Time & Place, MaxCap and TFE Hotels announce $150m boutique hotel at The Queensbridge Building, Southbank
Developer Time & Place, along with joint venture partner MaxCap, have teamed up with TFE Hotels to bring a $150 million hotel to their mixed-use Southbank development, The Queensbridge Building.
TFE will operate the 188-room hotel which will be called the Hannah St. Hotel. The building, which also comprises 367 apartments, is currently under construction by Hickory and is expected to complete in September 2025.
Hannah St. Hotel - which sits at the nexus joining Melbourne CBD, the Yarra River, South Melbourne, and the Arts Precinct - will feature a neighbourhood bar, restaurant, and rooftop bar/events space across 10 levels.
The residential amenity will comprise a lap pool, wellness studio, gym, sauna, steam rooms, co-working spaces, providore in the foyer and a private dining room.
Time & Place Director Tim Price said The Queensbridge Building references a bygone era of brass, steel, and stone, emulating the postcode’s industrial era. The development’s striking facade was designed in collaboration with Elenberg Fraser, with interiors by the renowned Flack Studios.
“As developers, we want to facilitate the development of legacy projects that invite art, design and culture to influence one another," Price said.
"We envisage the hotel will become ingrained in the cultural fabric of the suburb and form a part of the transformation, coming to life as a ‘neighbourhood hotel’ for locals and visitors alike.
“As we set out to bring this landmark hotel to The Queensbridge Building, we are looking to bring international influences to Southbank through design and experiences. We anticipate that our hotel will be regarded as the place to stay for anyone in the arts visiting the city.”
“This is a neighbourhood hotel. A building with roots in the community and a place where you’re welcomed in to enjoy the hospitality whether you’re staying short term or you’re a permanent resident. We aren’t developing and leaving, we’ll be in this building long after its doors have opened,” Price said.
TFE"s Collection Brand also includes Brisbane's famous Calile Hotel. TFE Hotels CEO Antony Ritch says TFE is 100 per cent focused on partnerships with legacy makers, like Time & Place, who make a wholehearted commitment to the neighbourhood.
"Collection by TFE Hotels really are one-of-a-kind experiences and they take inspiration from local culture and from their surroundings," Ritch said.
"These have a unique model of close owner collaboration, and we are incredibly fortunate to have partnered with Time & Place and MaxCap on a building that will not only become a place maker for Melbourne's newest lifestyle destination but provide such incredible amenities for the community."
“What I love about this project is that Hannah St. Hotel will deliver an experience in a neighbourhood that is transforming, thanks to an investment in Australia’s largest cultural infrastructure project, into a truly world class art precinct," he added.
Ritch said Southbank is connected to the best of Melbourne.
"It has a lot of energy and a real focus on arts, sports, and the outdoors, with 18,000 sqm of additional public gardens set to be delivered, which beautifully complements those iconic Melbourne experiences that we all love so much."
An onsite ‘Experience Director’ will engage with building residents to create one-off experiences whilst a lap pool for training, large scale gym and a work club complete with sound-proof pod casting rooms which are all easily accessed by hotel guests.
Time & Place and Hickory realised the potential of the Kings Way Overpass urban parklands early on and partnered with Australian Indigenous Artist, Reko Rennie prior to commencing construction on site to activate their own ‘Underpark’ with a temporary basketball court.