Prior to its demolition in 2019, 9-19 Elizabeth Street stood next to 50 Martin Place, and in the 1960s was connected on five floors through 50 Martin Place’s north-east stairwell.  

After purchasing both buildings in 2012, Macquarie Group used 9-19 Elizabeth Street to house amenities including fitness and change room facilities, spaces for parents and a music room largely used for choir rehearsals. Facilities available to the community included a dedicated co-working space for not-for-profits, and a public gallery space exhibiting the Macquarie Group Collection.  Finally, the rooftop of the building provided a modern-day urban farm, hosting employee gardening groups who cared for and harvested the edible plants, two beehives and even three rescue chickens. 

55 Hunter Street was home to Australia’s head office of P&O - Orient Lines. A number of art works were salvaged from the site and have been restored and put on display reinstated in 1 Elizabeth Street – including Tom Bass’s Wall Fountain, and two artworks by Douglas Annand: Ceramic Mural and Four Continents.