Telstra House, High-rise building in central business district, Adelaide, Australia.
Telstra House is a 23-floor high-rise on the northern side of Pirie Street in Adelaide's central business district, rising 117 metres above the ground. Hansen Yuncken built it between 1984 and 1987, and a major refurbishment followed in 2019.
Construction started in 1984 and was completed in 1987, making it briefly Adelaide's tallest building. The following year another tower surpassed it in height, ending its reign as the city's highest structure.
This building shows how office spaces were designed in Adelaide during the 1980s and reflects the commercial needs of that era. Its presence still shapes the skyline of the business district today.
The tower stands on the northern side of Pirie Street, between Gawler Place and King William Street, in the Adelaide central business district. It is an office building with no public observation deck, so visitors can only see the exterior and any publicly accessible ground-floor areas. Telstra vacated the building in August 2023.
The building opened in 1987 as Telecom House and later carried the Telstra name. Telstra vacated it in August 2023, and in December 2022 it was bought by the private developer Quintessential for $73 million and rebranded 30 Pirie Street.
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