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Time Out
6 days ago
- Business
- Time Out
Celebrated Aussie chef Mark Best is set to transform Sydney Tower's revolving restaurant
Sydney Tower, once known as Centrepoint Tower, will soon be home to a contemporary Australian restaurant led by renowned chef and restaurateur Mark Best, in partnership with Trippas White Group. Best, who is best known for his award-winning fine diner Marque – which he ran for 17 years from 1999 to 2016 – will transform the sky-high Infinity at Sydney Tower to launch Infinity by Mark Best on August 13, just in time for spring. Found on level 81 and featuring floor-to-ceiling glass windows that make the most of those million-dollar vistas, the 90-seat Infinity by Mark Best will showcase Australia on a plate. 'Infinity by Mark Best is an opportunity to define what Australian dining can truly be: delicious, contemporary, culturally resonant and grounded in ingredients and identity,' says Best. 'I want to tell a story of place, memory and innovation – to express who I am, and who we are – on a plate. I want to explore the evolving story of Australian cuisine, drawing on memory, transforming the familiar and crafting a dining experience that connects land, culture and imagination; in a setting unlike any other, 81 floors above the city that shaped me,' he adds. The menu will celebrate the best of the country's bounty, with signature snacks including Coffin Bay oysters with grilled sea foam, and South Coast sea urchin crumpets. Heading up the wine program is award-winning sommelier Polly Mackarel, a former key team member in The Bentley Group (King Clarence, Cirrus, Monopole). Expect an all-Australian wine list spanning heavy-hitters and exciting drops from up-and-coming winemakers. Featuring navy, charcoal and warm timber browns, as well as brass and soft amber accents, the minimalist design plays a supporting role to the pièce de résistance: the city and harbour views, which make you fall in love with Sydney all over again. The sky's the limit with Infinity by Mark Best – and we're excited.
Time Out
04-07-2025
- Business
- Time Out
Two huge new skyscrapers are set to reshape Sydney's skyline – and they'll be taller than the iconic Sydney Tower
Sydney's CBD is on the up – quite literally. Since the George Street light rail opened in 2019, the city centre has been rapidly transforming, with a slew of stylish new bars and restaurants opening their doors, the metro improving connectivity, and Martin Place evolving from a relatively soulless corporate no-man's-land into a vibrant cultural precinct. And Sydney isn't stopping there – a huge public square has been approved for construction in front of Town Hall, and now, the City of Sydney has approved new height limits in the heart of the city, allowing more towers to rise higher into the sky. The planning changes – increasing permitted building height to 310 metres – were introduced to enable the construction of a new 70-storey skyscraper at 56–60 Pitt Street. Nearby, at 1–25 O'Connell Street, a 319-metre tower is also expected to rise above the CBD in the coming years. Though not officially approved yet, this 71-storey tower is 'in line with the Central Sydney Planning Strategy,' according to Lord Mayor Clover Moore AO. 'These buildings will provide future workplaces that are in line with what business expects and that are essential for Sydney as a globally competitive city,' Moore said, after explaining how the Pitt Street development will benefit the city. 'This project will provide more office space, a high-quality design and outstanding public places, in the form of a new public plaza and a pedestrian through-site link connecting Pitt Street to Spring and Gresham streets.' Both towers fall within the northern tower cluster area of Central Sydney, and while exact plans haven't yet been made public, their height could reshape the city's iconic skyline – surpassing the Sydney Tower, which currently stands at 309 metres. Worried about what that might mean for your sun-soaked lunch breaks and city views? According to the City of Sydney, the Central Sydney Planning Strategy allows the skyline to rise while ensuring that sunlight continues to reach key public spaces, including Hyde Park, Wynyard Park and the Royal Botanic Garden. 'It was the product of three years of deep research by City staff, who worked block by block, carefully examining the way our city works and where sunlight falls. We can build tall towers in the city; we can see our skyline rise with iconic, sustainable buildings – when we follow deep, evidence-based work that considers the current and future needs of our city,' said Moore. This art-lined toll-free motorway is being built in Sydney's west. .
The Age
02-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
‘Supertall' towers soaring past 300 metres could redraw Sydney's skyline
Two buildings soaring higher than 300 metres are destined to dramatically transform Sydney's skyline under plans to boost the number and height of towers in the central business district. The City of Sydney council in June endorsed changes to its planning rules that will allow for the construction of developer Dexus' massive $3.1 billion tower complex reaching 305 metres, or 70 storeys, at the corner of Pitt and Bridge streets at the northern end of the city near Circular Quay. A separate proposal for a 71-storey tower topping 319 metres, which Lendlease wants to build on an adjacent site at O'Connell Street, is expected to go on public exhibition in coming weeks. City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the approved Pitt Street building would provide more office space in the northern CBD, which is favoured by financial, legal, property and tech businesses. 'If we want Sydney to maintain its status as a global city and economic powerhouse, it's vital that we safeguard economic floor space whilst allowing residential development to continue in the city centre,' Moore said. The council smoothed the path for larger skyscrapers in new 'tower clusters' to emerge around Haymarket, the northern end of the CBD near Circular Quay, and to the west near Barangaroo in 2016, when it adopted the Central Sydney Planning Strategy to guide development for two decades. The strategy, which took three years to develop and was the most detailed planning review of the CBD in more than four decades, enabled buildings taller than 300 metres, up from the previous 235-metre limit, in some spots and opened the city to billions of dollars of commercial development. Once constructed, the 300-metre-plus towers would surpass the city's current tallest building, Crown Sydney at Barangaroo, which stands at 271 metres. They would also be around the same height as city's tallest freestanding structure, the 309-metre Sydney Tower, formerly known as Centrepoint Tower.
Sydney Morning Herald
02-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Supertall' towers soaring past 300 metres could redraw Sydney's skyline
Two buildings soaring higher than 300 metres are destined to dramatically transform Sydney's skyline under plans to boost the number and height of towers in the central business district. The City of Sydney council in June endorsed changes to its planning rules that will allow for the construction of developer Dexus' massive $3.1 billion tower complex reaching 305 metres, or 70 storeys, at the corner of Pitt and Bridge streets at the northern end of the city near Circular Quay. A separate proposal for a 71-storey tower topping 319 metres, which Lendlease wants to build on an adjacent site at O'Connell Street, is expected to go on public exhibition in coming weeks. City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the approved Pitt Street building would provide more office space in the northern CBD, which is favoured by financial, legal, property and tech businesses. 'If we want Sydney to maintain its status as a global city and economic powerhouse, it's vital that we safeguard economic floor space whilst allowing residential development to continue in the city centre,' Moore said. The council smoothed the path for larger skyscrapers in new 'tower clusters' to emerge around Haymarket, the northern end of the CBD near Circular Quay, and to the west near Barangaroo in 2016, when it adopted the Central Sydney Planning Strategy to guide development for two decades. The strategy, which took three years to develop and was the most detailed planning review of the CBD in more than four decades, enabled buildings taller than 300 metres, up from the previous 235-metre limit, in some spots and opened the city to billions of dollars of commercial development. Once constructed, the 300-metre-plus towers would surpass the city's current tallest building, Crown Sydney at Barangaroo, which stands at 271 metres. They would also be around the same height as city's tallest freestanding structure, the 309-metre Sydney Tower, formerly known as Centrepoint Tower.
