Brooke Street Pier
| Brooke Street Pier | |
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Brooke Street Pier, January 2015
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Address | Franklin Wharf |
| Town or city | Hobart |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 42°53′05″S 147°19′58″E / 42.88472°S 147.33278°ECoordinates: 42°53′05″S 147°19′58″E / 42.88472°S 147.33278°E |
| Elevation | Sea level |
| Construction started | April 2014 |
| Opened | 21 January 2015 |
| Cost | A$13 million |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 4,200 t (4,134 long tons) |
| Other dimensions | 80 m × 20 m (262 ft × 66 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Robert Morris-Nunn |
| Architecture firm | Circa Morris Nunn |
| Developer | Brooke Street Pier Development Corporation |
| Structural engineer | Gandy and Roberts Pty Ltd |
| Services engineer | Cundall |
| Civil engineer | Gandy and Roberts Pty Ltd |
| Other designers | Fred Barrett Yacht Design |
| Main contractor | Fairbrother |
| Website | |
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The Brooke Street Pier is a floating pontoon building at Sullivans Cove in the waterfront area of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It was constructed in 2014–15 at a cost of A$13 million. It weighs 5,300 tonnes (5,216 long tons) and was Australia's largest floating building upon completion. It is connected to the Hobart shore at Franklin Wharf, near the base of Brooke Street. Primarily a ferry terminal, the architect has described it as a "tourism transport hub".
A pier at Brooke Street has existed since the 1820s. The earliest renovation of it on record occurred in 1879, after which the dimensions were 147 ft × 50 ft (45 m × 15 m). At the time, the pier was also known as Monarch Pier. Unlike the larger piers at the northern end of Franklin Wharf, Brooke Street Pier and the other piers in the vicinity did not have the capability for large volumes of cargo which would require overhead cranes.
In the 1960s, these piers were replaced with small freestanding jetties and were used for tourist cruise vessels. One of the larger companies providing these services is Navigators (originally Roche Bros) which has been operating from Brooke Street Pier since 1951.
The number of ferry passenger in Hobart increased from 90,000 in 2010 to over 300,000 in 2014. The old pier was unable to withstand this increase in traffic. One ferry operator suggested that the pier was "about to fall in the river".
The Government of Tasmania twice called for expressions of interest from the private sector in redeveloping Brooke Street Pier. The first was in 2007 – the successful respondent was a consortium named Hunter Developments, which included Federal Hotels, Navigators and Simon Currant. Their proposal included multiple wharves, including a hotel. The design was considered out of character for the Sullivans Cove area and in January 2009 Hunter Developments announced the cancellation of the hotel proposal.
The second attempt came in 2010. A development application was lodged with the Hobart City Council in April 2012. In June 2012, the state and federal governments agreed to contribute A$5 million to the redevelopment, and project commencement was announced in December 2013.
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