Liverpool’s tallest building Skyhaus reaches 31 storeys

The tallest building in Liverpool received Aboriginal blessing as it celebrated the construction of its top floor – 31 storeys above the ancient Aboriginal land it was built upon.

Uncle Stephen Williams performed a smoking ceremony on the roof of Skyhaus, which will become the tallest building in Liverpool.

Liverpool’s tallest building has reached its zenith.

Uncle Stephen Williams performed an Aboriginal smoking ceremony to cleanse the 31-storey Skyhaus at its topping-out celebration on Monday.

The residential tower’s top floor offers 360-degree views of Sydney’s ancient Aboriginal lands, spanning the western suburbs to the CBD.

The new Skyhaus development in Liverpool.

Lateral Estate associate director Tony Johnson said it was an exciting milestone for Skyhaus.

“We are proud to deliver a state-of-the-art residential facility,” Mr Johnson said.

“Liverpool has continued to go from strength to strength and has become a hub for innovation and major infrastructure, including WestConnex and Badgerys Creek Airport.”

Panoramic pictures of Western Sydney from the new Skyhaus development in Liverpool.

The topping-out ceremony was marked by lifting an olive tree, chosen to represent Liverpool’s multicultural residents hailing from the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia.

Liverpool mayor Wendy Waller and the council’s acting chief executive, Kiersten Fishburn, were at the ceremony, but Liverpool state Labor MP Paul Lynch rejected his invitation.

Mr Lynch had previously criticised the building’s scale and its location near the busy Hume Highway and Hoxton Park Rd.

“The existence of this building represents a catastrophic failure of the planning process in Liverpool,” Mr Lynch wrote in response to Mr Johnson’s invitation.

The building, designed by Liverpool-based architects Mosca Pserras, comprises 439 one, two and three bedroom apartments.

It will also feature resort-style communal facilities such as a barbecue area, an oversized outdoor pool and retail outlets on the ground floor.

The first stage will be complete in march 2017, with the second stage expected to be completed in 2018.