100 St Georges Terrace

Skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia June 2020 November 2020 100 St Georges Terrace 100 St Georges Terrace Front.jpg 100 St Georges Terrace,Perth, Western Australia 31 57 16.63 S 115 51 27.13 E region:AU inline,title Completed 2006 2009 2009 06 Mixed (Office/Retail) 103 m ft 2 24 over ground (including plant) 4 basement 15 250M Retail: 8500 m2 sqft Office: 28000 m2 sqft Hames Sharley BPA Engineering Multiplex Pivot Group (Axiom Property) and ISPT IFM Investors JLL 100 St. Georges Terrace, Perth https://www.emporis.com/buildings/181153/100-st-georges-terrace-perth-australia https://web.archive.org/web/20150322072416/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/181153/100-st-georges-terrace-perth-australia usurped 22 March 2015 Emporis 100 St Georges Terrace is a 24-storey skyscraper located at 100 St Georges Terrace in Perth, Western Australia. It is a mixed retail and commercial property. The retail component, named enex perth (formerly enex100), is made up of two floors of shops and food outlets between St Georges Terrace and the Hay Street Mall. The office tower is 103 m ft high, and the project was the first office building constructed in Perth to a 4.5-star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating. History Pre-2001 The St Georges Terrace side of the site was formerly occupied by several buildings. The site adjacent to Trinity Church was opened as a branch of the Union Bank of Australia in 1885. The seven-storey New Zealand Insurance Company building was constructed at 100 St Georges Terrace in 1927,A LEGACY OF FASHION. – HISTORY https://enexperth.com.au/about/history/ Enex 9 April 2021 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20241025102418/https://enexperth.com.au/about/history/ 25 October 2024 followed by the neighbouring six-storey Airways House in 1933. The Union Bank merged with the Bank of Australasia in 1951 to form the ANZ Bank, and in May 1963 it vacated its building to allow for the construction of a modern replacement building on the same site. The replacement ANZ Bank was 14 storeys tall and was opened in November 1965 by Premier David Brand. The site also became home to the National Mutual Arcade. The Hay Street side of the site was home to department store Sandovers. The original building on the site designed by architect J. Talbot Hobbs was destroyed by fire in 1907 and replaced with a new building. This remained the home of Sandovers until the company closed down late in the 20th century, and the facade remains standing to this day. The National Mutual Arcade was demolished in early 1991,Ruth Callaghan Developers Wait in Wings The West Australian 56 27 August 1997 and the ANZ Bank Building was imploded on 14 July that same year. This was to make way for a A$100 million development retail arcade and 39-storey office tower, however due to a market downturn the plans never eventuated. Instead, March 2025 the St Georges Terrace half of the site was landscaped into a park and the northern half saw construction of a Toys "R" Us store. 2001–2008: Construction In 2001, Futuris Corporation subsidiary Caversham Properties obtained a $30-million option over the site to develop an office tower.Tracey Cook Pivot's West Perth plans Business News 5 February 2004 https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Pivot-s-West-Perth-plans In 2002 Futuris unveiled its plans to build a $120 million, 27-storey tower on the site named Century City, and received planning approval for the development.Catie Low Futuris wins $120m retail, tower nod. The West Australian 12 February 2003 30 August 2009 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97468794.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233319/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97468794.html HighBeam Research subscription usurped 5 November 2013 The development would include a large shopping centre and cinema beneath the office tower. The development did not attract sufficient interest from major tenants,Catie Low Retail integral to Westralia plans The West Australian 17 September 2003 30 August 2009 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108146658.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233259/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108146658.html HighBeam Research subscription usurped 5 November 2013 and Futuris' option was terminated.Catie Low Worley trims city options back to three The West Australian 1 October 2003 30 August 2009 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108341984.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233115/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108341984.html HighBeam Research subscription usurped 5 November 2013 After the termination of Futuris' option, an option to develop the site was taken up by Pivot Group, the private group of Incitec chairman Peter Laurance, in September 2003. At this time, the site was owned by Axa Statutory Fund, and managed by Deutsche Asset Management. On 17 December 2004, the Pivot Group exercised its option to buy the site from Axa Pacific for A$30 million.Mark Drummond $140m retail centre for CBD The West Australian 3 18 December 2004 On the same day, it announced fresh redevelopment plans for the site.Blair Speedy Merger no threat: Incitec The Australian 37 18 December 2004 The development was undertaken as a joint venture between Incitec and the Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT), the latter of which also owned the nearby Forrest Chase shopping centre. Upon completion, ISPT would take full ownership of the property. To facilitate the redevelopment, the properties fronting the Hay Street Mall were purchased by the Pivot Group.Torrance Mendez Rail plans sink city loading bays The West Australian 49 23 April 2005 Development approval was received from the City of Perth in April 2004. The project was to be the largest retail development in the Perth central business district since Forrest Chase was completed in 1989. Construction was initially expected to begin in early 2005, and the building was expected to have a value upon completion of A$140 million. The plans included underground car park as well as a 22-bay loading dock, which was to be used by tenants of the shopping centre as well as other retailers on the Hay Street Mall. However, despite wanting such a loading dock for the mall since 1989, the City of Perth refused to invest public money in the project. Before construction started, supermarket chain Woolworths took a 20-year lease over 2500 m2 sqft of space in the retail component of the project, out of a total of 15000 m2 sqft of total retail space. The development was structured so that if there was insufficient demand for office space, the office tower would be scrapped in favour of a pure retail development.Lee-Anne Petchell CBD retail centre set for January The West Australian 71 16 July 2005 Due to an economic boom in Western Australia, during planning and construction the retail and office rental markets in the Perth CBD dried up, with vacancy rates falling to record lows.Ainslie Chandler More CBD space due by 2008 The West Australian 56 25 January 2006 Despite this and rents among the lowest in the Perth office market, the developers had trouble securing an anchor tenant for the office tower portion of the development. The developers confirmed in October 2005 that the construction of the office tower would go ahead without an anchor tenant.Lee-Anne Petchell Construction date set for Century City office tower The West Australian 61 5 October 2005 Existing leases over the remaining buildings fronting the Hay Street Mall expired at the end of January 2006, and demolition started in February 2006.Ainslie Chandler $320m City Square still faces hurdles The West Australian 49 8 March 2006 The heritage-listed facades of these buildings were retained and incorporated into the new development.Ainslie Chandler Land being cleared for Century City project The West Australian 63 22 February 2006 Demolition was complete by April 2006, with construction by building company Multiplex expected to get underway by July 2006.Ainslie Chandler Century City about to start The West Australian 60 5 April 2006 By this stage, the cost of the development had been revised to $250 million. Axiom Properties joined the development on 27 June 2006, investing A$5 million in exchange for half of the profits of the office tower portion of the development.Ainslie Chandler Axiom takes $5m stake in Century City tower The West Australian 59 28 June 2006 The first major office tenancy was achieved in March 2007 when Inpex signed a 10-year lease of 7000 m2 sqft of space across the building's top four floors.https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Century-City-secures-oil-and-gas-tenant Jenelle Carter Century City secures oil and gas tenant Business News 8 March 2007 This was followed by the National Australia Bank which took 8900 m2 sqft of space in the tower and became its anchor tenant, to enable it to shift from its current location in St Martins Centre.https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/NAB-confirms-move-to-Century-City-office-tower NAB confirms move to Century City office tower Business News 12 February 2008 The bank also leased 2000 m2 sqft of retail space over two levels to open a new retail headquarters fronting St Georges Terrace, and secured signage rights to the building. Apache Energy is also a tenant.https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0192547D:AU Santos Wa Pvg Pty Ltd Bloomberg News subscription Closer to the building's completion, NOPSA leased 1240 m2 sqft of space,Interior Design Services for NOPSA's new premises - 100 St Georges Terrace Perth and Project Management Services https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/05F46245-D3E3-784E-2C87-1FC2AC8D12A7 AusTender and engineering company KBR and subsidiary Geanherne took 5295 m2 sqft of space in the building, bringing it to 97% leased.Cathy Saunders Top design makes Century City an attractive option The West Australian 57 1 October 2008 The remaining 3% of available space was leased by Microsoft shortly after completion, relocating from QV1. During construction, ISPT acquired Axiom Properties' share of the project and renamed it from "Century City" to "100 St Georges Terrace", with the retail component called "enex100". The rationale for this change was to reflect a more modern image, with the former name considered "too conservative". The name "enex100" is apparently derived from the slogan "enjoy and expect the unexpected". The name has since been changed to "enex perth". 2008–2022 The initial stage of the retail project, made up of shops fronting the Hay Street Mall, opened in mid-December 2008.Cathy Saunders Upmarket eateries to be focus of enex100 The West Australian 49 14 January 2009 The second stage of the retail centre was made up of the Woolworths supermarket, JB Hi-Fi and an upmarket food court on the podium level. Woolworths was opened on 8 June 2009,Woolies put city on the grocery list The West Australian 2 4 June 2009 and was the chain's 800th store in Australia. The remainder of the complex was officially opened by Perth MLA John Hyde.Staff writer Woolworths' 800th store Retail World 8 22 June 2009 In December 2009, Greenhouse opened at the front of the complex on St Georges Terrace.https://www.broadsheet.com.au/perth/food-and-drink/article/greenhouse-ideas Greenhouse of Ideas MAX VEENHUYZEN Broadsheet 6 May 2017 Designed by Joost Bakker, the building was built entirely of recycled and/or recyclable materials and was constructed over a 14-day period by a team of workers. The exterior walls of the restaurant were covered with approximately 4,000 strawberry plants, with the internal walls made of plywood and insulated with 420 straw bales. The rooftop bar was also home to a produce garden and worm farm. It closed in May 2017.https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/greenhouse-closes-its-doors-ng-b88464844z Greenhouse restaurant closes its doors on the Terrace Helen Shield The West Australian 4 May 2017 It was replaced with Humble Onion, which opened in March 2021,https://www.broadsheet.com.au/perth/food-and-drink/article/now-open-artful-dishes-and-diy-focus-perths-buzzy-new-cafe-humble-onion Now Open: Artful Dishes and a DIY Focus at Perth's Buzzy New Cafe, The Humble Onion MARTIN EADE Broadsheet 2 March 2021https://www.broadsheet.com.au/perth/food-and-drink/article/former-greenhouse-space-will-be-rebooted-buzzy-cafe-rooftop-garden-and-diy-focus The Former Greenhouse Space Will Be Rebooted as The Humble Onion, a Buzzy Cafe With a Rooftop Garden and DIY Focus MAX VEENHUYZEN Broadsheet 23 December 2020 however their tenure was short-lived and they closed permanently in December 2021.https://www.facebook.com/the.humble.onion.perth/posts/419271233155993 The Humble Onion 23 January 2024 Facebook 2023–present: Refurbishment In November 2023, ISPT announced an A$40 million refurbishment of the retail space and office tower. Under the proposal, the ground floor (Hay Street) level would be converted into a 130-seat communal lounge room, and a 260-seat canteen with several eateries. The existing food court and retail space on Level 3 would close, and be converted into office space to serve as the new headquarters for base metals and mining company South32, who would relocate from its existing space at 108 St Georges Terrace.MacDonald Kim 22 November 2023 Perth's biggest communal loungeroom, new space for South32 in $40m Enex, adjoining tower makeover https://thewest.com.au/business/commercial-property/perths-biggest-communal-loungeroom-new-space-for-south32-in-40m-enex-adjoining-tower-makeover-c-12625593 subscription The West Australian The redevelopment, designed by Woods Bagot, began in late 2023 and was completed in July 2025.2025-07-04 Enex unveils $40 million redevelopment in heart of CBD https://thewest.com.au/business/property/enex-unveils-stunning-40-million-redevelopment-as-perths-first-urban-commercial-village-c-19247311 2025-07-07 The West Australian en Design It was designed by architects Hames Sharley, who were also responsible for the design of the Swan Bells bell tower.https://www.hamessharley.com.au/project/100-st-georges-terrace 100 St Georges Terrace Hames Sharley The complex is made up of an office tower fronting St Georges Terrace with 19 storeys of offices, and four plant floor levels rising above three levels of retail between the Hay Street Mall and the Terrace. A further four basement floors contain tenant parking and building services. The design of the shopping centre was modelled around suburban shopping centres such as Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne and Chatswood Chase in Sydney, rather than based upon traditional CBD arcade layouts. Before commencing construction, the developers committed to achieving a 4.5-star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating for the project. This added 10% to the cost of the building, and the developers indicated that achieving a 5-star rating would be prohibitively expensive.New Century City building goes green https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/New-Century-City-building-goes-green?amp Business News 4 May 2006 Floor plates in the office building are 1765 m2 sqft in area, and are described by the management as virtually "column-free" and with "high windows".Building Profile https://100stgeorgesterrace.com.au/profile/ 100 St Georges Terrace There is a total of 31300 m2 sqft of net lettable office space in the development. 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