111 George Street is a building on
George Street in the
Brisbane CBD,
Queensland,
Australia
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which was completed in 1993. The building is owned, managed and occupied by the
Queensland Government. With its repetitive grill pattern, it is sometimes colloquially referred to as the '
cheese grater'. A sister project known as 33 Charlotte Street was later built on the adjoining site, and has a very similar façade. This smaller building is 75 m high and was completed in September 2004.
As with all Queensland Government assets, the
Department of Housing and Public Works
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manages the building on a day-to-day basis.
Tenants
111 George Street is currently occupied by three departments of the
Queensland Government:
*Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (the Office of the Director-General is housed at
1 William Street
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)
* Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors (the Office of the Director-General is housed at
1 William Street
1 William Street is an office building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The building has had a number of names, originally the J. & W. Seligman & Company Building, and later the Lehman Brothers Building. Currently ...
)
* Arts Queensland
The building used to be occupied by additional departments of the Queensland Government, which have since moved to other buildings or
1 William Street
1 William Street is an office building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The building has had a number of names, originally the J. & W. Seligman & Company Building, and later the Lehman Brothers Building. Currently ...
, where most executive branch and executive-level units are housed.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Brisbane
References
External links
Office buildings completed in 1993
Skyscraper office buildings in Brisbane
George Street, Brisbane
1993 establishments in Australia
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