Example Developments is a Melbourne-based residential developer delivering medium and high-density apartment projects across inner Melbourne and Geelong. It has completed roughly 4,200 dwellings since 2004 and currently holds a pipeline of about 2,600 apartments, most of it concentrated in established middle-ring suburbs served by existing transport.
Selected pipeline and completed works
| Project | Location | Status | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwood Quarter | Ashburton, VIC | Under construction | 312 |
| Elliott Street | Brunswick, VIC | Planning approved | 184 |
| Barwon Works | Geelong, VIC | Marketing | 96 |
| Rowe Lane | Richmond, VIC | Completed 2024 | 240 |
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