Premier Tower

Premier Tower is a mixed-use skyscraper on the corner of Bourke and Spencer Streets, in Melbourne, Australia.^[2]

Premier Tower
Premier Tower in 2021
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Hotel and High end Residential
Location	Residential Address: 138 Spencer Street Hotel Address: 160 Spencer Street Melbourne, Australia
Coordinates	37°49′02″S 144°57′13″E
Groundbreaking	2017
Opening	June 2021
Cost	AUD$430 million
Owner	Fragrance Group
Management	PDS Group
Height
Roof	246 m (807 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	Total: 78 levels; Basement: 4 Levels [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Elenberg Fraser[1]
Developer	Fragrance Group
Main contractor	Multiplex
Other information
Number of rooms	795 apartments
Number of suites	172 Hotel keys

Designed by Elenberg Fraser, plans for a 294-metre (965 ft) tall building with 90-storeys were initially proposed in 2014;^[3][4] however, in order not to cast a shadow on the Yarra River to the south, both the height and the number of levels of the project were reduced in later plans, which were submitted to the Department of Planning. In May 2015, Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved the development, which now consists of a 246–metre high residential and hotel skyscraper of 78 levels. When built, Premier Tower will become one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne.^[1][5] According to Elenberg Fraser, the design of the building pays homage to Beyoncé's fabric-draped silhouette in the music video for her 2013 song "Ghost", which captured the curves of the human form.^[6][7]

Early construction on the project commenced in January 2017.^[1] The skyscraper is developed by the Fragrance Group Limited at a development cost of AUD$430 million.^[8][9][10]