Vision Apartments, Residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia

Vision Apartments is a residential skyscraper of 223 metres and 69 levels, completed in 2016 beside the Queen Victoria Market car park. Its blue glass facade is crossed by stacked white balcony bands, and a white lattice tower with an external hoist runs up one edge above a dark podium.

Brady Group acquired the 150-year-old hotel site in 2008 and launched the apartment project in 2011. This development transformed a heritage building location into modern residential space.

The tower stands on a 1,030 m² site beside the Queen Victoria Market car park, bought at auction in 2008 for AUD 11.8 million after hosting a 150-year-old hotel. Its more than 500 apartments sit above the market precinct, so residents live next to one of Melbourne's oldest trading places.

The tower is a private residential building, so visitors can only view it from the street. It stands beside the Queen Victoria Market car park, and the surrounding blocks are best explored on foot. The external construction hoist on the white lattice tower on the right edge of the facade is a visible detail from street level.

The 2011 plans specified three basement levels, but during construction Melbourne City Council found that two of them had not been built. The developer then submitted minor planning amendments to Minister Matthew Guy to reflect the missing levels.