CBD / Golden Triangle is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Brisbane with average asking rent around A$540/sqm/yr · ≈ $32.6 PSF/yr USD.

  • The principal trophy core.
  • Trophy tier — ~A$540/sqm/yr.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

CBD / Golden Triangle, Brisbane — Class A submarket

The principal trophy core. · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: A$540/sqm/yr · ≈ $32.6 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • The principal trophy core.
  • Trophy tier — ~A$540/sqm/yr.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Overview

The CBD and Golden Triangle (Eagle / Edward / Queen Streets) anchor Brisbane's principal Class A trophy core — 1 William Street, Brisbane Square, 111 Eagle Street, and Queen's Wharf.

Tenant profile

Banking, mining HQs, government, law firms, professional services.

Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

Transit

Central station (rail), Brisbane Metro, ferry.

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

Amenities

Queen Street Mall, Botanic Gardens, Eagle Street Pier.

Comparable buildings

  • 1 William Street (Tower of Power)
  • 111 Eagle Street
  • Queen's Wharf Brisbane

Where CBD / Golden Triangle sits in Brisbane

CBD / Golden Triangle is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Brisbane, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around A$540/sqm/yr · ≈ $32.6 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Brisbane Class A stock, CBD / Golden Triangle typically attracts Banking, mining HQs, government, law firms, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside CBD / Golden Triangle: Eagle Street Pier / Riverside, Fortitude Valley, South Bank, Milton / Toowong. The full Brisbane submarket atlas is at /cities/brisbane.

Topic deep-dives for CBD / Golden Triangle

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating CBD / Golden Triangle, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to Brisbane Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Class A Atlas Editorial Desk — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

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