Soleil Meriton is a luxurious residential

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located at 495 Adelaide Street,

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. Construction began in early 2009, with the building officially ready in 2011. At , it was Queensland's capital city -Brisbane's

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until 2013 when Infinity Tower () overtook it. A 68 floor building, it contains 25 floors of serviced apartments and 43 floors of private residential apartments. In total there are 464 apartments. There is no

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in the building. The serviced apartments, which includes 50 apartments in the top nine levels, are owned by

Meriton Meriton is an Australian property developer and construction company founded by Harry Triguboff AO, its managing director, in 1963. Meriton sells apartments and also operates serviced apartments accommodation under its Meriton Suites brand i ...

. It is situated on a relatively small corner site with rear access from Arch Lane. The slender building houses 10 levels of carpark which required one of the biggest excavations in Brisbane's history. Retail space for cafes and restaurants is provided across three levels. The first building design for the site was rejected by the

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. This design was described as appalling and raised traffic congestion impacts. In late June 2008 a new design was submitted to the council and approved. The building was officially opened by former

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and Meriton boss,

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on 20 September 2011 but it was completed in early 2012. Starting at the first floor tenants began moving in as floors were completed.

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