Resident stories
Meet current and future residents and find out what life in a Nightingale home means to them: whether it’s the sustainable design, lower living costs, the sense of community — or those rooftop views.
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It was always my dream as a child to own an apartment, but on a single income I thought a Bowden apartment was out of my reach. Someone told me to google ‘Nightingale Housing’, and everything that was on the Nightingale website hit me right in my values.
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Read our interview with
Sakura
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Bowden
Read our interview with
Sakura
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Nightingale Studios/
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They say it takes a village to raise a child and this village has been phenomenal. We are very lucky!
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Read our interview with
Sophie, Al & Hamish
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale 2
Read our interview with
Sophie, Al & Hamish
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Nightingale Studios/
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We’re most interested in living in a well-designed and constructed building with a stable community. The sustainability and affordability of Nightingale projects are probably the most important aspects for us.
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Read our interview with
Brett & Brett
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Anstey — Station
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Brett & Brett
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Nightingale Studios/
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I knew that buying a house on my own would perhaps feel isolating for me. Nightingale’s model of community connection, I knew, would be great for me in Ballarat. The sustainability aspect and beautiful design also attracted me.
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Read our interview with
Claire & Flossy
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Ballarat
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Claire & Flossy
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Nightingale Studios/
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A dedication to building quality apartments and a focus on sustainability and liveability as well as lower ongoing resource consumption, all influenced my decision to purchase my home.
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Read our interview with
Glenn
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale 1
Read our interview with
Glenn
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Nightingale Studios/
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For two people whose homes and families are elsewhere, community is important to us. And despite living in Melbourne for years, at NGBE we feel a true sense of community, of belonging, and of a neighbourhood.
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Read our interview with
Laura, Alex & Fozzie Bear
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Brunswick East
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Laura, Alex & Fozzie Bear
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Nightingale Studios/
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As a woman in her 40s, I can’t afford to be saddled with a lot of debt. With a small apartment I have the flexibility to own a home — my first, maybe my only one — and live a full life, something I was never sure could be an option.
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Read our interview with
Alexandra
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Skye House
Read our interview with
Alexandra
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Nightingale Studios/
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We love being a part of this model, because we see that decisions and actions are considered with strong values and kindness.
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Read our interview with
Nic & Mia
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale 1
Read our interview with
Nic & Mia
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Nightingale Studios/
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I look forward to better quality and more environmentally sustainable living, getting to know my neighbours and community, and getting my hands dirty in the vegetable patch.
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Read our interview with
J.K.
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Yambook
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J.K.
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Nightingale Studios/
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I really like the idea that a building like this will bring together a potentially quite diverse group of people who share similar ideas on sustainability, community, access etc.
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Read our interview with
Nick
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Bowden
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Nick
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Nightingale Studios/
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Honestly, I’m not going to say the lockdowns were easy or fun by any stretch, however, there were definitely fun moments and living here meant we were much less isolated. We were counting our lucky stars to live in such a tight-knit community.
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Read our interview with
Lisa, Tom, Izzy & Ducky
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale Brunswick East
Read our interview with
Lisa, Tom, Izzy & Ducky
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Nightingale Studios/
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What captured my attention is the intentional ‘triple bottom’ line of ecological, social and financial sustainability that is at the basis of this development model.
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Read our interview with
Marcelo
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale 2
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Marcelo
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Nightingale Studios/
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I think it all boils down to wanting to create a home rather than a temporary place to live — having supportive friends and neighbours around you, with like-minded values, contributes enormously to a sense of place, and in turn, your quality of life.
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Read our interview with
Emma, Oran & Raff
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale 1
Read our interview with
Emma, Oran & Raff
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Nightingale Studios/
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I am sincerely grateful every day for the community at Nightingale while parenting small people. Between The Commons and Nightingale 1, there are about twelve kids under four years old, so there is never a shortage of kids to play with or parents to hang out with.
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Read our interview with
Kate, Jason, Hen & Jesse
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Nightingale Studios/
Nightingale 1
Read our interview with
Kate, Jason, Hen & Jesse
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Nightingale Studios/
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"Community" can be whatever you want it to be - essentially it’s just knowing who your neighbours are. Sometimes I am travelling a lot, sometimes I am working from home in a really intensive way. Sometimes I’m in a social mood. Other times, I need solitude. Both are entirely okay.
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Read our interview with
Alice
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Nightingale Studios/
Read our interview with
Alice
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Nightingale Studios/
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