Slow lane: Heritage row may delay CBD tower for another four years

Monday March 08, 2021

Brisbane City Council has given developers more time to build a CBD tower despite concerns over the impact on a historic laneway.

An artist’s impression of the planned residential tower, with Beatrice Lane obscured to the right.

Singaporean developer WCL wants to build a 91-storey tower on the corner of Albert and Margaret Streets, overhanging heritage-listed Beatrice Lane.

WCL, also known as World Class Land, obtained tentative Brisbane City Council approval in 2016, and is poised to benefit from the area’s renewal as part of the Cross River Rail project….

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