In 2011, with the support of Father Bob Maguire, architect Nonda Katsilidis, and the Victorian Office of Housing, we were successful in obtaining a Federal Nation Building grant to construct 40 one-bedroom apartments on land owned by the Catholic Church in Bank Street, South Melbourne.
Designed by award winning Melbourne architects, Design Inc., the development features passive cooling features, water tanks for toilet flushing, and solar boosted hot water. The one-bedroom flats, of 50 square metres, have been tenanted by long term South Port tenants who had been living in rooming houses.
We worked closely with the architects, project managers, Davis Langdon, and builder, Arrow International to achieve a block of 40 one-bedroom apartments we are proud of.
South Port Community Housing Group would like to acknowledge that we operate here today on the land of the traditional owners of this land, the Yalukit Willam clan of the Boon Wurrung. We pay our respect to their elders, past and present. We recognise and respect the significance of their cultural heritage and relationship with the land as we work from the historic meeting place of Emerald Hill.