Toowong Village
Toowong Village is a highrise building situated at the centre of the Brisbane suburb of Toowong, Queensland, Australia, on the block of land bounded by Coronation Drive, High Street and Sherwood Road. The blue glass office tower is a prominent landmark visible from Toowong and surrounding suburbs.[citation needed]
Opened in 1986, Toowong Village is an office tower and shopping centre. The complex was built on the site of the former Patterson's sawmill and over the existing Toowong railway station. There was some controversy over its development as the Queensland Government overrode the Brisbane City Council's town plan to permit its construction. The Brisbane City Council had refused to permit its construction because of concerns about traffic congestion in surrounding streets.[citation needed]
The shopping centre is located on the lower floors of the office tower, and includes the Toowong branch of the Brisbane City Library, photocopying facilities and medical centre. The shopping centre includes 86 specialty stores over an area of approximately 31,000 square metres.[citation needed]
At its opening Toowong Village featured 100 retailers including anchor tenants David Jones and New World Supermarket. The atrium was styled with ornate gilt finishes and pastel colours typical of the 80s.[1] A $50 million redevelopment which considerably modernised the centre was completed in 2015.[2]
There is a lift and also travelators (a cross between a slanting moving walkway and an escalator) within the centre of Toowong Village. The travelators allow patrons to take shopping trolleys down, or up, to other floors of the building, without requiring to use the lift.[citation needed]
The Toowong Railway Station is also located in the base of the building. The entry to the station is from the Gallery level of Toowong Village.[citation needed]
Toowong Village is open to the public seven days a week.[citation needed]
Restaurants
- A food court
- Grill'd
- Nandos
- San Churro
- Guzman y Gomez
Major Retailers
Community services and facilities
A range of the services are located in the complex including the council library [3] and railway station etc.[4]
Gallery
Aquarium formerly located inside Toowong Village
See also
References
- ^ World Expo 88. Brisbane: Australian Consolidated Press. 1988.
- ^ "$50 Million Toowong Village Refurbishment Complete". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "What's On - Brisbane City Council". Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
- ^ "Toowong |- Justice of the Peace". Archived from the original on 24 June 2008.
External links
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- Toowong Village Official Website
- An aerial view Toowong Village is visible on the right side of the photo (near the bend in the river).
Coordinates: 27°29′07″S 152°59′33″E / 27.48528°S 152.99250°E
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