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385 Bourke Street

Coordinates: 37°48′53″S 144°57′46″E / 37.814776°S 144.962888°E / -37.814776; 144.962888
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385 Bourke Street
385 Bourke St, Melbourne
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Coordinates37°48′53″S 144°57′46″E / 37.814776°S 144.962888°E / -37.814776; 144.962888
Completed1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Height
Roof169 m (554 ft)
Technical details
Floor count41
Design and construction
Architect(s)Eggleston MacDonald & Secomb (now DesignInc Melbourne)
Food Court

385 Bourke Street is a high-rise office building located in Melbourne, Australia, located at 385 Bourke Street, on the corner of Elizabeth Street.[1]

It was built in 1975-1983 as the State Bank Centre, the head office of the State Bank of Victoria, which was taken over by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 1990. It replaced their previous headquarters, a classical style office building, built in stages between 1912 and 1935.[2]

The lower levels of the building are the Galleria shopping centre. Major tenants in the building are EnergyAustralia, and Industry Superannuation fund UniSuper.

List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
Next Shortest
530 Collins Street
(Australian Stock Exchange Building)
167m
Next Tallest
Collins Place
185m
Heights are to highest architectural element.

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References

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  1. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "385 Bourke Street, Melbourne | 108385 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ ‘A Visit to Lizzy and Miss Mac: Memories of the State Savings Bank of Victoria Head Office’ from Provenance: The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria, issue no. 17, 2019. ISSN 1832-2522. by Peter Andrew Barrett
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