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Latitude
Latitude viewed from street level

Alternative names	Ernst and Young Centre
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Address	680 George Street, Sydney
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°52′37″S 151°12′25″E / 33.877°S 151.207°E / -33.877; 151.207
Construction started	2003
Completed	December 2004
Opening	January 2005
Height	222 metres (728 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	51
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Greg Crone
Developer	Multiplex

Latitude^[1] (previously known as the "Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude") is a skyscraper in Sydney's CBD, part of the World Square complex bounded by George, Goulburn, Liverpool and Pitt Streets in Sydney, Australia. Designed by Greg Crone, Latitude stands at a height of 222 m (728 ft).

Design and construction

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The building comprises a low rise office, a retail complex incorporating a series of laneways and a high rise commercial tower. The 51 storey structure is 190 m in height and 222 m to the top of the spire. Its main tenant was Ernst & Young until 2017.^[2] The 51st floor is the headquarters for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. The building also comprises the headquarters for Southern Cross Austereo, Hoyts, Reckitt Benckiser and Tabcorp Holdings.^[3]

The building was opened in January 2005. It was built by Multiplex.^[4]

The architect responsible for the design was Greg Crone, known for his work with King Street Wharf, Citigroup Centre and 400 George Street.

References

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^ "Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude, Sydney | 133068 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ EY Sydney is moving to 200 George St Ernst & Young
^ Tabcorp to move its Sydney headquarters to CBD JLL 20 May 2014
^ Latitude at World Square Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine

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Emporis.com^[usurped]

List of tallest buildings in Australia

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227m

Heights are to highest architectural element.

Skyscrapers in Sydney over 150 metres in height

Completed

Over 200 m	Crown Sydney (271 m) Salesforce Tower (263 m) Chifley Tower (244 m) Citigroup Centre (243 m) Deutsche Bank Place (240 m) Greenland Centre (237 m) World Tower (230 m) 25 Martin Place (228 m) Governor Phillip Tower (227 m) Latitude Tower (222 m) Aurora Place (219 m) International Tower 1 (217 m) Quay Quarter Tower (216 m)
150–199 m	ANZ Tower (195 m) Suncorp Place (193 m) Century Tower (183 m) 88 Walker Street (181 m) Grosvenor Place (180 m) International Tower 2 (178 m) Capita Centre (173 m) Australia Square (170 m) The Peak (168 m) International Tower 3 (168 m) 1 O'Connell Street (166 m) Westpac Place (166 m) 201 Elizabeth Street (165 m) Gateway Plaza (164 m) 1 Denison Street (159 m)

Under construction
One Sydney Harbour (Tower 1) (247 m) One Sydney Harbour (Tower 2) (230 m) 6 & 8 Parramatta Square (228 m) 180 George Street (North Tower) (213 m) 180 George Street (South Tower) (189 m) 1 Elizabeth (174 m) Parkline Place (155 m)

Approved
505 George Street (270 m)

Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
Building data source: Skyscraper Center

v t e Skyscrapers in Sydney
Sydney CBD
Central Business District	1 Bligh Street 1 Elizabeth 25 Martin Place AMP Building ANZ Bank Centre Aurora Place Australia Square Avery Building AWA Tower Capita Centre Century Tower Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre The Connaught Crown Sydney Deutsche Bank Place Governor Phillip Tower Grosvenor Place International Towers, Sydney Latitude North Apartments One Sydney Harbour The Peak Apartments Quay Quarter Tower Roden Cutler House Salesforce Tower Suncorp Place Sydney Tower UTS Tower Westpac Place World Tower
Other	Blues Point Tower Coca-Cola Place Horizon Apartments MLC Building Stamford on Kent Zenith Centre
Skyscrapers over 150 metres (490 ft)

v t e Architecture of Sydney
Historical buildings and structures (pre-1930s)	Admiralty House Boronia House Carthona Central Local Court Central railway station Chief Secretary's Cloncorrick Customs House Conservatorium of Music Downing Centre Education Department General Post Office GIO Building Government House Hong Kong House Hyde Park Barracks Hyde Park Obelisk Lands Department Lindesay Mortuary railway station Parliament House Queen Victoria Building Registrar-General's St Andrew's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Hospital The Mint Sydney Observatory Town Hall Trades Hall The Old Treasury University of Sydney (Main Quad.) Victoria Barracks
Modern buildings and structures (post-1930s)	1 Bligh Street 25 Martin Place AMP Building Anzac Memorial Auburn Gallipoli Mosque Aurora Place Australia Square Bennelong Apartments Blues Point Tower Central Park Chau Chak Wing Museum Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Deutsche Bank Place Dunc Gray Velodrome Governor Phillip Tower Grace Building Horizon Apartments International Towers Latitude MLC Building Paddy's Markets (redev.) Quay Quarter Tower The Ribbon IMAX Sydney Sirius Building Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Stamford on Kent Suncorp Place Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House Sydney Tower TNT Towers UTS Tower World Tower Zenith Centre
Notable architects	Australian architects NSW Government architects
Styles	Non-residential Residential Tallest buildings

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Latitude (building)

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