1 Spring Street Melbourne
Value: $400M
1 Spring St is an office tower and northern podium, main foyer with Arthur Boyd mural ‘Bathers and Pulpit Rock’ and external plazas including a large external plaza at the Spring Street corner containing the Charles O Perry sculpture ‘Shell Mace’.
1 Spring St is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a late modernist office building in Victoria, designed by one of the style’s most accomplished proponents, the renowned Australian architect Harry Seidler.
In 2018, Urban began work on behalf of Besen to oversee the modernisation, re-leasing and upgrade of the existing building at 1 Spring Street and oversee the building’s Property and Asset Management.
In unison, Urban led and directed the assets evolution towards a precinct wide Architectural Icon in the Northeastern Corner of the CBD Grid. Engaging via competition the Services of Ingenhoven Architects and pursuing a second tower on Heritage listed site through a complex planning process and engagement with tenants and key stakeholders.
30-40 Mollison Street Abbotsford
Craftworks
Value: $86M
Craftworks is creative, sophisticated and thoughtful. The building provides the foundation to excel and challenge existing thinking, thoughtfully designed for occupiers to elevate their potential. It is a business community, an ecosystem of its own in which tenants share ideas, inspiration and momentum. A workplace for businesses that value their staff. A lifestyle for businesses who are passionate about their craft.
The 10,250sqm Development include creative office space, ground floor retail including café and wellness, end-of-trip facilities, a rooftop lounge incorporating an indoor business lounge and function space, a 90-person communal theatre and an outdoor terrace hosting a community garden, BBQ and urban forest.
Completed in 2021, Urban undertook to negotiate in collaboration with the Land Owner / Developer, full development services including:
• conclusion 50% hurdle for pre-leasing the building
• a fund through and ultimate sale of the property prior to commencement
• cost control and management
• tenant management and negotiations
• full suite of development services.
263 William Street Melbourne
Value: $75M
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Western Core in the Flagstaff Precinct, 263 William Street sets a new benchmark for office accommodation. The prominent twenty-level office tower provides whole floor turnkey suites and creative warm shell spaces of 235sqm. Completed in May 2023, Urban delivered the project as along with the refitting of the heritage pub on the lower two levels on behalf of the DeGroup.