
“The system is broken,” says Jeremy McLeod, founding director of Breathe Architecture and the brains behind Nightingale Housing, which offers an alternative approach to apartment design and delivery that prioritizes sustainability, affordability, livability and transparency. In central Melbourne, the rapid construction of apartment buildings over the past decade in response to unprecedented population growth has delivered a glut of poorly designed apartments that predate minimum standards, at densities not seen even in cities such as Hong Kong and New York. So if you’d like to know more, register your interest with us to keep updated on all things Nightingale Marrickville.There is a need in Australia for creative housing solutions that better respond to household diversity, address persistent problems of affordability and help to accelerate the pace of sustainable development toward a low-carbon future.
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The ballot for Nightingale Marrickville will be held closer to the completion of construction, which is expected in late 2023.Īhead of the ballot we will share more information about eligibility, dates for information sessions and how to enter the ballot. The ballot system is used across all Nightingale projects, and means that everyone who applies to live in a Nightingale home has a fair chance of becoming a resident. To ensure equitable access, Nightingale Marrickville tenants will be selected through our unique balloting process. How can people apply to live at Nightingale Marrickville? Residents will have easy access to local community spaces including several public parks and the stunning Marrickville Library and Pavilion, as well as a plethora of shops, venues and eateries, with great Vietnamese food, craft beer breweries, and live music venues all within walking distance. There’s also a bus stop right across the road. The site is a short stroll from Marrickville train station so residents can travel to the city using public transport in around 20 minutes. Marrickville is an ideal area for a Nightingale project, as a well-appointed, vibrant, urban neighbourhood with great access to public transport. The project will include a generous shared spaces for laundry, gardening, dining and socialising. This project will include 54 Teilhaus apartments, Nightingale’s space-efficient, small-footprint homes which have been incredibly popular with residents in our owner-occupier communities. The architects for this project are SJB, who are committed to sustainable design practices, and creating spaces that enhance quality of life for those who use them. Just like our other buildings, Nightingale Marrickville will be built according to the Nightingale Principles prioritising community, affordability and sustainability. Their aim is to repurpose under-utilised spaces to benefit the community, and so we’ll be developing the site to address a pressing need in the Marrickville community: affordable long-term rental accommodation.ĭoes Nightingale have further rental projects planned for the future?Īlthough we believe creating affordable rental properties is essential to solving the current housing crisis, at the moment Nightingale Marrickville is the only build-to-rent project in our pipeline. Thanks to our project partner Fresh Hope Communities, we are able to access land in the heart of Marrickville.

These apartments will not be for sale, but will instead be available for people to rent on a long-term basis, at rates 25% lower than market value. Whereas Nightingale’s usual approach is to deliver homes for owner-occupiers, Nightingale Marrickville apartments will be built to rent. What makes Marrickville different from other Nightingale projects?


In a city where rental costs are skyrocketing alongside house prices, we hope that this new development will relieve some of the rental stress faced by Sydney residents. Nightingale Housing is pleased to partner with not-for-profit organisation Fresh Hope Communities to deliver an exciting new project in central Sydney: Nightingale Marrickville, a one-off development designed just for renters. The answer is very simply that land costs are just too high for us to be able to deliver affordable housing in well-serviced areas of the city - until now.

We’re often asked when we’re coming to Sydney.
