A Fortitude Valley car park on a long-unused inner-city block could be transformed into a nine-storey commercial office tower, with plans lodged for the corner of Ann and Chester streets.
Nine-Storey Proposal For Ann Street Site
Consolidated Properties Group has lodged plans for a commercial-led mixed-use development at 925 to 927 and 949 Ann Street, covering a gateway corner site in Fortitude Valley.
The block was formerly used as a service station and has operated most recently as a Wilsons car park. It has stood nearly empty for about two decades, with earlier proposals for the site not progressing to construction.
The latest plan would deliver a nine-storey office tower with ground-level retail, landscaped areas and a publicly accessible entry plaza. Designed by Blight Rayner Architecture, with landscape design by Urbis, the proposal includes about 11,856 square metres of gross floor area on a 2,335-square-metre site.
The building would sit above two basement levels and reach about 46.65 metres to roof level.
Earlier Fortitude Valley Plans Reworked
The Ann Street site has been the subject of several previous development ideas.
A 2017 proposal by Kenlynn Projects involved a 15-storey office tower with 13,630 square metres of gross floor area. Before that, a hotel proposal was put forward in November 2013, followed by a mixed residential and hotel scheme in February 2015 that included 42 apartments and 70 hotel rooms.
The current proposal takes a lower form than the earlier 15-storey office plan, while increasing floor plate sizes and adding larger terrace areas. Part of the existing warehouse at 925 Ann Street would also be retained as part of the development.
Terraces, Greenery And Flexible Office Space
The tower has been designed around flexible commercial floor space, outdoor areas and subtropical landscaping.
Plans show a five-level podium with four levels of commercial office space above. The structural and services core would be positioned along the eastern boundary, allowing open-plan work areas with natural light and views to the north, west and south.
The design includes landscaped terraces, outdoor city rooms, a rooftop sky garden and cascading planting across parts of the building. The facade would feature horizontal aluminium sun-shading fins and high-performance double-glazed units.
At ground level, the project would include landscaped seating, exposed aggregate paving, garden beds, a recessed foyer and a continuous awning along Ann Street.
Parking And Access From Chester Street
The proposal includes 72 car parking spaces across two basement levels, with two accessible spaces, five visitor spaces and four motorcycle bays. It also provides 77 bicycle parking spaces and end-of-trip facilities on basement level one.
Vehicle access would be from Chester Street through a single driveway. The service area is planned to accommodate one medium rigid vehicle, one small rigid vehicle and two vans.
The development also includes hostile vehicle mitigation elements along parts of Ann and Chester streets, with barriers and bollards incorporated into the streetscape design.
Application Remains Under Assessment
The project is targeting a 5 Star Green Star Buildings v1.1 rating and a minimum 5 Star NABERS Energy rating. Listed design measures include high-efficiency HVAC systems, facade optimisation studies, water management initiatives, operable windows, natural ventilation and daylight access.
The proposal would sit near two previous Consolidated Properties Group office projects along the Fortitude Valley city-fringe strip.
If approved, the development would shift the long-running car park site towards commercial office and retail use, with larger workplace floor plates, landscaped terraces and public plaza space planned for one of Ann Street’s key corner blocks.
Published 7-May-2026
