kwˈiːn stɹˈiːt ɪz hˈɛvili bˈɪlt ˌʌp wɪð ɑːɹkˈeɪdz, ʃˈɑːps, hoʊtˈɛlz, ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ænd ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt hˈaɪɹˈaɪzᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈæk ˈɑːɹθɚ sˈɛntɹəl, bɹˈɪsbən skwˈɛɹ, sˈɛntɹəl plˈɑːzə, ɔːɹˈoːɹə tˈaʊɚ, tɹˈɛʒɚɹi kɐsˈiːnoʊ, wˈɪntɚɡˌɑːɹdən, bɹˈɔːdweɪ ɔnðə mˈɔːl, ðə mˈaɪɚ sˈɛntɚ ænd kwˈiːnz plˈɑːzə.
Queen Street is heavily built up with arcades, shops, hotels, offices and apartment high-rises such as MacArthur Central, Brisbane Square, Central Plaza, Aurora Tower, Treasury Casino, Wintergarden, Broadway on the Mall, The Myer Centre and QueensPlaza.