120 Collins Street

120 Collins Street
120 Collins Street Tower in September 2005
Record height
Tallest in Melbourne from August 1991 to 2006
Preceded by	101 Collins Street
Surpassed by	Eureka Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Collins Street, Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°48′49.8″S 144°58′10.2″E
Construction started	1989
Completed	1991
Owner	Investa Property Group
Height
Antenna spire	265 m (869 ft)
Roof	222 m (728 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	52
Floor area	65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hassell Daryl Jackson
Structural engineer	Connell Wagner
Main contractor	Grocon

120 Collins Street is a 265 m (869 ft) skyscraper in Collins Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It was built from 1989 to 1991 and it comprises 50 levels of office accommodation and four levels of plant.

The building was designed by architectural firm Hassell, in association with Daryl Jackson. Structural engineers were Connell Wagner, and mechanical, electrical and fire services engineers were Lincolne Scott.

120 Collins Street is a postmodern style building, paying homage to New York City's grand Art Deco buildings, such as the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. This influence can be seen in the building's granite façade, its setbacks and its central mast.

The building is home to a number of high-profile tenants including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bain, BlackRock, Rothschild, Knight Frank, Qualitas, Standard & Poor's, BlueScope, Urbis, Mitsubishi, Rio Tinto Group, Ord Minnet, System Partners, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Korn Ferry.

When completed in August 1991, the building had a roof height of 220 m (720 ft) with a 45 m (148 ft) spire, bringing the total height to 265 m (869 ft). It was the tallest building in Australia for 14 years until it was surpassed by the Q1 in 2005. It remained the tallest building in Melbourne until being surpassed by the residential Eureka Tower in 2006. As of 2022, it is the fifth-tallest building in Melbourne and the eighth-tallest building in Australia.

See also

• Architecture of Melbourne
• List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
• List of tallest buildings in Australia

External links

Media related to 120 Collins Street at Wikimedia Commons

• Building official website
• Emporis.com
• Melbourne's tallest building timeline Archived 10 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

List of tallest buildings in Australia
Next Shortest The One 264 m (866 ft)	Next Tallest Brisbane Skytower 269.5 m (884 ft)
Heights are to highest architectural element.

List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
Next Shortest 101 Collins Street 260 m (850 ft)	Next Tallest Aurora Melbourne Central 270.5 m (887 ft)
Heights are to highest architectural element.