--- title: "CBD / Golden Triangle, Brisbane — Class A submarket" description: "The principal trophy core." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > 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. ## TL;DR - 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](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~A$540/sqm/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/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)** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1%20William%20Street%20(Tower%20of%20Power)%2C%20CBD%20%2F%20Golden%20Triangle%2C%20Brisbane%2C%20Australia%2C%20CBD%20%2F%20Golden%20Triangle%2C%20Brisbane%2C%20Australia&query_place_id=ChIJ6-7p-Q9akWsRtf8RZxfatX4) - **111 Eagle Street** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=111%20Eagle%20Street%2C%20CBD%20%2F%20Golden%20Triangle%2C%20Brisbane%2C%20Australia%2C%20CBD%20%2F%20Golden%20Triangle%2C%20Brisbane%2C%20Australia&query_place_id=ChIJ2ygKaRxakWsRLuu5_Qmj2vs) - **Queen's Wharf Brisbane** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Queen's%20Wharf%20Brisbane%2C%20CBD%20%2F%20Golden%20Triangle%2C%20Brisbane%2C%20Australia%2C%20CBD%20%2F%20Golden%20Triangle%2C%20Brisbane%2C%20Australia&query_place_id=ChIJSdu0lLVbkWsRWfRk8DdST0c) ## 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](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside CBD / Golden Triangle: [Eagle Street Pier / Riverside](/cities/brisbane/eagle-street-pier), [Fortitude Valley](/cities/brisbane/fortitude-valley), [South Bank](/cities/brisbane/south-bank), [Milton / Toowong](/cities/brisbane/milton-toowong). The full Brisbane submarket atlas is at [/cities/brisbane](/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: - [CBD / Golden Triangle — ](/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle/rents-and-availability) - [CBD / Golden Triangle — ](/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle/tenant-profile) - [CBD / Golden Triangle — ](/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle/transit-and-commute) - [CBD / Golden Triangle — ](/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [CBD / Golden Triangle — ](/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle/trophy-and-comparables) - [CBD / Golden Triangle — ](/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Brisbane Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/brisbane/cbd-golden-triangle), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.