The development is going through a multi-million dollar redevelopment in anticipation of a resurgence of food courts as more workers return to offices.
Global investment manager LaSalle, which acquired the property in 2017, said that 17 new and existing tenants have already signed leasing agreements at the centre.
“As workers are coming back to the office, there will be a need for CBD food courts in some shape or form,” said Taylor Westlake, Manager of insights and master planning at retail food consultancy Titanium Food. “What workers want is more relevant cuisines and great spaces for their breakfast and lunch breaks.” Westlake noted that Brisbane CBD has one of the highest office return rates in Australia after the Covid-19 pandemic.
A food precinct will run from the central Oculus through to Queen Street while a service retail precinct will be created on Adelaide Street. The redeveloped Post Office Square will also feature an open, central, column of light known as biophilic oculus, filled with subtropical plants.
