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Hotel Lindrum

26-30 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Generated 8 November 2026
Hotel · Unoccupied - Unused

25 mheight

27floors

1900completed

0businesses

14permits

Development milestones

Planning application	2015	Planning application TP-2015-568/B lodged
Approved	Approved	Planning permit granted (exact date not recorded)
Completed	1900	Hotel Lindrum completed: 27 floors

Building team

Developer: Time & Place
Architect: fjcstudio
Builder: Kapitol Group
Architect: Ward & Carleton
Owner: Griffiths Brothers
Architect: Bates Smart
Owner: Time & Place

Planning & subdivision

Zone: CCZ1
Overlays: DDO1, DDO10, HO1034, PO1
Strata plan: TP681561 · 1 lots
Scores: 🚆 8 · ☕ 6 · 🌳 8 · ✨ 7

Timeline

7 Aug 2025Construction starts on $200 million Hotel Lindrum redevelopment
Builder Kapitol began works at the Flinders Street site on the $200 million redevelopment, which will convert the historic hotel into a 27-storey office tower. The Melburnian reported that completion is anticipated by mid-2027.

20253 building permits
Largest: Stage 4: Vertical & Horizonal Structure (Basement- Level1)

9 Jul 2024Kapitol Group named builder for Hotel Lindrum tower
Kapitol Group has been chosen as builder for the 27-storey office tower, which will retain the Griffiths Brothers facade. Time & Place said both companies had embraced digitisation across the construction process.

2024Council census records it as unoccupied - unused, 5 floors
Name recorded: Hotel Lindrum

20241 building permit · about $99.3m of new works
Largest: Construction of a new building

23 Nov 2023City of Melbourne approves Hotel Lindrum office tower plans
The City of Melbourne approved amended plans for the redevelopment, allowing a 27-storey office tower in place of the earlier 30-level hotel and residential scheme. Reports described the project as a $200 million skyscraper.

28 Mar 2023Plans filed to turn Hotel Lindrum into 27-storey office tower
Time & Place filed plans to amend the planning permit for a 27-storey office tower behind the retained Flinders Street facade, with about 10,000 square metres of office space. Architecture AU reported that fjcstudio's design revised an earlier scheme by Bates Smart.

30 Mar 2022Time & Place buys Hotel Lindrum for $50 million
Developer Time & Place bought the 59-room Hotel Lindrum at 26-30 Flinders Street from its previous owner for a reported $50 million, as a development site. At the time of the sale the building was still occupied by an Accor M-Gallery hotel.

2015Planning application TP-2015-568/B lodged
Derived from City of Melbourne Development Activity Monitor

2015Council census records it as commercial accommodation, 5 floors
Name recorded: Hotel Lindrum

20031 certificate · about $14k of new works
Largest: Construction of an external sign. Hotel Lindrum

20021 building permit · about $178k of new works
Largest: Alterations to an exisiting building. Ground Floor-Loading dock to office conversion. 26 Flinders Street, The Lindrum Hotel Melbourne 300

2002First council census entry: commercial accommodation, 5 floors

19991 building permit · about $60k of new works
Largest: Erection of a Sky Sign

19981 building permit · about $5.5m of new works
Largest: Stage 1, Conversion of building to residential hotel

19972 building permits · about $7.4m of new works
Largest: Construction of a new 10 storey carpark. Stage 1, Superstructure

1900Hotel Lindrum completed: 27 floors
Derived from City of Melbourne building census (CLUE) 2024

ApprovedPlanning permit granted (exact date not recorded)
Derived from City of Melbourne Development Activity Monitor

Building permits and certificates (10)

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.

22 Sept 2025	Stage 4: Vertical & Horizonal Structure (Basement- Level1)	$99.3m
16 July 2025	Stage 3: Raft & Slab on Ground	$99.3m
24 May 2025	Stage 2: Piling (Retention & Foundations) & Bulk Excavation)	$99.3m
06 Sept 2024	Construction of a new building	$97.6m
15 May 2003	Construction of an external sign. Hotel Lindrum	$14k
21 Aug 2002	Alterations to an exisiting building. Ground Floor-Loading dock to office conversion. 26 Flinders Street, The Lindrum Hotel Melbourne 3000	$178k
23 June 1999	Erection of a Sky Sign	$60k
12 Jan 1998	Stage 1, Conversion of building to residential hotel	$5.5m
03 July 1997	Construction of a new 10 storey carpark. Stage 1, Superstructure	$7.2m
30 Jan 1997	Construction of a new 10 storey carpark. Stage 1, Demolish building	$188k

Questions and answers

Is Hotel Lindrum residential or commercial?
Hotel Lindrum is a hotel or serviced apartments. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as unoccupied - unused.

When was Hotel Lindrum built?
Hotel Lindrum was completed in 1900.

How many floors does Hotel Lindrum have?
Hotel Lindrum has 27 floors above ground.

Who designed and built Hotel Lindrum?
Time & Place developed Hotel Lindrum, Ward & Carleton designed it and Kapitol Group built it. The building team section has the sources.

How tall is Hotel Lindrum?
About 25 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 601 of 1596 buildings in Melbourne by height.

What public transport is near Hotel Lindrum?
Parliament Railway Station is the nearest train station, about 6 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Spring St/Flinders St #8, about 1 minute's walk.

What is the planning zone for Hotel Lindrum?
The site is in the Capital City Zone - Schedule 1 (CCZ1). It's also under a Heritage Overlay (HO1034).

Does Hotel Lindrum have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision TP681561 has 1 lot.

Has any work been done on Hotel Lindrum recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 14 building permits for Hotel Lindrum since 1997. The most recent was in September 2025.

Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); Development Activity Monitor (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.