Homes built for people, not profit.

Nightingale Housing is a not-for-profit organisation building apartments that are socially, financially and environmentally sustainable. We believe that homes should be built for people, not profit.

Upcoming projects
Find out where and when the next Nightingale project will take shape.
How to purchase
The process to your very own Nightingale home explained.
Your questions answered
Find answers in our growing archive of frequently asked questions.

What living in a Nightingale building is like

Refinery29 chats to resident Meron about life in the first Nightingale Housing building in Brunswick, Melbourne.

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Putting people and planet first

Learn more about Nightingale’s principles: putting community, the environment, and affordability before profits.

Community
To encourage social connection, Nightingale apartments are sold to local residents and community housing providers — not investors. Every building includes shared amenities, such as communal laundries and rooftop gardens, to provide opportunities to meet neighbours and build thriving communities.

Sustainability
We recognise the environmental cost of housing (in construction and operation) and minimise it wherever possible: Nightingale apartments are designed with material reductionism in mind; focus on energy efficiency; are fossil fuel-free; are built near public transport; offer ample bicycle parking; and include rooftop solar and water harvesting for productive gardens.

Affordability
As a not-for-profit, we build apartments ‘at cost’, without adding meaty profit margins. Reducing the long-term cost of ownership is also a key consideration in every Nightingale building. Rooftop solar, an embedded GreenPower network, no gas connection, and a shared, super-fast commercial internet connection mean lower ongoing costs.

What residents say

Nightingale is guided by lived experience. Read our interviews with residents about their journey from buying to now living in a Nightingale home.

Claire & Flossy
Claire & Flossy
about
hydronic heating comfort and living among Greyhounds
— at
Nightingale Ballarat
.
Read the interview
Shae and Hayley from Nina's
Shae and Hayley from Nina's
about
opening Brunswick's newest bar and dining venue
— at
The Commons
.
Read the interview
Jen & Olley
Jen & Olley
about
going car-free and having your own mini world wide web in-house
— at
Nightingale 2
.
Read the interview
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