You didn't move here to feel like a tourist in your own city.
A heritage building on Collins Street, reimagined for the way people actually live now. For those arriving in Melbourne with a career already in motion, and no patience for starting over from nothing.
Current building, frontal street viewHeritage stonework, close-up detailArtist's impression of the completed buildingRender is an artist's impression only and may differ from the final building. Actual specifications are detailed in the Contract of Sale.
A former banking hall, still standing where it always has.
This building opened its doors in 1924, designed by Peck & Kempter during Melbourne's 1920s boom. It was built to hold something people trusted with their future. A century on, that's still true, just in a different form.
The heritage shell has been kept, deliberately. The stone facade, the proportions, the sense of permanence you can't manufacture in a new-build. What's changed is everything behind it, a full residential fit-out designed for how people live today.
The team bringing it back to life is exactly who you'd want on a project like this. Developer Sterling Global, architect Plus Studio, interior designer Fiona Lynch Office and builder Hacer Group, people who've built their careers on getting buildings like this right.
"The first time I saw Melbourne I wondered if I'd ever belong here. Now I help others find where they do."
That's the line I built this business on, and it's exactly why a building like this matters to me. When you're relocating for work, everything else in your life is already unfamiliar. Where you live shouldn't be one more thing you have to adjust to. It should feel, from the first week, like it was already yours.
Who this actually suits
Not everyone. And that's the point, honestly.
The professional relocating for a role
Corporate, medical or tech secondments into Melbourne, often on a timeline that doesn't allow for six months of getting-to-know-you house hunting. You need somewhere that works immediately, walkable to the CBD, connected, and not a compromise dressed up as a lifestyle choice.
The Sydney professional making the move
You know what a good inner-city apartment should feel like. You're not interested in a downgrade dressed up in Melbourne enthusiasm. This building holds its own against anything you'd consider in the Sydney CBD or Eastern Suburbs.
The downsizer choosing the city over the suburbs
Not every downsizer wants a quiet leafy street. Some have raised their family in the eastern suburbs and are ready for something different, walking to dinner instead of driving, culture on the doorstep, a lock-up-and-leave life. It's not about letting go of the house. It's about choosing yourself.
A palette that respects the building's history
This is an off-the-plan release, so the finer detail (materials, fixtures, exact specifications) is confirmed in the Contract of Sale rather than here. Interior designer Fiona Lynch Office has given each collection its own material story, drawn from the building's original stone and metalwork. Here's the design direction for each.
Heirloom Residences
Rooted in legacy, spacious two bedroom homes with high ceilings, heritage windows and the original proportions of the banking hall preserved. An earth-toned palette with marble benchtops and warm clay-toned joinery, letting the building's history sit in full view.
Signature Residences
Studio, one and two bedroom homes with a clean, unfussy feel. Marble benchtops, warm grey stone joinery and engineered oak floors, built for lasting quality without shouting about it.
Reserve Residences
Two and three bedroom homes built on the same natural stone and joinery palette as Signature, with bespoke entry joinery and bar cabinetry in select residences, a premium appliance suite, and access to the private club floor near the top of the building.
Penthouse Collection
The homes at the top of the building. Marble and granite stone, bronze metal detailing and high gloss joinery, with the private club floor on level 38 included.
- A 24 hour concierge, from the moment you arrive. Parcels, dry cleaning, even booking the private dining room for a birthday.
- The Riley Club on level 6, an entire floor with a heated pool, sauna, steam room, yoga studio, gym, lounge and dining rooms for when you want people over without cooking for them.
- The Sterling Club on level 38, a private lounge, whisky room and dining room for residents of the Reserve and Penthouse Collections.
Finishes, inclusions and specifications shown are indicative of design intent only. Refer to the Contract of Sale for confirmed details.
What's actually around you
City Loop train stations you can walk to. Flagstaff, Flinders Street, Parliament and Southern Cross are all within reach.
Minutes to Melbourne's financial and legal precinct. You're not commuting into the CBD. You already live in it.
Trams stop right outside on Collins Street, so getting around the city rarely means driving.
If you're picturing your first year here, let's talk about whether this is it.
I'll tell you honestly if this building suits what you actually need, not just what looks good on paper. No pressure, no listing pitch, just a real conversation.
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