Apartment buyers who baulk at living in a CBD mega tower but want to be close to the city centre are discovering West Melbourne as a quieter alternative.
With its wide tree-lined streets and height limits keeping most developments to six storeys, the former industrial area rezoned only seven years ago has more of a suburban feel than other city fringe suburbs such as Southbank and Docklands.
The high-end Ikebana project at 146-154 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, features a facade with cascading flower beds and formed concrete replicating torn paper. It will consist of 133 two-bedroom apartments and 108 one-bedroom apartments and the Gurner trademark of extensive communal facilities.
