Global tech giant Amazon will be the anchor tenant of a new $1.5 billion office tower in central Melbourne. The US-based company will lay down fresh roots at Charter Hall's new office development on Collins Street once it is completed. The first tower at 555 Collins Street is expected to accommodate about 4500 workers and create more than 1500 construction jobs. The first tower at 555 Collins Street is expected to accommodate about 4500 workers and create more than 1500 construction jobs Approval for the two-tower project was fast-tracked last May by a state government taskforce established to revitalise the local economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Treasurer Tim Pallas, Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp and project partners on Wednesday turned the first sod of what will become 84,000 square metres of space for offices and more than 2300sqm for retail.