Collins Arch sets new standard for urban sustainability
Cbus Property targets industry-leading energy efficiency for Melbourne landmark
The visually striking $1.25 billion Collins Arch development in Melbourne is a mixed-use precinct which has received international recognition for achieving industry leading sustainability standards.
$100m
CEFC investment
20-25%
reduced carbon footprint
World-best
tall mixed-use building
Collins Arch – a world-class mixed-use development - created a vibrant urban community, helped Cbus Property deliver on its net zero commitments, and demonstrated how integrating sustainability into every aspect of the development could deliver industry leading sustainability outcomes.Michael Di RussoHead of Property, CEFC
Our investment
The CEFC committed $100 million in 2019 to the 47-level landmark Collins Arch precinct, which, with its twin towers linked by a skybridge has become a feature of Melbourne’s city skyline.
CEFC finance was repaid in June 2026.
Internationally acclaimed SHoP Architects and Woods Bagot designed the world-class precinct, which Cbus Property developed and owns.
Collins Arch, a high-end luxury mixed-use development, was completed in 2020 and incorporates the W Melbourne 5 Star luxury hotel, residential apartments and approximately 49,000 square metres of PCA premium grade office accommodation.
- Collins Arch has achieved the following certifications:
- 5 Stars NABERS Energy rating
- 5 Stars NABERS Indoor Environment rating
- 6 Star Green Star Design, As Built and Performance ratings
- Climate Active carbon neutral certification
- WELL Health Safety
- WELL V1 Platinum (pre-certified)
Ahead of development, Cbus Property said the features incorporated in Collins Arch would help the group deliver on its 2030 net zero target. Cbus Property achieved net zero operational carbon for its office portfolio in 2022.1
our impact
Optimising performance with finance
The commercial building sector is responsible for about 25 per cent of overall electricity use and 10 per cent of total carbon emissions in Australia.2
The CEFC is an active investor across the property sector. To optimise emissions performance and achieve long-term sustainability targets, the CEFC operates as a “patient” investor, recognising there are opportunities to reduce emissions across the investment lifecycle, from the development approval process to design, procurement and construction, then finally into operations.
The CEFC financed the Collins Arch precinct to help create new environmentally sustainable standards in Australian cities and lock in a low-carbon approach to building design and management.
Industry leading sustainability
Collins Arch includes a range of industry-leading clean energy technologies.
These include:
- Built-in real-time energy monitoring
- Capacity for residential electric vehicle charging
- High-efficiency air-conditioning
- Energy efficient façade fabric insulation.
These initiatives reduce energy consumption and deliver improved operational efficiencies resulting in an expected improvement of 20 to 25 per cent on the precinct’s carbon footprint.
A world-class precinct
Collins Arch was recognised at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Awards announced in Chicago in November 2022. The awards program honours projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.
Collins Arch was named:
- Best Tall Mixed-Use Building in the World
- Best Tall Building, 100-199 metres in Australia.
2. DCCEEW – Commercial buildings, July 2026
