Light House Melbourne

Light House Melbourne
Light House under construction in November 2016
Alternative names	Lighthouse
General information
Status	Under construction
Location	450 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Australia
Groundbreaking	2015
Height
Roof	218 m (715 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	69
Design and construction
Architect	Elenberg Fraser
Developer	Hengyi Australia
Structural engineer	Winward Structures
Other information
Number of rooms	607
Website
http://www.lighthousemelbourne.com.au/

Light House Melbourne (also simply referred to as Lighthouse) is a residential skyscraper currently under construction in the Melbourne CBD, Australia.

Located on 450 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne the project was designed by Elenberg Fraser and developed by Hengyi Australia. The skyscraper will rise to a height of 218 metres (715 feet) and comprise 607 apartment dwellings across 69 levels. Upon completion, it will become one of the tallest residential buildings in Melbourne.^[1]^[2]

Proposed in 2012, the skyscraper received planning approval by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy later that year;^[3] and in 2014, Guy approved an amendment to the plans which would see extra height and floors added to the development.^[4]^[5]^[6] Construction on the project commenced in May 2015, with an estimated completion date of 2018.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Light House - 450 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 30 May 2015
1 2 Lighthouse - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 14 March 2015
↑ (13 November 2012). "Planning Minister approves two residential towers for Melbourne". UrbanAnalyst. Retrieved 14 March 2015
↑ Dow, Aisha. (4 March 2014). "Warning of Melbourne CBD 'canyons' amid skyscraper rush". The Age. Retrieved 14 March 2015
↑ Baljak, Mark. (10 April 2014). "Light my way - 450 Elizabeth Street". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 14 March 2015
↑ Edwards, Lorna. (24 July 2014). "The tower with kaleidoscope eyes". Domain. Retrieved 14 March 2015

External links

Official website

Skyscrapers in Melbourne over 150 metres in height

Completed

Over 250 m	Eureka Tower (297 m, 2006) 120 Collins Street (265 m, 1991) 101 Collins Street (260 m, 1991) Prima Pearl (254 m, 2014) Rialto Towers (251 m, 1986)

200–249 m	568 Collins Street (224 m, 2015) Bourke Place (224 m, 1991) Vision Apartments (223 m, 2016) Telstra Corporate Centre (218 m, 1992) Melbourne Central (211 m, 1991) Freshwater Place North (205 m, 2005) Eq. Tower (203 m, 2017)

150–199 m	Abode318 (187 m, 2015) Sofitel Hotel (185 m, 1980) ANZ Tower (185 m, 1978) Nauru House (182 m, 1977) MY80 (173 m, 2014) Upper West Side Tower 5 (170 m, 2016) 385 Bourke Street (169 m, 1983) Zen Apartments (168 m, 2012) Platinum Tower One (167 m, 2016) Australian Stock Exchange Building (167 m, 1991) Casselden Place (166 m, 1992) 35 Spring Street (166 m, 2017) Ernst & Young Tower (165 m, 2005) SX Stage 1 (163 m, 2005) Royal Domain Tower (162 m, 2005) ANZ World Headquarters (162 m, 1993) National Bank House (161 m, 1978) 2 Southbank Boulevard (161 m, 2005) Verve 501 (159 m, 2006) Upper West Side Tower 2 (156 m, 2014) Optus Centre (153 m, 1975) Crown Towers (152 m, 1997) 140 William Street (152 m, 2005) Urban Workshop Lonsdale (150 m, 2005)

Melbourne skyline in 2015.

Under construction

Over 250 m	Australia 108 (317 m, 2020) Aurora Melbourne Central (269 m, 2019)

200–249 m	Victoria One (246 m, 2018) Swanston Central (237 m, TBA) Light House Melbourne (218 m, 2018) Collins House (204 m, 2018)

150–199 m	Empire Melbourne (197 m, 2017) Upper West Side Tower 5 (170 m, 2016) Avant (167 m, 2018) 35 Spring Street (166 m, 2017) The Fifth (165 m, 2017) Southbank Central (153 m, 2017) Shadow Play (153 m, 2018)

Approved

Over 250 m	25–35 Power Street (280 m, TBA) West Side Place Tower 1 (270 m, TBA)

200–249 m	Queens Place Tower 2 (249 m, TBA) Premier Tower (249 m, TBA) Queens Place Tower 1 (247 m, TBA) Elysium (244 m, TBA) West Side Place Tower 2 (240 m, TBA) West Side Place Tower 4 (230 m, TBA) 93–119 Kavanagh Street Tower 1 (226 m, TBA) 93–119 Kavanagh Street Tower 2 (226 m, TBA) 380 Lonsdale Street (North tower) (218 m, TBA) West Side Place Tower 3 (210 m, TBA)

150–199 m	93–119 Kavanagh Street Tower 5 (180 m, TBA) 93–119 Kavanagh Street Tower 3 (175 m, TBA) 93–119 Kavanagh Street Tower 4 (175 m, TBA) 380 Lonsdale Street (South Tower) (167 m, TBA) Full list of approved projects

Proposed

One Queensbridge (323 m, TBA) Full list of proposed projects

Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
Building data source: Skyscraper Center

See also: List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
Category:Buildings and structures in Melbourne
Category:Skyscrapers in Melbourne

Coordinates: 37°48′30.1″S 144°57′39.0″E / 37.808361°S 144.960833°E / -37.808361; 144.960833

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