Low-rise (1-5 storeys)
Former Michaelis Hallenstein & Co: 441-445 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Former Michaelis Hallenstein & Co 441-445 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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This fine four storey building with basement was built as the new offices for Hallenstein & Co, a tanners in 1924 to a Tompkins brothers design and built by FE Shillabeer & Sons. The company purchased the property from Edwards Dunlop & Co in 1923. The company had traded in Melbourne since the 1860s.12
40-48 Provost Street, North Melbourne
This colourful row of five triple storey townhouses was completed in 2010 and built by developers IGR Property Group Pty Ltd.
The first planning applications were made in 2008 to the City of Melbourne which received 11 objections from neighbours in the low scale street.1
- City of Melbourne. Planning Committee Report, 5 February 2008 ↩
Old Age Building: 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne (demolished 2014)
Old Age Building: 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne
The Old Age building on Spencer Street was purpose built for and occupied by The Age for over 40 years and is a redevelopment site. The building has gained notoriety for its uncompromising architecture and has been dubbed an eyesore by many. It has also earned the nickname (with political undertones) “Spencer Street Soviet” by Jeff Kennett former Premier of Victoria.1
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SERO: 108 Power Street, Hawthorn
SERO, also known as the “Wedge Building” due to the design approach to an unusually shaped site is a four storey office complex that was completed in October 2009. It was built by private developer Les Smith1 on the former site of the Elgin Inn bottle shop and it features over 4,300sqm of office space.
- Pallisco, Marco “Galvin Construction First Tenant at Les Smith’s 108 Power Street Hawthorn Office Monday, 07 September 2009 from Realestatesource.com.au ↩
Chevron Hotel: 539 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Chevron Hotel: 539 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
The Chevron was built in to the design of Leslie M Perrott in 1934 with construction of the 200 room hotel with unusual tower by E.A. Watts taking 18 weeks.
The rooms featured ensuite bathrooms and garages for guests’ cars.
At its peak, it was a ritzy nightclub which hosted the likes of Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Winifred Atwell and Frank Sinatra.
The nightclub finally closed in 2001.
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National Australia Bank: 800 Bourke Street, Victoria Harbour. Docklands