| Completed | 1960 | Royal Mail House completed: 10 floors |
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.
| 10 Mar 2026 | Internal Alterations | $42k |
| 01 Aug 2025 | Fit out of Ground Floor Level, including Shopfront for Vodafone | $900k |
| 14 July 2025 | Part Level 5 - Fit-out of Offices | $209k |
| 14 May 2025 | ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DIGITAL BILLBOARD SIGN & CLADDING REPLACEMENT | $1.3m |
| 07 May 2025 | Level 5 - Office Alterations | $225k |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Construction of an office refurbishment - 'Women's Health Victoria' | $272k |
| 07 Aug 2024 | Office fit-out - Level 9, Tenancy 2 | $0 |
| 31 July 2024 | Part Level 6 - Proposed Fit-out of Offices | $496k |
| 05 July 2024 | 7 Eleven Tenancy - Proposed alterations to existing retail Stage 2 - External works only | $36k |
| 07 June 2024 | PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RETAIL TENANCY | $132k |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Part Leve 7 - Fit-out of Offices | $91k |
| 18 Jan 2024 | Alterations to the Existing Ground Floor Lobby | $195k |
| 27 Oct 2023 | Level 6 - Internal Office Defit | $98k |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Proposed Tenancy Fit Out - Level 7 | $322k |
| 13 Oct 2022 | Part Level 9 - Alterations to existing office tenancy | $79k |
| 05 Oct 2022 | Level 7 - Fit-out of Offices | $558k |
| 08 Aug 2022 | Level 1 - Proposed new amenities within office | $105k |
| 12 Sept 2019 | Retail Tenancy Fitout | $12k |
| 19 June 2019 | Stage 2 - Retail Tenancy Fitout | $11k |
| 23 May 2019 | Retail Tenancy Fitout | $155k |
| 28 Feb 2019 | Tenancy Fitout - Minor works in existing fitout | $35k |
| 09 Nov 2018 | Internal alterations and rectification works to basement shop and upper level offices | $32k |
| 09 Nov 2018 | Level 5 - OFFICE FIT-OUT | $57k |
| 24 Sept 2018 | Level 9 - Proposed alterations to existing office tenancy | $56k |
| 27 Mar 2018 | Ground Floor - Fit-out of existing retail shop 253-267 for new Vodafone Store | $460k |
| 13 Oct 2017 | Shop 5 - new shop front to an existing shop | $30k |
| 27 Sept 2017 | Level 9 - Proposed alterations to existing office tenancy | $54k |
| 04 Aug 2017 | Fit out of existing retail shop for new Vodafone | $383k |
| 08 Sept 2016 | Stage 1 fitout of lower ground floor for new Vodafone | $275k |
| 19 Aug 2016 | L3 - Office partitions | $30k |
| 01 Dec 2015 | Stage 1 (excluding signage) - Level 2 - Office fitout | $743k |
| 12 Aug 2015 | New sign installation | $2.4m |
| 24 July 2015 | Property Level 9: Proposed alterations to existing office tenancy | $150k |
| 05 June 2015 | Retail tenancy fitout | $40k |
| 18 May 2015 | Alterations to an existing building (replace two shopfront to two individual tenancies ) | $66k |
| 02 Mar 2015 | L4 & 9 - Lifeworks - Proposed Office Fitout | $48k |
| 30 Jan 2014 | Internal Tenancy fitout Optus | $139k |
| 24 Oct 2013 | Alterations to Levels 1 & 5 | $83k |
| 27 May 2013 | Office Refurbishment & Internal Alterations - Level 3 | $116k |
| 01 June 2012 | Alterations Internal fitout Level 9 | $33k |
| 25 Nov 2011 | Office fitout Levlel 9 | $6k |
| 30 June 2011 | Erection of Sign | $116k |
| 31 Jan 2011 | OFFICE FITOUT - LEVEL 5 | $99k |
| 10 Jan 2011 | Marie Stopes International fitout on levels 6 and 7 | $500k |
| 06 Oct 2010 | Tenancy fitout - vodafone. | $32k |
| 29 July 2010 | Stage 2: Construct and display external signage and promotional signs. Tenancy fitout - Vodafone. | $32k |
| 02 July 2010 | Proposed office fitout | $100k |
| 27 Nov 2008 | Alterations to a building 253 Bourker Street MELBOURNE 3000 | $200k |
| 24 Nov 2008 | Internal alterations to Building 112 RMIT Building 112 Level 5, 253-257 Bourke Street MELB | $20k |
| 14 Nov 2008 | Internal fit-out - Vodafone 265 Bourke Street MELB | $271k |
| 17 Sept 2008 | Demolition works to levels 3 & 4 RMIT Building 112 | $220k |
| 22 July 2008 | Level 8; Internal alterations to an existing office building | $51k |
| 10 Dec 2007 | Office fitout to Level 9. | $48k |
| 07 Mar 2006 | Alterations to building. Stage 0 -Shop 5 fitout for Vodafone. | $174k |
| 24 June 2005 | alts to levels 5 & 6 | $120k |
| 21 Mar 2005 | Shop front fitout | $200k |
| 14 July 2003 | Shop Fitout - Crazy Johns Mobile World | $160k |
| 17 June 2002 | Building 112 - Level 5 - Office Partition Fitout | $8k |
| 28 May 2002 | Alterations to Office - Building 112, Level 6 | $30k |
| 29 Oct 2001 | Level 5 - Alterations to existing building. | $266k |
| 19 Oct 2001 | Stage 2, Mechanical Ventilation installation to existing building (shop) on ground floor | $20k |
| 06 Sept 2001 | Stage 1, Internal fitout ( excl Mechanical Ventilation installation) to existing building (shop) | $100k |
| 12 Dec 2000 | Fitout to offices RMIT building 112, levels 3 and 4. | $610k |
| 29 Sept 2000 | RMIT Building. Building 112 Level 6, Partition Alterations, Office use | $4k |
| 04 Apr 2000 | Partition alterations on level 4. | $63k |
| 10 Nov 1999 | Alterations to office partitions level 6, RMIT Building 112 | $70k |
| 11 June 1999 | Stage 1, Alterations to level 4 | $160k |
| 15 Feb 1999 | Retail Fitout (Vodaphone shop) | $65k |
| 04 Feb 1999 | Shopworks | $110k |
| 30 Jan 1998 | alterations to office partitions fitout level 6 | $38k |
| 15 Apr 1997 | Retail fitout - Talkland Shop Ground Floor | $140k |
| 23 Dec 1996 | Internal partitioning Floors 1-5 | $14k |
Is Royal Mail House residential or commercial?
Royal Mail House is a commercial building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as unoccupied - unused.
When was Royal Mail House built?
Royal Mail House was completed in 1960.
How many floors does Royal Mail House have?
Royal Mail House has 10 floors above ground.
What businesses are in Royal Mail House?
The latest council census counted 8 businesses in Royal Mail House, including 7-Eleven, Dr Boom and Metro Hobbies.
Is there office or retail space for lease in Royal Mail House?
See the commercial listings on this page, or search this address on realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au.
Who designed and built Royal Mail House?
D Graeme Lumsden designed Royal Mail House. The building team section has the sources.
How tall is Royal Mail House?
About 47 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 329 of 1596 buildings in Melbourne by height.
What public transport is near Royal Mail House?
Town Hall Station is the nearest train station, about 3 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Swanston St/Bourke St #6, about 1 minute's walk.
What is the planning zone for Royal Mail House?
The site is in the Capital City Zone - Schedule 2 (CCZ2). It's also under a Heritage Overlay (HO1305).
Does Royal Mail House have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision TP233936 has 1 lot.
Has any work been done on Royal Mail House recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 48 building permits for Royal Mail House since 1996. The most recent was in August 2025.
Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); CLUE business establishments (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.
