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Crossley Hotel

47-55 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Generated 8 November 2026
Hotel · Commercial Accommodation

26 mheight

7floors

1962completed

0businesses

4permits

Development milestones

Planning application	2016	Planning application TP-2016-191 lodged
Approved	Approved	Planning permit granted (exact date not recorded)
Completed	1962	Crossley Hotel completed: 7 floors

Building team

Developer: Lancemore
Architect: Graeme Gunn
Interior designer: Carr

Planning & subdivision

Zone: CCZ1
Overlays: DDO1, DDO62, DDO62-B1, PO1
Scores: 🚆 9 · ☕ 7 · 🌳 8 · ✨ 10

Timeline

20231 certificate · about $54k of new works
Largest: Essential Services Upgrade

28 Jan 2021InDesignLive features Carr's Lancemore Crossley St design
InDesignLive published a project feature on the Carr-designed interiors, noting the project refurbishes a building originally designed by Graeme Gunn in 1991 and includes 113 private rooms.

20211 building permit · about $215k of new works
Largest: PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RETAIL TENANCY

25 Nov 2020Lancemore Crossley Street ready for guests in Melbourne CBD
Hotel Management Australia reported that the 113-room Lancemore Crossley Street was ready for guests, with Carr credited for the design. The article gives no exact opening date.

9 Jan 2020Carr designs Lancemore's new Melbourne hotel; opening set for March 2020
Luxury Travel Magazine reported that Carr was designing the hotel, the seventh property in Lancemore's portfolio, with 113 private rooms and a $10 million transformation under way. The opening was given as March 2020.

20202 certificates · about $15k of new works
Largest: Alterations to an existing hotel building

24 Sep 2019Lancemore announces Crossley Street hotel to open early 2020
Boutique hotel group Lancemore announced a new Melbourne hotel on Crossley Street, previously named Romeo Lane, to open in early 2020 after a $10 million transformation with interiors by Carr. The article gives 113 rooms.

20191 certificate
Largest: Alterations to existing Hotel Level 6 & 7

20181 building permit · about $250k of new works
Largest: Alterations to existing Hotel Level 6 & 7

2016Planning application TP-2016-191 lodged
Derived from City of Melbourne Development Activity Monitor

20131 building permit · about $100 of new works
Largest: removal of canvas hoses from fire hydrants

2011Council census records it as commercial accommodation, 7 floors
Name recorded: Crossley Hotel

20021 building permit · about $2k of new works
Largest: Installation of electrical wired and interconnected smoke detector and related ringing bell at Ground Floor data cupboard at Crossley Hotel,

2002First council census entry: commercial accommodation, 7 floors

1962Crossley Hotel completed: 7 floors
Derived from City of Melbourne

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

Building permits and certificates (8)

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.

02 Nov 2023	Essential Services Upgrade	$54k
14 Apr 2021	PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RETAIL TENANCY	$215k
10 June 2020	Extension to existing building	$1
17 Mar 2020	Alterations to an existing hotel building	$15k
08 Aug 2019	Alterations to existing Hotel Level 6 & 7	$250k
17 Oct 2018	Alterations to existing Hotel Level 6 & 7	$250k
15 May 2013	removal of canvas hoses from fire hydrants	$100
14 Oct 2002	Installation of electrical wired and interconnected smoke detector and related ringing bell at Ground Floor data cupboard at Crossley Hotel, 47-55 Little Bourke Street,Melbourne	$2k

Questions and answers

Is Crossley Hotel residential or commercial?
Crossley Hotel is a hotel or serviced apartments. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as commercial accommodation.

When was Crossley Hotel built?
Crossley Hotel was completed in 1962.

How many floors does Crossley Hotel have?
Crossley Hotel has 7 floors above ground.

Does Crossley Hotel have hotel or student accommodation?
The City of Melbourne records 16 hotel rooms at Crossley Hotel.

Who designed and built Crossley Hotel?
Lancemore developed Crossley Hotel and Graeme Gunn designed it. The building team section has the sources.

How tall is Crossley Hotel?
About 26 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 593 of 1596 buildings in Melbourne by height.

What public transport is near Crossley Hotel?
Parliament Station is the nearest train station, about 2 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is Spring St/Bourke St #9, about 2 minutes' walk.

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

When did Crossley Hotel open?
Lancemore announced in September 2019 that the hotel would open in early 2020. A January 2020 report gave March 2020 as the opening date, and a November 2020 report said it was ready for guests.

Has any work been done on Crossley Hotel recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 4 building permits for Crossley Hotel since 2002. The most recent was in April 2021.

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