Parkville

“Adjoining suburbs exhibit more energetic, student-driven nightlives, accentuating what it is that makes Parkville so loved: its contrasting calmness”

• Easy CBD access
• Stunning 19th century features
• Refined family living
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Vast parklands

Transport and Proximity

A step removed from the all-night bustle while only a short walk away whenever the mood strikes, Parkville is the inner- northern choice for the city’s most accomplished and respected. Its lush expanses encompassing Melbourne’s major hospitals, it’s only moments from the city centre; Elizabeth Street a continuation of the arterial and beautiful Royal Parade. Noted for its bicycle and tram-friendly layout, residents need not rely on cars to get everywhere, typically a trait of Melbourne’s more frenetic pockets. Royal Park station sits only one stop from Brunswick’s effervescent Sydney Road, while offering easy public access to Parkville’s marquee attractions, Melbourne Zoo and the State Netball & Hockey Centre.

Aesthetic, Appeal, and History

Adored for its tranquil streetscapes, Parkville is home to a myriad of the city’s most charismatic homes and parklands. Buyers have always fallen in love with its old architecture, with daily passers-by marking it as the spot for their ‘one day’ dream home. An allure that is entirely its own, Parkville’s charm is amplified in Autumn months, when broad expanses of green transform into vibrant oranges, reds, and browns, illuminating why people buy to stay for good. Victorian elegance adorns the suburb, with the most enviable of local streets comprising undisturbed terraced facades with tastefully updated interiors, particularly along the esteemed Park Drive, Story Street, and surrounds. A haven for the trained architectural eye, the globally revered University of Melbourne offers some of the city’s most commanding constructions, with 19th century Queen’s, Trinity and Ormond residential college buildings hailed as some of the city’s most iconic designs. Deemed the ideal spot for the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village, Parkville’s west features approximately 1,000 modern homes, spread across a sleepy locale on the Moonee Ponds border.