About this property
Alternate search: Unit 155, 20 Elgin Street.
20 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 155, 20 Elgin Street.
155/20 Elgin Street is a unit, meaning it is a self‑contained apartment within a larger building. It occupies its own parcel of land within the inner‑city suburb of Carlton.
The unit sits on a 510 m² land parcel. This provides a relatively spacious setting for a city‑centre apartment.
Carlton lies roughly three kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, so the unit at 155/20 Elgin Street is about a 5‑minute drive or a short tram ride from the city centre.
The nearest tram stops are Johnston St/Nicholson St (about 0.1 km) and Rose St/Nicholson St (around 0.2 km) away, providing easy access to routes that run along Swanston Street and to the university precinct.
The famous Little Italy precinct on Lygon Street is just a short walk away, offering a concentration of Italian restaurants, cafés, and bars such as The Old Bar. The area also hosts cultural venues like La Mama Theatre and Cinema Nova.
Yes, heritage‑listed townhouses at Kay Street Infill Housing are only about 0.3 km away, and other historic sites such as the former Carlton Creche and the former Cordial Factory are within a few hundred metres.
Carlton is adjacent to the University of Melbourne, RMIT University’s city campus, and the Fitzroy campus of Australian Catholic University, making the location popular with students and academic staff.