Lion comes full circle as it relocates offices to Perth's Old Swan Brewery

Beer, food and beverage maker Lion will relocate its WA headquarters to the redeveloped historic Old Swan Brewery mixed use development on Mount Bay Road, south of the Perth CBD.

Originally established in 1857, the former grand Edwardian brewery building was fully restored and refurbished by Multiplex in 2001. 

It is a coming home in a sense for Lion given that the original occupier of the historic building was Swan Breweries – a company that was purchased by the since renamed Lion Nathan between 1990 and 1992.

Lion will occupy the entire first level of the redeveloped brewery, which is located at 171 Mounts Bay Road. 

CBRE Office services director Luke Bray negotiated the five-year lease over the 1,243 square metres office floor.

The lease commences this month. 

Bray says the building’s high profile, city fringe location and the unique nature of the space had been major draw cards for Lion, which was moving its offices from Canning Vale ahead of relocating its brewing operations interstate.

“Old Swan Brewery is one of Perth’s most identifiable buildings, combining three levels of office accommodation with restaurants and luxury apartments,” Bray says.

“All areas boast panoramic views of the Swan River, with the site also benefitting from its prestige location next to Kings Park, close proximity to the CBD, ease of access to the Mitchell and Kwinana freeways and abundance of on-site car parking.”

Upon completion of the refurbishment, Multiplex (now Brookfield Multiplex) moved into levels 1 – 3 of the building and today the company still occupies two floors in the building.