Lovett Tower

The Lovett Tower (formerly known as the MLC Building) is a 93-metre-tall building (305 ft) located in the Woden Town Centre, a commercial district in Canberra. The building is a Canberra icon and remains the tallest commercial building in Canberra offering vast 360* views across Woden valley.

Lovett Tower is centrally located within the Woden Town Centre, one of Canberra's busiest satellite retail, commercial & residential centres.

Westfield Woden, one of Canberra's largest shopping destinations, is positioned directly opposite Lovett Tower, to the south and southeast.

Its construction was completed in 1973 by Civil & Civic, and it became the tallest building in Canberra. This title was replaced by the "High Society" development in Belconnen which was completed in 2020, although still retains the highest occupiable floor.

In 1994 the building was bought by E.C. Managed Investments Group and then sold on to BZW Investment Management Group for A$47.5 million. In 2006 Lovett Tower was then purchased by Cromwell Property Group for A$73 million. In 2020 the building was bought from Cromwell Property Group by Brite Developments Pty Limited. In 2022, Lovett Tower was purchased by Hunter Investment Corporation; also owner of the Hunter Economic Zone - Australia’s largest Industrial Estate and Business Park at 3,200 hectares, and one of the largest business estates in the Asia Pacific region.[1]

The Lovett Tower is a landmark commercial office building, refurbished in 1999, 2007, 2016, 2022, and can be seen towering over the city. It was formerly known as the MLC Tower but was renamed in 2000 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission to honour the Lovett family.

Throughout its life, Lovett Tower has been the reliable home of numerous Commonwealth government tenants. These include the:

- Department of Veterans Affairs,