120 Collins Street is a skyscraper in Collins Street,

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, Australia. It was built from 1989 to 1991 and it comprises 50 levels of office accommodation and four levels of plant. The building was designed by architectural firm

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, in association with

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. Structural engineers were Connell Wagner, and mechanical, electrical and fire services engineers were Lincolne Scott. 120 Collins Street is a postmodern style building, paying homage to

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's grand

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buildings, such as the Empire State Building and the

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. This influence can be seen in the building's granite

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, its setbacks and its central mast. The building is home to a number of high-profile tenants including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bain,

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, Qualitas, Standard & Poor's,

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, Urbis, Mitsubishi, Rio Tinto Group, Ord Minnet, System Partners, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Korn Ferry. When completed in August 1991, the building had a roof height of with a spire, bringing the total height to . It was the tallest building in Australia for 14 years until it was surpassed by the Q1 in 2005. It remained the tallest building in Melbourne until being surpassed by the residential

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in 2006. As of 2022, it is the fifth-tallest building in Melbourne and the eighth-tallest building in Australia.

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Building official website

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