The Archive Exterior view from Light Rail Stop

The Archive - Residential Living

Q: How do I reserve an apartment?

Complete the online application and ensure that all required documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and submitted in full. You will be required to submit a current Visa, Passport. Once The Archive team receives your application, it will be reviewed. If your application is successful, The Archive Leasing team will send you a rental offer. To accept the offer, you will need to sign the lease agreement. Upon signing, a bond equal to one month’s rent must be paid, along with the pro-rata rent amount. The pro-rata rent is calculated from your lease commencement date and aligns with The Archive Rent Payment Calendar. Rent will be paid on fortnightly basis. If you are renting an apartment with a furniture package, an additional furniture agreement will need to be signed. The bond and pro-rata rent must be paid before you move into The Archive.

Q: What kind of contracts does The Archive offer?

Leases are available for terms of 5 years or more, however we’d love to hear from you if you would prefer a shorter term (for example, 6, 12, or 24 months).

Q: What does my rent include?

Residents can choose an unfurnished apartment or an apartment with a furniture package. Ensure you have selected the correct apartment options in your application. Furniture packages are subject to an additional weekly rental fee and not included in the rent. The apartment rent includes access to an on-site team who are there for your convenience to make your life easier. Community events are organised for residents to build connections with their neighbours. Furniture packages are subject to a separate rental agreement with our trusted supplier. The apartment rent also includes access to shared amenities in the building, unless a bookable space has been reserved by another resident for that time. Utilities and Internet are additional costs to your rent.

Q: Do you have car parking facilities?

Car parking spaces are available on site, subject to availability and for an additional weekly fee. Please speak with The Archive team if you would like to licence a car parking space. Car parking can be added to your resident profile at The Archive throughout your lease*.

Q: When do I pay my rent?

Rent is due per fortnight in line with The Archive Rent Calculator. The Leasing team will ensure that you are aware of when rent is due. To pay rent, complete a direct debit form with Indi, and each month rent is deducted from your account.

Q: How does my mail get to me?

Residents have individual mailboxes located in the mail room, as well as access to a parcel room with secure parcel lockers on the upper ground floor. Couriers will place your parcels in these lockers, and a unique access code will be sent to your registered mobile number to retrieve your items. To ensure you can use this service, please provide the Resident Services team with your Australian mobile number - this can be provided upon arrival. All parcels must be labelled with the name written on your identification document as this will match your name on your rental agreement.

Q: What do I need to buy before I can move in?

If you are renting an unfurnished apartment, you will need to purchase all your furniture items, bedding and kitchenware. If you are renting an apartment with a furniture package, you will need to purchase bedding and kitchenware as this is not included.

Q: If I really want to move apartment after I move in - is that possible?

Whilst you have signed a Residential Tenancy Agreement for the apartment you are living in, please contact us to see if moving apartments is an option. Please note there will be costs associated with the apartment move.

Q: Can I move out at any time?

Vacating your apartment prior to the expiry date of your Rental Tenancy Agreement is a breach of the agreement and will incur costs. Please contact the Leasing team for more details if you are considering terminating your lease agreement.

Q: Is there extra storage outside my apartment?

Storage cages are subject to availability for an additional cost to your rent. Please speak with The Archive team if you would like to licence a storage cage. Storage cages can be added to your resident profile at The Archive throughout your lease.

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Boutique Apartments in Southbank - up to 6 weeks rent free!

Welcome to The Archive, where timeless architecture meets modern living in the heart of Southbank. Experience spacious apartments, hotel-style services, and curated amenities designed for wellness, work, and connection — all moments from Melbourne’s vibrant CBD and various University campuses.

To warmly welcome our very first residents, we are currently offering up to SIX weeks rent-free* at The Archive. You won't want to miss out on this limited time offer to find your new home in Southbank, move in today.

Located 205 Normanby Road, The Archive places you within Melbourne’s thriving arts precinct and only 2km from the CBD. Enjoy easy access to South Melbourne Market, Crown Entertainment Complex, riverside trails, and public transport.

Live a life less ordinary in a luxury furnished or unfurnished apartment in our boutique building. Your pets will be welcomed, events planned for you via the custom resident app and have access 24/7 to exclusive resident facilities, including:

Rooftop sky lounge and blacony with panoramic views
Cinema room and full games lounge
Wellness spaces with saunas and hot and cold plunge pools
Full 24/7 gym and yoga studio
Co-working spaces, meeting rooms and podcast studios
Private dining rooms and BBQ areas
Pet run and wash room
Secure Car Parking available
Private swipe card access only.

The Archive offers a mix of studio, one bedroom, one bedroom + study, and two-bedroom apartments, both furnished and unfurnished featuring:

Elegant interior finishes
Generous natural light
Smart layouts designed for comfort and flexibility

Enjoy professional onsite management, flexible lease options, and a dedicated resident experience team who take care of the details — so you can focus on living your best life.

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Sky Lounge

The Sky Lounge is versatile, it's a space for dining, socialising, relaxing and so much more while enjoying spectacular Southbank and Melbourne views across the city and bay.

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Sports Lounge

The Archive’s Sports Lounge is the perfect theatre for those among us who crave a spot of friendly competition, standing up and bellowing at TV screens, or some general carousing. If you’re after a spot with a higher decibel tolerance, you’ve found it.

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Games Area

Ping pong or pool to your hearts content in the Games Area of the Sports Lounge. Or enjoy time outside in the outdoor terrace.

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Sky Terrace and Fire Pit

Welcome to the Sky Terrace. Warm yourself up, have a glass of red, show off your dog, and stare wistfully towards whichever view suits your existential needs. If you’re looking for some ambience, some intimacy, or a prime spot to soak in the afternoon sun, look no further.

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Wellness Area

Who doesn’t love a bit of capital ‘W’ Wellness? Studies show that being hot, then cold, then hot, then cold, then hot again is great for the bod. Enhance your circulation now. Reduce muscle soreness from not skipping leg day. Josh Brolin swears a cold plunge will change your life, and Josh always knows best. Once you plunge, you’ll never go back to not plunging.

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Fireside Lounge

Slow down, put on some lo-fi jazz and pretend you’re Don Draper, you’ve arrived at the Fire Side Lounge. Perfect for consuming leather bound tomes on political science or philosophy, engaging in stimulating discourse with like minded intellectuals, and quietly going through your budget spreadsheet. Sink down into the plush couch for some speed chess, because The Fire Side lounge is D4 a good time.

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Mixing study periods with a meaningful social life is a balancing act so our properties are designed to maximise the social spaces within and provide you with opportunities to mix with likeminded people. We host many different events each month which you are welcome to participate in as your busy schedule allows.