We regularly receive requests for information about the status of one of Melbourne’s best Moderne buildings. The latest information is that units within the complex are to be sold off in the near future. ADS has assisted with the publicity brochure.  

The former home of the Nicholas family has undergone another change of ownership, and the new owners intend to provide retirement accommodation and serviced apartments. The exterior of the main house has been repainted and looks a treat. ADS is fully supportive of this initiative which will hopefully secure the future of one of Australia’s Moderne classic houses.  

Harry Norris’s famous nautical moderne residence at Sherbrooke has been sold to a group that intends to turn it into a residential centre for the aged.  

Work on the redevelopment of the classic Sherbrooke house (designed by Harry Norris) appears to have stalled.