Chifley Tower

Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower western side
General information
Type	Office
Location	Sydney, Australia
Coordinates	33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°E / -33.865944; 151.211639Coordinates: 33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°E / -33.865944; 151.211639
Completed	1992
Cost	A$ 1.2 billion
Height
Antenna spire	244 m (801 ft)
Roof	216 m (709 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	53
Floor area	90,000 m² (968,800 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	28
Design and construction
Architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer	Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd & Kumagai Gumi

Chifley Tower is a premium skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. When measured to the top of its spire, it is considered the tallest building in Sydney.^[1]

It was designed by Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox (Project Architect: Nigel Dickson),^[2] New York City-based architects.^[3]

Located at 2 Chifley Square, its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets with the main entry being on Phillip Street.^[3] Due to its prominent location at the peak in the north-east CBD, the Tower has broad harbour views from its 42 storeys.^[4] The tower is used primarily for commercial use, mostly financial institutions, law firms and corporations.

A 3-metre lightning rod was added in 2000, extending its original height from 241m to 244m. To stop the tower from moving in the wind a giant steel pendulum weighing 400 tonnes is held from 8×75 mm wires near the rooftop. The tower is named after former Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

At one time All Nippon Airways operated a sales office on Level 32.^[5]

List of tallest buildings in Australia

Next shorter

Citigroup Centre
243m

Next taller

The Tower at Melbourne Central
246m

Heights are to highest architectural element.

Chifley Tower (left) and surrounding buildings from the east
Ben Chifley statue in ground Plaza

References

↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=938
↑ "Bio". Bio. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
1 2 "Chifley Tower - Background".
↑ SkyscraperPage
↑ "ANA Directory" (Archive). All Nippon Airways. 1998. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. "Sydney Level 32, The Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square, Sydney N.S.W. 2000, Australia"

External links

Level 41 Restaurant
Laila Ellmoos (2008). "Chifley Tower". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 9 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]

Skyscrapers in Sydney over 150 metres in height

Completed

Over 200 m	Chifley Tower (244 m, 1992) Citigroup Centre (243 m, 2000) Deutsche Bank Place (240 m, 2005) Meriton World Tower (230 m, 2004) MLC Centre (228 m, 1977) Governor Phillip Tower (227 m, 1993) Ernst & Young Tower (222 m, 2004) RBS Tower (219 m, 2000) International Tower 1 (217 m, 2016)

150–199 m	ANZ Tower (195 m, 2013) Suncorp Place (193 m, 1982) AMP Centre (188 m, 1976) Century Tower (183 m, 1997) Grosvenor Place (180 m, 1988) International Tower 2 (178 m, 2015) Capita Centre (173 m, 1989) Australia Square Tower (170 m, 1967) Meriton Tower (170 m, 2006) Metro Grand (170 m, 2014) The Peak (168 m, 1996) International Tower 3 (168 m, 2016) 1 O'Connell Street (166 m, 1991) Westpac Place (166 m, 2005) 201 Elizabeth Street (166 m, 1978) Gateway Plaza (164 m, 1989) HSBC Centre (162 m, 1988) The Cove (158 m, 2003) Hordern Towers (156 m, 1999) 200 George Street (155 m, 2015) Metro Spire (155 m, 2014) Angel Place (152 m, 2000) Sydney Central (152 m, 1992) 85 Castlereagh Street (151 m, 2011) Lumière Residences (151 m, 2007)

Sydney skyline in 2014.

Under construction

Crown Sydney (271 m, 2019) Greenland Centre Sydney (236 m, 2019) International Tower 1 (217 m, 2017) Altitude Apartments Tower A (177 m, 2017) 189 Macquarie Street North Tower (167 m, 2017) 33 Bligh Street (165 m, TBA)

Approved

Quay Quarter Sydney (216 m, 2020) Full list of approved projects

Proposed

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 Sydney
Category:Buildings and structures in Sydney
Category:Skyscrapers in Sydney

Skyscrapers in Sydney

Central Business District	1 Bligh Street AMP Centre ANZ Bank Centre Aurora Place Australia Square Avery Building AWA Tower Capita Centre Century Tower Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre The Connaught Deutsche Bank Place Governor Phillip Tower Grosvenor Place Latitude MLC Centre North Apartments The Peak Apartments Roden Cutler House Suncorp Place UTS Tower Westpac Place World Tower

Other	Coca-Cola Place Blues Point Tower Horizon Apartments Park Plaza Apartments Zenith Centre

Sydney landmarks

Buildings / structures	Admiralty House Archibald Fountain Australia Square Cadmans Cottage The Cenotaph Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre International Convention Centre Deutsche Bank Place Dr Chau Chak Wing Building El Alamein Fountain Finger Wharf General Post Office (No. 1 Martin Place) Government House Governor Phillip Tower Harbour Bridge Hyde Park Barracks King Street Wharf Kirribilli House Long Bay Macquarie Lighthouse Mint Observatory Old Government House Opera House Overseas Passenger Terminal Parliament House Parramatta Gaol Regimental Square Queen Victoria Building St Andrew's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Tower The Toaster Town Hall War Memorial Warragamba Dam White Bay Cruise Terminal World Square World Tower

Precincts	Barangaroo Central Park Chinatown Darling Harbour Green Square Kings Cross Martin Place Pitt Street Mall Railway Square The Rocks

Parks and nature	Auburn Botanical Gardens Balls Head Reserve Berowra Valley National Park Bicentennial Park Blue Mountains National Park Botany Bay National Park Centennial Park Central Gardens Nature Reserve Chinese Garden of Friendship Cronulla sand dunes Farm Cove Field of Mars Reserve Fred Hollows Reserve Garigal National Park Garawarra Conservation Area Georges River National Park Heathcote National Park Hyde Park Ku-ring-gai Chase Lane Cove National Park Macquarie Place Moore Park Prospect Hill Royal Botanic Garden Royal National Park Sydney Harbour National Park Sydney Park The Domain Western Sydney Parklands

Cultural institutions	Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Museum Australian National Maritime Museum Manly Art Gallery and Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Sydney Powerhouse Museum Sea Life Sydney Aquarium State Library Sydney Conservatorium of Music Taronga Zoo

Sport	Canterbury Park Racecourse Dunc Gray Velodrome Menangle Park Paceway NSW Tennis Centre Randwick Racecourse Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Royal Sydney Golf Club Stadium Australia State Sports Centre Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Football Stadium Sydney International Aquatic Centre Sydney International Regatta Centre Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre Sydney Showground Stadium The Australian Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club Valvoline Raceway Warwick Farm Racecourse Wentworth Park Western Sydney International Dragway

Transportation	Anzac Bridge Bradfield Highway Broadway Cahill Expressway Captain Cook Bridge Central station Circular Quay City Circle Cross City Tunnel Eastern Distributor George Street Gladesville Bridge Gore Hill Freeway Liverpool–Parramatta T-way M2 Hills Motorway M4 Western Motorway M5 Motorway Macquarie Street North-West T-way Norton Street Opal card Oxford Street Pacific Highway Parramatta Road Pitt Street Princes Highway Pyrmont Bridge Roseville Bridge Southern Cross Drive Spit Bridge Sydney Airport Sydney Buses Sydney Ferries Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Sydney Trains Tom Uglys Bridge Warringah Freeway Westlink M7 William Street

Entertainment	Casula Powerhouse Capitol Theatre Entertainment Quarter Fox Studios Australia Luna Park Sydney Lyric Plaza Theatre The Star State Theatre Sydney Super Dome Sydney Theatre Theatre Royal Wet'n'Wild

Beaches	Avalon Bondi & North Bondi Bronte Clovelly Coogee Cronulla Manly Maroubra Newport Palm Beach Tamarama

Islands	Bare Clark Cockatoo Fort Denison Garden Goat Rodd Shark Snapper Spectacle

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Chifley Tower

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