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385 Bourke Street

385 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Generated 8 November 2026
Commercial · Office
170 mheight
41floors
1983completed
33businesses
68permits

Development milestones

Completed1983385 Bourke Street completed: 41 floors

Building team

Architect
Eggleston MacDonald & Secomb
Leasing agent
Dexus

Planning & subdivision

Zone
CCZ2
Overlays
DDO1, DDO10, PO2
Strata plan
PS646708 · 1 lots
Scores
🚆 8 · ☕ 7 · 🌳 6 · ✨ 10

Timeline

20261 building permit · about $322k of new works
Largest: Level 14 - Internal Office Alterations
20255 building permits and 4 certificates · about $2.9m of new works
Largest: Levels 11 & 22 - Fitout - Stage 1: Internal Strip Out Works
20246 building permits and 1 certificate · about $5.1m of new works
Largest: Levels 11 & 22 - Fitout - Stage 2: Fitout works to Level 11 & 22
20232 certificates · about $1.3m of new works
Largest: Level 15 - Internal Office Fitout for McMillen Jacobs Associates
20225 building permits · about $2.1m of new works
Largest: Level 30 - Internal Office Fitout for Envirosuite
20214 building permits and 3 certificates · about $13.6m of new works
Largest: Stage 4: Levels 27 and 29-34 refurbishment works. Infill existing stairs between Levels 32 and 33.
20202 building permits · about $20k of new works
Largest: Level 9 - Internal Office Alterations for Cushman & Wakefield
20192 building permits and 2 certificates · about $3.3m of new works
Largest: Level 35-38 - Alterations to existing office space
20183 building permits and 3 certificates · about $4.3m of new works
Largest: Stage 2- Levels 23, 24 & 26 (Part) Remainder of Works.
20174 building permits and 2 certificates · about $1.0m of new works
Largest: Stage Two Building Permit - All Internal Works to Elizabeth Street & Bourke Street Levels (No Works Permitted to the Exterior)
20163 building permits and 4 certificates · about $3.8m of new works
Largest: Stage 3 - External Works (Final Stage)
20155 building permits and 3 certificates · about $1.9m of new works
Largest: Level 16 - Aspect Fit-Out (Aspect Fit-out Partial Level 13 Only)
20143 building permits · about $668k of new works
Largest: Level 16 - Proposed Internal Fitout Works -
20131 building permit · about $16k of new works
Largest: refurbishment works to tenancy on level 1
20121 building permit · about $290k of new works
Largest: Replacement of Hydrant Pump
20114 building permits · about $1.2m of new works
Largest: Stage 3: Level 34 fitout. Alterations to existing building. TRU Energy
20103 building permits and 1 certificate · about $8.4m of new works
Largest: Stage 2: Alterations to existing building. TRU Energy accommodation Levels 28-33
2009Council census records it as office, 42 floors
20093 building permits · about $3.5m of new works
Largest: Level 12 - CBA Tenancy Refurbishment - Alterations
20082 building permits and 2 certificates · about $507k of new works
Largest: Galleria alterations - Elizabeth Street Entry. Stage 2: Proposed refurbishment to retail tenancies, Ground Floor (part).
20078 building permits and 4 certificates · about $4.6m of new works
Largest: Internal stripout of tenancies (Ground Level)
20062 building permits and 1 certificate · about $430k of new works
Largest: Medicare Australia - Galleria fitout Stage 2: Final including fire services
2005First council census entry: office, 42 floors
1983385 Bourke Street completed: 41 floors
Derived from Wikipedia

Building permits and certificates (99)

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 Apr 2026Level 14 - Internal Office Alterations$322k
05 Nov 2025Level 29 - Kapitol HQ alterations to office re-design fitout$720k
28 Oct 2025CBA Bourke Street - Entry Works Non-Structural$95k
07 Aug 2025Stage 2: -Services Fit Off and Architectural Fitout (Completion of Works)$1.2m
04 Aug 2025L30, Suite 2, 385 Bourke St - Alterations to Partition Walls and Doors.$33k
24 July 2025Level 5 - Minor Alterations to Existing Tenancy$142k
03 June 2025Retail tenancy fit out to Australia Post$600k
22 May 2025Alterations to an Existing Building - Level 14 Spec Suite Stage 1: Internal Strip of Existing Fitout, Rough in of Services and Construction of Partition Walls$1.2m
09 May 2025Level 27 - Additions and Alterations to existing tenancy$88k
21 Jan 2025Levels 11 & 22 - Fitout - Stage 1: Internal Strip Out Works$1.5m
13 Nov 2024Levels 11 & 22 - Fitout - Stage 2: Fitout works to Level 11 & 22$1.5m
02 Oct 2024Level 29 - Alteration Office Fit Out$1.3m
07 July 2024Shop E12 (Nosh) - Proposed alterations to an existing restaurant$100k
05 July 2024Level 12 & 15 Tenancies - Internal Fit-Out Works$775k
11 June 2024Level 13 - Spec suite fit-out works$998k
17 May 2024Make good of existing office tenancy$305k
02 May 2024Shop R01-001 and R01-003 - Fit out of existing retail tenancy for Helly Hansen$182k
10 Feb 2023Level 30 - Internal Office Fitout for NPM$628k
17 Jan 2023Level 15 - Internal Office Fitout for McMillen Jacobs Associates$705k
02 Nov 2022Level 15 - Additions and Alterations to an Existing Office Tenancy/Split.$130k
18 Oct 2022Level 30 - Internal Office Fitout for Envirosuite$1.2m
14 Oct 2022Level 33 & 34 - Removal of Stair and Slab Infill$174k
11 Oct 2022Level 33 - Proposed Cold Shell Fit out / defit & make good works$545k
16 Aug 2022Additions and Alterations to an Existing Office Tenancy$100k
13 Aug 2021Stage 1 – Ground Floor Lobby Refurbishment Works excluding aluminium sheet cladding to Elizabeth Street$544k
05 Aug 2021Replacement of Combustible Cladding to an Office Building$236k
19 July 2021Stage 1: Levels 27 and 29-34 refurbishment works. Strip out.$5.4m
19 July 2021Stage 4: Levels 27 and 29-34 refurbishment works. Infill existing stairs between Levels 32 and 33.$5.9m
01 June 2021Level 23 - Lot 1 - tenancies 1, 2 & 3. Fitout works$1.2m
19 May 2021Stage 1 - Internal fitout works (tenancies 1,2,3)$1.2m
26 Apr 2021level ground, basement 1 & 2 only - To allow the minor internal alterations to occur inside the existing building - Lift upgrades$280k
10 Dec 2020Level 9 - Internal Office Alterations for Cushman & Wakefield$20k
20 Feb 2020Alterations to existing office space - Level 39$0
30 Oct 2019Space E20, - Tenancy Fit-Out$45k
30 July 2019Installation of bollards at existing entrances (CBA Tenancy)$22k
12 Apr 2019Level 35-38 - Alterations to existing office space$3.2m
20 Feb 2019Level 26 - Internal Office Fitout for RedZed$900
20 Dec 2018Level 24, 25 and 26 - Commercial fit-out & refurbishment work for IRESS$384k
20 Dec 2018Stage 2- Levels 23, 24 & 26 (Part) Remainder of Works.$2.7m
12 Nov 2018Level 24 - Alterations to an existing building$1.2m
06 Apr 2018Tenancy B08 - Retail Tenancy Fit-Out$200k
22 Mar 2018Level 22 - Alteration to Offices$25k
13 Feb 2018Level 14 - Additions and Alterations$134k
27 Sept 2017Level 5 (Part) Office Fit-out$400k
25 Sept 2017Level 13 - Office fit out$343k
08 Aug 2017Tenancy B16 - Alteration to Restaurant (6a)$250k
21 Apr 2017Tenancy E09 - Shop fit out$50k
23 Mar 2017Retail - Proposed internal alterations and upgrades$257k
23 Mar 2017Stage Two Building Permit - All Internal Works to Elizabeth Street & Bourke Street Levels (No Works Permitted to the Exterior)$3.1m
15 Dec 2016Tenancy B15 'Sushi Hub' fitout$0
14 Dec 2016Galleria - Proposed lessor works for Starbucks tenancy$40k
14 Dec 2016Unit E25, The Galleria - Tenancy Fitout for Starbucks Cafe$322k
16 Sept 2016Tenancy B07 - Internal Tenancy Fit-Out Works, New Structural Canopy, Including Services$127k
31 Aug 2016Stage 2 - External Works$600k
04 Aug 2016Stage 3 - External Works (Final Stage)$3.3m
03 Aug 2016Updates to Basement Carpark Pedestrian Entry Doors & Associated Sprinkler Works$19k
13 Nov 2015Tenancy E02, E05, E08, B4-B6 Retail fitout Kathmandu$600k
07 Oct 2015Lot 1 - Internal works to existing Office$12k
16 Sept 2015Level 16 - Aspect Fit-Out (Aspect Fit-out Partial Level 13 Only)$841k
15 Sept 2015Lower Ground Level - Construction of Storeromm$19k
20 Aug 2015Stage 1 - Office Fit-Out$77k
07 Aug 2015Existing fire alarm monitoring system converted to another approved monitoring system$2k
26 May 2015Stage 1 - Shop E27 - Retail tenancy fit out$85k
10 Apr 2015Mezzanine level - New toilets and corridor$262k
14 Oct 2014B12 Galleria - Proposed Shop Fit-out$118k
08 Oct 2014B11 Galleria - Proposed Shop Fit-out$120k
09 Sept 2014Level 16 - Proposed Internal Fitout Works -$430k
27 May 2013refurbishment works to tenancy on level 1$16k
08 Aug 2012Replacement of Hydrant Pump$290k
12 Aug 2011Additional Construction Details - Inclusion of sub-dividing wall between 2 tenancies - Stage 2$816k
11 July 2011Alterations - Level 39$761k
28 Apr 2011Stage 3: Level 34 fitout. Alterations to existing building. TRU Energy$7.5m
15 Mar 2011Fitout Level 26 (Iress)$378k
21 May 2010Stage 2: Alterations to existing building. TRU Energy accommodation Levels 28-33$5.8m
30 Apr 2010Internal Alterations - Level 39$59k
24 Mar 2010RBS Tenancy - Part Level 4 - Refurbishment alterations$770k
19 Feb 2010Office fitout to Level 23.$55k
09 Nov 2009Level 12 - CBA Tenancy Refurbishment - Alterations$2.3m
05 Nov 2009CBA Tenancy Alterations - Credit Decisioning Refurbishment - Level 9 (Part)$115k
23 July 2009Alterations to CBA- New Tenancy Fitout on Level 16$1.1m
21 Nov 2008Office fitout to existing tenancy (Message Media) Level 22, 385 Bourke Street MELB$107k
02 July 2008Proposed internal alterations (Fitout) of Tenancies E07 & B03. The North Face - Tenancy E07(B03) Galleria, Ground Floor (Tenancy E07), First Floor (Tenancy B03).$400k
17 June 2008Alterations Full Fitout on Mezzanine Level Office Fitout$50
14 Feb 2008Galleria alterations - Elizabeth Street Entry. Stage 2: Proposed refurbishment to retail tenancies, Ground Floor (part).$2.2m
18 Dec 2007Proposed internal alterations (fitout) of Tenancy E06@Galleria. The Galleria, Rockport Tenancy E06 Ground Floor.$250k
23 Nov 2007Office alterations for CPA on Level 29 & 30 (including alterations to the sprinkler system).$43k
01 Nov 2007Alterations to retail, Joe Black fitout, tenancy E12 Galleria.$300k
26 Oct 2007Galleria Alterations to Elizabeth Street Entry, the north face (Tenancy B03 & E07).$228k
12 Oct 2007Computer Fleet Office fitout Level 23$4k
01 Oct 2007Alterations to office Level 27 fitout$350k
03 Sept 2007Variation: Internal alterations to Tenancy E02 (Ground Floor - Tenancy 02).$2.2m
28 Aug 2007Internal stripout of tenancies (Ground Level)$2.8m
20 Mar 2007Alterations Stage 1 Tenancy Fitout$340k
16 Feb 2007CBA Office Tenancy Alterations for Five D. Proposed internal alterations to office on Level 16 (part).$11k
07 Feb 2007Alterations to office fitout Level 28.$689k
15 Jan 2007Alterations to office fitout Level 28.$689k
21 Dec 2006Shine Technologies - Tenancy upgrade on level 34. Alterations to office building. Proposed inter-tenancy wall on 34 (part) to suit new layout as documented.$40k
07 Dec 2006Construct pastry kiosk Shop B 15$50k
31 Aug 2006Medicare Australia - Galleria fitout Stage 2: Final including fire services$340k

Questions and answers

Is 385 Bourke Street residential or commercial?
385 Bourke Street is a commercial building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as office.

When was 385 Bourke Street built?
385 Bourke Street was completed in 1983.

How many floors does 385 Bourke Street have?
385 Bourke Street has 41 floors above ground.

What businesses are in 385 Bourke Street?
The latest council census counted 33 businesses in 385 Bourke Street, including ABRAHAMS MEESE LAWYERS PTY LTD, Acquisitive and Ambition Group Limited.

Is there office or retail space for lease in 385 Bourke Street?
See the commercial listings on this page, or search this address on realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au.

Who designed and built 385 Bourke Street?
Eggleston MacDonald & Secomb designed 385 Bourke Street. The building team section has the sources.

How tall is 385 Bourke Street?
About 170 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 37 of 1596 buildings in Melbourne by height.

What public transport is near 385 Bourke Street?
Town Hall Station is the nearest train station, about 4 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Elizabeth St/Bourke St #5, about 1 minute's walk.

What is the planning zone for 385 Bourke Street?
The site is in the Capital City Zone - Schedule 2 (CCZ2).

Does 385 Bourke Street have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision PS646708 has 1 lot.

When did construction of 385 Bourke Street begin?
One source gives 1983 as the year construction started. The building was completed in 1983 as well.

Has any work been done on 385 Bourke Street recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 68 building permits for 385 Bourke Street since 2006. The most recent was in April 2026.

Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); CLUE business establishments (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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