Here (http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/masterview/modules/applicationmaster/default.aspx?page=wrapper&key=A001635884) is the 199 George Street Tower applications which is now under construction. The height to the roof of the top floor is RL 51.90 although this isn't to the top of the building. It looks to be 10 storeys tall. The ground level looks to be about RL14m.

Remember that you can only access the link after you have logged into the BCC page here (http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/masterview/masterplan/enquirer/default.aspx)

Pic:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/KJBrissy/199GeorgeStreet.jpg

I can never get to the applications anymore.

Street level slab was poured today.

this one is exactly 40m from LMR to grd level. whats that great bldg next door?
cheers

The NAB building. This is opposite the Treasury Casino and diagonally opposite Bris Square.

^^ its actually westpac, but historically known as the bank of new south wales building. built before queensland was even a state

Oops, yeah your right. NAB has they're heritage building further down Queen Street.

oh ok, now i know where it is.
yes the old NSW bldg. built in 1929 to 100ft/30m high! gorgeous

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-tmp/rt21937-593.jpg

Picture showing the bank next door, and the hole to be filled

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9127/p3210057zw9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ and showing off M on Mary UC in the background ;)

great shot aussie bhoy/
never would of thought a modern glass office tower would be allowed to be erected up against such an historic bldg?

^^ i think glass compliments historic buildings much better than concrete.

Yeah I agree, awesome contrast, just look at St Johns (?) the square surrounded by AMP & Comalco looks briliant!

Yeah I agree, awesome contrast, just look at St Johns (?) the square surrounded by AMP & Comalco looks briliant!

St. Stephen's

Ground level slab has been poured.

This is close to top out now...should get a few pics to put up.

Took these last week

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7953/p8220048zy5.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5674/p8220038uv4.jpg

This thing seemed to go up so quick - but maybe that's because it's so small...

who is building this job?

^^ haha. u want a job there? whats doing mate

Fri 19 Oct 2007

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6908/pa050080bk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5250/pa050082za3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I am a big fan of this little one.!

This building has what must be fairly unusual these days - an external open set of firestairs on the side of the building that links with Westpac.

This building has what must be fairly unusual these days - an external open set of firestairs on the side of the building that links with Westpac.

Its been glassed in now.

Its been glassed in now.

No. The one I mentioned is on the side of the building that extends beyond the height of the roof of the Westpac building.

Taken Monday 27th January.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8df06b3127cceb40563e46bd000000025102QbOXDVqzZa

Not a bad little building! Thanks for all the pics GMAC!

Anyone know who's moving in here?

This building has what must be fairly unusual these days - an external open set of firestairs on the side of the building that links with Westpac.

Are the stairs still open? I haven't been to this corner of town lately but looking at the DA, the plans seem to suggest that the fire stair that joins the Bank of NSW building to this development are the original stairs of the existing building. I'm not too sure if it's even possible to get away with open fire stairs in buildings of this size/class, mainly because the BCA often requires fire stairs to be fire isolated and pressurised. But who knows, where there's a will, there's a way.

Anyway, for a more typically sized infill development, this one has managed to get it right - the scale and proportions work nicely with the adjacent buildings, and the building itself doesn't try too hard to be different (a highly underrated design feature), or for that matter, too similar to its heritage neighbours (a la Casino Towers horrible quasi-sandstone cladding).

Could have done something to tie.

This has now been completed.

To me it is quite an awkward looking building.