 Before construction started, supermarket chain Woolworths took up a 20-year lease over of space in the retail component of the project, out of a total of of total retail space.The development was structured so that if there was insufficient demand for office space, the office tower would be scrapped in favour of a pure retail development.Due to an economic boom in Western Australia, during planning and construction the retail and office rental markets in the Perth CBD dried up, with vacancy rates falling to record lows.