Light House Melbourne

Residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia

Light House Melbourne
Light House in May 2017

Alternative names	Lighthouse
General information
Status	Completed
Location	450 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Australia
Groundbreaking	2015
Completed	2017
Height
Roof	218 m (715 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	69
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Elenberg Fraser
Developer	Hengyi Australia
Structural engineer	Winward Structures
Other information
Number of rooms	607
Website
http://www.lighthousemelbourne.com.au/

Light House Melbourne (also simply referred to as Lighthouse) is a residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia. Located on 450^{[note 1]} Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, the project was designed by Elenberg Fraser and developed by Hengyi Australia. The skyscraper rises to a height of 218 metres (715 feet) and comprises 69 levels and 607 apartment dwellings. The ground floor is occupied by a reception and mail room, the eighth floor is occupied by a gym, swimming-pool, and sauna, and the remaining floors are residential. Upon its completion in 2017, it became one of the tallest residential buildings in Melbourne.^[1]^[2]

Construction

Proposed in 2012, the skyscraper received planning approval by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy later that year;^[3] and in 2014, Guy approved an amendment to the plans which would see extra height and floors added to the development.^[4]^[5]^[6] Construction on the project commenced in May 2015, before topping-out in February 2017. The project was completed later in 2017.^[2]

Notes

^ Also cited as 420

References

^ Light House - 450 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 30 May 2015
^ ^a ^b Lighthouse - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 12 August 2018
^ (13 November 2012). "Planning Minister approves two residential towers for Melbourne". UrbanAnalyst. Retrieved 14 March 2015
^ Dow, Aisha. (4 March 2014). "Warning of Melbourne CBD 'canyons' amid skyscraper rush". The Age. Retrieved 14 March 2015
^ Baljak, Mark. (10 April 2014). "Light my way - 450 Elizabeth Street". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 14 March 2015
^ Edwards, Lorna. (24 July 2014). "The tower with kaleidoscope eyes". Domain. Retrieved 14 March 2015

External links

Official website

Skyscrapers in Melbourne over 150 metres in height

Completed

Over 300 m	Australia 108 (316 m, 2020)
250–299 m	Eureka Tower (297 m, 2006) Aurora Melbourne Central (270 m, 2019) West Side Place Tower A (268 m, 2021) 120 Collins Street (265 m, 1991) 101 Collins Street (260 m, 1991) Prima Pearl (254 m, 2014) Rialto Towers (251 m, 1986)
200–249 m	Queens Place North Tower (249 m, 2021) Victoria One (246 m, 2018) Premier Tower (249 m, 2021) Swanston Central (237 m, 2019) Melbourne Square Tower 1 (231 m, 2021) Vision Apartments (229 m, 2016) 568 Collins Street (224 m, 2015) Bourke Place (224 m, 1991) Light House Melbourne (218 m, 2017) Telstra Corporate Centre (218 m, 1992) 380 Melbourne (217 m, 2021) Melbourne Central (211 m, 1991) West Side Place Tower B (206 m, 2021) Freshwater Place North (205 m, 2005) Eq. Tower (203 m, 2017)
150–199 m	Empire Melbourne (198 m, 2017) Collins House (190 m, 2018) Abode318 (187 m, 2015) 80 Collins South (187 m, 2019) Sofitel Hotel (185 m, 1980) ANZ Tower (185 m, 1978) Nauru House (182 m, 1977) LK Tower (178 m, 2019) MY80 (173 m, 2014) Melbourne Square Tower 2 (226 m, 2021) Victoria Police Centre Tower 2 (171 m, 2020) Upper West Side Tower 5 (170 m, 2016) 385 Bourke Street (169 m, 1983) Zen Apartments (168 m, 2012) Platinum Tower One (167 m, 2016) Avant (167 m, 2018) Australian Stock Exchange Building (167 m, 1991) Southbank Place (166 m, 2018) Casselden Place (166 m, 1992) 35 Spring Street (166 m, 2017) The Fifth (166 m, 2017) Ernst & Young Tower (165 m, 2005) SX Stage 1 (163 m, 2005) Royal Domain Tower (162 m, 2005) ANZ World Headquarters (162 m, 1993) National Bank House (161 m, 1978) 2 Southbank Boulevard (161 m, 2005) Verve 501 (159 m, 2006) 477 Collins Street (158 m, 2019) Upper West Side Tower 2 (156 m, 2014) Shadow Play (153 m, 2018) Southbank Central (153 m, 2017) Optus Centre (153 m, 1975) Crown Towers (152 m, 1997) 140 William Street (152 m, 2005) Urban Workshop Lonsdale (150 m, 2005)

Melbourne skyline in 2015

Under construction

200–249 m	West Side Place Tower D (239 m, 2022) Shangri-La by the Gardens (231 m, TBA) West Side Place Tower C (230 m, 2022) Sapphire by the Gardens (218 m, TBA)

Approved

Over 250 m	Green Spine Tower 1 (366 m, TBA) 25–35 Power Street (280 m, TBA) Green Spine Tower 2 (252 m, TBA)
200–249 m	Queens Place South Tower (251 m, TBA) Elysium (244 m, TBA)
150–199 m	Melbourne Square Tower 5 (180 m, TBA) Melbourne Square Tower 3 (175 m, TBA) Melbourne Square Tower 4 (175 m, TBA) Full list of approved projects