By Nicole Lindsay
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The move comes as the office-leasing market is reportedly fielding three briefs for new space from the state government which effectively shrinks 100,000 square metres into 80,000 sq m and just 60 desks per 100 workers.
The main building set for the heave-ho is 50 Franklin Street, where the Department of Justice and Community Safety leases the entire 19-level building. The former Qantas office was purchased by Macao-based investor Weng Lin Chan in 2018 for $90.15 million.
Other buildings possibly losing their public servants include 8 Nicholson Street and 121 Exhibition Street where the government houses Creative Victoria (already slated for job losses), and the departments of Jobs, Skills, Industries and Regions, Transport and Small Business.
The Department of Treasury and Finance, responsible for managing property moves, did not respond to Capital Gain’s inquiries. Nor did any of the agents leasing space in the tower.
