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Global advisory group Deloitte is set to welcome staff into its new office at Sydney’s gateway, Circular Quay, which will offer not just sweeping harbour views, but all the amenities and technology needed in the new era of work practices.
Deloitte Australia will take up a 10-year lease over 27,800 square metres of the newly rebuilt tower at 50 Bridge Street, including the top floor that has the reception area, function rooms and an outdoor balcony. The firm is relocating from Grosvenor Place.
The firm’s Sydney office managing partner Andrew Pellow said the spaces are leading edge when it comes to technology and design to support the staff in their work, and the teaming and innovation “that’s so important to the work we do for our clients”.
Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower is the new home for Deloitte Australia.
The floors also offer quiet spaces for wellbeing and flexible work opportunities. Hassell and MPA worked on the interior designs. Last week the Quay Quarter tower was awarded the 6-Star Green Star As-Built rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
Last week Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary visited the tower, which was designed by Danish architects 3XN along with Sydney architects BVN, and is the newest Danish-designed Sydney landmark since the Opera House was opened 50 years ago.
Dexus chief executive Darren Steinberg said QQT’s recognition as a global leading asset demonstrates “Australia’s role in pioneering new standards in sustainable building developments”.
BDO, another global accounting, tax and advisory services firm, has also upgraded its space in the new “flight to quality” era of leasing, with 6,100 square metres across levels 22 to 25 of Parkline Place on the corner of Pitt and Park Streets.
The head of property at Investa, Michael Cook, said the deals signal that the often-mentioned “flight to quality is well and truly driving the Sydney commercial office leasing market”.
“In a competitive leasing market, BDO was committed to securing a building that provided their people with new market leading facilities in a state-of-the art building, in a central location, with the convenience of unrivalled multi-transport connections,” Cook said.