400 George is a 5 Star Green Star office building in

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. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in November 2009.

History

The building was designed by architects Cox Rayner. The total cost of the building's construction was $270 million and it provides 43 000 m2 of floor area. The main contractor was Thiess. Alongside

Santos Place Santos Place is a 6 Star Green Star office building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Construction began in 2007 and was completed in 2009. It was formerly known as Northbridge before major Australian oil and gas exploration production compan ...

and 275 George Street, 400 George forms part of the North Quarter Precinct in Brisbane's CBD. A major feature of this project will be its direct link with the

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which extends over the

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to the Gallery of Modern Art and

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cultural precinct. The skyscraper is also located on one of the busiest streets in the CBD, George Street, which forms a majority of the Government Precinct. The building is near central transport links such as the

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as well as Brisbane's Busway with access at

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and

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. The building is also close to major shopping precincts such as

, Wintergarden and Elizabeth Street all of which feature

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s, and

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Tenants

Office tenants in the building include

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Tra ...

, Barristers Chambers,

Conrad Gargett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley Conrad Gargett is an Australian architecture and design practice delivering expertise globally. It was founded in Brisbane in 1890 and is one of Queensland's oldest architectural firms. The practice operates out of studios in Brisbane, Sydney, ...

Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers is an Australian law firm with a commercial focus. The firm office is located in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland. The firm has around 220 team members including 22 partners. History ;1980 On 22 ...

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland) The Department of Environment and Science is a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for protecting the state's natural environment, developing the government's science strategy, and driving the government's policy and pr ...

, Department of Justice and Attorney General, Department of Human Services, InterGen,

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Newcrest Newcrest Mining Limited is an Australian-based corporation which engages in the exploration, development, mining and sale of gold and gold-copper concentrate. It is Australia's leading gold mining company and its operations have expanded beyo ...

, NTI Limited, Smarter Kids, Queensland Reconstruction Authority and

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. In April 2013 a 50% interest in the building was sold to Motor Accident Commission for A$196 million.

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* Skyscrapers in Brisbane Office buildings in Brisbane Office buildings completed in 2009 George Street, Brisbane Skyscraper office buildings in Australia 2009 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-struct-stub

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