

The State at 116 Worcester St. is an iconic central heritage building with city-leading workspaces and amenities, attracting top companies and talent.
This is a place that holds everything in perfect balance; past and present, heritage and innovation, productivity and wellbeing, focus and connection, work-life and social-life.

Summary
116 Worcester Street, Christchurch 8011
9-level office building, with double-height ground floor café, mezzanine shared working space and rooftop bar.
750 m² open plan floor plates. Full and half floors available, plus multiple flexible and shared amenity options.
Completely restored and modernised with new services and Grade A commercial offices.
Comprehensive modern end of trip facilities, including saunas and bike/scooter storage and charging.
Ground floor and rooftop hospitality, including rooftop bar.
Bookable meeting rooms, board room and focus spaces.
Heritage character and design.
100% NBS.
22 basement car parks available.
Net Carbon Zero, NABERS Ready and targeted design to Greenstar 5.
Highlights
Mezzanine: Shared workspaces with multiple size options, including hot desk area, communal kitchen and bookable meeting rooms.
L1–L2: Boasting high ceilings, levels one and two offer flexible medium sized tenancies ranging from 85m2 to 100m2, with private meeting and focus rooms plus access to shared social areas and bookable spaces.
L3–L5: The ideal scale for larger organisations, these levels can be configured into half or full floorplates. Along with high ceilings and great views, tenants enjoy full use of the ground floor, mezzanine and rooftop amenities.
L6–L7: Premium tenancies on the top levels, offering open floorplates of 255m2 and 315m2, the best views and full access to all amenities.
Destination ground floor café.
Event space for hosting gatherings.
Bookable board room and focus room on the ground floor.
Contemporary after-work destination with stunning views.
Two golf simulators, available for tenant use during the day.
Premium facilities for active commuters on the ground floor.
Secure bike and scooter storage with charging for e-bikes/scooters.
Saunas for pre or post work reset.
Bathrooms, showers, lockers and towel service, plus dedicated drying room for wet gear.
The Manchester St. Super Stop, a primary Metro Christchurch link, is directly adjacent.
The Christchurch Bus Interchange is just a 5 min walk away.
Opened in 1935, The State features classic forms, Art Deco details and Māori patterns.
Original design by Cecil Woods, with input from Paul Pascoe. Extended in 1971 by architects Collins & Sons.
Showcases black Bluff norite, pink Hanmer marble, West Coast green marble and historic bronze work by local craftsmen.
Stunning spiral staircase at the front of the building, spans from the basement to level 6.
Beautifully restored lobby with three new lifts and an additional lift at the rear of building.


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Join the Heart of our Walkable City
Perfectly located just off Cathedral Square in the heart of the Christchurch CBD, everything you and your team needs is right here or a short stroll away.
All the History,
None of the Headaches
Forget faulty lifts or patchy wifi, we’ve married heritage character with cutting-edge, A-grade amenities. This is not just a facelift. It’s a complete restoration and modernisation. From desktop to rooftop, board room to drying room, sauna steam to briefing the team, it’s all in a day’s work at The State.



















