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Mirvac released plans for 80 Ann Street marketplace

Mirvac Group has revealed the plans for 80 Ann Street in Brisbane, as part of its goal to revitalise the Brisbane Fruit & Produce Exchange on Turbot Street through retail and public art.

Mirvac Group has revealed the plans for 80 Ann Street in Brisbane, as part of its goal to revitalise the Brisbane Fruit & Produce Exchange on Turbot Street through retail and public art.

The 80 Ann Street development will include a 35-storey commercial building and a city precinct at pedestrian level with 1900 square metres of public space. The ground plane design aims to improve pedestrian connectivity from Ann Street to Turbot Street through public laneways and thoroughfares, maximising flexibility, permeability, and subtropical layered greenery.

Mirvac partnered with pre-committed tenant Suncorp for the precinct. Flexible workspace provider, Spaces, has signed a long-term lease for 6000 square metres at 80 Ann Street, securing its third location in Brisbane. The lease ensures the building will deliver uniquely adaptable workspaces for tenants, taking the building to approximately 73 per cent leased.

Mirvac’s General Manager Commercial Development Simon Healy said the companies collaborated closely on the vision for 80 Ann Street, to deliver the office tower and workplace, alongside a diverse community offering.

“The ground plane design is porous, and pedestrian focused, emphasising collaboration, connectivity and community. Reviving the historic, bustling marketplace at Turbot Street and returning it to Brisbane, we have created a modern interpretation of the old fruit and produce exchange, through an urban retail lane, an eat street that provides a place for employees and visitors to meet and connect over food,” Healy said.

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“The lobby has been elevated to Level One of the building, thereby gifting the entire ground floor to the public domain, welcoming the community by creating new shared places and experiences for all.”

Architect Woods Bagot designed the ground plane to improve the quality of Brisbane’s public realm and increase public interaction with the historic site.

Woods Bagot’s Associate Principal, David Lee said creating a connected and contiguous campus was crucial for Mirvac and Suncorp.

“The historical relevance of the site has been drawn into the new architecture of the tower, with a striking glass veil referencing the profile of the existing sheds and which wraps around the podium levels,” Lee said.

“There is also a focus on enhancing biophilia at the precinct as it will be heavily landscaped with native Australian flora, providing green spaces within the city fabric.

“Reflecting the site’s history, location, and subtropical climate, we have worked to design a new type of breathable office tower experience that is quintessentially Queensland.”

Construction is currently underway at 80 Ann Street with the building progressing through COVID-19 and employing an average of 250 workers onsite each day. To date more than 2500 tonnes of reinforced steel has been installed, with practical completion expected for 2022. Mirvac co-owns the site with M&G Real Estate.

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