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Never Built Sydney is back for another series. In this entry, I look at a 1988 proposal for a 26-level office tower at 105, 107, and 109 Pitt Street. The tower, which was to comprise 21,000 sq/m of office space, was never built.
"Innovative engineering design" was to be a key feature of the tower, to be developed by Hooker Projects and the State Superannuation Board.
Source: Anonymous. 1988. "City block will feature major innovations in building and design". The Sydney Morning Herald, February 23: 65.
In 2002, I photographed a model of the tower prepared for the City of Sydney Model. Thank you to Richard Braddish (Sydney City Council) for organising it at the time.
105 Pitt Street, 107 Pitt Street and 15-25 Hunter Street are currently subject to an innovative development of its own - a 55 level office tower that when completed will be the worlds tallest hybrid building, It will beat the 39 level/183 metre Atlassian Central Tower at Central Station which when completed later this year or early next year will be the tallest hybrid timber tower in the world. As of April 2026, the demolition of buildings is in progress.
Source: Anonymous. 2024. “A $370m skyrise building has been given the green light in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.” Image in “City of Sydney pushes limits to add another CBD skyscraper”. The Daily Telegraph, August 29. Accessed April 19, 2026. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-sydney/1525-hunter-st-and-105107-pitt-st-development-gets-green-light-for-55storey-skyscraper/news-story/a423d0a5fb8e5a0e0247b4c6289c6317
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