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MYER

790-814 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008
Generated 8 November 2026
Commercial · Unoccupied - Unused
59 mheight
10floors
2010completed
0businesses
16permits

Development milestones

Construction startedMay 2008First major construction permit issued
First occupantsMar 2010First occupancy permit issued
Completed2010MYER completed: 10 floors

Building team

Builder
Bovis Lend Lease
Owner
Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial
Developer
Lendlease Development
Architect
Bligh Voller Nield
Owner
Manulife Real Estate

Planning & subdivision

Zone
DZ2
Overlays
DDO12, DDO50, DDO50-A4, DPO3, PO6
Scores
🚆 7 · ☕ 9 · 🌳 10 · ✨ 4

Timeline

2023Council census records it as unoccupied - unused, 11 floors
Name recorded: MYER
20201 building permit and 1 certificate · about $72k of new works
Largest: Level 5 & 6 - Seperation works to existing office building
20191 building permit and 1 certificate · about $232k of new works
Largest: Stage 1 - CEO Office Alterations Only - Level 4 - Internal Non Structural Alterations to existing office
6 Dec 2017Myer HQ sold to Manulife Real Estate for about $300 million
Docklands News reported that the Myer headquarters at 800 Collins Street was sold for a record $300 million to Manulife Real Estate by Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial and Savills Investment Management in November 2017. The article said Myer had vacated more than 30 per cent of the building's floor space by September 2017.
28 Aug 2017Myer headquarters tipped to sell for about $270 million
The owners of the 800 Collins Street complex, jointly held by Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial and Savills Investment Management, were reported to be preparing to sell it for about $270 million. The building has about 28,620 square metres of office space over 10 levels plus two parking levels.
20175 building permits and 2 certificates · about $12.3m of new works
Largest: Stage 2: Remainder of Works (Including 309 Items & Fire Engineering Alternative Solutions)
20151 certificate · about $64k of new works
Largest: Retail shop alterations to an existing building
20141 certificate · about $25k of new works
Largest: Shop 6 - tenancy fitout
20131 building permit · about $140k of new works
Largest: Shop 10. Proposed cafe fitout to existing retail tenancy - Ground Floor (Rear)
20121 certificate
Largest: Shop 5 - Shop Fit Out
20111 building permit and 1 certificate · about $80k of new works
Largest: Shop fitout "Beanstalk Cafe" @ Myer Docklands
2010MYER completed: 10 floors
Derived from City of Melbourne building census (CLUE) 2024
29 Nov 2010Indesign magazine features Myer's Docklands head office interior
Indesign Live published a feature on the interior of the new Myer Docklands head office, which BVN designed. The article says the earlier head office building did not work well.
Mar 2010First occupancy permit issued
Derived from City of Melbourne building permits
20104 building permits and 5 certificates · about $535k of new works
Largest: Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 1: Piling works, Ground, Level 1 to Level 13.
31 Jul 2009Myer to move head office to Docklands
Docklands News reported that Myer would move into a 10-level office building developed by Lendlease Development at Victoria Harbour, with Bligh Voller Nield as architect and Bovis Lend Lease as builder.
20091 building permit
Largest: Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 6: Structural Works: Level 14 Plantroom and Roof Steel Works.
2009First council census entry: office, 11 floors
May 2008First major construction permit issued
Derived from City of Melbourne building permits
25 Feb 2008Bovis Lend Lease wins Myer national support office contract at Victoria Harbour
Bovis Lend Lease secured a contract for the new Myer national support office at 800 Collins Street, Victoria Harbour. Construction was scheduled to start in March 2008, with completion planned for early 2010.
20082 building permits · about $118.6m of new works
Largest: Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 3: Structural Works up to Carpark Level 3 & Core Walls.

Building permits and certificates (29)

Each cost is the estimate on that record. Stages of a project often repeat its full value, so these don't add up to what was spent.

20 Apr 2020Level 5 (Part) - Latitude - Office Fitout$0
18 Feb 2020Level 5 & 6 - Seperation works to existing office building$72k
28 Feb 2019Stage 2 - Office Alterations to Part of Existing Office$198k
30 Jan 2019Stage 1 - CEO Office Alterations Only - Level 4 - Internal Non Structural Alterations to existing office$232k
17 Nov 2017Shop 7 - New benches within existing commercial kitchen$68k
02 Nov 2017Alteration to an existing building - Change rooms, Amenities, Bin Room, Mail Room, Lobby$1.3m
23 Oct 2017Shop G9 - Commercial shop alterations and fit-out – hairdresser, path of travel adjustment$27k
03 Oct 2017Stage 2: Remainder of Works (Including 309 Items & Fire Engineering Alternative Solutions)$9.3m
17 Aug 2017Stage 1: Levels 1-4 - Alterations to existing office$9.3m
11 Aug 2017Restaurant alterations - Wheelchair access$43k
21 June 2017Alterations to an existing office building$1.6m
09 Nov 2015Retail shop alterations to an existing building$64k
11 Dec 2014Shop 6 - tenancy fitout$25k
13 Sept 2013Shop 10. Proposed cafe fitout to existing retail tenancy - Ground Floor (Rear)$140k
31 May 2012Shop 5 - Shop Fit Out$120k
06 Dec 2011Fitout To Cafe Shop 2$80k
14 June 2011Shop fitout "Beanstalk Cafe" @ Myer Docklands$150k
06 Aug 2010INTERNAL ALTERATIONS OF A RETAIL BLDG - SHOP FITOUT (SHOP 8)$50k
03 Aug 2010Cafe fitout - Shop 2$150k
31 May 2010Construction of Internal Shop fitout-Retail 7 (Feeling Fruity)$75k
05 May 2010Re-furbishment to building$60k
15 Apr 2010Myer Building - Shop 9 - Internal fitout alterations to retail tenanacy.$80k
18 Mar 2010Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 1: Piling works, Ground, Level 1 to Level 13.$118.6m
18 Mar 2010Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 4: Structural Works for Levels 4- 13.$118.6m
18 Mar 2010Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 5: Architectural and Services Works.$118.6m
16 Mar 2010Cafe Bourgeois$120k
20 Apr 2009Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 6: Structural Works: Level 14 Plantroom and Roof Steel Works.$118.6m
17 July 2008Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 3: Structural Works up to Carpark Level 3 & Core Walls.$118.6m
16 May 2008Myer New office & carpark building Lot 1. Stage 2: Footings and Ground Slabs.$118.6m

Questions and answers

Is MYER residential or commercial?
MYER is a commercial building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as unoccupied - unused.

When was MYER built?
MYER was completed in 2010.

How many floors does MYER have?
MYER has 10 floors above ground.

What businesses are in MYER?
The latest council census counted 0 businesses in MYER.

Is there office or retail space for lease in MYER?
See the commercial listings on this page, or search this address on realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au.

Who designed and built MYER?
Lendlease Development developed MYER, Bligh Voller Nield designed it and Bovis Lend Lease built it. The building team section has the sources.

How tall is MYER?
About 59 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 57 of 286 buildings in Docklands by height.

What public transport is near MYER?
Southern Cross Station is the nearest train station, about 7 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Collins Landing/Collins St #D17, about 1 minute's walk.

What is the planning zone for MYER?
The site is in the Docklands Zone - Schedule 2 (DZ2).

Has any work been done on MYER recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 16 building permits for MYER since 2008. The most recent was in February 2020.

Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); Development Activity Monitor (CC BY 4.0); Geocoded National Address File (G-NAF) (Open G-NAF EULA (CC BY 4.0 based)). General information from public records, not legal, financial or building advice.

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