Collins on Bourke is a new $90 million industrial development designed by Turner + Associates and is located at the corner of Bourke Road and Collins Street in Sydney.
The project houses a variety of commercial businesses into three storeys and 21,000 sqm. The mixed use building has high clearance showrooms,warehouse spaces with loft suites and hi-tech creative offices.
The building is composed of precast concrete panels on the walls with a painted finish, anodised aluminium for the window frames and balustrades as well as exposed concrete beams and external perforated metal sheeting on the steel frame.
Rainwater tanks are placed in the basement and other sustainable measures have been used such as glazed windows, bike storage facilities as well as the use of shade to minimise the need for air conditioning
HSF Property Developments and Grant Samuel Capital have headed the development.
Owner representative George Mitsis said the building has attracted a diverse tenancy.
“It’s the kind of place that recognises the shift in how people are choosing to live and work,” said Mitsis.
A new 600sqm 'Vicinity' Restaurant and Wine Bar will also be part of the space
So far, the building has 45 per cent tenancy which includes alcohol company Suntory, wine merchant Samuel Smith & Son a medical centre and childcare operators Explore and Develop.
Collins on Bourke’s completion coincides with news that nearby Green Square Town Centre is moving ahead.
The $1.7 billion development is also a mixed-used community and will include approximately 1,600 residential units, 12,000 square metres of retail space and up to 48,000 square metres of A-Grade commercial space
Green Square has been in the pipeline since the announcement of the railway link between Sydney CBD and the airport in 1991, but a project agreement between Leighton Properties, Mirvac and Landcom announced at the end of March has now reignited the development.
The Green Square precinct is expected to create around 7,000 jobs, provide new homes for around 5,500 people and generate approximately $3.2billion to the wider economy both during and after construction.
