The Victoria Harbour Precinct is the centrepiece of Docklands. The precinct includes a proposed extension of Collins Street and Bourke Street to meet at the water's edge. It has an area of 280,000 square metres with 3.7 kilometres of waterfront. The 12-year construction plans for Victoria Harbour include residential apartments, commercial office space, retail space, community facilities and the development of public spaces such as Grand Plaza, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands Park and Central Pier, Melbourne.

One of the first completed office buildings in the precinct was the colourful National Australia Bank headquarters, located at 800 Bourke Street, which accommodates approximately 3,600 staff. The building has large open floor plates, an atria, a campus-style workplace and a four-star energy rating. Almost 1,000 Ericsson employees also call Victoria Harbour home, with the company's new Melbourne offices at 818 Bourke Street. Ericsson House sits on the water's edge next door to National Australia Bank HQ and Dock 5 apartments

The first residential tower to be built at Victoria Harbour was Dock 5. Rising 30 storeys, it was designed by award-winning Melbourne firm John Wardle Architects and HASSELL, derives its name from its location which was known as Dock 5. The Gauge, at 825 Bourke Street will house the new offices of developer Lend Lease and Fujitsu. The eight-storey building was designed to achieve a six-star energy rating, becoming the second building in Docklands to do so. A Safeway supermarket opened in Merchant Street (opposite The Gauge) in 2008 , along with a number of other retail tenancies at street level including an optometry practice called Kaleyedoscope, Australia Post, a childcare centre, and offices above.

In 2009 the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)'s new world headquarters at 833 Collins Street have been completed. The office complex includes shops, car parking facilities and a YMCA. It enables 6,500 ANZ staff to work in one integrated area. The new ANZ headquarters designed by HASSELL, developed by Lend Lease, was expected to become the largest office complex in Australia. Construction commenced in late 2006 with completion expected in 2009. It has been designed to achieve a six-star energy rating. In 2007, Myer announced that it had chosen Victoria Harbour as the location for its new Corporate Store Support Offices. The new offices are being built at 800 Collins Street opposite ANZ.

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