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Milano Apartments

8 Franklin Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Generated 8 November 2026
Commercial · Parking - Private Covered

—height

36floors

2007completed

7businesses

3permits

Development milestones

Completed

2007

Milano Apartments completed: 36 floors

Building team

Developer: PDG
Architect: Urban Design Architects
Builder: L.U. Simon
Owners corporation manager: Melcorp Strata

Planning & subdivision

Zone: CCZ1
Overlays: DDO1, DDO10, DDO70, PO1
Strata plan: PS512424 · 907 lots
Scores: 🚆 10 · ☕ 7 · 🌳 7 · ✨ 7

Timeline

20221 building permit · about $742k of new works
Largest: ALDI Corner Store Fitout Project

20182 building permits · about $1.4m of new works
Largest: Shop 1 - ALDI Tenancy Fit-out

2008First council census entry: parking - private covered, 37 floors

2007Milano Apartments completed: 36 floors
Derived from PDG

29 Oct 2007Ansett site redevelopment opening party
Real Estate Source reported an opening party for the redeveloped former Ansett Airlines site, which it described as including the 36-storey Milano tower alongside the 46-level Verve 501 tower. The article is dated 29 October 2007.

Building permits and certificates (3)

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 July 2022	ALDI Corner Store Fitout Project	$742k
24 Aug 2018	Stage 2 – All Works	$1
10 Aug 2018	Shop 1 - ALDI Tenancy Fit-out	$1.4m

Questions and answers

Is Milano Apartments residential or commercial?
Milano Apartments is a commercial building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as parking - private covered.

When was Milano Apartments built?
Milano Apartments was completed in 2007.

How many floors does Milano Apartments have?
Milano Apartments has 36 floors above ground.

What businesses are in Milano Apartments?
The latest council census counted 7 businesses in Milano Apartments, including Aldi Stores, Audi Centre Melbourne and Avis Budget.

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

Who designed and built Milano Apartments?
PDG developed Milano Apartments, Urban Design Architects designed it and L.U. Simon built it. The building team section has the sources.

What public transport is near Milano Apartments?
State Library Station is the nearest train station, about 2 minutes' walk. The nearest tram stop is RMIT University/Swanston St #7, about 1 minute's walk.

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

Does Milano Apartments have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision PS512424 has 907 lots.

Has any work been done on Milano Apartments recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 3 building permits for Milano Apartments since 2018. The most recent was in July 2022.

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.