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Written by Marc Pallisco
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Monday, 22 February 2010 08:32 |
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 THE Bank of Cyprus has leased about 1000 square metres of space at the luxurious Rialto skyscraper, moving from tired offices at 459 Collins Street.
A spokeswoman confirmed the lease, saying the international bank planned to move into the new and larger headquarters shortly after a fit-out.
The landmark Rialto tower, formerly wedged at the “western edge” of the CBD – now finds itself at about the city centre, if you factor Docklands as part of the central business district.
Restaurateur Shannon Bennett is understood to be formalising paperwork to develop a luxury $4 million sky-high restaurant at the Rialto’s former observation deck, while Italian chef Guy Grossi will open a new eatery, The Merchant, at the building’s forecourt in May.
Rialto is owned by the Grollo family and St Martins.
The owners are currently engaged in a dispute with neighbour the Inflation nightclub, regarding use of the King Street bar’s rooftop, activities of which can be seen by many Rialto office tenants.
Colliers International’s Josh Langdon and Simon Hunt and CBRE’s Shane Burns and Hamish Sutherland are office leasing agents at Rialto.
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