Hero Apartments

HERO is a heritage building listed on the National Estate with its origins as Telephone Exchange and Postal Hall; the first significant public building constructed in the 1950s after WWII. It was converted in to Apartments by renowned architects Fender Katsilidis in the late 1990s, first occupied in 2001.
Hero has 149 apartemts 45 of which are hotel managed by Ultiqa, there are 9 retail shops, two cafes (one of course the famous Postal Hall Cafe). & two restuarants one being the well renowned Izakaya Den.

Key Services
  • 2008/2009 Initial environmental review of the building by Environmental Engineer from RMIT, Donna Noonan.
    Early improvements in waste management, reduced landfill. We cant tell how much taken from landfill.
  • 2012 LED lights/transformers installed in common areas.
  • 2013 Significant designer renovation of the HERO Foyer, bettering the entry experience of residents and visitors.
  • 2015/2016 Research and installation of 200 solar panels, 50KW, reducing carbon emissions by 9.1 tonnes (approx) over the first year, covering some 10% of power costs, $7,000 (approx). This was possible with significant support from Smart Blocks and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund.
  • 2015/2016 Research and installation of a worm farm in HERO car park with support from the City of Melbourne and Swinburne University.
  • 2016 Installation of LED in car parks eliminating fluorescents lighting.
  • 2015/2016 Participation of HERO in the City of Melbourne’s “Green Your Laneways” with Coromandel Place situated at the back of the building.
  • 2016/2017 HERO is investigating the greening of HERO balconies as part of the City’s strategy to reduce CO2 emissions as well as building beautification.
  • Ongoing regular involvement of HERO Owners Committee Members in all manner of City of Melbourne seminars and events.
  • June 2016 HERO presented its sustainability initiatives at the City of Melbourne’s High Life event at the Town Hall to give an insight how other building can be involved.
  • 2014/2017 City of Melbourne grant and support to enable the use of the Russell St facade of HERO for public art by local artists, this is ongoing into 2018.
  • 2016/2017 HERO ongoing investigations of the recycling/re-use of computers, TVs, batteries, appropriate white goods, especially metal components with. This has been extremely successful with residents. A swap and go station has been set up with a lot of goods being recycled instead of going to landfill.
  • 2015 ongoing provision of charity bins Beginning of exchange place for discarded goods on the garage level.
  • 2018 a power share study initiated by RMIT will commence identifying resident usage of power and ways to save on consumption.