Suncorp Place (formerly the AAP Centre and before that Qantas International Centre) is a skyscraper located in Sydney, Australia on Grosvenor and Lang Street. It was initially designed for Qantas by architects Joseland & Gilling positioned as Sydney's equivalent to the World Trade Centre.

Description

The building is 182 m tall and 42 levels to roof, although the rooftop structure brings the total height to 193 m. It offers a column free layout with floor to ceiling views of Sydney Harbour & the Sydney CBD and had a dedicated computer centre constructed underground to support Qantas's global airline operations.

Construction

The building was first announced in 1966 with development approval given on 19 August 1968 and construction for Stage 1 of the project began in 1970 targeted for completion in 1973, however the project was delayed many times due to industrial action by the Builders Labourers Federation (NSW BLF) and took 12 years to finally complete in 1982. The foyer and forecourt was refurbished in 1994 and the building was partially renovated in 1997. Most recently, the lobby was completely refurbished with full concierge service in 2015 and End of Trip facilities named 'Zephyr' added in 2017.

Anchor Tenants

In 2005, Suncorp obtained 10 years of signage rights to the building and leased 15000 sqm over 15 floors. In 2018, IBM Australia became the anchor tenant occupying 7000 sqm over seven floors with naming rights to the building.

Ownership

The building was owned by Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corp and then Commonwealth Property Office Fund (asx: CPA) until its sale to Singapore–based Memocorp for A$395 million in 2011.