Five-building Nightingale complex proposed for Melbourne's Brunswick

Architect-led developer Nightingale has submitted a planning application to the City of Merri-bek for a new five-building apartment complex opposite the existing Nightingale Village.

Neeson Murcutt and Neille, Kennedy Nolan, Wowowa, Hayball and Lian have each designed separate eight-storey buildings for the new complex proposed for 17-19 Hope Street, Brunswick, directly opposite Nightingale Urban Coup by Architecture Architecture and Breathe.

The project also neighbours the Upfield railway line and shared path, though it will be set back 20 metres from the rail "to avoid [the] complex Metro train structural requirements encountered with Nightingale Village," the planning application said.

The setback will create a linear park, which will be accessible to the local community, while a central courtyard and backyard will provide open space for residents.

As proposed, the complex will have a total of 282 units: 36 studios and 88 one-bedroom, 144 two-bedroom and 14 three-bedroom apartments.

Proponents will reserve 10-20 percent of units for social housing. Of the remaining units, 20 percent will be sold to a priority group that includes key workers, individuals with disabilities and their carers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, women over 55 and individuals who work in the arts industry.