Hero, Melbourne 3000

Hero sits at 118 Russell Street, on the corner of Little Collins Street, right in what locals often call the “Paris End” of Melbourne's CBD, within the 3000 postcode. Originally built in 1954 as the Russell Street Telephone Exchange, the building was later refurbished in 2002 by the acclaimed architectural firm Fender Katsalidis, the team behind landmark projects including Eureka Tower and MONA. The transformation created a distinctive residential complex containing 149 apartments across the block. For students looking for student accommodation in Australia with genuine architectural character, Hero offers something considerably more distinctive than a conventional purpose-built student tower.