There are people who visit Melbourne, and then there are people who know it. They know which café opens before sunrise. Which wine bar doesn’t have a sign. Which laneway changes character after dark. This home places you in the middle of it all – without asking you to live with the noise.

Hidden above one of Melbourne’s most iconic laneways, this residence feels like a secret. The city hums outside, while inside, glazing creates a calm that’s almost unexpected. Close the door and the pace changes.

There’s room here – real room. A generous floor plan that doesn’t force compromises. A living space that welcomes lazy Sundays just as easily as dinner with friends. A full-sized kitchen built for more than takeaway containers. A second room that becomes whatever life needs next – an office, guest room, creative space or simply somewhere to close the door.

Wake up overlooking the laneway below, soak in a full-sized bath after a day in the city, throw on a load of washing in your separate laundry, then decide where the evening takes you. Maybe nowhere at all.

Because the greatest luxury in Melbourne isn’t being close to everything.

It’s having the choice to ignore it.

And with affordable Owners Corporation fees, this is city living that makes just as much sense on paper as it does in person.

OUTGOINGS (approximate per annum)

OC Fees: $5076
Council rates: $1273