) |
Floor area | 34,479 m2 (371,130 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Peddle Thorp & Walker |
Structural engineer | Bruechle Gilchrist & Evans |
Main contractor | Multiplex |
References | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Exchange Plaza is a 40- storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1991, the 146-metre (479 ft) building is the state headquarters of the Australian Securities Exchange. [6] Currently it is the sixth tallest skyscraper in Perth after QV.1, 108 St Georges Terrace, City Square and Central Park. [7]
The land on which the tower stands is owned by the historic Weld Club, a gentlemen's club located at the rear of the site, at the corner of Barrack Street and The Esplanade. [8] The land was leased by the Weld Club to the tower's developers for 135 years. [8]
The building was the result of a 50–50 joint venture between Westpac subsidiary Australian Guarantee Corporation (AGC) and the Japanese C. Itoh and Shimizu. [8] Construction on the building started during the 1980s property boom at a cost of between $220 million and $230 million. [8] The tower was built by Multiplex, [9] topping out occurred in mid-1991 [10] and construction completed in 1992. [4]
Considered one of Perth's premium office towers, [11] in July 2008 a portion of space halfway up Exchange Plaza was leased for $900 per square metre: the highest cost per square metre ever seen in Perth. [12]
The roof of the building has been used as a base from which to launch shells in the annual Lotterywest Skyworks fireworks display. [13]
In 1992, Westpac bought out the share in the development of C. Ito and Shimizu, and took over the AGC share in the property. [8] Westpac put the tower's leasehold on the market in late 1996 at a hefty discount to its development cost. [8] The leasehold was purchased in April 1997 by Schroders Property for $106 million. The acquisition was structured as a 50-50 joint venture between the Schroders Property Fund and the unlisted Schroders Private Property Syndicate. [14] This was the largest CBD office purchase since AMP purchased the BankWest Tower in 1994. [15] Control of the building was obtained by AMP Asset Management when it took over the Schroders property portfolios in 1999. [11]
In June 2003, Stockland bought a 50% share in the building. [2] By 2006, the building was jointly owned by Stockland Trust Group and Colonial First State Property PPS Fund. [16]
In late 2011, AMP Asset Management purchased Stockland's stake for $157.7m. [17]
Exchange Plaza was designed by architects Peddle Thorp & Walker. [4] [5] It is a steel-framed structure with pre-cast concrete floor panels. [18] The exterior of the building is fully glazed with curtain walls, which step back at the upper levels. [19] The unique blue glass was produced in a one-off batch by Pilkingtons Australia. [18]
The building features a 150-seat conference centre and uninterrupted river views from most levels [20] all across Perth Water and west all the way to Rottnest Island. [12]
The building has 34,479 square metres (371,130 sq ft) of net lettable area [2] across 33 commercial office levels. [4] In addition there are three plant floor levels and five basement parking levels, [4] with 236 car parking spaces. [2] Construction on the southern car park started in January 1998 and finished in May 2000, [19] and involved the construction of the deepest wall that had ever been built in Perth. [19] The complex also includes a 10-storey podium building fronting Sherwood Court. [18]
As part of the development, dining, accommodation, tennis and bowls facilities were constructed for the Weld Club. [18] The existing bowling green of the Weld Club had to be excavated for the construction of the car park, then replaced. [10] In order to preserve as far as possible the historic character of the Weld Club site, the developers had to secure century-old bricks and tiles to integrate the base of the tower with the Club complex. [10]
Projects/Products: Building Structures: Central Park and Exchange Plaza (Perth)
State offices — Perth: Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth, WA, 6000
The 40-storey tower has modern facilities including a 150-seat conference centre with projection and sound equipment, high-speed lifts and river views from most floors.
Exchange Tower | |
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![]() Exchange Tower | |
| |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office tower |
Location | 2 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°57′22.28″S 115°51′31.39″E / 31.9561889°S 115.8587194°E |
Current tenants |
Allen & Overy Australian Government Solicitor Bell Potter Etihad Airways Kansai Electric Power Company Knight Frank Mitsubishi Moore Stephens Perpetual RSM Australia Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation WT Partnership |
Opening | 1992 |
Owner |
AMP Asset Management (50%); Colonial First State Property PPS Fund (50%) |
Height | |
Roof | 146 m (479 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 40 (including basement and plant levels) |
Floor area | 34,479 m2 (371,130 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Peddle Thorp & Walker |
Structural engineer | Bruechle Gilchrist & Evans |
Main contractor | Multiplex |
References | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Exchange Plaza is a 40- storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1991, the 146-metre (479 ft) building is the state headquarters of the Australian Securities Exchange. [6] Currently it is the sixth tallest skyscraper in Perth after QV.1, 108 St Georges Terrace, City Square and Central Park. [7]
The land on which the tower stands is owned by the historic Weld Club, a gentlemen's club located at the rear of the site, at the corner of Barrack Street and The Esplanade. [8] The land was leased by the Weld Club to the tower's developers for 135 years. [8]
The building was the result of a 50–50 joint venture between Westpac subsidiary Australian Guarantee Corporation (AGC) and the Japanese C. Itoh and Shimizu. [8] Construction on the building started during the 1980s property boom at a cost of between $220 million and $230 million. [8] The tower was built by Multiplex, [9] topping out occurred in mid-1991 [10] and construction completed in 1992. [4]
Considered one of Perth's premium office towers, [11] in July 2008 a portion of space halfway up Exchange Plaza was leased for $900 per square metre: the highest cost per square metre ever seen in Perth. [12]
The roof of the building has been used as a base from which to launch shells in the annual Lotterywest Skyworks fireworks display. [13]
In 1992, Westpac bought out the share in the development of C. Ito and Shimizu, and took over the AGC share in the property. [8] Westpac put the tower's leasehold on the market in late 1996 at a hefty discount to its development cost. [8] The leasehold was purchased in April 1997 by Schroders Property for $106 million. The acquisition was structured as a 50-50 joint venture between the Schroders Property Fund and the unlisted Schroders Private Property Syndicate. [14] This was the largest CBD office purchase since AMP purchased the BankWest Tower in 1994. [15] Control of the building was obtained by AMP Asset Management when it took over the Schroders property portfolios in 1999. [11]
In June 2003, Stockland bought a 50% share in the building. [2] By 2006, the building was jointly owned by Stockland Trust Group and Colonial First State Property PPS Fund. [16]
In late 2011, AMP Asset Management purchased Stockland's stake for $157.7m. [17]
Exchange Plaza was designed by architects Peddle Thorp & Walker. [4] [5] It is a steel-framed structure with pre-cast concrete floor panels. [18] The exterior of the building is fully glazed with curtain walls, which step back at the upper levels. [19] The unique blue glass was produced in a one-off batch by Pilkingtons Australia. [18]
The building features a 150-seat conference centre and uninterrupted river views from most levels [20] all across Perth Water and west all the way to Rottnest Island. [12]
The building has 34,479 square metres (371,130 sq ft) of net lettable area [2] across 33 commercial office levels. [4] In addition there are three plant floor levels and five basement parking levels, [4] with 236 car parking spaces. [2] Construction on the southern car park started in January 1998 and finished in May 2000, [19] and involved the construction of the deepest wall that had ever been built in Perth. [19] The complex also includes a 10-storey podium building fronting Sherwood Court. [18]
As part of the development, dining, accommodation, tennis and bowls facilities were constructed for the Weld Club. [18] The existing bowling green of the Weld Club had to be excavated for the construction of the car park, then replaced. [10] In order to preserve as far as possible the historic character of the Weld Club site, the developers had to secure century-old bricks and tiles to integrate the base of the tower with the Club complex. [10]
Projects/Products: Building Structures: Central Park and Exchange Plaza (Perth)
State offices — Perth: Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth, WA, 6000
The 40-storey tower has modern facilities including a 150-seat conference centre with projection and sound equipment, high-speed lifts and river views from most floors.