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Revolutionising the way we live together.

04/11/2026

Nightingale Village was acknowledged in The Age's inaugural ranking of Melbourne's most beautiful home. The judges wrote:⁠
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"The Nightingale model shows what's possible when apartments are designed for their residents, not for a wide-potential market that otherwise could include investors focused on resale value. ⁠
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Nightingale Village brings together six neighbouring buildings around a park, in an exemplar of urban life. ⁠
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There's a range of harmonious exterior colours, from the sunny, egg-like white and yellow in ParkLife, to the green balconies of Evergreen and the red brick of Leftfield. ⁠
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Inside, the buildings include varied features such as gardens, open-air staircases and communal rooftop space, which bring light, fresh air and greenery into apartment living - and create movements for neighbours to interact. Home sizes range from studios to four-bedroom apartments, and the more modest homes offer an opportunity for first home buyers at any age to stop renting and have a well-designed home of their own"⁠
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Kudos to all involved.⁠
📷 Pablo Veiga

27/10/2026

Every Nightingale home is 100% electric. That means no there’s no gas in our apartments, common spaces or commercial units. You notice the difference most in the kitchen. ⁠
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Induction cooktops might look like a newer version of a traditional electric stove, but they work quite differently. Rather than heating a plate beneath your pan, induction uses electromagnetic energy to heat your cookware directly. ⁠Induction cooking delivers faster, more energy-efficient cooking, an easier-to-clean surface, and a safer cooking environment. ⁠
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Since Nightingale 1, we’ve specified induction cooktops in our homes. We’re pleased to see Victoria taking steps towards a future without new gas connections. From 1 January 2024, planning requirements prohibited new gas connections for specific residential developments. And from 1 January 2027, all new homes and most new commercial buildings in Victoria will be required to be all-electric.⁠
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We couldn’t talk about our all-electric homes without acknowledging a long-standing partner. Fisher & Paykel has supplied the cooktops, ovens and dishwashers in every Nightingale home since Nightingale 1. We’re incredibly grateful for more than a decade of generous support.⁠
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❤️ Fisher & Paykel
📍Nightingale Skye House⁠
📷️ Pablo Veiga⁠
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26/10/2026

Nightingale Housing was recently featured in an Age article. The journalist, Cassandra Morgan, quoted some uncomfortable facts that Jeremy McLeod, our Co-Founder, made clear at the University of Melbourne’s Future Suburb Symposium. The key takeaway was we need right-sized housing.⁠
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Whilst of course housing has become more expensive, it’s also become bigger (and not necessarily better). The average Australian home has grown from around 100 square metres in the 1950s to 235 square metres in 2025.⁠
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At the same time, the average Australian household has fallen from 3.6 to 2.5 people. We’re building homes that are more than twice the size, for fewer people.⁠
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Using the standard mortage stress test, a couple earning a combined $120,000 a year could afford $692 a week in mortgage repayments. In Brunswick, that buys roughly 54 square metres of housing. That's the same as the amount of space people had per person in the 1950s.⁠
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We’ve spent decades building bigger homes, but for people on an average income, the amount of space they can afford hasn’t really changed. Despite that, smaller homes are often treated as a compromise.⁠
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At Nightingale, we’ve been questioning this for years. We believe good housing isn’t about maximising floor area. It’s about making the most of the space we have, creating homes that are thoughtfully designed, comfortable to live in and connected to the neighbourhood around them.⁠
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Smaller, well-designed homes consume fewer materials during construction, consume less energy to operate, and make better use of well-located urban land.⁠
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Of course, right-sizing alone won’t fix the housing crisis and as Jeremy acknowledged, Nightingale isn’t going to solve it on our own.⁠
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We’ve delivered hundreds of homes, but the challenge is much bigger than any one organisation or housing model. We need efficient and better-designed homes across the entire housing spectrum, from small-footprint apartments to free-standing houses. ⁠We need homes built for people that are gentle on our cities and our planet. ⁠
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📷️ Tom Ross

23/10/2026

Back again by popular demand, we are hosting our next instalment of How to Buy a Home, presented in collaboration with Pure Finance.⁠
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Buying a home can be complicated, and knowing where to start isn't always straightforward. We know that not everyone has access to financial advice or people they can turn to with questions about buying a home.⁠
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With housing increasingly out of reach, it's understandable to feel overwhelmed by the process, or unsure whether home ownership is possible for you. We think access to information is an important place to start.⁠
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This session will walk through the basics of buying a home, helping you understand your options and identify some practical next steps. Whether you're hoping to buy soon or are just starting to explore what's possible, there's something to take away. The session isn't Nightingale-specific, but offers a general overview of the home-buying process in an approachable, low-pressure setting.⁠

Toby Dean from Nightingale housing with present on

Who are Nightingale Housing?
What's coming from Nightingale?
The Nightingale ballot and purchasing process.
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Brendan Dixon from Pure Finance will join us again to unpack questions like:⁠
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How do mortgages actually work?⁠
Can the government help me?⁠
How much deposit do I need?⁠
Can I buy with a friend or family member?⁠
Who should I speak to about choosing the right mortgage?⁠
Should I buy off the plan or an established home?⁠
What is ethical banking?⁠
What are some simple steps I can take now to get started?⁠
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We will provide some light drinks and snacks at Tempo Rubato.

📅 Thursday 12 November⁠
📍 Tempo Rubato - 34 Breese Street, Brunswick⁠
🎟️ Bookings essential. Book your here: https://events.humanitix.com/how-to-buy-a-home

22/10/2026

This morning, Toby Dean, Head of Community at Nightingale Housing, attended the Melbourne Housing Forum Agenda alongside residents, industry representatives, and federal and state MPs.⁠
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The Hon Clare O’Neil MP spoke about the importance of quality homes, supporting renters and the progress being made to increase housing supply. Hon Peter Khalil MP highlighted the importance of social housing and the decline it its numbers over the last 40 years. Josh Burns MP lauded the work of community groups assisting in youth, crisis and temporary accommodation.⁠
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There’s a growing recognition that the housing crisis disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable, while decades of policy and investment have too often rewarded those who already own property.⁠
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We believe everyone deserves access to a secure, affordable and sustainable home. That means greater investment in public and community housing, more homes in well-connected suburbs, and a planning system that supports density, diversity and thriving communities.⁠
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Planning reforms and the establishment of the Housing Australia Future Fund are making progress, but there is still work to be done.

21/10/2026

Want to see "Density Done Well" in person? ⁠
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We're hosting a tour of Nightingale Umarkoo Wayi at 11:00 am Saturday 24 October. The project was recently featured in the Australian Institute of Architects Density Done Well handbook. ⁠
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The authors note that the project delivers "simple and enduring homes that foster community and healthy, sustainable living. ⁠
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Umarkoo Wayi meets many sustainability metric and makes you think about energy use and ways to actively reduce it. ⁠
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Architecturally, this is manifested through human centred spatial planning, thoughtful and efficient material choice and celebrating landscape." ⁠
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Tickets are essential and can be purchased via Link in Bio. See you Saturday.⁠

📷 Kate Longley
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20/10/2026

Dogs! We love them.⁠
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If you’ve ever visited our office, you’ll have met Honey and Mia Martini, our resident office dogs.⁠
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Nightingale apartments are also home to dogs of all shapes and sizes. Residents have everything from Greyhounds to Jack Russels, Kelpies to Corgis, and Groodles to Cocker Spaniels. ⁠
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Your dog won't be alone, we promise. ⁠
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📷 Kate Longley

15/10/2026

Our recently completed projects, Nightingale Wilam Ganga by 6° and Nightingale Umarkoo Wayi by Kennedy Nolan, feature Sussex tapware throughout, supplied by our partners at Reece.⁠
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Sussex makes beautifully functional, durable tapware manufactured entirely in Australia, with ethics front and centre. They’re also Australia’s first carbon-neutral tapware company and a member of the Climate Active Network, using renewable energy to power their manufacturing.⁠
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At Nightingale, we specify solid stainless steel or solid brass tapware across our projects. Solid metal tapware is durable, repairable and recyclable at the end of its long life. It also means we can avoid chrome and other metal plating, reducing the environmental and health risks associated with plating processes.⁠
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Thank you Sussex and Reece for your ongoing support.⁠
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📷 Milly Mead

14/10/2026

“Do you have many families living in Nightingale homes?”⁠
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It’s a question we get a lot, and the answer is yes. There are a lot of prams in the bike room!⁠
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For many families, choosing an apartment means they can live in well-established neighbourhoods, close to schools, parks, playgrounds, public transport, shops, restaurants, friends and family.⁠
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Children can walk or ride to school. Families spend time together in nearby parks and playgrounds. As kids get older, public transport gives them more independence. Parents spend less time commuting and driving between activities, and more time enjoying their neighbourhood and the people around them.⁠
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We also have intergenerational families living in Nightingale homes, with grandparents upstairs or across the road. Neighbours know each other. Children grow up surrounded by familiar faces and people who look out for them.⁠
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Having a family doesn’t have to mean moving further out, into a larger home on a larger block. For some families, being close to the people, places and amenities they value is more important than having more rooms or a big backyard.⁠
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Apartment living isn’t for everyone, and it’s not the only answer. But if we want to build liveable, well-connected and environmentally sustainable cities, we need to think differently about where and how families can live.⁠
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📷 Kate Longley

12/10/2026

There’s been a lot of conversation about falling house prices recently.⁠ Much of it has been framed as bad news.⁠
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We understand why. If you’ve recently bought a home, a fall in its value can be stressful. But it’s worth asking why rising house prices are treated as inherently good, while falling prices are treated as a crisis.⁠
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The Guardian recently spoke to homeowners who are prepared to accept a fall in the value of their own home if it means housing becomes more accessible for other people. One described it as a “small price to pay” to get more people into home ownership.⁠ We think that’s an important perspective.⁠
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A home is somewhere to live. It’s not just an asset.⁠ For decades, we’ve built an economy around the idea that homes should increase in value. But every increase makes it harder for the next person to buy in.⁠
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Even with recent falls, Australian house prices remain extremely high. As Greg Jericho points out, a hypothetical 10% fall from the March peak would only take prices back to where they were at the end of 2024.⁠
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And the recent falls aren’t affecting every part of the market equally. Higher-value properties in Sydney and Melbourne have fallen more than lower-value homes, while first-home buyers and owner-occupiers are beginning to move back into parts of the market.⁠
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So perhaps we need to change the way we talk about this.⁠
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A housing market where homes are affordable enough for people to live in is a better outcome than one where homes continually increase in value.⁠
At Nightingale, we don’t think housing should be an investment vehicle first and a home second.⁠
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We’d rather see more people able to afford a home, young people able to stay in the communities they grew up in, and the value of a home measured by the life it enables, not what it might be worth in five years.⁠
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📷️ Kate Longley
📍Nightingale Preston

Address

1/6 Florence Street
Brunswick, VIC
3056

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30am
Tuesday	9am - 5:30am
Wednesday	9am - 5:30am
Thursday	9am - 5:30am
Friday	9am - 5:30am

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Website

https://www.nightingalehousing.org/

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