1 Elizabeth, also known as Martin Place Metro North Tower, is a 40–story

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, Australia. Designed by Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW), the building has been integrated with the adjoining 50 Martin Place building, as well as the Martin Place station that sits under 1 Elizabeth. The building occupies the sites of former office buildings on 9-19 Elizabeth Street, 8-12

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, 55 Hunter Street, and an art deco apartment building on 7 Elizabeth Street which were gazetted for construction of the Sydney Metro.

History

Proposal

In December 2014,

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learnt of the

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's three CBD underground station construction sites and started work on a pitch to the

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for it to design and build the proposed Martin Place station with the intention to build an expansion to its Sydney headquarters on 48-50 Martin Place. In February 2016, Macquarie Bank lodged an unsolicited proposal to deliver the Sydney Metro Martin Place integrated station development that will comprise the new metro station, retail space, pedestrian connections and the two buildings above the station. In March 2017, the Government of New South Wales rejected the other bid by

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and entered into exclusive negotiations with Macquarie Bank. At completion, the building will become Macquarie Group's new global headquarters.

Sydney Metro Art Program

As part of the Sydney Metro legacy-building public art program, three artworks from the former P&O building on 55 Hunter Street were salvaged, stored, refurbished and reinstated as public artworks incorporated into 1 Elizabeth. Public Art salvaged from previous P&O Building at 55 Hunter Street - * Four Continents, 1963, Douglas Annand * P&O Wall Mural, 1963, Douglas Annand * P&O Wall Fountain, 1962, Tom Bass

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Sydney Metro Martin Place integrated station precinct
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