Digital Media: UEM Sunrise celebrates the structural topping out of Aurora Melbourne Central. At 289m AHD, the mixed-use tower comprising residential, serviced apartment, retail and commercial space is the tallest in the Central Business District (CBD). The project will create more than 500 new ongoing employment opportunities and over 3,000 jobs during construction. 


MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, April 5 (Bernama) -- UEM Sunrise Berhad (“UEM Sunrise” or “the Company”), one of Malaysia’s leading property developers and master developer of Iskandar Puteri, along with Australian Tier 1 contractor Probuild (“Probuild”), celebrated the ‘topping out’ of Aurora Melbourne Central at a ceremony on the building’s rooftop yesterday.
 
Topping out at a staggering 289m AHD (Australian Height Datum), Aurora Melbourne Central is an 88-storey mixed-use development comprising 959 residential apartments, 252 serviced apartments, office suites and premium retail space. Having now reached its structural peak, it towers over the CBD’s current tallest tower, The Rialto, which is at 270m AHD.
 
UEM Sunrise Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib, said that this is not only a major milestone for UEM Sunrise, being the company’s second project to top out in Australia in the past 12 months, but also a testament to the growth of Melbourne’s prospering CBD.
 
“Aurora Melbourne Central is UEM Sunrise’s flagship development in Australia, so it is a very important moment for us to see it structurally reach its peak. It is a testament to the work of all parties involved in the project. As an international lifestyle developer, UEM Sunrise strongly believes in our vision of building communities of the future with you and for you. We have extended this vision to our philosophy of EVE – where emphasis is placed on delivering products which are Exciting, add Value and Easy to own.
 
“Apart from sharing skills and expertise in property development at the global front, UEM Sunrise is very proud to be bringing such a significant and top quality project to the Melbourne CBD that not only provides extensive residential, commercial and premium retail space for the community to grow into, but will create more than 500 ongoing opportunities for employment upon its completion and has seen over 3,000 jobs created during construction,” said Mr. Anwar.
 
City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Ms. Sally Capp welcomed the city’s newest building.
 
“Melbourne is renowned for our stunning city skyline and we now have an exciting new addition with Aurora Melbourne Central.
 
“This mixed-use development by UEM Sunrise and Probuild will see new residents and businesses move into the CBD and I look forward to welcoming them into our great city,” the Lord Mayor said.
 
Aurora Melbourne Central offers residents unparalleled connectivity and convenience, being the only residential development in Melbourne to have a direct underground connection to Melbourne Central Train Station, Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, Emporium, Myer, David Jones and Bourke St Mall via a series of underground and overhead pedestrian bridges. Furthermore, top tier educational institutions such as RMIT University and The University of Melbourne are only a short walk away.
 
Probuild’s Victorian Managing Director, Mr. Luke Stambolis, said Probuild couldn’t be prouder to have delivered Melbourne CBD’s tallest mixed-use tower.
 
“It is an absolute honour to be working with UEM Sunrise to deliver Aurora Melbourne Central, an icon in the Melbourne skyline,” he said.

“A building of this magnitude is truly world class, and at Aurora Melbourne Central we have been able to take advantage of the latest in construction innovations to ensure a seamless delivery across multiple stages.
 
“Aurora Melbourne Central has been strategically constructed to enable a staged handover, where residents have been able to move into the first two completed stages since October 2018, while construction continues safely above at higher levels.”
 
Construction of the final stages of this landmark project is expected to be completed this coming August.
 
The development is 100% sold, with 95% selling out in just two weeks of launch to local and international buyers.
 
More about Aurora Melbourne Central
 
Aurora Melbourne Central is an 88-storey mixed-use development, comprising 959 residential apartments, 252 serviced apartments, 3,460m2 of office space and 3,500m2 of premium retail space.
 
Residents will have breathtaking views over the city’s treasured landmarks, including Port Phillip Bay and the Dandenong Ranges, as well as access to an abundance of residents-only facilities spread over 4 levels, including a lap pool, jacuzzi, 24-hour concierge, cinema, karaoke room, gym, dance barre, yoga zone, wellness room and business centre.
 
About UEM Sunrise
 
UEM Sunrise Berhad (“UEM Sunrise” or the “Company”) is a public-listed Company and one of Malaysia’s leading property developers. It is the flagship Company for township and property development businesses of UEM Group Berhad (“UEM Group”) and Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”). The Company has core competencies in macro township development; high-rise residential, commercial, retail and integrated developments; as well as property management and project & construction services.
 
UEM Sunrise is the master developer of Iskandar Puteri, one of the five flagship zones of Iskandar Malaysia and is currently undertaking the development of the area into a regional city. Iskandar Puteri is envisioned to become the largest fully integrated urban development in Southeast Asia that will provide significant investment, financial and business opportunities to the economic growth and development of the region, once fully completed. In the Central Region, the Company is renowned for its award-winning and up-market high-rise residential, commercial and mixed-use developments, located largely in the affluent Mont’Kiara enclave, Serene Heights Bangi, Bukit Jelutong in Shah Alam, Symphony Hills in Cyberjaya and Seremban as well as of the creative retail in Solaris Dutamas, known as Publika.
 
Internationally, the Company extends into Vancouver, Canada with its completed mixed-use development, Quintet at Minoru Boulevard City; in Melbourne, Australia, with its 92-storey Aurora Melbourne Central-the tallest development in the Central Business District; the 42-storey Conservatory located on Mackenzie Street; and Mayfair located on the prestigious St Kilda Road. In Durban, South Africa, the Company has 30 acres of joint venture beachfront mix development land. UEM Sunrise is also the appointed Project Manager, responsible for development and marketing management of the mega mixed-use developments of Marina One and DUO in Singapore.
 
Please visit our website at www.uemsunrise.com
 
About Probuild
 
Probuild is one of Australia’s largest construction companies, with a national pipeline of projects worth $5 billion and an annual turnover of more than $2 billion.
 
As a Tier 1 construction company, Probuild is currently delivering some of Australia’s largest and most iconic construction projects - including The Towers and Ritz Carlton at Elizabeth Quay in Perth, 443 Queen Street in Brisbane, West Side Place in Melbourne and The Greenland Centre in Sydney.
 
Source: UEM Sunrise Berhad
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Emilia Azyyati
Corporate Communication, UEM Sunrise Berhad
Tel: +6017-380 6937/+603-2718 7725
Email: emilia.rahman@uemsunrise.uemnet.com   

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