350 St Kilda Road
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350 St Kilda Road, currently known as St. James Apartments, is a 120 m high apartment building on St Kilda Road
in Melbourne
, Australia
. It consists of 30 floors including three basement levels.
It was originally built in 1974 for the Department of Defence. The low rise building next door with 9 floors (including 3 basement levels) was also part of the original complex. Around 1,500 staff worked in the buildings.
The tower was the tallest building outside the CBD of Melbourne when constructed, and had unsurpassed views in all directions.
The residential conversion was completed in 1998.
St Kilda Road, Melbourne
St Kilda Road is a street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the locality of Melbourne which has the postcode of 3004 and along with Swanston Street forms a major spine of the city....
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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. It consists of 30 floors including three basement levels.
It was originally built in 1974 for the Department of Defence. The low rise building next door with 9 floors (including 3 basement levels) was also part of the original complex. Around 1,500 staff worked in the buildings.
The tower was the tallest building outside the CBD of Melbourne when constructed, and had unsurpassed views in all directions.
The residential conversion was completed in 1998.
See also
- Tall buildings in Melbourne