443 Queen Street is a residential

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...

constructed at 443

Queen Street, Brisbane Queen Street is the main street of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Queen Victoria. The western part of the street is covered by a new plaza at the base of Brisbane Square and underneath part of the western hal ...

, Australia. The site is the last riverfront location in the

Brisbane central business district Brisbane City is the central suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is also colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD", "the city", or simply "town". The CBD is located on a point ...

. The 47 storey tower includes 106 one bedroom, 106 two bedroom and 54 four bedroom apartments. All 264 apartments will have views of the

Brisbane River The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...

. Due to its unique design the tower is described as a high rise Queenslander. A development application for the project was lodged with the

Brisbane City Council Brisbane City Council (BCC, also known as Council) is the local government of the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. The largest local government in Australia by population, BCC's jurisdiction includes 2 ...

in October 2015. The

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

, that owned the adjoining

Customs House A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting ...

, unsuccessfully appealed the approval. Demolition of the former office building commenced in October 2017, with construction of the footings for the new building commencing in May 2018. Construction was suspended in February 2022 after contractor

Probuild Probuild was an Australian construction company that traded from 1987 until 2022. History Probuild was founded in 1987 by Phil Mehtren. In 2000 it was purchased by Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon. An attempt to sell the business to the China Commu ...

was placed in

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. The building was completed by

Hutchinson Builders Hutchinson Builders, is a privately-owned construction company headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. History Hutchinson Builders was established as J. Hutchinson in Brisbane, Queensland on 29 January 1912, with its first project being the const ...

.Hutchinson Builders appointed to Cbus Queen Street project after Probuild collapse
''ABC News'' 5 May 2022

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Building at The Skyscraper Center database
{{DEFAULTSORT:443 Queen Street Residential buildings completed in 2023 Residential skyscrapers in Australia Queen Street, Brisbane 2023 establishments in Australia Neomodern architecture in Australia

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