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early 1990s addition. The light-filled atrium has been
transformed from a seatless, gloomy through-space,
into a place to linger, lunch or shop.
Above this, the expansive 4000m 2 office floors
have been refreshed, including a significant services
review and strengthening the interior architectural
links between the 1920s and 1990s building. Plus, an
end of journey bike facility has been added.
The reconsidered high-profile building has been
embraced by the city and some big names in retail.
Now 100 per cent leased, new brands to the fold
including Google and co-working group Spaces,
who join longer term tenants VMIA, Accenture and
IOOF in the refreshed office floors. The most recent
addition is Treasury Wine Estates, a global wine
company which has taken two levels.
Pembroke’s vice president and head of Australia
Matthew Knight says Pembroke is incredibly proud
of what it has achieved for the T&G Building.
“Our goal was to deliver more than simply a
workplace. As an international real estate business
we’ve drawn upon our team’s global expertise and
combined that with the in-depth local knowledge of
Bates Smart to create a sophisticated offering.
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