| Planning application | 2021 | Planning application TP-2021-568 lodged |
| Approved | By 2016 | Planning permit granted (exact date not recorded) |
| Construction started | Sep 2016 | First major construction permit issued |
| First occupants | Jan 2024 | First occupancy permit issued |
| Completed | 2024 | Tivoli Arcade completed: 17 floors |
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.
| 09 Feb 2026 | Lot 101 - Internal Tenancy Fit-out Works (Base-build Requirements) | $39k |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Proposed Soft Strip of Existing Building | $4.9m |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Proposed Change of Use from Retail/Education to Student Accommodation - Stage One: Internal Demolition Works Only | $105.7m |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 235 Bourke St - Alteration - Combined Tenancies and Construct Escalators and Lifts | $3.5m |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Stage 4 - Balance of Works (Including Amendment to Structure | $3.5m |
| 16 May 2025 | Fitout of Ho Jiak restaurant, balance of works excluding all external works | $13.0m |
| 15 May 2025 | Proposed alterations to existing shop | $1.5m |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Stage 3 - Internal Architectural, Electrical, Hydraulic, Fire Excluding Facade | $2.8m |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Stage 2 - Internal Structure and Mechanical Services - Conditional | $3.5m |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Tenancy 1.02 - Stage 2 - Completion of fitout works | $500k |
| 26 July 2024 | T07 - Proposed Alterations to Existing Retail Tenancy | $429k |
| 23 July 2024 | Tenancy 1.02 - Stage 1 - Fitout works excluding toilets and all services | $500k |
| 22 July 2024 | Stage 4: Facade | $21.0m |
| 24 June 2024 | Fitout of Ho Jiak restaurant, balance of works excluding all external works | $13.0m |
| 13 June 2024 | Stage 5 - Level 1 (Part) and Level 3 (Plant) | $21.9m |
| 06 June 2024 | PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RETAIL TENANCY 04 | $300k |
| 28 Mar 2024 | Stage 4: Facade | $21.0m |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Stage 3: Fire Services and additional Structural works | $21.0m |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Stage 2: Structural Design | $20.6m |
| 03 May 2023 | Architectural, Interior design, services and structural foundation and strengthening excluding fire services (All works to the facade are to form part of a separate building permit). | $20.6m |
| 16 Aug 2022 | AMENDED TO Kiosk 2&3, 239 Bourke Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 (Previously identified incorrectly as 235-251 Bourke Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000) | $133k |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Level 10, RMIT Building 108 - Internal Fitout Alterations to Testing Room 006 | $90k |
| 11 Dec 2020 | RMIT Building 108 - Fit out on level 13 | $5.7m |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Stage 3: Fitout alterations (balance of works) | $5.7m |
| 02 Mar 2020 | RMIT Building 108 - Stage 2 - Level 14 internal demolition | $5.7m |
| 04 June 2019 | RMIT Building 108 - Refurbishment of office space on level 3 | $673k |
| 08 May 2019 | Ground Level - Tivoli Alteration | $29k |
| 01 Apr 2019 | Building 108 - RMIT Facade Tender | $291k |
| 31 July 2018 | Level 12 and 13 - Internal partition demolition | $235k |
| 31 July 2018 | RMIT Building 108 - Minor Alterations to Levels 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 | $1.1m |
| 06 July 2018 | Stage 1 - Partitions, doors and linings. - Level 12 - Fitout for Office accommodation | $3.8m |
| 06 July 2018 | Stage 3 - Balance of works | $3.8m |
| 19 Mar 2018 | Stage 2 - Fire services | $3.8m |
| 12 Feb 2018 | Level 5 - fit out alterations | $3.5m |
| 05 Dec 2017 | Level 4 - Alterations to of a lift lobby | $23k |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Shop 33 - Alteration to existing tenancy (takeaway) | $30k |
| 28 Sept 2017 | RMIT Building 108 Level 8 - Fit out alterations to classrooms | $223k |
| 08 Sept 2017 | Level 5 - fit out alterations | $3.5m |
| 25 July 2017 | Level 5 - Internal Alterations | $152k |
| 15 June 2017 | Shop No. S4 & 7, Tenancy fitout | $50k |
| 19 Dec 2016 | Stage 3 - Refurbishment of Level 4 Offices and Student Cafe as per approved plans only | $4.7m |
| 01 Dec 2016 | Stage 5 - Refurbishment of Level 3 Student spaces as per approved plans only. | $3.8m |
| 16 Nov 2016 | Stage 4 - Internal demolition works to level 3 as per approved plans only | $4.7m |
| 17 Oct 2016 | Stage 2 - Refurbishment of Level 3 & 4 Amenities and Level 4 Common Area [Corridors] as per approved plans only - Building 108 | $4.7m |
| 29 Sept 2016 | Stage 1 - Alterations to an existing building - Level 7 and 8 only, as per approved plans - Building 108 | $4.7m |
| 28 Sept 2016 | (Level 4, Eastern Area of South BLDG) Building 108, Level 4 - Fitout alterations to Level 4 ‘RMIT Online’ as per approved plans only | $871 |
| 15 Sept 2016 | Level 4, Building 108 - Proposed partial demolition - internal | $80k |
| 05 Aug 2016 | Alterations - Relocation of an exit door adjacent Rainbow Alley - 235-251 Bourke Street, Melbourne | $10k |
| 14 July 2016 | Shop 3, Construction of an internal shop fitout | $125k |
| 14 July 2016 | Stage 2 - Shopfront Works Only | $25k |
| 06 July 2016 | Stage 2 - Shopfront Works Only | $25k |
| 13 Feb 2016 | Shop 24, Tivoli Arcade - Internal alterations to an existing restaurant | $160k |
| 18 Dec 2015 | Tivoli Arcade - Mechanical Exhaust Upgrade | $127k |
| 24 Sept 2015 | RMIT Building 108 - Upgrade of exit door hardware to all levels | $101k |
| 31 July 2015 | Levels 6, 9 and 11: Decanting exercise utilising. Level 2: Installation of screen to escalator on . | $788k |
| 29 June 2015 | Tenancy fitout of shop - Genkek Shoes | $120k |
| 07 Apr 2014 | Trivoli Arcade Alterations | $60k |
| 17 Jan 2014 | Shop 34 - Alterations to shop front | $51k |
| 14 Jan 2014 | Alteration to Restaurant - Shop 18 | $80k |
| 08 Mar 2013 | New Restaurant Fitout excluding front facade works. Shop 19-20 | $120k |
| 16 Mar 2012 | Alterations to Restaurant Shop 34 Stage 1 | $50k |
| 24 Feb 2012 | Stage 2: External - signage and glazing to completion. Alterations to Restaurant | $20k |
| 07 Dec 2011 | Alterations to shops 5, 6, 10 - Starbucks Coffee | $335k |
| 01 Sept 2011 | Tenancy fitout Shops 1-2, 28-29 | $132k |
| 01 May 2009 | Internal wall Patition Alterations to Rooms 57 & 71 RMIT Building 108 235 251 Bourke Street | $45 |
| 18 Nov 2008 | Fitout alterations to level 11 RMIT Building 108 235-251 Bourke Street MELB | $959k |
| 20 Oct 2008 | Variation: Variation 1 - Variation to partition wall layout | $45k |
| 26 Oct 2007 | Construction of alterations to existing Priceline Shop. | $100k |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Partitions and alterations on Level 4 Building 108 | $30k |
| 10 Sept 2007 | Alterations to Fire Extinguisher Building 108-112 | $5k |
| 26 Mar 2007 | Internal Fitout Shop 34 (Vitamin Me) | $5k |
| 02 Mar 2007 | Alterations to RMIT Building 108, Level 5 Library. | $250k |
| 28 Mar 2006 | Hydrant Hose removal 17 levels, RMIT Building 108 - Tivoli Building | $100 |
| 06 Mar 2006 | Tenancy fitout of shop 3, Roger David Store @ Bourke Street Mall | $115k |
| 04 Dec 2002 | Air conditioning maintenance & upgrade works. Roof & Lift room. RMIT Building 108, 235 - 251 Bourke Street | $4k |
| 15 May 2002 | Building 108 (Trivoli Building) Level 17 & 18 - Alaterations to increase access for maintenance works. | $100k |
| 25 Oct 2001 | Internal alterations to school - levels 12, 15 & 16. | $506k |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Internal Alterations to school - level 14 RMIT Building 108 | $214k |
| 27 Sept 2001 | Stage 2 - Internal fitout of levels 3 & 4. Office and school/ | $1.7m |
| 19 Sept 2001 | partitioning alts to Tivoli Centre lvls 11,13 & 17 at RMIT bldg 108 bca 9b &5 | $924k |
| 03 Sept 2001 | level 10 bldg 108 RMIT, internal alterations to office | $100k |
| 20 Aug 2001 | stage 1, demolition of levels 3 & 4 (office and school) RMIT building 108 Tivoli | $139k |
| 24 Nov 2000 | L4office partitions RMIT bldg 108 | $18k |
| 21 Mar 2000 | glazing works shops 25&26 Tivoli Arcade | $11k |
| 21 Feb 2000 | lvl 5, RMIT bldg 108, alts to toilet/partition | $20k |
| 08 Sept 1999 | Proposed kiosk | $5k |
| 11 Nov 1998 | stage 1 Additions to a building - 235-251 Bourke St, Melbourne | $10k |
| 27 July 1998 | Partitions to RMIT Building 108 level 11 room 46 | $10k |
| 03 Apr 1998 | Alterations to an existing building | $170k |
| 23 July 1996 | Alterations to existing building | $20k |
| 05 Jan 1996 | Construction of new building Alteration to existing building ground floor mechanical electrical and sprinkler services and new signs and canopy | $300k |
| 25 Sept 1995 | Retail fitout alterations shop 21-24 Tivoli Arcade | $182k |
| 07 Sept 1995 | Alterations and additions Tivoli Lvl 3 Internal partitioning and external stairway at the south facade not inlcuding services. | $400k |
Is Tivoli Arcade residential or commercial?
Tivoli Arcade is a commercial building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as educational/research.
When was Tivoli Arcade built?
Tivoli Arcade was completed in 2023.
How many floors does Tivoli Arcade have?
Tivoli Arcade has 17 floors above ground.
Does Tivoli Arcade have hotel or student accommodation?
Plans for this address include 889 student beds.
What businesses are in Tivoli Arcade?
The latest council census counted 1 business in Tivoli Arcade, including RMIT.
Is there office or retail space for lease in Tivoli Arcade?
See the commercial listings on this page, or search this address on realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au.
Who designed and built Tivoli Arcade?
Futuro Capital developed Tivoli Arcade and Bates Smart & McCutcheon designed it. The building team section has the sources.
How tall is Tivoli Arcade?
About 62 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 226 of 1596 buildings in Melbourne by height.
What public transport is near Tivoli Arcade?
Town Hall Station is the nearest train station, about 3 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Swanston St/Bourke St #6, about 1 minute's walk.
What is the planning zone for Tivoli Arcade?
The site is in the Capital City Zone - Schedule 2 (CCZ2).
Does Tivoli Arcade have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision PS331393 has 26 lots and common property, which means it is managed by an owners corporation.
Has any work been done on Tivoli Arcade recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 58 building permits for Tivoli Arcade since 1995. The most recent was in October 2025.
Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); CLUE business establishments (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.
