The Victory Hotel Is Levelling Up With A 50-Storey Hotel Tower In The Works
Dinushka Gunasekara
Brisbane Editor | Urban List
Brisbane’s oldest pub is reaching new heights—literally.
The Victory Hotel—which has staked its claim on the corner of Edward and Charlotte Street in Brisbane CBD since 1855—is getting a 50-storey hotel tower behind and over the iconic venue. With 284 rooms, you can expect amenities like restaurants, a public rooftop bar, and hotel pool on the 40th storey making the most of the panoramic city and river views.
The soaring tower isn’t the only new feature on the cards for The Vic, with a mammoth refurbishment in the works that will see the venue split into four separate offerings: a sports bar and beer garden, rooftop garden bar, steakhouse restaurant, and a speakeasy-style basement bar with a gaming room.
Image credit: The Victory Hotel | Supplied
While the hotel tower will draw on the look and feel of the Victory Hotel, it will be lifted six storeys above the ground in a ‘reverse podium’ approach to let the heritage pub maintain its glory on street level. Owners Precision Group have enlisted the help of architecture firm Bureau Proberts (who are also behind the $180 million North Lakes precinct) and interior designers S.Shyne (who brought to life Black Hide at The Star), working closely with renowned heritage architect Ruth Woods to ensure the plans honour the historical site and complement the Victorian and Federation buildings it neighbours.
The ambitious proposal has officially been submitted for approval, and aims to be completed prior to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games so it can serve as a luxury accommodation offering when our humble River City is on the world’s stage.
Image credit: The Victory Hotel | Supplied
“This tower is a natural evolution of the Victory’s refurbishment, adding new layers of hospitality and other mixed-use offerings around the existing building and forming an elevated destination that extends the hospitality aspect of the pub vertically,” said Precision Group founder and CEO, Shaun Bonett.
“We’ve drawn on the look and feel of the much-loved Victory Hotel to create what is ultimately a unique and contemporary urban landmark— one that supports Brisbane’s evolving tourism infrastructure ahead of the Games while still celebrating the site's historic roots.”