Aurora Melbourne Central is a high residential skyscraper in

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, Australia. It is Melbourne's third-tallest building and the fifth tallest building in Australia. Developed by Malaysian–based UEM Sunrise and designed by

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, the project was first proposed in 2014, and received approval by then-Planning Minister

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in October 2014. Previously named 224-252 La Trobe Street, after the address of the site, the project was later renamed to Aurora Melbourne Central after the natural light display

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, and the shopping centre of the same name. In 2019, when the tower was completed, it was the second-tallest building in Melbourne, at the time behind the

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.Aurora Melbourne Central - The Skyscraper Center
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''. Retrieved 15 October 2015 Aurora will comprise 959 residential apartments and 252 serviced apartments across 86 storeys; as such, it will also be one of the biggest residential buildings in Australia. Construction on the $730 million project commenced in October 2015 by

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, and the skyscraper topped-out in late 2018. Completion is expected in 2019.Chancellor, Jonathan. (26 November 2014)
"75% foreign buyers in UEM's 92 storey Aurora Melbourne Central near sell-out"
''PropertyObserver''. Retrieved 27 January 2015

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