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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We're loving the light and sunsets most. We have two tangerine trees on our balcony and overlook a footy oval, you wouldn’t know you're in the middle of the city.
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Anthony and Julia
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Anthony and Julia
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Nightingale Ballarat
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I think the best thing is that community has happened naturally. It’s been opt-in. People know when you want to do social stuff, and when you want to have your independent time. There are four of us on this level, and our next door neighbour has already hosted dinner for the floor.
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Tess and Max
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Tess and Max
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Nightingale Anstey — Station
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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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Sakura
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Sakura
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Nightingale Bowden
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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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Sophie, Al & Hamish
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Sophie, Al & Hamish
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Nightingale 2
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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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Brett & Brett
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Brett & Brett
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Nightingale Anstey — Station
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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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Claire & Flossy
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Claire & Flossy
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Nightingale Ballarat
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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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Glenn
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Glenn
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Nightingale 1
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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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Laura, Alex & Fozzie Bear
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Laura, Alex & Fozzie Bear
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Nightingale Brunswick East
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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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Alexandra
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Alexandra
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Nightingale Skye House
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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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Nic & Mia
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Nic & Mia
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Nightingale 1
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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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J.K.
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J.K.
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Nightingale Yambook
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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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Nick
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Nick
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Nightingale Bowden
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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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Lisa, Tom, Izzy & Ducky
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Lisa, Tom, Izzy & Ducky
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Nightingale Brunswick East
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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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Marcelo
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Marcelo
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Nightingale 2
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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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Emma, Oran & Raff
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Emma, Oran & Raff
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Nightingale 1
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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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Kate, Jason, Hen & Jesse
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Kate, Jason, Hen & Jesse
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Nightingale 1
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Always was, always will be

Nightingale Housing is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present, and recognise and respect their abiding connection to this land, its waterways and community. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country on which we meet and work throughout Australia.

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Nightingale Housing is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present, and recognise and respect their abiding connection to this land, its waterways and community. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country on which we meet and work throughout Australia.