The George is a vertical neighbourhood, not a tower. Its podium of warm Roman brick steps into the street with arched colonnades, deep planters and a generous public ground. Above, thirty floors of softly-curved balconies catch the western sun and a hanging garden at every level.
Conceived by Marlowe Stein Architects with landscape by Field Office, The George holds the heritage line of George Street while marking a new chapter for the precinct — generous, plant-forward, unhurried.
The podium began as a single section drawing — a colonnade of half-round arches set into deep brick, each opening holding a planted bowl. The line of the heritage shopfront next door set the cornice; the curve of the arches set the rest.
What you see across the street today is, in almost every measure, the sketch — rebuilt at one-to-one.
The podium is built in long Roman brick, hand-laid in stretcher courses and turned to form colonnades, soffits and the half-round planters that punctuate every face. Above, the tower softens — curved white concrete sills wrap each balcony, glazing pulls back, and trees spill over the edge.
The result reads less as a single building than a stack of small terraces, each with a garden, each catching the light differently across the day.
"The street is part of the building — and the building gives back to the street."
Beneath the residences, four arched tenancies open onto a widened footpath of bluestone and grass. A roastery, a small wine bar, a florist, a neighbourhood bookshop — each chosen, not leased, by the curation team at Provender.
The George sits on the western edge of George Street, where the heritage shopfronts of Linden meet the city's quieter creek-side park. Trams to the CBD at the door; the new Linden Markets two blocks on; a swimming pool, two galleries and a cinema all within a comfortable walk.
The display suite opens by appointment from August 2026. Stage I residences are released in priority order to those registered.