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Wills Tower

28 Wills Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Generated 8 November 2026
Residential · Residential Apartment
—height
27floors
2002completed
138homes
1permits

Development milestones

Completed2002Wills Tower completed: 27 floors

Building team

Architect
Fender Katsalidis

Planning & subdivision

Zone
CCZ1
Overlays
DDO1, DDO10, DDO56, PO1
Strata plan
PS444154 · 321 lots
Scores
🚆 9 · ☕ 6 · 🌳 8 · ✨ 6

Timeline

2015Council census records it as residential apartment, 27 floors
Name recorded: Wills Tower
20141 building permit · about $30k of new works
Largest: Retail fitout to Lt. Chef
2004First council census entry: residential apartment, 27 floors
2002Wills Tower completed: 27 floors
Derived from The Skyscraper Center (CTBUH)

Building permits and certificates (1)

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.

13 May 2014Retail fitout to Lt. Chef$30k

Questions and answers

Is Wills Tower residential or commercial?
Wills Tower is a residential building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as residential apartment.

When was Wills Tower built?
Wills Tower was completed in 2002.

How many floors does Wills Tower have?
Wills Tower has 27 floors above ground.

How many apartments are in Wills Tower?
Wills Tower has 138 homes. The national address file lists 160 unit addresses here, and some of those can be shops or offices.

Does Wills Tower have parking?
The City of Melbourne records 172 residential car spaces at this property. Which apartments have a space isn't recorded, so check the listing.

What do apartments cost near Wills Tower?
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.

Are there apartments for sale or rent in Wills Tower?
See the residential listings on this page, or use the shortcuts to search 28 Wills Street on realestate.com.au and Domain.

Who designed and built Wills Tower?
Fender Katsalidis designed Wills Tower. The building team section has the sources.

What public transport is near Wills Tower?
Flagstaff Railway Station is the nearest train station, about 2 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Flagstaff Station/La Trobe St #3, about 1 minute's walk.

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

Does Wills Tower have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision PS444154 has 321 lots.

Has any work been done on Wills Tower recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 1 building permit for Wills Tower since 2014. The most recent was in May 2014.

Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (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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