Central Park, Office tower in Perth, Australia.
Central Park is a 51-storey office tower at 152–158 St Georges Terrace in Perth. Its composite steel and concrete frame rises 226 m to the roof and 261.7 m to the tip of its communications mast. Setbacks make the upper floors much smaller than the lower ones, and outrigger trusses stiffen the reinforced concrete core against strong winds. A small landscaped park at its base gives the tower its name.
The site held a Foy & Gibson department store from the 1930s, later a David Jones branch, and stood vacant after David Jones left Western Australia in the late 1970s. A $150 million redevelopment was announced in October 1985; Perth City Council approved it 18–9 on 19 October 1987 after granting plot ratio and parking concessions. Construction began in 1988 with Multiplex as contractor, and the tower opened in 1992.
The tower takes its name from the small landscaped park at its base, at the corner of William and Hay streets. The park was laid out in early 1993, after the tower's structural completion, and the Hay Street Mall was extended westwards alongside the development. The site was previously occupied by a Foy & Gibson department store, later David Jones, which had a popular cafeteria.
The tower stands at 152-158 St Georges Terrace, with the landscaped park at its base occupying the corner of William and Hay streets; the Hay Street Mall was extended west to run alongside the development. The park was landscaped in early 1993, after the tower's structural completion.
The tower's name comes from the small landscaped park at its base, created at the corner of William and Hay streets. Perth City Council granted the developers extra plot ratio for building that public space, so the park helped make the 51-storey height possible.
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