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title: "CBD West (Spencer Street), Melbourne — Class A submarket"
description: "Established trophy with rail anchor."
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lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
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> CBD West (Spencer Street) is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Melbourne with average asking rent around A$800/sqm/yr · ≈ $48.3 PSF/yr USD.

## TL;DR

- Established trophy with rail anchor.
- Trophy tier — ~A$800/sqm/yr.
- Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

# CBD West (Spencer Street), Melbourne — Class A submarket

*Established trophy with rail anchor.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: A$800/sqm/yr · ≈ $48.3 PSF/yr USD

## TL;DR

- Established trophy with rail anchor.
- [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~A$800/sqm/yr.
- Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

## Overview

CBD West around Southern Cross Station anchors trophy stock with regional rail access — Rialto Towers, Bourke Place, and Tower 1 Collins Wharf.

## Tenant profile

Banking, government, professional services, transport HQs.

## Typical specification

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

## Transit

Southern Cross (Metro Trains, V/Line regional, future Suburban Rail Loop).

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

## Amenities

Marvel Stadium, Flagstaff Gardens, Costco Docklands adjacent.

## Comparable buildings

- **Rialto Towers** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rialto%20Towers%2C%20525%20Collins%20Street%2C%20Melbourne%20VIC%203000%2C%20CBD%20West%20(Spencer%20Street)%2C%20Melbourne%2C%20Australia&query_place_id=ChIJE1iKuU1d1moRjTo-xcXV-BU)
- **Bourke Place** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bourke%20Place%2C%20600%20Bourke%20Street%2C%20Melbourne%20VIC%203000%2C%20CBD%20West%20(Spencer%20Street)%2C%20Melbourne%2C%20Australia&query_place_id=ChIJhz6IIUxd1moRtfJLdcJjvlU)
- **Tower 1 Collins Wharf** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tower%201%20Collins%20Wharf%2C%201%20Collins%20Wharf%2C%20Docklands%20VIC%203008%2C%20CBD%20West%20(Spencer%20Street)%2C%20Melbourne%2C%20Australia&query_place_id=ChIJxV2yTQNd1moRHUl1foyrLNA)

## Where CBD West (Spencer Street) sits in Melbourne

CBD West (Spencer Street) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Melbourne, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around A$800/sqm/yr · ≈ $48.3 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Melbourne Class A stock, CBD West (Spencer Street) typically attracts Banking, government, professional services, transport HQs 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 West (Spencer Street): [CBD East (Collins Street)](/cities/melbourne/cbd-east), [Docklands](/cities/melbourne/docklands), [Southbank](/cities/melbourne/southbank), [Parkville & CBD North](/cities/melbourne/parkville-cbd-north). The full Melbourne submarket atlas is at [/cities/melbourne](/cities/melbourne).

## Topic deep-dives for CBD West (Spencer Street)

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating CBD West (Spencer Street), 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 West (Spencer Street) — ](/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer/rents-and-availability)
- [CBD West (Spencer Street) — ](/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer/tenant-profile)
- [CBD West (Spencer Street) — ](/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer/transit-and-commute)
- [CBD West (Spencer Street) — ](/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer/amenity-and-lifestyle)
- [CBD West (Spencer Street) — ](/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer/trophy-and-comparables)
- [CBD West (Spencer Street) — ](/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer/fit-out-and-spec)

## Related glossary

Terminology specific to Melbourne 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 [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. 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.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/melbourne/cbd-west-spencer), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.