The Infinity Tower is a

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...

Meriton Meriton is an Australian property developer and construction company founded by Harry Triguboff AO, its managing director, in 1963. Meriton sells apartments and also operates serviced apartments accommodation under its Meriton Suites brand ...

completed in 2014 at 43 Herschel Street

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, Australia. It was the tallest building in Brisbane until it was surpassed by

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in 2016. It contains 81 levels of serviced apartments and residential apartments totalling 549 units. It is situated on a relatively small site and is part of the North Quarter district of the

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. It is close to

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and the Treasury District. It is also close to the

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which gives access to

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and the

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. Facilities available to tenants includes a spa, lap pool, private gym, sauna and an efficient lift system. Nearly two-thirds of the building's apartments had been sold as of February 2013.

Construction

Excavation began in November 2009 after

purchased the site, which was formerly a ground level carpark, for A$25 million. In March 2012, Meriton applied for permission from the federal

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to operate a crane at a height of 311 m after the Brisbane City Council approved the addition of four storeys to the design. The building was officially opened by

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and Meriton boss,

Harry Triguboff Harry Oskar Triguboff (born 3 March 1933) is an Australian billionaire real estate development, real estate developer, and one of Australia's richest people. He is the founder and managing director of Meriton and is known as "high-rise Harry". ...

on 24 July 2013. Levels 25 to 64 had been progressively completed from November 2013 and the overall construction was finished in early 2014.

Construction Gallery

File:Infinity Tower (Brisbane).JPG, Infinity Tower under construction in July 2012 File:Infinity Tower (Brisbane) 2013-04.jpg, Infinity Tower under construction in April 2013 File:Infinity Tower from Roma Street Parkland 052013 548.jpg, Infinity Tower under construction in May 2013

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Construction

See also

Construction Gallery

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