This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
ONE of Australia’s largest customer-owned banks, Great Southern Bank, is relocating its Melbourne headquarters from the CBD to the city fringe after signing up to Goldfields’ $400 million South Yarra tower.
Rebranded from Credit Union Australia in 2021, Great Southern Bank will occupy 1,123 sqm on Level 13 within 627 Chapel Street.
The 24-level tower, names Goldfields House, is the first high-rise commercial property to be unveiled in South Yarra in over 30 years.
More than 100 staff will move from 628 Bourke Street in the CBD in the seven-year deal.
Great Southern Bank joins a growing list of tenants including myDNA, SICE ANZ, Oreana Property Group, real estate agency Aston Commercial and James Phillips Design, in addition to co-working space provided JLL and Goldfield’s joint venture The Loft.
End-of-trip facilities including biometric scanner and cardio machines, e-bike and e-scooter charging stations and parcel delivery lockers, while the tower also features a business lounge accessible to all tenants, a full-time on-site concierge, and an upcoming rooftop bar by restaurateur Cam Northway that will boast uninterrupted 180-degree views of Melbourne’s city skyline and Port Phillip Bay Peninsula.
“Goldfields House provides us with a positive work environment that’s been purpose designed for our team. It’s a great workplace, offering collaborative spaces and technologies that will help us to better serve our ever-growing customer base,” Megan Keleher, chief customer officer at Great Southern Bank said.
“Ultimately, it will help promote a work culture that focuses on the needs of our team members as they support our customers.”
Goldfields CEO said Lachlan Thompson, “Goldfields House offers an innovative office space for future-focused businesses moving into the growing city-fringe office market, as well as an opportunity for tenants who have traditionally resided within the South Yarra precinct to upgrade their accommodation.”
The Great Southern Bank deal was negotiated by JLL’s Joshua Tebb and Sam Torrance.
