1959 - Announcement that stone house of Mr J. K. S. Houison, President of the Parramatta Historical Society, and known locally as the ‘Bond House’, is to be demolished to make way for a new David Jones department store.
1961 - Plans for the new 2,000,000 pound department store on the banks of the river are released
1962 - David Jones Store opens to 400 per minute entering the store with more than 4000 people witnessing the opening ceremony.
1963 - Commemorative Stone is set to mark old building, the ‘Bond House’ that was demolished to build the David Jones store.
1986 - David Jones celebrates 25 years of business in Parramatta
1989 - David Jones announces move from its riverside site in 1991 to the new Westfield mall.
1994-1998 - In these years the building was owned by various companies.
1998 - Building bought by ICA Property and to be turned into $40 million Riverbank corporate Centre. The site was previously owned the Friendship Pty Ltd.
2001 - David Jones to starts an upmarket venture called ‘Food Chain’ at the Riverbank Centre.
2002 - ‘Food Chain’ store closes
2008: 2010 - David Jones building brought by Parramatta Site Developments Pty Ltd a subsidiary of Professional Investment Services. During this time the building is used as a factory outlet
2010 - Meriton Group buys the David Jones building
2011: The Twin Towers design by Tony Caro approved.
2013 - Meriton relinquishes its 50 year lease over the council owned car park and other land providing for wider foreshore access.
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