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Stamford on Kent, formerly Caltex House, is a 28-storey skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. Completed in 1957, it was the first all-concrete skyscraper in Australia.

History

In 1955 Civil & Civic commenced work on a new headquarters for Caltex Australia on a site bounded by Kent Street, Gas Lane and Jenkins Street in Millers Point. It was Australia's first all concrete skyscraper and at 20 storeys, the tallest building in Australia when completed in 1957. With 425 spaces, it had the largest private car park in Australia. It also had the fastest lifts in Australia.

In August 1996, Caltex House was sold to the Stamford Hotel Group, gutted, increased in height to 28 storeys and fitted out for residential and hotel use with the work completed in early 2000. Levels 10 to 28 were converted into 157 residential apartments as the Stamford on Kent. Levels 1 to 9 were converted into hotel rooms for the 2000 Summer Olympics as the Stamford Plaza Sydney. The latter were subsequently converted to residential units.

References

1. Ceramic Facing at New Caltex House Cumberland Argus 13 November 1957 page 10
2. ^ Caltex House Visit Sydney
3. 5-star Stamford hotel at Caltex House Australian Financial Review 19 August 1996
4. Suburb of units in city centre Daily Telegraph 27 September 1996 page 26
5. Stamford on Kent and 187 Kent, Kent Street, Sydney Stamford Land Corporation

• Millers Point, New South Wales
• Office buildings completed in 1957
• Skyscraper office buildings in Sydney
• 1957 establishments in Australia