Brisbane is set to change forever.
The Queensland Government has awarded the Destination Brisbane Consortium the $2 billion-plus project to develop Queen's Wharf with construction is expected to commence in early 2017.
Destination Brisbane Consortium unites Echo Entertainment, Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook which won the bid over James Packer’s Crown Resorts. “We are delighted the Queensland Government shares our vision to develop Queen’s Wharf Brisbane into the best integrated resort in Australia and one for which Brisbane will be globally recognised’,” Echo Entertainment Group's CEO Matt Bekier said.
The Steps"It will be an asset for this state that will compete with anything in Macau, Singapore or other destinations around the world." The news comes on the back of a $345 million commitment to redevelop Jupiter’s Hotel & Casino, including the construction of a new six-star, seventeen-storey hotel tower in time for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Brisbane meanwhile, will see a refresher to Queen, Elizabeth, William, Margaret and Alice streets and the creation of jobs galore during construction and operations, an annual increase in tourism and investments in improved transport for Brisbane City.
William StreetWHAT BRISBANE WILL SEE CHANGE
- The heritage-listed Treasury Casino transformed into an underground shopping centre linked to the new casino buildings with the Treasury Hotel becoming six-star Ritz Carlton Hotel.
- The ARC Building featuring a deck crossing four buildings and become an iconic Brisbane tourist attraction.
- Resort skypools and horizon lounge
- 50 cafes, bars and restaurants
- Twelve football fields of public events space
- Five premium hotel brands
- Three residential towers
- Three hotel towers
- Riverfront Moonlight cinema
- A new pedestrian bridge to South Bank
- A new lyric theatre for QPAC
- New attractions, including a nightly water and light show
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