The BuildingsRUSSELL STREET
Former Russell Street Police Headquarters (marketed as Deco Tower / Concept Blue)
The building
This was the headquarters of the Victoria Police, built in stages between 1940 and 1943 to a design by Percy Everett, chief architect of the Victorian Public Works Department, and built by Dawson and Smith. A stepped brick-faced tower topped by a radio mast, it was one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne when it opened. The police moved out in 1995, and it was later converted to apartments.
In brief
- 1943Opened as the headquarters of the Victoria Police
- 1959A fourth storey added to the podium building
- 1995The police moved out
The record
What has sold at Former Russell Street Police Headquarters (marketed as Deco Tower / Concept Blue).
Sales recorded
Three
Range
$465,000 – $650,000
The doorstep
Three places within a short walk.
What each one is, and how far it is from the front door. Select a place to see it on the map.
1
Nature235 m · 3 min walk
State Library Victoria forecourt
The city's de facto front lawn, where the chess players and the lunch crowd gather beneath the Library's columns.
2
Dining517 m · 6 min walk
Florentino
The upstairs Mural Room has been a grand Italian dining institution since the 1930s, its frescoes National Trust-classified.
3
Character235 m · 3 min walk
State Library Victoria
Australia's oldest public library, free to walk into, crowned by the domed La Trobe Reading Room.
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