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Midtown

1-19 Rose Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000
Generated 8 November 2026
Mixed use · Residential Apartment
—height
30floors
2015completed
282homes
0permits

Development milestones

Completed2015Midtown completed: 30 floors

Building team

Developer
Far East Consortium
Architect
Cottee Parker Architects
Builder
Brookfield Multiplex
Structural engineer
Winward Structures
Services engineer
Wood and Grieve Engineers

Planning & subdivision

Zone
CCZ1
Overlays
DDO1, DDO10, DDO12, PO1
Strata plan
PS633275 · 413 lots
Scores
🚆 9 · ☕ 7 · 🌳 6 · ✨ 9

Timeline

2019Council census records it as residential apartment, 32 floors
Name recorded: Midtown
20181 certificate · about $95k of new works
Largest: Tower 3 - Shop 407T - Restaurant fitout to existing retail tenancy
20171 certificate · about $100k of new works
Largest: Tower 4, Tenancy 302T Ground - Proposed fitout to existing retail tenancy (Rolling Nori)
2017First council census entry: residential apartment, 32 floors
2015Midtown completed: 30 floors
Derived from City of Melbourne building census (CLUE) 2024
1888The site on Mahlstedt's fire insurance plans
See what stood here in 1888, further down this page.

Building permits and certificates (2)

Each cost is the estimate on that record. Stages of a project often repeat its full value, so these don't add up to what was spent.

29 June 2018Tower 3 - Shop 407T - Restaurant fitout to existing retail tenancy$95k
30 June 2017Tower 4, Tenancy 302T Ground - Proposed fitout to existing retail tenancy (Rolling Nori)$100k

Questions and answers

Is Midtown residential or commercial?
Midtown mixes homes and businesses under one roof. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as residential apartment.

When was Midtown built?
Midtown was completed in 2015.

How many floors does Midtown have?
Midtown has 30 floors above ground.

How many apartments are in Midtown?
Midtown has 282 homes. The national address file lists 309 unit addresses here, and some of those can be shops or offices.

Does Midtown have parking?
The City of Melbourne records 100 residential car spaces at this property. Which apartments have a space isn't recorded, so check the listing.

What do apartments cost near Midtown?
The median unit price in Melbourne was $545,000 in 2025, from the Victorian Property Sales Report. That's for the whole suburb, not this building.

What businesses are in Midtown?
The latest council census counted 5 businesses in Midtown, including Glory Cakes, Lang Baan and Rolling Nori.

Are there apartments for sale or rent in Midtown?
See the residential listings on this page, or use the shortcuts to search 1-19 Rose Lane on realestate.com.au and Domain.

Is there office or retail space for lease in Midtown?
See the commercial listings on this page, or search this address on realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au.

Who designed and built Midtown?
Far East Consortium developed Midtown, Cottee Parker Architects designed it and Brookfield Multiplex built it. The building team section has the sources.

What public transport is near Midtown?
Southern Cross Station is the nearest train station, about 2 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Lonsdale St/Spencer St #120, about 1 minute's walk.

What is the planning zone for Midtown?
The site is in the Capital City Zone - Schedule 1 (CCZ1).

Does Midtown have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision PS633275 has 413 lots.

Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); CLUE business establishments (CC BY 4.0); CLUE residential dwellings (CC BY 4.0); Geocoded National Address File (G-NAF) (Open G-NAF EULA (CC BY 4.0 based)). General information from public records, not legal, financial or building advice.

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