Chifley Tower

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°ECoordinates: 33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°E
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-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, but is not counted by CTBUH as it does not constitute an architectural feature. 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.

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