South Melbourne Apartments For Rent

Local is a Melbourne-born build-to-rent developer, owner and operator. We design the buildings, own them and stick around to look after them.

The idea is simple: renting should feel like living somewhere, not camping there.

Build to rent means the building is designed, built, owned and managed for renters over the long term.

For you, that means:

• No third-party agent. You deal with us.

• A team on site who knows the building and knows you.§

• Nobody deciding to sell your home out from under you.

• Things that break get fixed, and you can watch it happen in the app.

We’re planning to be here for decades, so we build things properly from day one.

Local: South Melbourne is a build-to-rent apartment building at 245 Normanby Road, with 406 homes made for renters.

You'll find:

• Leases from 6 months to 5 years

• Pet-friendly apartments (the pets are the best part)

• A full level of shared spaces, pool included

• A team on site who sort things when you need them

Because Local owns and manages it, things stay simple from the day you get your keys.

Local: South Melbourne opens in spring 2026. Hardhat tours are running before then, so you can walk the floors while there’s still concrete dust in the air.

Register your interest and we’ll find you a time.

Local: South Melbourne is at 245 Normanby Road, a short walk from South Melbourne Market and an easy tram ride from the CBD.

• South Melbourne Market is close enough to carry the shopping home

• The city is a quick tram, or a decent walk if the weather's behaving

• Port Phillip Bay is there when you need sea air

• Coffee is downstairs, which is the correct distance for coffee

Most things are close. The rest are easy to get to.

South Melbourne is a village-sized suburb minutes from the CBD, built around one of the city’s great markets.

You’ve got the market for produce and dim sims, pubs that have been standing for generations, Albert Park nearby and the bay a short tram ride away. It’s one of those Melbourne suburbs where a car feels optional.

Local: South Melbourne is roughly two kilometres from the CBD, with a short tram ride or a walk of about 25 minutes.

Cycling works too. So does changing your mind halfway and heading for the bay.